SP 1200 WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS..

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[@LawrenceArnell]

“THE SP 1200 IS THE EFFECT!!”

[@DyReckProductions]

Lmao!

[@DanielHuman1996]

In '87, people had flat-tops instead of laptops!

[@jawazshabazz1604]

I damn sure had one, and I am from Alabama!

[@DyReckProductions]

Lmao!

[@them.6306]

They're wearing FLAT TOPS AGAIN!!

[@TheRealNativeSun]

This bought tears to my eyes. I still have my S950/MPC60 combo. I still want a sp1200. When I was younger we went to Calliope Studios where Gangstarr recorded Daily Operationthe same year they recorded it. Best moment ever.

[@DyReckProductions]

Oh ok Nice.

[@barryallen8088]

That's a devastating combo

[@larryiscreating]

Floppy disks, Radio Shack, you speaking a foreign language to these folks 🤣

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol.

[@sgtcreasegrease]

I hope Pete Rock backed up those fuckin radio Shack floppies lmfao

[@customerservice9602]

Most people who still own these install a floppy emulator. But it's a bitch converting your archive of floppies over to the sd/USB drive.

[@titanjake8640]

Miss those days!!! Then running to Kmart or Electronics Boutique/Babbages to find more lol

[@thadirtyabbott33]

@@customerservice9602 Not really, I have a 1200 with a SD reader. But I put a switch on it so i can go back and forth between it and the original floppy drive💾...

[@joefather6084]

I came to learn about the sp 1200, I stayed for the enthusiasm in his voice

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol Thanks.

[@amontri3246]

There were thousands of classics made on the 1200 with only 10 seconds of sample time a machine from the 80's , it is now the year 2021 and we have daws with endless sample time , tons of software, limitless storage and there are no more classics only viral hits

[@customerservice9602]

The biggest viral hit last year was COVID 19...

[@hiphophobbyklub]

I'm still amazed that POP stars made ( or used a sidekick ) hits with the SP like Phil Collins / Peter Gabriel / Talking Heads / R.E.M

[@DyReckProductions]

I feel u.

[@hip360hop]

There are definitely classics being made in 2021, you just not listening to the right stuff

[@amontri3246]

@@hip360hop ...I agree there are tons of really good music these days, but no classics, no trail blazers , no leaders , no originals nothing to pave the way , the way hip hop did in the late 80 ' s and early 90's

[@sierradub2131]

How can something so informative, be so FUNNY?!! Thank you, for always making us laugh, and putting a smile on our face. Who knew, one could make comedic skits about “vintage samplers”?

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks bro..I try lol..I appreciate it.

[@jimmiejam1200]

Still got my SP1200 and 10sec is enough...It brings out you creativity ✌️🤣 🎧

[@DyReckProductions]

Your a lucky man..Dont sell it.

[@jimmiejam1200]

@@DyReckProductions Thanks and Never Will...Hip Hop 4 Life ✌🏾🧔🏾🎧

[@hiphophobbyklub]

I got now the Teenage Engineering OP-1 First Gen ( 12 sec. )...but is is really a ( digital )TAPE maschine. ( Ping Pong Sampling )

[@hiphophobbyklub]

@@DyReckProductions Yes...or give it away. #StreetCreditPoints

[@DyReckProductions]

@@hiphophobbyklub Alot of folks loved the OP-1

[@waffles23456]

10 seconds when you're someone who works on music is as close to an eternity as it gets.

[@jamesking6583]

My first studio was in my pops shop. I had an 8'x8' control room and an 8'x8' vocal booth with bed foam for insulation. In the control room we had 2-Gemini 1800's which ended up 2-Technics 1200's, a 4 track cassette recorder, a rack mount 8 bit Gemini sampler and a Roland Dr-5 drum machine which gave you 4 tracks. 1 was drums and the other 3 you could place any sounds, fonts, etc. This drum machine taught me how to make my on sounds with panning, decay, volumes, whatever. The sounds you get outta the hardware hits way harder than that the software. I was blessed to work for an NFL players studio in the 90's and I'm still seeing young men in my area post up. Yung Bleu is just one. Love Hip Hop til this day!

[@DyReckProductions]

Nice alot of music production experience..And its good your a working producer.

[@Theaphextwin972]

I have boss dr 5

[@KainThaBrain]

You are right when you said “The SP1200 is the effect” lol. It wasn’t too long ago that I saw somebody compared the sound of the SP1200 to the MPC X’s SP1200 emulator and man let me tell you..As old as the SP1200 is, it still sounded way better than the MPC X’s emulation of the SP1200 lol. That trips me out just thinking about it.

[@DyReckProductions]

Yeah man the SP 12 is an effect within itself.

[@hiphophobbyklub]

@@DyReckProductions Yup...make your own EFFECTS with the SP. ( like PAUL C. )

[@dorianholley136]

Dyrek you are inCREDIBLY entertaining!! Props for this.

[@donjames1903]

1993 my boy came over with his SP 12 , blew our minds off our heads !

[@VIRGOPTIX]

I love your comedic and thorough breakdown of this Classic beatmakin Monsta that I still own since '92 ....PEACE !!

[@stannylou1636]

What had happen was , I stumble onto a channel discussing gear I've always been interested in. Subscribed man, good content.

[@jawazshabazz1604]

Wow 🤩 You went HARD on this video! I must’ve rewinded six times so I would not miss something!

[@DyReckProductions]

Lmao! Thanks.

[@Sos4real]

Love these videos, salute

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks fam.

[@tonylancer7367]

The SP-1200 is the definition of the Golden Age of Hip-Hop. Just mad that Emu doesn't do anything music-related (closed that division in 2002-2003 apparently).

[@justinmerritt3843]

They got bought out by creative and creative basically took all of e-mu's technology and put it into their sound cards that they have been making for the last 25 years. The last emu system was a sound card. E-mu 1616m

[@JDiggiti]

These videos are dope . Thanks for this

[@DyReckProductions]

No doubt bro Thanks.

[@lorenzoburton3974]

The SP 1200 is the effect 🤣🤣 Awesome work sir. 💪🏿

[@baddriddimworkshop]

for real, dat guy tellin youngsters "oh so you wanna make beats huh"....Lol

[@joefather6084]

'Kid, back in my day all we had was a music theory book and some rocks. But you just want to waltz in here and take it all huh?'

[@marianochiappe2427]

Im watching all your vids man, great work!! in order to save space for sampling, there was very common practice to record the sample or loop in higher speed and then slow down in the sp, that adds an extra grit to the sound.

[@DyReckProductions]

No doubt fam..I appreciate the support!

[@drewshka]

I love this series. Lots of great information and so funny too! The SP-1200 looks so simple and stripped-down compared to a lot of other machines of the time. Prices on eBay look absolutely insane though 😳

[@DyReckProductions]

Yeah the prices are crazy..Rossum released a new one and those prices are crazy too Lol.

[@apexpredator2883]

This guy's energy is dope

[@ferriswheelshow]

I love your energy. Your knowledge is dope

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks fam!..I appreciate it.

[@ferriswheelshow]

@@DyReckProductions absolutely 💯. Keep doing your thing

[@MentalPistol]

Serious historical facts in this vid. Learned a lot of isht I didn't know. Good look, my G!

[@DyReckProductions]

No doubt thanks fam.

[@roydalezobel4946]

I have the MPC Live and it's great - but now I wanna try out this Dinosaur. 🖖😉

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol. I feel u.

[@titanjake8640]

Another dopppppppeee video! Sheez. To this day I still cannot afford the sp1200! I wanted one back in the day so bad. On the real I am a vintage gear user and collector since the late 90s. When you told the story about the youngins coming to the studio welp you are correct!! That is how it was in the 90s when I was learning and now I'm that guy saying "go back to your laptop and FL Studio" Last but not least shout out to Dee from Pump it Up!! Watched that religiously. Man o man. Again video is so entertaining and well put together.

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks bro..Yeah Pump it Up was the joint!

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

@7:50 thanks for explaining that - I didn't know 4 faders were involved but I knew they did adjust the slice - great control.

[@rodmills737]

Nice video, alot of cool insight on the SP 1200 👍🏾👍🏾

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks fam.

[@mont-doggBeats]

Yeeess!! this machine was my childhood. i heard about the sp-1200 and the technic 1200 back in old hip hop

[@DyReckProductions]

Yeah man legendary gear.

[@MrScrooge1980]

Dope Video as always

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks fam.

[@Dday1717]

You went crazy on this video bro

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks fam!..I appreciate it.

[@wredd]

You definitely snapped on this one 🎹🔥

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol Thanks fam.

[@jstreetshepherd]

I wanted one for years. Now a few days ago I ordered a sp12. Man im so excited

[@MIKEMOKRONOS]

Soooo dramatic 😂😂😂 I love it!!! Please make another video on the new sp1200 rossum…

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks bro!..I got one on the Rossom..kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ_XknRrr6qros0

[@opentroor3900]

I was waiting for one on this

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol.

[@kingsfan2099]

Droppin knowledge...grateful...

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks bro.

[@citizencain01]

So much musical magic made with this machine, it literally created the soundtrack to my youth. Love the footage of Cube, Jinx and Sista Dee from "Pump It Up"! Rumor has it that Dr. Dre and Sir Jinx actually shared that same SP-1200 in their early days of producing, and influenced each other's sound.

[@DyReckProductions]

Oh ok Cool..Yeah the SP really did help shape the sound of hiphop.

[@titanjake8640]

Really? Shout out to Jinx

[@hiphophobbyklub]

@@DyReckProductions With Paul C.

[@DyReckProductions]

@@hiphophobbyklub I feel u.

[@citizencain01]

@@hiphophobbyklub 💯

[@yunghendrix]

love it!

[@ManoOne-Music-Production]

Thank you for this 🔥🔥 I use my 1200 daily and couldn't imagine not having it 💾. Love the stories of old school producers teaching younger ones. A close family friend was one of the first producers in LA back then, and taught others who went on to do big things.

[@DyReckProductions]

No doubt fam thanks.

[@sammysoosa8000]

I love your commentary on your vids 😂👌

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks bro!

[@masterwise7]

DOPE VIDEO -LOL THE SP1200 IS THE EFFECT - FACTS

[@hiphophobbyklub]

like the hit from Audi Two - Top Billin'

[@trevor_mounts_music]

"It's four more bits!!!" 🤣

[@DJREZEREKT]

dope vid bro...subbed and liked!

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks fam.

[@fatuzi]

ayoo have you/what have you personally produced dude?? you know so much about the entire world of hip hop. big fan love watching these

[@DyReckProductions]

Whats up bro.I made a couple rap albums. Didn't go nowhere..But stingy producers got me into making my own beats lol..I been around alot of gear and used alot..Might put up some of those album tracks.

[@dockdrumming]

I was looking for a video from you on the on the Akai S950, my old sampler, but you mentioned it in this one.

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol..Yeah man..Got to put that on the list.

[@beatpants9607]

I'm still using & loving E-mu SP1200.

[@unitedsouthenterprisesllc]

Dude be getting excited 😆 good content

[@DyReckProductions]

Lmao! Thanks fam!

[@MrScrooge1980]

😂😂😂

[@mckaman8353]

thank god for this video! i been flooded with Kwame Brown videos for the last week...

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol..I feel u.

[@DJDARYL]

Every song I ever made from 1989 to 1998 was made on a SP-1200

[@DyReckProductions]

Wow...Thats dope!

[@kentalks2818]

I was wondering when you were going to get to the S950. It was a studio staple. The way we got around the 10 seconds was to play the record at a faster pitch and then slow the sample down in the SP. We did that to all hardware samplers back then fr fr

[@DyReckProductions]

I feel you .

[@MrMargaretScratcher]

You're in luck! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXy9gWNqn7StjaM

[@dragonballbeatz558]

good video i was laughing all the way through

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol. Thanks bro.

[@myfathersson3751]

This was a dope video

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks bro.

[@DJICEMAN_73]

Another dope one..

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks fam.

[@skoolhitdabutton]

Whats good bro..... can you do what has happen was on the Roland QY 10 ?.....keep up the great work

[@DyReckProductions]

The Yamaha joint ? Ima check it out.

[@OrionGarcia]

EMU made great stuff. I love their romplers.

[@djjahfingaz]

My First Machine. Copped mines in 97. Nothing f’ing with it till this day. The sound is unmatched.

[@DyReckProductions]

I feel u.

[@DJSupe]

Whenever you get a chance, please do the ASR-X or the ASR-X Pro! Love your vids!

[@DyReckProductions]

No doubt fam.

[@osibrathwaite2146]

Dope video 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks.

[@iampuesa]

Legend!

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol.

[@Masked_SVincent]

Low hiss has an emulator for the sp-1200. It’s in beta still so not complete yet but it is still a very accurate digital version of it. Which means it’s easier for someone like me to get my hands on it, but would still love to get an analog version some day.

[@DyReckProductions]

Oh ok I got to check that out.

[@StevenEdward0]

Fuego 🔥

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol. Thanks.

[@lee_drifting]

other legends in tennessee like smk (originally from new york) taught dj squeeky how to make beats on the sp1200 and likely taught dj paul from three six mafia (he gave him samples and drums). even juicy j was using it too. dope video btw homie

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks fam I appreciate it.

[@TM_NYC_MUSIC]

Nice review brother 👍

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks fam.

[@jimmiejam1200]

The EM-U Sp1200 and the EM-U Emax 2 keyboard 16bit stereo sampler with 8 megabytes of RAM combined Together was a Beast...Don’t sleep on EM-U Equipment✌🏾🧔🏾🎧

[@DyReckProductions]

Yeah that company had some nice stuff.

[@iShredStreets]

The car keys jokes is crazy! 🤣🤣

[@zonefour]

I still have my SP1200 and I used to run it with an E-MU EMAX rack mount sampler when it came out to get more sample time.

[@DyReckProductions]

Nice!

[@dannybx78]

Hip hop needs more SP 1200 beats in 2021.

[@DyReckProductions]

I feel u lol.

[@JNo-sk5mz]

When you're using the sliders to manipulate the sample is there any kind of waveform representation on the screen or are you just doing it by ear? It does sound super cool 👍🏾 My pops still has our s950, love that machine.

[@DyReckProductions]

Nah just by ear..It has numbers..But its real easy.

[@joeb.4204]

you should do a video on the boss sp303. what a classic🔥🔥🔥

[@DyReckProductions]

No doubt fam.

[@jonathansoko1085]

10 seconds of sample time in 1987 was like christs second coming. Sp 1200 + S950 = Perfection

[@tomburton5500]

I often hear about this combo. I have 0 experience of hardware. Why do they work so well together and what's the benefit of using both?

[@jonathansoko1085]

@@tomburton5500 Because youre gonna get more sample time and The s950 has a cleaner sound so many prefer do do their samples and melodies on the s950, and use the sp for the dirty drums. Thats how i always used them. Sometimes for things like strings or pianos, id find the sp too crunchy for them, the s950 solved that big time. Also, s950 has timestretch which was a big deal. And its not "regular" timestretch like we use today, it had its own algorithm, its pretty technical but id look into it its fascinating.

[@tomburton5500]

@@jonathansoko1085 thanks mate. Nice explanation 👌

[@fredicagoillanoise1309]

Muggs, Madlib, Lord Finesse, Showbiz, Mr. Mixx and many others rocked the SP 1200 too.

[@DyReckProductions]

Yup.. Alot of legends.

[@fredicagoillanoise1309]

Beatminerz especially

[@avace917]

I thought you did this classic already. Although I worked alongside producers who used it, I never used one myself. Not using that and the ASR10 are my biggest regrets

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol. I feel u..There both crazy expensive on Ebay now.

[@Sbabaja]

Subbed and turned on notifications.

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol..Thanks bro.

[@biggareid]

I really be loving your series DyReck. Its a thing of nostalgia and education. So when exactly did the SP1200 die and what was its replacement?

[@TapeWormOfficial]

People who wanted more started copping the Akai MPC 60. It was kind of like having an SP1200 and S950 combined... (but not exactly 🤷🏽‍♂️)

[@hiphophobbyklub]

@@TapeWormOfficial Sampling Time = MONEY

[@DyReckProductions]

@@TapeWormOfficial Yeah pretty much.

[@Thomas_Swift]

I did have the SP12, slept on the 1200 for the MPC60, still looking for one, Rogue Music had one but someone purchased it. Radio Shack lol true that swcurity stopped following around the store, when you purchased over $100 in disks. DJ Nasty Nell had one and he did club bangers with it. The machine is a CLASSIC.

[@larryiscreating]

I never knew that story about the In Living Color theme. Makes sense w/ Heavy D rapping on it. Thanks for the knowledge drop💯

[@DyReckProductions]

No doubt fam..Yeah his Dj Eddie F used it.

[@OBZRV82]

R.I.P To The Legendary Heavy D!

[@hiphophobbyklub]

@@DyReckProductions Urban Mythe : The ( first ) SP of Pete Rock was the SP of Teddy Riley...Rumours goes that the SP later was passed on to DJ SPINNA.

[@DyReckProductions]

@@hiphophobbyklub Oh ok cool.

[@BobbyGeneric145]

Best sketch show ever. Chapelle before Chapelle.

[@rufusjackson4836]

@Dyreckproductions Great video bro. I wonder is the Isla sp2400 close in sound to the sp1200. The specs on Isla sp2400 is crazy

[@DyReckProductions]

I haven't had time to really check it out..But im definitely going to.

[@rufusjackson4836]

@@DyReckProductions the sp2400 has a thumb drive 8 outs and it has a sp1200 12bit mode and it's cheaper than the MPC X. $1400 bones that's not cheap but cheaper than the X

[@AfferbeckBeats]

There's a lot of videos out there on the sound of the S2400. They don't sound identical, but very similar, they use a lot of the same chips and things like filters on the inputs and outputs are identical to the original. It's a lot more expensive now since the preorder ended, but there's nothing else that sounds like that and has a satisfying workflow (ie no poking touch screens). Due to global supply of chips and things they're selling the last batch of 500 they can then closing sales until they can guarantee they can actually make more, so that's something to keep in mind.

[@rufusjackson4836]

@@AfferbeckBeats Bro I got the MPC X. Thinking about selling it to that sp2400. From what I seen it's a really dope machine and I heard the the was very similar to the sp1200 but with way more sampling time

[@DyReckProductions]

@@rufusjackson4836 Oh ok nice.

[@paulburkhart2619]

lol the Radio Shack employee impression, I'm dead

[@DyReckProductions]

Lmao!

[@Natural_Order]

The man did it

[@DyReckProductions]

Lol..Had to do it.

[@Res0313]

Lmbo!!!! The SP1200 is the effect!!!!

[@blindguitarfox]

Just want to drop this here, the NES was an 8 bit machine but the triangle, and two pulse wave channels were only 4-bit! It had one sample channel that was also 1-bit, how crazy is that? The vast majority of the drums for the NES were made using the noise channel of the ricoh 2A03.

[@DyReckProductions]

Oh wow! cool.

[@michaeldeadwyler4034]

The best

[@DyReckProductions]

I feel you.

[@mastaboog749]

aka native shades! i love this series.

[@DyReckProductions]

Thanks fam!

[@philtyrich1]

Since 1990 I've owned 2 1200's and 4 SP-12'S including the one I currently have in my setup I've owned pretty much everything from the asr , eps , eps 16 plus , mpc 60,60ii , 3000 mv 8000/8800 sp303 sp 505 but I kept coming back to the SP because of the sound and simplicity of use I can get into funk mode asap . So for me hands down this is my all time favourite joint next to my mpc 3000. One thing I will say is when you midi that SP up to another sampler like the 950 , asr 10 , eps 16 , emax 1 or 2 rack or my favourite the emu E6400 I call that the Lewis Parker Special than its game over .

[@DyReckProductions]

Wow you owned all the Dope Legendary pieces..I know your studio was probably booked all year around.

[@philtyrich1]

@@DyReckProductions I still have my SP12 & mpc 3000 le #0009 . Funny thing is D i never opened up my spot to the public I mainly was just working on stuff for myself and would let a few close friends use my setup .

[@DyReckProductions]

@@philtyrich1 Oh ok I feel u.

[@philtyrich1]

@@DyReckProductions D in hindsight I should’ve opened it up to the people and charged I would of probably been able to cop more equipment.

[@milkweedreflections]

Here we fuckin goooooo!

[@themaschinist979]

cud U make one on sp2400 from isla instruments. it looks like golden child and updating weekly. bigUp yo!

[@DyReckProductions]

Your a mind reader! lol.

[@Inspirmentalist]

damn, i was 1 when it came out lol i always wanted to use an sp1200 though. you get a warmer sound with it.

[@DyReckProductions]

Yup. That 12 bit is something else..Gives you that extra punch.

[@tohuxtable]

i went to some cats house to buy his ASR 10 and he had one other piece of gear in the room. yup... this one. i asked if he wanted to sell both to me and he said helllllllllll nah. haha

[@jawazshabazz1604]

1:00 The entire chorus of “It’s Yourz” by Wu Tang Clan!!!

[@DyReckProductions]

Yup.

[@donaldrichardson7363]

This classic machine is still a beast!

[@DyReckProductions]

Yup.

[@GENEGAUSE]

Lord Finesse! Diggin In the Krates

[@djrek521]

My brother stole mine back in 2002 and we still don't speak because of that

[@MEETMagazine]

You should've sued him.

[@DyReckProductions]

Thats crazy

[@djrek521]

@@MEETMagazine maybe I should because it's worth 6k now smh

[@thadirtyabbott33]

@@djrek521 Look again at what price people are asking. I'm seeing 10k and up. YIKES!!! I got mines for $2500. Last year because someone lost their job in the plandemic.

[@djrek521]

@@thadirtyabbott33 hey you said plandemic you know the know

[@MrDifferentTV]

That old head talk half way through the video had me rolling.

[@DyReckProductions]

Lmao!

[@MrScrooge1980]

The aliasing and artifacts are legendary

[@DyReckProductions]

I feel you.

[@beatsbyjiro8291]

chopping on the sp is a joy new jacks will never understand

[@DyReckProductions]

I feel you.

[@luch1112]

What had happened was is it came back in 2021 and I got the new Rossum SP1200 which is 🔥🔥 as is my ISLA S2400.

[@ghislainyeboua1539]

Thanx for the culture

[@DyReckProductions]

No doubt.

[@MeneTekelUpharsin]

SP 1200 was released in August 1987. 2022 ebay: $15,000