Samples From Mars have released Vinyl SP From Mars, available at the intro price of $14.50, increasing to $29.00 after the promotion. The offer ends March 21st.
The SP-1200 is an iconic, genre-defining, 12 bit sampler from 1987 known for its crunchy, almost vinyl-like sound and brilliant, “fairy dust” harmonics. It adds a magic texture to anything that you sample into it. We made a pack with the SP back in 2016 and have been dying to revisit it ever since. But this time, we wanted to explore how the SP interacts with our favorite recording medium, vinyl!
So we sampled drum machines, acoustic drums, guitar, synth, bass, vocals and music stems directly into the SP, clipping, re-pitching, chopping, and processing it to taste. Then, we pressed the results to vinyl and sampled that, creating an incredible library of 700 Vinyl SP one-hits, caked in character from the beautiful interaction between our favorite sampler and recording medium.
The SP’s uniquely “dusty” and “gritty” sound comes from a combination of factors. In addition to its 12 bit depth, it features a 26.04 kHz sample rate, analog SSM2044 filters (also found in the Polysix), pitch-shifting that creates iconic harmonics, and the ability to clip its input.
Vinyl, too, can create a similarly “dusty” and harmonically rich sound (especially with certain needles), but the medium is 100% analog, so it can counteract a lot of the SP’s digital-ness. We believe that the final part of the signal chain is the most important, in terms of the overall perception of the aesthetic of sound – so in this way, pressing the SP to vinyl essentially makes it sound more analog. And it can take the original crunch of the SP even further.
In short, The SP + Vinyl combo is the ultimate cheat code for adding texture, instantly elevating a simple drum machine like the DR110 with more range and punch. Just listen to these DR110 samples as they transform—from clean to SP-treated, then pressed on vinyl and sampled again for the final, character-packed result.
What’s included:
- SP-1200 samples pressed to vinyl and sampled
- (700) 24 bit WAV Vinyl SP Samples
- (20) 16x hit drum kits for instant jamming
- Classic machines like the 808, 909, 707, CR78, LM1
- Modern favorites like the Perkons and Machinedrum
- Acoustic Drums and Percussion
- Synth stabs, Various FX, Subs, Static and Vocal Chops
- A mix of clean, processed, pitched, dusty and degraded
- Sampled through an API 1608 console and Apogee Symphony
- Processed through Overstayer NT-02, API 2500
- 100% Hardware processing
- (20) 16x Hit Kits for easy jamming
- 177 MB Unzipped
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