I wanna buy the sp606 next month (money issues), but it's out of stock already (only ONE left at Roland here in Belgium), so the follow-up (sp 555) will be the only option for me to buy in the future (to have sampling ability together with the USB connectivity and midi in/out and multitimbrality)...
But it has less banks (not a real big issue, but still), and has no real sequencer. You can make patterns, but you can't put them together in a certain order...
Am I right (if yes: WTF!?), or am I wrong (I hope so)
you are right. It works the same way as the 404 but with a couple more features. And there are work arounds. For example, using he loop capture you can record a loop of your pattern so it will be a sample. Then, you can use the sequencer with quarter note quantize to drop your patterns back into the songmode...making it a makeshift song mode. You can always buy the 606 used also... Roland stuff is well built buying a second hand one shouldnt be an issue.
"Tellin my people we can flee to advantage but man is still a man and where he stands he'll leave damage" -Qwel
Damn... it just kinda sucks that the 606 is really everything (and all) I need. And just now, that I've stumbled upon this piece of material, it's going out of stock!
It sucks they dropped the whole sequencer-thing on the ps serie... I'm not into DJ-ing so major bummer for me!
Really, I was stunned by this. Looking at the online manual, not finding the 'sequencing' chapter... not the slightest bit amazed by the loop-recording feature...
there is a sequencer... its the same sequencer as the 404 except it adds some new quantize options. I dunno...im perfectly content with it. iG9... the 404 is also geared toward DJs...Roland is just stupid
"Tellin my people we can flee to advantage but man is still a man and where he stands he'll leave damage" -Qwel
Simon - I would not settle for a 555 if you were really after a 606. It is worth waiting a bit longer to source a 2nd-hand model on eBay, or to wait for Roland to order a new one in.
It'll be worth it in the long run, to get what you actually want rather than settling for something else
