Is the resampling process really improved? you all know this disgusting clicks and pops at the end of a sample... especially with the subs

... naw really?!

Ever played a sub bass on gate before resampling? No clicks at all man...

Even if you resample some shit and let it fade out for seconds, there will be those crappy clicks... I just thought a linear wave sampler could... ah forget it... Some simple attack and decay settings for a sample would be awesome on the 404!!!
1.start/end/level
2. hold 'function" and use CTRL1 for attack and CTRL2 for decay...
3. *dreamin*

resample with something with some sort of volume knob and fade the knob out
sometimes i roll all three knobs of the isolator haha

1.start/end/level
2. hold 'function" and use CTRL1 for attack, CTRL2 for decay and CTRL3 for porta

SOUND QUALITY IS AWESOME
Best sounding SP to date. Also note that the realtime timestretch can speed up or slow down samples with a wider BPM range then ever before.

NEW, EASIER BACKUP SAVE/LOAD ALLOWS THE USER TO EASILY ACCESS 1,440 SAMPLES
Unfortunately, most people never took advantage of the SP-404 Classic's backup functionality. Since restoring samples from one of the SP's 12 backup slots takes less than a minute, you might as well think of backup loading like project switching.

(12 samples x 10 banks) x 12 backups = 1,440 samples per card

With the included card, that's an average of 4 seconds per sample. A 32 GB SDHC card means each of those 1,440 samples can be approximately two minutes long. One could conceivably use an SP-404SX to play back their entire iTunes library... in better than iTunes quality.

GREAT BUILT-IN DEMO SOUNDS/PATTERNS
Mike Acosta programmed some really cool loops, raw samples, and patterns into the SP-404SX. Banks A-H are protected, so people can't easily erase them.

SAMPLES CAN BE PAUSED
This is actually a really, really cool feature, and I hope Roland owns a patent on it. If one uses the SP-404SX as a backing track player or wants to broadcast long ambient samples, unlike *all other samplers*, samples can be paused, and therefore, retriggered from somewhere other than the beginning. Note that if samples are set to "Gate" (turn off when releasing the pad), if you pause a sample or samples, restarting them behaves as if Gate were disabled.

Because it's easy to play multiple samples or patterns across multiple banks, there's a new feature that stops all samples/patterns: Quickly press CANCEL four times.

LOTS OF NEW SHORTCUTS AND UI IMPROVEMENTS
Too many to list here, but even though the front panel is nearly identical, workflow has been drastically improved over previous SPs. It's much easier to use, and the manual is WAY better. You can also change effects with the pads like on the SP-555!

WAVE CONVERTER SOFTWARE WORKS GREAT
The SP-404SX includes software that converts .WAV files to SP format. Actually, it's more of a script generator, because nothing *really* gets converted. Unlike the conversion software for our other units, there is no utility that converts from SP to WAV, as the files are already WAV. If you want to transfer SP samples to your computer, simply find them on the card and drag them to the desktop. All samples are clearly labeled.

POTENTIAL USE IN WIDER MARKETS
BANDS-- The SP-404SX is perfect for playing backing tracks, ambient intros before a set, or seques between songs.
VOCALISTS--Can trigger long, backing vocal parts if the rest of the band can't sing. Because the SP-404SX can timestretch audio, turning the CTRL 1 knob means the vocals' tempo can be adjusted in real time.
RADIO STATIONS--The same machine that triggers stingers and sound effects can now trigger entire music beds, commercial spots, or political speeches. And because samples can be paused, the board op doesn't have to worry about always returning to the beginning of the file.
THEATRES/PLAYHOUSES--Plays music cues or voiceovers with instant start. Because samples' tempo can be adjusted in real time, said cues can be sped up or slowed down to match the action onstage.
HOTELS/RESTAURANTS/MALLS--Entire three-hour-long setlists can be set to loop indefinitely for broadcasting holiday music. And now the setlist can be paused, so it doesn't always start with "Jingle Bell Rock". More reliable and better sounding than an iPod.
V-DRUMMERS--The SP-404SX is the perfect way to get electronic drummers into sampling (that is, if they don't already have an SPD-S). We could even pre-build kits that automatically map to various V-Drum brains.