Turn SP-404sx into a SP-404A with a sequencer! - Novation Circuit 

Hope you enjoy the video! See below incase you're tired of my ramblings :P What you need @1:00 The routing @1:23 Main event @3:20

Now this is how every tutorial should be. Thanks Enrique

Cool, more setup/combo oriented videos would be great! Not many people out there are showing how gear can be used together/possible set up combinations.

The channel you set on the SP is called the base channel, the next channel is offset from that. So if you set the SP to channel 2, those sub-banks would play on 3, etc. Like you guessed.

I just got a novation circuit to pair with my sp404sx, pattern sequencing when making beats but I am in love with the sp404sx sound and FX. Thanks to this video I realized I can have both!!

I just got my circuit a week ago and I'm in love .

As others have said, the SX and A are identical, other than paint. The sequencing improvement was actually a firmware update for the TR-8, which improved its ability to sequence any 404. So you probably saved your self some cash, as you can pick up an SX for $300-ish, and an A will typically list for closer to $500 new...

"of course youre gonna need chill vibes"" i love it hahahaha

I literally just bought these because this setup is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the great video man very informative

just started messing with this setup and its super fun but wanted to point out, the 404 - at least 404a which i have - receives incoming midi starting on note 46 (meaning that's the midi note for pad A1), which maps to somewhere kinda random on the circuit in chromatic mode, basically in the middle of the octaves which unfortunately aren't super clearly marked. just a heads up for anyone who was also confused by where the 404 samples "start" when using circuit to sequence, it not like "bottom note of circuit = A1 on 404" which would ideal at least to my brain

Another hundreds of dollars purchasing decision due to Ricky. Bought the Circuit back in December. Now I'm getting the SP404sx delivery on the way!

You have great tuts. Always learning something from you. Thanks for this.

Still relevant after all these years! Can get used Circuit and Sp404 under $500 easy.

wondering if u could do an update on this set up given circuits firmware updates. imagining it expands the possibilities w the SP

I've been dying to sit down and midi sync the MPC500 to the SP404sx. That's going to make for a powerful portable set up. This video got me stoked haha. Good stuff, dig the channel.

Sweet. I sequence my SP-404sx with a zaquencer, but it’s the same principle. Great combo.

I like how you call it the poor mans even though the two gear combined probably cost more that the sx

wow these videos are some of the most practical out there.

joder estaba mirando pillarme una sp 404 y viendo esto me dan ganas eh? buenisimo! y encima buen complemento para mi circuit :D thnx!

Oooof. What a slick setup.

I think i love you!! THANKS SO MUCH!!!!

whats the diference between the sx and the A if they do the same.....

powerful information, need the circuit to make this combo with my SP

Opening up more of the power of Circuit. Great tutorial.

This is exactly what I've been looking for. I have a 404 and an OP-Z and was wondering how to get them to work together. Thanks!

Nice, Enrique! Thanks for the video tutorial i really broke my brain with just this possibility to connect a MIDI conversation with this two devices.

This is an amazing setup, great video thanks

5:39 I didn't know the Circuit remember the last note that you can use to duplicate across. I'm learning some valuable things from your videos. Thanks for the tip!

Dope as always!! This is has been my go to set up for a while (got a few vids on my channel) I'm thinking of adding a Mono Circuit to this chain, let's see what happens ;)

This was a great vid. I know your a synth guy but Man can you make more vids where you use these two machines together.

I get the sp404 to join the circuit in the next few days, so this fits in perfect.thanks

fantastic video, man! Got sp404 and was wondering what to do with it. Already have the circuit, so this was perfect. Can't wait to jam

i wish they'd bring back the sp-555s 4x4 pad scheme and velocity sensitivity.

i've been waiting for someone to make a video with 404 and a sequencer, I was thinking about getting a beatstep or something, but this looks cool too!

That's cool. Subscribed!

Enrique I've been hooked on your videos.

Nice combo! Yep, SP 404-SX is basically the same as 404A from what I've read. 404A comes with SD card full of samples, new color scheme.

Nice video!

Good stuff

Great tutorial, thanks Enrique!

Big ups on this vid, well handy to know, will be trying this out

Love this awesome

Nice explanation and demo!

Very good review! Thank you for sharing this!

Great video Enrique!

Great video quality! Inspiring for us at the Phil Studio! :)

Nice one!!

Can you do a video like this where you pair the 404 with the digitakt? Pretty sure that's going to be my Sunday in the morning.

really cool. I was going SP in the Fall, then a friend gave me a great deal for an OT and I went for it. Sometimes I think I'd be better off with the SP, the OT is cool but man...feels like being back in school :)

The concept work...in the beginig i use a boss dr boss drum box in midi...

killed it dude.

Same setup thx for the tutz

So cool idea man! Respect from Russia. I have 404sx too🤘😜

Awesome!

Hmm. If so, can you sample on the fly what comes from Cercuit?

ive got one coming this week ,this vid was useful as i might also use circuit to trigger it. i guess that the channel1 , 2 thing is a way to spread 60 notes / 120 notes (12 pads x 10 banks ?) equally as hitting 120 notes on one midi channel is a little ' impossible ' ? . as 2 x channels with 6 note poly also matches the 12 note poly on sp404 it pairs up well , though it would remove ability to use synth noises.

what are the differences between the SX and A??

Any chance you could do another jam using these two together? Maybe throw in the digitone too.

Great tutorial, man. Quick question: why do we need to route the circuit audio back though the 404? Is there no way of using the 404's effects on the samples if they've been triggered externally?

Nice one.

I saw coffee and sp's... subscribed

Could a "Sample" be a backing track for a live band set? So I could use the Novation to trigger the backing track & then send a click which is in time out it's headphone jack?

brilliant, thanks a lot, bro!!!

thank you for the video. somehow it made me to think that I should study my FL studio first.)

wow, I just recently have been looking into the 404sx because I thought the circuit might be able to sequence it. Gotta have it now, I have a 303

My circuit upon power up only has synth 1 n drum 3&4 lit up, is it still synched properly if this is the case?

Notice that pad one on circuit triggered pad 2 on SP404. That’s what’s annoying about this! A while back I tried this with Digitakt and SP404, but the pads don’t line up with triggers on SP.

Great video mate! Really clear genuine and down to earth. Thanks a million 🙏🏻

One feature I would love to see in the future of Circuit is individual bpms per session. If it's already possible please correct me, cause otherwise I have to use my Digitakt for different session tempos. That would be dope. Also loving my 404 and circuit combo. Battery powered beats are a special kind of freedom 👍

Cool idea! Does the Circuit always auto-quantize or can you turn that off?

I bought Arturia Beatstep Pro and then realised how midi in Roland Sp-404sx works. Also tried this variant but I need 2 sequencers for the synth, and drum sequencer can't work on Roland as it should be. Yeah, very strange decision not to make banks as changing patterns and divide them in 2 channels.

I haven't used the 404 but have been curious about it since a lot of ppl seem to love it - curiously though - do you have an E2 - it seems like if all you are doing with the circuit is ising the drums and not the nova engine which is more it's strength an electribe E2 could be better with the same setup since if you flip the osc to input you won't use any voices and have arguably a better drum machine with more parts since using midi channel 1 and 2 would only be on parts one and 2 and you would still have 14 drums or synths to play with -

Is it possible to do this but with Digitakt instead of the Circuit? Can't figure it out and it's horribly frustrating.

Thanks

Great vid man, the pattern mode on the sp is pretty useless and this looks like a solid alternative!

Hey I am trying to do exactly this with my TR8S but cannot seem to get them to communicate at all, anyone able to guide my through the process of that specific drum machine and the SP404SX?

Awesome. Wondering how easy it would be to use sugar bytes turnado on the iPad with the circuit. Anyone tried this?

Nice Video! Fresh! The 404A was the biggest let down. :(

Does this works for an Sp 404a as well?

This is genius

Hey Ricky, really appreciate all the videos dude. Wondering if you knew if the beatstep pro might be able to sequence the sp404a? Thanks.

Where did you bought your sp-404 ??

Hey guys, can i use novation launchpad as an external sequencer for sp 555?

Would this work with launchpad?

So correct me if I'm wrong, but because you're using the Circuit to sequence the SP's samples and are not in pattern sequencer mode, doesn't that mean you're able to resample everything you're doing in the performance onto a single pad on the SP?

Mr. Enrique, You make everything look so simple and easy. Like your technic, I have a Novation Circuit and never got around to use it because it seems hard for me.Hope to pick your brain if I can to learn from your great knowledge.

Will this work with a launchpad?

Incredible. Would you be able to accomplish something similar with the Octotrack or Digitakt? Using them as a sample bank ?

Que onda Ricky love your tutorials and your Music!!! I have one 404sx , wich one do you recomend to be the partner the novation circuit or digitakt may be a electribe 2? Gracias paz

Can you do this with any drum machine i.e model:cycles or mfb-522

Would this work with the circuit mono station?

Will this work with a original 404?

Which version of the circuit would be best to buy for a similar setup? Tracks or Rhythm? I want to sequence some of the samples I’ve chopped on the 404 into some nice arrangements

Hi, very interesting! Would this work on the sp303?

Hi, just finding this video.. Could I do the same with Akai Fire sequence midi controller for FL studio ? I'm curious I don't have a sp404 and I love what it has to offer from what I see

This is a great vid! I'm currently checking out the Circuit. But I'm wondering in the meantime if my old Korg Er-1 could sequence pads on the 404 in much the same way? 🤔

Amazing! Have you tested on the drum channels of Circuit? Can you try other sequencers with sp404sx? Like beatstep, pro or not, if you have those... cause I would like to use my Circuit with both synths.

Hi Enrique, brief question: I noticed @04:21 that when you pressed C Key on Circuit the SP lit Pad 2. Shouldn´t it light Pad 1? I mean SP Pad 1 is not "equivalent" to Circuit C Key? (like C=1, C#=2, D=3, D#=4... and so on) Thanks in advance. Saludos desde Chile! P.S.: Great Channel!

Quick question, would you be able to use the new Roland MC 101 in the same way as the SP 404 (sx, or a, they are the same unit) via Midi (Midi Out of Circuit, to Midi In of MC 101 iirc, idk) or should I ignore the MC 101 & get a SP 404a? (both are battery powered.)

What wire called and Also do I have to press any settings on my sp404