SP Plus

Peavey SP Plus

Released: 1991

MSRP: $1299US

Synopsis:

Adds rev 2.0 firmware (i.e. Akai sample reading) and effects Architecture Class: Sampler.

Ebay Description:

The Peavey SP Plus is a 1U rack, 16 voice multitimbral, velocity and pressure sensitive, 16 bit (12-48kHz) sample player, featuring a programmable digital low pass filter, LFO, dual ADSR envelopes, extensive modulation capabilities, stereo sub outputs, effects (reverb, delay, chorus, EQ), 128 presets, and MIDI. Sample editing includes pitch, mono, and start/end truncate. Waveform can be saved/loaded via a 3.5″ DSDD disk drive, SCSI, or MIDI SDS.

Physical

Form Factor	Dimensions	Weight	Audio Input	Audio Output	Communication Port	Control Input	Control Output	Switch Input	Power
1U rack	?	?	no	main:stereo sub:stereo	SCSI MIDI: In Out Thru	MIDI	MIDI	no	AC

Interface

Compatibility	Multitimbral Memory	Program Memory	External Storage	External Programming	UI Input	UI Output
SP SP-Plus SX SXII S1000	16	128	3.5" DSHD floppy drive SCSI/SMDI (1.2GB max HD) MIDI SDS	MIDI SysEx	menu based	LCD display

Architecture

Multitimbral	Polyphony	Unison	Architecture
16	mono:16 stereo:8	no	Sample->DCF->DCA

Output

Effects	Pan Modulator	Volume Modulator	Headphone
reverb delay chorus EQ	aftertouch Env1 Env2 LFO key MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CCx3 velocity MIDI-CC10	aftertouch Env1 Env2 LFO MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CCx3 velocity MIDI-CC7	no

Control

Arpeggiator	Arpeggiator External	Sequencer	Sequencer Memory	Sequencer External	Continuous	Program Change
no	N/A	no	N/A	N/A	MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC2 MIDI-CC4 MIDI-CC5 MIDI-CC6 MIDI-CC7 MIDI-CC8 MIDI-CC10 MIDI-CC11 MIDI-CC16-19 MIDI-CC33 MIDI-CC34 MIDI-CC36-40 MIDI-CC42 MIDI-CC43 MIDI-CC48-51 MIDI-CC64-67 MIDI-CC69 MIDI-CC80-83 MIDI-CC91-101	MIDI

Keyboard

Key Pressure	Chord Memory	External Control	External Sustain	Key Scaling	Velocity Curves
poly channel	no	MIDI	MIDI	editable center	1

Sample

Stereo	Sample Depth	Sample Rate	Sample RAM	Sample ROM	Sample Points	Sample Trigger	Sample Loop	Sample Edit
yes	16 bit	12-48kHz	2MB (1MW) max:32MB (16MW) via 1Mx8 or 4Mx8 pairs of 30 pin non-parity (Mac) SIMMS, 100ns or faster (install in pairs)	no	memory limited	N/A	yes	pitch mono start/end truncate

Source

Name	Signal Class	Waveform	Octave Range	Amplitude Modulator	Harmonics Modulator	Pitch Modulator	Wave Assign Modulator
Sample	digital	max:200	-	crossfade: aftertouch key MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CCx3 velocity random	no	aftertouch Env1 Env2 LFO MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CCx3 velocity	map: aftertouch MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CCx3 velocity

Filter

Name	Signal Class	IC	Resonant	Shape	Frequency Modulator	Resonance Modulator	Shape Modulator
DCF	digital	software	no	low pass	aftertouch Env1 Env2 key LFO MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CCx3 velocity	no	no

Envelope

Name	Level	Rate	Loop	Polarity	Trigger	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
Env1	trigger-mode:sustain	attack gate-mode:decay release	no	no	no	no	no
Env2	trigger-mode:sustain	attack gate-mode:decay release	no	no	no	no	no

LFO

Name	Waveform	Delay	Polarity	Sync	Delay Modulator	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
LFO	noise random saw sine clipped-sine S/H square triangle		yes			aftertouch MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CCx3	aftertouch MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CCx3

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