Please note that this video is now out of date and several updates have been made to the DJ Mode since! Make sure you have your SP on the latest software version and check out the release notes to see what got changed!

@andy.langusta

9 ай бұрын

Hey dude! I'm on the 3.02 system now, and I understood I cannot get into the FX parameters like you do in this vid (shift 16 just plays one of the CUE points now). Any ideas how to get there?..

YOU ARE A GIFT FROM THE GODDESSES, honestly I’ve seen a lot of 404 influencers outright ignore it or shit on it even tho honestly this is lowkey a powerful ass feature to add to an already modern, new and improved 404 arsenal

Brilliant vid man! I've been hella intimidated exploring DJ Mode, you knocked it out of the park!

Preordered mine last week so excited, thanks for the vids man!

I'm really enjoying this series. Thank you 👍🏻

This is so great! I have real turntables, but this sampler will be the perfect fit

Been waiting for this vid

Very cool, glad to see this in action finally

Waiting patiently for that 303 vinyl Sim comparison video. Keep up the good work 🔥

Great overview of DJ mode! As said before in the comments, most reviewers are ignoring this addition.

Again, thank you so much for these Vids

Exactly the video I was looking for. Big up man

@spvidz

Жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

So gonna use this!

great video! I’m looking forward to exploring this mode--

This is so dope man!

Exactly what ive been dying to see

just wanted to quickly point out that bend buttons are actually a feature for beat-matching. imagine you managed to sort of sync the tempo of your two tracks but they're slightly offset so the track you're going to transition to is lagging behind, so can quickly tap bend(+) a couple of times to sync them perfectly, or if you went too far, use bend(-) to sync them, which is sort of common when djing with vinyl. old djs before the CDJ era used to put their fingers of the deck to slightly slow it down (bend -) to match the beats

@spvidz

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info man, I'm definitely no DJ so may have overlooked a couple of things about this!

@boorchboorch

2 жыл бұрын

@@spvidz no worries mate, i just wanted to throw some trivia info out there :)

@mariopandza

Жыл бұрын

@@boorchboorch that's no trivia, but essential stuff. Great content by Spvidz, you both contributing to good cause - knowledge, thanks.

THANK YOU! Great stuff! +1 subscriber

Thank you! 🙌

Thank you for sharing your knowledge

Another Great one :D

As an ex DJ, my least favorite part of the whole sp community was the beat sets people made. Playing a beat, messing with fx, and then when the beat ends, you play the next one. If i were to perform my beats, i would use a dj setup, and beatmatch and mix my tracks. That how i wanna hear a set. Having the ability to do that here is amazing and I'm so stoked. The one exception to all that was Flofilz tho. His tracks were all the same tempo, so he played beatsets that were all in time and it was dope. Check out his sets on KZread if ya get the chance.

@wiggesobk

2 жыл бұрын

Flofilz ist dope!

@swisserty

2 жыл бұрын

jank me down

@swisserty

2 жыл бұрын

jank me down

@toboebeats

2 жыл бұрын

i think that it's interesting to see how producers managed to create transitions with an sp that is obviously not made for dj sets, and is very limited. it's a part of the lo-fi hip-hop aesthetic to get a rough/dissonant sound, so i just dont listen a SP live as i listen to a classic dj set, i see them as 2 different performance. Khryo's set for Le Melotron is a classic one, even if the beats arent on the same BPM, key etc. But yeah Flofilz is very good too, in a different way :)

This machine looks so cool. Preordered. No idea when it’s coming in, but super excited.

@spvidz

2 жыл бұрын

MK2 gang!

thanks for explaining the dj mode

Thank you 🙏🏾

I think the edit mode will be used for finding the first cue point in a track...seems a little convoluted, but with enough practice it could be done quickly and while performing

Thanks for the video ! Couple of things I couldn’t figure out yet on this mode : - Can we lock the key for the speed changes not to alter the track’s key ? - Can we somehow route Bus 1 to the left track and Bus 2 to the right track ? Thanks.

So fun!

Gratitude for this tutorial. How can you view individual track BPM’s when they are loaded in a channel? Right now I just see 90 BPM displayed for each track which is the project tempo, even though the tracks play at their proper BPM…

Nice feature to have as a bonus. I just finally ordered the mk2. From seeing DJ mode demonstrated in a few vids I’m pretty sure for a full set I’ll stick to a turntable setup and making edits to tracks on the 404 beforehand when applicable. Could be fun at small gathering or a house party for a quick informal set though since it’s so portable, and also a good backup to have on hand in case your main kit malfunctions.

@spvidz

Жыл бұрын

I agree, I doubt I would use it live either. I prefer the way I used to do it on the SX where I have different songs on different pads. I think this looks too fiddly when performing

another great video

@spvidz

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated 🙏

Damn that dj mode is tight.

Awesome

I'm a computer based live musician, but I feel like the DJ mode on the mk2 could be a great plan B if something on the laptop goes to shit. Just having it hooked up ready to go.

How does the external source stuff work with the DJ mode? I assume outputting audio is the same but can you assign the external source to one of the DJ faders?

The biggest problem of dj Mode is lack of time stretch. For example If you want to mix 130 bpm with 145, second track will change the pitch when you press "Sync". I hope guys from Roland will quickly realize this issue and will add "pitch lock" mode.

@atonegames

2 жыл бұрын

How long can each track be? Can you only do 30sec loops?

@ChumpyDumps

2 жыл бұрын

@@atonegames 16 minutes I believe

@gaarakabuto1

2 жыл бұрын

But you can change the bpm so why should you have any issue? Be my guest of course i don't mind time stretch on the fly,but you can just change the bpm as shown in the video.

@PHeMoX

2 жыл бұрын

Most people would not use tracks that have bpm that far apart, unless they want to play it back at original bpm speed, which would be a simple matter of dialling back the bpm. It's a none issue. I would say Roland has to put more priority in making sure putting a sample in chromatic keyboard mode across the pads, can be recorded with the different pitches. It's silly we can't currently record that straight away, without resampling to a pad first..

@bloopbleepnothinghere

Жыл бұрын

@@gaarakabuto1 I think changing BPM is done by slowing down the playback which means the pitch will change. Time stretching overcomes this with a clever algorithm. Anyways, DJing on vinyl also only lets you slow down or speed up with pitch shifting and for decades DJs have spun amazing parties without time stretching so who really cares?

All your vids a quality. Keep up the good work. I know the DJ mode is a bit of a gimmick but to add The bend +& - are for beat matching. (Some turntables had this feature means you wouldn’t have to touch the vinyl so speed up or slow the track.) Means you can sync the bpm and then if you start the track slightly off beat you and bend it to the right position rather than changing the bpm

@spvidz

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@steknika

2 жыл бұрын

just exactly what i wanted to write! :) nice vid tho!

@petert7807

2 жыл бұрын

Also can use it to phase loops 😈

Great tutorial! Many thanks! Can you make one about how to use vocals effects, vocoder etc, please? Thank you again! :)

@spvidz

2 жыл бұрын

Need to look at that myself but yes I will do at some point :)

Hi there thanks nice vid. Is there a possibility to use dj mode why ext instrument is on?

How do you load your songs into pads for dj mode ?

Quick question : does the MK2 transmit MIDI clock in that mode ?

You know what would be a dope feature is a BPM detector and Key finder built in would be a nice update

@Randuski

2 жыл бұрын

It does detect the bpm. It's probably not always accurate, so for your beats you wanna make sure it's right, and edit it if it's not if you're gonna use dj mode

@bjamminsincebirth3494

2 жыл бұрын

@@Randuski oh snap. I did not know that. This is my first SP. I preordered but I have never use one.

@Randuski

2 жыл бұрын

@@bjamminsincebirth3494 so the older ones did too, the big numbers that show up on the screen is the bpm of the sample it detected. 90% of the time it's pointless, cause a snare sample doesn't have a bpm 😂 but the mkii actually has a way better detection for loops and such 👍🏻

You pretty much can make a 5 min complete mix on sp-404 alone with no additional equipment.That's quite a lot of power for a sampler,especially considering that you will never have a set up that insists of a sampler only.

Can a midi controller be used for the faders? Something like the Faderfox DJ4

Спасибо за это видео, ещё больше захотелось купить этот аппарат!

Is is possible with the BUS FX to put an effect on only one channel? To be able to mix in from a HP filter or something instead of the volume mixer. Maybe this is a bit much to pull off with only 3 knobs. Maybe an external midi controller with faders for the volume would be cool.

So the audio in still works the same in DJ mode? If you wanted to talk over the tracks or something

does it have Sidechain from external sound source?

Curious to try this with more uptempo music. 135 to 140 bpm

Hey guys, be careful with that DJ mode on SP. I performed live DJ set using mk2 dj mode and during the mixing of two track SP restarted itself. It never happened to me before with the SP unit. I still dont know where was the problem but im gonna write to roland about it. Just let them know it could happens.

@_samtaylorrr

Жыл бұрын

Yep - this is happening to me too. I submitted a support ticket with Roland. They had me update firmware, do a reset etc. but it's still happening. Next steps they're asking me to do is send in the unit for servicing :(

@3ck

Жыл бұрын

@@_samtaylorrr that sucks man. Im pretty shure that my soft was up to date at the time.

SPvidz how can you use filter drive fx when the left controller knob controls the fader on ch1? Hope you can help.

Excellent video! Answered the questions I had prior to receiving the MK2. Here’s one more question : can you resample what you’re doing while in DJ mode?

@spvidz

2 жыл бұрын

No you can't do anything else apart from DJ mode when you are in there unfortunately

@alexriesenbeck

2 жыл бұрын

@@spvidz Thanks for the great video and the quick response! To be able to resample your mixes or just simple stuff in DJ mode.. Maybe they will address this if possible with a future firmware update. It seems totally capable

I think i would use it but the effects could be more involed and we could have in die dj mode the Option that we can use samples and not only two tracks

nice video, thank you! One question: can you use the DJ mode also for incoming sources? Like from the ext source button? f.e. if I play a turntable or another synth... ?

@spvidz

11 ай бұрын

Don't think so, you have to choose pads for what plays in each DJ channel. You can probably have ext-source on at the same time though and play stuff over the top. I haven't tried that personally

How do you increase the volume of the headphones in cue mode? Its really quiet. Is it only that output volume knob that controls both headphones and master?

Can you load tracks from the SD card or do they have to be pre-loaded onto a pad first? In other words do you have to select which songs you want to use for your set by setting them up into your pads or can you pick from a whole library in your SD card?

Yes boss

Ahhh! Been waiting for this one. Question, (or 3) 1. Do you load your songs on the 16 pads before hitting “DJ mode”? 2. Can you also load loops not just songs, so each “DJ” track will loop until you fade-in the next beat? Lastly, I couldn’t see from the screenshot but is there any kind of time countdown on the OLED to indicate track length/countdown, it wouldn’t be needed if you’re firing off loops, you only have to fade in and out when necessary! These are not dealbreakers as such but would be really useful. As always, nice vid!!!

@spvidz

2 жыл бұрын

I was using loops here, they keep going round and round and there is a timer on the screen to show how close it is to the end of the loop. And you have to already be in DJ mode to assign tracks to channel 1 & 2.

@trevormalcolm4328

2 жыл бұрын

@@spvidz cool!

Was hoping you could pre-load samples to each channel. Maybe a upgrade in the future.

no key change feature in dj mode...?

Is there a way to assign FX Bus 1 and 2 to each channel, and not just specific pads? As eq-ing is a pretty big part of djing, I cant see myself using the SP for sets if I cant eq the two separate tracks that im going in and out of...

@slakk5093

2 жыл бұрын

yeah without that its a bit of a fail. Ah well

@evlosolve

2 жыл бұрын

It could potentially be added in a software update, one could hope

@Randuski

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say it's a fail haha this at least makes it possible to mix. But what i would do, is seperate them by banks. Bank A is all sent to bus 1. Bank B is all sent to bus 2. And then you just keep bank A in channel 1, and B in channel 2. It's an SP, be creative

@evlosolve

2 жыл бұрын

@@Randuski True, that is a nice workaround! It hurts my soul a bit, having half of my tracks not being mixable with each other, but it might not be that bad in reality. Have to test it when I get my hands on one

Hey is SP404 MK2 easy to hook up to my Akai MPC one what's the best way to get the best out of it thanks -- also can it be used with my denon prime 4 dj controller thanks allot

@spvidz

Жыл бұрын

There are a lot of different workflows you could use tbh. Experiment with using it before or after the MPC. Check out the connectors on the back and you should be able to work out what cables you need

How can I get one?

Can you assign a DJ controller to work well on this in place of something like serato?? Would the jog wheels and pitch sliders work as expected?? How about something like the Launchcontrol xl for a kind of dub setup or would this be better in regular mode?? Many thanks

@spvidz

11 ай бұрын

I only really use it to fade between tracks so couldn't give an in-depth opinion, however my thoughts would be that something like Serato is a lot more robust and reliable. I wouldn't trade all that in only to use the SP

@nothingmemorable486

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for that.... How about making a dub type setup.. should I use DJ mode for that or just regular mode?? Ps... I just ordered my sp @@spvidz

@spvidz

11 ай бұрын

I have no idea sorry man. I’ve never done that style of music

Is it possible to switch from dj mode to pad mode while the music is going? Play one shot short samples over a whole song loaded in dj mode? Or: is it possible to play a pattern loop and then (while playing the loop) seitch in dj mode and play songs in sync with that loop? Does it sync with external source? Does it detect bpm ? Does samples get automatically time-stretched to the right bpm playing at the moment ?

@spvidz

2 жыл бұрын

You can't do anything apart from DJ mode when you are inside it, You have to quit out of it to use the other features. Maybe this will be updated in the future.

Id love a tut on the other way to dj that you prefer, I feel its more creative

So if I want to use this to play my backing tracks for a 45 minute set,in DJ mode this be more idea than a laptop?

@spvidz

2 жыл бұрын

Depends on the software you are using. Laptop will always be easier imo but for us hardcore hardware heads its nice knowing we have the option to turn up with one unit and be able to do a set!

So for doing a mix with the tunes you’ve made on it basically??

@spvidz

2 жыл бұрын

Obviously you can as long as you have exported them first, or if you have resampled a beat/song down to one single pad. I think this is much better suited for dumping a load of wavs on the device and then using it to do a live performance.

They should get Ctl 3 to function as a crossfader .

Can you switch over to your sample bank and play samples or live drum over the top? I’m thinking this mode could be good for making beat tapes out of the stuff you made on the device. One more question. Can you resample the DJ mode set? With 18 minute of sample time it’s not ideal for capturing sets, but could be cool to get a few beats mixed together.

@Randuski

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly it would be less complicated to use a small recorder indeed of trying to resample

@dimensionstomorrow

2 жыл бұрын

@@Randuski yeah, resampling was more of an after thought as I would probably use my Zoom, but I would like to know if you can live drum/play samples over the DJ tracks for live remixing and making beat tapes.

@Randuski

2 жыл бұрын

@@dimensionstomorrow yea unfortunately it looks like you can't play samples on top. As soon as you try to go to play samples, it says "you're leaving dj mode, are you sure?" and then you have to click ok. Cause if your performing in a club, you don't want your track to stop haha

Hi there I'm looking for a box that can record from my phone then remix what I've recorded. Can this box record anything coming from my headphone Jack?

@spvidz

Жыл бұрын

Yes - any audio source if you have the right cables

@358life6

Жыл бұрын

@@spvidz at last. Thank you so much. You would be surprised how long it's taken to get that answer 🙏🙏🙏

This seems quite legit. Being able to scrub through tracks would be clutch. The biggest problem for me is no track names.

@spvidz

Жыл бұрын

There has been a huge update since this video so it’s worth checking out what they’ve added in newer versions of the firmware! 👍

Thanks! I will never be using the J mode

Someone will find a use that edit feature. 😂 That’s only for the brave of heart!

@MichaelDavis-jf3bs

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta set that first cue point somehow

Can you still use the DJFX/Looper while on DJ Mode?

@spvidz

2 жыл бұрын

of course! You can use all FX on the master signal just like normal. Apologies that I didn't actually show this, I got distracted talking about BUS

@fensteppa2781

2 жыл бұрын

@@spvidz legend mate no worries

Yeah looks a bit fiddly but give it time. In the right hands it could prove deadly. Still down with the original method of using the fx with interludes etc, best to keep it simple sometimes.

@spvidz

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, I do think that someone thats well versed in beat matching could quite easily put together a seamless set with this tool!

Nice features but they missed a few tricks. Like the ability to lock the fade knobs to each other, so you can turn the one knob. But they should have just added a DJ style fader to the front of the unit.

I think the issue is ... You only looked at this feature from a 'live performance' point of view. Some of those features you can't imagine using in a live situation ? Well what about a studio / production situation ? ... I guess it's early days, but there is likely some production / studio application of this mode as opposed to using it purely for live performance. What are the potential production applications ? Well, I don't have one in front of me ... But I think the key question here is if you can Resample output from the DJ Mode, or can otherwise record the output internally somehow. Assuming you can (record it internally, one way or the other), perhaps one studio application of DJ MODE is in 'blending' or 'flattening' multiple loops/beats/audio files that are not already the exact same length. Just load them up in DJ mode, adjust those loop settings you couldn't figure out as being useful in this mode, and sync, bend & blend the beats into one BPM matched audio file that you can then truncate into a new beat / loop if desired. That's just off the top of my head, I don't have one.

@spvidz

2 жыл бұрын

You can't record internally or resample in DJ Mode. I"m fairly sure its Roland's attempt to improve the live performance side of the device after live sets took off on the SX thanks to its long sample capacity per pad. Its only basic but you can't expect much more on a box that already does a lot of other things too imo. I think for what it is, its ok but I don't think I'll be using it much. Like I mentioned in the video I'll be sticking to the way I used to do it on SX. Dance DJs may have a much better time with this though thanks to the beat matching.

@DD-co1zn

2 жыл бұрын

@@spvidz "You can't record internally or resample in DJ Mode." ...... Man, they missed a trick there - without that capability the mode has no production utility whatsoever. Seems like activating resample (and recording) capabilities while in DJ Mode should be a no-brainer, and a fairly high priority one at that.

Dj over 20 years...hiphop is best to mix on the snare not on the kick..as you said mixing dance music you do on one the kick.. hiphop is easier on the snare because they are mostly on the 2. ...I will make a similar video when I finally get mine,but thanks for the overview.

@spvidz

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info man!

no demo of djfx looper while on dj mode? :c

@spvidz

2 жыл бұрын

I did get distracted talking about the BUS stuff! All fx work like you would expect like on a normal sample.

@seb.j

2 жыл бұрын

@@spvidz thanks!! no worries, the BUS info is useful too!

What a disappointment. I have to pre-load the tracks to pads? And memorize them somehow? Is it not possible to browse the library and add songs directly? 😢

this dj mode looks pretty basic, I think if you want to dj in the first place this might not be the best device for it.... otherwise it is a neat touch to have dj mode if you are into SP beatmaking anyway

boi, let me grab those KNOBZ. (lip bite emoji)

Man, I really hope I can afford this unit as I'm struggling financially cause you know... being a university student and all...

@multipreach2674

2 жыл бұрын

If you can't buy it twice, you can't afford it.

@genesis_tracks

2 жыл бұрын

@@multipreach2674 Man, that's solid advice. I can defo afford it twice at the moment, but it's prolly best not to cause a lot of that money will go to groceries and paying for my stay at this student home and more... I'm still learning to be an adult and these times aren't the best for it. Either way, thanks a lot man!

@deanivan3951

2 жыл бұрын

Bro if you can't buy it outright save up. it's all about patience

ES-PAY

If anyone here has an sp404mk2 for sale. Hmu. I will overpay by quite a bit. As i need one asap. Thanks

You just went into Dj mode and everything was there for loading tracks 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

@spvidz

Жыл бұрын

This video is out of date now and was uploaded before they updated it in 3.0. They did about 10 updates to DJ mode when 3.0 was released