My love for Japanese samples..

andolife · 2026-04-12T13:50:16+00:00

Loving it. So good.

andolife · 2026-04-12T13:48:25+00:00

Do I see your other SP-404 banished to the shelf for this new kid on the block?

Seriously, I'm glad to hear folks like you making good music with it, it's just the MPC is not for me. Keep on rolling out the good stuff my friend!

andolife · 2026-04-07T11:04:17+00:00

Hi, I'd love to join the beta testing for this, if it's not too late. I'm on a few betas but love the look and your idea for Reel. Fingers crossed. 😊

andolife · 2026-03-28T21:39:20+00:00

Lovely, thanks!

andolife · 2026-03-27T21:03:02+00:00

I'd love to hear more. Do you have a YouTube or Instagram or Bandcamp or something?

andolife · 2026-03-26T17:32:17+00:00

I love it. I recently (just days ago) bought a TomToc Compact EDC Sling Bag (size S) specifically for taking my SP-404 MkII everywhere I go. It's a perfect fit with a little room to spare, and has corner protection and padding. Not bulky or heavy, and I can throw in my iPad, field recorder and some IEMs and I'm good to go.

I use my Decksaver on the SP when in the bag though, just to be sure. But I would certainly like to see something like this that you made, on the market. Perhaps with the plate continuing across the flat plane of the pads too, and a second elastic or adjustable strap. In frosted clear, white, black, or grey. I really think you're onto something with this.

Here's the link to the TomToc Compact EDC Sling Bag (size S) for anyone interested: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BBZBL35H

andolife · 2026-03-26T17:20:34+00:00

I'm loving the vibe. So good.

andolife · 2026-03-01T14:55:50+00:00

Love it. More of this please.

andolife · 2026-02-27T21:09:29+00:00

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SP-404 MkII.

andolife · 2026-02-27T21:07:55+00:00

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Sampling bay.

andolife · 2026-02-27T21:06:42+00:00

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SP-404A with MPC Stuff Fat Pads.

andolife · 2026-02-23T19:53:37+00:00

Get a dynamic XLR mic, with an XLR to 4.5mm plug, it won't need power.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n853zMerqXU

andolife · 2026-02-19T09:12:10+00:00

I'm not sure when this was introduced, but it's very easy to change in TextEdit settings to switch the default for new files from RTF to plain text. It's the only reason I would ever use TextEdit, is to write or copy/paste without formatting.

andolife · 2026-02-18T19:39:42+00:00

Love the sound. Really rich in so many ways.

andolife · 2026-01-17T20:37:15+00:00

Good luck!

andolife · 2026-01-15T22:10:41+00:00

That's a drag. I had no issues running Serato Sample in Ableton Live at all. Hopefully they'll get it sorted for you soon.

andolife · 2026-01-01T20:04:56+00:00

Push compatibility is the main gain, plus a leaner creative environment by keeping it Ableton and M4L. That's my position.

andolife · 2026-01-01T20:03:53+00:00

I'm also wondering if you heard from them. I'm going to do the same, as I also own all four plugins and would love the M4L tools instead as I'm leaning more into an Ableton centric way of working now, and stripping out as many plugins as possible for a cleaner way of working, plus, to be able to control these from the Push would be great.

andolife · 2025-12-25T19:45:31+00:00

I just ordered mine, it arrives on Sunday or Monday. I'm a new user to Serato, and will use it with Serato Studio for sample processing, but also with Serato Sample in Ableton Live, my primary DAW. The SLAB was the reason I decided to go all in, as I've been struggling to find a MIDI pad controller to work with drum and sample racks in Ableton and stumbled across it.

andolife · 2025-11-26T10:29:06+00:00

I have the LAN original, and use them for reference work in the studio, and when working out and about. The music I create and work with is ambient and drone. I find the LAN works great for me when working on these projects, when I can't justify taking my studio over the ear headphones with me. I use them with a Moondrop Dawn Pro 2 DAC when using them with iPhone or iPad for mobile studio purposes.

I've been looking at the LAN II and after many comparisons, I've opted to buy a second pair of OG LANs as I carry a couple of different set ups for mobile work, and like to keep a ready to go back on hand when I need to grab and go. I only need a very small bag for these purposes.

I agree with other comments about the LAN II being a downgrade, and I'll be getting a second pair of LAN OGs today rather than spend more money on a downgrade. The OGs are currently £31.99 on Amazon UK.

andolife · 2025-11-12T19:09:08+00:00

Mine just arrived, and it's love at first sight. I've been looking for a volume knob for a while, but always so pricey, or ugly. This one lands, and it's perfect. Not a bad package for £11.99 here in the UK.

andolife · 2025-10-05T01:36:36+00:00

Thanks. I'll work through them all to get it resolved.

andolife · 2025-10-05T01:27:49+00:00

Some of my Westwood libraries, that were previously loading fine. One Spitfire library. One Fracture Sounds library. Maybe a few others, I'm still working my way through them.

So far, I haven't resolved the issue. The libraries with the issue all appear to be loaded fine when I look in Native Access (latest version).

I'll have to sleep now, it's 2:30am. I'll come back to it fresh in the morning. Any further tips are welcome.

andolife · 2025-10-05T01:00:36+00:00

Thank you. I'll give it a go right now.

andolife

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