DUST.1200 · MK II
AUDIORECLOADING
EXPANDED · SAMPLE MEMORY00:00
SEGMENT 00 / BANK AREADY TO PLAYTAP A PAD TO UNLOCK AUDIO
MEM 0.00 / 120.00 S
8 VOICES
01 / SEQUENCER

Build the groove.

PLAY · RECORD · REFINE
A1 · BASS DRUMBAR 1 / 2
Tap a step to add or remove a hit; hold it to shape velocity, pitch, chance and ratchet. Record live while RECORD is on; HiRes keeps your timing unquantized.
02 / SOUND LAB

Shape the sound.

A1 · BASS DRUMTR-808 · MICHAEL FISCHER
Import a file or record a source to get started. Your recordings stay on this device.
03 / ARRANGEMENT

Make a song.

Arrange segments in any order. Edit the segment selected above.
04 / SESSION

Keep the spark.

The SP sound engine stays the same. Classic adds the original memory limits.
CHANNEL PAIRS / DYNAMIC ALLOCATION
SAMPLE SOURCES, LICENCES & MODEL STATUS

TR-808 recordings: Michael Fischer; hosted by TidalCycles. The repository declares CC0; the original 1994 README describes them as free. TR-909 analog recordings: Janne G:son Berg, shared by altemark on Freesound under CC BY 4.0; these bundled conversions by 5up-okamura were limited, faded and reduced to 22.05 kHz. DUST resamples both sources to a 12-bit nominal 26.04 kHz model. The 909 hybrid uses 808 cymbals because rights to 909 ROM-based cymbals and hats are not cleared. This model has not been calibrated against a physical SP-1200. Full notices.

PAD MODETR-808 ORIGINAL
CHANNEL CONTROLLEVEL
BPM
TAP TO PLAY · HOLD TO EDIT
12-BIT / 26.04 kHz NOMINAL8 CHANNELS · EXPANDED 120 S
QUICK START · DUST 2.7

Make some noise.

Tap a pad to unlock audio. PLAY starts the segment; RECORD captures your hits. Choose bank A–D and edit its 16 steps. Hold a pad to open its sample editor.

Your project saves automatically on this device. Import audio opens the sampling editor: choose a region, capture at 1×, 1.35×, 2× or 4×, then restore pitch on playback. Use manual markers, equal slices or transients to chop onto pads. Undo restores the whole assignment. Project export includes samples and original sources; WAV export uses the same audio engine as playback. Import older DUST projects here; your original session data is preserved during migration.

CHOP slices the sample on the selected pad. Hold a step to shape it: velocity, pitch, chance and ratchet. NOTE REPEAT retriggers a held pad on the sequencer grid; TOUCH LEVEL makes hits lower on a pad stronger; CLICK is a metronome that never reaches the WAV export. SOLO and MUTE affect playback and export. Pads on the same channel cut each other, like the SP-1200, so put open and closed hats on one channel and switch off that pair in Project for a choke.

Mode keys switch the editor in the middle: SEQUENCE for steps, SOUND for the selected pad, MIX for pad modes and sliders, SONG and PROJECT. Pads and transport always stay at the bottom.

Keys: 1–4 and Q–R play the current bank, A–F and Z–V the next bank. Space plays or stops, Shift+R records, Esc stops, Ctrl/Cmd+Z undoes.