SP404 for Ambient: One for the Poets, Meditators and Chillout Kids

Download the card here! This one’s for the bestmakers who need to slow down. The poet who needs a sound behind her, a crack of thunder between stanzas and a melody to follow the meter. For anyone looking to keep performance simple, and fill the air with pretty pretty sounds, this video is for you. Now that it seems like my sole purpose on YouTube is to introduce new ways to use the SP404 in an effort to break up your workflow or recruit non-beatmakers into the ranks of the SP404 community, here’s the next installment of my series of advanced SP404 tutorials, though this may be the easiest & most relaxed yet. _____________ Chapters 0:00 Overture 1:00 Introduction 1:58 How It Works Goal 4:58 Bank A: Soundscapes 8:45 The Artistic Merit of Field Recordings 10:00 Bank F: Sound FX and One-Shots 12:46 Bank B: Passive #1 - Arkhis 14:37 First Instrumental Demonstration 15:05 Bank G: Passive #2 - Lores 16:25 Combining A-B, F-G 18:15 Bank C: Active #1 - Handpan 19:10 Bank H: Active #2 - Tanpura 20:55 Combining A-C, F-H, and Synthesizers 22:55 Repetition & Melodies 23:50 Bank D: Percussion 25:54 Bank I: Drum Loops, Demos 30:38 Bank E: Chords 32:15 Final Demo 33:50 Wrap Up 35:58 Thoughts on Live Performance 37:26 What’s The Point