BOSS • SP-303 Dr. Sample
The BOSS SP-303 Dr. Sample offers DJs and musicians a compact, portable phrase sampler with CD-quality sound, 8-note polyphony, 26 onboard effects and a realtime pattern sequencer. Definitely a step up from the SP-202, with full 44.1 kHz sampling, double the polyphony and much greater sampling memory and effects processing, but still just as compact and easy to use.
Use the SP-303 to sample sounds and loops or grooves (the highest sample time is about 200 min. with a 64MB SmartMedia Card and a sample rate of 11 khz). Then trigger up to 8 mono samples at once. Create songs from your loops and phrases (up to 99 measures). There are 26 effects like reverb, flanger, delay Voice Transformer, distortion, Slicer, Isolator, Lo-Fi, and Vinyl Simulator plus filter Cutoff and Resonance. The Resample feature allows you to make new samples of your sounds with the effects you've applied.
The SP-303 is an inexpensive alternative to more expensive samplers in a compact package perfectly suited for DJs and live on-stage performers. Plenty of quality specs without too many bells & whistles to get you bogged down.
though it is slower, space is limited, and has less pads, i like this machine more than its newer counterparts. + its much sexier looking
i just wish i could trigger recording with a footswitch.
i've been wanting to check out a 202.
Due to it's effects-section the machine is great for playing around and as far as I can see, the phrase "Everybody needs a 303" get's an additional meaning since the SP-303 exists. It just looks cool on the table and the lack of nonsense (groovebox) features is definately a plus!