Roland SP-404 MK2: I sampled the world's largest pipe organ

I took the Roland SP-404 out on the road and sampled the world's largest functional pipe organ.

[leeromneyrose]

Always excited for your uploads. You have a beautiful and unique attitude towards music and the way you present your work. It’s usually in the wee small hours of the morning here in Tokyo that I get the notification and promptly open. A consistently serene and stimulating pleasure.

[DodoDiaz]

Love the channel!
There is a myth that Dilla made "Donuts" on his death bed and that he made it on a SP303. According to the book "Dilla Time", it was confirmed by the ones closest to him that the initial iteration of that album was made on Pro Tools. Further on, he made those beats at his L.A. home and not during his stay at Cedars-Sinai.

[oakspro]

So glad to see this covered on your channel. I work in the Wanamaker office building and try as much as possible to catch the daily performances from the balcony. Never gets old.

[pablo_costas]

That Lion King tune sounds insane in the pipe organ super cool video!

[bjenzweiler]

I had the opportunity to see the inside of this organ a few years back. It was an amazing experience with rooms upon rooms of pipes. Some of those pipes are smaller size of your pinky while others 4 stories tall! The nice people who repair this instrument do amazing work for a hidden gem of Philadelphia.

Oh. And the sampler is cool too. It's always fun to figure out a new work flow with a device. ;)

[jerrymartin]

Thrilling!! Thanks for showcasing the Wanamaker organ! What a fantastic fusion of my interests here - I’ve been following your channel for some time as I am falling deeply down the rabbit hole of pipe organ sampling (Hauptwerk - pipe by pipe sampling - I’ve learned a lot from your file preparation, cutting, looping - you have been an inspiration) - in the Hauptwerk world sampling the Wanamaker is a dream project… it’s such a thrill that you showed up and grabbed some sounds like that!! 😊

[matts]

ohh, that was a beautiful snippet of a rendition of the Mufasa leitmotif from The Lion King 😆 another fantastic video as always, that little thing is so versatile! you inspire me so much musically 😊

[MikeMuncher]

There is often a decidedly Mister Rogers-esque feel to your videos, particularly the ones with excursions such as this one. Calming, educational, warm and inviting. I appreciate that more than you could know in this day and age! (Trusting that The Mouse doesn’t hear that one bit of the organ performance…The Mouse is waaaatching…)

[HeisenbergFam]

You got nice knowledge to sample it so well, respect

[pem]

writing about you and your plugin as part of my passion project, love decent sampler keep making banks and working hard ❤️

[lordflatworm]

Very cool. The 404 is my favorite instrument I’ve ever played.

[DanielHolter]

My youngest son just took his first job in Philadelphia, so now I have the first entry on my new list of Things To Do When Visiting Kiddo. Thanks, as always, for the unique and fascinating background on this beast, David... super cool!

[natter]

your way of using the sp 404 is so cool, im glad to see other people showing me new ways to use a device i thought i had already mastered

[FearlessPP]

Wow I love the magnificence of that building. I live in south texas where everything is around 80 years old, so we rarely produced any architecture of that sort.

[water_with_lemons]

Thanks for the video! I just bought one of these a few weeks ago as a “learn a new hobby over the summer” resolution. I’ve been really enjoying it and have actually used some of your sample libraries from previous videos so this video feels especially relevant. Keep on keeping on!

[ChuckNorrissHter]

I have been researching the 404 recently, and boom, my favorite youtuber drops a video about it. Is this a sign?

I was drawn to the chromatic mode because it reminds me of your super sweet "Grid Instrument" software. I never want to use a standard piano keyboard again. Grids for life!

[rosky_m]

it amazes me how me an my short attention span can look at the same instrument for a whole nine minutes without much variation but not get bored in the slightest. u make great videos

[CxdyCxdy]

ill watch any video u drop from start to finish

[jakefearon]

Always excited whenever you upload! Love your work David

[andybungert]

Wow on so many levels! Every time I look at the 404 mkii I am wowed, but also very intimidated by all the functions and possible learning curve.