Bigger, better, faster, stronger.
The SP-404MKII has everything you love about its predecessor - and more. You get 17 ultra-expressive pads and updated buttons for smooth, hands-on control, plus faster operation with quick startup time, fast project loading and sample import and 16 GB internal storage. Old users and new beatmakers alike will feel right at home with the intuitive layout and classic SP effects, enhanced with a revamped sampling and sequencing workflow, DJ mode for mixing beats live, Skip Back Sampling and Loop Capture features and many other powerful creative tools.
Guerilla beatmaking.
SP samplers are loved for their fast workflow, portability and tactile approach. The SP-404MKII takes this experience even further, retaining the lightweight yet robust design while adding features that make it even easier to create in any scenario. Bang out beats anywhere with AA or mobile battery power. Collaborate with a partner using the dual headphone outputs and mic/guitar input. Or record and stream audio with your mobile device via USB. Built-in integration with the popular Koala Sampler app is now included, offering two-way sampling and a dedicated mode for hardware-based remote control.
A sampler with soul.
With the SP-404MKII's vibrant OLED display and zoomable waveform view, sample editing is smooth as butter. Chop up samples by tapping edit points in real-time, or use autohack to automatically slice samples, then fine-tune them with envelope and pitch shift. Convert any pattern or pattern chain into a sample at the touch of a button. Call up the Groove function to add swing and timing changes to sample phrases and drum loops. And use Skip Back Sampling to instantly capture those golden moments by capturing up to 40 seconds of audio from your last performance.
Performance-tuned sequencing.
The SP-404MKII makes it easy to create unique patterns and energize performances with versatile real-time recording, evolving editing tools and our intuitive TR-REC step sequencer. There's adjustable quantize and shuffle, a scroll button to perform and record note repeats, and BPM-per-bank for instant tempo changes. Jam with samples live and organize patterns for chained playback in different sets. Sync with external MIDI gear and work with imported multitrack files. And use Multipad Export to save all samples in a pattern as individual WAV files for song development in your DAW.
All about effects.
Edit, twist and turn your sounds with legendary SP effects and a selection of new classics. SP staples like Vinyl Simulator and DJFX Looper are now united with powerful add-ons that include Lo-fi, Cassette Simulator and Resonator. Layer and route multiple noise effects and motion record effect parameters for intricate audio textures and dynamic playback. Or connect the mic/guitar input and jam with ready-to-use Vocoder, Auto Pitch, Harmony and Guitar Amp Simulator effects.
Sound saves.
Dive into beatmaking with the preloaded sounds in the SP-404MKII's blazing fast 16 GB internal memory. There's a huge collection of curated samples to choose from and plenty of room to expand them with your private sound storage. You can now load even more sounds at once with 160 samples across each project for extended performance and beatmaking combinations. A Sound Generator is also available so you can build mono synth tones and sample bass lines, melodic phrases and sound effects in SP-404MKII.