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DRUM MACHINES · 1987
SP-1200
E-MU Systems
Manufacturer
E-MU Systems
Type
Drum Machines
Production
1987–1990
Orig. price
$2,995
Model
SP-1200
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From the Community
From the community
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Document Library
Manuals
1Service & Technical
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Audio Demos
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Compatible Sound ROMs
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EPROM Archive
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Parts & Components
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Modifications
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Owner Registry
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System Components
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Specifications
- midi
- MIDI, SMPTE
- filter
- SSM2044 (original), SSI2144 (2021 reissue)
- effects
- Independent level and tuning for all sounds
- keyboard
- 8 hard plastic touch-sensitive buttons
- variants
- 2021 reissue (US $3,999, SSI2144 filter, 20 seconds sample time, manufactured by Rossum Electro-Music)
- polyphony
- 8 voices
- sequencer
- 100 user patterns, 100 user songs
- synthesis
- 12-bit samples, drop-sample pitch-shifting
- sample time
- 10 seconds (original), 20 seconds (2021 reissue)
- multitimbral
- true
- sampling rate
- 26.04 kHz
- sampling depth
- 12-bit
- production years
- 1987–1990, 1993–1998, 2021–2025
