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Beat samplers (SP-1200, MPC)
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Technology
Beat samplers (SP-1200, MPC) · With the E-mu SP-1200 of 1987 and the Akai MPC60 of 1988, a producer could record a snippet of a record, chop it into pieces and lay those on pads. By tapping the pads, you play the pieces like a drum kit of samples, and a built-in sequencer arranges them into a pattern. Hip hop thus became a collage of drums, horns and bass lines from old records. The short sampling time and the somewhat grainy sound of the SP-1200 became a sound of their own. J Dilla played the pads in by hand, without quantize, which is why his beats swing so loosely.
Listening
Listening tip. Which snippets come from old records? Can you hear the grain and the repetition of a sample?
They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) · Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, 1992
Building Steam with a Grain of Salt · DJ Shadow, 1996
Mass Appeal · Gang Starr, 1994
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