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 2.9

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.

DECAY has 32 SP-1200 settings, 00 to 31. FULL plays the entire sample. Shorter settings use the hardware hold and stepped fade. Saved decay percentages keep their previous sound until you move that slider.

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.