Roland SP-404MKII
The ultimate SP is here.
Roland SP samplers are the bona fide kings of
performance-based beatmaking, celebrated for their distinctive
sound and ability to create rapid-fire beats anywhere, anytime.
Carefully refined through community feedback and extensive research
and development, the SP-404MKII is the ultimate SP sampler. It’s
faster and better than ever, with a vivid OLED display, expressive
new pads, expanded effects, fluid sequencing and sampling, onboard
looping, and more. Built to evolve, the SP-404MKII continues to
grow with powerful updates that unlock new ways to perform,
produce, and craft your signature sound.
Bigger, better, faster, stronger.
The SP-404MKII has everything you love about
its predecessor—and so much more. You get 17 ultra-expressive pads
and updated knobs for smooth, hands-on control, plus faster
operation with speedy boot time, swift project loading and sample
import, and 16 GB of internal storage. Longtime users and new
beatmakers alike will feel right at home with the intuitive layout
and classic SP effects, enhanced with a revamped sampling and
sequencing workflow, standalone and Serato DJ modes to mix beats
live, Skip Back Sampling and Loop Capture features, side chain
compression, and many other powerful creative tools.
Guerilla beatmaking.
SP samplers are loved for their rapid workflow,
portability, and tactile approach. The SP-404MKII takes this
experience even further, retaining the light-yet-rugged design
while adding features that make it even easier to create in any
scenario. Bang out beats anywhere with AA or mobile battery power.
Collaborate with a partner using the dual headphones outputs and
mic/guitar input. Or capture and stream audio with your mobile
device via USB. Onboard integration with the Koala Sampler app and
Serato software is also included, allowing you to expand SP
performances with a mobile device or laptop.
A sampler with soul.
With the SP-404MKII’s vivid OLED screen and
zoomable waveform view, sample editing is smooth like butter. Chop
up samples by tapping out edit points in real time or use auto chop
to slice samples automatically, and then finesse them with envelope
and pitch shift. Convert any pattern or pattern chain to a sample
with the press of a button. Call up the Groove Function to add
swing and timing changes to sample phrases and drum loops. And use
Skip Back Sampling to instantly grab those golden moments by
capturing up to 40 seconds of audio from your last performance.
All about effects.
Process, flip, and twist your sounds with
legendary SP effects and a selection of new classics. SP staples
like Vinyl Simulator and DJFX Looper are joined by more recent
additions such as Lo-fi, Cassette Simulator, and Resonator. Layer
and route multiple bus effects and motion record effect parameters
for intricate sound textures and dynamic playback. Or plug into the
mic/guitar input and jam with ready-to-go Vocoder, Auto Pitch,
Harmony, and Guitar Amp Simulator effects. Side chain compression
is also on tap, an essential modern production tool for crafting
mixes that pump and breathe.
Performance-tuned sequencing.
The SP-404MKII makes it simple to create unique
patterns and infuse performances with fresh energy, thanks to
versatile real-time recording, deep editing options, and our
intuitive TR-REC step sequencer. There’s adjustable quantize and
shuffle, a Roll button for performing and recording note repeats,
and BPM-per-bank for instant tempo changes. Jam with samples live
and organize patterns for chained playback in different sets. Sync
with external MIDI gear and work with imported multitrack files.
And use Multipad Export to save all samples within a pattern as
individual WAV files for song development in your DAW.
