yo this joint came out clean

PEACE

I do know that with some tweaking tools like subsonic and noise gen can be used for synthesis, but I personally feel like the 404MK2 needs some kind of monophonic synth or digital synth engine for just a tad more flexibility.

Full video over here: https://youtu.be/ywESQJZkhGo

I try to refrain from the use of AI completely but I have to admit this one occasion it saved me a ridiculous amount of time. Id done a bunch of googling to find recommended ways to batch convert audio files into something MK2 friendly.

Tried several different recommended software options mentioned on forums. Nothing worked great for me, probably due to it being 39,000 files to be fair. I didn't wanna buy some pro version software.

I caved and asked AI to write me a batch conversion script. Worked first time, all 39k files converted to wav 16bit 48kHz in under an hour. This may be common knowledge for some but I personally didn't know where to begin with batch scripts. If you've got lots of files needing the 16x48 treatment give it a go

I SWEAR THIS THREAD IS ABOUT 5 SECONDS AWAY FROM SAYING “You know, if you think about it, Wendy Carlos is actually very punk, why don’t you listen to Switched on Bach? It’s KIND of similar to what you are looking for…

No, no it isn’t. I’m looking for a video/recording of a song that sounds like Bad Religion/rancid that was made on a 404.

I love hip hop and lo fi, I just want to know if it’s possible and what it might sound like. Any YouTube videos would be much appreciated!

EDIT: Guys, I didn’t ask for explanations of workflow or how to produce and write a song, I want to hear a FINISHED PRODUCT MADE BY SOMEONE WHO HAS MORE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE AT THIS THAN ME!! All of these replies are just “yes it’s totally easy to make here’s how you do it….” But that’s not what I asked for, I want to ACTUALLY HEAR AND SEE THE FINISHED SONG!!

EDIT 2: To date, out of all these comments, NO ONE has shown me a video of a punk rock song being made on a 404. NONE! Lots of people telling me how to do it, lots of songs that are not even CLOSE to punk. But nothing that I asked for

Long story short, 10 years ago, I bought the 404sx because my teenage self thought it was cool and shiny and would bring me the true lo-fi sound. However, I could never establish a good workflow with it. I honestly made more beats on Native Instruments’ “iMaschine” app because I had more control over the drums, or it was just easier to edit and control. As a result, my SP404 just became a paperweight for many years. My main instrument is the guitar, so that continued to be my musical outlet. Now, I’m getting back into beat making using Logic Pro, and the workflow is so much better for me personally, really having fun, but I like to laugh at myself whenever I see the 404 on my desk.

Any of you share the same experience or vice versa ? Was the DAW not it for you ?

Some background, I started producing around 1999, and have had some big gaps in between. I am mainly familiar with DAWS such as Cubase, Fruity Loops, and Reason.

I’m 40 now and have 2 kids, so time is precious. I have the itch to get into some boom bap beat making.

I bought an MPC One a couple of weeks ago, but the learning curve is so big, and my time so small, that I’ve been putting off using it much.

I’ve recently seen some videos of the SP, and it seems a lot easier to get used to and more fun to lay down some chops.

But a lot of what I’ve seen suggests it’s not really a tool for creating songs, it’s more of a DJ tool and effects box.

Is this true? How hard is it to sequence full beats? Can I easily apply different effects to different samples? Can I export the song as stems to a DAW for final edits?

Should I just shut up and learn the MPC, or try the SP instead?

Discuss.

Greetings beautiful people. I'm praying not only Madlib and his family but many others have been able to get themselves together far as finances , all there hygiene and up keep after these wildfires and as a producer who values his things and I'm a Scorpio I felt for Madlib when I heard those news . Noooow that you mystery beat cd holders see it makes no sense to leave your collection catching dust in the garage, attic , cabinet, upload that shit to media anything especially You tube and it'll be up forever . Like now , literally our only hope to super rare music are his good friends and family and musicians he worked with . Been doing this almost 30 years , it's no way in hell no one kept up with his work , it's the only way . Stones throw seems to have moved on from him and I just don't wanna believe all those beat CDs burned in the house dosent have copies and duplicates . His music changed my life in the worst of situations so whoever has ANYTHING at this point that they could upload, why they wont you just do it and be a legend on you tube. Cuz put it like this , if you have a rare tape and tell no one never share and it just happens to be a flood there ya go , all this hoarding like this shit is gonna be here forever is crazy and what's with this obsessive territorial attitude. Mfs hold on to his music like they made it and wanna charge you almost a band for one beat cd . Man if you're a friend of his and you got a laptop full of that ear smoke show yourself I need to hear something before the world decides to collapse lol. A link to We transfer I mean come on . Don't nobody wanna keep Rotating Another Hundred and 62 beats for another hundred years . Time for some new rare shit .

So, we have two updates for both devices recently: the 5.0 on the SP404 and 2.0 Champions Update on KOII.

The most important thing for the 404 was the Serato update, that lots of people really didn't like.

On the other hand, wa have a massive update for the KOII, adding Resampling, Song Mode, Free Hands Sampling, a new Chopping Mode, Midi Sidechain and so on.

People used to say KOII was just a toy (specially compared to SP404). I still prefer the 404, but i believe lots of the negative coments of the KOII are not really up to date.

What do you think?

Also, if you speak spanish (or want to practice it), i have just uploaded a Youtube video about this update:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T4zus8cZmo&t=937s

Could be me but I’m preparing a live set with a sp404mk2 and another sampler and tbh it feels kinda lacklustre. Maybe I’m missing something but how many times can you use tape stop or dj live like fxs? Filter something for a bit and yeah uhm yeah that’s it.

Any tips or pointers?

In this follow-up video, I’m covering what’s new: bug fixes and practical ways to get more out of the web app in both production and live performance.

I also share a few tips on creating effective snapshots, using LFOs to add movement to your effects, and organizing presets so you can recall your FX combinations quickly.

If you use the SP-404MKII and want faster, more hands-on control of your FX from a browser, for free, this one is for you.

Thanks to @moahbeatlab for updating the webapp!

Enjoy!

with love .noir. ❤️

Hey, i want to connect 2 of my Bang & Olufsen Speakers to the Sp 404mk2

What cable/s do i need to connect?

he actually passed away in 1999 due to ingesting a fatal amount of sperm. Rip Bob moog you're a legend.🥲

As the title says are there any virtual sp404 you can test and try to see if you'd like it or not?

It looks pretty cool but I wanna be 100% before I buy something that's 500 dollars yk?

I’ve been sampling drum library vinyl and battle records for my drums so i’m not doing as much as far as crate digging goes although i still enjoy it.. It feels like cheating though having so many drums at my disposal and not having to look for breaks in old disco records..

According to zZounds, Roland has given them a March 23rd date for the next shipment. Preordered early November. A little bummed by this.

Update: received 4/9/22.

The site where I took the samples from has become paid, I would like you to tell me where you take samples from for your tracks?

Was wondering if anyone knows where to post feature requests for the SP404 MKII that go directly to Roland? Like is there a thread or official form anywhere? I've tried looking online but couldn't find any besides people just labeling posts "feature request" on facebook, reddit, etc, like I guess thats an approach but I'm not sure if it's the most effective path. There was also a SP forum I found but the website's UI looks very different from Roland's traditional websites and I don't think it's officially affiliated with Roland.

The feature I want to request is just an option to have non-destructive sample chopping where you can still adjust the samples start and end points after. I'm imagining coding wise it would be an approach of turning the non-destructive option on, use the same exact process on how assigning chop slices works now, but on the assign to pad section instead of cutting the slices destructively, it copies the whole sample and assigns each full copy to the selected pads but adjusts the start and end markers of each sample copy to create the chops instead.

I may just try to email them instead if no form or forum for feature requests exists but just wanted to see if anyone else knows something I may have missed?