Roland SP-808 Groove Sampler, 1998, made in Japan

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Professional remix-oriented phrase sampler/hard disk audio recorder with 8 tracks (4 stereo audio tracks) and 16 assignable sample pads per bank (64 banks total)
Built-in Zip drive records all audio tracks and stores all samples on removable 100MB Zip disks; 64 minutes/1024 samples can be stored on a single disk, ready for instant access
Remix-oriented features include automatic tempo calculation and display, resampling functions and time stretch functions
Onboard dance-music oriented effects include high-quality Roland reverb, chorus and delay effects as well as "Lo-fi," "Wah," "Isolator" and synth effects
Onboard Step Modulator effect simulates a classic Roland analog synth, modulating pitch, LFO, etc. in sequential steps
Revolutionary Dual D-Beam Controller allows for effects and sample control via hand and body movement over infrared light beam
Three assignable control knobs for realtime effects control
Can be used as a basic digital multi-track recorder
Optional I/O board transfers all audio in the digital domain and provides 6 additional analog outputs

SPECIFICATIONS
Polyphony - 4 Stereo Voices
Sampler - 44.1kHz and 32kHz sample-rates, holds up to 1,024 samples (16 pads x 64 banks)
Sequencer - 64 songs, 2000 events per song
Filter - Filter effect: lowpass resonant, low boost; Isolator effect: isolate hi, mid or low bands
Effects - GrooveSampler: 99 preset patches, 99 user patches; e-Studio: 25 algorithms, 149 preset patches, 149 user patches
Memory - 100 MB Zip Drive (250 MB in e-Mix Studio)
Keyboard - None
Control - MIDI IN/OUT, MMC, MTC, MIDI Clock
Date Produced - 1998 - GrooveSampler; 2000 - e-Studio