sp discipline

mcfly · Post by **mcfly** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:47 am

pak pak boom boom!
a couple months ago i sa wthe sp404 online and i wanted it
really bad but i didnt have the money so after a couple of weeks i saw the mc 909 and the 808 and found out that rza used oe of these units so i tried saving up coz i figured i wanted the 909. coz of my low-paying crappy job i only made enuf for an sp404. i had it for about a week now no other equipment but my ipod and occassionaly using my roomie's computer. i have no musical background but when i got my hands on madlib..ayatollah..earlier wu..mf doom i wanted to make beats. i am determined to. im still werking my around the sp but im overwhelmed with it. its a wicked machine!! still trying to learn how to sequence, song structure..i got a longggg way to go.
-time shouldnt be an issue

any advice?
do i need anymore essential equipment for recording my song
to upload it or put it in cds?

props to lord beatjitzu i dig your outputs.
thanks in advance

*peace.love.indica

cartesia · Post by **cartesia** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:55 am

just need patience & creativity!

LORD BEATJITZU · Post by **LORD BEATJITZU** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:59 am

peace fam,the 404 will kick your ass!believe me its been kickin mine for awhile now. even thou im a experienced beatmaker (so to speak)this machine is very easy as well as hard!It will test your mind in many ways!
If thi is your 1st machine i say stick with it and try ro master it.Yu dont really need anything else.If you master the 404 you can make beats on anything pretty much!

Lopar-XL · Post by **Lopar-XL** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:29 am

I'm no expert myself (yet), but I have a feeling that the SP-404, much like the ancient game of Go, takes a minute to learn and a lifetime to master. You might want to invest in an inexpensive audio recording device with line-in input--such as a tape deck (Walkman Pro, etc.), Hi-MD or MDLP MiniDisc (MZ-RH10 or MZ-N707, etc.), or low-end flash recorder (Edirol R-09 or Zoom H2, etc.)--to shuttle audio back and forth to the SP. You could sequence a beat, send it to the recorder, then back to the 404 as a sample.

pt3r · Post by **pt3r** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:55 am

I can only concur with what's said b4.

Dj Frantic · Post by **Dj Frantic** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:49 pm

if the funds are low and you got access to a computer you can cop a griffin imic. It actually sounds very good. I got mine for $25 dollars. You can download a ton of free recording programs to go with it.

mcfly · Post by **mcfly** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:03 am

boom boom!
yeah..sp is a powerful beast with unlimited potential
depending on the person trying to tame it(master the method)
.........
boom!boom!

im looking at the tascam dp-01. price aint that high i know that i could afford it..would it come in handy for me?
could i really use it with he sp?

thank yous

frantic: i dl your stuff and im diggin it. i even made a playlist of songs by sp warriors. pace

QuoteunQuote · Post by **QuoteunQuote** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 5:57 am

Get the MC 909 you wont be sorry, I'm only sorry that I sold mine. You will learn sequencing fast and easy on that. Real time recording, step recordind, 16 tracks with 16 time overdub per track, a HUGE lcd screen, tons of effects, hundreds of stock sounds, sampling and chopping is top knotch, 16 key piano board. I've owned MPC's, SP 202, 303, 606, asr-10, but this piece...my friend, is all that. Get one.

soopa · Post by **soopa** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:22 pm

mcfly wrote:boom boom!
im looking at the tascam dp-01. price aint that high i know that i could afford it..would it come in handy for me?

http://www.amazon.com/Tascam-DP-01-Digi ... B0006HJ7Y2

check those reviews too. scary.

Dj Frantic · Post by **Dj Frantic** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:30 pm

I would get a zoom multitrack. If you want something cheap and functional. I actually like the sound alot better than the tascam pieces.