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[@JustPete781]

The vinyl Sim on the 303 might be the greatest effect of all time, birthed a whole genre

[@brawndothethirstmutilator9848]

Thing you know better and have more experience with is more inspiring for you and helps you to be more creative. Don’t think anyone should be surprised at that.

[@dakodabrant123]

Very interesting point of view. Feel like I need to add this comment because I love the the 404 Mkii. I’ve had the 202, 303, 404 sx and A, and I like the 404 Mkii A LOT. To me it sounds good and has all the features I felt were missing on the SX. I think it feels clunky because they wanted to keep it as a 404 in the form factor. So I agree it can feel clunky, BUT it sounds really good and Roland listened to the SP community! Just wanted to even out the comments with another point of view! Respect ✌🏼

[@djtrakakadrunkpoet8598]

Shiiit the 303 birthed a whole friggin movement. I just bought it . I need a step by step tutorial on how to set it up i hardly have time to read the manual.

[@SergioMartinez-el8kg]

bro try to use it without a guide, trust me learning without a manual and just experiment

[@thekidflames]

I haven’t dug in on the 404mkII or the 303, but much like the SP1200 versus emulators on the newer machines and plugins, it’s very hard to recreate, at least 1-to-1, that raw, gutter feel of older tech. So, I can see this as not being too far off base. Dope vid, brother, as always.

[@DJDigitalJosh]

I understand what your saying. Wish I could afford to have them all at the same time, but alas I can't. Never had a 303, had all the others. I really enjoy my mk2 & mpc1 combo dont see myself ever buying a 303. Too much fun on what I got.

[@jack3361]

Amen. I feel like this is the great divide. This is the line between a generation of computer, feature-obsessed junkies and cats who just like to slice through and get it in. I feel like making music in FL Studio is the same jig. It's not immediately creative or fun. It's always an effing chore. The DAW, the menu, the screen, whatever - just doesn't cut it for me anymore.

[@SkinnyKitchen]

same, bro. I make tracks nowadays with VDJ. 2 turntables, 1 drums, 1 melody. I miss the old days but no one even has stereos anymore, it's all bluetooth fucking speakers!!!! I have a nasty system that I can't even use because of the new noise laws. 2 Phillips 3-way 1 inch tweeter, 3 inch mid, 6 inch sub, kevlar, unblowable. 2 JBL 3 way 10" sub, 4 mid, 1 wide tweet. then this system has 2 Realistic {aka that old Radio Shack brand), bookshelf 1 inch tweeter, 3 inch long throw big magnet sub. I balance them on the smaller bookshelf ones; 2inch subs, 1/2 inch tweeters, long throw, too.

[@shawndiggz8904]

Agreed. Great video!

[@Fragaboom]

Might be that familiarity. I draw for a living. I prefer my 2017 iPad Pro over my 2021 iPad Pro just out of the comfort of the tears I put in on the old one.

[@mikegraham92]

If the 303 used SD cards instead of the slow ass compact flash cards, I’d put it above the 404

[@MattmanAZ09]

It’s even worse than CF cards…… they are smart media cards 😆 My sampletrak and sp505 use them. They were cutting edge storage media 25 years ago lol

[@soulscientific2685]

Where can I find a 303 fam?

[@RobViktum]

They have several on reverb.com

[@soulscientific2685]

Ok thanks fam

[@SergioMartinez-el8kg]

i bought the mk2 and returned it back the next day lol to much menu diving, im good with a 303 and mpc one

[@fxlkpunkrapper]

the menu diving is a fkn chore. i hope i have it down by the end of the summer

[@jbbrolic]

I don't want an SP for bells and whistles. The 303 has a sound, best resampling (you can resample the sequencer.) BY far the best vinyl sim. For bells and whistles there are endless better options than the higher end SPs, both hardware (say MPC one for example) and software.

[@khaz8134]

how do you resample sequencer? you mean that delay trick for 1bar loops?

[@SkinnyKitchen]

yup. that is exactly why I passed on the 555.

[@michaelvasquez1830]

I've been using the sp505 for over a decade. If you're a guitar player, the effects processor alone is excellent, and I can just plug any instrument in and record it to a pad. I don't really want to fuck with DAW and some app to upload my samples. I hate that about the 404mk2. One thing that got me excited about the 404mk2 was the 1/4" trs inputs and outputs. Because c'mon... musicians and 1/4" everything.

[@md9418]

Agree. The 303 forces imperfections. The imperfections + the limitations lead to accidental discoveries. Some of my fav shit in beats is stuff that doesn’t loop perfectly or is a bit off. Imo, it’s like painting a picture vs. using photoshop.

[@SkinnyKitchen]

same. i love my 303. it crapped out about 5 years ago (stkll haven't got it fixed) but the distortion, the overdrive, the lpf/overdrive, the pitch, the verb, the phaser, flanger etc!!!! so quality. I had a 32mb card for 16min 44.1/16bit, 32 min 22.025/12 bit. and 10 bit made it 6 times the bit rate and the carbon footprint. awesome machine, when I saw that one issue of Wax Poetics with Doom on the back cover holding the 303? Son, I was in fucking heaven

[@illmoot]

KEEP IT RAW!!!!!!!

[@elek-trick]

Jules' old bicycle is way better than aunt Marie's red Ferrari. Hey guys, this is just my opinion, my opinion, right?

[@SonicVibe]

All they had to do was improve on the sp 404 sx and A and instead they made the workflow horrible and ruined the legacy of the sp’s I been digging the volca sample 2 great sound on it

[@RobViktum]

Prime example of… if it ain’t broke don’t fix it

[@SonicVibe]

@@RobViktum that what I’m thinking 🤔 they could have just added updated pads and undo ↩️ redo I would have been happy

[@mikegraham92]

@@SonicVibe facts that and incorporating a solid pitch shift. But they did a bunch of extra shit

[@sergoz123]

I'm sorry, but hell no. I've got an OG 404, a 404A and a Mk2. The workflow on the MK2 is LEAGUES better and not to mention the sound is identical. In fact, it's better on my MK2. There, I said it. I mainly use the old ones as FX sends nowadays. That being said, never had a 303 but I think I can agree the sound is better on it.

[@ResoundByDesign]

You better tread carefully with what you say lol 😂

[@tahajfirst6836]

I agree 1000%...I just bought a "new" used 303 from Japan....it's my 3rd one after running thru a few...I have 404sx, mpc500, zoom sampletrak, ableton push 2, logic× and various midi controllers...but STILL...sp303, (and sp202 combined) along with good ol garageband, BY FAR give me thee MOST pleasure, most inspiration, and to my ears, the WARMEST sound (they BOTH also edit/loop MUCH smoother, although slower, than ANY of the other sp's, and 303's sequencer is MUCH "tighter" takes less work to get shit right...something i dont hear mentioned often. Takes way less "try's" to get a perfect edit/loop) and given my severe adult adhd, the most comfortability, ease of use, and immediacy of results. This, combined with the "play/record in while sample is playing" function, for adding external instruments, scratches, etc, on beat..makes it IMO..literally one of the top 5 samplers of all time..and by far my favorite. I have borrowed the MK2 from a friend..messed with it, and like you, was uninspired, plus kinda confused, so it sat there until he asked for it back. Now..he is letting it sit there..as he goes crazy on mpc live...lol

[@alchemistrpm82]

What happened to your first couple 303s?

[@ExtremePainGames]

Your 3rd 303 after " running thru a few " what exactly does this mean. When you driving over them with your car.

[@tahajfirst6836]

Lol...just different parts stop working. The pots get blown, ....pads die, etc...things that are prob fixable if one is talented and patient in that way, which I don't, or has means and patience to have someone else repair, which I also don't. So, when I see one that is reasonably priced in decent condition, I try to scoop em

[@reazallykhan]

Yes it’s definitely better and more stable too…