Hot tip: when holding down the MFX button to pick from the grid of sixteen effects, you can just press the corresponding pad button rather than scrolling through with the value encoder.
Thanks for going through how you connect everything together , sometimes there’s impedance issues with getting mics into anything so I’m glad it worked out with minimal gear
If you want to try this all out but you don't have a dynamic mic, and you have a field recorder like a Tascam or Zoom, you can often use that as a mic by putting it into record mode (even previewing is enough) and connecting its stereo line output into the dual mono inputs on the back of the SP.
Just you helped me with what I want to do, throw already made beats in the SP404 and modify sometimes my voice. Thanks for the time, keep it up! Greetings from a Chileno in Czech
Excellent video! Good pacing, content, vibe, the works. You’re on my list, gathering resources while I wait for my unit to come through. Will be my first sampler, background with guitars and now keyboards, so it seems a bit overwhelming, but I’m grateful for all the resources available. With a growing list of tunes I can’t wait to sample!! Thanks very much! Cheers!
@@ZEALE And to boot, partly from your video, and from listening to more hiphop, a new tune, with word flow stimulated by one of my goddess muse buddies, has emerged! The human connection thing is a mazing.
Thx for the video ! Very useful. Not clear yet on a few points : - Does the SP404mk2 have the auto-pitch FX like on the VT/MV products (equivalent of AutoTune based on a set key/scale) ? - Do we have the preset structure of the MV that can combine doubling/chorus/auto-pitch/telephone FX into one preset ? - Can the Vocoder be controlled by incoming MIDI notes ?
Hey Alex great questions! I have to admit I have not dove into the AutoTune portion of the SP to any real depth yet. It is def on my to do list. I have heard that there are more advanced options coming to the Autotune & Vocoder FX soon through some updates so stay tuned for that. I'm hoping to have a video worked up on this topic in mid January though, so hopefully I can provide more insight then. Appreciate you and the questions! 👏🏾💯
6:55 When you take out the drums, is there a way to do that without changing Patterns? (On my Electribes, etc. I would "mute" the Kick pad, for example.)
Not with the current firmware...However, there is an update coming in early January that will most likely add this mute feature. Like a really good chance. 😉🙌🏾
Hey is SP404 MK2 easy to hook up to my Akai MPC one what's the best way to get the best out of it thanks -- also can it be used with my denon prime 4 dj controller thanks allot
I have a digitakt running through my sp404. Do you know if there is a way to put an effect on the mic input (eg reverb) but not have that effect on the line inputs at the back (no reverb on digitakt)? Or does the input fx necessarily apply to both the mic input and the line inputs at the back? Thx
I'm pretty certain the input FX always apply to both the mic and line in. I haven't seen a way to separate this. Maybe it's possible in a new firmware update? Are you routing your digitakt through the SP for FX? If not I would just bypass this and maybe route the SP in your digitakt instead? 💪🏾
First! Good discussion here (many other videos have rushed past this topic.) What do you think of the "auto tune" features included? I'd most wish to hear that, to know if I could use it without a separate voice FX box.
The Autotune and Vocoder seem to be a big interest. I admit I have not really dug into these yet but have them on the list next! I'll make sure to address this in that video no prob. Thank you for the questions and support man 🙌🏾🔥
Question 🙋♂️ does the sp404mk2 have a glide/pitch glide function between pads? So that when playing a bass let’s say it slides up or down from 1 note/pad/pitch to the other note/pad/pitch? Thanks
Question for ya. If ur wanting to record both your vocals and sample triggering from the 404 into a laptop at the same time would you need an audio interface or anything besides what you showed in this video?.
Great question, I’m pretty sure the answer is no. If you’re connecting your SP directly to your DAW via USB-C any audio emitted should record on your track. You may need the SP VST, but I don’t think it’s necessary. Also make sure the input on your SP is routed to MIX. Hope this helps. Let me know if that works 🙌🏾
I really like the Shure SM58 I’m using here with a XLR to 1/4 cable. It works well with all voice types. But any dynamic mic of this caliber or higher will be great. Where do you plan to use it? Loud or silent environment?
Zeale, this was great, man. Thank you. I’d also love to get an idea of the workflow for a song. Say, for example, I wanted to do a rough SoundCloud hip hop demo song start to finish on just the 404. Is there a separate bus set for input (vocals) vs the samples? Can both have separate effect buses at the same time? Also, can you add effects after vocals have been recorded?
So good to hear man for real! (1) Yes you can set separate BUS paths for your input FX and your samples. Hold Shift + Pad16 to get to EFX Setting. Then press in the encoder knob and you can change the BUS pattern to be parallel instead of chained. Next scroll to the far right tab on the EFX Setting menu and on the last tab you can adjust the input FX to route to BUS1 or BUS2. Set this to BUS2. Now all your FX on BUS1 and BUS2 will be separated. You can use the first BUS for FX on samples and the second for FX on your voice. (2) You can add FX to any audio after it's loaded in the SP as a sample. Just use the Resample method with desired FX turned on. However, recording vocals directly in the SP and aligning with the song may be a challenge because all you can hear while you're recording is the click track at the moment. Easier to record them in your DAW and then import as a sample already on the grid. Hope this helps. Hit me if you got more questions! 🙌🏾👾
how long has this thing been out and i still can't get a straight answer anywhere if the mic effect named "Auto Pitch" is just the typical pitch shift or if it's closer to Auto Tune where you plug in the key of the song???
thanks for the video! another great help! I was wondering, how can I lower the beat (instruments, loops, etc) so I can hear my voice? I have changed the gain on the MIC but still to low compared to the actual beat volume, thanks
Most def! Here is how you lower the beat in the mix...Hold down SHIFT and then press the button of the Bank your project is in (A/F, B/G, etc..) and text should pop up on your screen that says "BANK (WHATEVER) VOLUME" > adjust the volume lower and it will not effect your vocal input. Hope this helps! 🙌🏾
It does but I don't sing much so I haven't tried to deep dive in this area yet. You may be able to find some specific vids on this on a YT search tho. Sorry 😮
You, each bus is a path or channel you can place FX on (reverb, delay, scatter, etc). Your project (samples/loops your using) can be sent down one of those channels to apply the FX or not. So if you want your project to have reverb you place that FX on the Bus and then make sure your project is routing to it. The advanced part is when you start using multiple Bus channels, chaining them, etc. So many ways to use them. Hope this helps! 🙌🏾👾
Think of buses 1 and 2 as separate effects boxes (or slots) to which you can assign any of the SP effects. You then decide for each pad separately whether it goes through bus 1, bus 2, or neither. Either way, everything then goes through bus 3 then bus 4, which are two further slots to which you can assign any effect (or none). The only other thing to know (as covered in the video) is that if you want, the output of bus 1 can take a detour into bus 2 before going into buses 3 and 4.
Well depends on how you route it and also pads can individually bypass one or all BUSES. What are you looking to do exactly? You can technically have up to 4 FX on the whole system or certain pads. 💯
@@ZEALE just would of been nice too effect pads individually like tracks... but guess just resample with fx you want... but 4 fx live at once seems limited... that's with the input fx too? why skimp on ram and storage space? and only 32gb sd card max? would of been cool to have the option to upgrade these... also can only record 16 minutes? why limit it? would of been nice to be able to record a full set to wav on the sd... so we can disconnect from the computer as much as possible.
I just got the mk2 last month. My god, this thing is so amazing I really can't decide what to do with it!
Very diverse! Agreed
Literally saved me an hour of resampling with the remain to bypass effects!! 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Perfect! That's the goal
Hot tip: when holding down the MFX button to pick from the grid of sixteen effects, you can just press the corresponding pad button rather than scrolling through with the value encoder.
@@Hakucho64 great one! Thank you
dude this video is so goood, thanks for putting these sp404 videos together! subd
late response, but thank you!
Thanks for going through how you connect everything together , sometimes there’s impedance issues with getting mics into anything so I’m glad it worked out with minimal gear
No prob! Thanks for being here 🙌🏾
DOOOOPE! Thanks for the idea!!!
absolutely! Happy to give inspo 🖖🏾
Amazing approach on how to explain things! Very inspirational in different dimensions, thx
So glad to hear it sparks some inspiration! More coming first week of Jan, and maybe my favorite video yet. Thank you 🙌🏾
@@ZEALE what IS your microphone stand model ?
@@laurentbriet9159 It’s been a minute since I purchased it so I’m not exact, but I def got it on Amazon. Search small, tap top, mic stand
If you want to try this all out but you don't have a dynamic mic, and you have a field recorder like a Tascam or Zoom, you can often use that as a mic by putting it into record mode (even previewing is enough) and connecting its stereo line output into the dual mono inputs on the back of the SP.
Great tip! Thanks for sharing! 🙌🏾
Love that you show examples in a musical context! So many teachers are afraid to PLAY MUSIC to show their work. Dig the vibes here✌️
Thank you! I feel like it works best to show instead of just explain, even if I'm not Mozart lol
Just you helped me with what I want to do, throw already made beats in the SP404 and modify sometimes my voice. Thanks for the time, keep it up!
Greetings from a Chileno in Czech
Glad to help man! 🙌🏾
Great video!!! Do you have a video that shows how to sample your own vocals with the mic, stack vocals and assign to pad??
@@jonhenrimusic thank you! I haven’t made a video like this yet, but that’s a cool idea for a future one.
@@ZEALE Love ur channel, extremely helpful!!!
@@jonhenrimusic great to hear! I appreciate you being here 🙌🏾
Yo this is a dope video. please keep this up the editing, the lighting, the information, all golden. Subscribed 100%
More coming this year! Glad you dig and it was helpful 🙌🏾
Excellent video! Good pacing, content, vibe, the works. You’re on my list, gathering resources while I wait for my unit to come through.
Will be my first sampler, background with guitars and now keyboards, so it seems a bit overwhelming, but I’m grateful for all the resources available. With a growing list of tunes I can’t wait to sample!! Thanks very much! Cheers!
Thank you I appreciate that! Trying to help anywhere I can with what I've learned so far. I'm far from an expert but the SP community is amazing. 👾🙌🏾
@@ZEALE And to boot, partly from your video, and from listening to more hiphop, a new tune, with word flow stimulated by one of my goddess muse buddies, has emerged! The human connection thing is a mazing.
Awesome man!! Thank you.
Absolutely! Thank you for checking out the vids! 🙌🏾
Finally got mine! Thanks for the vocals tutorials.
Congrats man! I got friends still waiting for one. Hit me with any questions. I hear a new firmware update is coming too. 🔥
Big Love for the ATX... Doing good things Z...
All day everyday! 💪🏾💯
Thank you, troop. Very helpful! Been waiting on this!
Hell yeah! Glad it helps out, let me know if you have ant questions. Happy to be a resource in any way. 🙌🏾🔥
thanks for all the informatives bro
No doubt! Happy to help man. Got my next full length tutorial on the way soon! Hyped about it
Awesome video!!! I might just buy that mic…🤔
Keep up the good work!!!👊🏻
That was dope definitely need that for effects
The effects are dope man! Just adds a cool element for live shows
All I hear is the beastie boys!! Nice!
Very helpful, thanks!
now that is a tutorial!
Great walk-thru of the vocal FX. Nice job.
most def! Glad it helps!
Background is lit
Thanks!
Dope video man, super creative!
YO thx man, musch appreciated. Trying to find new ways to do cool stuff with the 404. 🙌🏾
Very interesting, merci
can I use this one for live performances to create vocal layers, putting them in loop together with a playback track? thanks
@@avamiscelano would they be pre-recorded layers or ones you want to record and loop live?
thank u sensei
All day homie 🙌🏾
Thanks for this, I'm still trying to get my head around the sp. One of the few videos showing vocal effects
More coming man! I hear there is a new firmware update coming with more features so stay tuned
thank you brotha. such clean informative video. subbed
Subscribing! Awesome content and I really like the aesthetic of your videos!
Thanks Bro! Quick question, you know if is there a problem if I connect an active electric bass to the guitar input?
Thx for the video ! Very useful. Not clear yet on a few points :
- Does the SP404mk2 have the auto-pitch FX like on the VT/MV products (equivalent of AutoTune based on a set key/scale) ?
- Do we have the preset structure of the MV that can combine doubling/chorus/auto-pitch/telephone FX into one preset ?
- Can the Vocoder be controlled by incoming MIDI notes ?
Hey Alex great questions! I have to admit I have not dove into the AutoTune portion of the SP to any real depth yet. It is def on my to do list. I have heard that there are more advanced options coming to the Autotune & Vocoder FX soon through some updates so stay tuned for that. I'm hoping to have a video worked up on this topic in mid January though, so hopefully I can provide more insight then. Appreciate you and the questions! 👏🏾💯
6:55 When you take out the drums, is there a way to do that without changing Patterns? (On my Electribes, etc. I would "mute" the Kick pad, for example.)
Not with the current firmware...However, there is an update coming in early January that will most likely add this mute feature. Like a really good chance. 😉🙌🏾
so dope man thank you 🙏
Thank you man! More coming!
Hey is SP404 MK2 easy to hook up to my Akai MPC one what's the best way to get the best out of it thanks -- also can it be used with my denon prime 4 dj controller thanks allot
Whats that green thing with the face on the table in front of you??
It's a weird synthesizer toy. It uses a photometer sensor to control the frequency. But more or a toy than anything.
I have a digitakt running through my sp404. Do you know if there is a way to put an effect on the mic input (eg reverb) but not have that effect on the line inputs at the back (no reverb on digitakt)? Or does the input fx necessarily apply to both the mic input and the line inputs at the back? Thx
I'm pretty certain the input FX always apply to both the mic and line in. I haven't seen a way to separate this. Maybe it's possible in a new firmware update? Are you routing your digitakt through the SP for FX? If not I would just bypass this and maybe route the SP in your digitakt instead? 💪🏾
Can you send a link for the purple knobs you got ?
Absolutely! Here you go... store.djtechtools.com/products/chroma-caps-knobs-and-faders
Could you please detail your audio setup to explain how you route multiple audio sources in that vidéo ? Thanks
Yo what the hell thanks for showing this!!
First! Good discussion here (many other videos have rushed past this topic.) What do you think of the "auto tune" features included? I'd most wish to hear that, to know if I could use it without a separate voice FX box.
The Autotune and Vocoder seem to be a big interest. I admit I have not really dug into these yet but have them on the list next! I'll make sure to address this in that video no prob. Thank you for the questions and support man 🙌🏾🔥
Question 🙋♂️ does the sp404mk2 have a glide/pitch glide function between pads? So that when playing a bass let’s say it slides up or down from 1 note/pad/pitch to the other note/pad/pitch? Thanks
It doesn't at the moment. If you connect a midi keyboard with that function it should though. Hope this helps! 🙌🏾
Question for ya. If ur wanting to record both your vocals and sample triggering from the 404 into a laptop at the same time would you need an audio interface or anything besides what you showed in this video?.
Great question, I’m pretty sure the answer is no. If you’re connecting your SP directly to your DAW via USB-C any audio emitted should record on your track. You may need the SP VST, but I don’t think it’s necessary. Also make sure the input on your SP is routed to MIX. Hope this helps. Let me know if that works 🙌🏾
@ZEALE appreciate your help man! Will do.
@@CONCEPT_RXCH anytime! Thanks for being here 🙌🏾
Hey Zeale, great video bro‼️What is that green box next to the MK2 used for❓
Great video!
Thank you so much! 👾
What kind of microphone do you suggest to buy for a better match?
I really like the Shure SM58 I’m using here with a XLR to 1/4 cable. It works well with all voice types. But any dynamic mic of this caliber or higher will be great. Where do you plan to use it? Loud or silent environment?
Is this out ofthe box? Or did you post-process it?
nice!
How can i get the funny voice wobble effect? Like you see from social media influencers
What voice wobble effect?
Where I cop those knobs?
Zeale, this was great, man. Thank you.
I’d also love to get an idea of the workflow for a song. Say, for example, I wanted to do a rough SoundCloud hip hop demo song start to finish on just the 404. Is there a separate bus set for input (vocals) vs the samples? Can both have separate effect buses at the same time? Also, can you add effects after vocals have been recorded?
So good to hear man for real! (1) Yes you can set separate BUS paths for your input FX and your samples. Hold Shift + Pad16 to get to EFX Setting. Then press in the encoder knob and you can change the BUS pattern to be parallel instead of chained. Next scroll to the far right tab on the EFX Setting menu and on the last tab you can adjust the input FX to route to BUS1 or BUS2. Set this to BUS2. Now all your FX on BUS1 and BUS2 will be separated. You can use the first BUS for FX on samples and the second for FX on your voice. (2) You can add FX to any audio after it's loaded in the SP as a sample. Just use the Resample method with desired FX turned on. However, recording vocals directly in the SP and aligning with the song may be a challenge because all you can hear while you're recording is the click track at the moment. Easier to record them in your DAW and then import as a sample already on the grid. Hope this helps. Hit me if you got more questions! 🙌🏾👾
What's that green robot looking thing?
is it possible to apply real time fx on vocals also on the original sp 404?
That beat was really FAT, will check out your channel!
how long has this thing been out and i still can't get a straight answer anywhere if the mic effect named "Auto Pitch" is just the typical pitch shift or if it's closer to Auto Tune where you plug in the key of the song???
You can definitely plug in the key of the song or go chromatic. It's located on the Input FX for you line in.
Great video man. Really new to sampling. I want to know if you can sample the mic input?
You definitely can, it's just like any other input.
thanks for the video! another great help! I was wondering, how can I lower the beat (instruments, loops, etc) so I can hear my voice? I have changed the gain on the MIC but still to low compared to the actual beat volume, thanks
Most def! Here is how you lower the beat in the mix...Hold down SHIFT and then press the button of the Bank your project is in (A/F, B/G, etc..) and text should pop up on your screen that says "BANK (WHATEVER) VOLUME" > adjust the volume lower and it will not effect your vocal input. Hope this helps! 🙌🏾
haha bobs burgers yesss!
Does the SP404 have auto tune for singing?
It does but I don't sing much so I haven't tried to deep dive in this area yet. You may be able to find some specific vids on this on a YT search tho. Sorry 😮
Can someone tell me what exactly the Bus 1/Bus 2 actually is?
You, each bus is a path or channel you can place FX on (reverb, delay, scatter, etc). Your project (samples/loops your using) can be sent down one of those channels to apply the FX or not. So if you want your project to have reverb you place that FX on the Bus and then make sure your project is routing to it. The advanced part is when you start using multiple Bus channels, chaining them, etc. So many ways to use them. Hope this helps! 🙌🏾👾
Think of buses 1 and 2 as separate effects boxes (or slots) to which you can assign any of the SP effects. You then decide for each pad separately whether it goes through bus 1, bus 2, or neither. Either way, everything then goes through bus 3 then bus 4, which are two further slots to which you can assign any effect (or none). The only other thing to know (as covered in the video) is that if you want, the output of bus 1 can take a detour into bus 2 before going into buses 3 and 4.
shout out 2 zeale atx legend
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sucks that FX's are only bussed and can't effect pads and input separate with multiple FX
Well depends on how you route it and also pads can individually bypass one or all BUSES. What are you looking to do exactly? You can technically have up to 4 FX on the whole system or certain pads. 💯
@@ZEALE just would of been nice too effect pads individually like tracks... but guess just resample with fx you want... but 4 fx live at once seems limited... that's with the input fx too? why skimp on ram and storage space? and only 32gb sd card max? would of been cool to have the option to upgrade these... also can only record 16 minutes? why limit it? would of been nice to be able to record a full set to wav on the sd... so we can disconnect from the computer as much as possible.
You talk a lot
Thank you? 🤷🏾♂️