@modernemcee Working on the album. Testing new workflows between the SP-404SX and MKII.
In this video, I’m bouncing a beat from the SP-404SX into the SP-404MKII and exploring how input effects change the sound and workflow. This is part of my real-time music process—no DAW, just hardware and experimentation.
If you’re into SP-404 workflow, sampler-based production, or figuring out how to integrate the SX with the MKII, this video breaks down a practical approach while I build toward a full project.
🎛️ Gear used:
Roland SP-404SX
Roland SP-404MKII
0:00 intro
01:29 beat arrangement
2:28 BPM matching
3:05 input fx
6:15 comparing 404 vinyl sims
7:18 more input fx
9:48 jibberish hook
10:15 bad freestyling
10:55 really bad freestyling
11:20 even more input fx
11:38 even more crappy freestyling🤷♂️
12:00 might use this one later 👀
12:25 compressor settings
13:36 skip this, sorry
14:35 might use later
14:51 realizing I’m bs’n
15:27 my song structure logic
16:35 – skip this, messed up
18:53 – recording the beat
23:30 – thoughts on results
24:40 – normalize & adjust
27:10 – take 2
30:58 -final thoughts
This is part of my “working on the album” series—documenting the process, the experiments, and the evolution of the sound.
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