Roland SP-404
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The Roland SP-404 is a sampling workstation made by Roland Corporation. Its features are:
- 12 large pads, three control knobs, jumbo display, same friendly operation as SP-303
- 29 effects, including new Subsonic, BPM Looper, and more
- Built-in microphone for quick sampling
- CD-quality sound
- Expanded sampling time
- 12-voice polyphony
- Realtime loop recording
- Sample-editing tools
- Import/export WAV/AIF via CompactFlash card slot; supports up to 1 GB card
- Runs on battery or AC power
Some excellent beatmakers have used either the sp303 or the sp404. These include Odd Nosdam, J Dilla, Madlib, Jneiro Jarel, Flying Lotus, Ras G, MF Doom, Illmind, Alias, Panda Bear and Geologist (both of Animal Collective), and many others.
