Making a LOFI Hip-hop beat from scratch // SP404 MKII Sequencer

In this video I make a full lofi hip-hop beat with the SP404MKII pattern sequencer! I hope you enjoy the vibes and more importantly, hope that it helps you out or teaches you something new!
Please leave a comment below with any questions you may have about this video. I will do my best to answer or maybe someone in the community might help you out :)
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[@readytext]

You said it was about the process, but I do enjoy the vibes! Great to see how a longer piece with a less beat-like feel can be put together.

[@TheMikeHaskew]

You’re the best, man. I’m trying to love the MKII like I loved my SX, your videos are the only ones that are demystifying it for me. Just bought the 4 pack combo. Keep it up!

[@spvidz]

Appreciate the support my guy! Glad I'm helping you out

[@waveyan]

The dimmer light is so much better! Also the sample and beat were 🔥

[@spvidz]

Thanks man yeah it was a lot easier to see the pads so may do it more in future! Thanks for the feedback 🙌

[@FranckMaintenay]

So many features of the SP404MK2 in a 10 minutes video ! Thanks a lot for that !!

[@djpage7]

I learned more from this video just watching you do this, and see the actual application of the different techniques. Helpful!

[@spvidz]

Glad to hear it man, thanks for watching!

[@samplethief9109]

There’s something so chill over beatmaking videos with just music and texting, great vid! P.s you can turn off the «Operation complete» and everything will feel/be much quicker😉

[@spvidz]

Thanks a lot! Just managed to find the setting and have turned it off now!

[@jackiegreen1692]

Dope ! U R A Genius with the 404 !

[@spvidz]

🙏🙏🙏

[@alanpfeiffer26]

I love you chop like the old times on the sx

[@anthonyjp87]

very pleasant to watch someone else jam! thanks

[@spvidz]

🙌

[@beakbeak1682]

nice man new to the sp world with the mk2 and dope to see the workflows thanks!

[@reasOneMusic]

Good stuff man. Quantize the first kick saves the day

[@spvidz]

For sure 🙌

[@KeyDyer]

Super appreciate this video! Thank you for putting it together

[@spvidz]

No problem 🙌

[@puzzleneptune]

Lovely and simple beat! Got to practice. By the way, what site do you recommend for skins?

[@spvidz]

the one here is available on my site spvidz.com or check out cremacaffe.shop who made mine. They have some more options on theirs 👍

[@natecleveland905]

Yo FYI, shift+gate will turn on/off the gate for a whole bank

[@dennystreet2454]

Good vibe 😜

[@bence3131]

Extra chill beat! 🥶🌌🌃

[@KelbyKryshak]

Such a great and helpful vid! Thanks as always!

[@bremki]

Excellent!!

[@takiidabeats589]

nice work 👍

[@ROWNosferatu]

Got my daily dose of spvidz time to make some beats

[@spvidz]

Hell yeah man! Hope you had fun

[@emenehyron]

Yoooo Where do u connect the rca plugs ? To speakers ? Or interface?

[@spvidz]

To an interface but you can also use usb with the mk2 which is a lot easier. I just have to use the interface so I can monitor my Mic and sp at the same time 👍

[@VenxmMusic]

Using the chop mode, makes it faster to grab your chops than this then you can fine tune them after.

[@spvidz]

Correct however a few people have been asking if you can still chop ‘manually’ so I have been showcasing it a bit lately. I can see pros and cons to both. The chop feature is cool though

[@VenxmMusic]

@@spvidz I much prefer the chop feature as it reminds me more of the MPC and that’s how I originally learnt how to sample. But fair enough if it’s how some people still want to work. What do think could be improved about the “chop”?

[@tom22333]

Great use of the 2 mfx. I need to do that more, sometimes it's a pain resampling all the chops. Your packs still on sale?

[@spvidz]

Sale has finished sorry man! There’s still deals on there though 👍

[@phenocom8182]

Are the pads nicer than the sp404sx

[@spvidz]

They feel very different but I prefer them. They are very firm now but to me thats a lot better for finger drumming. I think they will last a lot longer as well

[@Jjenner50]

What did you use to pitch shift the sample? Was it the DJ Effects Looper, or something else?

[@spvidz]

Check out around 0:40 I use the built in pitch feature on the MK2

[@SaiaFT]

I have been playing around saving a few patterns and noticed that when I edit the bpm of a pattern it edits the bpm of all the patterns. Is BPM for all the patterns or bank or am I missing something here.

[@spvidz]

You can set a bpm per bank I believe. Not sure how to do it off the top of my head but there is an option for that somewhere I’m sure

[@sbph2hh]

Just ordered a 404 I will be rewatching a lot of your vids thanks for the content. Do you have a course?

[@spvidz]

Nope just the vids I drop here at the moment

[@lvcas5481]

Hey I have a question. Do you know why the mk2 reduce the volume when you resample Sounds?

[@spvidz]

If you're not on the latest software version (I'm currently on 1.14 at time of writing) try updating as I'm not having that problem any more. I was previously but I've just tried it again and its working great!

[@flyingfish]

does anyone know what that sample is?

[@AmazonCrime]

I pre-ordered my SP 404 MK2 last October. Did not received it yet. :( Good beat bro.

[@spvidz]

Ah man I hope it turns up soon. Thanks for tuning in

[@thomasusheriii971]

So you can make a beat from start to finish just using this device?

[@spvidz]

Yo man, check out my latest vid. Its quite a lot of talking but it will give you a good idea of how to get beats finished on this box - kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4qpeIKArtuUaqs

[@alefillman]

Nice man! I keep forgetting there’s an envelope now. Hey, since I updated the firmware, when I resample, the volume is much lower it seems. I’m not sure what’s up. Anyone else experience this? And is there a workaround so the volume stays the same when I resample onto a new pad?

[@spvidz]

Few people have been saying this. I'm not experiencing it myself...very odd.

[@alefillman]

@@spvidz yeah man I don't get it. I need to dig in to it more to see what's up, it's just annoying.

[@peakingmantis5331]

Is there a way to sample from youtube/instagram/spotify etc LIVE without having to convert and export into the SP? I really liked Dibiase's mk2 vid where he was sampling parts of songs from Spotify on-the-go he would simply press record on the SP and have anything he wanted from Spotify straight into the SP.. I tried to do this by connecting my SP to my macbook but I'm not getting any output? I'm sure I'm just being an idiot and theres a simple routing step which I'm missing here??

[@jovwrath]

usb-c to usb-c cable works with my windows laptop, and with my android smartphone. for the ipad, i have to use an usb c to usb a to camera connection lightning adapter.

[@peakingmantis5331]

​@@jovwrath thanks for response but still no luck for me :( I've got usb-c to usb-c cable connecting SP to Macbook. the Mac recognises the SP as a usb device but there is no sound even after changing all sound output on Mac to the SP usb device? Surely that's all I need to do or am I missing something?

[@DD_Franks]

@@peakingmantis5331 Hi. Find out if your usb c 2 usb c cable is for charging only or if it can transmit data as well. There is a difference in these cables. Maybe that is the problem that you're experiencing. Regards DD.

[@peakingmantis5331]

@@DD_Franks I didn't have Ext Source on lol feel like such an idiot haha sorry guys I'm really new to the SP workflow I really appreciate the responses!

[@DD_Franks]

@@peakingmantis5331 Glad you found the problem. Enjoy your SP. It's really an inspiring tool. Take care. DD

[@BacaBaconi]

👌

[@worldwide_vibe]

🎉

[@hcab43]

SPiced

[@spvidz]

I'm glad someone noticed 😀

[@savnac]

41 seconds early!

[@savnac]

I love these quick edited, no talking, captioned styled videos!

[@spvidz]

Thanks man! I am going to be doing more as I get a lot of positive feedback about them ✌️

[@truesearch69]

I have a question... how do you mix the beat you made in the mk2? I have always had this doubt. because if you listen to the kick drum at a considerable volume, it will distort. What is the correct process to release a beat to the world from your roland mk2 and make it sound "decent" in terms of mixing? Is it possible to do this without a computer involved?

[@spvidz]

its completely personal. Some just take a vanilla recording out of the SP, some export all the bits and rearrange and mix in the DAW. Its all down to personal preference really