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percussion boy · 5th July 2009

Definitely try the sp404 and download the manual before committing.

It looks real good on paper but has a lot of limitations -- for example, it doesn't set tempo in 1 bpm increments throughout its whole range. To my ear it doesn't sound all that great either, and once you take a loop out of its original tempo the audio can get downright nasty -- this is not Ableton Live.

There is no MIDI out jack, btw -- so you would have to sync it to another device, no way to send clock from it.

But see what you think. People unload used 404s regularly. I ended up buying a used 606 for about the same money, smaller maximum memory but it's much more professional in its feature set although the audio issues are the same.

5th July 2009	#3
percussion boy Gear nut Joined: Jul 2006 Location: san francisco Posts: 100	Definitely try the sp404 and download the manual before committing. It looks real good on paper but has a lot of limitations -- for example, it doesn't set tempo in 1 bpm increments throughout its whole range. To my ear it doesn't sound all that great either, and once you take a loop out of its original tempo the audio can get downright nasty -- this is not Ableton Live. There is no MIDI out jack, btw -- so you would have to sync it to another device, no way to send clock from it. But see what you think. People unload used 404s regularly. I ended up buying a used 606 for about the same money, smaller maximum memory but it's much more professional in its feature set although the audio issues are the same.