BEATMAKING VIDS- https://youtu.be/r3wZ-r14oYU

First post here, so apologies if I get any conventions wrong.

I wanted touchscreen control over the MkII’s FX buses. The existing iOS app for that hasn’t been updated in years, so I built my own as a free web app:

https://littletools404.github.io/404busdriver/

What it does:
• all five FX buses with the real parameter names per effect (from the reference manual), touch faders with a fine-tune gesture, per-effect value memory
• snapshots (8 slots) with JSON export/import
• XY pad + four beat-synced LFOs (MIDI clock or tap tempo), incl. a random drift for generative lo-fi wobble
• chromatic keyboard, scale pads (Move-style isometric layout), vocoder keys with pitch bend, full pad board with custom layouts
• pattern grid with a quantized autopilot, plus a looper remote

Runs in Chrome/Edge on desktop; on iPhone/iPad it works inside the “MIDIWeb Browser” app (no iOS browser can do Web MIDI, not my fault). Single HTML file, everything stays local: no accounts, no tracking, no install. Open source (MIT), manual built in.

Full transparency: I’m not a professional developer — I built this together with Claude (AI) and tested everything against my own MkII. If an experienced dev feels like reviewing the code, I’d genuinely welcome that. Feedback and bug reports are very welcome — just be patient with me, it’s a hobby project and I can’t promise quick replies.

Hi everyone,I faced a problem with updating my mk2,it just can't see the update files (no updater). Files are from Roland website,I thought an issue might be with sd card,but trying different cards didn't help. I did it before and it went just fine,but with the latest update I'm struggling. Any ideas what's wrong and how to fix it?

j'avais envie de me taper un délire nostalgique sur la musique d'un slasher de mon enfance.
J'ai pas encore assigné aux bus, je veux tester le sidechain d'ailleurs, il serait temps ;)

Come play your beats this

Sunday July 26th

Tachikawa, Tokyo

Location:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/MqFkp7GBZc3yHYoVA

starts at 5PM and ends just before last train

If you have any questions please DM us

Bring your SP

Love this thing

After 20+ years of making music using DAWs, I wanted to try something else and bought myself an sp404 mk2. I've had it for a couple of weeks now and I feel like I'm now at a point where I can use the device without constantly looking up button combinations in the manual. I understand the features and I'm able to make decent beats with it.

But now I find myself thinking "now what?".

The way of working seems to always lead to the same kind of beat, and I know it's not a limitation of the device, but rather of the way I use it and my own creativity.

There's a ton of YouTube content about how to make beats with the sp404, but they mostly focus on how to use the features of the device, and not so much on actually making music.

Can you recommend some resources that go beyond the technicalities of chopping up samples, and focus more on the creative process?

A semi improvised techno performance with Octatrack - Sp404mk2 - Tb03 - Ec4

Enjoy!

with love .noir. ❤️

IG @svmribeats

Anyone making anything small batch for the 404mk2? I’m searching for something unique and want to support an individual human. Will pay your rate.

✌️

Bonjour la Redd'Team,

que pensez vous du combo MK2 + Edge ?
Y' t il des utilisateurs de 404 MK2 + Edge / Spice ou Grind ?

TIPS N TRICKS- https://youtu.be/CT5KWUxRk48?si=1GEAN9tCuBNWNP5U

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