5 SP404 MK2 Synth Recipes You Need to Try! // Sound Generator is a Sound Design Secret Weapon!

[@diedatnight.]

10:25 guess another allegedly convinient way of generating a sound is to use a skipback function while messing up with waves and effects, which actually can bake in all the fx tweaks you do in realtime and give you up to 40s of length per sample. Great video as always, appreciate you hard work!

[@sunwarper]

Haha that's a crazy good idea! I always forget about skipback because I've always got looper set. You got me thinking though, definitely something to explore in an upcoming livestream 🤔

[@ManulPointer]

I created a playlist "SP tips" which starts with this video. Thanks! Rewatched a few times already.

[@sunwarper]

I appreciate that! Happy the video helps :)

[@TheChameleon2008]

These type of video's are GOLD! Thank you for sharing and will study more on this next weekend!

[@sunwarper]

Happy to hear it helps! It's a ton of fun experimenting with this machine, might make another video in the future with some more recipes as well :)

[@sunwarper]

Sound Generator is underrated on the SP404 MK2. Here's 5 of my favorite (so far) recipes for making synths. I'll be covering how to make drums with the noise and sine oscillators in future videos/livestreams 🔷Want more synth and drum recipes for Sound Generator? Check Out My SP404 MK2 Cheat Sheet: www.sunwarper.com/product-page/sp404-mk2-beatmaking-live-sets-cheat-sheet 🎹Sample Packs: soundsbysunwarper.bandcamp.com/

[@dimensionstomorrow]

You’re killing it man. Loving all your videos lately. Just shared this one around.

[@sunwarper]

Cheers! Glad you're digging the videos & thanks for sharing :)

[@exmaxhina]

dang this is a wonderful video. my live sets have been in need of some extra spice lately. this video dropped at the right time. thank you!

[@sunwarper]

Cheers! It's a bit of a cumbersome workflow since you can't add the filter in sound gen, but once the workflow clicks you can get some seriously great sounds. That first one is definitely my favorite so far, but I still experiment with new ones during my livestreams.

[@exmaxhina]

@@sunwarper

[@GODInTheWax444]

Where do you do live sets at?

[@exmaxhina]

@ i perform at a ton of art gallery events and recently got to do a few festivals. Its been super fun to reach into different scenes outside of clubs.

[@bjamminsincebirth3494]

I wanted the Volca FM2 for ambient sounds but I might consider getting the SP404 again. 😆 I really wish they would update the amount of octaves you can play via keyboard 🎹.

[@sunwarper]

Ah man, the FM2 looks SO sick! I have the original volca fm and have made EPs using just the SP and Volca. But bro I don't know how you're able to sell that SP so many times haha there's so much it can do it's a nice little swiss army knife for the studio

[@bjamminsincebirth3494]

@@sunwarperyeah the SP is special

[@bjamminsincebirth3494]

Have you tried blend other one shots with various wave forms to create unique instruments?

[@sunwarper]

Not yet, but you just gave me an idea for the livestream in 2 weeks!

[@DoniBlu]

This is a great video thank you🫡

[@sunwarper]

Cheers! 🍻

[@user82938]

"I'm gonna start with a saw2 since we're doing ambient." Nice. Don't miss out on the vinyl reissue.

[@sunwarper]

Haha glad you caught it :) The remaster sounds pretty good from the few tracks I've heard so far (being a parent of a toddler doesn't leave me much time to listen through atm)

[@user82938]

@@sunwarper I bought a vinyl copy years ago and then watched as it grew in resale value to a point where I really didn't want to risk playing it any more, so I was glad to get a new copy for playing on the turntable :)

[@dja.selekta]

Individual Filter per pad would be awesome

[@sunwarper]

Right?! The Roland P-6 added it and it feels so weird not having it on the SP

[@cgors]

I also assumed the envelope didn't work in sound generator until I realized it's a fast attack envelope, so you can get a bit of a click or not as the waveform starts.

[@sunwarper]

There's seemingly multiple envelope settings but I've not noticed much if any difference between them when exporting. Even if it does do a fast attack, for sound design that's not really flexible enough to do what I need it to do compared to using the sample pad envelope. I hope they add some more in an update though!

[@cgors]

@@sunwarper Yeah, I assume it leaves the slower pad envelope out, since you can set that to operate by different gate lengths rather than baking it in. But the other envelope's attack isn't fast enough like in generator, so I've found it useful myself.

[@purelygreyofficial]

@@sunwarper You are right, it is pretty much the case so far -- there's barely any difference. They're all very short linear attack envelopes, the biggest difference would be that "B"s have a delay before onset. It could be said that some of them are the same, even. It's really not that great, and probably some sort of a work in progress, seems weird that they're omitted from the manual, not to mention that they are bugged when Length is set to periods (I tested on 1-4, it gets strange) I did some investigating recently and posted a chart on reddit just now

[@TerryFIN]

Very cool! I'm going to try this on my SP. Question: I have the same synth stand, but where did you get those trays that sit on top of the arms? Those are really cool! I could use one or two of those.

[@sunwarper]

Cheers, sound gen is great for experimenting! I made them, just using some common things at Home Depot haha

[@TerryFIN]

@@sunwarper Haha, cool. Makes sense. I need to do something like that to hold my smaller gear. Cheers!

[@LexPert-yr8pr]

Your videos are appreciated. Do you perchance have an sp404mk2 course for beginners? While i am all-in, i am feeling very overwhelmed

[@sunwarper]

Glad the videos are helping. I do online coaching if you’d like to get personalized help on the SP. hit me up at the email listed in my about section if you’re interested :)

[@GeorgeL909]

This is super inspiring. I'm still on 3.02 since my bank bpm bugs out on 4.05, but I'm still down for trying something like this with raw oscillator samples.

[@sunwarper]

A lot of people have told me they haven't updated yet. I've run into a few bugs with 4.04 on my livestreams but fortunately nothing too bad. I think there's a new 4.06 update now which fixes some bugs (but I havent heard if it introduces any)

[@insanedumpling123]

This is pretty cool

[@sunwarper]

Cheers! Sound Generator has been a ton of fun

[@txbrown_]

Couldn't you use loop point a bit before end of sample to simulate sustained notes using start/end menu?

[@sunwarper]

You can, but it can also introduce some clicks and pops, always worth experimenting with though!

[@blucarlito]

👍🏾🔥🎵

[@AlecDrow]

New on this unit... tried to follow nad recreate the first two minutes... twisted my brain already...

[@sunwarper]

These are some advanced features, and I know the pace can make it tricky to follow if new to it! This unit definitely takes some time to master. I’d recommend slowing the video down to 0.75x and maybe writing down the button combos for reference. I aim to edit for the KZbin format, which can make things a bit fast-paced, but it helps the videos reach on here. If you’d like some personalized help, I also offer online lessons!

[@exileisland2675]

I knew this thing was basically a synth with extra steps once I heard "sound generator"

[@sunwarper]

haha that's one way to look at it, but having a synth in a sampler that can also live loop and sequence helps for having a portable option for beatmaking and live performance without lugging a ton of separate gear

[@exileisland2675]

@sunwarper why does everyone want to argue? I was agreeing that it's cool and I want one

[@ghanezu]

👍

[@MYGwienochnie]

This is way too fast for me

[@sunwarper]

No worries, the faster editing is a byproduct of how KZbin works to make videos discoverable. If you’d like to see everything in real-time, you can check out the livestream where I go through these synth setups step-by-step. Hope that helps! 😊 kzbin.infoULptNi8wU4Y?feature=share

[@MYGwienochnie]

@sunwarper thank you. 🙂

[@401dB]

Good work, although for the amount of time spent creating like this, users might as well get a jobby job like the old days and purchase an actual synth.

[@sunwarper]

Lol I mean, it's by no means a full on synth, but having this kind of capability just further cements it as a little studio swiss army knife. It's nice to have my prophet08 in the studio, but if I'm playing live or jamming outside, having a somewhat fully functional synth built right into the SP means way less things to bring