Roland SP-404 MK II for Songwriters: Ideation and Zen of File Management

Over year in works, we’ve finally compiled collection of strategies for populating SP-404 MK II with diverse set of sound sources and how to go about using them. From auto-loading drum kits to stealing your entire kontakt preview library, sampling entire youtube playlists for later and simulating 4-track cassette recorder, this video’s got lot of tips and tricks to foster new perspective on how to use this device. Timecodes: 00:00 - Overture 02:08 - Intro 03:13 - Overview 08:16 - Interrogate Your Creative Process 10:22 - Sharpening Tour Axe 12:05 - Library Preparation & Committing to Method 18:43 - How to Batch Process Files, which You’ll Need at Some Point 22:51 - Drums: Loops 23:50 - Drums: One-Shots & How to Organize Them 24:58 - Stealing Your Ableton & Maschine Drum Libraries 26:48 - Drums: Pre-Built Drum Kits for SP-404 38:54 - It’s Worth it 39:44 - Instruments & Synthesizers 44:18 - Converting Kontakt Preview Library to Sample Library 48:05 - Instrument Wrap-Up 49:55 - Chord Sets 51:55 - Chord Tutorial 1:02:05 - How to Recreate Chords from Samples 1:04:16 - Catalysts & Everything Else 1:05:39 - Saved: Manifest Your Doomscrolling 1:09:49 - Pads & Soundscapes 1:14:06 - Utility Folder 1:15:21 - Halfway Point 1:17:26 - How We’ll Arrange Our Projects 1:18:46 - A: Songmaker Project 1:22:55 - Deconstructing 404 Projects in DAW 1:36:56 - 404 has Finished its Job 1:34:25 - Creative Limitations are Great 1:35:02 - B: Bank-Oriented Project 1:42:07 - Making Templates 1:45:41...