How to customize the SP-404MKII opening screen. In this video I breakdown how I design the startup images and install them onto the machine.
If you're looking for ready-to-use Startup Graphics I've put together a pack of 30 images "SP-404MKII STARTUP ART STASH" here: https://www.beatstars.com/nonjuror/sound-kits/91161
0:00 Intro
0:35 Export Project
0:54 Copy Project to Import Folder
1:18 Copy Images to Picture Folder
1:34 Replace Startup Image Files
1:43 Import Project
2:03 Image Format
2:26 Designing in PAINT
3:19 Designing in PHOTOSHOP
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NOTE: Some users have been having trouble exporting/importing projects, I dunno why, that's a Roland question BUT try importing this one as a test: https://bit.ly/3uUx80G - I know it works coz it's the one I use.
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Image Format to work with the SP-404 MK2's OLED screen:
1-bit BITMAP (*.BMP)
Width: 128 Pixels
Height: 64 Pixels
(This is monochrome, no other colours or shades of grey, straight pixels being turned on or off.)
NOTE: To do this you need to have updated your firmware!
Install Instructions:
1. Export PROJECT to SD-Card [SHIFT + PAD 14] - this can be an existing project or a new one.
2. Copy PROJECT to IMPORT folder - the new project can be found in the Export/Project folder. The new project's folder name doesn't have to stay the same, it can be renamed to anything you like (say "Live Set" or "Beattape" etc). In this video I've created a new project (with no samples / patterns) for this, the advantage is 1) it's faster to import/export, and 2) next time I want to create a new project I can simply import this one again so to again have the startup images I'm about to copy over.
3. Copy Custom images to PICTURE folder .
4. Replace original STARTUP images with CUSTOM ones - delete the original startup images (copy the file name first to make life easier) and rename your custom images exactly as the originals were. Specifically "startup_1.bmp" and "startup_2.bmp".
5. Import PROJECT back to SP-404MKII [SHIFT + PAD 14] - select a new Pad (or overwrite the old one if you're a bit of a daredevil) to import the project to.
6. Open PROJECT then restart SP-404MKII - when I switch any device off then on again I like to take a breath before switching it back on. I think it might be bad for it to switch electrical things off n on too quick...
I prefer to make my images in Photoshop but not everyone has it so I made an example in Paint. I dunno what Mac users have...never been one...there are also some really decent pixel art programs (cheap / free ones too) out there that look like they would be really good for this.
Lastly, you might have a logo or image you want to use but it's not the right format, EVERYTHING is bigger and has more colour depth than this. In my experience so far there is no magic trick to shrink it down and reduce it to 1-bit cleanly. You might have some luck scaling it down then trying to trace it on another layer in Photoshop but that hasn't always worked out well for me...
Check out @BJGpixel 's channel, he's the king of 1-bit pixel art, this video is a dope one: https://youtu.be/0BZwEoj50uw
Hope this video helps, as the pre-orders are starting to be delivered I've been getting asked quite a bit about this. As always, get at me in the comments if you have any questions about this!
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I have a couple of sample packs:
"BEEFY GRIT DRUM STASH" - Over 200 Dirty Dusty Drum Samples from my personal collection that I used to make the beats from my last beat tape CHOPSMITH OFFCUTS & various beat making videos on the Nonjuror YouTube channel: https://bsta.rs/e2bfd7234
"SP-202 LO-FI P BASS" - individual notes played and recorded with my Fender 50's Precision Bass then resampled with the Boss SP202 at it's various sample rates: https://bsta.rs/ea73ee5
Also:
"LO-FI JAZZ GUITAR"
SP-202 LO-FI CHOPPED BREAKS, VOL. 1 & 2
SP-202 DUSTY LO-FI 808 [FREE DOWNLOAD]
SP-202 LO-FI 2 DRUMS [FREE DOWNLOAD]
SP-404 SCRATCHING SAMPLES [FREE DOWNLOAD]
Visit https://www.beatstars.com/nonjuror/sound-kits
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Check out my latest Lo-Fi Boom Bap beat tape "CHOPSMITH OFFCUTS", 17 Bumps, all SP-202 / SP-303 / SP-404 made then "mastered" to cassette tape. Available now everywhere you cop your mad notes on the interwebs:
‣ YouTube - https://youtu.be/CcJPFBskHss
‣ Bandcamp - https://skybarstudios.bandcamp.com/album/chopsmith-offcuts
‣ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/0Om7Qu6FOtVPZWq8ztao9H
‣ Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/nonjuror/chopsmith-offcuts-sp-beat-tape-full-album
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