HOW TO MAKE A JAZZY BEAT FROM SCRATCH on the sp404sx | lo fi beat tutorial from lil miss beats

Let's make a jazzy lo-fi beat from scratch!
In this UNCUT lo-fi beat tutorial I talk though the whole process, and show you step by step what I do when I make a lofi hip hop beat from scratch on the roland sp404sx.
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[@silvrsurfr4880]

This is literally the perfect video i been trying to find explaining so much in a way so easy to follow, comprehend and expand upon, thank you honestly

[@zzzz-sf5lr]

Your right . Sometimes little mistakes that don't sound bad add character and humanizes a piece of music which is always good...

[@gregorybissell4255]

Just found your page and this video is the most inspiring sp vid I've seen so far.

[@duskybeats5999]

thanks so much for making this! loved it

[@MadCandor]

Super great advice regarding decision making and sticking with your gut instead of wasting hours on trying to be perfect. I have this problem. Thanks for the video!

[@doressa_mux]

So dope girl! Thank you so much for this!

[@thehundredthmonkey5972]

Thanks for the breakdown

[@kmk4960]

Super dope video!!! Thanks for sharing your workflow.... It's videos (like this) from produces like you that help to elevate the game! I learned a lot!!!!! Thanks again!

[@pedpedpedpedpedpedpedpedped]

You are such a fun person to listen to! Love the vid

[@TheDungeonDive]

Thank you for this video. I found it really informative and well made.

[@thev.i.c5028]

Thanks for the tips! Watched this vid when in a rut was a great idea.

[@wesleywoodard9965]

Thanks for this post! Learned a lot 🙂

[@philfab5]

Really great demo thanks

[@lukas_jay243]

I swear this SX is the best thing I have ever bought. I find it incredible how superb you guys are at performing your beats live. If I try and play the melodies and the beats at the same time, my fingers end up out of control waltzing across the desk and up the wall 😛 Sampling the beats in mono will be a huge help SPVids suggested this too. Many thanks folks.

[@xadisembodiedvoice]

really helpful video, some great tips I picked up along the way

[@BeatsbyLonza]

Loved the video. Learned so much. I’m about to rewatch n take notes. Thank you.

[@creativebabe7184]

This girl rocks

[@coltonyoung7483]

Really helpful! Thanks

[@davidscott2095]

Thank you for the video!

[@jrenard3995]

Bravo really awesome!! Thank you!!!!

[@StereoStripesMusic]

The chomples!!! 😍 😍

[@immie115]

muito obrigada, this uncut video was verry helpful. thanks a lot!

[@__Jan___]

Thanks for the vid! I´ve learned the ´´redo´´ option for start/end- point and the simpler workflow with the exchange function.

[@lilmissbeats]

yeeeeah!

[@d0ndy890]

I've just learned so much from this video. Thank u so much!

[@lilmissbeats]

Such a pleasure :)

[@richlinlaw]

just got this hardware thank you for the lesson

[@miss.antidote]

Great video again!

[@isthmus6375]

Just stumbled upon your channel I love what you do, i just purchased a 404sx and I cant wait to start making some beats myself, keep up the good work

[@ancientpersianempire]

how do you like it so far?

[@igotSCW]

Wow thanks for the [ delete MARK delete] tip.

[@nyer007]

The Chomples ! thanks for the new word!

[@user-cs4vk3ck1r]

Sooo good 👍👍

[@daneguitarist1]

sick beats lil miss beats! definitely gonna subscribe and learn from you :)

[@MattGreerMusic]

Good old Tascam DR-05. I've a studio full of gear but that's the piece that gets used more than practically anything else. Nice video.

[@BadWallaby]

This is so helpful!!! Thank You! Now I'm going to snoop around your other videos and see if I can learn some more haha

[@lilmissbeats]

My pleasure, I have a similar one using the pattern sequencer making more lofi house kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqS7hYhjlsedh80 too :)

[@BadWallaby]

lil miss beats awesome thank you! I pretty much just started but have limited sampling and sequencing experience and you explain things very well! I’ll definitely give it a watch 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@KeniSakuda]

What a wonderful video. In a single video, you've just taught me all the reasons why I should love making music with my SP404. Thank you so much for this.

[@lilmissbeats]

It is my genuine pleasure, Keni!

[@pedromartinezdealbornozari9798]

Amazing video

[@bbb1223456789]

Cool video. Thank.

[@jasonnn2284]

I've been on the fence about picking one up, but this put me over the edge. Bought one this morning!

[@lilmissbeats]

Coool!! Enjoy!

[@krxwnvxk3432]

You made a wise decision. I'm probably going to end up with one by Friday.

[@sykromsmile6303]

Great video

[@johnnyhansen6525]

Great video! Thank you, also your editing quite sympathic (:

[@Malchior_Rises]

chomples!! thank you for the tutorial. i've had a sp404 for a few years now but use it for fx/triggering stuff i make on daws but this time im just plain having fun sampling things & omg i wish i did this sooner!!

[@-imara8542]

informative stuff,, what "hack with the pattern sequencer" were you talking about at 25:50?

[@ToothPasteLOL]

The chomples! :D

[@mrk3077]

Great video! :D

[@lilmissbeats]

Thanks! 😁

[@Grogreth]

🔥🔥🔥

[@discreet87]

Thank you so much for uploading this tutorial! I was wondering what cables I need to connect iPhone to my 404sx

[@nskeip]

Thanks for that remain-button-that-selects-several-beats-at-once thing!!

[@thearki-vist6050]

Live from Capetown word up

[@nuyorican91st]

Damn ma you gots flavor. New York city soul

[@Dastech_Dj_Producer]

nice 🙌🙌🙌💥💥💥💥👍👍👍

[@jasonromano6011]

Great video , what audio interface do you use I am just about to get my first sp . thank you

[@SBLACK420]

Champles xD I love it jajajaja

[@kellanrad]

This is great! I don't even own a Roland and i watched lol. Thanks for not taking the first 10 minutes to talk about all that bullshit, and instead you just got right into it. Subscribed.

[@lilmissbeats]

Hi Kellan, welcome! I watched a TON of sp404 vids before I got one, it can be soothing sometimes right? lol. Whats you're favorite part of making music?

[@kellanrad]

@@lilmissbeats writing! both beats and raps/lyrics/melodies whatever. im a maschine user, with some ableton too.

[@BopGun]

Great tutorial but I just don't get why sampling from a cell phone instead of vinyl?

[@anniedawg6174]

yo! great lil tutorial- dig your simple workflow, keeping moving philosophy, capturing performance based energy "stretchy" did you say? -thanks!

[@lilmissbeats]

glad it helped :)

[@prestopasta_]

that line at 10:30 about "don't you have better things to do w/ your time" hit different. Im like damn, yeah I do, I gotta just make these mf chops and move on with the process. gangster advice.

[@lilmissbeats]

gotta keep that overthinking demon at bay :)

[@prestopasta_]

@@lilmissbeats word. I ended up sampling Jake from adventure time singing over some Bossa Nova LOL. Singin about living the hobo life

[@nasirpierce397]

How and where did you get your drums from ?

[@johnkuhn4263]

Lot's of cool little things in there I picked up. (Remain grouping, Mark nudging, Sample breakdown method, etc.) Thanks! I hope y'all haven't had any card reading/writing issues like I get. Yes, I had it serviced... didn't help. :( Good stuff.

[@lilmissbeats]

ahh i bought a different SD card - so I don't use the one it came with. Haven't had problems. Stoked you learned some new techniques!

[@johnkuhn4263]

@@lilmissbeats Different cards didn't fix it for me. It's a moody problem. Comes and goes. Anyway, try running a bass guitar into the mic input. Bass loops! Peace.

[@LukeJackandWill]

Hey! Great beat. What cable is it you use to connect the 404 to your phone to sample? Thanks

[@straywave2527]

dual phono (rca) to 3.5mm mini jack cable

[@damienfleming33]

How is you using h1 to record

[@Ben-dq5ce]

Love this breakdown. Be good to see you working with Ableton push. Sorry for basic question...what does Lo-fi mean?

[@markokalcic3113]

low fidelity...the aestethic of degrading fine recorded music to make it better

[@katelynmccorkle9902]

How long did it take you to learn how to use this? I have one coming in the mail soon and I am a little nervous about using it! How often did you use it to learn it completely? Thank you you are amazing!

[@lilmissbeats]

about a week or two. I'm always learning new things, but after daily 10-15 minute sessions and research I learned super fast. Have fun and GL :)

[@TobiasGaulke]

Thank you for all your videos. I learned so much from them and you inspired me getting into beat making during Corona times. Only thing I can't figure out yet is how you record into the Tascam without clipping? If I want to record into my Tascam I have to turn down the SP404 volume so much that I can't hear the beat on my headphones any more. Do you mind making a small video where you explain your recording settings etc.?

[@lilmissbeats]

on your tascam you can change the input levels before recording. if it clips a red light 'peak' will go on. So make sure you change the input levels on the tascam to be low enough so the peak light doesn't go on. on my tascam I change it by pushing the rewind or FF buttons - on the screen a bar popps up that says 'levels'. :)

[@TobiasGaulke]

@@lilmissbeats Cheers, I'll give it a try.

[@TobiasGaulke]

​@@lilmissbeats Thank you so much! The levels hint did the trick. Yay! Baby steps :)

[@buckbumble]

Just subbed. I love the SP. It’s pretty easy to make something good but hard to make something amazing. This video was really helpful. Ps. Love your accent. Are you from South Africa?

[@bashenko]

Hm, they sale used 404 here. Looks like I'll give it a try. I now have Octatrack, but I just don't feel it. Trying to find an instrument that I will fall in love with.

[@miss.antidote]

The Octotrack is amazing just you just need to spend time to learn the workflow.

[@kmk4960]

P.S. Your "Beat Kit" does not seem to be available.... Soon???

[@mad.operator]

Hey lil miss, thanks for the video, good stuff. You mentioned at the beginning you are recording your phone in the sp through an audio interface. Any reason for that rather than straight from the phone?

[@lilmissbeats]

not too sure actually. Should work the same. I have the cables to go through my interface, which means I can see levels and from my iphone, AND have my external mic attached to the sp404sx for the tutorial too. But you can def just go phone - sp404 :)

[@lukaswinterstetter1943]

@@lilmissbeats which interface do you use?

[@lilmissbeats]

@@lukaswinterstetter1943 Hey! I use the focusrite scarlet 4i4 :) PS appreciate your support on lil beat shop :)

[@birdgincrit]

Lol. I always press REC to see if pads are used. Same thing, just the other way around.

[@TheHippie27]

Great video! Did you know the SP404sx has a built in metronome? No need for a phone!

[@jason3534]

Not on resample

[@has892]

I just purchased an sp404sx. The volume isn’t working. The box is on but there is no sound coming out of the sp. Is there something I’m doing wrong? Do I need batteries?

[@lilmissbeats]

You need to either plug in headphones and listen through those, or plug it into monitors. It doesn't have onboard speakers.

[@has892]

lil miss beats I’ve done that still no sound. The volume button is really loose. Do you think that may be a reason?

[@lilmissbeats]

@@has892 hmm not sure :( I haven't had a problem like that.

[@has892]

lil miss beats Damn Ight preciate it

[@ancientpersianempire]

@@has892 did you figure it out? how do you like it so far??

[@eddmtz4028]

So if i do that with My laptop instead of with the phone, can I record any of My fav songs to the SP?

[@lilmissbeats]

yup

[@eddmtz4028]

@@lilmissbeats So in that case iyou do not ave to worry about convert wav etc, you just record and that is it? I am asking because I do not know how to get wav saound like kicks, hats, snares and convert them . I am new to this

[@StewartGaming23]

Edd Mtz hold remain before you turn on the sp, then you can select what file type on the sp you want to use

[@bjamminsincebirth3494]

Don’t they have a metronome in the SP404?

[@Pat52786]

Thank you lol

[@jupitor919]

What about the Sp’s metronome? That works right?;-0

[@lilmissbeats]

it works, you can't record with it on though.

[@Pat52786]

Yes

[@Pat52786]

And it is not easier the way she’s doing it . FYI. Lol

[@WW-vd2bs]

日本語訳表示にして頂きありがとうございます　とても助かります^_^

[@TheSicsicksix]

can you export the beats?

[@fjantpop4370]

Yes you can export the resampled beat

[@TheSicsicksix]

@@fjantpop4370 as i figured it will do so...so for live jamming is just to record on DAW or other recording device?

[@redtekMusicChannel]

Chomples.... :3

[@Pat52786]

And if anybody wants to know how to mute tracks and multitrack on the 404 and ask anything about the sp. what so ever hit my page and ask about it and I’ll make a video on the spot. Sorry but I’m just getting tired of ppl with the sp on KZbin not tricking out there sampled loop more, so that you can disguise the loop so that you can create your individual sound. Sorry if that sounded like I’m a dick but just really trying to help 🤷‍♂️

[@Unuigbey1]

I know guys go crazy and say that’s my wife when a girl is a real hip hop lover. Prior to this video I hated those type of comments... I guess that makes me a hypocrite! Damn that beat was fire and I think I’m in love 😍

[@888berg]

If you have a south African accent does it sound doper.... ummmm YES

[@will8379]

10:00 yo........

[@thecolorcomputer]

I ate chomples for breakfast this morning! 😏

[@20680]

"Chomples" ahah

[@kylbr9876]

Заебись

[@mob437]

hahaha did i hear "aboot"? ohh caaaa---nadaaa

[@mob437]

nice vid btw

[@lilmissbeats]

thanks. not canadian ;) it's always amusing to see what ppl think i am haha

[@endlessnameless6628]

That’s South African mate! Cracking video too!

[@djtrakakadrunkpoet8598]

that sample sounds like something Dilla touched and violated. lol

[@kaylebsass760]

Hey I'm trina pin your accent, are you from SA?

[@maxdaly8283]

Yup 100% san antonio

[@commodoor6549]

How to make a jazzy beat from scratch... I guess from scratch to you means starting with sampling a jazz piece. Is that really from scratch?

[@theviolinoob]

sounds lazy , why not just learn some 7th chords on piano and record the instruments by urself in any daw liek ableton without rely on ripping sample of copyrighted songs??

[@im_amil]

You’ve clearly never listened to hip hop, let alone boom bap enough to have any commentary on how to make it. Hip hop at its core came from sampling other songs

[@stewartnell]

Sounds awful 😖

[@ttt69420]

buy a 404 and read the manual

[@loveisrealWORLDWIDE]

Thank you so much for this video! I've Had my SP for a year! Now I can finally use it! Break-THRU! Happy NEW MOON! HAPPY 2022! LEZZ GOOOO