SP-404 MK2 Quick Start Guide, Recording Samples, Patterns, Resample, Skip-back, Chain, Chop, Tips

This is my ultimate quick start guide for the SP-404MK2. For anyone who wants to get started as fast as possible, this is for you. Also, I forgot to mention in the video: EXT SOURCE button is kinda crucial to the whole recording operation AND you start the pattern chain by hitting the SUB PAD.
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00:00 Intro
00:52 New project
01:28 Record new sample
01:40 Metronome setting
02:24 Start/End
03:23 Recording 2nd and 3rd sample
04:39 Recording pattern
06:15 Skip-back recording
07:30 Chopping
08:28 Resampling
09:27 Layering on patterns
10:33 Pattern Chain
10:51 Final jam
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[@Canadianblaken]

Very kind video here, basic is so helpful.

[@TouchBaseBeats]

That’s what I was going for, glad you liked it!

[@LenaMusson]

Amazing video, thank you so much

[@OsloBlack]

Might be the best beginner video to jump right into this. I'm thinking about buying this and out of all the videos this one is the best.

[@TouchBaseBeats]

Hell yeah, glad it was helpful

[@stevewoywitka3258]

🎉 glad to find this

[@TouchBaseBeats]

Glad ya came!

[@KaleafWinsNYC]

Great Video! Thanks for posting

[@TouchBaseBeats]

Thank you!!

[@tysonsaner2527]

Very helpful, thank you.

[@TouchBaseBeats]

Glad to hear it!

[@motoboy6666]

Great 👍

[@TouchBaseBeats]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@panmniammniam]

Super useful TY!

[@TouchBaseBeats]

You’re welcome ☺️

[@VCTRLXNDR]

Something I do to work on drums faster: I’ll rec a 1 bar pattern with my long synth recordings set to one shot. Then I’ll TR-Rec my drum patterns in. It saves me time not having to draw every individual drum bar of an 8 bar loop.

[@TouchBaseBeats]

TR Rec is cool, I enjoy playing the drums in but having that mode as another tool is amazing.

[@warrenforrest8291]

Mate! Youre seriously making me want to buy one of these!! Solid video

[@TouchBaseBeats]

Thanks man. You should def look into it.

[@VeloVios]

@@warrenforrest8291 I recommend waiting for the mk3 if you have similar things and not set on one, maybe hire one for a week or two and see if you like it, it honestly takes around 2 weeks or so to understand it fully to see if its for you imo. I'm spoilt with Electron devices so sequencing on the mk2 is a pain compared, yet I use the mk2 a lot more from sketching ideas from my drum kit, to making quick backing tracks for guitar. It just works really fast and makes it fun instead of a hassle to get things rolling. But that's for my workflow. I recommend everyone test one out, but I don't recommend it for everyone.

[@mictytan514]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@TouchBaseBeats]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@SFTbeats]

4:50 I've been experiencing that a lot recently with recording my SP jams on video and having the mic cut out 😤

[@TouchBaseBeats]

Not my favorite feature!

[@intelcom4964]

Hahaha thank you

[@TouchBaseBeats]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@mitulgosai3135]

We can see the wave list of seeds inside ❓❓

[@pgwwa2]

What cable are you using to connect S-1 ans SP?

[@TouchBaseBeats]

Headphone to stereo trs

[@SvenFx-22]

Shame you didn’t go back and add audio where it cut out I have no idea what was going on there

[@TouchBaseBeats]

In retrospect I probably should have added audio at that point

[@user-iu4xj8mc3w]

Respect for going beyond the usual genre category of this instrument, monotony and limitation are not what brings hope and development. But I’m surprised by the manual technique of hitting the clap on the pads, is this really the kind of music production we deserve?

[@TouchBaseBeats]

Generally I like playing with the pads to add a human element to whatever is being played. The point is not the cleanest and most precise input, the point is to be a little rough with it and enjoy that as a sound vs what you get with a daw which can sound too clean and sometimes boring. This is also just a demo.

[@VeloVios]

Don't worry folks, in a month or so it will all become natural and you will love it Keep in mind if you plan to use it portable then use a power bank with a usb c cable or rechargeable batteries (people swear by enloop pros or the rebranded ikea ones)

[@TouchBaseBeats]

Takes about that long if you’re using it consistently. Eneloops work great 👍🏻

[@ryan1845]

Don't do multiple takes. Just sync with midi

[@TouchBaseBeats]

I like to have some raw non quantized takes but yes midi sync is a cool feature

[@SvenFx-22]

You forgot to show how to resample. You said this was for beginners but you started out great then started doing thing without saying what you were clicking or doing. First half video very helpful. Second half e useless

[@TouchBaseBeats]

lol there’s literally a chapter marker in the description for the resampling section. It’s useful to pay attention.

[@12inchmaxisingle]

Thank you sir!

[@TouchBaseBeats]

You are welcome!