Boss SP-505
The BOSS SP-505 Groove Sampling Workstation/SP-505 is a sampling workstation made by Boss Corporation, which is a division of Roland Corporation. The digital sampler is part of the SP family and was released in the year of 2002, as a follow-up to Roland’s SP-303 installment. Ironically, both the 303 and 505 installments were succeeded by the release of Roland's SP-404 in the year of 2005.[1][2][3][4][5]
Features[]
SP Lineage
The following list is a correct order of each SP installment's release, as an attempt to help musicians avoid any confusion.
- Boss SP-202 (1998)
- Roland SP-808 GrooveSampler (1998)
- Roland SP-808EX E-Mix Studio (2000)
- Boss SP-303 (2001)
- Boss SP-505 (2002)
- Roland SP-606 (2004)
- Roland SP-404 (2005)
- Boss SP-555 (2008)
- Roland SP-404SX (2011)
- Roland SP-404A (2017)
- Roland SP-404MKII Creative Sample and Effector (2021)
- Having the traditional features of the Roland & Boss Grooveboxes, the 505 has the ability to record audio directly via line/mic, or import/export industry-standard WAV and AIF files via SmartMedia card.
- The SP-505’s internal memory provides over two minutes of CD-quality mono sampling, which can be expanded to over one hour using an optional 128MB SmartMedia card. The Smartmedia cards range from 8Mb to 128Mb.
- The interface design of the sampler consists of 12 large pads, and three control knobs. This design is now traditional to SP installments, with individual distinctions throughout installments.
- The are 64 onboard Tones with drums, bass, keyboard, and also synth sounds.
- 29 effects like Tape Echo, Isolator and Vinyl Simulator, that can be extensively utilized by resampling and realtime control.
- Built-in microphone for sampling
- CD-quality sound
- Chop function divides loops and maps individual samples to pads
- Pitch function for playing back samples at new pitches as on a keyboard
- BPM Sync function instantly matches up to 16 phrases to the same tempo
- Sounds are imported by form of .WAV/AIFF files via SmartMedia, and by Coaxial/Optical Digital inputs
- 8-voice polyphony[2] (resample polyphony: 4 mono voices OR 1 stereo voice and 2 mono voices OR 2 stereo voices)
- Runs on AC power only (unlike other SP installments, there is no battery power option).
Notable users[]
Despite not initially becoming as popular as the 303 and 404 installments, the 505 is well-associated with hip-hop producer Madlib.[6]
See also[]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ https://www.boss.info/us/products/sp-505/features/
- ^ https://www.factmag.com/2016/09/15/15-samplers-that-shaped-modern-music/
- ^ http://www.chriscarter.co.uk/content/sos/boss_sp505.html
- ^ http://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/sp505.php
- ^ https://www.emusician.com/gear/boss-sp-505-phrase-sampler
- ^ https://www.factmag.com/2016/09/15/15-samplers-that-shaped-modern-music/
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