A History of SP devices

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In this video, we explore the history of Roland and Boss SP devices dating back almost 30 years!
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The SP404 mkII from Roland is a creative sampler & effects unit. The latest version in the long line of SP units has some great improvements including an OLED display, velocity sensitive pads, an updated sequencer and a guitar input.
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chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:10 MS-1
0:25 SP-202
0:48 SP-808
1:07 SP-808EX
1:19 SP-303
1:35 SP-505
1:55 SP-606
2:15 SP-404
2:33 SP-555
3:01 SP-404SX
3:25 SP-404A
3:43 SP-404 mkII
4:08 Thoughts on SP-404 mkII
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@SamSilk Жыл бұрын

I had the original SP202 in 1996. It was always plugged to the audio output of my tv set. I used to sample tv movies on sunday afternoons.

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

That’s dope.

@mr._sharpe 10 ай бұрын

Wow

@crumbdelacrumb5942 5 ай бұрын

Imma 90s baby that's dope bought back memories I miss them Saturday and Sunday afternoon movies on TV

@devine999 4 ай бұрын

Have I got a story for you all. I'm 50 and before all these magic things I was doing samples on the C64 and Amiga. Then to PC around 91. Got into CGI around 1992, 93. It took off for me. Been working in VFX for about 28 years. Great job and loved every minute of it. Now I'm getting older, I'm looking for a hobby (my hobby and job have been the same for a long time). I just found about all this stuff last week. I'm going to get a SP404 and get off the computer. I also played guitar a lot in my younger years and still have them laying around. I have a custom fender strat, a 92 Les Paul standard, a banjo, two acoustics (6 and 12 string Maton) and a 89 Ibanez USA custom with a Mother bucker. Also old mics and equipment form the late 80's and early 90's. I actually have the c64 still in it's box on my shelf behind me now. I had no idea you could sample like this! Crazy how things change. I can smell retirement coming on. Oh well, time makes fools of us all. Great Videos, thanks so much for doing these.

@Iron-Soul Жыл бұрын

Nice history lesson on the SP. I didn’t know that so many were made. Thanks. 🙏🏽

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. There's quite of few SPs out there.

@nenadverbal4725 Жыл бұрын

Spit my first rap over sp-808 beat .. damn was such a feeling seeing that machine back then..

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

That's dope. keep spitting those bars.

@TeddyBear-tz4bn 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great video!

@OllieLoops 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@ZipSnipe 6 ай бұрын

Love my sp808 bought when it first came out , sold it very regrettably several years later. Got the music bug again bought 2 sp808's ,sp606 and mc909 for about a $130 each ( I did have to repair some buttons on each but they all work great now). Then I realized all I really need to make music is a keyboard controller and computer and I have never looked back but they sit here in my studio as museum pieces(aka eye candy) p.s. also never mentioned is that the sp808 was the only sp I believe that if you knew the sampled loop's bpm you could just cut the silence in the beginning and then use the job wheel to dial the loop to a perfect loop displayed in the screen. Awesome for back then!!!

@OllieLoops 6 ай бұрын

Great info. Thanks for sharing.

@catoleg Жыл бұрын

SP404 MKII is my very first sampler and I love it. Learning curve is a little steep. But once you 'get it' it's almost perfect NB: I'm waiting for 3.1 version to fix some some annoying bugs and really hope Roland will add those enhancements that you already addressed in your other videos

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Enjoy your SP!

@OutsideWorldwideTV 5 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to get mine in few a weeks adding it with my MPC Studio black I’m super excited to create when it gets here 😬

@tysonsaner2527 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic presentation!

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tyson! I appreciate that.

@tysonsaner2527 Жыл бұрын

@@OllieLoops You are welcome!

@toolemonyy Жыл бұрын

nobody's talking about how beautiful the 555 is

@MortChud Жыл бұрын

I made love to one at a rave in the 90's. MDMA is a hell of a drug.

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

The 555 is crazy cool.

@djExquiz 7 ай бұрын

The MS 1 and MPC 3000 were on ny wishlist as a Junior in High School lol 😂, i had no funds for either, but did manage to get a Yamaha Su 1 (samplerl and eventually SP 202.

@djExquiz 7 ай бұрын

Also Roland needs to stop being scared and bring back the MV Series (affordable versions maybe $800 to $1400) , only thing gave the MPC a run for its money back in the day. Standalone production making a comeback 😂😂😂👊🏾

@OllieLoops 7 ай бұрын

Great points. Thanks for sharing.

@crumbdelacrumb5942 5 ай бұрын

I own a mpc studio black and about to get a sp404 mk2 real soon been watching a bunch of videos same i did with my mpc i appreciateand respect the history ot both machines

@OllieLoops 5 ай бұрын

Dope. The sp404mkii is a good device. You can also look into the MPC One if you like the MPC platform. They are different workflows.

@LocaliLLocano Жыл бұрын

I always wanted the Sp-605

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

605?? Wha

@LocaliLLocano Жыл бұрын

@@OllieLoops sorry mate I meant 606. It was between the SP-606 and the MPC 1000 at the time. Polyphony won and I got the MPC 1000 instead

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

@@LocaliLLocano gotcha. no worries. I think you made the right move. I had an MPC1000 and I loved it.

@robo.2k Жыл бұрын

Blessed to be running a 202/MKII combo these days

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

That's dope. What's your signal chain? How are you using them together?

@robo.2k Жыл бұрын

@@OllieLoops Got my turntable/source running into the 202, the 202's audio out into the mkii, and the mkii's audio into my audio interface via the quarter inch headphone jack; basically using the 202 to record the samples at the standard rate and using its filters, then resampling into the mkii

@RicoTropico Жыл бұрын

SP-606 was bundled with software called Cakewalk P606 and it was something like Maschine years before real Maschine. Software was clunky but we haved kind of integration which is now standard in modern samplers/controllers. In 2005 it was revolutionary.

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

Great insight! Thanks for sharing.

@paulwhiting1731 Жыл бұрын

I owned a 202, 404 and a 606. I must say I never got on with them very well. For me it was impossible to loop anything using the arcane 'mark' system purely by ear. Was tempted by the 404 mk2 as among many improvements it had a OLED screen and hence a way to visually loop stuff. Went with the MPC One, which I love. Sold my original 404 a few months back for a little more than I paid for it back in the early 2000's.

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

Great info. Thanks for sharing.

@clutchhawks1268 Жыл бұрын

I like making music with my ears in stead of my eyes

@jamesjr2550 Жыл бұрын

@@clutchhawks1268 true

@OrangeDrinkMusic Жыл бұрын

great video! 202/303 squad rise up

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 202 and 303!

@glyndwr15 Жыл бұрын

I have a working MS-1. It's super primitive and limited, but it actually has a cool sound to it.

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

Wow, that's awesome! How would you describe the sound?

@slim5481 8 ай бұрын

@@OllieLoops I'd love to hear this too

@MortChud Жыл бұрын

606 is my jamburger. Loving it!

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

Awesome. That’s a good one.

@BlxntedBandit 6 күн бұрын

Sp404 Mk2 is my first SP before that i only knew about the Sp 1200 lol i got a mpc studio blqck before my sp and the sp got me neglecting my mpc 😂 thanks for this video i kinda like to look up the orgin and history of stuff im into

@therealselfcare 11 ай бұрын

I have the 202 and matching drum machine, 505 (my first) and the 404sx. They are all great in their own right and all have features that the others don’t. Also I had the sp808 for a minute but never learned it and sold it pretty quickly. I still regret it. One day I want to get the 303 and the 404mkii

@OllieLoops 10 ай бұрын

That is a nice collection. Enjoy.

@karelguzman9419 Жыл бұрын

EXCELENT !!!!!

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@iblamesummers Жыл бұрын

01:35 the Boss SP-505 looks more like a Roland D2, which was released a year earlier.

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

Like the distortion pedal?

@plasticcitizen 10 ай бұрын

I keep my SP-555 for the theramin-like sensor, still fire that unit up every now and then to play with it.

@OllieLoops 10 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! Enjoy!

@embodie_breaks7089 Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure one of those SP Devices had a theremin. Love the sp404mk2

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think you’re missing right, like a motion control over certain parameters.

@mikedegrazia Жыл бұрын

Loved my sp 505. It was my first sampler and i made many songs with it. I thought i could use my computer to do what that did. I sold it and found out sadly i was wrong...

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

Oh no! Did you buy another 505? What do you use now?

@mikedegrazia Жыл бұрын

@@OllieLoops no by the time i realized it , i could not find it anymore. Now I'm using an Mpc One. May pick up a 404 mk2 someday tho...

@jamesjr2550 Жыл бұрын

Dang that's crazy I have so many samplers it's crazy

@therealselfcare 11 ай бұрын

I’ve had mine for almost 20 years and I still love it for what it is

@cholitasound 3 ай бұрын

what are your thoughts on the Roland Verselab?

@OllieLoops 3 ай бұрын

Roland makes great products. The workflow and mic pre should be the determining factors on whether this device is right for you. Otherwise, why not an Sp404mkii?

@51AM_ 2 ай бұрын

Verselab has its own sound presets on it (sounds really clean). You can sample with it it's a bit shitty. The best part about the mv1 is that you can plug a XLR mic into it and record vocals, good vocal fx. I've been using it for a bit over a year and I don't plan on getting rid of it. The sp404 is honestly very different from the verselab. I had to comment something after seeing the GPT response you got

@webleydevelopment 6 ай бұрын

I had the SP202. Also have the 808. Is there anything better that the 202?

@OllieLoops 6 ай бұрын

404 Mkii?

@webleydevelopment 6 ай бұрын

Is it better unit? @@OllieLoops

@OllieLoops 6 ай бұрын

@@webleydevelopment Well, that's subjective. But I think the 404 mkii is a much better device.

@RallyCar08 Жыл бұрын

Any reason they skipped 404 after 303 and went straight to 505 and 606? I always assumed it's cause it was the same number as the famous error code and Y2K was still recent.

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

They also went from 202 to 808, then 303 to 505. Maybe higher numbers were supposed to be more feature rich devices.

@LocaliLLocano Жыл бұрын

For the longest time Roland was against using the number 4 because it is the Chinese character for death. Thats why they always left a gap in numbers for 4. This was the first product they made with the number 4.

@OllieLoops Жыл бұрын

@@LocaliLLocano Wow, what an interesting fact.

@RallyCar08 Жыл бұрын

@@LocaliLLocano Gotcha, makes sense