New SP-555 Videos - DJ Kentaro from Japan

Mike Acosta · Post by **Mike Acosta** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 2:50 am

Just FYI

Theres a new video on the Roland website featuring Japan's Dj Kentaro ( sick turntablist ) cutting it up and doing some crazy stuff on the SP-555.

check it out ! Its a total of 7 videos. Enjoy !

Kentaro Intro
http://www.rolandus.com/flash/player/?p ... _intro.flv

Kentaro using Loop Capture
http://www.rolandus.com/flash/player/?p ... apture.flv

Dj Kentaro using the Subsonic feature
http://www.rolandus.com/flash/player/?p ... apture.flv

Kentaro on Voice Sampling
http://www.rolandus.com/flash/player/?p ... mpling.flv

Kentaro live performance Pt 1
http://www.rolandus.com/flash/player/?p ... ance_1.flv

Kentaro live performance Pt 2
http://www.rolandus.com/flash/player/?p ... ance_2.flv

Kentaro closing
http://www.rolandus.com/flash/player/?p ... losing.flv

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Post by **Euclid Ov Oåklånd** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 6:22 am

Thanks, nice stuff. Is there a chance of Roland using the new timestrech and pitch algorythm on a 404 successor that might feature the velocity sensitive pads. Thats all I really would need added to have a great portable sampler, but when it comes to the 555 I have no need because I can do all that and more from a laptop for live applications and more advanced sequencing jobs for production. I find that people enjoy the sp samplers for the simplicty and compact design, I feel like the larger and more complex the sp-series gets the further they get from the core users.

mostblunted · Post by **mostblunted** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:31 am

I would like to see the subsonic vid, but you linked to the loop capture video twice!

cartesia · Post by **cartesia** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:00 pm

cool vids,

I agree with Dr 303, is there any chance of a new improved 404, or some kind of successor? the 555 has great features, but the thing i love about the 404 is the portability.

*is probably dreaming* :roll:

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:45 pm

It might be a dream, but having Mike Acosta on the board is best chance we'll get with Roland in terms of product suggestions.

J.Daniels · Post by **J.Daniels** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 3:07 pm

Yeh, this board best demonstrates how the sp series key demographic are users who use them as grooveboxes rather than dj set enhancers primarily , who i think roland initially targeted ...

its also a much cheaper/more portable alternative to the mpc/mv series. (well atleast it used to before the 555)

In the perfect world there would be the sp-120 which has the sequencer/workflow and converters of the sp-1200 with portability, effects and sample storage space of the 404....

balazs · Post by **balazs** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 3:14 pm

in a perfect world the sp 404 would have a good pitch shift- thats it.

DREWDANK · Post by **DREWDANK** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 3:34 pm

looks cool though

Dj Frantic · Post by **Dj Frantic** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 4:46 pm

juxt wrote:in a perfect world the sp 404 would have a good pitch shift- thats it.

word ! It would be ill if they came out with an optional update that changed the the pitch shift effect to just pitch...minus the shift

Mike Acosta · Post by **Mike Acosta** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 6:35 pm

Cool , ill take your suggestions and send them over to Japan. Just think of the 555 as the flagship of the SP series. The 555 is a fun piece to play with and come up with great new audio loops.

Im also using in the studio as an effect processor , ill run guitars thru it and drums for tracking. The type of sound i get out of it is cool and unique.

Cheenergies · Post by **Cheenergies** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:00 pm

if I didn't already have a sp404 i would get one, but i think the cost will break ALL my limbs

mostblunted · Post by **mostblunted** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:41 pm

Mike Acosta RUS wrote:Cool , ill take your suggestions and send them over to Japan. Just think of the 555 as the flagship of the SP series. The 555 is a fun piece to play with and come up with great new audio loops.

Im also using in the studio as an effect processor , ill run guitars thru it and drums for tracking. The type of sound i get out of it is cool and unique.

Please regard my post mister!

blast1 · Post by **blast1** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:44 pm

Mike Acosta RUS wrote:Cool , ill take your suggestions and send them over to Japan. Just think of the 555 as the flagship of the SP series. The 555 is a fun piece to play with and come up with great new audio loops.

Im also using in the studio as an effect processor , ill run guitars thru it and drums for tracking. The type of sound i get out of it is cool and unique.

a big time Marv Albert, YESSSS!!! to that!!!

J.Daniels · Post by **J.Daniels** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:59 pm

Mike Acosta RUS wrote:Cool , ill take your suggestions and send them over to Japan. Just think of the 555 as the flagship of the SP series. The 555 is a fun piece to play with and come up with great new audio loops.

Im also using in the studio as an effect processor , ill run guitars thru it and drums for tracking. The type of sound i get out of it is cool and unique.

Yeah, i also record everything through the 404 with an sm57, and the sound is perfect. Infact i just picked up an sp-303 so i can record with two effects simultanously. (well, actually thats only one of the reasons i picked up the 303..)

I also cant record vocals without the 404's reverb. Its so rich and warm and makes me regret ever buying the masterverb plugin.

and another reason i want to pick up the 555, is so i can use my rode nt2 condenser mic.