the best sampler combo EVER. (elektron digitakt + roland SP-404MKII) 

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This is fantastic, would love to see a redux of this video with Digitakt II and the 404!

I was on the fence with Digitakt I but having the SP404, this makes sense vs going for D2. Excellent tutorial. Respect. Stay safe.

That’s mind blowing ! You’ve find a sweet combo here 🔥♥️

loved the jam at the end. great setup. :)

Crazy to see this. I've been considering getting a Digitakt the last few days. I've had it on my radar for the last year or so because I really wanna start getting into making IDM and I feel like it lends well to the glitchy stuff I like. I always felt like I'm able to get the sort of weird sounds I want from the SP but the sequencing falls short. Great video again, man.

Great video. Best from the start explanation I’ve seen!!

Great tutorial 👌 And the track at the end has Spiller Groovejet vibes 🎉

I have both and I've been dying to figure out how to incorporate both!

these 2 pieces have been on my mind for ages!!!! finally decided I needed the digitakt first and pushed the 404 down the list, but this video right here has me rethinking everything..... 🤯 dig the jam too!! 🔥🔥🔥

This is brilliant. I have both, and this is a great work flow. You just got a new sub. 🎉

Powerful set up !! ❤

thats it im gonna buy a 404 to use with my digitakt. loved the jam at the end too

This jam was 🔥 fire. 🙌🏼

Im trying to decide on a new sampler and i think you sold me on the 404. Very informative. Thank you.

great combo! thanks man!

thanks for this video, this was exactly thing i was asking myself for months - if SP404 would add some handy features to my digitakt+digitone setup.. great, it literally solves all issues i have with my curent setup :-)

It’s useful to see people using uncommon setups.

great content. I'm so close to putting an order in to go with my sp404 and then i watch videos on the syntatk and i'm lost all over again haha

I got this combo. And it was a complete accident. I have the Digitakt and ended up with the 404mk2 in a trade. You hit all the points and I thought I was alone!

This is so fire! A great live setup for sure. I pair my 404mk2 with Fl studio and it seems to do the producing job very well. I like this tactile alternative though.

an inspiration, thanks)

This looks like exactly what I need to go with my Digitakt. Thank you for the video!

Nice Video! Would you mind telling what midi cable you are exactly using? I tried with a befaco cable and it doesnt work. Best regards and keep it up!

really interesting video !

I have been mulling over buying a Syntakt for this combo. I feel like that is an even better combo than the Digitakt with the SP404. You get the coveted Elektron sequencer, but also have the synth engines which the SP404 really benefits from.

this is a big question that I had before - which of these should I buy? bought the digitakt first and was struggling to incorporate longer samples the way that I wanted, and so saved up to get the 404mkii - so this video came at the perfect time. can't wait to put them together and this video will help me a ton in doing so. thanks sir!

🙏❤️🙏SuperThanks!!

Man, what FX on that drop?! So, nice.

Another con of the DT that can be compensated using the SP404 is the lack of velocity sensitivity on the digitakt if you want to record your hats live (or any drums) with some variation. Although I know in that case you need to send MIDI from the sp404 so it’s a completely different workflow… anyway, great video!

As a DT owner and lover, this video makes me feel SO much better about getting a MkII (which I was going to do anyway, lol).

Fantastic combo for sure. I’ve been really enjoying this combo, but I use a slightly different chaining in the audio signal. I’ve got MIDI Out from Digitakt to SP404MKII, and audio out of SP into Digitakt. Reason for that is that I use the Digitakt in Overbridge mode to send audio to Bitwig. As you pointed out, these compliment each other well and Digitakt’s sequencer & P-locks is the Elektron magic SP is missing. Together, polyphony goes to 40 and sky is the limit. The other piece I’m going to try is to use the headphones out of SP to go into the MC-707 for additional scatter fx. The only major issue I’ve run into with this combo is that i can’t use the MIDI sync and transport reliably from Digitakt to SP. just seems way too jumpy. Like playback feels to get out of sync and the B{M fluctuates like 5 full BPMs. I’ve seen fraction of a beat with other gear, but it’s extreme with this combo. Wonder if it’s my MIDi cable. What’s the cable you got? I might try it. But I don’t see a ton of value in using patterns in SP over Digitakt. Only if I want to build patterns on the go with just SP that I may want to trigger.

I've also been lucky enough to have both and I'm mostly using the SP as a mixer for my DT live sets. I recently bought a midi cable to sync them mostly because I want the time effects of the SP to be synced to the beat, which is almost always coming from the DT. Have you tried to use a midi track on DT to control bus 2 fx of the SP? I've been meaning to try that but I always postpone it..

This is cool! I own a MC-101 and looking to add a SP-404 soon - but I'm also trying to look into the future for a dedicated sequencing and the Digitakt looks like an ideal option. In your setup, let's say you wanted to add e.g. a MC-101 or something similiar as a synth, how would you route the midi and sound coming out of the MC-101 into your setup?

can you apply effects of sp404 to just drum track from digitakt, or any other channel only from digitakt (e.g. i want to apply reverb from sp404 only to synths/pads channel from digitakt) or are effects from sp404 applied only to everything coming out of digitakt? thanks. subbed.

awesome video and explanation, awesome setup, but I'd still rather have my octatrack! 💕

I have a digitakt and I’m considering getting an sp404 mk2 for this reason, thank you for breaking it down. How would you record to DAW in this set up. Overbridge for the DT and then another pass muting the DT and record the sp404 master out audio over USB?

Hello. Can sp404 record input signal from Digitact? That is, is it possible to use sp404 as a recorder?

I’ve actually had both connected for a bit. Big fan. Digi is amazing with short hits and single cycle sampling. 404 adds basically a small footprint MPC

Anyone know if pairing a sp404 mk2 with a digitakt 2 is worth it? I just happen to have them, and not sure how to route them.

Hi, maybe, I am dumb. Where is the sound coming from? I can see the midi connection between the two units and the audio out/in from digitakt to sp404mk2 but then where is the cable feeding it to the speakers?

elektron makes good Gear for SURE , but i put the TWO Circuit units next to my SP-404 ... so for a little more money , i added 16 tracks instead of 8 ( plus the Circuits have a shorter learning curve i would imagine ) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1NZ0DHx9KsE.html feedback loops

Any reason you are clipping your 404? Not a troll question haha just asking... Maybe you didnt notice but the EXT SOURCES is red when you are pumping to much volume into the input. It took me a minute with the mrk2 to notice this as well as the 404a had a clipping light. Question 2... When I hit play on my DT it just starts playing samples on the 404 without me sequencing anything. Even with that midi channel muted. Did this happen to anyone? Great video!

quick question for yall: I've had a lot of gain issues with this setup, others have mentioned it as well. the SP just runs hot - as you can see in this vid, homie has to crank the digitakt volume going into the SP almost to max. I know you can lower whole bank levels on the SP, but is seems to be a weird feature of the box that prevents it from playing super well with others. any thoughts?

Is that Trish from Broadcast on your wall? I miss her 😪

What about a Syntakt/SP404MKII combo?

I find it to be a huge flaw that the sp404 does not accept tempo sync when not running in pattern mode. It requires a whole lot more preperation and makes a lot of cool features like time stretch unusable. And I really don't want to use the sp404 sequencer, every layer underneath the surface of sp404 is a mess

Can't you simply Resample the loop to its right tempo and then have a "perfect loop" ? Then you can timestrech it as you like and it will always be locked to the grid ? Or am I thinking it wrong here?

The title is misleading, because I don't see an Octatrack anywhere 😉 Just kidding, nice video!

Yin & Yang

Just get an Octatrack ?

The new Korg may challenge the SP404 if they lower the price

Digitakt would make any other sampler or drum machine better

Two samplers? I’d rather take one of these and a synth.

I dont think so

Agreed. DT = amazing sequencer. SP = amazing for longer loops (without the worry of running out of space). Equally enjoying both. 😁 🎛️🎵🎛️🎵🎛️ I must admit I also use the SP in pattern mode along with other devices to be able to switch prepped patterns on the fly. Here is a little something just like that with the SP having 4 or so patterns (+ 1 that's a dead quiet one): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-agoJ_wEuDp4.htmlsi=ShZZ6-eIAszEmbO0 Your video is making me wanted to sequence SP samples from the DT. Still never tried that. :)