Amaze your audience with the sp555 s d beam and vlink features. Fx and resampling work the same but thats about it. The upgrade can be considered a two stage process, hardware and software. Unlike some of the succeeding sp installments, the sampler has no usb or. The sp555 has a microphone input that accepts 14 inch phone type, xlr type, and hiz. The roland s10 digital sampling keyboard is a 8voice polyphonic synthesizer, produced by roland corporation in 1986. Wave your hands over the invisible d beam to tweak the sp555 s filter, to trigger samples, or to play synth solos.
Although the sp808s functionality could easily be emulated in software, there was. Via the software is rather simple, we must live to learn, but the handling and quick. The roland sp555 is a music sampler manufactured by roland corporation. The roland sp555 is a sampling groovebox with a usb audiomidi interface, dbeam controller, and effects. The boss sp505 must have one of the best simplicity to capability ratios ive ever seen. The software must be loaded onto a windowsbased pc. Roland sp808 sp808ex dvd video training tutorial help. Download sp555 wave converter by roland corporation. A number of musicians have used either the sp303 andor the sp404 as part. In the following year of 1987, an upgraded rackmounted version, the roland s220 was released. We have 3 roland sp555 manuals available for free pdf download. Low vip pricing, financing and free shipping available.
There are two different ways an effect can be routed to record. The sp404a is the newest version of that sampler by the way. If you like the 404s style of doing thing i would say to go with the 555. The boss sp 505 must have one of the best simplicity to capability ratios ive ever seen. Sp404sx wave converter is a software that can write wav or aiff files from your computer to an sd card and assign to the pads of the sp404sx. Its the ultimate toolkit for djs, producers, samplebased musicians, or performers who want to take their act to the next level. Make sure you have backed up any data you wish to keep before performing these procedures. Roland do their best by only showing the left or right bit of a stereo sample at a time you can switch at any time and by providing horizontal and vertical zooming via the cursor buttons the further you zoom in, the finer the edit resolution, but the process feels fairly claustrophobic nonetheless. Upgrading an sp808 to an sp808ex officially there isnt a roland upgrade path from the 808 to an ex. Connect vlink compatible video equipment and sync the music to the visuals. This update improves compact flash card compatibility. Wav convert application mac 956k use this application to convert sp808 samples to. Thanks jason is 15 seconds and 4 measures the max you can record like this or with instrument plugged into mic or line in. The manual is only as think as a few bits of junk mail and most functions, if not completely intuitive.
With eight voices of cdquality sampling, cool chop and bpm sync functionsplus a 4part sequencer and 26 killer dsp effectsthe sp505 has everything groove musicians need to build cuttingedge tracks. Roland software license agreement in no event shall roland corporation be liable to endusers for any damages whatsoever, including but not limited to financial damages for any loss of profits or information arising from the use of. Many of these procedures will erase all memory in the unit. I cant give that file out there, because rolands search engines would find it in a minute apparently, they.
Click for a pdf of the product specifications for the sp555. Roland sp808 sp808 sp808pro sp808pro pro sp service manual this is a full service manual, with specs, parts list, exploded views, circuit board diagrams and more. Roland has introduced the sp404a linear wave sampler, a sampler designed for live use the company also announced a firmware update for the roland aira tr8 rhythm performer, adding midi out support so that it can control the sp404a sampler all of the functions and features of the sp404sx are contained in the sp404a, including its distinctive 16bit linear sampling. The boss sp505 groove sampling workstation is the ultimate tool for working with samples, loops and laying down beats. Roland sp808 sp808 sp808pro sp808pro pro sp service manual. A commandbased shell vs2 to provide a user interface on libvs2. Roland has upped the ante with more features and loop capture. If a unit is not listed here, it does not have an initialization procedure that is userexecutable. A portable library for manipulating data disks created with the roland sp808 groove sampler emix studio. Using that sp808 zip disk you can import you wav files using the sp808 converter software. Can i play the sp808s samples from an external keyboard, drum pads or other midi devices. Boss sp505 sampling, sequencing, and the awesome chop.
Checking out a few differences between the sp303 and sp404, i tested the audio quality, sample sound, loops, and compared the fx. In similarity to the sp808 installment, the sampler has the d beam feature, which allows one to control 3 different effects. There are two recording modes both mono or stereo, normal full. The name of rolands new sp555 sampler suggests it sits. Yes the sp808 will respond to midi note messages on one of the midi. Over time producers began to use the sp808 as a character box. The fast, handson approach of the acclaimed spseries performance samplers is a perfect fit for the impressive rhythmic effects and iconic stepsequencer of the roland. Utilization the general configuration is it simple. Midi sequencers can be in software or hardware format.
A total of 37 builtin effects can be assigned to 16 pressuresensitive pads. Roland sp808 ive been using the sp808 since around 2004 and, even 10 years later, i cant bring myself to sell it. This allows you to use the effects processor for other tracks or samples. This is the vintage flagship sp altho the 555 is anotheri use to have the output board with the spdif and would bus samples to and fro from the comp ect. This is a standard midi file update and requires a smf player to send the update data to the sp555. Roland 512mb m512m compactflash cf memory card upgrade for spds, sp404, sp555, sp606, mc808, g70, td20, fantom x and others b005kgjzj6 1gb 1 gig compact flash cf memory card roland boss br600 864 900 new b0046zz95g.
In no event shall the company be held liable to customers for damages of. Roland sp404sx compact linear wave sampler portable sd1gb 100240v. Yes, relatively intuitive editing sounds and effects is it easy. The sp555 provides 37 types of powerful dsp effects to manipulate your. Vlink connects the sampler to lighting, allowing light effects to change in sync with the sample or loop. Download sp808 groove sampler emix library for free. Download sp555 wave converter by roland corporation from roland website at. Designed for live use, the sp404a linear wave sampler expands the sounds of the roland aira tr8 rhythm performer for a powerful combination of sample and percussive synthesis. Limited like other sps no envelopes no pitching except as an effect but instant. Edition discs price new from used from dvd apr 06, 2010 please retry. The 555 has the loop capturea built in audio looper 12 notes of polyphony over the 606s 8. To date, probably the greatest single hack ever done was by a user on the mailing list who managed to modify a sysex file to make it upgrade the operating system of the sp808. Vstudio 20 audio interfacecontrol surface with daw software. The roland sp808 groovesampler and sp808exemix studio are both discontinued.
Navigate to the wave converter folder on the sp555 finder applications roland the online help is a pdf fi le. The sp808 allows you to record an effect and make it a permanent part of your track. Find program patches, software drivers or firmware for your product. A new revised sp555 would be awesome, but as is it could be an irritation. The upgrade doubles the voice amount to 16, with 5. Page 2 mac os x users for more about using sp555 wave converter, refer to windows or aiff format fi les from your computer into the sp555. Lan fax driver provides the ability to send a fax via network. Roland sp808 sp808ex dvd video training tutorial help format. Drivers are supplied, and it also comes with macpc wave converter, software and cakewalk sonar le for. Roland sp555 manuals manuals and user guides for roland sp555. Boss sp505, roland sp555, roland sp606, roland808 and. Buy the roland sp808op1 expansion board at planetdj. If you have a midi interface connected to your computer, the.
The original roland sp 808 groovesampler can play up to four stereo samples simultaneously, with the sample rates of 44. The updated sp808ex pictured adds a cool new translucent design, many enhancements, and is now dubbed the emix studio. Roland sp808 frequently asked questions faq sweetwater. The sp808 groovesampler was originally released in 1998 as an allinone phrasesampling music workstation.
Essentially the sp808 is a phrase sampler with a pattern sequencer, harddisk digital multitrack recorder, high. Roland sp808 pro groove sampler effects service manual w circuit schematics. However, while trawling around the net it became obvious that there are many original sp808 owners doing just that. Le software or any other daw or dj application on your computer. Click for audio clips and videos that accompany the march 2008 issue of em. The sp555 is almost extinct, due to its source of media. Roland sp555 creative sampler with performance effects. The sp808 isnt really meant for making beats from scratch. In addition, the sp808 wav converter will not work with the edirol a6 hard disk when connected to the pc. Sofi sp8a sp8b sp8f programmer, they are the professional programmers specially for programming serial flasheepromspi memories, with builtin 32bit highspeed processors and usb2. For all of the positives about it and there are many, it is a flawed machine in that it wont let you use anything other than zip drives for storage. Faders, pad triggers, builtin effects, software included.
The sp555 also incorporates a loop capture setting, which allows looping samples that one can add to until recording is stopped. The maximum sample time allowed is 25 minutes of stereo at the rate of 44. The 606 has the screen, autochop, and 2 fx engines plus a master fx section. The sampler was succeeded by the sp555 in 2008, but was later given its own.
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