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E-mu SP-1200

SP-1200
E-mu SP-1200 sampler
ManufacturerE-mu Systems[1]
Rossum Electro-Music (2021 reissue)[2][3]
Dates1987–1990, 1993-1998,[1][4][5] 2021–present[2][3]
PriceUS $2,745[4]
US $3,999 (2021 reissue)[6]
Technical specifications
Polyphonypolyphonic 8 voices[5]
Synthesis type12-bit samples, 26.04 kHz[5]
FilterSSM2044,[4] SSI2144 (2021 reissue)[2]
Storage memory10 seconds sample time, 100 user patterns, 100 user songs[5]
EffectsIndependent level and tuning for all sounds[5]
Input/output
Keyboard8 hard plastic touch-sensitive buttons[4][5]
External controlMIDI, SMPTE[4][5]
original E-mu SP-1200 (1987)

The E-mu SP-1200 is a sampling drum machine[7] designed by Dave Rossum and released in August 1987 by E-mu Systems.[1][4]

Like its predecessor, the SP-12, the SP-1200 was designed as a drum machine featuring user sampling.[4][8] The distinctive character of SP-1200's sound, often described as "warm" and "gritty,"[2][4][5][9] and attributed to SP-1200's low 26.04 kHz sampling rate, its 12-bit sampling resolution, and its SSM2044 filter chips,[3][4][5] has sustained demand for the SP-1200 more than thirty-five years after its debut, despite the availability of digital audio workstations and samplers/sequencers with superior technical specifications.[3][4][5][10][11][12]

The SP-1200 is strongly associated with hip hop's golden age.[1][3][5][9] It enabled musicians to construct the bulk of a song within one piece of portable gear, a first for the industry,[1][3][13] reducing production costs and increasing creative control for hip-hop artists.[3][14] According to the Village Voice, "The machine rose to such prominence that its strengths and weaknesses sculpted an entire era of music: the crunchy digitized drums, choppy segmented samples, and murky filtered basslines that characterize the vintage New York sound are all mechanisms of the machine."[9]

  1. ^ a b c d e Swash, Rosie (12 June 2011). "The SP-1200 sampler changes everything". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Mullen, Matt (4 November 2021). "Reissue of the classic SP-1200 sampler announced by Dave Rossum". MusicRadar. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Stokes, William (12 April 2022). "The E-mu SP-1200: How one sampler ushered in a revolution". MusicTech. NME. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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  7. ^ Vail, Mark (2014). The Synthesizer. Oxford University Press. p. 73-75. ISBN 978-0195394894.
  8. ^ Rossum, Dave. "For whom was the SP-1200 originally designed?". youtube.com. Rossum Electro-Music. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b c Detrick, Ben (6 November 2007). "The Dirty Heartbeat of the Golden Age". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
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  12. ^ Maru, Sean (2008). "Vintage Series Artist Connection E-MU SP-1200 Producer Easy Moe Bee". Producer's Edge Magazine. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Easy Mo Bee: "If It Wasn't For Marley Marl I Wouldn't Be Making Beats"". theurbandaily.com. Interactive One, LLC. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sorcinelli was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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