SP404 MK2 Beatmaking: My Full Sample Based Workflow

Another NAMM has come and gone, but this time, I grabbed a ton of samples from the ROLI Piano, Roland Compacts, Yamaha SEQTRAK, Stylophone DS-2 and more! In today’s stream, we’re flipping those samples and making a beat on the SP404 MK2—let’s see what we can cook up! 🎹 Want these samples? They’ll be available for Solar Sailor tier channel members and above after the stream. 👉 Join here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPX33SymJLLu0k2p0ASqcqg/join 🔴 Get the most out of your Roland SP404 MK2 with this easy-to-reference Cheat Sheet & Quick Start Guide: https://www.sunwarper.com/product-page/sp404-mk2-beatmaking-live-sets-cheat-sheet Massive Thanks to My Channel Members: 🔥 Warper: Ryan Kleeberger 🌟 Solar Sailors: Levi Cole, PushDaButtonMan, Truth Noc 🌞 Sun Singers: Hussein, BenJahMan 83 ✨ Stargazers: David Cleckley, HIFI1965, MellowMan, Gerald Clark, STONE Galaxy5, CrittendenIV, Ban Ganga Official, Edoardo “Dado” Marcora, barrelofbugs, Affel Check out my NAMM recap & demos of these samples here: https://youtu.be/K2BSWZs7eKs Time Stamps: 0:00 Hello//What we’re up to today 1:02 The NAMM samples we’re using 7:08 Let’s chop those T8 Drums 9:10 Testing the drums with ROLI Piano Chops 11:00 Building a beat (SP404 MK2 Pattern Sequencing) 14:00 My new workflow for sample based beatmaking 17:00 Sound Generator for a sub bass 20:00 Adding the Guzheng sample from Yukes 25:30 Sound design with my new Roland S1 30:00 getting lost in the sampling potential 40:00 How I arrange beats on SP404 MK2 with pattern sequencing 50:00 How to add variation to patterns in the SP404 (making beats more interesting) 58:00 Bus 3 & 4 for Mastering your beat on SP404 1:01:10 The Jam :) ---------------------- 🎹All the Gear I Use: https://www.sunwarper.com/gear As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission from purchases at no extra cost to you. #roland #beatmakingtips #sp404mk2 #namm2025