Stones Throw Records: a hip-hop powerhouse

Founded in 1996 by producer and DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, Stone Throw Records is a seminal hip-hop record label with a diverse roster of cutting-edge artists. The Roland SP-404 has played a prominent role in Stone Throw’s catalog, providing a creative catalyst to many of the label’s producers and beatmakers. The Stones Throw SP-404 MKII includes ten banks of brand-new music from Kiefer, Sudan Archives, Mndsgn, J.Rocc, and DJ Harrison. Plus, it sports a custom faceplate designed by Jeff Jank, the legendary art director and illustrator behind the label’s most quintessential releases, and a 7-inch vinyl record from Kiefer and Mndsgn, featuring songs made with their custom SP sound banks. This limited edition SP404MKII also includes a cassette mixtape by DJ icon J. Rocc with an exclusive 30-minute mix from the SP-404MKII and Stones Throw artists.

• Compact and portable sampling workstation for production and live performance
• Limited-edition collaboration with Stones Throw Records
• Custom faceplate designed by legendary illustrator Jeff Janke
• Exclusive sound banks and content from the Stones Throw artist roster, plus vinyl and mix tape for collectors
• Includes 144 preloaded samples and patterns across 9 banks to get you started
• Huge sample storage capability, with 16GB onboard storage and support for 32GB SD cards (maximum)
• 16 velocity-sensitive, 9-color RGB pads for finger drumming, sample triggering, and launching patterns
• Vibrant OLED screen for visual waveform editing
• Powered by USB-C, mobile battery, 6 AA batteries, or AC adapter (included)
• You can sample from mobile devices via USB-C or even stream audio directly to your device
• Expanded effects including Lo-fi, Cassette Simulation, and Resonator, plus Vocoder, Auto-Tune, and Guitar Amp Simulator via the Mic/Guitar input
• Dual headphone outputs make it easy to collaborate with other musicians without a mixer or headphone splitter
• Envelope and pitch shift for shaping samples
• Updated resampling workflow makes it easier to re-record samples through various effects
• Skip Back Sampling captures up to 25 seconds of a performance — never miss a sonic gem just because you didn't hit record
• Adjustable input quantization and shuffle
• Up to 4 pads can be triggered simultaneously with Pad Link
• Roll button for triggering note repeats at speeds of 1/2 beat up to 1/64 beat
• DJ mode allows you to mix and manipulate 2 audio files with 8 controls per side
• Bpm can be set per bank for scripted tempo changes
• Powerful version 3 performance, workflow, and feature enhancements

• Type:Sampler with Sequencer
• Screen:Graphic OLED Display
• Pads:16 x Pads, 1 x Sub Pad
• Other Controllers:3 x Control Knobs
• Sounds:144 x Factory
• Polyphony:32-voice
• Sequencer:16 pattern chains per project
• Looper:Realtime loop recording
• Sampling:16-bit/48kHz, 16 minutes max (stereo), 25-second Skip Back Sampling
• Effects:37 x Multi-FX, 2 x Input FX, Vocoder, Vinyl Simulator, Auto Pitch, Guitar Amp Simulator
• Analog Inputs:2 x 1/4" (L/mono, R), 1 x 1/4" (mic/guitar)
• Analog Outputs:2 x 1/4" TRS (L/mono, R)
• Headphones:1 x 1/8", 1 x 1/4"
• MIDI I/O:2 x 1/8" Type A (In, Out), USB
• USB:1 x USB-C
• Storage:16GB internal storage, SD Card
• Format:Onboard: WAV, AIFF, MP3 ; App: FLAC, M4A
• Software:SP-404MKII Editor
• Power Source:AC Adapter (included), 6 x AA, USB Bus Power
• Height:2.77"
• Width:6.98"
• Depth:10.85"
• Weight:2.42 lbs
• Manufacturer Part Number:SP-404MK2ST