Question about patterns

Beanz711 · Post by **Beanz711** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:53 am

Whats up people? I just got my sp404 a few days ago. Been staring at it for awhile and finally decided to pick it up. It's very user friendly and my face has been in the manual every time I use it. But, I havent stumbled upon, neither in the manual or in the forum, if there is a way to copy a pattern onto a different pad. Is there a way to do this, or do I have to keep playin the same drum seq out to do my hook, verse, etc.? Thanks peoples.

jbl · Post by **jbl** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:09 am

i always use pad bank A/B for this (might be the only way you can do it): make a back up of a pattern, move the pattern to a memory card bank, load back up, repeat as needed.

Beanz711 · Post by **Beanz711** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:58 pm

when you back up, doesn't it save everything from the banks? Thanks for the info.

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:25 pm

Just go on youtube and search for "sp-404 pattern copy" there's a video on how to do it.

drewzle · Post by **drewzle** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:28 pm

^ word

it may seem tricky at first, but once you do it a few times it becomes second nature.

Beanz711 · Post by **Beanz711** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:10 am

Thanks peoples

plexxsounds · Post by **plexxsounds** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:11 am

Also if you have a card reader on your computer you can copy the pattern file as many times as you wish (and rename properly) and you have 10 copies of a pattern in 2 minutes...

Dj Frantic · Post by **Dj Frantic** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:22 pm

when u back up it only saves bank A n B. I wish it backed up the whole card...but w/e.. im assuming roland did this thinking that we where gonna use expensive-as-hell CF cards as if they where floppies and save each beat we make on its own card

pt3r · Post by **pt3r** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:32 pm

Thank god it only bavks up A:B otherwise there would be no flying lotus techniques.