Hi I just recieved my SP 404 today and ive been reading the manual all day.. i have tons of drum kits and was wondering how can I put them on the CF card to make a pattern. The pre loaded stuff is really not my style..
if anyone can drop a few beat making tips or point me to a nice tutorial...i'd greatly appreciate it.. the manual just doesnt give a good visual..

delete all those presets!! you have to unlock the A Bank first (by turning the SP on and holding a certain button, check the manual)

you can drag .wav files onto a CF from your computer, or record your drum sounds in via the SP's inputs.

once your drums are in, try this: use quantize 4 and lay your snares on the offbeats, then quantize 8 for hi-hats, then quantize 16 for your kickdrums. as you get more comfortable with the machine you won't need the quantize settings, but they're good to start with


welcome aboard!

thanks for the tips....
much appreciated