Koala Sampler & SP404 MK2: This Beatmaking Combo Just Got Even Better with Official Integration
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
- Koala Sampler and SP404 MK2 have always been a great combo, but with the recent 4.04 update on the SP, this beatmaking duo just leveled up with official integration between the two! With this, a lot of the weaknesses of each sampler are fixed and turns it into what I think is one of… if not the best gear combos out there right now. Even better, we can now finally stem separate on the SP thanks to Koala’s integration! Today, we’re going to break down everything you need to get this to work, walkthrough the UI, and make a beat. Let’s get into it 🥁
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🕰Time Stamps:
0:00 Koala Sampler & SP404 Beatmaking Just Got Better
0:36 Connection and Cables Needed
1:18 Workflow Walkthrough
1:48 How resampling works for each
2:26 Stem Split
3:37 Controlling Koala with the SP
6:11 Using Sound Generator on Top
7:25 Shift Functions
8:38 How I make beats with Koala & SP404 MK2 Integration
9:11 Flipping with Stem Split
10:24 Using Bus FX
11:31 Time Stretching Samples
12:09 EXTREME Time Stretch is a Vibe
14:01 Using Repitch for better bass line
14:13 Putting it all together
15:04 My thoughts on the integration
15:52 Jam
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I really like the option Koala brings in terms of performance FX, ability to sidechain, and the piano roll to visualize patterns. Now that you broke down how it works, I'd love to see some from scratch deep dives with just this combo and perhaps an external synth input.
Great idea, I just grabbed a few new vinyl for a sample flip, maybe I'll use this combo for it :)
I've got a few videos ahead in the queue, but definitely on the list!
This integration is so much deeper than I realized.
Yeah, it's crazy how much you can do. I didn't even cover using side chain in Koala when sequencing on the SP. There's some interesting FX routings and what not. Perhaps for another video?
Very cool - thank you!
Cheers, hope it helps 😄
A dope update would be, if we could control the start and end points of a sample with the control knobs..
definitely would be a great addition, let's hope they do it!
Fantastic tutorial bro thank you very much
Cheers, hope it helps and thanks for watching :)
Very informative
Cheers 🍻
The Koala 404mk2 tech is the first thing that's had me consider buying an Ipad 😅. Too much latency on my android devices
That's a bummer to hear there's latency on Android, I've only used iOS but always found it to work great. Is the latency on the 404 integration specifically?
@@sunwarper It's not terrible but it's subtle enough to mess up recording midi. My phone/tablets are also about 4 years old though and weren't top of the line. The workflow is so much fun though
Great video!
Appreciate it 😄
Have you been using the integration much?
@@sunwarper not as much as I should. I did a video today using it. I like going back and forth. So many options and tricks that you can do I know I never get bored.
I'm with you! I'm going to try doing a vinyl sample flip with this combo and see how it goes. There's so much to this integration, should be fun
@@sunwarper endless possibilities
🫡GREAT VID BRO👊🏾
Cheers 🍻
This video is super helpful. Thanks! Is there any way to edit sample start and end points in Koala from the SP??
Cheers, glad it helps! You can get to the start end menu using the SP but the knobs don’t seem to do anything to it
Thank you, most of these how to’s are dude trying to play there beats. Coping the sheet now.
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@@TheChameleon2008exactly
Cheers! Hope it helps :)
Have you had any freezing issues resampling? I actually haven’t updated to 4.04. I don’t necessarily need to since I use an MPC but this could be a good setup on the go.
I haven't encountered any bugs with 4.04 thankfully, but I've gotten a lot of comments on the channel about some bugs around sampling and resampling. Roland recently put out a patch, that sounds like it fixed those issues, but I've yet to DL that one.
All of the additions like live looping, sound generator, this and the quality of life improvements are definitely worth it if you use the SP for the beatmaking side of things... but definitely not worth risking bugs if you're good without. But yeah, check if that new update alleviates some of your concerns.
Can you remind me. Are you able to change the start and end points of your koala sample on SP404?
I think if you’re in the sample edit screen the control knobs do control it
I tried using them and they didn’t do anything in the sample screen 💀
You can get to the sample edit screen and control things like volume, pitch, attack etc with the sp knobs but I couldn’t get the knobs to move the sample start end
Hey, can you listen to the SP404 on the iPad ?
That’s a great question and honestly, I didn’t even try haha if I get some time in the next few days I’ll see
Can you copy samples from one to the others, rather than resample?
Not to my knowledge, would be nice to see though. Something for a future update maybe?
This looks convoluted as fuck
It's a lot to take in, but if you're familiar with one or both of them it seems to click pretty quick. It's nice to have some of the stand out features of each sampler combined into one workflow
It's really not
Loopy pro is better
Nice, I’m glad you found something that works for you!