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E-mu SP-1200

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

The E-mu SP-1200 is a sampling drum machine[4] designed by Dave Rossum and released in August 1987 by E-mu Systems.[2]

Like its predecessor, the SP-12, the SP-1200 was designed as a drum machine featuring user sampling.[5] The distinctive character of SP-1200's sound, often described as "warm" and "gritty,"[1][2][3][6] and attributed to SP-1200's low 26.04 kHz sampling rate, its 12-bit sampling resolution, and its SSM2044 filter chips,[2] 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.[2][3]

The SP-1200 is strongly associated with hip hop's golden age.[3] It enabled musicians to construct the bulk of a song within one piece of portable gear, a first for the industry,[7] reducing studio costs and increasing creative control for hip-hop artists. 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."[6]

  1. ^ a b c Mullen, Matt (4 November 2021). "Reissue of the classic SP-1200 sampler announced by Dave Rossum". MusicRadar. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Cite error: The named reference Keeble was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Cite error: The named reference Hyland was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Vail, Mark (2014). The Synthesizer. Oxford University Press. p. 73-75. ISBN 978-0195394894.
  5. ^ Rossum, Dave. "For whom was the SP-1200 originally designed?". youtube.com. Rossum Electro-Music. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b Detrick, Ben (6 November 2007). "The Dirty Heartbeat of the Golden Age". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  7. ^ Swash, Rosie (12 June 2011). "The SP-1200 sampler changes everything". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

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