How To Connect SP-404 to AUDIO INTERFACE / DAW (More BEAT + Less NOISE!) | Tutorial

In this video I break down how I connect the Roland SP-404 to an Audio Interface to record beats / live sets into my DAW. I have a few tricks on how I get the best signal-to-noise ratio, meaning I have the beat as loud as I can get it with as little of the sp404 background buzz and hiss as possible.

Hope this comes in handy, this is something y'all ask me about often n I hate that damn buzz noise.

The interface I'm using is a Tascam US-322. I've had it for a while, it's been reliable, powered via USB and is really portable. Real cheap too. Also, discontinued. My main interface I use is a M-Audio Air 192|14 and it is a TANK.

If you're looking for recommendations on interfaces I'd say it's worth getting something like the Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 because it has 4 inputs and 4 outputs.
4 inputs means you can record an sp404 and a guitar or vocals or po33 or another sp etc....at the same time.
4 outputs is fun. Something I do a lot which I'll make a video on if you guys are interested is how I use the sp202 / sp303 / sp404 in Reason (any DAW this would work). A quick example: I make a beat in Reason, I have all my drums in a Kong and I have my sample in a Dr. Octo Rex - this Rex channel I assign to OUTPUTS 3/4 which goes to the sp404's LINE IN, I then connect the sp404's LINE OUT into my interface's INPUTS 1/2 which is recording on a new track in Reason. I can now do DJFX Looper and MFX on the sample layer independent of the Drums in Real Time as Reason plays the beat.

I'm curious what audio interface you all use so let me know in the comments!
And, as always, if I wanna know more about this, just get at me.

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I have a couple of sample packs:
"SP-202 LO-FI CHOPPED BREAKS, VOL. 2" - a collection of drum breaks sampled from vinyl and chopped into gritty lo-fi kits. Sampled with the Boss SP-202 Dr Sample at various sample rates then chopped and EQ'd on the Boss SP-303: https://bsta.rs/fb81ba27

"SP-202 LO-FI P BASS" - individual notes played and recorded with my Fender 50's Precision Bass then resampled with the Boss SP-202 at it's various sample rates: https://bsta.rs/ea73ee5

"LO-FI JAZZ GUITAR" - guitar loops and individual chords recorded with a Gibson Les Paul through a Vox AC15 amplifier, then sampled with the Boss SP-202 and SP-303 at various sample rates: https://bsta.rs/d6983aef

Also:
SP-202 LO-FI CHOPPED BREAKS, VOL. 1
SP-202 DUSTY LO-FI 808 [FREE DOWNLOAD]
SP-202 LO-FI 2 DRUMS [FREE DOWNLOAD]
SP-404 SCRATCHING SAMPLES [FREE DOWNLOAD]
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