Don't get your hopes up though, the SP1200 is not all that it's made up to be, like many things it lives on reputation whereas in reality it is under powered, under featured and outclassed by other machines such as the MPC60 and especially the Sequential Studio 440. It was good in 88, well, not really, considering that E-mu had the E3 out the previous year.

Don't look for responsive pads with aftertouch, multi-track sequencing, the ability to sample a sound longer than 2.5 seconds, adjustable or modulateable cut-off frequency on the filters - they're hard-wired to 6 of the outputs so the cut-off is determined by what physical output you route to, don't expect any interchangeability with any other machine for sample or sequence data, nor any memory expansion options. Kiss goodbye the idea of being able to alter both the pitch and decay of a sample (you can do one or the other but not both) or to be able to change any parameters whilst the sequencer is running. Oh yes, forget being able to alter the sample attack time, like I mentioned you get decay time only, and snub any ideas you may have of being able to cutt samples short by quickly releasing the pads - it works with triggers and not note on / note off instructions.

I guess you may have noticed that I didn't like my Final Edition Black SP1200 and I know that the guy who bought it off of me was greatly disappointed as he contacted me asking if there are any other "sound altering" features other than pitch, decay and sample reverse. "Sorry mate, that's all it does, crap eh?".

Have a go on a Studio 440 and tell me that an SP1200 is worth using. Check the swing on an MPC and tell me that an SP1200 compares.