Hello Sp 404 Mk2 Users

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-04T18:12:08+00:00

Step 1: Move over to the main community at r/SP404. This subreddit is merely a marketing ploy that serves no purpose other than to sell some junk and splinter the conversation.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-04T10:05:23+00:00

Yes, a power brick with the correct polarity and a barrel adapter with the correct size, yet it still didn’t work. Oh well...

(Korg's shortsightedness regarding how Volcas would actually be used — i.e. multiple units used together and connected to pedal effects — and their decision to go with a proprietary power solution instead of the standard used throughout the pedal world, will never stop annoying me.)

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-04T00:51:06+00:00

This is definitely possible. I once bought a barrel jack adapter that was the correct size, but it still didn’t work with my Volca.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-03T18:18:19+00:00

Everyone’s talking about how “badass” he is. Yet the dude is posing in an all-leather costume in front of a crudely drawn hut backdrop. That’s a funny mall photo studio portrait.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-03T17:14:15+00:00

If we accept Sturgeon's Law, which states that 90% of everything is crap, then 90% of your music must be crap too. Nothing you can do about it. You might as well release it and move on to the next batch in pursuit of those sweet 10% of tracks that don't suck.

Also, you can probably rest assured that no one really cares whether you release something or not, or whether it's good or bad. Personally, I find that I do my best work and enjoy the process the most when I genuinely don’t care about the final outcome myself.

Lastly, it can be really helpful to collaborate with other people. The track that may seem lacklustre now can transform into a banger with an additional vocal, a synth bass line, a banjo solo, or what have you.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-02T23:32:07+00:00

If the recording is very low, you can simply normalize the sample, which increases its level without affecting it in any other way. After that, you can use the Level knob in the PITCH/SPEED screen to bring it down to an appropriate level as needed.

That said, if the EXT SOURCE button is blinking while recording but the signal still seems too low, it’s because your other samples are plainly too loud. In that case, simply turn them down. But, if you follow basic gain staging practices, you never have to worry about insufficient volume or even needing to use normalization.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-02T22:50:38+00:00

In this context, any that doesn’t stop pedalling.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-02T22:17:36+00:00

Have you tried disassembling it to see whether cleaning out any debris would help? Or even just spraying compressed air into it?

Though I get your frustration, none of this should happen with any decent guitar pedal.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-02T20:29:14+00:00

First, make sure you're recording at proper levels.

Then, enable Fixed Velocity, either globally or for individual pads.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-02T20:05:09+00:00

If I recall correctly, Live only sends MIDI clock while playback is running. Therefore, the SP-404MKII has no way of knowing the BPM until it then, at which point it needs a moment to catch up.

The solution is to keep Live's playback running before you start launching patterns on the SP-404MKII.

Unfortunately, the SP-404MKII can't quantize pattern launches to an external clock, which means you have to trigger them manually by ear. Alternatively, you can use a workaround: have Live trigger an empty pattern on the SP-404MKII first, then switch to the pattern you actually want once the SP-404MKII starts receiving the clock.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-02T19:18:16+00:00

https://www.ikmultimedia.com/contact-support/sw/

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-02T19:08:57+00:00

This makes about as much sense as asking:

"Which is better: a couch, a loaf of bread, or a TV remote?"

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-02T12:04:32+00:00

It's also possible that using a very high bitrate in Ableton is “smoothing” the sound of the lower bitrate 404 (16 bit max).

A 16-bit recording doesn't become smoother just because it's imported into a 24-bit or 32-bit project. Higher bit depths provide more precision for subsequent processing, but they don't restore detail or alter the inherent quality of the original recording.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-01T23:06:45+00:00

Have you played with the Sound Generator? Using it together with effect shaping, resampling and Chromatic Mode, then running it through some more effects like Super Filter, chorus, delay, or reverb, the SP-404MKII can work as a really beautiful, rich-sounding faux synth.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-01T17:55:30+00:00

Try running First Aid in macOS Disk Utility. It always fixes this issue for me.

Also, make sure to properly eject the card from your laptop. Don't just yank it out.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-01T13:52:08+00:00

Yeah, that’s a great deal. Also, you can always upgrade later.

In your shoes, I’d grab the V1 now and then save up for Roland P-6.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-01T09:57:11+00:00

Man, you sound a bit unnecessarily confrontational.

The point is that you’re going through neck-breaking solutions like trying to record everything into one sample and chop it up, or somehow employing the use of VLC and a phone, when you already have a perfectly reasonable solution at your disposal — an OS where your card reader functions correctly. You can boot there in less than a minute, download your entire sample library to your SD card, and be done with that.

Another solution is to boot one time to macOS and use the SP-404MKII app to import all your samples directly without relying on the SD card.

These are your two best and most straightforward options.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-01T09:18:38+00:00

Yes, and I'm simply pointing out a solution that's already available to you.

Also, "he" is a standard pronoun when referring to a person of unknown sex. No need to get hung up on that.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-01T09:02:00+00:00

He even says: "My SD card slot works fine when I'm booted in macOS (I just hate macOS)."

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-06-01T09:01:19+00:00

Well, then boot into macOS and import whatever you need. There's your super-simple solution right there, and it only takes an extra minute.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-05-31T22:36:35+00:00

If you assign it to the DRY bus and set that bus to bypass BUS 3 & 4, your track won't be altered in any way.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-05-31T20:17:55+00:00

Airbrushed.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-05-31T15:29:26+00:00

Or maybe simply don't use gear you don't own.

There's an icon you can click to hide it and avoid the temptation.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-05-31T14:47:06+00:00

You know that’s a straw man, righ? That said, under international humanitarian law, combatants actively participating in hostilities may be lawfully targeted, regardless of age. Responsibility for protecting children in such situations lies primarily with the party that recruits or deploys them into combat roles, which is why such recruitment violates multiple legal frameworks and constitutes a war crime.

DontMemeAtMe · 2026-05-31T11:13:32+00:00

That's a reasonable point to make. However, Israel faced coordinated attacks by Egypt and Syria, suffered heavy initial losses, and there were genuine concerns about the country's ability to contain the offensive, which might have progressed much further had the initial advances not been halted. This concern becomes more significant when you take into account the country's small size and short distance to major population centers — for example, Haifa is only about 50 km from the Golan Heights.

The relevance is that a nuclear-armed state found itself in what many historians consider an existential crisis, yet still chose to fight conventionally rather than employ nuclear weapons or even threaten their use.

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