Making a sampled beat on Roland SP-404A

[@lf2334]

Hello Anthony Fantano's father.

[@iShredStreets]

K K Melon’s father got ill beats man!

[@kinlee8384]

GREAT COMMENT, I'll pay you when I can .

[@swaggnb]

i thought he looked like dr. phil 😂

[@Reprodestruxion]

Bad snacks ‘ and lil miss beats ‘ uncle

[@Caribbean_King]

The weird aspects of the pitch function is what adds color and character to the song.

[@brownsons]

I love the weirdness in it

[@Ispowzfmanalog15]

I just got a 404 A recently and I LOVE it! So far, it’s exactly what I’ve been searching for.

[@michaelgilchrist2831]

how are you enjoyting it now? do you recomend it?

[@bestformspielt]

Love the little nod to "red means recording" :)

[@AccurateBeats]

bestformspielt well.. I’m a big fan :)

[@fr33mind29]

rEC

[@NotonlyMusik]

Hey! When you're using the sequencer you CAN delete your "mistakes". While your pattern is playing in REC mode, just press 'DEL', it will appear 'ERS' on the screen. Then press and hold the pads you don't want to hear in that moment. You can press and delete multiple pads simultaneously. Great video btw! I also love the sp404 sequencer and its interesting limitations. Thanks for sharing!

[@elegrossz8948]

Hey, what a lovely sample :) and great beat! My trick, to find the root note: 1. play the sample, 2. sing "right" notes (find the scale), 3. stop the sample, but don't stop with singing, 4. find the "calmest" note (what gives you the "ok, I'm home" feeling) 5. find that note on keyboard

[@AccurateBeats]

Elégrossz? A great tip!😀

[@Cavanho]

That 'ok I'm home' bit was magic

[@elegrossz8948]

cavan ho , this is the "base" note, The strongest every other is a little bit "eh.." you don't really need the root, to make music. For example in this video Accurate doesn't touch the root (Ab). You can find it with keyboard, but - for me - it's easier with singing.

[@Cavanho]

@@elegrossz8948 I can't sing for shit and don't really know my notes so I need a keyboard for now aha

[@fahimaljahangir3059]

lol i can't hum a tune for a sample or bass line most of the time. My voice simply doesn't go that low. I am not a singer. That's why I make beats.

[@tk33k]

You can delete each part that you don't need by pressing the del button while recording and holding the pad you want to erase from the sequence.

[@michaelblattau1039]

hey, while your seq is playing in record mode, you can press the del button and hold whatever pads you want deleted from that seq. No need to record everything over.

[@AccurateBeats]

Michael Blattau yupp! Totally my bad!

[@LiftedNoise]

Nice this just answered my question.

[@Cavanho]

Blattau is a mad baddd guy name

[@michaelblattau1039]

@@Cavanho haha huh?

[@jerrycroud]

This is a very nice video where the lesson goes beyond words and there is actually a lot of wisdom in the working process; it inspires discipline and positive vibes. Thank you very much!

[@zdsrtgnzetmyet]

Best video of the SP so far, and I've seen em all lol

[@neoaureus]

Sean ...sounds like me...I am just discovering this.

[@armonster24]

the chops over the top really took this beat to the next level

[@culturemax234]

I really like it when you put the scratches to it sounds really good

[@PaulinaSjoberg]

*creates banger* "I'm not sure"

[@AccurateBeats]

Haha! The life of a creative

[@joselemus2689]

a trick for chromatic pitch; pitch up or down before artifacting is ruining sound, resample and pitch again. Rinse repeat until you get the sound you're looking for. a neat trick to minimize artifacting

[@AccurateBeats]

Thank you! I’ll try that tonight

[@Two-Eyed_Boy]

Thanks for sharing this! I'm very interested in the 404's "no guardrails" workflow. Appreciate you making this in real time.

[@phataton8206]

Great. This demo actually shows what this unit does.

[@Madstubborn]

Most polite BeatMaker on yt

[@fabiwasabi7787]

sick beat man! always loving your mad scratches at the end

[@AccurateBeats]

Fabi Wasabi thanks!m, I appreciate that!

[@straightedge_eli2062]

Bro Thank you for doing what you do for us on KZbin.

[@rickysnowconez4582]

Beautiful track man. Very inspiring

[@AccurateBeats]

Ricky snowConez thanks :)

[@ashsolo748]

YEAH the doodles are back!! Love'em! aaaaaaaaaaaaand love the beat, great one as always, cheers!

[@Ray-np5gq]

does look like it takes forever. I think the perk of the 404 are the effects. Nice beat!

[@Erm545]

I've just bought the 404 A and I need a truly basic and slowed down tutorial video of how to use it, can anybody help? Love the beat that was dope, gives me so much inspiration!

[@Bigwave3K]

Hey man I hope you have gotten it figured out but if not, I know it’s a bitch but the manual will help you so much and tell you exactly how it works! It’s the only way to find out every little thing it can do!

[@lotmaga]

The equipment made in Japan is amazing!🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵❤️

[@SleeplessStudyClub]

that at the end is fucking awesome

[@jamesw2831]

I like the samples you come up with and how you use different hardware.

[@AccurateBeats]

James W thanks

[@ZachFZ2]

This was mad helpful. Saved me a ton of digging through the manual.

[@culturemax234]

Thanks for doing this video I just got the Sp 202 & 303 and I'm about to get this one next these things are so much fun

[@grfk8606]

youre trippin! @3:55 the sample sounded crazy dope with that pitch modification

[@scrapdogs7]

I said the same thing! Sounds menacing

[@kwameeyiah]

He doesn't like artefacts

[@sourdiesel681]

Uh huh!

[@PhillipMotlaMokholoane]

NICE :-) You make it look eeeeeeeasssy! Fire to that

[@KONSEP1er93]

This beat is so dope, that last sound your were gonna put in was dope, but the scratches took it someplace else.

[@flyromusic]

WoW!!! I just asked u in Instagram about it few days ago ^^ Appreciate what r u doing mang! Thanks for content !

[@geraldgoodiii6993]

Thank god for much easier things to use like slicing it all on tape machines

[@SuperZackJr]

i have never seen the sp in action, thank you for the video friend !

[@softeyez6700]

you should check out Mujo, he makes some amazing sp404 videos :)

[@DJWOLFLIVE]

Getting my sp404a this week. Thanks for the tip Accurate Beats!

[@mcdance1311]

“Well it’s definitely a bassline.”

[@teagueo2898]

I’ve been waiting for this yessss

[@Paul......]

Love the jingle in the beginning 😅👍🥳

[@dDesirie]

Learned a lot from this video. Thanks for sharing!

[@simondanielssonmusic]

6:45 "Maybe I could do something like this..." *proceeds to make pure fire* "...but, I'm not sure, let's take it easy"

[@dragon-id5uj]

Wow, what a zoo of beatmaking gear! Very nice

[@scruffylife]

This is a very valuable video, thanks brother!

[@HighNoon23]

Very informative...precise...on beats and workflow Watch ending...he used the SP-404 as an effects Module😊

[@Electrotranqui]

Super and thanks!!!

[@illdaeagle]

Awesome man!

[@AccurateBeats]

Coyotl thanks

[@tokazar]

nice upload. you didn't have to re-record the drums 10 minutes into the video though. you can delete each pad individually or together without touching the drums. I've done it before and was pleasantly surprised.

[@JAdeWii_]

6:45 "maybe I can do something like this" ...Kills it!.... "but im not sure" lol

[@cursedsound]

I feel the same way about limitations! i can make more and faster music with my novation circuit than with my laptop and Ableton live 😂 my current workflow looks like this: make a rough sketch on the circuit and then record the midi and sometimes audio in Ableton live and then finish the track. I dont know how i was able to do music before the circuit

[@cursedsound]

@@oOFTJOo Its super easy to edit sounds but the only downside is that you need a computer to create new sounds. but I mainly use it as a sketch tool and then import the midi into Ableton to replace the sounds with something else.

[@cursedsound]

@@oOFTJOo Its pretty good especially for that price and really easy to understand.

[@AccurateBeats]

CursedSound Ive always heard a lot of good stuff about the circuit and I’m sure it’s awsome. I’ve never tried it myself but... Last time I checked it couldn’t record anything off the grid but quantized everything. That’s a dealbreaker for me

[@eelcodevlieger]

@@AccurateBeats the recent circuit 1.8 firmware has better support for 'off the grid'/non-quantised recording. Although technically it records to microsteps I believe (6 or more subdivisions per 1 sequencer step). novationmusic.com/news/circuit-v18-firmware

[@culturemax234]

Thank you teacher 😊

[@QuistJam]

Good stuff, thanks 🙏

[@dingstarproductions]

Always droping dope stuff....love your channel and work!!! Your sampleworks are awesome... Drums always groovy in point. Big respect and all the best. Peace and a wonderfull week!!!

[@therealfaintinggoat]

Your finger drumming is damn good fam.

[@michaelwilson569]

Dope and Wicked 👌 hip hop homework

[@mhaluuun93]

Nice work, bro. Will you please make a video on how to record cuts on a beat? I'm workin w a Maschine MK3, but I don't know how to record my scratches from either of my turntables that are connected to my mixer.

[@cruepprich]

Sampling newbie here: Making sample beats finally makes sense! I'll try this on Koala.

[@FastRCToys]

That's why I love so much my Akai Force... 🐶🐶🐶🐶

[@jason3534]

I loved my force also, until it decided to not boot up anymore after freezing up and the screen getting hot to the touch. Only had it five months, no word from Akai on the warranty yet. Still waiting....

[@GlitchComputer]

I've always wanted to understand why people love this sampler so much....there are so many options out there.

[@distortimus7631]

Same. 200€ more gives you the Mpc One.

[@Peugot905]

Because it’s limitations forces you to be creative when making beats.

[@lb1823]

Great beat!

[@AccurateBeats]

Thanks

[@NowyKurs]

Cool stuff 👍

[@noisiboi7308]

Nice!

[@clutchhawks1268]

You can set audio trig and it will record as soon it hits the thresh hold.

[@rafix3912]

SP-404 is something I'd like to have, sadly I don't have much money for music equipment

[@Peat030]

But i guess you have Birthday once a year;)

[@DJDigitalJosh]

Go make a cardboard sign, "need $400 for drum machine" & stand on the street corner. People respect honesty. Or get a job & save up.

[@rafix3912]

@@DJDigitalJosh I will get a job, but it's hard for me to get a job & still go to school. And nobody in my country will give me this much money for nothing haha

[@ALg-dd4ml]

WHOAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! SUBSCRIBED!!!

[@maleev_music]

sounds cool. great one!

[@warlanefam]

finally a good demonstration

[@spectralknights2]

Dope!👍

[@yotrakzproductions7324]

Love the string quartet track at 1:55... Drop the artist and name plz.

[@derricklovelace5953]

This sampler is different I like it to create ideas on the fly.

[@jimmyhoffa2530]

since discovering machine i only chop samples on sp for practice and to remind me how blessed i am with maschine.

[@eddmtz4028]

Helpful information but now setting it up to speed playback from normal to .05 hehe!

[@sebastianknizel7471]

very useful, thanks!

[@softeyez6700]

ayyy finally

[@AccurateBeats]

Soft Eyez yeah I know it took a while. Sorry bout that

[@tlatsegms]

Amazing⚡️

[@geraldgoodiii6993]

Damn it’s like a mini MPC. But not as intuitive. Cool to see someone work with one of these

[@Gobymike]

Nice

[@virtualperfectioncowboy4075]

So good - what is that lovely string sample?

[@jhernandez788]

What's the longest sample you can put on a pad? Is their a "hold" feature for longer samples so that I don't have to hold it for 50 seconds+ Would this unit be good for sort of a "instant play back" for sets for live shows?

[@merk1beats]

It records up to 5 hours and yes you can hold or trigger the sample

[@jmez927]

Rec means RECORDING....Got it

[@MyManDan]

You using 3 fingers on 1 hand sounds better than me using both my hands to make a drum track, how does that work?!

[@beatsbylanstarr]

You know in pattern mode you can erase if you mess up. You didn’t need to record your drums over

[@eighteenfiftynine]

Clearly he didn't 😆

[@neoaureus]

CIA: How to identify a sampler ? He nods to an imagined beat and nods while listening to an innocent piece of classical music!

[@NyndeLOL]

Dope video

[@ed_ms]

Nice beat man. Made me wonder on how much time those early hip hop guys needed to come up with a beat. No computer, no daw or nifty software to make live easy. Nice peace of gear but not for me. Thank God for Maschine and/or Serato sample I say :-)

[@cosmo5179]

Less options called for more creativity. Thats why Hip Hop was much more amazing than nowadays with the stupid simple trap beats lmao

[@krxwnvxk3432]

Sounds like the kicks had a metal clicking to them.

[@johnchesters81]

Hey man, great video. Did you know you can set a threshold level on the SP404 when sampling so you won’t miss the start. Think it’s like func (or shift?) and pad 4. You can then set your level 🎧

[@AccurateBeats]

John Chesters that’s true! I didn’t think about that at the time. Thanks :)

[@CommandoMonkey135]

yea it’s the auto trig function. i set the threshold to 1 and it works just fine

[@anthonymaillis6725]

Do you happen to know if the SP404 OG has any sort of auto trigger function?

[@johnchesters81]

Anthony Maillis hey man, I’m not sure about the 404 og. I’d like to think this also has auto threshold aswell. Might be worth searching for the manual online 🎧

[@anthonymaillis6725]

@@johnchesters81 True, thanks brotha

[@StolimoliStudios]

Where do you get your drum samples

[@dwaynemusik]

I love the string chord progression!!! On this anyone know the sample?

[@vain.a]

those scratches remind me of luv sic

[@jharo9800]

How did you play your sequencer pattern when not in pattern sequencer mode?

[@electrosonicnebula]

Hey man thanks for the video. I was looking at picking up an old SP202 which doesn't have a sequencer so I wondered if there was any particular reason I couldn't sample something I'm playing on seven pads onto a pad I'm not playing (since the SP202 only has 8 pads) by running the outputs into the inputs again. I just need it as a sort of drum machine, to record my drum set and voice and create loops on the fly. (One cool thing about the SP202 is a great sounding onboard mic)

[@fauvier3899]

Hi ! Can you sample a hole song ? Like a hole beat from a song to play along with a guitar?

[@_s_p_a_r_k_e_s_7615]

Great video man! One thing I don't really understand (with beat making in general) is finding the root notes for the bassline? Are you just trying to find out what notes sound best with the beat? Do you have to do this or could you just create a bassline by trial and error? Sorry, my music theory knowledge is limited!

[@2.nonchalant894]

I just play until it sounds good, really

[@richswat]

you can erase each pad in a sequence/pattern...i can do it ;-) no need to re-record everything? Or did i missed something at the 10:00 minute mark? keep up the good work!

[@AccurateBeats]

RICH.SWAT I’m sure you’re right :) Thanks

[@hamdybasuony7920]

great

[@marcop7031]

Im a beginner what do u suggest me to buy first Roland SP 404 a or Roland MC 101 ? Thanks.

[@hummlebaggen]

NIce vid! How do you usually use the 404, seeing that you prefer making beats on your other devices? The reason I'm asking is that I'm thinking of maybe getting a 404 or a 303 to use as a live audio processor to dirty up the sound. Think that's a good idea? Oh, nice stash too by the way!

[@AccurateBeats]

Thanks! I love making beats on the 404 too but it’s just a bit too slow sometimes. I normally use the 404 for live shows or just as an effect processor in the studio. I love just putting a bunch of loops in it and play them live with some additional one shot triggers here and there. The built in effects are amazing for live use and to spice up any old loop.

[@Gusrikh1]

Very interesting

[@dannymontreal6316]

Danny Montreal Hey cool vid. Was wondering your opinion if it is worth it to trade my old microkorg and volca sample for a new sp404a? I also have a beatstep pro and I am wondering how they work together. Thanks.

[@AccurateBeats]

Thanks! Well, that’s a good question. The 404 is way more useful than the volca sample (according to me) but getting rid of a hardware synth like that will definitely change your workflow. Sure... The beatstep can be hooked up to the 404 but you’ll soon run into limitations there. It’s not possible to play the samples from the 404 chromatically from the keyboard for instance. The situation is different if you’re using a computer to run the beatstep into though. The 404 is great but has its drawbacks. I can’t say that it will replace a synth when it comes to sound creation possibilities but it’s a way better sampler than the volca. I hope that answeres something :p Thanks

[@dannymontreal6316]

Yeah dude, most helpful response yet! Appreciate the videos. Cheers homie.

[@Art_Travel_and_Hobbys]

Dope 👍🏿

[@urbinoiz]

Why do you have the mic enabled? Should be only ext source enabled, right??