Roland SP-404MKII Creative Sampler and Effector

The Roland SP-404MKII is a Creative Sampler and Effector are the bona fide kings of performance-based beatmaking, celebrated for their distinctive sound and ability to create rapid-fire beats anywhere, anytime. Carefully refined through community feedback and extensive research and development, the SP-404MKII is the ultimate SP sampler. It’s faster and better than ever, with a vivid OLED display, expressive new pads, expanded effects, fluid sequencing and sampling, and a massive library of authentic sounds to inspire your music.

Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger

The SP-404MKII has everything people love about its predecessor with some serious upgrades like 17 ultra-expressive pads and updated knobs for smooth, hands-on control. And beatmaking is even quicker with speedy boot time, swift project loading and sample import, and easy project access via 16 GB of internal storage.

Guerilla Beatmaking.

People who make music with SP samplers love the rapid workflow, portability, and tactile approach they offer. The SP-404MKII takes this experience even further, retaining the lightweight-yet-rugged design while adding features that make it even easier to create in any scenario.

A Sampler with Soul

With the SP-404MKII’s vivid OLED screen and zoomable waveform view, sample editing is smooth like butter. Chop up samples by tapping out edit points in real time or use auto chop to slice samples automatically, and then finesse them with envelope and pitch shift. And with Skip Back Sampling, you can instantly grab those golden moments by capturing up to 40 seconds of audio from your last performance.

All About Effects

Process, flip, and twist your sounds with legendary SP effects and a selection of new classics. SP staples like Vinyl Simulator and DJFX Looper are now joined with powerful additions that include Lo-fi, Cassette Simulator, and Resonator. Layer and route multiple bus effects and motion record effect parameters for intricate sound textures and dynamic playback.

Sound Stash

Dive into beatmaking with the pre-loaded sounds in the SP-404MKII's blazing-fast 16 GB of internal memory. There's a huge collection of curated samples to choose from and plenty of room to augment them with your private sound stash.

Customize it

You work hard to be a unique artist—so why play on cookie-cutter gear that looks like everyone else’s? Personalize your SP-404MKII with your own style or branding for a look that's as distinctive as your sound.

Product Specifications:

Type: Sampler with Sequencer

Screen: Graphic OLED Display

Pads: 17 x Velocity-sensitive Pads

Other Controllers: 3 x Control Knobs

Sounds: 144 x Factory

Presets: 16 projects, 160 samples per project

Polyphony: 32-voice

Sequencer: 16 pattern chains per project

Looper: Realtime loop recording

Headphones: 1 x 1/8", 1 x 1/4"

MIDI I/O: 2 x 1/8" Type A (In, Out), USB

USB: 1 x USB-C

Storage: 16GB internal storage, SD Card

Software: SP-404MKII Editor

Height: 2.77"

Width: 6.98"

Depth: 10.85"

Weight: 2.42 lbs.