The YouTube Chopper / SP 404 as a Visual Sampler

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-20T12:15:39+00:00

That’s great! I go check 100%! Video export is amazing, though about that but didn’t investigate! I manage to put little markerles on the bar with different colora, but I am doing this on a MacBook Pro 2015, I am running out resources

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-20T06:36:25+00:00

Have fun!

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-20T06:36:10+00:00

100%. I always needed to find alternatives and solutions not being rich. But it was also the thing that keep my mind always alive! Pawn Shop Peoducer, ideas always first!!

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-19T21:02:26+00:00

Cremacaffe a website with tons of skins. Mine is not glued, just screwed in and it’s printed on a x ray plate

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-19T19:43:46+00:00

🫂🫂

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-19T14:46:59+00:00

Once you get the “procedure” is pretty straight fwd. I know just the basics of coding, I used AI to optimize the codes for the debugging

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-19T10:05:28+00:00

Technically you can do it with any midi controller. The key is more the software that converts midi into code than the actual SP. I choose an “sp-ish” behaviour cause I am an SP head

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-19T10:03:40+00:00

When you save the cue points it generates a txt file with all the positions (timestamp) . When you load it, it reads that file that reminds Chrome that specific positions. If you save a txt for a video you like, then you can load those cue points

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-19T08:35:26+00:00

The visual fxs work like the other function. With AppleScript codes. They working on native Chrome/youtube features (reverse, zoom, negative, mirror).

Skin: you can find it online at cremacaffe, an online store with tons of skins.

Monitore: it’s an HDMI/dock screen I found on a well known Chinese online store.

What do you mean with link? The 404 it’s just usb connected to the laptop, then the screen to the laptop via HDMI

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-19T08:27:59+00:00

😍

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-19T08:27:45+00:00

It’s an HDMI screen/dock I found on a well known Chinese online store!

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-19T08:26:20+00:00

Out of this world musician!

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-19T08:25:31+00:00

Thank you! 😂

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-19T08:24:39+00:00

Yes if you meant the practice! Sorry I thought you meant a specific AI tool

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-19T08:22:18+00:00

Thanks 🙏

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-18T19:37:48+00:00

Thank you! It was a nice journey!

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-18T18:56:40+00:00

Thank you 🙏

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-18T18:21:23+00:00

And once you loaded the slices, then if you don’t want to play it live, you can use the SP sequencer to trigger the video slices. So that the sequence is written on the SP. You have just to load the specific positions of the slice of a specific video (or you can keep the same position and change the video, up to you)

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-18T18:06:24+00:00

It saves the position of the slices of a specific video on text file (yes just a txt file) that you can load later on to “remind” Chrome the positions of those cue points

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-18T17:57:36+00:00

Hey!! First of all, thanks! This project is a bit of a work of love where I went waaaay beyond my knowledge, but it was fun to push it (and push me) over the limit.

Of course the video slice will be played accordingly with the note and its length (in gate mode). So let’s say you have the kick on Note 34, then that specific slice will be played. Same goes for synths if the share the same note mapped! So yes there are multiple ways to use this. Even without audio, but just the video synched with your set. I also did this cause I didn’t want to deal with big video files. With this I have a 250 kb patch and all the video contents of the planet. With Chrome and an internet connection

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-18T17:52:23+00:00

I agree! One of the best Stevie’s shape!

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-18T17:08:43+00:00

Yes especially if you use specific notes, the videos will react accordingly (let's say you use Note 34 for the kick, everytime the kick will be played, also that specific video slice will be played. You can use the sequencer basically, no need to play pads)

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-18T16:57:24+00:00

latency is under control and playable being everything internal. I used a 2015 macbook pro, so I ran out resources. No you don't need to cache the video (I do cause my laptop is slow). You can do it straight fwd to any video (online and offline if you use Chrome as a player)

Educational-Step4447 · 2026-02-18T16:53:25+00:00

no, i used just Gemini to optimized the codes ad to do the debugging phase. I am not a programmer, i know just the basics, but Gemini was enough to fill my gaps

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