Chopping drum breaks Sp-303 

I own a 404,but this was very usefull for the noob that I am, thank u

Thank you for posting! Way more straight forward than my manual. :P

Joe Tex - papa was too... nice break! Lord Finesse chopped that shit iller than anybody I've ever heard on the Stretch Armstrong show... he brought the SP1200 on the show live and rocked over it with KRS-ONE... was amazing!

Wow, I guess I'm going Sp! Thanks for looking out, man! Much appreciation. (I know nothing about this stuff) X

Nice video man. I have only used an SP-404. I used it last year for play triggering samples. I wish I watched your video before. Keep it up!

very helpful video, thank ya!

I use the 404 but you have the know-how! respect

thank you! just recently got one for free, this helps a lot!

This was super helpful. Thanks man

Thank you! I had the basic idea of how to get everything chopped, but it's not as intuitive if you just pulled it out of the box.

Glad to help!

cool tutorial! u make it look easy ... ;-)

THANK YOU!

Man I can't wait until I get my hands on a PHYSICAL drum machine. I've been using software to make beats, it's time to step up! Thanks for the tutorial. I don't know what I'm going to end up with, though. MPC, Korg, Akai, etc. X

@coughlintm The 303 has long load times for truncating and save, change sample pad location, pretty much every action takes a little bit of time. The 404 is almost instant, it is a lot faster, more pads, more memory, more banks, cards are a lot easier to find. If I could have only one it would be the 404. The 303 has a lower bit rate when sampling so it sounds a little warmer / dirtier. You can make the 404 sound dirty with different technics.

how would you make a kick more deep and low sounding?

thnx man very helpful

@owlwink "Papa Was Too", I'm pretty sure, by Joe Tex, yes.

Thanks for the helpful video bro. I have a question: Can you use any type of smart media card in the SP-303, or does it have to be a specific brand?

job well done ..i wonder if u can delete the main sample after u chop & distribute the drums to the pads? peace..

good looks dawg

it has a card reader but it is smart media and you cant put a card in bigger than 512mb, so they are kinda hard to find. You can save some samples on the card and recall them.

Yes you can, you can turn it down. This setting is not permanent, if you want to bring the volume up you can whenever you want to.

nice video

I always wondered how you sample shit, this is mad complicated lol, pretty dope though!!

Can you save your samples on this thing for later and start with a clean slate the next day for another sample session? I know it auto saves what you have in it, so what is the save function for??? I want to use this as my main sample collector this winter but I don't understand the saving.

Hey man, thx for showing us that. Will you do a vid for 303 explaining the quantize function? Or what I really want to know is how someone can make bass lines on the 303. If you could show us how to make bass lines on the 303... You will achieve thunder god status.

how do you mace it auto record your samples i have read that it can do that u set the aomunt on of volume and when a red light blinks it autmatic records

Thanks for the response. I know it has a card reader and I have a 512 card. How do I save and recall some samples? I know holding cancel and pressing C or D does a save(backup) function does this save all 32 sounds? How come if I save then clear the banks to sample some more, my saved file is gone? Seems like the machine was designed weird or something.

badass tutorial! can you put any size memory card on it or is there a limit?

sounds tight, do youi have any pros or cons of the 303 vs. 404. heard alot people actually prefer the 303

sp looks confusing i use mpc 1000 which yall think is better? SP or MPC

hey man. i saw in one of your other videos you said it didn't go larger than 128mb? can you get as high as 512 for sure? thanks and thanks for the videos.

Hope Your still responding to comments, I recently obtained the 303 ,can you make a quick vid on how to record the drum break into the machine

dude im possibly about to buy an sp-404

hey dr jack . after you chop the sample break . say you wanna record your loop with the drum you sampled . how do you go about that and save your work ???? thanks

its the chopping the same in sp 404??

yeah - I chopped the same break on the SP, used it on the 4,3,2,1 LL COOL J remix found right here on RU-vid>

Big ups...very informative or cats who wanna know

iwant a sp-303. but im ood wit my MPC 2000xl atm :)

@1nnovate I didn't wanna clown but that cracked me up too.

it should save space if you then use truncate but keep in mind the truncated part of the sample will be gone.

Krs is my fav!!!

got a 303 up for sale at ebay.... I know y'all been lookin!

EPMD also used that break

Good job on the tutorial. Eff the dumb. Learning how to master a limited machine and letting the machine serve you to make music is straight up hip hop (remember what Prince Paul said about using machines not made for hip hop but making those things into hip hop).

you can put a 128MB card in there no problem?

it has lo fi sample option.

ENJOY

nice 1. very helpful. gotta love the haters. d'oh!

@owlwink yes

Yeah, it is the same.

There not discont. GUITAR CENTER STILL SELLS THEM NEW- I DONT KNOW WHERE YOURE AT IN IN MI. I GOT A GREAT SONY VAIO 2G RAM, DUAL CORE, ETC,ETC 350 OPEN BOX NUFF SAID

Yep, you can.

i was planning to buy one, but after seeing this video i'll stick with my ASR's theyre faster

i should have never gotten rid of my 303

@owlwink Joe Tex Tramp

I think so,

your levels are peaking dude, turn down the master volume a bit. that red peak light shouldn't be flashing

the amount of money roland is charging for 303's nowadays, i can go to best buy get a laptop(openbox). acid pro-recycle-go hard.

if u have a sp 303 u dont want & want to trade for a iPOdToUCH 8gb hacked(jailbroken) just send me a message well figure sumthing out

joe tex

thank god for computers-WTF

"Get Out Of My Life Woman"?

Make a video that has some "rolls" in the break you chop. Nobody ever does that....

I drums

this is alot of work to chop a sample mpc is way easier

DOOM

Are you wearing a Gemini shirt? Ahahahaha.