“Very good Shape, one long scratch on the bottom right side, check the photo, works perfectly, with A.C. cord and operating system disk,” Link
“This is the original version of the famed SP-1200. These are getting extremely hard to find and they are only going to go up in price!
This one was originally owned by a studio which decided to custom paint the face plate. If you ask me, it looks cool and the graphics are “90’s” all the way, which just adds to this great machines character. If you’d rather have yours original, you can still buy the face plates for these. At the price I’m asking you could buy this one, get a new face plate and still pay much less than what my competitors are asking. Included with the sale is a sheet of paper detailing all of the controls in case you are not familiar with the buttons.
Every function works perfect on this machine. It was tested by me, and demo’d by the studio before I purchased it. The startup disk and power cord are both included. The only issue this unit has is that the blacklight for the LCD is fading, the screen is still easily readable, just not in the dark. You can find the replacement screens fairly easy, and any repair shop could do this job in less than an hour.
Overall this is a solid machine, it’s not a museum piece but it’s an excellent workhorse. I’d love to see this go to someone who will truly appreciate it.” Link
“EMU Emax II Rack Sampler Gebrauchtgerät mit 1 Jahr Garantie ” Link
“This is the SE upgraded Emax sampling keyboard with digitals effects and further sample, pitch, in depth sound manipulation features that the upgrade allowed at the time. 8 outputs which filters can be applied to like the Emu SP1200 drum machines. Also sampling sounds is in 12 BIT.
It’s in great condition with only minor marks, also keys c1-c2 are marked to allow easier playing/triggering of sounds. LCD screen is nice and bright, just like when it was first used.
Includes a +50 disk libary of sound diskettes, including original factory disks aswell. Also manuals can be downloaded from emulatorarchive.com, but this keyboard is too easy to use as it’s even got a mini manual printed on the actual case.” Link
“This listing is for an Emu EIIIXP rackmount sampler. The unit is 100% functional and it is in nice cosmetic shape as well. Lightly used in a smoke free home studio.” Link
“This Super Cool Gear was parked entirely in a single, smoke-free, pro studio, and never gigged. As such it is in excellent and perfect working condition! This Emax II is maxed out at 8MB memory. It also has an internal hard drive it boots up from and contains Symphone, Pop Brass, and Moog Bass samples! Includes Boot Diskette with OS Rev 2.14 and Power Cord.” Link
“MAX II RACK-SAMPLER oder als KEYBOARDVERSION – IHR HABT DIE FREIE AUSWAHL!!!
Sowohl der Emu Emax-2 Rack-Sampler als auch das Keyboard ist mittlerweile ein Sammlerstück.
Technisch sind beide im TOP-Zustand.
Ich habe 2 von diesen tollen Samplern und einer muss nun gehen!
Ich verkaufe ihn nur, weil ich mir einen EMU Platinum mit hunderttausend Ausgängen zugelegt habe und deshalb mein bisheriges Samplerrack etwas “ausmiste”.
Die Keyboardversion ist mit 4 MB ausgebaut. Eine Festplatte 40MB ist auch noch drin. Tastatur und Knöpfe funktionieren mängelfrei!
Die Rackversion (derzeit gelegentlich noch im Betrieb) als Turbo mit 8 MB
Allerdings! Ich möchte hier eigentlich nur die 4MB-Version verkaufen.
Wer also den Racksampler will muss 2-3 Tage warten, denn dann muss ich intern noch die Platinen austauschen.
Mitgeliefert werden etliche Boxen mit Sound-Disketten – …ich hoffe, die funktionieren noch alle.
Ich habe diese Sounds aber auch noch auf jeder Menge 4 und 8MB Bänke. Die kann ich natürlich gerne auch auf ZIP oder JAZ kopieren und mitgeben.
Ist zwar etwas zeitaufwendig, (…früher hatte man die noch!) aber gegen ein kleines Trinkgeld mach ich das dann gerne.
DER EMAX II war der erste 16 Bit EMU-URSAMPLER (heute KULT) mit unerreicht fetten Filtern und Sounds.
Viele Sounds klingen dort wesentlich besser, als die umgemodelten und in neue Formate transformierten Sounds in den EMU-E III Nachfolgern, Manche Filter Sweep Sounds sind einfach so nicht mehr zu kriegen.
Voll Multimodefähig und vor allem: Mit 8 hochwertigen symmetrischen analogen Ausgängen!
Mittlerweile ein Kultgerät – (siehe auch Depeche Mode u.v.a.!)
Der EMAX II ist ein zwar schon etwas in die Jahre gekommener Sampler mit 16Bit aber er wird von mir im Studio immer noch sehr gerne benutzt da er im Vergleich zu z.B. Akai-Samplern und selbst zu den EMU Nachfolgern wesentlich einfacher zu bedienen ist und sehr schnell gute Ergebnisse bringt – besonders im Midistudio beim komponieren und arrangieren.
Wenn man z.B. mal eben schnell ein Drumloop von einer Sample-CD braucht oder auch für das schnelle Sampeln von akustischen Instrumenten und vieles mehr hat man mit etwas Übung ruck zuck in zwei Minuten ein brauchbares Sample zur Hand und kann dies dann einem der 8 Ausgänge separat zuordnen und am Keyboard spielen. Dafür ist die Keyboardversion einfach unschlagbar!” Link
“This particular EMU SP-1200 (Model # 7030) is in near mint condition, with the exception (keeping it from being mint) being one little mark on the upper right hand corner. The screen, all of the sliders, and the buttons all work fine. These usually sell without sample discs, but this one comes with 10 discs of samples, and a start-up disc (which you don’t need when using the 10 discs, since they have the operating system included: put in a disc, and play!). Also includes a copy of the original manual. Everything you need to OWN this machine and realize the frenzy that these machines have become in recent years.
Sample discs are:
Snare Set #1
Cymbals
Toms
Kick Set #1
Hi Hats Open/Closed/Pedal
Orchestral Percussion
Exotic Percussion #1 Indian Percussion
Classic Beat Boxes #1
Mix Bass Sounds #1
Mixed Standard Percussion” Link
“ORIGINAL SP 1200. WORKS PERFECT. NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. INCLUDES SOUNDS ON FIVE DISKS & POWER CABLE.” Link
“For sale is a vintage and rare Emu Emulator III sampling synthesizer/keyboard. The keyboard is in nice shape. cosmetically very few issues, except the front overlay is very slightly warped (it’s hard to even see it in the pictures). There is also one small chip on one of the keys. Works quite well, though I have not tried every feature (there are tons of options, it’s a very deep machine.) These machines are old and must be sold as is. Great lo-fi sampling sound, similar to the Sp-1200. These were $14,000 back in the day and are still high end production machines, computers just don’t give you the same sampling sound quality that these can give you instantly. It’s like a day and night difference. I believe this one is the 4MB version.” Link
“Biete hier meinen 2ten Emu Emax II Sampler in top Zustand mit Netzkabel und Disketten. Gerät wurde nicht viel genutzt, da Zweitgerät. Infos bitte im Web nachschauen. Technisch/”
“his is the same engine as the EMU SP1200, but with a lot more features. We own the SP1200, EII and EIII, and the Emax 1 is the warmest and dirtyest of all of them. You can get the coolest textures from the Emax 1. Something that cannot be done with any of the other Emu samplers due to the analog filters and adjustable sampling rate. If you want dirt and grime and character in your beats and tones, then you have found it with the Emax 1. Everything that you sample just sounds beautiful with this unit. You can really make some snappy snares and growling bass lines with this thing. Kicks sound huge and with huge bottom end. Artists tend to use the Emax 1 to process their sounds and then load them in their DAW, etc. Software can’t touch the organic dirt of the Emax 1, period.
Two common problems that plague the Emax 1 is that the floppy drives go bad, and the lack of an OS disk or the wrong one. This unit’s disk drive is working fine and we are including an OS disk. Everything works as it should. Companies like Kid Nepro and NorthStar are still selling samples on floppies for the Emax 1. The analog filters on these Emax one’s are thick and sick. The filters are so dark and dirty. No thin sounding VST can sound this way. If you’re looking for that darker Aphex Twin, or a fan of dirty beats or thick lush chords and leads, than this unit would be perfect for you. If you’re into ambient, drone, noise and experimental music you would love this board also. The LCD works fine, all the buttons and sliders are fine. All the keys work, and the floppy drives loads and saves samples and sequences. The unit does have scratches on the body like all Emax 1’s do. Also part of the clear coat has seen better days on the face. But this is only cosmetic. When you’re on stage or in your studio rendering tones and loops that no software can touch, then clear coat isn’t really gonna matter. But this is only cosmetic and not a functional issue. Scratches do not effect the sound and performance of this unit . There is one missing slider knob cap that EPR sells for $5 and they are in stock. And you can use the unit fine wtihout it. Regarding the clear coat…. a person can just rub it off with their finger and another coat underneath seems to be coming through. It’s cosmetic as we said, and has nothing to do how the unit performs. ” Link
“EMU SP-1200 SP1200 Sampling Drum Machine (EXCELLENT CONDITION!!!)
It Has All Its Original Parts And Has Never Been In Need Of Repair.
I Am Selling This Drum Machien For 2 Reasons.
1: I Am A Collector And Have A Replica.
2: With The Emergence Of Producers Like Kanye West and 9th Wonder, I Want To Give An Upcoming Artist/Producer The Opportunity To Continue
To Keep The True “Hip Hop” Sound Alive.
I Have Included The Operations Manual And Operations Disc As Well As Several Drum Libraries At No Additional Charge! ” Link
“E-mu Drumulator drum machine for sale. I bought this a long time ago and I never ever used it! I was way to into my 808, 606, SC Drumtracks and DR660 at the time that I never bothered to learn how to use it. Well, I’ve had it my closet all this time and now it’s time for someone else that appreciates vintage drum machines to own it and use it. I fired it up yesterday and the drum track played and the pads played their drum sounds but I don’t really know what I’m doing so I can’t test it out completely. All the buttons did something so that’s good! The only thing that is missing is the slider cap but you can find a replacement.” Link
“Original (Grey Version) SP 1200 in great working and physical condition. All inputs, outputs, disk drive, buttons, screen, knobs and sliders were thoroughly checked to ensure full functionality.
It’s an originally from the US, one owner. Item now in the UK. Comes with the original sample disks and a cable of TRS connectors (audio jacks) included.” Link
“This particular one has the original sound set (the drum sounds are stored on EPROM chips and can be switched out for new ones such as those available from Chris Strellis). The machine has one fault – the clave and cowbell sounds don’t work – but as these are sounds I don’t use, I never got around to having the machine looked at professionally. I will include the original manual on CD-ROM, as well as a custom cable that allows the drum sounds to be triggered from a serial interface. The machine also has a MIDI interface (input only).” Link
“PRODUCER RELOCATING TO L.A. // CLASSIC EMU SP1200 SAMPLER / SEQUENCER.
IN RARE HARDLY USED CONDITION – ONE OF TWO UNITS WHICH WERE PURCHASED DIRECT FROM (BRAND NEW) U.S.A SOME YEARS BACK AND WAS USED ON TWO PRODUCTIONS THEN PUT INTO STORAGE HENCE THE NEAR PERFECT CONDITION.
THE FADERS ARE EXTREMELY FIRM DUE TO NON USAGE THE MISSING FADER WE CAN REPLACE EASILY. THE OTHER UNUSED SP1200 WE HAD SOLD THIS IS THE OTHER. THIS IS A 110 VOLT UNIT SO WE CAN PROVIDED SUITABLE TRANSFORMER AT NO COST.” Link
“If you are clicking on this link you should already know! I have a barely used sp 1200 drum machine. Everything on the machine is fully functional and in great condition. All sliders, outs (8), and disc drive are in FULL working condition. A boot disc is available upon request. This machine is a hip hop classic and is no longer being manufactured. I have recently moved on to the mpc 2000xl. This is a must have for hip hop heads!” Link
“Original grey color,works fine,very clean with some minor scratch,all pads works fine,comes with sound disk and power cable120v,ready to play,hard to fined item.Buy SP1200 from ARMENS,I am the only person atemed to rack SP1200 15 years ago/not doing that any more/.” Link
“E-Mu SP12 TURBO with Commodore Drive, Lots of Extra Disks and The Original Manual
This SP12 is in absolutely mint condition. I bought it and never used it. It comes with the extra 8 inputs and midi. Everything works in showroom condition. The display is bright and in the rare blue, highly readable display.” Link
“Up For sale is a good condition Emu SP1200. I am the second owner. Everything works great. Could use a new backlight, but screen still works superb, as does everything else. This is the classic version, not re-issue, with latest OS, power cord, and 3 sound drum disks. I just don’t use it much anymore, and honestly feel bad about it, so here it is.
Cosmetically, some of the lettering is coming off under the main trigger buttons, barely noticeable. Also, there are some black marker scribbles on the side from previous owner. As you can see I covered those up with “SOUL” Stickers, which can very easily be taken off. So easily, they have been taken off and moved around by me a couple times. I have opened this machine a couple times to clean it internally, and its in awesome shape functionally, works 100% and sounds superb. Because of the minor cosmetic flaws and back-light, I’m selling for only $1125. Which is a great price when you see how much these have been going for. Don’t miss out, this is a 12-bit classic. Produces the best sounding drums Ive ever heard” Link
“Tens of thousands of records were made with this machine. There are several sampling drum machines out today but NONE can reproduce sounds with the POWER that ONLY this machine can! The 12 bit samples & Analog Filters gives it that realistic “Analog Drum” Sound that makes this machine so saught after.” Link
“Classic E-mu Systems Emulator II sampler. This needs attention and a service. Will load a disk (sometimes needs a couple of attempts!) and will play it from the keyboard but as you try to edit the sound it then crashes. This Emulator II is in excellent visual condition with hardly a mark on it. It includes a vast library of approx. 400 or so disks (many original Northstar disks). I would love to get this going but just do not have the time and house move forces clearout.” Link
“RETRO —
EMU DRUMULATOR
sollte noch funktionieren, hab ihn noch vor Jahren benutzt.
Hier ein Beispiel” Link
“E-MU EMAX 12-BIT SAMPLER WITH ANALOG FILTERS SIMILAR TO THE SP-1200 (CRUNCHY!)
GREAT CONDITION. EVERYTHING WORKS. OS 3.2
COMES WITH LIBRARY OF SOUNDS AND ORIGINAL OEM MANUALS” Link
“Hi, This listing is for a used E-MU SP-1200 in great condition. Everything works perfectly. It has a brand new SP-12 faceplate but its 100% SP-1200. Some people like the SP12 face better than the 1200. Bright blue backlight and perfect display. This is my personal machine and I have used every feature and know that everything works. I posted a video today on youtube (the link is below) for you to check out all the buttons, faders, pads, lights, screen ect. working flawless. Its hard to find these working this good and alot of the people selling these don’t even know what it is, much less how to properly test them. Its as clean inside as it is outside.” Link
“Original (Grey Version) SP 1200 in great working and physical condition. All inputs, outputs, disk drive, buttons, screen, knobs and sliders were thoroughly checked to ensure full functionality.
Recent service by Bruce Forat of Forat Electronics.
Fuse holder trim has slight crack. The crack does not affect functionality at all, and was taken into consideration when pricing the unit.” Link
“E-MU SP12 Turbo
80’s Drum Machine/12 bit sampler
In great condition. (Missing tops on caps for knobs) Includes internal sounds. Everything works great and backlight is bright.” Link
“This is the rare, classic Emu SP12 Drum Machine in mint, fully working condition. It is only missing two slider knobs which are very inexpensive and available at www.farnell.com, part number 766756. This does not affect the function of the machine. I’m also including the Commodore disk drive and MIDI Composer(midi to serial port) to use with this unit. ” Link
“Up for sale today is this EMU SP1200 Sampling Drum Machine. This is the black re-issue so you won’t have to worry about the heat problems with the old gray units. There is a darker area in the backlighting for the display. The display lights up bright and is fully functional but this is an expensive unit so we want to make sure you know all the details. The display itself functions flawlessly with no dead pixels or any other issues. Aesthetically this unit is in near mint condition. It does have some minor scratches but isn’t rough at all. Probably a 9 out of 10 condition-wise.
The unit has been shelved for a couple years and we’re told that a couple of the pads will need cleaning as they need to be hit a little harder. We’ve tested basic functionality but are unable to test all aspects of the unit. This is being sold as-is with no warranty expressed or implied. Please keep that in mind when purchasing.
* EMU SP1200 Sampling Drum Machine (Black – Re-issue)
* Floppy disc w/ software and some samples
* Power Cable
* User’s Manual” Link
“Up for bids is an E-Mu Emax II 16-Bit Digital Sound System. This model is 2201. This item is in perfect operational condition and looks excellent. This item is nearly mint and I have seen few vintage keyboards in such excellent condition. The backlight is extremely bright and not at all burnt out. The operating system is 2.14. Included with the keyboard are an OS 2.14 boot disk, the original power cable, the original manual, two MIDI cables, two 1/4″ audio cables, and a padded gig bag. The serial number is 0500641.” Link
“I sell my vintage E-MU SP1200 8bit Sampler / Sequencer /Drummachine.
If you’re watching this as you probably know this instrument and know how crunchy, powerful and deep it sounds alike.
The cosmetic conditions are pretty good: it is used but kept very well, with minor signs here and there but nothing big nor signs of abuse.
The LCD is still bright and will last for years to come; the white switches and the pad buttons have been cleaned by myself and I think I
did a good job as they can get very sticky months after months and may compromise the proper use of the item. I cleaned each pad button
from the inside removing them off and cleaning both the inner surface and the small spring which control the velocity of each assigned
instrument. I can’t say they perform like new, but they are smooth enough to be used without that annoying “double trigger” effect so typical
in used SP1200s.
The 8 sliders work perfectly, without noises or hums, and so do the audio outputs..!
Last but not least, the internal floppy drive has been replaced an year ago and it’s been used a few times since then, and it’s nearly new.
The SP comes with the Operating System floppy disc and works @ EU 220v voltage.” Link
“For sale is a rare and vintage Emu Sp 1200 sampling drum machine. This drum machine is a classic and used on many famous recordings, great lo fi sampling. Fully functional and is in excellent cosmetic condition, a few scruffs and a little padding attached to the bottom surface, but minimal face wear and overall looks very nice. Comes with a couple of disks, one of which will have OS 1.2. Also includes photocopy of manual and power cord.” Link
“I have tested it and it is fully working condition, Though the top layer of the face is peeling.” Link
“Ich biete eine EMU Sp 1200 (Drumsampler und absolute Kultmaschine) zur Versteigerung an.
Die Legende unter den Drumsamplern und ebenso rar.
Die Facts:
12Bit
1MB Ram
8 Outputs
Midi
inkl. Betriebssystem
plus Anleitung, zahlreichen Disketten und Netzkabel.
Technisch/ Optisch einwandfrei. Das Gerät wurde vor der Versteigerung von einem professionellen Dienstleister gecheckt und überholt.
Display in Ordnung! Potis alle in Ordnung!
Das Gerät kommt aus einem gepflegten Nichtraucher-Tonstudio und wurde für professionelle Produktionen verwendet.
Attention! Achtung!
Nach mehrfachen Fragen, after several questions:
Everthing in top shape.
Technical/ Optical 100%
Will Ship Worldwide.” Link
“Original grey color,works fine,very clean with some minor scratch,all pads works fine,comes with sound disk and power cable120v,ready to play,hard to fined item.” Link
” Up for bid is the VINTAGE E-MU SP 1200 SAMPLING PERCUSSION “the original-real deal” Classic sampler/drum machine with 51 floopy disk sound library. Acquired from the original owner who is a hip-hop/rap music producer. Unit has been stored for the last 10+years. Just tested and works very well. The run/stop button has a little bit of play from used, works well. The rest of the controls/buttons/lcds/sliders/knobs works. Has minor scratches/scuffs around the corners and bottom panel but overall it is still in very good cosmetic condition. Disk drive loads smoothly. Few disk were randomly tested and works. Being “old” some may be defective. Also includes power cord. ” Link
“You are bidding on a EMU SP-12 sampling drum machine in excellent condition. Comes with power cord and all knobs and sliders. A 16 disk library is included with another 16 back up discs of the same library. I just took this baby out of service. The disc drive has died but you can get a 3.5” floppy for this and use the library which has a lot of sounds from the 80’s and special one’s too! Has Turbo 2.5 software installed. The Turbo adds another 2.5 seconds of sampling time. Most cats have the box but the library is what will make this unit complete. Yes, you know its 12 bit sound but if its grooving the bits don’t mean a thing. All buttons and sliders work. There are some surface scratches, but they are minimal. Was kept in a clean, smoke free environment. ” Link
“This sale comes with commodore 64 disk drive, bunch of disks of sounds, original manual etc.
This machine is used, 1 owner before me. Everything works. Volume knob has a little bit of static that will easily cease once its being used on the regular. Body is good/great shape. A little dis-colorization near the bottom buttons on the keypad, but nothing major.
Unit loads up as a TURBO on the screen, but only has 1.4 seconds of sampling time. Chip might be bad, or loose. I’m not gonna worry about it. You can order a TUBRO kit for $150 from some guys in CA that I will point you out to. Simple swap of the chip and you get a TURBO with 5 seconds of sampling.” Link
“Ich biete hier einen Sampler der Marke EMU-Systems an.
Er ist in sehr gutem Zustand – funktioniert tadellos und hat schier unbegrenzte Möglichkeiten.
Der EMAX II ist ein Sampler, der in keiner Sammlung fehlen sollte!
Folgendes biete ich an:
· EMAX II Sampler
· Transportkoffer / Case
· (auf Wunsch meine gesammelten Diskettenwerke mit programmierten Sounds)” Link
“Sie bieten auf ein rares Gerät, der Emax plus SE von E-mu Systems, ein legendärer Sampler. Mit ca 32 Disketten, Sounds , Betriebssysteme, Sounds von North Star. Das Gerät hat als einer der ersten Sampler einen Anschluß für SCSI – Platten, Das Gerät ist getestet und funktioniert, echte 8Bit Romantik, tolle fette sounds, zu seiner Zeit eine Sensation, und immer noch oder wieder aktuell, die Sounds unterscheiden sich wegen ihrer 8-bit Charakteristik wohltuend von heutigen Klängen und haben ein unheimliches Durchsetzungsvermögen. Intuitive Benutzerführung, das Teil ist echt einfach zu bedienen, ein echtes Schnäppchen für Vintage- freaks. Bei Bedarf schicke ich bessere Fotos, dann bitt die emailadresse schicken. Dies ist ein Privatverkauf, deshalb, keine Garantie, keine Rücknahme, keine Nachverhandlungen. Das Gerät funktioniert ohne Einschränkungen. Schauen Sie sich meine Bewertungen an. Viel Spass beim bieten.
This is an E-mu systems Emax SE plus Sampler with SCSI, 8 bit, comes with 3 Diskettes loaded with sounds and operating systems, many of them Northstar sounds. The mchine is tested, works fine , sounds great,no issues whatsoever. This is a private sale, no guarantee, no return, no arguing after the fact, the machine works, should the description prove itself as faulty. ” Link
“This listing is for an Emu Emax SE rackmount vintage sampler. The unit is 100% functional and is in nice cosmetic shape as well. Lightly used in a smoke free home studio. It will come with a large library of sounds as well. The display backlight still works as well.” Link
“E-MU SP-12 TURBO in excellent working condition inside and out. If you want that SP-1200 sound, but don’t want to spend 1000+ then this is the machine for you. Same great 12 bit sound at half the price. This unit has the TURBO upgrade and is running the 2.6 firmwear. All buttons and sliders are working just like they did from day one. Comes with the power cable and the manual can be downloaded online.” Link
“Emu Emax HD sampling keyboard. The “HD” in the model name stands for hard drive — it has an internal hard AND the standard floppy drive. Really nice piece of gear. I bought it from a studio in LA about a year ago and have never used it but twice. The volume fader cap was missing when I bought it, but this doesn’t affect the functionality of the keyboard and could easily be replaced.” Link
“The SP-1200 was THE drum machine & sampler combo of legendary status among old school rap and hip hop artists from the eighties and nineties. It is similar to today’s Akai MPC samplers – it is a sampler plus drum machine. It has limited sampling specs: 26.040 kHz and 12-bit resolution. However the dirtiness of that sound is great for hip hop and house music. They say it sounds like “old vinyl”… It features groove quantizing and a disk drive for sample storage.
E-mu SP-1200 is a classic drum machine and sampler released in August 1987 by E-mu Systems Inc.as an update of the SP-12, which was originally created for dance music producers. It became famed for its gritty texture and ability to simulate the “warmth” of vinyl recordings. The SP-1200 became an icon of hip hop’s golden era, due to its ability to construct the bulk of a song within one piece of portable gear—a first for the industry.
This resulted in reduced studio costs and more creative control for artists. “The machine rose to such prominence that its strengths and weaknesses sculpted an entire era of music: the crunchy digitized drums, choppy segmented samples, and murky filtered basslines that characterize the vintage New York sound are all mechanisms of the machine.” Designed to be used as both a drum sequencer and sampler in one, the SP-1200 features a 26.04 kHz sampling rate and 12-bit resolution. Those audio qualities, combined with the idiosyncratic SSM2044 filter chips with which these machines were fitted, make for a dirty, gritty sound.
This unit sounds unreal for getting those killer fat blaster beats and tonal sounds!! This machine has been used in the studio only at StarNorth Studio at: starnorthstudio.com
It is in perfect fine working shape with no problems at all and comes with it’s manual, cable plug, protective disc, Operating System disc, Promo Sheet and 10 discs (read below) and shipped in the original box!
3 of the discs are original and 7 of the discs are recreated off the original discs. Listed below are the names of the discs. 5 of the discs came with the unit when I bought it new and 5 more are extras that I had to order from EMU
1) The red disc is the EMU SP1200 Operating System disc
2) KYODAI ROCK – original disc w/label
3) LATINO ENSEMBLE – original disc w/label
4) STANDARD TRAPS – original disc w/label
5) CONGAS
6) ORCHESTRAL BASH – This is a cool disc full of great sounds!
7) ELECTRO BOYS – special ordered
TURBO KIT – special ordered
9) WORLD PERCUSSION – special ordered
10) ROCK ASSORTMENT #1 – special ordered
11) ROCK ASSORTMENT #2 – special ordered
This is the Grey SP1200 not the black newer one!
This unit is used and is sold as such but in perfect working order!
Bought in 1987
It is missing the top of 1 of the knobs – see photo!” Link
“E-MU SP-12 TURBO Sampling Drum Machine in excellent working and cosmetic condition. If you’re looking for that SP-1200 sound but can’t afford it, then the SP12 is the next best thing. Same great sound and sequencing for half the price of an SP-1200. This unit has the TURBO upgrade and is running Firmware 2.6. All buttons and faders work and the internal memory backup battery has been replaced with a brand new Lithium one – so it should be good for the next 5 years. Comes with the power cable and digital manual. This is a truly fantastic machine and you will not find one in nicer condition.” Link
“Used EMU SP1200. Great condition except for minor scratches. One button sticks however can be easily remedied. ILL machine so wouldn’t miss out. Need cash for life. ” Link
“In perfect working condition. Comes with a system disk with sounds, power cord.” Link
“Emu Systems EIII rack with 8MB RAM and 1GB Hard Drive (formatted to 800MB) loaded with the Northstar Phase II library. Unit is in excellent condition both cosmetic and operational (Floppy, Hard Drive, LCD, voices all working). This is the analog version which was a hard find even back in its day and uses 16 Curtis CEM3387 Filters. Unit has never been gigged and has always been properly taken care of. Other than the 1GB Hard Drive upgrade done about 9 years ago (if I remember correctly), the unit is all original and has required no repairs (still has the original rubber feet).” Link
“E-MU EMAX SE HD EMU RACK SAMPLER AS-IS
(Doesn’t Boot AS IS)
The unit attempts to load the system software, but not able to do that. I opened it, I think, the hard drive does not work, because it does not make any noise. I don’t have any disks for it. The sliders on the front works, just a plastic caps are missing.
Selling AS-IS, as not a properly working unit ” Link
“This listing is for an Emu SP1200 sampler. The unit is 100% functional and is in nice cosmetic shape as well. Backlight lights up still as well. I will even through in a brand new original Optrex display (out of production for a long time) so when the backlight dies you’ve got a new display. Well maintained and lightly used in a smoke free studio.” Link
“Includes the unit and power cord as pictured. Works great, excellent condition with minor scuff marks, 100% functional. ” Link
“Up for auction is a MINT condition, black model reissue E-MU sp 1200 Sampling Percussion unit. It is in absolutely perfect condition save for a very small scratch on the top of the left side near the front by the E-mu label. Otherwise, we can not find a mark on it! It does not have anything peeling up or off, all the lights work, the sliders are smooth and crisp with no sticking, the pads are perfect with none sticking, and the display is pristine. It comes with the cord and one disc marked with the following “SP1200 tempo 95, 01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,conflict97″. It does not have the manual (available online in .pdf) or any OS discs. Unlike other vendors that tell you these are hard to find, all you have to do is look on eBay and you can have your fill of whatever you like, so bid away! We are not professional musicians, or even very good amateurs, but it worked fine for us.” Link
” SP 1200 in good working condition. The top layer of the face is peeling (see pictures). ” Link
” * sehr guter, fast neuwertiger Zustand
* technisch 100% ok ! keine Abnutzungserscheinungen bei den Tasten, Reglern, Diskettenlaufwerk oder Display
* 2. Auflage mit verbessertem Netzteil
* nur Studioeinsatz (Nichtraucher) kein Live Einsatz
* inkl. Systemdiskette, Netzkabel und Handbuch (PDF)
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the sp1200 was only used in a smoke free studio environment and is in absolute mint condition, 100% working” Link