The Boss Dr. Sample SP-202 is a discontinued sampling workstation made by Boss Corporation, a division under Roland Corporation. Released in the year of 1998, it is the premier installment to the SP family, which includes Boss’s popular SP-303 and Roland's SP-404 installments. The sampler is also successor to Roland's MS-1 Digital Sampler.[1][2][3][4]
The following list is a correct order of each SP installment's release, as an attempt to help musicians avoid any confusion.
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:
A number of musicians have used the SP-202 as part of their production and performance. Several artists include Fatboy Slim, as well as Tobacco.[5][6]
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Synthesizers |
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Electronic drums |
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Keytars |
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Grooveboxes |
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Samplers |
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Workstations |
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Sequencers |
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MIDI interfaces |
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Modules |
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Software |
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Amplifiers |
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Effects units |
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Organs |
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Boss effects |
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Founder |
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Other |
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