It’s not easy to pick an all-in-one groovebox from the huge array of options available on the market - so this video compares the EP-133 and SP-404 MkII - since they present different price points and different feature sets… I use a visual presentation of the Sony, pattern and sound data on each device since that has a large influence on the workflow of the two devices.

But … This video is intended to be more than a comparison of the Teenage Engineering K.O. II EP-133 and the Roland SP-404 MkII - it’s more of a starting point for comparing any two groovebox instruments using a visual infographic to describe how the content and song structure is presented in each device.

I go through a ton of feature differences without a detailed demo since so many other videos do a great job showing off the actual instruments themselves. I focus on the feature differences that mattered to me after using these devices extensively for my track-making workflow.

For those looking to upgrade their SP-404 MK II to the recent version 4.04 firmware from April 4, 2024 - here’s the Roland list of updates:

https://www.roland.com/global/support...

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:15 - Device Categories
2:08 - Projects, Sounds, Patterns...
3:05 - Capacity Differences
6:00 - Songs, Scenes
7:10 - substeps
7:45 - Which One?
8:10 - Feature Differences
10:20 - songs, effects, resampling
11:35 - save/load projects
12:05 - waveform edit, step sequencing
12:55 - two-hand sampling?
13:30 - other features
14:05 - SUMMARY

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