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I just bought some drum kits from http://www.smartloops.com/ that I'm really happy with. Really good quality.

/Mats

Okay everyone, after some testing, I have found out that ACID WAV works on the 404. I have even bought and downloaded drum loops in the Dry Studio Kit from smartloops.com. Really nice!

I am happy!

/Mats

I guess you could always just play the samples then record the audio into your SP? slows things down alot though, and gives u the start/end point headache.

That is true, didn't think of that.

Later today, I will download a couple of ACID WAV files and import them into the 404 and see what ...

Thanks a lot for your input!

It do sounds like I should not buy one of these drum loop packages, yet. Not without downloading some free files of these file types and try first.

/Mats

Hi all!

I'm thinking of buying some professional drum loop recordings (e.g. this one: http://www.smartloops.com/products/prodrumworks/pdw_vol1.htm ).

They are offering ACID WAV, Apple Loops and REX2 file formats. Will it be possible for me to import the ACID WAV files into my SP ...

About the Linux sequencer...

I have just found one called Rosegarden. Seems very competent. Now I just have to get Linux to recognize my MIDI interface, get the JACK daemon running etc etc. Should not be too hard... or...

mess with the start point of the sample, moving it forward and see if that helps at all, might have to add some back in at the end, maybe change the bpm of the pattern by one or two beats, and possibly mess with resampling the sound to another pad and going back and forth between the two so they ...

Okay, so here we go again...

I have a sample with two measures length. I want to record a four measure pattern, where I use this pattern twice, like this:

1.1-2.4 Sample
3.1-4.4 Sample

I press the sample pad at 1.1 during pattern recording, so the sample gets record at 1.1-2.4. Works fine.

Then ...

Both of you, thank you very much for your replies. Appriciate them a lot. I got the answers I was looking for.

Thanks!

/Mats

Hi all,

Some newbie questions:

1) I want to record a sample, using an effect, then record one or two more samples using the exact same effect and effect settings. But for some reasons, the effect settings do not seem to be kept when I record the second sample. Any ideas?

2) Is there a way to ...

as for the hardware sequencers for 404 I'd suggest some cheapest mpc 2000.
For five days now Ive been playing with the XL version, and so far Im STUNNED. It's absolutely fantastic, as a sequencer especially.

Also the Sequencing abilities of Yamaha RM1X should not be underestimated as I heard a lot ...

hey mats, good choice!

1) yeah, using midi you can control only samples. Pattern control unfortunately not supported.

2) at first I also got some problems with whole resampling thing, but just follow the manual, and you'll be good. You just hit resample+rec, "destination pad", rec, and desired ...

Hello!

First post here, just found these forums after picking up a SP-404SX yesterday. Got some beginner questions:

1) Is it possible to control the patterns in the 404 using MIDI and an external sequencer? I.e., can I send signals to tell it to play pattern 3 (bank B), then pattern 2 (bank A) etc ...