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E-mu Sp-1200. back from the lab

June 12th, 2011

Yesterday i’ve received back via mail the SP-1200 from the lab in Loreto. The run/stop button was broken and it takes a while for the fixing of the part because the switch came from USA. So i’ve got to wait circa 4 months before the machine get repaired.

I’m loading samples from my floppy disks and the machine is running very well.

Days ago i discovered in the sp-1200 forums the existence of a floppy emulator that can read a CF card. The limitation of sample time and number of notes in one song/segment/pattern doesn’t change: only 10 seconds of sampling time divided in four memory chips (max 2,5 seconds per sample). But it can be useful because floppy disks are a bit hard to found in the stores today.

The sound is crazy, fat like hell. I was diggin’ for some glitch noises and founded one big drone (ground loop? i don’t know) in a sample. I added some vinyl samples and drums to make a beat…

GRAP LUVA – 7 Minutes of Sound – SP1200 Beats – Damu The Fudgemunk & Redefinition Records

Grap Luva (formerly of INI) stops by Damu The Fudgemunk’s studio to play some SP1200 Beats and talks about the making of Pete Rock’s “Half Man, Half Amazing.”

http://www.wonkabeats.com

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