SP-404MKII: My Workflow

little insight into how I get things rollin.
feel free to ask any questions ya got in the comments, I'm happy to help out.
#sp404mk2 #beats #musicproducer #sp404 #lofihiphop #beatmaker #synth #sampler #dawless #lofi #makingbeats #workflow

[@slik_p]

Great video bro. It's interesting to watch the workflow behind fire beats. Love videos of people discussing this device

[@foliagebeats]

Thanks! 🙏

[@mikaelmareld]

You're using Stopper as a busfx to mute the drums and bass instead of going through mute mode and taking out every individual pad? GENIUS!
I'll definitely be trying that one out! It's gonna help me a lot with figuring my own workflow out. Hasn't been smooth sailing as a first timer with an SP-device coming from the Elektron workflow, but this gem will for sure open the flow up. Thanks!

[@foliagebeats]

That's right. I should've explained that my stopper effect is actually customized to be on my resonator button, because I almost never use the resonator. And yeah in this method bus 1 is for mutes, bus 2 is for applying FX to the whole track 🙏

[@mikaelmareld]

@@foliagebeats Pure genius!

[@mikeydecker]

Man, I can't believe how long it took me to find this video. Thank you for finally explaining areas that I wasn't able to find elsewhere!

[@tristanb20]

I really love your performances with the 404! Such skill!!! Would you ever consider doing a breakdown of one of your performances/a single song describing what you’re doing?

[@syntheticErik]

Solid workflow. I bounce back and forth between sampling individual notes and just using chromatic mode. Chromatic works really well for sampled chords, it just gives it that extra gritty feel.

[@foliagebeats]

I definitely gotta experiment more with the chromatic mode

[@legitimatefrenzy]

Glad your content is doing good i miss the minimal desk and the couple of plants! Good stuff keep it up

[@dzerobeatz]

Dope workflow tutorial Foliage!

[@foliagebeats]

Thanks G

[@yoshtube.]

I love the speed you went throug this just using it so natural

[@CezarCazan_evx]

Thanks for sharing your approach! That synth riff is super tasty 🔥🔥🔥

[@bjamminsincebirth3494]

I love this workflow

[@foliagebeats]

Thanks homie

[@DylanOwenMusic]

Very dope

[@foliagebeats]

🙏🙏

[@thelevicole]

Another way of getting all those notes in is to play them in with the metronome going, and auto chop them and fine tune the chops, that's what I do sometimes.
If you had an external sequencer, you could use that too and they'd be more on the grid!
love your music, and everything you've been putting out on here on youtube.

[@thelevicole]

also, you could seriously release these as starter packs...maybe with a "bring your own drums"

[@foliagebeats]

That's a really good idea

[@davidrojas8547]

idk if you have tried this but instead of record your synth to each pad, you can make a single recording, and then lazy chop that clip using the level or transient setting. then you can put in a mute group or whatever you desire

[@justinbishopslc]

Learned a lot! So sick, thanks for sharing 🔥

[@decaystar]

more of such workflow explaining videos is good and useful!

[@bopphrases]

great video. nice look on the sp too

[@k-hunka]

Shweeet flow bro

[@Chrispie79]

Dope video

[@foliagebeats]

🙏

[@fengguo815]

thanks for sharing !

[@foliagebeats]

🙏

[@jjbing3]

Playing the synth vertically is crazy work! 🙌🏾

[@foliagebeats]

🙏🙏

[@disxiple_113]

thirsty city!🎉

[@foliagebeats]

The homies

[@podfigo]

Hey thanks for sharin
Is this monitoring thing with turning off the mic while playing changeable in settings maybe?

[@seshbeats]

Sickkkkkkk

[@foliagebeats]

🙏🙏

[@sebarbe7499]

thx bro

[@osaftcs]

broooo where can i find those pew pews 😵‍💫😭😭

[@Boumclap]

👌

[@foliagebeats]

🙏🙏

[@jeremy96kr]

how to find that pew pew sound 😮 i cant find it OMG

[@SteamDeckOLED69]

will get my sp404 mk2 in 1.5 weeks, thank for inspiration and tips) looking all video on youtube for last 4 days , made a list of shotcuts, looked all tutorials ahahah i do create music, but with other devices analog+vst, now want to go to sampling + analog
if u wanna to do some feat on hmu)

[@johnhuynh5996]

When you're finding these samples in the wild, are you recording them with effects? Which ones do you use?

[@foliagebeats]

Like for drum samples? Just support your favorite actual drummer who has a homemade recording pack available to purchase

[@johnhuynh5996]

Ohhhh that’s what you meant. I’m all for that. I thought you meant like off UA-cam