Roland SP-404 mk2 Guide v0.26

Now I’m behind on getting updates to 3.0. This still covers firmware 2.01, but I’ll be pivoting to 3.0 soon, I promise. I’m just excited to see 3.0 drop, and this update was really just to get me back in the habit of writing updates, in prep for whenever something big happened. Last week I

Roland SP-404 mk2 Guide v0.25

So… a lot has happened over the last four(?!) months, for me personally… not so much the mk2 guide. Let’s see, where to start? I got my first donation of $5 over at buymeacoffee.com, super cool, and big thanks. I know I keep telling you all it’s not necessary (it isn’t), and I keep doing

Roland SP-404 mk2 Guide v0.24

Hey folks, guess it’s been nearly three months since I last updated the guide. Yikes! This is my first pass at trying to get the firmware 2.0 changes wrapped around my head. I know I missed a few section updates, mostly in the settings area, and I am sure there are some shortcuts I need

Roland SP-404 mk2 Guide v0.23

A request came in to add a shortcut section, so I added an Appendix G and tried to organize it in a way that made more sense to me than what information is in the official manual. If anybody has been wondering where the updates have been for the guide, well I’ve partly been lazy,

Roland SP-404 mk2 Guide v0.22

The update is mostly focussed on the Midi and Companion App chapters I suppose the “big news” is that firmware version 1.15 dropped. It fixes a couple of bugs, I don’t think I ever hit them. Given this rather weak update for the mk2, my suspicion is that we’re not likely to see anything terribly

Roland SP-404 mk2 Guide v0.21

The update is mostly focussed on system settings. The big section update is for the Chapter on the Utility menu, and for at least System, Pad Set, and EFX Set, I have added as much color and detail as possible without loosing my mind. I know I’ve said I wouldn’t try to recreate the manual,

Roland SP-404 mk2 Guide v0.20

This is mostly about restructuring the guide… and setting it up for a more consumable future. First, didn’t mean to take so long, or be such a small update overall, but I guess I fell off the working on the mk2 wagon. Part of my time went to wrapping up artwork for a children’s book

Roland SP-404 mk2 Guide v0.19

DJ Mode and the related topics are more or less done now. My daughter has school vacation this week and I decided to take the time off to both spend with her and get some more time into working on the guide. This update was actually really good in that it got me more thinking

Roland SP-404 mk2 Guide v0.18

So Pattern Mode and the related topics are more or less done now. Well, between continuing writing up the guide, and making videos, I guess it’s out there and seems to be helping people out. I’ve been getting a bit of folks posting here or there. If you’ve written me a message someplace and I

Roland SP-404 mk2 Guide v0.17

Boy, another big update. I was planning on moving to a weekly schedule for updates to be more consistent, but these bigger updates also feel more draining. I’ll have to think about it. Most of this update is just writing up the effects section, and I tried to stick to give my thoughts and advice