The Boss Dr. Sample SP-202 is a discontinued sampling workstation made by Boss Corporation, a division under Roland Corporation. Released in the year of 1998, it is the premier installment to the SP family, which includes Boss's popular SP-303 and Roland's SP-404 installments. The sampler is also successor to Roland's MS-1 Digital Sampler.
Features
Being an early installment, the SP-202 has a limited number of features which were later improved and expanded on through future installments/upgrades of the SP lineage:
- 8 large pads, 4 banks, two control knobs, with overall display and operation that was later enhanced with the Boss SP-303
- Compact, easy-to-use portable sampler—perfect for club DJs, hip-hop and dance music artists, and other sampling musicians
- Innovative BPM function calculates BPM from sample length for easy looping*
- 6 built-in effects including Pitch Shift, Filter 1 & 2, Time Stretch, Delay, Ring Modulation
- Sampling time — 4 min. 20 sec. internal, up to 37 min. using optional 5 volt SmartMedia card (2mb or 4mb supported)
- User-selectable sampling grade programmable for each pad
- Built-in microphone for sampling any time, any place
- Import/export WAV/AIF via SmartMedia card slot
- Runs on battery or AC power
Musicians
A number of musicians have used the SP-202 as part of their production and performance. Several artists include Fatboy Slim, as well as Tobacco.56
Further reading
- "Roland SP-404SX". Future Music. No. 220. Future Publishing. ISSN 0967-0378. OCLC 1032779031.
External links
References
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"BOSS SP-202 Dr. Sample - Vintage Synth Explorer". www.vintagesynth.com. http://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/sp202.php ↩
"15 samplers that shaped modern music – and the musicians who use them". 15 September 2016. https://www.factmag.com/2016/09/15/15-samplers-that-shaped-modern-music/ ↩
"Boss Dr Sample SP202". 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20140915234901/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan98/articles/bossdr.htm ↩
"Boss - SP-202". www.gearogs.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20150328010829/http://www.gearogs.com/gear/747-Boss-SP-202 ↩
"BOSS SP-202 Dr. Sample | Vintage Synth Explorer". http://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/sp202.php ↩