what are the pros of an sp-303 and an sp-404???

[marcus]

im thinking about getting one. im an mpc guy, but i notice a lot of the producers i listen to use an sp along with an mpc (madlib and dibiase for example). im new to this forum, and i know this is probably an elementary question, but ive never owned one. any help would be appreciated. thanks.

[timfromtexas]

i think a lot of mpc people use the 303 or 404 for effects and effects resampling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twHhcB4D-po

(is that the 303 "line in light" on? (meaning he is running through it for effects))

check out a few of jels videos.. he triggers manually a lot. i would imagine most people have the two synced.

[marcus]

shit, i forgot to mention jel as well. yeah im very familiar with his stuff. ive actuall downloaded the audio of a lot of his youtube vids in to my itunes, lol. thanks for the vid, i'll check it out

[Mr. Davenport]

It's just the fast workflow, everything is at eyes/hands reach with no windows or menus to scroll thru, and the efx are pretty nice. It's personal preference really. I wouldnt get one just because Madlib or Dibiase use em, get one to use with your MPC. Everyone thinks Madlib uses a 303 for all his beats, he actually uses a 606 a lot more. Doesnt really matter what kind of sampler you use, your beats wont sound any different based on the sampler.

[marcus]

It's just the fast workflow, everything is at eyes/hands reach with no windows or menus to scroll thru, and the efx are pretty nice. It's personal preference really. I wouldnt get one just because Madlib or Dibiase use em, get one to use with your MPC. Everyone thinks Madlib uses a 303 for all his beats, he actually uses a 606 a lot more. Doesnt really matter what kind of sampler you use, your beats wont sound any different based on the sampler.

wasnt thinking about getting one BECAUSE they use it. i was just curious because it seems like a fun machine. i just mentioned them as a reference. but i hear ya.
is $200 too much? (for a 303)

[Mr. Davenport]

For $200, fuck yeah grab it!

[marcus]

For $200, fuck yeah grab it!

dopeness. thanks man.
also, is it pretty easy to learn/understand? if i know may way around mpc's and sp12's i could pick this up pretty easily, right?

[formal]

It's the same shit as every other sampler.... Dig, sample, chop, sequence.... Boom Bap MAGIC!

[Mr. Davenport]

If you are good on an mpc this will be a walk in the park to learn. It is a lot different though so it may take some getting used to, like only having one bpm setting at a time for all sequences.