3 INCREDIBLY USEFUL Skip-back tips for the SP404-MK2

[@petes6817]

Tip 3 is a game changer. Mind blown

[@spvidz]

Thats saved me a ton of time already!

[@spitlogic]

The import feature is probably the best use of the skip back. I never thought of that!! This is genius man. I end up connecting it to the computer. Thanks for the tip.

[@spvidz]

🤙

[@LiftedNoise]

Dope tips man 🙏

[@spvidz]

Nice one man, glad to share them with ya!

[@tctheripper]

Thank you!! Great tips!

[@spvidz]

No problem 🙌

[@earthboundboy]

Skip back was already a favourite feature, hadn’t thought of the other uses, awesome stuff! 🙌🏼

[@spvidz]

Nice one man!

[@chipfilmstv]

This channel is helping me so much!

[@spvidz]

Glad to hear it 🤙

[@disxiple_113]

you can “batch process” your 52 loops on mac & pc, FYI. takes only a little longer but only takes one click! audacity, wavelab, many options on both OS’s.

[@spvidz]

Thanks man. I have an app now to do it 🤙

[@wiggesobk]

Awesome Tipps!

[@spvidz]

Thanks bro! 🙌

[@JohnDoe-yr5tg]

That last tip that’s a huge life saver i have loads of samples that don’t load that’s incredible

[@spvidz]

Yeah man, hopefully they do an update as I think the MK2 is quite fussy about bit rates but this is a great workaround!

[@gavinpeters9531]

import by skipback is an epic tip! Nice one. FYI I use "Switch" file converter for batch conversion. Sometimes the "weird" wavs still cause issues (correct samplerate/bitrate, but still dont work), you might need to go through an intermediate alternate format, which clears the borked / unsupported header information in the bogus wave files.

[@spvidz]

Thanks for that. I’ve got a converter now but still haven’t gotten around to doing it 😂

[@charlescowper]

Thanks for this. Can skip back listen to the external input only? Thanks.

[@Reyjay77]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[@spvidz]

Merry Christmas! 🎄

[@ceej7453]

I got my Sp404 almost a month ago. I was watching your videos before picking one up. The last section on this video though blew my mind. Didn't even think to use subpad to try to preview. You are truly the Sp master 😆 👍

[@spvidz]

😉 glad to help you!

[@bopphrases]

super helpful

[@spvidz]

Glad to hear!

[@Jack-xc2ys]

Croonin with sp404mk2😉😩😲😯😮

[@spvidz]

😂

[@pharaohsnefru]

I watched a lot of good things today but this wins the day! Word🔥

[@spvidz]

Hell yes! 🙌

[@bjamminsincebirth3494]

That skip back is something else.

[@spvidz]

I'm starting to realise how useful it is!

[@bjamminsincebirth3494]

@@spvidz yeah your video helped me realize

[@creativebigfootakalittlegi1686]

Bro, is it possible to change the main board myself i think my pads are getting "tired" (less responsive), do you any solutions? Thanks in advance!!! U da man!!!💪🏿

[@spvidz]

Go Shift + 15 (pad sett) you can change sensitivity etc there

[@creativebigfootakalittlegi1686]

@@spvidz thank you sir, but is it possible to change the pads and board like the Mpc?

[@internetgod404]

Any way to explain a way to record into a DAW without crossfeeding external/internal audio? Like recording with the metronome on in ableton but not recording it into the audio in the daw while playing with the SP? Thank you for the consistently awesome videos

[@spvidz]

Not sure on that one sorry! I don't tend to interact much with a DAW when I'm on the SP. The only times I use it are to record out my final beat. Glad you dig the videos 🙌

[@velanche]

I can’t imagine life on the SP without Skip Back. You’re so right; really incredibly useful. Thanks for this, and Happy Holidays!

[@spvidz]

Same to you too @Velanche 🎄

[@rukubites]

Set the metronome outputs to SP 3/4.. Those channels skip the SP processing.

[@samsepiol3268]

i liked your singing voice. Merry christmas brother

[@spvidz]

Haha thanks man. Same back to you 👊

[@FairchlldMusic1]

Fanks dude!

[@spvidz]

NP!

[@sclr]

third tip is super useful. thanks for helpin me stay OUT of the box lol

[@spvidz]

Always glad to help 👍

[@cazalorganism7020]

Good tips here bro. If you did wanna batch-convert that break folder to wavs though you can download and use mediahuman converter for free. Cool little tool to have for things like that. Does it all for you and can spit the files back to their original folder.

[@spvidz]

Thanks bro yeah someone has already recommended that and I've downloaded it. This is really useful if you are in a pinch though and can't get access to a computer!

[@cperch37]

Definitely great ways to use this feature, however, if you have access to a computer MediaHuman Audio Converter is free and does batch processing in seconds. I use it all the time.

[@spvidz]

Thanks for that yeah it’s pretty straightforward to covert I guess. That tip can definitely be a life saver if you are out and about though or if you’ve taken your SP on holiday with no computer 👍

[@cperch37]

Absolutely

[@cperch37]

Quick question, is there a way to change the octave in chromatic mode??

[@spvidz]

Yes, hold shift and twist the value dial

[@cperch37]

@@spvidz Thanks!!

[@ronia8094]

Great vid! I was wondering, do you ever sync up with ableton? I was recording everything on to separate tracks like kick, snare, etc and found that I had a millisecond of latency even after messing with sample/latency settings in ableton. Have you ever had any issues like that?

[@spvidz]

I rarely use ableton in that way. I would probably individually export all the samples and build it from scratch as it would save a ton of headaches. In the past I’ve also just started recording on one track and played out each individual sample from the project. Then in ableton you can just cut that up and assign it to whatever track/device you need to

[@tommyk88888]

Nice video! I wish they gave us the option to use the mark button in legacy mode though 😢

[@spvidz]

Yeah I've seen a few comments about that! There is a demand out there for it

[@tommyk88888]

@@spvidz of course. Dont see why they abandoned that key function. It would make sense to make skip back sampling a shift function and keep the mark button to do what it is labeled as.

[@anthonycotto9251]

Whoa dude you can sing

[@DJAntonO]

Hi! 👋 Can you make a video explaining differences between Koala Sampler and SP 404 MK2? Is SP really worth buying?

[@spvidz]

There are a lot of differences. I will be starting a series about the Koala next year hopefully so stay tuned for that!

[@DJAntonO]

@@spvidz Dope! 🔥 I will stay connected. ❤️😊

[@sinewaymusic]

How crazy isn't it that the SP can't just convert the file on the fly when it clearly can play the 32 bit sample? Good tip for a workaround though, thanks for sharing!

[@spvidz]

Can only hope that these things get sorted out in future updates 🤞

[@chairmanchow7969]

is the 25 seconds "Def" short for Hi Def? is there any change in quality going to the 40 seconds?

[@spvidz]

I think it just stands for 'default'. It doesn't mention anything about sample quality between the two lengths in the manual

[@chairmanchow7969]

@@spvidz lmao I don't know why I didn't think of that. Thank you

[@averygifford6406]

is there a easier way to get around the unsupported files? I have tried tip 3 but can't seem to get the sounds to even preview with sub pad.

[@spvidz]

Not on the device itself no and subpad should definitely work. Are you on the latest software version?

[@averygifford6406]

Do you know how to convert them on pc? And I seem to be in the latest version and the wav forms work on my pc just can’t seem to get the sub-pad to preview the unsupported files it previews my other files like normal though

[@tehbigshow]

Tip #3 May I ask why the sound is not supported? I see it is a wav file, which the 404 uses. Just wondering as I plan on picking up a 404 soon (hopefully after xmas).

[@spvidz]

The MK2 doesn't support 32 bit wavs. They need to be 24 or 16

[@tehbigshow]

@@spvidz Ahhhh ok, thanks! Wow, those are high bit depth samples.

[@billfsmusic]

I have ton of 32 bit samples for Logic and my Polyend Tracker. Tip 3 and the converters others mentioned in the comments will be very helpful. Seems like a firmware upgrade is needed.

[@chrisliddiard725]

Skip back is a big boss idea. The trouble is the way its implimented. First it was 20 seconds, then it was updated to 40 seconds. but this is frankley nothing. It might be good for a couple of bars of a beat you are working on. But for any other kind of musician, its nothing. In fact by the time you realise you might have something, and then stop what you were playing and go to hit skip back you will have lost another 10 seconds or more. What we really need is 40 mins or an hour. A device with effects which was always on, always in your audio chain, waiting for those crasy accidents, or those deep dive jams. 40 mins at 48khz is about 16 mb, this is chump change in terms of memory. Skip back is a great idea waiting to happen. If only. Sorry but im still looking for a proper skipback device, in fact im exploring arduino modules to build my own. I am that desperate. This device would take the place occupied by 'tape, or 'reel to reel', back in the day. 'Just let it roll man and we'll see what we come up with'. Instead of incrementally developing a bar, and then a beat, and then a loop. You would play to discover whole new structures or progressions, or songs.. This would flow seemlessly, after you've warmed up, after you've gotten over the shackles of muscle memory. and you were well in the zone,. The real fun would start when you were able to transfer those fresh thoughts into the digtal sphear, as reference tracks. A proper skip back would have buttons for 5 mins, 10 mins 20 mins, 40 mins. Then if you felt you had 'a moment' in the last 10 mins you would hit that button , to hold and fix that idea. boom. There is an opportunity to find whole other worlds, this could be truely scifi-isk. Project name : The memory.