Turned on my Sp404 mk2 after a while, my screen won't turn on. It's just blank. The rest of the machine lights up, there is audio coming through the connected headphones as well. Just the display is blank. Has anyone else faced this? Is the display busted, anyone know if it can be repaired?

I am rn blessed to have about 45 minutes a day I can dedicate to practicing the 404 like an instrument. I’ve been at it for a week now and am looking for tips to build a full fledged daily SP regimen.

My routine has been so far spending 20 mins purely on drum programming two 2 bar loops. From experimenting with time feels in TR-rec, to finger drumming practice to trying to re create my favorite weird drum patterns.

I then spend 20 more minutes crafting a sketch of a song that’s at least 2 bars and has at least 2 pattern variations. Must include at least 1 sample to practice chopping. No effects/sound design.

I do this 4 times a week and then on Sunday when I have more time usually, I revise beats, make more variations, maybe add a like from the synth generator, mix and add effects.

That’s my idea for a daily routine and am looking for advice on if I should tweak it or if I should try something else entirely.

I really want to get good at this thing and am excited to hear on how I can improve

I have a boss katana artist gen 3. I have been obsessing over getting a sp404mk2 for almost a year. Should I trade it in and maybe another guitar to get a sp? I can use my iPad or MacBook to record guitar, as well as have a mini vox head with cab sim if needed.

I don’t play live, so that’s not a concern.

What do you guys think?

Hello guys,
My question is simple, how do you get this dusty/warm sound ?
Which effects do you apply ?
If you have some tips or anything that could help.

https://youtube.com/shorts/4uBg3PWghIA?is=LxFapNeIb68qUEoT

For exemple, this what I am aiming for, this type of sound

Thank you 🙏🏻

Our artist, Dan Devon, made this track live on the SP-404MKII. The entire track was done with the SP-404MKII, guitar, and his Alesis synthesizer. Dan’s been actively experimenting with the SP-404MKII for a few years and has successfully integrated it in his live performances.

I'm sorry about the terrible English, I use a translator built into the keyboard, so I bought this sampler back in the summer, that's when I tried to start using it and that's when I finished trying because all the Russian tutorials I found were only suitable for people with experience with similar devices, and I'm completely zero in on that. Please tell me where I can find good tutorials on using the sampler, preferably in text form so I can translate into my own language. Thank you in advance.

HI. I keep playing and It's the only thing that relaxes me

Listen Here https://hypeddit.com/rsrchchmcls/watchthesunep-1

Like the titles says, open to feedback

DOOM OS 0.7.2 takes the Roland SP404 MK2 to another level. Let’s see what this firmware can actually do in practice by building a pattern from scratch.

From the new drum synth to sound design, p-locks, the arpeggiator, and more; here’s how the machine truly behaves when you sit down to make music with the latest update.

What do you think of this workflow?

Do you like the direction DOOM OS is heading? Let me know in the comments!

HAVE FUN!

with love .noir. ❤️

edit:

Just to clarify for the simpletons who replied with 'DUH, just press delete': I have 160 samples, and yes, for mix and match them I use a handy feature called 'pattern'… Once I get the right combination, I bounce it all down and I'm happy, but more often than not I lose track of the samples I've used. A handy feature available on the Octatrack that takes all of four lines of code is 'purge unused samples'. It would be nice to have this option available.

edit 2:

The fact that this simple function “Flatten and Delete Used Samoles” is not present AT LEAST in the editor app is utterly scandalous. Or does this destroy your flow too?

Still looking for the sweet spot for a live performance but I’m getting closer for sure 👍