Well, the only caveat is that it must be connected to a USB 'host', and not another USB 'device' like itself. Class compliant USB can only make a device to host connect, not device to device or host to host. Something to be aware of.
@@Dekalboy absolutely, yes. iPad is a USB host, the sp 404 mk2 is a USB device ... So they connect perfectly. I use my OP-1 and iPad like this all the time. Be warned though - as far as I understand it at this moment in time - if you want to power the MK2 by USB, you will need a USB C to USB C connection ... I don't know about current iPads, but with my 5 year old iPad I won't be able to do this. No big deal, especially since the mk2 can be battery powered.
It's so cool that you're listening to the questions from the community! I have two questions of my own: I'd love to see a detailed video on the sequencing and the pattern chain, as well as a look at the MIDI out capabilities. Sequencing external gear, etc... Thank you for the great vids!
and here comes the man who i trust with all my SP Needs...... thanks for uploading, for real you helped me alot when i got my sp404sx a couple of years ago. i'v just preordered the mk2 on Sweetwater. im based in Saudi arabia it'll might take some extra time till they ship it, but i can't wait till november im itching.
DECAP uses his SP 404 as the interface for his entire studio by routing everything to an external mixer into his SP. Pretty incredible power behind this thing if you take some time to set it all up
Agree yeah. If I had a mixer I would get rid of my audio interface. The only thing I need it for now is routing mics into my computer to record my vids. Everything else I use the MK2 and go out the USB output into my laptop
I’ve tried running my model 12 mixer sub outs into the sp with my main outs running to my monitors but have had no luck with the audio actually triggering the recording. Everything else works right into the sp (iPad,guitar,bass etc) but for some reason I can’t get any signal into the sp from my sub outs… even though the sub outs send audio to my other interface for streaming just fine. I wish I could run everything from my mixer out to my sp. Also is there a specific usb c cable to use for this example shown in the vid? Seems the stock Mac usb c cable doesn’t work.
So great to see this again. I must have forgotten about it. I've been looking at finally getting an audio interface and now I can just use this. I'm hoping to plug my guitars to use with amplitude and guitar rig and even do some vocals.
One clarification: I had go to Utility (Shift + Pad 13) > General > Scroll down to setting "USB In" > change to "MIX OUT" in order for playback to work on my computer. At one point I had changed it to USB IN to receive recording samples on my Nord keyboard then got worried when I wasn't experiencing the same plug & play you show here. Also, you can tell you're using a USB-C to USB type A 3.0 cable connection. I can confirm an old USB-C to USB type A 2.0 cable works just fine. Running WIndows 11 Pro I didn't need extra drivers to operate once installing the desktop client software from Roland to manage customizing samples from my laptop. Cheers.
> I can confirm an old USB-C to USB type B 2.0 cable works just fine Did you mean type A instead of type B? Because the SP-404 MkII takes USB C, and the other end is for the PC, and PCs don't usually have type B ports (which are for USB devices like printers, not USB hosts like PCs or Macs). Also, were you able to power the SP from your Windows 11 PC?
@@Hakucho64 Thanks for the catch! Yes I meant type A input on one end and type C on the end that plugs into the SP-404. I still just use batteries or the external power for the SP-404 and don't plan to use the computer for power supply. Even if it was possible (I haven't tested) I use my computer for other more intense tasks I prefer to avoid introducing extra load wherever possible.
@Mac CLRS I’m glad that you remind me about that. I’mma plug my MK2 to my MacBook and start messing around with the inputs and outputs in Logic. If I don’t get any results, I’ll start doing some research as well. And also contact Roland to request an firmware update that give us the ability to route the ins and outs to DAWs
Is it true that the SubSonic FX has been removed ? ... And if it has been removed, is there any new FX that can do the same thing ? The resonator perhaps ?
Does it support ASIO? What's the minimum latency before it gets crackly? Does the buffer size go below 512 samples? If it's stable at 128 or even 256, I'm officially out of excuses not to buy one to use as a combination sampler and audio interface for my portable setup.
I’m a new subscriber to your channel and I’m very grateful for your videos. You and your channel seem very authentic, and I appreciate that. I ordered my SP404MKII a few days ago and can hardly wait for it to arrive. 👍
Thanks for the video. That’s great news, it’s a nice added feature no doubt. I wish it had digital i/o then it would be perfect. Not sure what the quality of the a/d d/a converters is on this either or an outright replacement DAW. If I could route digital signals from my Rosetta that would be sick.
Would you mind trying it when you have your PC turned on and this on and connected via usb? Just open Zoom or Teams and see if the audio options show up in the settings. Thank you.
Its also USB powered! When i plug the 404 to my macbook air i need no power supply or batteries! And you can sample direct from youtube! Or use the pads to control or play notes in your DAW. good job, roland!
I can’t seem to get mine to power it but yes sampling through the USB cable is so handy! Do you go direct from the MacBook? Maybe my dongle is messing things up
Big up brother, I was just researching this same thing tonigth! Could it possibly be that the SP is class compliant like the new MPC series and (partially) Machine+? I just saw another video where the MPC One controls a Tascam Model 12 mixer. It would be so ridicolusly sweet to run a mixer like that with the SP.
I'm almost sure you won't get rid of your 404SX since you still keep your other older SPs, but maybe a good video idea would be to address a dilemma many SX users are facing now: selling the SX to buy an MKII versus waiting and saving to keep the SX AND the MKII. Pros / cons of each attempt?
I have talked about that already in my ‘day 1 faqs’ video. It is just a personal choice really. I may do a dedicated video at some point though so thanks for the suggestion!
Does the linked USB cable also provide power for the unit? Or can you link to a USB cable that works with SP-404mk2 for both data and power? I want to get rid of the power brick when hooked up to the computer
Great, so it’s also serves as external fx unit for ableton, which in turn means other devices with live effects, eg OP1 effects, that is plugged into the SP404 mk2 via audio cables, can also become an external fx unit for processing audio in ableton.
While it’s acting as an interface, is it also streaming whatever sound source you have coming though the inputs? Like if I plugged a synth or mic in to play live is that audio also streamed with the internal audio? Thank you!
One question that can be out of this video topic: sampling to the mk2 from an external device. I have always uses the audio RCA cable with the sp404sx, but now there is the option to use the usb C to usb camera adapter for iphone. Do you think there is any difference in these two methods in terms of audio quality? Thanks a lot, i appreciate your music and tutorial videos.
Not sure it matters all that much for 'lofi' because we always want a bit of grit/hiss etc. I haven't sat down and done a side-by-side comparison but when I've used it I haven't noticed an obvious drop/improvement in quality
Do you know how to sync the SP-404 mkii to Ableton? For instance, I created a beat on my SP-404 mkii that I would like to sync to Ableton's clock. Any help is appreciated, thanks
@@nkosiedwards3796 If you're primarily working with samples its not really an issue but I do like to sprinkle shit on my beats to make them finished tracks.
What devon said - I will do a full video about this but for the size and price the MK2 is a beast IMO. I almost exclusively work with samples and there isn't much this can't do that the MPC can in that respect.
Peace. If I may, add on? It seems the/my “charge only” usb c type cord is not going to work on your Mac. I believe I read it in the manual after buying a “charge only” cord to connect with my computer. I got no drive showing in the Finder. The same cord does work for my iPhone, oddly. Let me try seeing it as an interface with the cord next. Cheers
I've been asking that same question on other MK2 videos ... The answer I keep getting from the MK2 owners who responded is: no. I'd love to find out they were wrong though
It’s not possible. A feature that would have been very nice. I hope there is some way they can add it in an upgrade then my 202 really will be redundant
i can't tell you how delighted i am to know that the sp404mkii can also be used as an audio interface! my current interface just broke just in time lol
Super awesome! So if I have samples on the SP 404 MK2 that I want to record live as a track into Ableton Live, how would that work? Say I have samples and want to create a track and sequence it from the SP 404 MK2 to Ableton Live?
So, I’ve noticed you can use a usb-c to usb-c to record and sample from an iPad. I wish that Roland would have made it possible to use a usb lightning to usb-c to record samples directly from a phone.
This can be used as an audio interface but cannot fully replace one - it does not provide 48v phantom power for condenser mics - so you can only use dynamic ones; furthermore, it doesnt toggle between headphone and speaker output when you plug headphones in
good content viz! FYI, your recently sold SP-555 also had USB capabilities but one had to work thru a couple of hacks to work with Win10. (Not sure about MacOS but I will try it). My 555 is working as an interface right now....and yes it is convenient having a sampler/USB interface in the same device. Roland and Electron (through the overbridge aspect) might be the only ones that have that but I DEF could be wrong. Either way cheers
current lineup of MPC's (One, X, Live) have a class compliant audio interface with 32 in & out over USB for multitrack recording. Definitely glad to see this connectivity becoming standard
interesting. tbf I never hooked up the USB and played around with that stuff. Hopefully the new owner will be enjoying it more as it was just sat gathering dust when I owned it...!
Concluded , so u can make beats without connecting an audio interface, just connecting usb sp to pc ? Thanks for this tip so I don’t have to buy a cable to coonect to my audio interface
wait, can you feed samples into the sp404 with the usb c and also send sample sounds out of the sp 404 into your DAW using the SAME usb c cable? so could u sample in and record out all just by usb c? or do you have to have a separate external source for feeding samples in to the sp 404 that isnt the computer you want to record in to
You can certainly sample in and out with the same cable, I'm not sure if you can run audio in AND out at the same time if that makes sense. I will test and find out. Would be very useful if you could use it as an outboard FX box with the one cable
Hello I just got mk2 and I’ve tried this thing with one cable (usbC) and Ableton‘s external audio effect but audio level got quieter when resampling the audio signal from 404mk2 somehow. Did you guys find out how to do this correctly?
Don't see why not. Say if you were a rapper you could just have full tracks on the pads and trigger them, then rap over the top. Thats just one example. I'm sure there are plenty of creative ways to use it live. I have seen people use it to trigger samples and FX over a live band as well
I would love to use this with my Maschine MK3 in order to send audio between the SP 404 MK2 for sampling/resampling purposes. I saw a video of Blezz Beats who got this to work with the Standalone Maschine+ He hooked the SP up via USB into the Maschine+ USB hub and selected the SP as an audio interface in the Maschines settings. So, my question ist could this bei done in a similar way when using the Maschine Software with the Maschine MK3 on a computer. Routing: SP' s USB to PC, then go to the preferences of Maschine Software and then choose the SP as my audio interface of choice. THX!
yo SP, i know this is an old video but i couldn't find a better one to ask you on. what's a good way to record vocals only into a DAW through the MK2? i'm finding that whenever i try, no matter what i do it records the beat and the vocals simultaneously. i just wanna know if it's possible cause if not i'll have to get an actual interface for that
You can’t record to separate tracks from the SP so your stuck with one waveform no matter what. I have another interface that my mic goes into so I can have my vocals and sp on different tracks when I record my vids in ableton
Sorry for the question on an old video but… is there a way to send sound from your DAW to the sp? I want to mess around with vst synths and sample stuff on the fly but it doesn’t send to the sp. do i have to record it in the DAW and just render/bounce the audio tracks?
Yes - it should be easy via USB. Change the audio output of your DAW to the SP and make sure 'EXT SOURCE' is on on the SP. If you are on windows you might need to install a driver
So what exactly does one need to sample audio from an iPhone 11 (lighting out) to the SP404 MKii? Obviously it’s doesn’t have a USB-C port on the iPhone. People say: just get the camera kit. Ok, sure…. I go online and there is two camera kits. One ($29) has just a lighting to USB-A port, and the other has lighting to USB-A & USB-C. Would both work? Like can the ($29) CCK run a USB-A to the SP404MKii via USB-C and work? Or does it have to come out of the CCK ($39) USB-C to USB-C in on the MKii? Obviously in this video the audio is going from the MKii to the computer USB-C out to USB-A on the computer, but this is about sampling into the SP. Im a little confused and don’t wanna buy I unneeded adapters and cables. I wanna buy the ($29) camera kit and go out from that (USB-A to USB-C) to my SP404MKii.
hi, i wanted to ask if you could possibily run the EXT SRC audio through input jack, into a computer, and back, while having another audio file play without any change. Like if I'm live and want to put an Ableton-only effect on my guitar, but keep the pad of my backing track alone, would I have to use another interface, or could I use this one? simply put, can it use USB-out separate from jack-out, and can it come back when live
most likely you will get a lot of feedback because the audio that is coming back into your device will get sent out the back again like a continuous loop. You might be able to use CUE somehow to stop that though
So what cords do I need to sample from my computer into the MK2 and what do I need to record the beats I make from the MK2 into my computer / irig 2 (for my iphone). I do not have an audio interface because I am never really sitting down due to school, any help is appreciated :) Have a great day man
have you tried to connect it to an iphone and sample directly from it (spotify)? record directly to the phone and film at the same time? would make a great conpact mobile video setup!
I know it’s been 9 months but I’m pretty sure you can. Just use lightning to aux adapter and the right input cable. Plug into input and it should work.
I was wondering if there is a way to record/play individual pads of a pattern? Or mute some pads. I used subsonic button on the Sx before but maybe the mkii have a easier way. Sorry I am fairly new to the mkii and still figuring out things.
@@spvidz I have been trying that for a week and didn’t realize that it was the update I was missing jaja. Now i am able to mute pads. Thanks for your help, not only this one but all the years of tutorials for the sx, mpcs etc.
Does the 404’s midi input and output ports show up as midi ports in Ableton as well? So if you have a midi keyboard connected to the 404, you can use this to control a software synth in Ableton, for instance?
I have never seen anybody testing the autotune/pitch correction and vocal effects like vocoder for longer than a few seconds.i would like to know how good it is compared to Roland VT-4 for example. Maybe you could tell a bit about it? Thank you :)
Yeah I never got around to hooking mine up via USB and have now sold it. probably should have looked into it but its nice to have it on this new unit now :)
It doesn't seem to take power from my computer. It could be to do with the dongle or cable I'm using though. That would be dope if it could do both at the same time.
@@spvidz If you can test with one of those USB c dongles that have another USB c input for power, that would be super informative and helpful! It might just tip me over to the point where I could justify this purchase despite owning an MPC One. 😂
Oh damn, I just bought the umchd204 and this Roland sp404😢 I just want to have fun with my td303 synth and I dont figure out yet how to interconnect all this stuff with my daw or going live
@@Roomer645 depends on if the MPC is a USB 'host' or 'device' ... To be class compliant the connection has to be device to host ... Two hosts can't connect, nor two devices. MK2 is a device. Likely the MPC is too.
I bought a USB to iPhone adapter and basically can record a video of me doing a beat, with the audio straight from the USB which is super useful. The only problem I've found with it is that its really quiet. I image you could do it to garageband if you wanted to as well!
How do you connect it to the app I seam to be having a bit of trouble I do connect my sp404mk2 to the computer but my computer can't see it for some reason. Anyone have any thoughts?
I plugged mine in and straight away in the app there was a button at the bottom that says 'connect' as soon as I hit that it worked but I am on mac so I think its a bit easier
Could you do a more detailed video that shows you actually recording through the inputs to a DAW? I’m really interested to see what the latency and converter quality is with using this device as a portable studio.
I've spent the last 2 nights trying to get this to work but haven't had any luck, I just get a really metallic sounding noise whenever I play a sample. I'm using windows 11 , tried downloading asio driver but dont get any sound at all when I use that
hmm. I'm not a windows user so not sure what to suggest with that sorry man. Thats weird that you've even installed the drivers and its still not working. Maybe try and install the MK2 software if you haven't already!
not sure about just this feature - it will be a nice addition but you could just get an audio interface for much cheaper, however this unit as whole comes packed with a ton new useful features for making beats. I don't even use my SX any more really. I've not switched it on since I've been allowed to go public with this device!
Yes. It works as a midi controller. A lot of midi controllers don’t require an audio interface these days, most use USB. I’ve only got ableton but it works in there 👍
@@artwes true, I tried it before but it didn't work as well as I hoped. I'm thinking it might be easier if I'm able to just straight up select it in the mic settings
My Windows device doesn't recognise it (how surprising), can't find the drivers anywhere ! Strangely enough the Roland support website does not show any drivers neither.
It’s USB class compliant, meaning third-party driver installation isn’t necessary. Plug and play.
Another good feature, thanks Roland.
That. is. sick.
Well, the only caveat is that it must be connected to a USB 'host', and not another USB 'device' like itself. Class compliant USB can only make a device to host connect, not device to device or host to host.
Something to be aware of.
@@DD-co1zn Thanks for pointing it out. I'll take it that the MPC devices in question has 'host' functionality that the SP seems to lack.
So “ class compliant “ means it can be used with an iPad right ?
@@Dekalboy absolutely, yes. iPad is a USB host, the sp 404 mk2 is a USB device ... So they connect perfectly. I use my OP-1 and iPad like this all the time.
Be warned though - as far as I understand it at this moment in time - if you want to power the MK2 by USB, you will need a USB C to USB C connection ...
I don't know about current iPads, but with my 5 year old iPad I won't be able to do this. No big deal, especially since the mk2 can be battery powered.
It's so cool that you're listening to the questions from the community! I have two questions of my own: I'd love to see a detailed video on the sequencing and the pattern chain, as well as a look at the MIDI out capabilities. Sequencing external gear, etc...
Thank you for the great vids!
I will be covering pattern mode soon. I don’t know much about midi to be honest. I’ve never really used it but i will be looking into it at some point
I'm also curious about the midi out but I cannot find any info online so far
@@spvidz Thanks, can the encoder knob be switched out with croma encoder knob too?
hands down the most successful music production tech piece of 2021
Possibly the 2020s if they somehow don't make a better one
and here comes the man who i trust with all my SP Needs......
thanks for uploading, for real you helped me alot when i got my sp404sx a couple of years ago.
i'v just preordered the mk2 on Sweetwater. im based in Saudi arabia
it'll might take some extra time till they ship it, but i can't wait till november im itching.
DECAP uses his SP 404 as the interface for his entire studio by routing everything to an external mixer into his SP. Pretty incredible power behind this thing if you take some time to set it all up
Agree yeah. If I had a mixer I would get rid of my audio interface. The only thing I need it for now is routing mics into my computer to record my vids. Everything else I use the MK2 and go out the USB output into my laptop
I’ve tried running my model 12 mixer sub outs into the sp with my main outs running to my monitors but have had no luck with the audio actually triggering the recording. Everything else works right into the sp (iPad,guitar,bass etc) but for some reason I can’t get any signal into the sp from my sub outs… even though the sub outs send audio to my other interface for streaming just fine. I wish I could run everything from my mixer out to my sp.
Also is there a specific usb c cable to use for this example shown in the vid? Seems the stock Mac usb c cable doesn’t work.
@@spvidz I just had this exact thought the other day
Is it possible to use it via ASIO on Windows?
@@annatomamusic Yes. Just need to set your inputs/outputs to the SP 404. The USB is handy for this if you don't have an audio interface
I was on the fence but this absolutely tipped me over! Thanks so much for talking about this homie!
So great to see this again. I must have forgotten about it. I've been looking at finally getting an audio interface and now I can just use this. I'm hoping to plug my guitars to use with amplitude and guitar rig and even do some vocals.
Nice! Its such a versatile box!
One clarification: I had go to Utility (Shift + Pad 13) > General > Scroll down to setting "USB In" > change to "MIX OUT" in order for playback to work on my computer. At one point I had changed it to USB IN to receive recording samples on my Nord keyboard then got worried when I wasn't experiencing the same plug & play you show here.
Also, you can tell you're using a USB-C to USB type A 3.0 cable connection. I can confirm an old USB-C to USB type A 2.0 cable works just fine. Running WIndows 11 Pro I didn't need extra drivers to operate once installing the desktop client software from Roland to manage customizing samples from my laptop.
Cheers.
Thanks for sharing the knowledge 🙏
> I can confirm an old USB-C to USB type B 2.0 cable works just fine
Did you mean type A instead of type B? Because the SP-404 MkII takes USB C, and the other end is for the PC, and PCs don't usually have type B ports (which are for USB devices like printers, not USB hosts like PCs or Macs).
Also, were you able to power the SP from your Windows 11 PC?
@@Hakucho64 Thanks for the catch! Yes I meant type A input on one end and type C on the end that plugs into the SP-404. I still just use batteries or the external power for the SP-404 and don't plan to use the computer for power supply. Even if it was possible (I haven't tested) I use my computer for other more intense tasks I prefer to avoid introducing extra load wherever possible.
It’s dope that this is also an audio interface. Now it has me thinking it might be possible to track out each pad to individual channels inside a DAW
@Mac CLRS I’m glad that you remind me about that. I’mma plug my MK2 to my MacBook and start messing around with the inputs and outputs in Logic. If I don’t get any results, I’ll start doing some research as well. And also contact Roland to request an firmware update that give us the ability to route the ins and outs to DAWs
@@KainThaBrain what happened with this? were you able to route individual channels inside the DAW?
@@orlandoprueland826 if im not mistaken, the 404mkii has 4 dedicated channels of audio in its i/o
Is it true that the SubSonic FX has been removed ? ... And if it has been removed, is there any new FX that can do the same thing ? The resonator perhaps ?
Does it support ASIO? What's the minimum latency before it gets crackly? Does the buffer size go below 512 samples? If it's stable at 128 or even 256, I'm officially out of excuses not to buy one to use as a combination sampler and audio interface for my portable setup.
Keep the awesome information coming my friend I love it!!!🙏🏾✊🏾💚
Really hope this will work well with my ipad. Midi and audio in and out. So nice. Really expand the possibilities with 404
I’m a new subscriber to your channel and I’m very grateful for your videos. You and your channel seem very authentic, and I appreciate that.
I ordered my SP404MKII a few days ago and can hardly wait for it to arrive. 👍
Nice! Thanks for the sub and welcome to the MK2 gang! :)
is it already out ?
They keep adding the features we all wanted. Man and I just got my 404A
Thats a shame man. Yeah there are so many features that we all wanted!
Thanks for the video. That’s great news, it’s a nice added feature no doubt. I wish it had digital i/o then it would be perfect. Not sure what the quality of the a/d d/a converters is on this either or an outright replacement DAW. If I could route digital signals from my Rosetta that would be sick.
I'm assuming it you can use it to make Zoom or MS Teams calls using a microphone plugged into the front? Do tell. Thank you.
Don’t see why not. In basic terms it’s can just be used as a usbc interface 👍
Would you mind trying it when you have your PC turned on and this on and connected via usb? Just open Zoom or Teams and see if the audio options show up in the settings. Thank you.
Its also USB powered! When i plug the 404 to my macbook air i need no power supply or batteries! And you can sample direct from youtube! Or use the pads to control or play notes in your DAW. good job, roland!
I can’t seem to get mine to power it but yes sampling through the USB cable is so handy! Do you go direct from the MacBook? Maybe my dongle is messing things up
@@spvidz yes from usb-c to usb-c
Cool yeah I probably need to go direct. Thanks a lot!
awesome video! I can’t wait to see how the knowledge from this SP will influence workflows on the others….
Thanks for watching man 🙌
It works! Thanks for posting
Big up brother, I was just researching this same thing tonigth!
Could it possibly be that the SP is class compliant like the new MPC series and (partially) Machine+? I just saw another video where the MPC One controls a Tascam Model 12 mixer. It would be so ridicolusly sweet to run a mixer like that with the SP.
I unfortunately believe that wouldn't work, because the sp is running at 48khz and the Mpc accept only 44.1khz
@@fluidizm ... He doesn't want to connect with the MPC, he wants to connect with the mixer.
Fantastic! Crazy it's a plug n play thing...wild
It also works as usb midi! I use usb audio/midi on my digitakt the same way
I'm almost sure you won't get rid of your 404SX since you still keep your other older SPs, but maybe a good video idea would be to address a dilemma many SX users are facing now: selling the SX to buy an MKII versus waiting and saving to keep the SX AND the MKII. Pros / cons of each attempt?
I have talked about that already in my ‘day 1 faqs’ video. It is just a personal choice really. I may do a dedicated video at some point though so thanks for the suggestion!
Why sell, just use both or all, so many options and flavours
Does the linked USB cable also provide power for the unit? Or can you link to a USB cable that works with SP-404mk2 for both data and power? I want to get rid of the power brick when hooked up to the computer
Great, so it’s also serves as external fx unit for ableton, which in turn means other devices with live effects, eg OP1 effects, that is plugged into the SP404 mk2 via audio cables, can also become an external fx unit for processing audio in ableton.
While it’s acting as an interface, is it also streaming whatever sound source you have coming though the inputs? Like if I plugged a synth or mic in to play live is that audio also streamed with the internal audio? Thank you!
This is gonna be a game changer in my setup I stg ❤️
One question that can be out of this video topic: sampling to the mk2 from an external device. I have always uses the audio RCA cable with the sp404sx, but now there is the option to use the usb C to usb camera adapter for iphone. Do you think there is any difference in these two methods in terms of audio quality? Thanks a lot, i appreciate your music and tutorial videos.
Not sure it matters all that much for 'lofi' because we always want a bit of grit/hiss etc. I haven't sat down and done a side-by-side comparison but when I've used it I haven't noticed an obvious drop/improvement in quality
can you use the effects going in the sp into the computer as inserts, similar to a uad dsp for instance?
I'd like to know the answer to this question also.
Do you know how to sync the SP-404 mkii to Ableton? For instance, I created a beat on my SP-404 mkii that I would like to sync to Ableton's clock. Any help is appreciated, thanks
If you could only have 1,would you take this or the mpc live 2?
sp-404 because of the fx engine, size, and price to performance ratio
It doesnt come with any any onboard instruments so far like the mpc, so that’s something to think about.
@@nkosiedwards3796 If you're primarily working with samples its not really an issue but I do like to sprinkle shit on my beats to make them finished tracks.
What devon said - I will do a full video about this but for the size and price the MK2 is a beast IMO. I almost exclusively work with samples and there isn't much this can't do that the MPC can in that respect.
It one was GASing about this device, you just provided another reason to justify the purchase. 😂
Haha there’s more too. I keep finding little things that I can do which are super handy!
Hey, so that means I can plug my Mac live 2 to sp 404mk2 and from sp record audio to Ableton?
Thank you in advance from answering my question
Yes. All through USB!
@@spvidz Amazing! thank you for answering : >
I use usb 2.0 to type c and works fine . Is there any problem with that or I must use usb 3.0 ? Thank u
How are the mic inputs on this? Are the pre amps good enough to do a vocal performance straight into the SP then out a mixer or speaker?
I want to know this, too. Are there preamps, and are they good enough for us to realistically be able to use this as an interface?
Peace. If I may, add on? It seems the/my “charge only” usb c type cord is not going to work on your Mac. I believe I read it in the manual after buying a “charge only” cord to connect with my computer. I got no drive showing in the Finder. The same cord does work for my iPhone, oddly. Let me try seeing it as an interface with the cord next. Cheers
Hi, thak you for this update. Do you may know if Mac M2 will work with the SP404, please?
Wow! That truly is amazing. Thank you for sharing, SP. Quick question: Can you change the sample rates on the MK2? Thanks again. Blessings!
I've been asking that same question on other MK2 videos ... The answer I keep getting from the MK2 owners who responded is: no.
I'd love to find out they were wrong though
It’s not possible. A feature that would have been very nice. I hope there is some way they can add it in an upgrade then my 202 really will be redundant
@K u z Thank you kindly.
i can't tell you how delighted i am to know that the sp404mkii can also be used as an audio interface! my current interface just broke just in time lol
Get the the usb to lightning & sample straight from iPhone 📲 & even connect to the Roland 404 App !!!
Tried it and it didn’t work. I got an adapter instead and now I’m all set up! I’ll be doing another video about more usb stuff soon 🙌
Super awesome! So if I have samples on the SP 404 MK2 that I want to record live as a track into Ableton Live, how would that work? Say I have samples and want to create a track and sequence it from the SP 404 MK2 to Ableton Live?
Funnily enough I have a video about that dropping on Thursday!
Do you have logic?! How compatible is it if you do have it?!
I don't have logic no, I've only ever had ableton!
What’s a good mic to use with the mk2?
So, I’ve noticed you can use a usb-c to usb-c to record and sample from an iPad. I wish that Roland would have made it possible to use a usb lightning to usb-c to record samples directly from a phone.
same, that would be so useful
Will this make trap beats as well my son wants to know he is trying to get into making beats
You can make any kind of beats on this device, its just a sampler and sequencer! Dance, hip-hop, trap, grime etc
This can be used as an audio interface but cannot fully replace one - it does not provide 48v phantom power for condenser mics - so you can only use dynamic ones; furthermore, it doesnt toggle between headphone and speaker output when you plug headphones in
good content viz! FYI, your recently sold SP-555 also had USB capabilities but one had to work thru a couple of hacks to work with Win10. (Not sure about MacOS but I will try it). My 555 is working as an interface right now....and yes it is convenient having a sampler/USB interface in the same device. Roland and Electron (through the overbridge aspect) might be the only ones that have that but I DEF could be wrong. Either way cheers
Elektron Digitakt and Digitone are now class compliant so you no longer need to use overbridge to use them as a soundcard fyi
Is it also midi class compliant?
¿did you have any trouble with the drivers for the 555? i haven't been able to set it up properly (on Windows).
current lineup of MPC's (One, X, Live) have a class compliant audio interface with 32 in & out over USB for multitrack recording. Definitely glad to see this connectivity becoming standard
interesting. tbf I never hooked up the USB and played around with that stuff. Hopefully the new owner will be enjoying it more as it was just sat gathering dust when I owned it...!
Volume in Ableton on input channel from SP404 MK2 is low. How do I increase that please?
Concluded , so u can make beats without connecting an audio interface, just connecting usb sp to pc ? Thanks for this tip so I don’t have to buy a cable to coonect to my audio interface
exactly yeah, you can just go straight through the USB. You might need to get one of those though, I did lol.
@@spvidz amazingg but connecting to usb the sound comes out stereo right ? no mono ?
wait, can you feed samples into the sp404 with the usb c and also send sample sounds out of the sp 404 into your DAW using the SAME usb c cable? so could u sample in and record out all just by usb c? or do you have to have a separate external source for feeding samples in to the sp 404 that isnt the computer you want to record in to
You can certainly sample in and out with the same cable, I'm not sure if you can run audio in AND out at the same time if that makes sense. I will test and find out. Would be very useful if you could use it as an outboard FX box with the one cable
Hello
I just got mk2 and I’ve tried this thing with one cable (usbC) and Ableton‘s external audio effect but audio level got quieter when resampling the audio signal from 404mk2 somehow.
Did you guys find out how to do this correctly?
can it be used for backing tracks live? can’t find anything on the 404mkII having a click track for a live band. Thanks!
Don't see why not. Say if you were a rapper you could just have full tracks on the pads and trigger them, then rap over the top. Thats just one example. I'm sure there are plenty of creative ways to use it live. I have seen people use it to trigger samples and FX over a live band as well
I was Tod you can also use the sp as a controller with Ableton?
it has midi out so yeah
More on that soon. I’m going to do a follow up and more stuff you can do with USB 👍
@@spvidz that'll be dope
I would love to use this with my Maschine MK3 in order to send audio between the SP 404 MK2 for sampling/resampling purposes. I saw a video of Blezz Beats who got this to work with the Standalone Maschine+
He hooked the SP up via USB into the Maschine+ USB hub and selected the SP as an audio interface in the Maschines settings.
So, my question ist could this bei done in a similar way when using the Maschine Software with the Maschine MK3 on a computer.
Routing: SP' s USB to PC, then go to the preferences of Maschine Software and then choose the SP as my audio interface of choice. THX!
COOL MODIFY BRO!! MACHINE BETTER THAN ORIGINAL
Saved me a couple of bucks.. thanks
yo SP, i know this is an old video but i couldn't find a better one to ask you on. what's a good way to record vocals only into a DAW through the MK2? i'm finding that whenever i try, no matter what i do it records the beat and the vocals simultaneously. i just wanna know if it's possible cause if not i'll have to get an actual interface for that
You can’t record to separate tracks from the SP so your stuck with one waveform no matter what. I have another interface that my mic goes into so I can have my vocals and sp on different tracks when I record my vids in ableton
@@spvidz ah I see. I appreciate the response man
No probs man 🙌
Does it separate the tracks channels when it outputs to the Daw? Or just a stereo mix
Its just a stereo mix from what I've found so far. Don't think there are assignable outs on this
Sorry for the question on an old video but… is there a way to send sound from your DAW to the sp? I want to mess around with vst synths and sample stuff on the fly but it doesn’t send to the sp. do i have to record it in the DAW and just render/bounce the audio tracks?
Yes - it should be easy via USB. Change the audio output of your DAW to the SP and make sure 'EXT SOURCE' is on on the SP. If you are on windows you might need to install a driver
Does the companion software have a sequencer window that makes it possible to fine-tune arrangements?
no it doesn't have that feature
So what exactly does one need to sample audio from an iPhone 11 (lighting out) to the SP404 MKii? Obviously it’s doesn’t have a USB-C port on the iPhone. People say: just get the camera kit. Ok, sure…. I go online and there is two camera kits. One ($29) has just a lighting to USB-A port, and the other has lighting to USB-A & USB-C. Would both work? Like can the ($29) CCK run a USB-A to the SP404MKii via USB-C and work? Or does it have to come out of the CCK ($39) USB-C to USB-C in on the MKii? Obviously in this video the audio is going from the MKii to the computer USB-C out to USB-A on the computer, but this is about sampling into the SP. Im a little confused and don’t wanna buy I unneeded adapters and cables. I wanna buy the ($29) camera kit and go out from that (USB-A to USB-C) to my SP404MKii.
I’ve got a video already th-cam.com/video/g7b97QsNO7M/w-d-xo.html
The vid I needed. Thx bro.
Can it be a midi interface also?
does the new mk2 unit provide enoguh voltage for 250 ohm headphones?
hi, i wanted to ask if you could possibily run the EXT SRC audio through input jack, into a computer, and back, while having another audio file play without any change. Like if I'm live and want to put an Ableton-only effect on my guitar, but keep the pad of my backing track alone, would I have to use another interface, or could I use this one? simply put, can it use USB-out separate from jack-out, and can it come back when live
most likely you will get a lot of feedback because the audio that is coming back into your device will get sent out the back again like a continuous loop. You might be able to use CUE somehow to stop that though
So what cords do I need to sample from my computer into the MK2 and what do I need to record the beats I make from the MK2 into my computer / irig 2 (for my iphone). I do not have an audio interface because I am never really sitting down due to school, any help is appreciated :) Have a great day man
All you need now is a USB > USB-C
@@spvidz Hey, I can't seem to make it work with any USB-A > USB-C cable I've found... What kind of port are you plugging your cable into?
have you tried to connect it to an iphone and sample directly from it (spotify)?
record directly to the phone and film at the same time? would make a great conpact mobile video setup!
I know it’s been 9 months but I’m pretty sure you can. Just use lightning to aux adapter and the right input cable. Plug into input and it should work.
Are the color knobs you have specificially made for the mk2 knobs? Or can it take the old sp knobs?
They're just DJ tech tools chroma caps - same ones I was using on the SP404sx
Can I get a lightning to USB-C cable and record audio directly to and from my iPhone?
Tried that and didn't work. I will be doing more about USB in another video very soon!
Guys don’t miss out also in the settings, USB: MIX OUT our LINE IN depending if you want to record only your vocals / guitar.
Cheers
I was wondering if there is a way to record/play individual pads of a pattern? Or mute some pads. I used subsonic button on the Sx before but maybe the mkii have a easier way. Sorry I am fairly new to the mkii and still figuring out things.
You can mute pads by holding SHIFT + REVERSE and selecting the pads that you don't want to play in the pattern 👍
@@spvidz I have been trying that for a week and didn’t realize that it was the update I was missing jaja. Now i am able to mute pads. Thanks for your help, not only this one but all the years of tutorials for the sx, mpcs etc.
Is it bus powered? Meaning can you just plug it in via USB and the unit powers on without the need for the AC adapter.
When I've tried with mine it doesn't work no. You need the USB and power in to use with your laptop/computer
Does the 404’s midi input and output ports show up as midi ports in Ableton as well? So if you have a midi keyboard connected to the 404, you can use this to control a software synth in Ableton, for instance?
The blue piece inside the USB indicates USB 3.0 btw.
Thanks for that 👍
does this mean you can feed audio into the Mk2 and then feed it out into a PC(Ableton)?
yup, you can just use it as an interface
@@spvidz is it possible for you to make a video on how to set this up? Would love to see it + the workflow.
I have never seen anybody testing the autotune/pitch correction and vocal effects like vocoder for longer than a few seconds.i would like to know how good it is compared to Roland VT-4 for example. Maybe you could tell a bit about it? Thank you :)
will defo do a video about the pitch soon!
So at 1:51 does this mean that you can add effects in real time while listening to audio from your computer?
yup
@@spvidz can you export from your daw with the fx on them?
Can you use the pads to control something like the Ableton Drum Rack (via the usb-c) ?
yup
Sp-555 had been an audio interface too, until mac os update and no more drivers
Yeah I never got around to hooking mine up via USB and have now sold it. probably should have looked into it but its nice to have it on this new unit now :)
Please join me in the 555 fan club
Does it send midi to and from the computer too?
Can it be powered by the same USB port while used as an audio interface for your computer?
It doesn't seem to take power from my computer. It could be to do with the dongle or cable I'm using though. That would be dope if it could do both at the same time.
@@spvidz If you can test with one of those USB c dongles that have another USB c input for power, that would be super informative and helpful! It might just tip me over to the point where I could justify this purchase despite owning an MPC One. 😂
How could I connect it to a regular audio system?
damn this is so useful and fast! really incredile
Oh damn, I just bought the umchd204 and this Roland sp404😢 I just want to have fun with my td303 synth and I dont figure out yet how to interconnect all this stuff with my daw or going live
Yeah you can use usb but that means the SP always has to be the last thing in the chain. The audio interface will give you more flexibility 👍
ROLAND HAS HIT A GRAND SLAM WITH THIS PRODUCT……..wow I’m joining the SP Gang ……..Akai 😑
Nice man, the MK2 is a beast now they have sorted out the first major wave of issues with the 2.0 update!
Can I send 4 channels out ? Like for example Kick Snare and Hats to separate channels ?
I mean like 4 pads to 4 different channels ?
I can't see a way to do this atm but It would be dope if you could. If I find out anything more I will definitely do a video
So how about hooking to monitors? Do you still need an external interface?
You can just use the outputs on the back which are now 3.4in jack :)
@@spvidz hook from the 1/4 in/out to the balanced or unbalanced in?
How bout using the sp mk2 through a daw with monitors?
i womder if this is will work as an audio interface that will be compatible with the modern mpcs vis usb...
Good point !
It should as it obviously is usb compliant as it was detected and he didn’t do anything special.
@@Roomer645 depends on if the MPC is a USB 'host' or 'device' ... To be class compliant the connection has to be device to host ... Two hosts can't connect, nor two devices. MK2 is a device. Likely the MPC is too.
This is awesome!
I know I can go usb to my phone or tablet and sample from YT. Do you know if it can send audio to my phone for exporting my beats or make vids? Thx!
I bought a USB to iPhone adapter and basically can record a video of me doing a beat, with the audio straight from the USB which is super useful. The only problem I've found with it is that its really quiet. I image you could do it to garageband if you wanted to as well!
How do you connect it to the app I seam to be having a bit of trouble I do connect my sp404mk2 to the computer but my computer can't see it for some reason. Anyone have any thoughts?
I plugged mine in and straight away in the app there was a button at the bottom that says 'connect' as soon as I hit that it worked but I am on mac so I think its a bit easier
@@spvidz I did try it but no button was available that I could see and I have a Mac m1
Another great vid!
Dope content, thank u bro
No problem!
It can be usted as a midi port?
Could you do a more detailed video that shows you actually recording through the inputs to a DAW? I’m really interested to see what the latency and converter quality is with using this device as a portable studio.
I will in the future yes! 👍
@@spvidz Sweet! Thank you
@@spvidz the future is now
I've spent the last 2 nights trying to get this to work but haven't had any luck, I just get a really metallic sounding noise whenever I play a sample.
I'm using windows 11 , tried downloading asio driver but dont get any sound at all when I use that
hmm. I'm not a windows user so not sure what to suggest with that sorry man. Thats weird that you've even installed the drivers and its still not working. Maybe try and install the MK2 software if you haven't already!
Yooo!!!! Is it justifiable that I bought this, (preorder). Because of this feature alone. I have a sp-404sx as well, cant wait!
not sure about just this feature - it will be a nice addition but you could just get an audio interface for much cheaper, however this unit as whole comes packed with a ton new useful features for making beats. I don't even use my SX any more really. I've not switched it on since I've been allowed to go public with this device!
@@spvidz very true, kudos on the videos.
So can you connect your monitors into the sp 404 and than ik your computer?
Would be interesting to try that but yes I see no reason why not. You can use the two outputs for monitors and the USB to go to your computer
would doing this mean you'd be able to send midi into your daw without having to use an audio interface?
Yes. It works as a midi controller. A lot of midi controllers don’t require an audio interface these days, most use USB. I’ve only got ableton but it works in there 👍
About to use this while gaming or livestreaming to do crazy voice changing stuff
You always could yo
@@artwes true, I tried it before but it didn't work as well as I hoped. I'm thinking it might be easier if I'm able to just straight up select it in the mic settings
My Windows device doesn't recognise it (how surprising), can't find the drivers anywhere !
Strangely enough the Roland support website does not show any drivers neither.