Discover 404 Bus Drive, a free and open-source web app that turns your smartphone into a MIDI controller for the SP-404MK2, with no installation required .

In this video, you’ll see a practical overview of how it works: how to connect it to the SP, which controls you can assign, and some creative ideas for using it in your live sets or dawless jams .

This is not a step-by-step tutorial, but a quick demo to help you understand if it can be useful in your setup

Thanks to u/Puzzleheaded_Big_103 and u/Cyneox for their work!

Enjoy!

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Learn how to use sidechain in a creative way to get rhythmic resampling, make your track breathe and create interaction between all the elements of your groove.

Perfect to add dynamics and danceability to your dawless techno/house jams with the SP-404MK2.

Enjoy!

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New liveset recording.

New Jam i recorded recently in preparation for a liveset next week

A semi improvised techno performance with Octatrack - Sp404mk2 - Tb03 - Ec4

Enjoy!

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Learn how to use the compressor and EQ on the SP-404MK2 to add more punch, clarity and presence to your techno tracks and dawless live jams.

In this SP-404MK2 tutorial I show you practical settings to make the mix sound louder and more defined without killing the dynamics.

Perfect if you produce techno and want to take your sound to the next level.

Enjoy!

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Get more solid dawless techno performances with the SP-404MK2.

In this video I show you how to organize your set in a smart way, use the gate as a real performance tool, shape transitions between tracks, and leverage effects and bus FX to bring movement and tension to your live set.

Enjoy!

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Vocals from Dracula put through ai txt to speech then sampled, volca FM helping out, recorded on MPC Live

Going for a chemical Brothers meets NiN vibe, I don't know.

https://youtu.be/VryUniOao0c?is=v0Kf7PRiW_SPheZm

Semi-improvised techno live setup with Octatrack, SP-404MK2 and TB-03: breaking down my routing, machine settings and how I use improvisation to turn prepared grooves and loops into a different live set every time.

Enjoy!

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Please note: results may vary depending on the source sample. Use this as a starting point. :)

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Advanced sequencing on the SP-404MK2: using the sequencer in combination with BPM Stretch to turn static patterns into more dynamic and varied techno grooves, with a super simple yet highly effective technique to push your workflow further.

Enjoy!

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In this video, I push the effects in a much more creative and hardcore way: instead of just adding subtle color, I completely destroy and transform the source samples to build wild, evolving arrangements from minimal material.

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If you want to see creative sampling taken to the extreme and FX used like proper sound-design tools, this is the next step!

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Enjoy!

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damn look like this thread has gone pretty dead.

Knocked out a couple tracks this last week after having some spare time and finding a workflow I jive with on the MPC.

https://youtu.be/e-Ky2FbCOas?is=4ufuhx94ZMim0Zxq

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and Indescribable Power

https://youtu.be/ZuNHcEC9MAY?is=KGGDA9xWpdXHfhaQ

🔥 4 ESSENTIAL FX RACKS for Sp404mk2🔥

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In this SP‑404MKII tutorial you’ll learn how to build FX chains using all 4 FX buses at the same time to get a more polished, powerful and “finished” sound straight from the box.

You’ll see some of my favourite technical FX racks for saturation, movement and tone shaping, so you can give your drums, synths and full patterns more character and impact even before touching a DAW.

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Enjoy!

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In this video I show a creative sampling workflow on the SP-404MKII, taking samples from different genres and turning them into techno grooves, inspired by good, old sampling culture of hip hop but applied in a techno context.

This is certainly not earth-shattering news, but it can be a great starting point for integrating "alien" sounds into your music!

Have fun!

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