Roland SP-404 MK II: Making Chill Lofi Beat

Roland SP-404 MK II is creative sampler & effects unit. Latest version in long line of SP units has some great improvements including an OLED display, velocity sensitive pads, updated sequencer and guitar input. In this video, we make Chill Lofi Beat from start to performing it live. We also record percussion, synth and guitar. Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro, Strategies & Objectives 00:53 - Stylistic Approach 01:07 - Song Development Strategy 01:40 - Creating Drum Patterns 02:47 - Entering Steps in TR-REC 03:43 - Copying Patterns 03:59 - Editing Patterns 04:27 - Sampling Overview 04:39 - Recording Shaker 05:45 - End Snap 06:04 - Recording Shaker - Cont'd 06:34 - Normalizing Sample 06:49 - Loop Strategy 08:05 - Checking Loop&Timing 09:16 - Note: Sample Points 09:50 - Editing Samples 10:17 - Truncate 10:27 - Volume Level 10:39 - Recording Synth 11:40 - Recording with Effect 12:48 - Recording Guitar Overview 13:01 - Recording Guitar Direct Input 13:47 - Resampling Guitar 14:31 - Note About Resampling 15:02 - Editing Sample 15:36 - Skip-Back Sampling 17:31 - Recording Guitar with Mic 19:36 - Resampling with Effect 20:31 - Song Organization 21:28 - Pattern Chain 21:49 - Performing Song 22:24 - Final Thoughts Playlist: | #SP404MK2 Original video: