Rossum Electro-Music 35th Anniversary SP-1200 Renovation

16 Jan 2020 by Robin Vincent |

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Rossum Electro-Music SP-1200 Renovation · Source: Rossum Electro-Music

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It is 35 years since the introduction of the E-mu System “SP” sampling system. To celebrate Dave Rossum (E-mu founder) and Rossum Electro-Music are renovating an extremely limited number of original SP-1200 and making them available for sale.

SP-1200 Renovation

The SP-1200 was a remarkable 8 track 12-bit sampler widely used as a drum machine since its release in 1987. It was favoured for its vinyl-like sound quality and ease of use. They remain much sought after and there’s currently a reproduction in the works by Isla Instruments called the SP-2400.

Rossum Electro-Music SP-1200 Renovation · Source: Rossum Electro-Music

Anyway, Dave and his team have decided to find as many SP-1200s as they can, strip them down and apply the following enhancements:

A new 3.5″ disk drive and SD card floppy emulator integrated into the original SP-1200 software by Dave Rossum
Manual filter cutoff frequency control sliders for the SSM 2044 analog filters for channels 1 and 2 added to the rear panel
A new metal chassis
A new panel overlay
The top shell restored and painted “SP Grey.”
A new power supply with locking connector (and cool operation)
A new LCD display with adjustable brightness and a selectable red, blue, or green color LED backlight
All new play buttons
All new programming buttons
All new 1/4” and MIDI jacks
All electrolytic and tantalum capacitors replaced with high-reliability ceramic or aluminum-poly caps
All rotary potentiometers replaced with million cycle lifetime pots and installed with new knurled black metal knobs
All slide potentiometers replaced with 200,000 cycle lifetime sliders and installed with new slider knobs
All original trimmers replaced with 20-turn versions and precisely calibrated
New rubber feet
An individualized Dave Rossum signature plaque
A dust-proof, crush-proof, lockable Pelican™ brand case with press-and pull latches, wheels, and an extendable handle.
Full testing and calibration by Rossum Electro-Music

They are going to be available direct from Rossum Electro-Music for the sum of $7,500.

More information

Rossum Electro-Music website.
More from Rossum Electro-Music.

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