Cheat sheets and simulators
Samplers
Three machines to learn by playing: recipes taken from the official manuals, the machine drawn so you can play it, and a guide that walks you through it button by button.
Roland · Sampler
SP-404MKII
Sample, chop, add effects and build patterns.
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Open →Teenage Engineering · Micro sampler
PO-33 K.O!
Sample with the mic, chop it up and sequence in 16 steps.
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Open →Akai · Sampler and sequencer
MPC1000
Sample, chop onto pads and record sequences with swing.
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Open →How to do each thing on each machine. “See recipe” opens that machine on the recipe, with its guide.
| Task | SP-404MKII | PO-33 K.O! | MPC1000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | REC → empty pad → RECSee recipe | Hold record + a keySee recipe | MODE + 5 (RECORD) → F6See recipe |
| Chop | SHIFT + START/END (CHOP)See recipe | Sample into 9–16: it slices itself into 16See recipe | TRIM → F5 SLICE → F4 CONVRTSee recipe |
| Record a beat by playing | PATTERN SELECT → REC → pad → RECSee recipe | With play on, hold write and playSee recipe | Hold REC and press PLAY STARTSee recipe |
| Program step by step | TR-REC: REMAIN until it blinksSee recipe | write and the keys are the 16 stepsSee recipe | STEP EDIT: MODE + 14See recipe |
| Undo | SHIFT + PATTERN SELECT: patterns and Looper onlySee recipe | No undo: copy the pattern firstSee recipe | UNDO SEQ: the last takeSee recipe |
| Live effect | Hold VALUE + an effect buttonSee recipe | While the pattern plays, FX + 1…15See recipe | MODE + 12 and sends in MIXERSee recipe |
| Tempo | SHIFT + 11 (TAP TEMPO)See recipe | bpm; fine-tune with bpm + BSee recipe | Tempo field or TAP TEMPOSee recipe |
| Don't lose it | Saves by itself; make backupsSee recipe | Audio backup: write + sound + playSee recipe | Save to the card: MODE + 3See recipe |
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