Roland SP-404 MKII - Four Months Later

Please make a more actual video, do you still use it, yes? no? why? im feeling the itch of getting one i dont know if its because of marketing or if its gooing to make my beatmaking experince more fun or fluid.

Just bought one of these for my daughter's 17th birthday... She has been fiddling for weeks using some dodgy free iPad sampler/sequencer apps and I started to feel sorry for her...

Perfect description, Acc. I’ve been working on it after finally taking the green light to get it, and having used the MPC One exclusively for over a year. I LOVE it. It’s a messier, but much more liberating, way to make music. It’s been so much fun to work on and allows you to get ideas and sketches out quickly. And the live effects and grit are still second to none, even when considering the One’s XY and Flavor Pro effects. Just a blast to work on. Thank you for sharing, brother! Great vid as always!

Bought one…don’t have clue how use it teaching myself —wish me luck

good

Almost want to tell this guy that house n funk etc. is not made. Like this .. but we’ll see

This was the best I've seen, I'd still prefer if they showed more samples how to use the device more.

Very informative

Cool video bro keep talking

Thanks man, very helphul.

Why do people use this gear next to a MPC?? What does it supply more than a MPC??

How this get along with a guitar? Im about to buy it for making some tracks with my guitar.

I need something to sample some movie quotes from onstage for my live band, using an SD card. Is this a good option?

How do you swing your drums on the sp404 I still can get the swing work when I Quantize my drums?

Thanks again for that straight talk, just what I needed to be cleared up on this device.

I’ve been watching you for a while I trust you, I’m going to get it so I can use it at work. Most of my ideas hit there, does it have mixing capabilities?

dude you just talk and talk and talk and there's no vital info. sorry to hurt your feelings

i have a question please. i am considering selling my 1010music blackbox to get the 404MK2..just to have something different. Cant the 404 play 2 pads at once? for example a synth sound,,,i want to play like 2 or 3 pads at one times to create a Chord..Am i able to do that on the 404? or if i want to play a Drum Loop...Can i hit 2 pads at the same time and play 2 different loops at the same time?

I have The 404 sx It is one of my favorite still. I am wondering 💭 how this would change flow.

I agree just got an SP 404 MK2 and so much fun to use. Yes, my other samplers like Elektron Octatrack do more and have more features but are more work to use. The SP 404 MK2 was made for live jamming first and sampling second.

Ya. It's dope! MPC Live 2, One, and key 61 owner and I can honestly say.... The SP 404mk2 is just DOPE!

Looks amazing, so you can play bass notes chromatically with a connected keyboard?

Can I run audio from my Dj mixer through this machine and apply effects on top of it just like we do with Dj mixers?

Can this new SP404 take Wav samples directly from DAW rather than just sampling drums? Thanks in advance! Great video!

Great review! I know I'm a little late, but is there a midi keyboard that you would recommend pairing with the SP404 MK2? I have this idea in mind of a cool portable setup that can go anywhere.

Chromatic records in REsample mode....

thx

Should finally have mine Friday. Super dope upgrade from the SX.

these will never be available I'm thinking at this point--and they have the audacity to raise the price, jeesh

It cracks me up when people use the phrase beat making with a tool like this😄
I can create entire songs with something like this.

Hi thanks the video, really considering getting one, can I ask a quick question as been unable to find an answer through Google, do you have any idea if it maps straight on to the TR-8 in the same way that the sp404A does (ie. Straight out of the box like..) many thanks

I just recieved mine. Is this legit for dj:ing? Its my main purpose with getting the unit.

Is it better or similar or good companion of the Octatrack Mk 2?

How can you compare this with an iPad with beatmaker3?

I dont know seems pretty cool but for the price you get a used mpc one which is more powerful and versatile

Amazing video! I am a complete beginner and looking for something that would enable me to make sample based beats (of course), but also house (classic NY for example). Would the sp404 be a good choice? I would also be interested in how it can be integrated with a DAW like ableton for example.

You do a great job breaking it down. thanks.

Den kanske har lite mer karaktär pga den oldschool skärm design. Jag skulle vilja ha en “legacy” skärm mode på MPC One. Bara text med waveform som JJOS. Ibland måste jag komma ihåg att blunda och lyssna med de nya samplers.

6 months later and I still don’t have mine lol

The only improvement seems to be the midi out option. Relative to the previous models. Furthermore, it quickly becomes too complex for me to remember the controls.

not being able to record chromatic notes into the sequencer feels like a large gap

Is there a shift function or something that would allow me to raise and lower volumes of a pad in a live setting without having to choose the pad and causing it to retrigger?
I was also thinking about incorporating a midi controller with an encoder, assigned to a designated pad to bring in melodies. Raising and lowering the volume on the fly. I haven't found anything on that. Any info in that would be awesome.

I just picked one up and one question I have is seeing the length of a sample. It says it counts it on four bars but I'd like to see a time value as I'm having trouble lining up different loops without chopping them. The BPM is rubbish

The only thing preventing me from buying one is that it only works at 48kHz when doing USB audio device. If it could do 44.1kHz I’d own one.

how can u get one??

getting back into music after a year, taking my time this go around .. might grab the mk2. just wanna churn out some tapes while chiefing my gas 🤷🏾‍♂️

wherever music takes me is where it takes me.

I’m still waiting what seems like foooooooorrreeeeevvvvvvveeeerrrrr!!!!!!

Is there a video that shows how to setup the SP404 out the box?