Isla S2400 beatmaking session - Next bunch of sounds

[@MESmcCan]

Fresh und Rund yawwww. Dope!

[@nano-onemusic4119]

auch ne schöne maschine

[@WASKMUSIC]

@@nano-onemusic4119 auf jeden Fall!

[@jacobthesleepy8980]

Dope track! Love the sound of this. Do you track out track by track through the main outs? Why not use the usb 8 tracks audio?

[@WASKMUSIC]

Thanks!! The USB out bypasses the output filters. But other than that, it is just a thing of workflow, bc i have a lot of machines and not all support usb, 8 outs or similar. So yes, i track out through the main outs, just muting stuff i don't need.

[@Adetokunbo-f]

Nice work, so do you track out to pc . Are you using any console? Or just straight to computer?

[@WASKMUSIC]

I track out straight through an interface into Ableton Live. No other gear involved.

[@maripido]

Super dope beat!! I have some questions though - how does the S2400 compare to the workflow of a modern MPC? Is it harder, easier, more enjoyable to use? Do you gravitate to that more than your other samplers? I have an MPC One which I've used for 2 years and I love it but I do want to try another sampler just to spice things up. I primarily make boom bap beats...straight up golden age of hip hop! Thank you and I subscribed btw :)

[@WASKMUSIC]

Thanks for your comment. Appreciate it. It is hard to compare as the workflow is quite different. But the basics are the same. Sample something. Slice it up. Record a sequence. In general is very different, for example you slice a hihat. Pitch it minus 4. Record it in the sequence. Change pitch of the hihat to zero again, but in the sequence it stays like you recorded it. Minus 4. Different. But also new ways of making music. I would say just get one. I got a second one as a backup.

[@michaeldulsky8492]

Hi Mario, I just read your post question. I have an MPC 5000 that's loaded with different producers Hip Hop drum kits. I liked sampling on the MPC 2000XL way better on that than my MPC 5000. I sold 2 of my E-mu SP1200's and an SP-12. They were fun to use but the build quality was crap. Always changing screens/ buttons/ and 3.5" disk drives. I still have my Ensoniq ASR -10 keyboard, that's fun to work with. I replaced my SP-1200 with the Isla S2400. Let's put it like this... The SP-1200 interface is old and very simple to use. That's what made it fun to use. The S2400 has a bunch of horrible instruction video manuals on youtube. They discuss everything a producer/ beat maker has no interest in. I was thinking about making a simple streamlined video for Hip Hop producers. The 2400 has options galore but you can set it up so when you turn it on to make a beat, you don't have to mess with all that. It can be set to sample at 26 Khz 12 bit mono everytime you turn it on, just like the original. All your analog outputs will be set for multi track recording etc. It becomes very streamlined after you set it up and save your settings. I can sample/ edit samples/ assign to pads/ sequence. No video just shows the ESSENTIALS. That's the problem. I'm not really interested in saving kits, projects songs. Once I make a beat I just track it into Pro Tools. Done. If I were you I would pick one up. It's fun to use after you set it up with your preferences. Hope this helps.

[@Jahgoncom64]

Another heater! Been spending my week off getting familiar with the 2400 by making kits for finger drumming on the sp404. Cos of its current lack of eq's and effects etc do you do much processing before samples hit the 2400? Or is that all afterwards in ableton once you have the pieces laid out.

[@WASKMUSIC]

thanks man! I sample through a mixer so i use a basic eq for defining the sounds. Otherwise it is only minor stuff (soundwise) done in Ableton. The basis of the beat must be right, the rest is just a few tweaks here and there. Waiting for the FX card too ;)

[@Jahgoncom64]

I get you. Yes the Fx card is going to be a definite cop. Wasnt so sure if the filter card as necessary but reading up on the SSM(?) chips they are using seems like they are well regarded.Just not sure what the benefits are going to be. And the Caladan looks sick too, but im mostly after the soundfont capability so not sure if its budgetable. @@WASKMUSIC

[@WASKMUSIC]

@Jahgoncom64 i pass on the Caladan bc i am no synth guy and space in the studio is an issue so i won‘t buy one. Looking forward for the filter and fx boards, but do i NEED them? I think no, but would be a nice to have expansion for sure :) have to buy 2, for both my machines then.

[@Jahgoncom64]

@@WASKMUSIC Yeah I feel you on the space issue. Prime real estate isnt easy to find. Damn 2 machines! Im guessing ones on ice in case something ever happens to the first one? In which case you could just get 1 of each and swap them out if ever it came to it.

[@gosd3570]

Nice workflow! How is polyphony on th s2400? I’m a bit confused on how many textures can sound simultaneusly on the mix. Thanx!

[@WASKMUSIC]

@@gosd3570 thanks! It has 16 voices in mono and less when you use stereo of course

[@NarcoticBoomBap]

Guter Beat my friend

[@TheNathtube]

Gully, dope 90s flava

[@djgreenhornet2892]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@isaiahmyers1181]

I like it 😎

[@hunch0737]

What record is this?

[@MrSunnyBra]

Reckon the plan is to keep it secret…hence the CD 🧐