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  • Roland SP-808 & the Magic CF-Drive

    28/07/2020 / 33 Comments
    SP-808 and the magic CF-Drive

    In this galaxy just some decades ago a new musical machine was released by the Roland Corporation. They launched the SP-808 Groove Sampler, a multifunctional unit with the possibility to…

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    Using Traktor to create samples for SP-808

    14/10/2017
    MCD MPC-2000XL Blue

    Pictures of the MCD MPC-2000XL Blue

    03/11/2020
    SP-808 250MB Demo Zip Disk

    The original SP-808 250MB Demo Zip Disk

    12/03/2018
  • *EDIT* Roland A-6 with IDE-to-SD adapter MOD *without using a USB-Zip Drive*

    26/11/2019 / No Comments

    *EDIT* – It’s not necessary anymore to have a USB-ZIP DRIVE. When you have SP-808 formatted SD-cards you can use this file to have the SD-card visible in the WAV-converter…

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  • Buying a second hand Roland SP-808 – Do this test!

    28/05/2018 / 2 Comments
    Tips for buying a second hand Roland SP-808

    Born in 1998 so the Roland Sp-808 Groovesampler turned 20 this year. It’s a versatile machine being more than a sampler. It offers a lot of effects, a mono virtual…

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    Roger, TMM

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    Roland SP-808 Groovesampler synthesizer

    SP-808: The Monophonic Synthesizer

    05/03/2018
    Roland MC-50 Tutorial

    Tutorial: Roland MC-50 – Recording Superstring by Cygnus X

    03/04/2018

    1Tekneek’s Pandora’s Box WAV

    25/01/2022
  • Transform Roland SP-808 into a Roland A-6

    05/05/2018 / 16 Comments

    Roland A-6 VideoCanvas Before the SP-808 Groovesampler there was the Roland A-6 Video Canvas. An equal looking unit but with some differences. The most important difference is that the A-6…

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    Roger, TMM

    This looks interesting!

    *EDIT* Roland A-6 with IDE-to-SD adapter MOD *without using a USB-Zip Drive*

    26/11/2019
  • The original SP-808 250MB Demo Zip Disk

    12/03/2018 / 1 Comment
    SP-808 250MB Demo Zip Disk

    Happy New Gear! Back in the late 90’s/early 00’s you could have bought the Roland SP-808 Groovesampler. When you bought it Roland delivered a Demo Zip Disk to make sure…

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    Roger, TMM

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    The Spiral Sequence with the MC-50 and SP-808

    The Spiral sequence with the MC-50 and SP-808

    22/03/2018
    MCD MPC-2000XL Blue

    Pictures of the MCD MPC-2000XL Blue

    03/11/2020

    Roland SP-808 Demo Disk 100 MB download

    17/01/2018
  • Roland SP-808 Groovesampler OS + Zip Drive upgrade

    02/03/2018 / 7 Comments
    SP-808 Zip Drive Upgrade

    So you have that magic black box, the Roland SP-808 Groovesampler, and you’re still struggling with 23 minutes of sampling time. Well, let me tell you that you can have…

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    Roger, TMM

    This looks interesting!

    Roland SP-808 Demo Disk 100 MB download

    17/01/2018
    MCD MPC-2000XL Blue

    Pictures of the MCD MPC-2000XL Blue

    03/11/2020
    D-Beam Controller SP-808

    D-Beam controller: Adding effects and synth sounds to your samples

    18/04/2018
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