SP-404 MK2 VINYL SIM vs SP-303 & SP-404A | Comparison
Comparing the Roland SP-404MKII 303 and 404 Vinyl Sim to the SP-303 and SP-404A.
The DRUM SAMPLES I used come from my sample pack "BEEFY GRIT DRUM STASH": https://bsta.rs/e2bfd7234
The JAZZ GUITAR LOOP is from my pack "LO-FI JAZZ GUITAR": https://bsta.rs/00647c17
...with some BASS layered in from my pack "SP-202 LO-FI P BASS": https://bsta.rs/ea73ee5
Other SP-404 MKII vids -
Making a Beat on the SP-404 MK2 | New Features & Workflow: • Making a Beat on the SP-404 MK2 | New...
SP-404 MK2 PITCH (Vinyl Mode) vs SP-202: • SP-404 MK2 PITCH (Vinyl Mode) vs SP-2...
SP-404 MK2 Time Stretch & Chromatic Pitch: • SP-404 MK2 Time Stretch & Chromatic P...
SP-404 MK2 AMP SIM: My Guitar Tone Settings: • SP-404 MK2 AMP SIM! Here's some of my...
0:00 Intro
0:39 404 Vinyl Sim - Frequency
1:32 404 Vinyl Sim - Noise
2:12 404 Vinyl Sim - Wow Flutter
2:40 404 Vinyl Sim - All Together
3:36 303 Vinyl Sim - Compression
4:19 303 Vinyl Sim - Noise
4:59 303 Vinyl Sim - Wow Flutter
5:39 303 Vinyl Sim - All Together
6:55 404 → 303 Vinyl Sim Together
So this was an experiment I was doing for my own curiosity n some of y'all might be interested too. Long story short, I like the Mk2's Vinyl Sims and I think they're fairly true to their roots. If anything I would say the Mk2's versions are smoother, less jagged than the machines, sometimes a little more subtle which can be a good thing.
404 Vinyl Sim:
I really like that when you turn on the Mk2's 404 Vinyl Sim, even with all the controls set to 0, it colours the sound a little and makes it more gritty.
The FREQ ctrl, although now turns the opposite direction, sounds pretty damn close to the 404a.
The NOISE is pretty much the same, the Mk2 noise can be turned up louder.
The WOW FLUT I find is more subtle than the 404a, a little less VHS-tape-caught-in-VCR.
303 Vinyl Sim:
The SP-303 is raw and abrasive in almost everything it does. I will never stop loving that machine. The Mk's works really really close to it but, like I said before, I find it smoother and fatter - esp if you listen to the low end.
When you turn up the COMP on the SP-303 it's like lowering the ceiling in a room, it gets softer in volume as it gets squashed. When you turn up the Comp on the Mk2 it's like raising the floor in a room, getting louder as it's squashed. I dig that.
Again, the NOISE sounds pretty damn close between both machines.
I think the WOW FLUT is also pretty similar, maybe the SP-303 does deeper, I dunno...I mean, if you making a beat and you got that WOW FLUT knob cranked you a psychpath and I respect you.
404 → 303 Vinyl Sim Together:
The most lofi gansta of all vinyl sim plays, running the 404 into the 303 with both vinyl sims on. The setting I use in this demo is what I would use almost everytime if I was going down this road.
This one I'm not going to give my opinion on, I leave it to y'all to decide - it's all subjective after all.
Being able to stack two effects on Buses 3 & 4 is such a dope functionality. Here's where you could squash the crap outta it with the Compressor effect (They added RATIO to it and it's amazing how it changes the effect...a video for another day) then EQ to sharp the sound...or Cassette Sim...or Warm Saturation...anyway, combing the two vinyl sims here is such a cool thing. Also, coz you can change the overall volume of a whole back (say your Drums are on A, chops on B) - you can set the 303 COMP then adjust Bank B's volume until it's side chaining to taste...
So...that's my 2 cents...what do y'all think?
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I have a couple of sample packs:
"BEEFY GRIT DRUM STASH" - Over 200 Dirty Dusty Drum Samples from my personal
collection that I used to make the beats from my last beat tape CHOPSMITH OFFCUTS &
various beat making videos on the Nonjuror YouTube channel: https://bsta.rs/e2bfd7234
"SP-202 LO-FI P BASS" - individual notes played and recorded with my Fender 50's
Precision Bass then resampled with the Boss SP202 at it's various sample rates:
https://bsta.rs/ea73ee5
"SP-202 LO-FI CHOPPED BREAKS, VOL. 2" - a collection of drum breaks sampled from
vinyl and chopped into gritty lo-fi kits: https://bsta.rs/fb81ba27
Also:
"LO-FI JAZZ GUITAR"
SP-202 LO-FI CHOPPED BREAKS, VOL. 1
SP-202 DUSTY LO-FI 808 [FREE DOWNLOAD]
SP-202 LO-FI 2 DRUMS [FREE DOWNLOAD]
SP-404 SCRATCHING SAMPLES [FREE DOWNLOAD]
Visit https://www.beatstars.com/nonjuror/so...
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Check out my latest Lo-Fi Boom Bap beat tape "CHOPSMITH OFFCUTS", 17 Bumps, all SP-
202 / SP-303 / SP-404 made then "mastered" to cassette tape. Available now
everywhere you cop your mad notes on the interwebs:
‣ YouTube - • Nonjuror - CHOPSMITH OFFCUTS (SP 404 ...
‣ Bandcamp - https://skybarstudios.bandcamp.com/al...
‣ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/0Om7Qu...
‣ Soundcloud - / chopsmith-offcuts-sp-beat-tape-full-album
All the rest of the links (and more) be at https://nonjuror.xyz/links
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