Rossum Teaser: a new SP1200?

Zijnvolt · October 30, 2021, 3:30pm

As seen on Instagram, Rossum is teasing something familiar:

Personally hoping for an updated version with elements from assimil8tor, but who knows.

Doug · October 30, 2021, 3:35pm

Yeah, it’s an SP-1200

kuroichi · October 30, 2021, 3:48pm

Wow…… I hope it’s not crazy expensive

Zijnvolt · October 30, 2021, 3:48pm

Interesting! Hopefully the price will be less high than the refurbished ones they were selling a while back.

the_PMO · October 30, 2021, 4:14pm

Dope…but I think it’s going to be pricey

ignatius · October 30, 2021, 4:23pm

didn’t rossum announce this a couple years ago and state they would be super limited anniversary editions or something?

$7500

this has been on his site for quite some time.

jb · October 30, 2021, 4:26pm

lol

kuroichi · October 30, 2021, 4:26pm

Yeah that’s what I’m thinking. Especially tough if it’s pricey AND small quantities as it will definitely sell considering the following it has.

I don’t really have much hope for it coming in under £3k tbh. Which is a crazy price really. I doubt this is gonna be like sequential levels of production run and expect it to carry a high price just to keep up the prestige/speculation around the sp1200.

So I can see it being pretty much unobtainium unfortunately.

Hopefully I’m very wrong.

kuroichi · October 30, 2021, 4:27pm

I think this is a new device rather than the refurb program thing they did.

craig · October 30, 2021, 4:27pm

This one looks different. Black instead of grey. No floppy disk. No metal badge etc.

And because Insta links never show for me:

Zijnvolt · October 30, 2021, 4:39pm

It has longer sample time. Apparently 20 secs and better file management

richie · October 30, 2021, 4:46pm

Is that an SD card poking out at the front right or a micro SD?

Leptic · October 30, 2021, 4:50pm

Looks like an SD card, I just hope, it’s not just old model

kuroichi · October 30, 2021, 5:02pm

Yeah 8x banks of 2.5 seconds apparently.

plastic_pizza · October 30, 2021, 5:08pm

Wat is point?

TobySD · October 30, 2021, 5:25pm

Making money with prestige and nostalgia?

MichaalHell · October 30, 2021, 5:28pm

This!

Zijnvolt · October 30, 2021, 5:32pm

Couldn’t the same be said for any reissue? The point is that there’s demand for it. I’m really happy to see Dave back at it in modular and now also bringing back the 1200.

jb · October 30, 2021, 6:38pm

flex on peasants

darenager · October 30, 2021, 6:51pm

The original SP1200 was £2200 in the late 80’s, but things like ram were much more expensive, so it was more expected to pay a premium back then.

Nowadays it could be built for a fraction of the cost, but nostalgia sells.