Roland SP-555 sampler
Discontinued, this product can no longer be ordered.
Product no: ROL-SP555 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.
General
Both the line and microphone inputs and the USB port of the SP-555 enable you to sample great or interesting sounds at any given time. This quick and flexible approach is just what modern-day DJs and live musicians need. The SP-555 supports CompactFlash cards with a capacity of up to 2 GB (amounting to 12 hours of music, etc.), which do not even have to be loaded. Please note: CF cards of up to 2 GB are no longer manufactured.
Thanks to the innovative functionality of this sampler, you can sample the incoming audio signals or your performance, loop them and immediately use them in combination with other sources at the appropriate tempo. If you like, you can add effects to your loops and assign them to a pad. It is even possible to add various audio layers to your loops.
The SP-555 has all the required effects (37 types) to provide any type of audio with a spicy effect flavour or to completely turn its sound upside down. Among the most remarkable effects are the 'Voice Transformer', 'Delay', 'Isolator', 'Super Filter' and 'DJFX Looper'. The SP-555 enables you to store your own effect settings and to access them at any given moment via the pads.
Thanks to the D-Beam controller and the V-LINK functionality, you can wow your audience not only with your audio-technical prowess, but with your performance as well. Move your hands over the invisible D Beam to adjust the filter opening, to trigger samples or to play actual synthesizer solos. Connect a V-LINK compatible device to add videos, photos, etc. to your show.
The SP-555 can be controlled via its own control panel or by means of a computer. It can even serve as an audio interface for the included Cakewalk SONAR LE software, or for any other DAW or DJ software on your computer. With the included Wave Converter software it is possible to import WAV and AIFF files and to store them on a CF card, so you can use them with the SP-555 (a CF reader is required, of course).
Tips or comments about this product- Please visit Roland's website for more information.
- Please note: CompactFlash cards up to 2GB are no longer manufactured.
Specifications
Weight and dimensions including packaging
| Weight (incl. packaging) | 3,5 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (incl. packaging) | 39,8 x 34,5 x 18,5 cm |
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Ik neem hem in het weekend telkens weer mee, als ik ga draaien en hij kan wel degelijk tegen een stootje.
Deze SP-555 is een sampler en meer. Het is zowel een sampler, een audio interface, als een effecten unit voor elk inkomend signaal. Uiteindelijk kan je de effecten op de samples gebruiken.
Hij is perfect te gebruiken voor elke applicatie, zowel voor mac als pc.
Er is een xlr aansluiting aanwezig om eventueel een mic aan te sluiten en je stem te bewerken of ze op te nemen. Er is ook een hi-z input om een gitaar aan te sluiten en op te nemen of de effecten erop toe te passen
Enkele kleine minpunten
- Er is geen geheugenkaart meegeleverd, en die heb je echt wel nodig als je alle geheugenbanken van de sampler wilt gebruiken.
- Je moet ook goed opletten welke geheugenkaart je koopt, want er zijn enkele die niet werken.
- je kan geen samples op de SP-555 zetten via de usb aansluiting. Een externe kaartlezer is dus ook vereist.
- Ik heb deze unit voor 500 euro gekocht, en sinds enkele maanden is de prijs voor dit product ongeveer 680 euro. Dit is het enige product van roland dat zo hard gestegen is.
In totaal dus nog ongeveer 30 euro dat je achteraf zult moeten besteden als je die sampler op de beste manier wilt gebruiken.
Conclusie:
De Roland SP-555 is een perfecte unit voor mensen die live samples willen gebruiken of live willen samplen. Hij is stevig gebouwd en kan vrij veel verdragen (mijn sampler staat wekelijks in de vochtigheid van fuiven, dancings en clubs). Hou goed in het achterhoofd dat deze sampler zoveel meer is en je hem op alle gebieden kan gebruiken.
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