Roland SP-404SX ambient track

First attempt at a track on my new Roland SP-404sx sampler. The samples are marimba and hang drum samples free off the interweb.

I recorded the pattern into Logic, played some Blofeld synth over it and dubbed this over the video.

I find the Sp-404sx a lot of fun and very easy to get started on after getting rid of my MPC. Thanks for watching.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Roland
• SP-404SX
• SP404sx
• SP
• 404sx
• sampler
• ambient
• electronica

[PulpCultMusic]

skyskraberen Which MPC did you have?

[skyskraberen]

@PulpCultMusic it was the mpc1000. If I had had the patience and spent about a month or two getting to know it, I may have ended up loving it, but it turned out life's too short :)

[dacelts34]

damn, i never thought someone would give up a mpc for roland. i got a the 404 and ive been thinkig bout getting a mpc idk lol

[skyskraberen]

@dacelts34 you are right, it sounds a bit backwards :) But it depends on what you want your sampler to do, right? The roland is just easier and more immediate to get going with.

[jtvilla73]

Sounds cool, dumb question for you....

The samples can come from anywhere?

You got these from the web?

Where?

[skyskraberen]

@jtvilla73 yup all free samples. Try to google 'free kalimba samples' or free marimba sampes' and you'd be surprised with what you can get. I can't remember exactly where I got mine, but it was from doing just that. GL ;)"

[2ndbaseaction]

The sounds come from the Electroplankton game on Nintendo DS...

[anguaji]

Oh! Interesting.

I'm completely undecided on whether to get an MPC 500 or a Roland 404(sx) - would you recommend a 404 over an mpc for a beginner hardware sampling person?

Love the ambient! :] Love a marimba.

[PulpCultMusic]

Which MPC did you have?

[42darklord]

this is sick. reminds me of fourtet