How to master finger drumming on the SP404SX 

thanks, just got my sp 404 month ago, leaned a lot from your videos , very helpful !

this is the PERFECT video. i spent the last 3 weeks listening to my boom bap + lofi vinyl records and playing along with one earphone in my sampler. i recommend the technique. this video made everything so much EASIER!!!!!!! thank you spvidz. watched your videos before i even had a 404, so entertaining to watch. -samplehead

bro you are a pillar in this sp community!!

I think I learned this from watching you on another video, but I play the kick, snare and hat with my right hand, and then come in with the left index finger for the double kick effect. I can't believe how good I've gotten at this in such a short period of time. It feels fluid and I can play with so much variety. Love the videos! I've had my SP for only two months and I've already released tracks thanks to you :)

You really knocked this one out the park!

wish i had these video's when i first got my 404. Great tutorials mate keep it up!

I learnt to count like one-and-two-and-three-and-four-and Thanks for your videos!

This video is going to be a hit

Got my SP404 Saturday - I've been glued to it since, really enjoy your videos, thanks!

Great video man! This definitely is gonna help me improve my finger drumming grooves on the SP. One thing I’ve found that helps for laying down eighth note hi hats is by counting like this “ 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and. “ instead of just “1 2 3 4” so snares are still on the 2s and 4s but the hi hats are all being counted. Also I’ve Found that instead of counting with my voice it can also be helpful to beat box my beat out loud as I finger drum it. Hope that helps🙏🏼

I would love it if you'd do an updated video for the SP404 MK2. I'm trying to learn as much as I can about it, so that I can do a live performance next month. Not sure if you have the time, but I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

more finger drummin tutorials pls

Working on getting my first beat machine and this helps a lot . I don’t know how to make beats and this is making it seem not so tedious

Clicked so fast when I saw you posted a video

This is cool stuff hear. Great to see finger drumming tutorials out there for complete beginners. I would just like to add that I feel like finger drumming has a lot of potential in really any kind of music. I mean, I'm certainly not against using it for things like hip-hop and electronic music; it certainly can add the feel of playing an actual musical instrument into a genre like hip-hop or techno that doesn't necessarily require the physical skill of playing an instrument, and as someone who enjoys physical instruments, I'd much rather hear people playing instruments and not just "DJing" or just playing pre-programmed sequences if you know what I mean. However, if you consider the fact that finger drumming can be used to even play samples of real acoustic drums, and if you consider the many different tricks that finger drummers have come up with over the years, I think it would be awesome to see it used even in jazz, or heavy metal or even country music, even more so than it already is. Seams like there aren't really a lot of people (at least on youtube) really trying to apply it to a whole lot of different genres, and I'd love to see the day when finger drumming is just as common and as accepted as "real drums" for use in rock, or jazz, or reggae, or any other kind of music that normally uses acoustic drums. I don't see finger drumming being that much different from hand percussion instruments like bongos or congas for example, and those are used extensively in many genres of music. Plus, imagine how practical finger drumming could be for things like concert tours and things like that; finger drumming instruments are a lot more portable than actual drums, which could be great when actual drums are completely out of the question but yet you still want to sound like a real drummer with a full drum kit. The technology has gotten to the point where you can fit an entire finger drumming setup straight into a backpack! I remember hearing about the Akai MPC One, and that's an example of a machine that seams small enough for a backpack. I can't actually see it with my eyes due to my visual impairment, but maybe even the SP404SX shown in this video is portable like that. And if you can load samples of acoustic drums into it... perhaps you could use it in a heavy metal band and ditch the drum kit altogether! :))) Now, I am certainly not saying that real acoustic drums should completely disappear or they're totally outdated or something; if you have access to acoustic drums or if not having drums just isn't an option for some reason, then by all means, use them. However, some live performance spaces might have strict policies on drums and drums do take up space and they're also heavy. and let's face it, even electronic drums that you hit with sticks can take up a somewhat large amount of space. So if you're gonna perform live but you're really that short on space, but you still want to sound like a full drum kit, and you're skilled enough to do it with your fingers, I think finger drumming is the way to go. Add to that the fact that you can keep the volume low and therefore play your music without noise complaints, or you could even do your performance in a "headphone concert" type of format. Sorry if this comment got a bit long, I guess I'm just a bit passionate about this stuff :))))

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Hopefully this'll help me progress on mine a bit more now! Cheers!

Great video ! This is very informative. I’m going to practice everyday. 💎💎💎💡

hope ur doing well man!

thanks for video. i still prefer mpc or touchscreen for very quick pads, but your videos inspires me to go back to 404sx (which i mostly use as fx/recorder nowodays)

Thank you for this video man 🙂

Can you make a video showing the mix process sounds levels etc?, and how do you export and master your tracks, thanks for amazing content of the sp!

hey mate, very interesting video once again ! i've been finger drumming since years now so i didnt really "need" a tutorial but i found it cool to see how you you practiced to reach your actual level. as you said being a drummer is very useful at the begining, but i think that the point when i really started to progress (and you talk a bit about it at the end) is when i've started jamming on other tracks (jazz, hh or even rock), because it really pushes you to be on times, and it's way more interesting than doing it with a metronome or counting in your head haha. another thing i could add is that now i can make all the patterns i want with one hand and it's so much more pratical ! i used to make the firt kick of the "double kick" with my other hand so when i wanted to play a choped sample on one hand and do drums with the other one it became complicated. anyway i think your advices are perfect for people who wants to learn or just progress, much respect bro ! greetings from france

Great tutorial. And I really enjoy your content. I just got my SP-404a and my question is on how to setup Drum Samples. Due to lack of scrollable library of sounds, How do you load your drum samples. Do you have certain banks loaded with different kicks, snares, claps and hats or are you just using same combo of sounds laid out on a couple banks to use for jamming? I’m probably over complicating this...lol

I use a maschine but this is still helpful!

Love the content, Im about to get a sp404 but currently I use a machine mk3. I feel like this a universal issue (might just be me but anyway) I really struggle to find the right parts of samples to chop, any techniques you use for chopping samples?

Another great video. My sp202 video going be like this that ok? Ima shout you out cool

Hey man, I love this video! just wanted to ask how long you have been making music for with your sp404? It's clear your very skilled!

What about using the sub pad for the double kick somehow?

Great vid! Just curious did you get that button fixed? :0

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Are you not able to layer the drums like you can on the mpc? I usually start with the hi hats, (track 1) then (track 2) lay down the kicks and snare

Hey, I was wondering where you got those specific knobs at?

Did you get new knobs? Where did you get them?

It's not the snare that's early, you do the hi hat late and you dont realise.