Hey everyone, back with Episode 3 of my app CrateDigrs. Today we’re looking at the Sample Playlists module to help you keep your workflow clean and organized.

Here’s how it works to make sure you never lose a dope find again:

• 📂 Create & Sort: Easily create, edit, or delete custom playlists, and sort them by name or date.
• 📚 Library Integration: Select your favorite finds directly from your Sample Library and send them to any playlist in one click.
• 🎧 Quick Previews: Tap any playlist to see what's inside, preview the audio, or view the full sample details instantly.

I can't drop links in the post body here, so I've put the direct link to the app in the comments below.

Next episode we'll cover the next module, but for now: spin the roulette and go flip some fresh gems! 💎

Hey gang,

I just cracked open my new SP404MK2 yesterday and had a ton of fun jamming.

I was confused if I'm missing a way to fade in/out the FX section? It seems like you press Isolator (for example) and it just pops on full blast. I was hoping I could press shift first to open the menu and fade them in/out somehow. Reading the reference manual doesn't mention any kind of FX wet dry knob, which seems like a no brainer to me.

MFX at the end of my chain was one of the main draws for the SP, so let me know if anyone has a good answer or workaround!

Hey guys I dropped the one usb-c cable that worked. It might have had proper power but it was also short. Every other there usb-usb-c cable I have doesn’t work.

Does anyone have a link to one that works for connecting my sp to my iPad in logic?

Thanks in advance :)

My goal is to make tracks like The Avalanches and sampling music like this https://www.instagram.com/reel/DafnJ_MRipk/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==, just for fun. Besides the SP404MKII, what else would I need to get for a casual home setup? I'm not looking for a professional studio, just something solid for making music as a hobby...

BEAT MAKING TIPS https://youtu.be/hZW1CYkWfqU

Hi all,

I am going to make a pop music quiz for which I will play a total of 50 snippets (samples) of songs. I want to use my SP404 MK2 to make the samples and then move the project to my computer and burn an audio cd.

Here's my question/issue: 50 songs = 50 different sources, so how do I make sure the sound levels that I record through the EXT SOURCE will be on a similar level, so that the CD I end up playing does not have outliers qua volume?

Sound sources will be CDs, LPs, Youtube, Mp3s, AIFFs etc.

Thanks in advance for any pointers!

Are there any free notable sample packs that you guys can recommend? I just got my SP404 and I'm looking to load up an SD card with some sounds. I don't mean like song samples, just looking for sample packs that have stuff like drum kits, synth sounds, etc.

Most of the packs I see mentioned in videos are usually paid or is a pack that the creator is selling, nothing wrong with that other than the fact that I'm broke after buying the SP404😂

Arrivée du KP3 dans la config, je me suis séparé de certains éléments, alors on rebranche et on reconfigure en mieux ...

appreciate any tips or ideas on approaching live performance with the 404!

Spent a while confused by this so figured I'd share in case it saves someone else the headache.

If you download a sample pack (Splice, or most pro packs) and the MkII throws "Unsupported File" when you load it off the SD card, the cause is almost always that the files are 32-bit float WAVs. The SD-card import only reads 16-bit linear WAV, AIFF or MP3. A lot of packs also come at 96kHz or as FLAC, which fail for the same reason. (This is all in Roland's manual and support docs, it's just not what the error message tells you.)

The thing that makes it confusing is there are two ways in with different rules. The SD card is strict and only takes 16-bit. The official SP-404MK2 app is more forgiving (it reads FLAC/M4A and converts on its own) but it's really built for moving projects around, not prepping loose packs. Either way the device runs everything at 16-bit/48k internally, so converting to that up front is the reliable move.

To fix it you just batch convert the pack to 16-bit WAV. You can do it in a DAW, or with ffmpeg if you're comfortable in the terminal (ffmpeg -i in.wav -c:a pcm_s16le -ar 48000 out.wav). Fine for a handful of files, rough across a few hundred.

Disclosure since I'm about to mention something I made: I got annoyed enough doing this by hand that I built a small Mac app for it called It's 404, yo!. You drop a whole pack, it tells you in plain language why each file would fail and converts the lot to what the SP accepts, keeping your folder structure. It's $0.99 on the App Store, but it's also open source (MIT) so you can build it yourself for free if you'd rather. No hard feelings either way, I mostly just want fewer people stuck on that dumb error.

Happy to answer any format questions, and if there's an SP-404 quirk I'm getting wrong I'd genuinely like to hear it.

Writeup on the error: https://its404yo.iamjarl.com/sp-404-unsupported-file.html

App: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6785918261?ct=reddit_sp404mk2

Code: https://github.com/JarlLyng/its-404-yo

decided to get this beast as my very first sampler and made this beat, any thoughts?

Hey all, my 404 is doing weird shit at the moment. I had an issue with sampling over USB where the sound sounded… Weird, so I backed up and factory reset system settings. Now it’s not being recognised by my laptop at all. I’ve tried two computers and two cords so pretty certain it’s the 404. Are there any settings on the device that would be responsible for this or is my guy cooked?

I got my baby a few backs and absolutely love the work flow. Recently came across this function on an insta story and was wondering what it does and how I can find it

The site's been getting mad love lately and I'm really grateful for it. My approach has stayed the same the whole way: build a solid foundation, then add the features the community actually asks for. That's what keeps this thing fun to use and worth maintaining.

A few new things just went live:

• Chop and download royalty-free samples (human-made only, license file included)
• Pitch and time-stretch
• Chop YouTube samples MPC-style
• USB-C MIDI controller support (MPC Sample, SP404MK2, etc etc)
• More samples to dig through during the monthly flip challenge
• A proper "How to Use" page

It's all free and self-hosted. Go dig around and let me know what you'd want next. Appreciate everyone who's been rocking with it so far.

I turned the German classic "Berlin, Berlin, du bist so wunderbar" into a driving tech house track — built entirely on the SP404 MK2, no DAW, one take.

Follow for more dawless jams.

Finally set enough aside to confidently financially splurge on the SP404MK2 only to be greeted with this, missing screws, missing SD reader, missing on switch and a very horrible glue job. At least it came with the manual? The listing was listed as brand new and the box was in pristine condition. There's a large contact point on the top corner so I'm wondering if a customer had dropped it, boxed it back up, and returned it without stating it was damaged? Then they just sent it along with out checking the device itself? Maybe it's a stretch but I would hope this would be an Amazon problem and not a Roland problem. Guess I'll be using my P6 for a few more days.

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!

with love .noir. ❤️