I’ve been performing live with the SP404 MK2 since it released in 2021, and over the years I’ve gone through multiple versions of my live set. But now, after five major firmware updates, the SP404 MK2 offers a ton of new flexibility for live performance. My upcoming live set is entirely ambient, which required a different approach: drones, loops, irregular time signatures, and a mix of live playing and triggered textures.

Discover how to use parameter locks as slice points on the Roland P6 for precise sample chopping, even without a waveform view. Perfect for beatmakers.

There have been some awesome looking new releases in the music production world lately. With promises of “better and faster workflows,”...