Which sp do you think has the best look?

kristoffer1989 · Post by **kristoffer1989** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:05 am

The title says it all. Don't think about what they can do, just design..

Which sp do YOU think has the best look?

I vote for the 202!

ColeRockLee · Post by **ColeRockLee** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:47 am

I like the 303, nice and utilitarian design. No frills, all business.

J.Daniels · Post by **J.Daniels** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:11 pm

303 for sure. I dont dig the "futuristic" look of the 404.

balazs · Post by **balazs** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:56 pm

i like the way the 202 and 303 look.

iG9 · Post by **iG9** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 7:20 pm

202. the black and orange looks tight.

Dr. Tad Winslow · Post by **Dr. Tad Winslow** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:56 pm

Yeah the 202 looks dope. I like the 303 as well, but the 202 looks pretty dope sitting amongst my setup. Not that it matter or anything. haha.

606man · Post by **606man** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 5:12 am

Something about black + orange..... coz I really love the look of all the bright orange buttons on the shiny black 606 too.

Could be something to do with nature; in the insect world black and orange = danger.

If you look closely at the red stripe on the back of a Redback Spider you'll notice that it's actually orange..... (The Redback is a close relative of the Black Widow in the States).

With the SP's though - they ALL look good. I'd go as far as saying that I like the styling on most roland products. To some they look like toys but to me they just look straight up 'anime' style :lol:

iG9 · Post by **iG9** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 5:18 am

606man wrote:I like the styling on most roland products. To some they look like toys but to me they just look straight up 'anime' style

i feel that. bring on the future baby.

cartesia · Post by **cartesia** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 5:50 am

I like the black/silver combo that roland has going on at the moment (404/555)

but I think their boxes, buttons, general shapes... are a little bit too lumpy/square - the sleek low thin MPC500/MPC1000 box looks like it goes faster

if i could design an interface it would be very fractal/organic looking. . rather than logically laid out in gridss/rows

606man · Post by **606man** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:00 am

MPCs all look like they were styled 20 years ago :lol:

...

Oh, wait, they WERE :roll:

iG9 · Post by **iG9** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:47 am

cartesia wrote:if i could design an interface it would be very fractal/organic looking. . rather than logically laid out in gridss/rows

that sounds interesting, yet challenging to visualize. how about throwing together a mock-up of an organic/fractal 404 in photoshop or illustrator and showing us what you had in mind?

you know if you're really into that sort of thing you should look into a career in industrial design. i'd love some more forward looking gear.

606man wrote:Oh, wait, they WERE

hahaha

J.Daniels · Post by **J.Daniels** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:03 am

Sp 12/1200's still look the best. Theyre abit too bulky and the screens tiny, but everything about it is so stylish.

606man · Post by **606man** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:20 am

But they aren't really 'our' SP's are they, since they are not part of the Roland range..

I reckon people get all misty-eyed over old gear just becuase it's old, not becuase it's actually better looking or more functional. Take the TB-303; highly desirable, even though it needs to be 'devilfished' (modded) to make it useful in a modern studio..

drewzle · Post by **drewzle** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:46 am

haha, yeah a TB-303 fresh out the box didn't even have MIDI did it?

those devilfish mods look (sound) great, as does the x0x kit.

i personally don't dig the 404's look too much, but i really like how the SP-303 looks. I've got an MC-09 with a similar Roland dark-red vintage-style

cartesia · Post by **cartesia** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:49 am

Drewzle wrote:haha, yeah a TB-303 fresh out the box didn't even have MIDI did it?

those devilfish mods look (sound) great, as does the x0x kit.

i personally don't dig the 404's look too much, but i really like how the SP-303 looks. I've got an MC-09 with a similar Roland dark-red vintage-style

the sp-404 barely has midi :p