Hi SP! Finally the SP mkii arrived at my door yesterday. Totally unexpected. Was thinking that I had to wait till February. 🙂 Time to dive into your vidz.... again! Haha. Take care!
Great video man!! I have a very similar workflow but been resampling to one pad and playing the beat all in one take doing the drums live very similar to what you do. I have noticed the pops in the audio that happen every once in a while when I resample using this method. It’s so frustrating and can’t find why it’s happening or how to fix it. So you are essentially doing the same workflow as me but you record it all into your daw as one single wav file ? Maybe I need to try this. You don’t have any of the skips or pops in the audio when you do it this way ?
This may be an odd request, but could you do a video on how to use the banks? I'm new the SP404 MKII, and am struggling to figure out how to play the sample loop on one bank, while playing the drums on a different bank so that I can hear both banks at the same time. I hope that isn't confusing, but it's really got me confused lmao. Your vids have really helped me so far, life saver!
you have your sample perfectly looping and set to loop as well. You would press that pad, it will start playing and looping then you can hop to any bank and play drums etc. Its not a great way of approaching things though thats why I usually build a beat per bank, or just use the pattern seq thats a good bet too
great vid! when you first got the MKII, what did you do with the sounds that already came with the unit? when i got the sx, i didnt want to delete the sounds on the demo card, so i just used another sd card. now that theres internal storage on the MKII, keeping the base sounds seem tricky, unless im missing something lmao.
I deleted them all straight away haha. You can factory reset if you want them back but they are stored on the internal memory. You could export them all to an SD card if you wanted to
Hi bro! Have you noticed that in this new sp mkii when you resample the volume of your beat gets lower? The more times you resample, the lower it gets. If you have noticed, do you have a solution for that?
Could you delete the built in samples and add your drum kits to the internal then maybe use the memory card for saving Projects and Other larger samples?
Hmm mine was basically plug and play. Is it not showing up as an input source inside logic when plugged in? Maybe try getting the Roland software via their website and see if that helps
Great video! Question, is it easy to create a loop from an external device like a part of a song on TH-cam will it start and end on time. How would you set this up like bpm, number of bars, etc…
That wouldn't be too easy, you might be able to use the pattern mode to get it looping to the right length and BPM that you want and then resample that pattern on to a pad. There is a BPM sync button that I also need to look into as well!
Hi spvidz, i have an opportunity to get an SX for around 200bucks mint condition. Would you advise getting one or wait til the mkii becomes available. Backorder is just too long from where i am. I'm new to SPs and want to get started. Thanks!
In my opinion a SX is a great way to start! And for 200 bucks it is a nobrainer. The SX is incredibly fast and has got really good efx. the imidiate workflow is amazing!
Picture is crystal clear. Angle is like the viewer is using the SP and that is what you were after then.... Success :-)
Great to hear. I’ve found a book arm for my tripod which I will order next week 👍
My first Sp. I'm super happy with your vids. You really got me into beatmaking.
Amazing tips- the record button to stop and highlighting multiple samples importing!
Love the video-I can’t wait to get mine! I love the effect combinations
Hi SP! Finally the SP mkii arrived at my door yesterday. Totally unexpected. Was thinking that I had to wait till February. 🙂 Time to dive into your vidz.... again! Haha. Take care!
Awesome, glad to hear that!
Very helpful to see your workflow Thanks For sharing!
Best video. Mine still hasn't arrived but I can't wait to get it.
Great tips! 👍 You can use the Sub Pad for preview in the sample import, btw.
Ahh yeah. I did know about that just didn’t mention in the video but Ty 🙂
@@spvidz ok 👍🙌
4:53 i think Shift + Exit also stops everything at once, but i could be wrong, i don't have my sp yet
You are right yes, I've figured that out now. Super handy although record then exit works well too
Very helpful, much thanks!
You can turn off the window to confirm recording and it’s instantaneous.
Thanks man, finally found the setting! So glad to get rid of those
Oh wow, thanks for sharing this!!!
Thanks I appreciate the upload.
Great video man my sp is delayed till march now lol. But its ok im stocking up on the knowledge
Great video man!! I have a very similar workflow but been resampling to one pad and playing the beat all in one take doing the drums live very similar to what you do. I have noticed the pops in the audio that happen every once in a while when I resample using this method. It’s so frustrating and can’t find why it’s happening or how to fix it.
So you are essentially doing the same workflow as me but you record it all into your daw as one single wav file ? Maybe I need to try this. You don’t have any of the skips or pops in the audio when you do it this way ?
That’s exactly it man yeah. In ableton I get zero issues directly through the usb-c cable 👍
@@spvidz thanks man I’ll give it a go!!
This may be an odd request, but could you do a video on how to use the banks? I'm new the SP404 MKII, and am struggling to figure out how to play the sample loop on one bank, while playing the drums on a different bank so that I can hear both banks at the same time. I hope that isn't confusing, but it's really got me confused lmao. Your vids have really helped me so far, life saver!
you have your sample perfectly looping and set to loop as well. You would press that pad, it will start playing and looping then you can hop to any bank and play drums etc. Its not a great way of approaching things though thats why I usually build a beat per bank, or just use the pattern seq thats a good bet too
Cool video man, love the sample.
Can you do another in depth video for setup for live sets?
More please 🙏🏼
Definitely will have more coming soon man! Thanks for tuning in
Good stuff man ty
great vid! when you first got the MKII, what did you do with the sounds that already came with the unit? when i got the sx, i didnt want to delete the sounds on the demo card, so i just used another sd card. now that theres internal storage on the MKII, keeping the base sounds seem tricky, unless im missing something lmao.
I deleted them all straight away haha. You can factory reset if you want them back but they are stored on the internal memory. You could export them all to an SD card if you wanted to
@@spvidz oh aight, thanks!
Hi bro! Have you noticed that in this new sp mkii when you resample the volume of your beat gets lower? The more times you resample, the lower it gets. If you have noticed, do you have a solution for that?
Could you delete the built in samples and add your drum kits to the internal then maybe use the memory card for saving Projects and Other larger samples?
yes, thats exactly what I do. I deleted all the built in samples straight away
Great vids. I’m a new SP user and have not been able to figure out how to get the mk2 to record into Logic. Any tips on that?
Hmm mine was basically plug and play. Is it not showing up as an input source inside logic when plugged in? Maybe try getting the Roland software via their website and see if that helps
To stop the sample instead of mashing exit you could put an empty pad in the same mute group and use that?
Yup that also works. Hitting 'rec' is probably the best as it stops absolutely everything on the device
Really easy to transfer samples from laptop to SP using the app when connected by USB.
I’ve only opened it a couple of times I’ll have to have a proper look!
So are you using the SD card as a way to import to the internal storage? Not working on the SD like the sx/ a? That's one thing I have been wondering.
yup thats how it works in the MKII as it has 16gb internal memory
Is there a way to preview sounds in the sample import window? Thanks for the great vid! 🍻
yes you can just use 'SUB PAD'
@@spvidz thx dude
Here’s a question. Not just your 404 videos but any video which features this sampler, what’s the big number 65, 71, etc…. Mean?
bpm of the actual sample
BPM of the sample for that particular pad yeah. Its automatically calculated by the device
Man, you were recording the videos with your phone? How’d you get the sounds from you SPs to come out so clear?!
Only the video side. Audio and sp both go into my laptop and get synced after 👍
@@spvidz dope!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Do yuo know how to trigger all the pads at once?
How did you assign bus effects to specific pads??
Go on to the bus you want them assigned to then hold remain and choose the pads you want. 3 & 4 are master fx and go over the top of everything
Great video! Question, is it easy to create a loop from an external device like a part of a song on TH-cam will it start and end on time. How would you set this up like bpm, number of bars, etc…
That wouldn't be too easy, you might be able to use the pattern mode to get it looping to the right length and BPM that you want and then resample that pattern on to a pad. There is a BPM sync button that I also need to look into as well!
Hi spvidz, i have an opportunity to get an SX for around 200bucks mint condition. Would you advise getting one or wait til the mkii becomes available. Backorder is just too long from where i am. I'm new to SPs and want to get started. Thanks!
In my opinion a SX is a great way to start! And for 200 bucks it is a nobrainer. The SX is incredibly fast and has got really good efx. the imidiate workflow is amazing!
@@dhfus Thank you!
If you can't hold out the SX is still a great device!
do you find that the sound is different from the sp404sx ?
Yes it’s cleaner. You have to do a bit more work to get the grit and fatness compared to the SX/A
Where did you get the coloured knobs?
They are DJ Tech Tools 'fatty knobs'
@@spvidz That's great - many thanks.
Can you use a SD card from the 404 a or is it a totally different SD card
You can use the same card you just need to format it using the MKII
This channel has legs, not just the video.
My knobs do not come off of my mk2 :-(
They do. Get a cloth or maybe try and wrap an elastic band around them. They are tight but they slide off
I slow down your vidz to .75 :)
I usually pitch them up and then add some vinyl sim and isolator
🙂 I do get excited and talk too fast
@@spvidz it's a sign of brilliance!
@@TheMattmatic Bwahaha