The Boss Dr. Sample SP-202 is a discontinued sampling workstation made by

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, a division under

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. Released in the year of 1998, it is the premier installment to the SP family, which includes Boss’s popular

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and Roland's SP-404 installments. The sampler is also successor to

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Features

Being an early installment, the SP-202 has a limited number of features which were later improved and expanded on through future installments/upgrades of the SP lineage: * 8 large pads, 4 banks, two control knobs, with overall display and operation that was later enhanced with the Boss SP-303 * Compact, easy-to-use portable sampler—perfect for club DJs, hip-hop and

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artists, and other sampling musicians * Innovative BPM function calculates BPM from sample length for easy looping* * 6 built-in effects including Pitch Shift, Filter 1 & 2,

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, Delay, Ring Modulation * Sampling time — 4 min. 20 sec. internal, up to 37 min. using optional 5 volt