| Form Factor | Desktop |
| Signal Path | Digital Hardware (including Analog Connections) |
| Dimensions | 394 x 343 x 99 mm |
| Weight | 4.3 kg |
| Power | 220V AC |
| Display | 69 x 25 mm (Backlit LCD) |
| AD/DA Converter | 20 bit |
| Pads | 16 pads, 64 banks (no velocity sensitivity) |
| Effects | 99 presets, 99 user |
| Storage | 100 Mb Zip Disk |
| Channels | 4 Track (stereo) |
| Connections | - Headphone Out · 1/4" Phone Jack (6.35mm) · Stereo
- Line In · RCA (Phono, Cinch) · Stereo, Unbalanced
- Aux In · RCA (Phono, Cinch) · Stereo, Unbalanced
- Master Out · RCA (Phono, Cinch) · Stereo, Unbalanced
- Aux Out · RCA (Phono, Cinch) · Stereo, Unbalanced
- Mic In · 1/4" Phone Jack (6.35mm) · Mono, Balanced
- Midi In · DIN
- Midi Out / Thru · DIN
- Footswitch · 1/4" Phone Jack (6.35mm) · Mono
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| Links | HomePage · Vintage Synth |
| Notes | The SP-808 Groove Sampler is the first product of its kind—a sampling and recording workstation which is one part professional-quality phrase sampler; one part hard disk audio recorder. Developed to meet the needs of a growing "remix" and sampling-based music market, the SP-808 provides everything DJs, sampling musicians and remix artists need to lay down fat grooves and create professional-quality remixes.
Professional remix-oriented phrase sampler/hard disk audio recorder with 8 tracks (4 stereo audio tracks) and 16 assignable sample pads per bank (64 banks total)
Built-in Zip drive records all audio tracks and stores all samples on removable 100MB Zip disks; 64 minutes/1024 samples can be stored on a single disk, ready for instant access
Remix-oriented features include automatic tempo calculation and display, resampling functions and time stretch functions
Onboard dance-music oriented effects include high-quality Roland reverb, chorus and delay effects as well as "Lo-fi," "Wah," "Isolator" and synth effects
Onboard Step Modulator effect simulates a classic Roland analog synth, modulating pitch, LFO, etc. in sequential steps
Revolutionary Dual D-Beam Controller allows for effects and sample control via hand and body movement over infrared light beam
Three assignable control knobs for realtime effects control
Can be used as a basic digital multi-track recorder
Optional I/O board transfers all audio in the digital domain and provides 6 additional analog outputs |
