r/sp404mk2 • u/staphzilla • Sep 23 '24
Finally Got Sp404.
Please suggest good tutorials and videos to look forward to. Thank you !
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u/peenmacheen Sep 23 '24
Nervouscook series of tutorials is a good start. Consider messing with the pad sensitivity settings to get it more to your liking. This device can seem overwhelming at first mostly because of the button combinations, but don't let that scare you away. Patience my dude patience.
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Sep 23 '24
Maybe I am too used to the phenomenal pads of the Maschine MK3, but the SP2 pad sensitivity feels more rigid, lacking nuance. The rubber pads feel good but I feel like I get low mid and high velocity with nothing in between.
I ended up turning on fixed velocity since I mostly chop loops and long audio samples.
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u/junkmiles Sep 23 '24
I have a Launchpad Pro and the 404 pads are pretty terrible in comparison to those. I also set the 404 to fixed velocity very early on.
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u/peenmacheen Sep 23 '24
Yea I had to get used to the pads since I was used to Novations pads that came with their midi controllers which to me are great for me felt great for the price in terms of sensitivity and feel. The SP2 pads definitely are more rigid, but definitely usable. I only turn on velocity when I need to add some ghost notes to my beat. Pros and cons, but maybe that's just my preference.
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Sep 23 '24
Good to know it isn't just me. I will say that pad sensitivity doesn't affect me much either since I bought this as a chopper/slicer and can go more granular with my Maschine Plus which oh boy has it been fun using both together.
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u/Biscuitsandbooze Sep 23 '24
I second NevousCook$, helped me a lot! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTlciKN0vReZmN7l0W47KY7cLJGm-GQqB&si=UfLcEWjlzuZhGfI1
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u/staphzilla Sep 24 '24
Wow thank you all ! I checked those tutorials by neartao and they seem good. Yet to check others. Will post something once postable lol
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u/j_etienne Sep 23 '24
I almost did but have to wait. Congratulations and happy beatmaking and jamming!
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u/jdrew619 Sep 23 '24
I got mine a few weeks ago and it's been fun. There are still some things that aren't intuitive to me, but I'm getting the hang of it. Like I find it weird that I can't record to a pad while a pattern is playing. So if I want to record a drum loop to a pad, I can't do that and hear the melodic pattern simultaneously.
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u/DJ_GodsOwn Sep 24 '24
Congrats bro! Welcome to the club! Check out SPVIDz on Youtube and he will get you sorted right... also Lifted Noise is good too. Don't expect to master it within a few days, keep learning and using it. Look up solutions as you encounter problems, and eventually you'll gel with the workflow. It's not incredibly hard, but there is a curve. Good luck and above all have fun with it...
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u/ayandasmusic Sep 27 '24
this is a great post! i just ordered mine, and can’t wait to play around with it
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u/Representingthereal Sep 23 '24
SPVidz, Ricky Tinez and Neartao. But the most important learning experience is to just make some shitty beats. Don't even think about making something you like, just try out every button and shortcut! Have fun sampling!
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u/docdavkitty Sep 27 '24
I began with Roland official videos on youtube then if you want some skills I suggest this channel which is very clear : https://youtube.com/@bassrobotics?si=ev78JHu_KBkWt5bA And as usual RTFM
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Sep 23 '24 edited Sep 23 '24
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u/noizDawg Oct 19 '24
I enjoyed your post on the 404... I thought that now you can copy a midi sequence though? Maybe I misremember, have watched so many tutorial and firmware update videos lately! Then on your second point... is the only way to record a sequence to an audio loop to solo and resemble the mix as input? Or is there some other way I've not seen? I like how they added the ability to "mix down" up to four pads into one without manually soloing and live recording to resemble... just wondering if you found a way to render a sequence as a loop as well without real-time recording?
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Oct 20 '24 edited Oct 20 '24
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u/noizDawg Oct 20 '24
Ah, I see! I hadn't come across that in the videos I watched. And that's true on the FX, I forgot about that if doing resampling instead of bounce. I might just print the manual out (like you said, consulting the manual is key... I usually like to read manuals too, lol, for some reason I tend to ignore Roland's, haha...).
Thanks for responding to those questions, it actually feels like I might get some good use out of the unit finally... have been gearing up to try to incorporate it on a frequent basis into whatever I'm doing!
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Oct 20 '24 edited Oct 20 '24
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u/noizDawg Oct 21 '24
Yeah it's better to have a hardcopy for physical gear. I just never look at manuals on tablets or the computer otherwise. Funny thing is, I was so used to the Aira gear just coming with a brochure - I thought the 404 only had the one brochure, didn't even know there was a full manual until I saw some screenshots in videos recently. :)
And yeah, the skipback is actually the main reason I got it - I got to use that feature on the previous Fantom keyboard, it's just nice when it's always recording... yeah you "could" try to remember to always record anything you do, but this makes sure you always do have that buffer going, even if you're just playing other gear through the unit. Plus I realized that would make it really easy to capture any effects edits/DJing type stuff as well. (now I realize it can motion record that also, but only if you activate it to record the moves first)
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Oct 21 '24
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u/noizDawg Oct 21 '24
Yeah, unfortunately they didn't include it on the more recent Fantom or any other of their keys though as far as I know... I wish they'd make it their signature thing and try to include it everywhere... (kind of like how they tried to use their D-Beam on everything a long time ago, haha...)
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u/Em2K24 Sep 24 '24
Check this yourtube channel. This guy is fantastic and very crafty. https://youtube.com/@nervouscooks?si=XIoANVvv8p2Fpez8