Making House Music on an SP-404sx // Celebrating SP-404 day

[@rolandglobal]

Thanks for sharing on #404Day, we love your work!

[@tk33k]

That sample end trim technique in reverse mode is brilliant.

[@multipreach2674]

Hell yes.

[@Rompler_Rocco]

Life-changing! I don't think new 404 owners can fully appreciate the amount of time and aggrevation Ricky just spared them 👍

[@aldoleyvavargas5544]

Si estuvo cabrón. cambió mi modo de usar mi sp

[@robertbanys]

I didn't get the point of trimming in reverse, can someone explain it

[@k-b9253]

@@robertbanys when you wanna trim the end of a sample you can make it reverse so you dont have to wait and play the whole sample

[@evanpincus2203]

Oh man, this is one of the first demos of this that actually helped me understand how the heck it works! More sampler content please!!!

[@MarcDupuis50400]

The loop being "close enough" would probably be a DJ's nightmare haha, offset a tiny bit every 4 bars !

[@RickyTinez]

oh trust me it is. i have some unplayable tracks haha

[@multipreach2674]

That's what makes it interesting.

[@MarcDupuis50400]

@TheGameMakeGuy that's a typo, I meant "a tiny bit" ;) corrected

[@derykmoates377]

True, lol, but DJ’s have many tools and ways to still make the tracks work in their set if they really want....unless it’s all vinyl then good luck...lol

[@supermercado1982]

Ricky - "I'm not trying to keep you here all day" Me - "Damn"

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

Exactly. ! 🤣

[@lesliedal9909]

I think the machine is way too complicated to set up a simple beat you be there all day just trying to get a drum beat or maybe even high hats simplify the machine for the price just make it work...without too many button pushing and setting up and erasing and going back and tweaking your BPM‘s its ridiculous

[@essmunson]

It's so crazy that so many people think the 404 can only be used for one genre! thank you for sharing this and showin' people how it's done

[@billyates9970]

Love the fact you are making a house track with the SP-404sx. It seems like almost all the videos out are hip-hop or downtempo. It sounds awesome and you make it look easy. Love the channel.

[@Potterzilla]

OMG ENRIQUE I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A FEW MONTHS. so exciting to see other people thinking of similar workarounds to the limitations of the 404! I was going to make a video, but now I wouldn't want to step on your toes! GOOD STUFF!

[@RickyTinez]

Please make a video! There can never be enough inspiration out there.

[@billyates9970]

It’s hard to believe you make that house sound so good on the so-404sx.

[@dudemanxx]

Only a minute and a half in learning secrets. Resampling that kick for a loop was dope af.

[@savnac]

god the 404 is one hell of a box. I am so glad I’ve kept mine over the years. It is literally a DAWLESS god for simpler music making.

[@intelon3]

And to think I JUST talked myself out of needing one of these. Please do more content like this, these types of top down/side view videos of your workflow are awesome!

[@adamoliver82]

This is the best 404 video I have seen, and I've watched a few to try and work out if I want one. I'ts the first one I've seen that actually made me understand how it works and how hands on and fun it looks. Great video, one of the best you've made.

[@aptudo]

Spectacular! Anybody considering getting this sampler should watch this to understand this resampling workflow that the SP-404 is known for. Dude, I would LOVE to see you build a similar house track on an MPC. People rave about the workflow of MPCs.

[@RickyTinez]

I do that everyday haha. Maybe that’ll be the next one

[@aikighost]

They do that's because MPC workflow is about 10 times easier than this (doesn't involve coping, pasting and moving samples about every 30 seconds for a start) and you can actually do very complex things with an MPC that you could NEVER hope to do with a 404.

[@aptudo]

@@aikighost , that's what I've heard. Yeah, it's not a device for doing complex stuff. Budget, portability, and distinctive FX are reasons people mention for loving the SP-404. Personally, I don't mind the workflow that we see in this video. Nice results in a very short time, IMO.

[@carlgauthier5228]

Word on trimming ends in reverse, I discovered that technique ways back, you know your way around the SP man, Respect from Canada

[@spvidz]

awesome to see a different genre made with the SP man! Really want to drop a lofi house tape some day!

[@Huumf]

Same man, but I find it hard to get this sound on just ableton

[@spvidz]

@@Huumf yeah for sure, I've tried lofi stuff in ableton but you don't get the warm sound that the SP gives!

[@MattGreerMusic]

The PO-33 by Teenage Engineering is ace at making old school, lofi House music. Really has that crunch and rasp and paired with a little overdrive for saturation and it takes you right back.

[@JESSICA-qo7hz]

This is super clever, man! I feel like sometimes the SP-404 is cursed to only make lo-fi hip hop beats. Nothing wrong with that, but it's awesome to see it doing something else for a change. Keep rockin!

[@E_Rico]

Gunther McCullough what vst’s?

[@djestes1]

the vibe you give off on this channel is crazy. Good work bro

[@bilalclouse9781]

i learned alot about the sp404 by just watching this, funny how its not even a tutorial but you made use of so many features of the sp404! good video

[@ravenwav]

i know i'm going to have to watch this many more times to fully get all the tips you got, thank you dude! That subsonic bass technique is crazy

[@UncleBoogieRF]

You need a sign that says “Genius at work.” Your hands are just a blur, spectacularly impressive.

[@Two-Eyed_Boy]

Got that 404 finally so you know I'm revisiting all these old gems! Thanks Ricky!

[@slimyzombie]

14:00 “just go crazy” *loops complete silence* hahaha damn this vid made me laugh a lot! I really can relate to all of those SP problems like the 2 pad resampling fails or having to listen to the whole sample just to know if it loops well.. and if it doesn’t well then all over again! Hahahaha such a great video man I really enjoyed it thanks for sharing..

[@not-hank-s]

Love how you used reverse to trim loops and subsonic to create a bass line. So many good tricks in here, thanks!

[@Lowerhaightstreet]

The plants really tied the beat together.

[@toastyghosty489]

I wish he would make another one of these but do a whole song, so educating and entertaining at the same time. Btw Ricky, I bought a sp404a today after finding you on KZbin and binge watching all week

[@michaelsean6593]

After watching a few of your vids with the 404 I'm really appreciating the workflow. A definite add to my shopping list!

[@razors98]

13:47 "good enough" Me (a drummer) *screams*

[@RickyTinez]

😂😂😂

[@maximilien_4382]

i actually think it's little things like that that make a track work, it feels great when you dance to it and you get it right (another exemple of this is Icky Thump by the White Stripes, a completely different genre but I love this kind of things)

[@justapizza4079]

Why does it bother ppl?

[@fabbrismidnight]

Proper 404 chops! Good to see your workflow and nice results

[@GalacticPrince0101]

Thanks for sharing on #404day we love your work. Much wow, cool post.

[@RickyTinez]

Thanks for watching! Super appreciate it

[@opaqueary3052]

That kinda looks like a pain to work with but the results you get sound great. Thanks for sharing your process!

[@moistpeanut5986]

When you are resampling you can make them mono so that you can hit more than 2 pads if you like. Used to hate having the resample cut off.

[@RickyTinez]

What really?! That’s awesome I had no idea

[@MatthewHyatt]

Yeah you can hit six total then right?

[@sadhuvoodoo5285]

Such a good little moist peanut

[@brianfedele94]

Man that's so dope! Thank u for The ispirantion! 🙌🏻

[@chasepaxinos5416]

Super clever my dude gotta love the extent of hardware's capabilities

[@MGoolas]

This is what makes the sp so popular, just look how fast he chops and arranges stuff when you don't have any menus to dive in. Such a great sampling sketchpad.

[@RickyTinez]

Exactly. All im left with is making a track haha. The perfect amount of flexibility

[@jdenisjr]

This was inspirational to watch man just got my first sp404 and your workflow was dope and you were entertaining lol

[@slowgaffle]

Fuck yeah dude, always great to see any SP videos.

[@els1f]

That's fucking brilliant! No wonder so many people swear by this thing. Keep moving and don't look back. Everything it doesn't have is precisely what will hold you up👍✌️❤️

[@partsproject]

Thanks for making me smile today :) These videos always put me in a good space.

[@semi788]

finally someone made tutorial for another genre on the sp!

[@rhythmdroid]

You're making me want one of these!

[@lardosian]

wow that lofi at the end was filthy, would tear up a club!!!

[@MsCygnusX1]

I am clueless af, have never touched a knob on any sort of equipment. And yet, I am really intrigued and interested in doing this. 💎

[@kaitsu9608]

You will love it. Sampler is propably best way to get into making music. Hardware sampler even more so. Just get field recorder and cable that you can connect to your phone for example and you can get crazy

[@kaitsu9608]

@@robertschreiber2293 ill see what i can do! Meanwhile check this video i just found, prettt much in nutshell of the idea!

[@kaitsu9608]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYK7oXapZ61obpI

[@calipto4605]

you can touch my knob

[@spacevadr10]

Everyone here should go check out Ras G’s most recent project on Bandcamp. I’m not 100% sure how much is 404 but you can tel it was used and it’s all House

[@RickyTinez]

Wow. Gotta check that ASAP. Thank you

[@spacevadr10]

Enrique Martinez Music lmk what you think of the project if you get the chance. Anytime !

[@Verysickbeats]

Dope vid and very well done sir!

[@mickpattison7489]

This is really helpful. I prefer this way to the sequencer it feels more natural to use rather than programming everything.

[@personmcperson4440]

Glad to see you didn't try and edit out mistakes...it's raw, warts and all. Nice.

[@jimmymac5601]

Love your editing dude. Clean video. Also great track

[@TriangleWaveRecords]

Just the way you're doing it by feeling rather than an actual BPM amount just goes to show that you have to follow your guts on some things sometimes. And that "slightly dislocated" feel definitely works for house anyway. Cheers mate!

[@MatthewHyatt]

It *makes* house to me.

[@Gatodelix]

Dude! A long way from your first Elektron purchase. I am so proud of you and what you have become. Now you inspire me! See ya at MoogFest'19. Always love you man! #thebestfromthebest

[@RickyTinez]

Hell yea! See you there man, quarterhorse party time

[@meerkatmusiclounge7786]

Love this video man. No lie, after I saw this I ended up buying a 404 a few days later! Thanks for the inspiration Enrique!

[@RickyTinez]

Thanks for the watch and sorry to your wallet haha

[@arifmemovic3383]

All of your content is fantastic, from the tutorials and demonstrations, to the videography and presentation. Keep it up.

[@barrington6151]

as soon as u started saying "woah there buddy" i had to like and subscribe, bc that's exactly how i talk to my sp404 - sick video tho, you're a virtuoso!!

[@tekbeatz]

Glad to see people doing house music on hardware

[@rocstarskinnyjeans]

Love it man... I have a Sp404 and still don’t know what I’m doing lol!!!

[@multipreach2674]

Keep going man once you get the hang of it you will never look back, I find it so much easier to work without the sequencer.

[@mixednutt42]

Happy 404 day EM. Thanks for the knowledge, and that sweet sweet house track.

[@jthorpe4droid]

Very interesting video, amazing how much you can squeeze out of one device.

[@Djfmdotcom]

Seriously man!

[@maracuder]

Your enthusiasm is contagious!

[@jackgreen4162]

awesome tutorial, always learn something outside of the box with your vids, great combo of education and chill vibes

[@joshuaokoli4236]

It's nice seeing you use the sp 404 like this, this is how I taught myself to use it. It's nice to know I wasn't crazy using it like this lol

[@Pauleazy420]

Dope! I can't wait to get mine.

[@Caunstruct]

This was inspiring & a blast to watch

[@pjodi]

Great job! 13:18 - when you hit ”hold” it fits perfect to the beat :)

[@brunocpimenta]

Ricky, right now, between a MPC 500 and a Sp-404A, witch I should buy? The mpc ots sligthly cheapier

[@TheOnlyPieyou]

EXCELLENT vid showing so many great tips. instant sub!

[@RickyTinez]

Thank you!

[@Hipnolabia]

I need that. It would perfect for some lofi beats

[@thelantern9075]

I’ve got the OG 404, trimming samples is kinda tricky, but just simply recording a full song into the machine and playing back is magic. The machine sounds beautiful. Converters? It’s a badass effects machine too.

[@RickyTinez]

Yea I've been trying to find something similar to rub a song through, nothing like it for some weird reason. I don't know if it sounds good, or bad, haha it's just magic as you say.

[@girlinagale]

Beautiful.

[@paulbennell3313]

Know your machine! Impressive.

[@maxpatzelt8314]

o shit that reverse trick is genius

[@distantcomets]

Workflow is soooo smooth and productive! Do you have a crazy back catalog on a hard drive somewhere?

[@RickyTinez]

a ton of loops on basically everything haha

[@trevormalcolm4328]

Roland! Make a sample/librarian editor on iOS for this box and I guarantee you’ll sell more units!✊🏽🇬🇧🙏🏽

[@chemdawg9543]

Trying to apply this knowledge to my Digitakt for some lofi house & techno. I’m having trouble getting bass tones to really match the chords I am sampling tho

[@amversions9625]

Dope vid. Roland SP series is one of the only samplers I've never used. Man, I don't know if that work flow is for me tho, but the efx are fly.

[@kuromat2]

Great vid, drove me to cop one

[@agushtheboi7870]

This is insaaaane!! Sooooo smoooth!!!

[@MattGreerMusic]

The compressor really locked it all in place. Nice job.

[@MrPandaMofo]

Did not know about the subsonic trick! Wow

[@chrisbliss7130]

damn, you‘re fast! I‘ll have to watch it again at half speed to catch all your moves! dope!

[@constablebentonfraser5014]

This was great to follow

[@alecsbuga]

Dude, the SubSonic bass note generator technique is fucking dope! Also the pitch shifting doesn't sound that worse. People are just trashing the SP for nothing.

[@emmarossignol4445]

Hey stop this! You're gonna drive up the prices on these things!

[@slimyzombie]

Robert Rossignol they’re high enough as it is !!!

[@stefan1024]

Love how wonky it gets through all the little unquantized irregularities.

[@RickyTinez]

Exactly! It sounds so unique without even trying haha

[@mummermusic]

More! Please! I’ve been trying to get a handle on that Subsonic, so sick!

[@ruethemaker5069]

Love it, and although I am a hip-hop, trap, and experimental producer, I love the channel, and the material...

[@Joseph-fs4kh]

This is so dope man! I work within ableton and I own a push 2. Unfortunately I don’t utilize the push 2 as much as I should because I have a hard time working within the limitations of not looking at my computer screen and using a mouse. I feel like if I take a whole day to work hard at it that it’ll be worth it. Did you have similar difficulty with being patient when first working with a hardware sample? Was it constantly trial and error/watching tutorials?

[@jordanzish]

Whatchu mean you're not trying to hold me here all day? Do it. I'm all in.

[@joshuaokoli4236]

Also didn't know you can exchange pads!! That's pretty cool

[@anselwilliams2003]

Great demo! There aren't many good ones out there. I never understood why everyone has an sp404 but now a kind of get it. Please do another one! It sounds really cool!

[@anselwilliams2003]

Same with those old mpc pleaseeeeeeeee. Show us the way brooo

[@seven7sseven7s83]

Dope tutorial

[@MrPiratebrain]

House music for life.

[@middknight5202]

Can the OG Sp 404 do most of the things the sx and A do? There's far more tutorials on those than the OG which I recently got and I'm wondering if it's worth following along! Although I can see myself using your method on mine! Thanks!

[@anotherCGi]

I've been waffling on a 404 for a while, but may have just convinced me.

[@raffitchakmakjian]

I've been 404'ing on a waffle since I can't afford a 404. That broke life.

[@CoolCalmMaurice]

Yo never thought about reversing to trim the ends, really dope. Thanks man!!

[@Djeazykutz]

You’re a genius. That is all!

[@flowcontrolmusic4492]

Good stuff. I've been revisiting this and your resampling tutorials for the Digitakt. Good inspiration here. I'm getting a 404 soon to pair up with the Digitakt for the dangerous sampling duo!

[@CaberraTV]

Im struggling with buy-in the mpc or the roland sp 404. I basically just wanna make samples and than record into the daw without exporting or anything. So I actually just wanna have my samples ready and than record in real time to logic. Is that possibly with one of the devices in any way? You know what I mean? Would really appreciate an answer.

[@frankbrenner4852]

Great video homie@!

[@ruffiankick]

love my 404sx. i've owned 3 of them. i've used one since 2013. i midi mine up for velocity tooo.

[@anotherCGi]

404 day is coming up again soon - hoping we get a follow up to this fine piece of content~