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i just got my hands on an rs7000...

as per your questions...sampling the rs7000's (or anything for that matter) output while playing live...i assume you'll need like a minute or more (depending on how fast you are) to get your sample out of the 808 playing in sync. you have to hit "sample start" on the sp-808, so depending on your sound source, the auto trim might work, but if there's no dead space, you'll have to hope and hit the button at the right time. you can hit "mute" on the sp-808 while you trim the sample to kill the output and check w/ headphones whether you've got everything right.

as per the sp-808 slaving its pad loops to midi...according to the "tips and tricks manual" on the yahoo group page, the sp-808 can't do this. the pads will play at whatever bpm they've been set at, regardless of the incoming MTC. for more info, search "tips and tricks" at the yahoo users group.

Cheers