Sounds good, very atmospheric, finally some non-boring house. Gonna check all your other stuff on soundcloud and follow (and repost, and add to public playlists, so keep 'em coming :) What did you use to make it? Gear, software (or dawless?), effects...
I use it as a sketchpad. I work in VFX and sound is my hobby, the last thing I want to do when I knock off is get back on a computer. I sit on the couch and just play around. I play guitar, so I record onto it, then go to the couch and fiddle. I use the sound generator a lot too. It does so many different things now, it kinda covers a lot of different things. I've never seen anyone really frustrated with it on a video before. I mostly watch tutorials though.
I agree with almost everything you said except that it’s not a groove box it was not a groove box 8 months ago but they recently advanced sound generators to have it be able to be more of a groove box but I do agree if you want the full thing with editing midi notes you should just buy a MPC live 2 or MPC one if you want the DAWLESS gear
Thank you! I can see it’s a wonderful machine but I couldn’t make any sense of it. I kept leaving for a while and coming back to it. As sort of a sampling Kaosillator things start falling into place. Thanks again I needed this vid. 🎤📻
Nice. I upgraded to the TR-8s since it can at least sort of do sidechain, but I actually kept the 6s because other than the sidechain, I prefer the 6s, so I use the 6s as an instrument unto itself, no bass drum.
Awesome stuff! Am struggling myself a bit here with the TR-6S - Maybe you can guide me. The thing is, I am just not sure if I should delete the preset patterns.
Great video! I don't know if you've discovered this yet or not... But.. *PRO TIP*: In DJ Mode, if you press SHIFT it will highlight the two respective CUE buttons on the interface!
@@TouchBaseBeats I liked your video a lot. It's a sober take if I ever saw one. Since I have you, maybe you can give me some advice... I'm hoping to use it for a bit more than just a sketchpad. The skip back sampling and looper are a big draw. Just plug in an instrument or mic and start noodling. If you like something, commit it to a pad. Repeat, export to DAW if needed and arrange. It looks extremely easy to do on this and it's portable. Does that sound like a reasonable use case to you? The other thing is that I have a problem with drums. I always have. Whenever I use a VST or load one-shots, I'm always unhappy with the results, mainly because of how tedious it is. I know you might not be able to answer this for my particular case, but how quickly and easily can you do drums on this and get really good results, either via chopping breaks, or using one-shots? Lastly, of all the things I've heard about this device, the most interesting is that it has soul. Do you agree? If so, what gives it that?
I agree on all accounts exact the limitation to lofi. This is a sampler so its only limitation in terms of its sound is your intention and the original material. You can very well use it to do hifi beats if you feed it accordingly and use it as such. Crystal clear IDM is just as well possible with it as lofi downtempo..
After a couple months in to SP 404 ownership this is all spot on. The one thing I would add is that it doesn't have to be groove oriented at all-- I have found that it is a brilliant sound design tool that doesn't need to even touch the pattern sequencer. Though looping textural pads is not it's forte, creating unique, lush and textured ambient sounds to sequence outside the device has unopened a whole bunch of creativity for me.
Nice summary. I absolutely love my MK2, I feel like it addressed all the frustrations I had with the sx. I sample instruments directly into it and arrange with the sequencer or the resample method. For some reason, I feel like this is the performance version of a 4 track cassette recorder. If you can hear it, you can sample it and make music with it. I love it!
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
The SPMKII has broken the mold in the way I've been creating music for 30 years. For the longest time my weapon of choice was Reason, then I switched to Logic and basically anything and everything was possible. Still. from blank session to a half decent idea in any software with dozens of plugins, samplers, hundreds of samples etc.. my approach was always the same. Then the SP with its confounding workflow, no play stop, and hundreds of key combos like Mortal Combat fatalities put my brain in reset mode. I've not created a single lo-fi beat, but now it's evolving experimental performative sets, where I can live record guitar, bass and other sequencers and basically use it as an incredible tape loop and performance instrument. I love this thing, even when it pisses me off! It's a wacky, capable beyond its cost instrument that I hope Roland keeps updating til the end times.
I bypass bus 1 and isolate bus 2. But when I isolate bus 2 it actually isolates bus 1. Meaning when bus 2 is stopped and I isolate bus 2 to bring it. It actually effects bus 1
O the sidechain tip, I was jamming with a buddy the other day and we stumbled upon a happy accident. If you enable the juno chorus, crank the noise and then select the right version for your sound you get a sidechain type vibe. Super noisy and lofi but I was pleasantly surprised.
EQ and sidechain would be great. Honestly, the Bus FX layout drives me crazy at this point though haha. I've been using SPs for 10+ years and I've never been able to get into using it to make any full arrangements. I think it would be better if Roland just made a proper standalone sampler/sequencer that actually rivals all of the current standalone samplers/sequencers. Roland's synths onboard something that has an intuitive recording, sampling, and songbuilding workflow. That would be dope.
