Boss Audio Systems SP-505 owner manual

Owner’s Manual

02670412 ‘01-10-B3-21N

Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS

SP-505 Groove Sampling Workstation.

Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled:

• USING THE UNIT SAFELY (page 2–3)

• IMPORTANT NOTES (page 4–5)

These sections provide important information concerning

the proper operation of the unit.

Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a

good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit,

Owner’s manual should be read in its entirety. The manual

should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference.

Copyright © 2001 BOSS CORPORATION

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form

without the written permission of BOSS CORPORATION.

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Printing Conventions in This Manual

•Text or numerals enclosed in square brackets [ ] indicate buttons.

[PLAY]

PLAY button

[REC]

REC button

•Reference such as (p. **) indicate pages in this manual to which

you can refer.

Contents

Main Owners Manual Printing Conventions in This Manual NOTICE AVIS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT Page IMPORTANT NOTES Power Supply Placement Maintenance Additional Precautions Before Using Memory Cards (SmartMedia) Using Memory Cards Copyright Remove the Card Cover Contents IMPORTANT NOTES ...............................................................................4 Chapter 1. Playing samples from the pads ........................................29 Chapter 2. Using the internal effects ..................................................34 Chapter 3. Recording samples ............................................................39 Chapter 4. Changing the settings of a sample...................................44 Chapter 5. Deleting or copying a sample ...........................................49 Chapter 6. Applying special processing to a sample........................51 Chapter 7. Playing songs and patterns ..............................................55 Chapter 8. Creating patterns................................................................58 Chapter 9. Creating a song ..................................................................63 Chapter 10. Deleting or copying a pattern or song ...........................65 Chapter 11. Using a memory card.......................................................66 Chapter 12. Using the SP-505 with other MIDI devices.....................71 Chapter 13. Making system settings...................................................73 Main Features Names of Things and What They Do Front Panel Names of Things and What They Do (5) (6) EFFECTS CONTROL (7) SEQUENCER Names of Things and What They Do ( 10 ) Rear Panel Quick Start Making the Connections Turning the power on Turning the power off The SP-505s display Parameter list display Wave display Sub-window display Press the pads to play sounds Listening to the preset patterns An overview of the SP-505 How the sections of the SP-505 are connected Sampler Effects Pads What is a pattern? What is a song? Applying effects Recording a sample 2 5, If you are not satisfied with the sampled sound Changing the BPM (tempo) of the sample (BPM Adjust) Synchronizing the BPM (tempo) of several samples (BPM Sync) 4 7 Dividing a sample between several pads (Chop) 2 3,4 7,8 Playing pitches with a sample (Pitch) > < Page Chapter 1. Playing samples from the pads What are the 32 pad banks? Pad banks 14 Pad banks 512 Pad banks 1316 The number of samples that can be played simultaneously Switching the pad bank Switching the pad accent Using the Hold function to play samples Changing how the sample sounds or stops (Pad Play) TRIG (trigger): GATE: DRUM: Looping the sound (Loop Mode) Playing a sample backward (Reverse Playback) Playing an audio input signal (EXT Source) Adjusting the EXT source settings Level 0127 Panpot LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT Pad Play TRIG, GATE Changing the BPM of a sample Chapter 2. Using the internal effects Selecting pads to which effects are applied (FX Assign) Selecting the pad that will be the effect synchronization source (SYNC SOURCE) Selecting an effect Using the pads to select an effect Turning the effect on/off Controlling how the effect is applied Effects List DSP EFFECTS CTRL 1 CTRL 2 CTRL 3 Extracts and deletes sounds in the low-, mid-, or high-frequency range. Page Page Chapter 3. Recording samples Before you sample Stereo/mono sampling selection Parameter: Type Selecting the Sampling Grade Selecting the input source 1 2 1 3 2 Sampling procedure With BPM Re-sampling samples (Resampling) Applying an effect while you sample Resampling procedure 1 (Auto) Resampling procedure 2 (Manual) Chapter 4. Changing the settings of a sample Procedure Adjusting the volume of a sample Level 0127 Adjusting the stereo position Playing a sample backward Reverse ON, OFF Playing a sample in Phrase or Single modes Play Type PHRASE, SINGLE Changing the number of measures of a sample Adjusting the BPM (tempo) Play BPM 40.0200.0 Specifying the start/end points of the sound (Omitting unwanted portions) Adjusting the volume of a specified region of the sample Page Chapter 5. Deleting or copying a sample Deleting a sample Using the clipboard to copy a sample Copying a single sample Chapter 5. Deleting or copying a sample Copying multiple samples Exchanging samples Chapter 6. Applying special processing to a sample Dividing a sample into individual notes (Chop) Editing the points at which the sample is divided About the dividing point adjustment screen Adding a dividing point Deleting a dividing point Making fine adjustments to the dividing points Playing pitches with a sample (Pitch) > < Chapter 7. Playing songs and patterns Adjusting the BPM (tempo) of a song or pattern Playing a song Chapter 7. Playing songs and patterns Selecting and playing songs from the song list Playing patterns Chapter 7. Playing songs and patterns Selecting and playing a pattern from the pattern list Muting individual parts Chapter 8. Creating patterns About pattern recording Realtime recording Microscope editing Pattern data Microscope editing procedure Input field MEAS (measure: beat: clock) QTZ (Quantize) Event field Viewing the performance data Deleting unwanted performance data (Microscope Edit) Changing the pad number Adjusting the dynamics (accent) of the sound (Microscope Edit) Changing the length of the sound Moving the timing of the sound Changing the rhythmic feel of a pattern (Swing) Assigning a name to a pattern Storing the part mute status Chapter 9. Creating a song About song recording Making song settings Song recording procedure Chapter 9. Creating a song Deleting a pattern Inserting a pattern Changing a pattern Assigning a name to a song Chapter 10. Deleting or copying a pattern or song Deleting a pattern or song Copying a pattern or song Chapter 11. Using a memory card About memory cards Inserting a memory card Formatting a memory card 11 Saving data on a memory card (Save) Saving sample data Saving sequencer data Loading memory card data into internal memory (Load) Loading sample data Loading sequencer data Deleting data from a memory card Loading WAV/AIFF files into the SP-505 Precautions concerning the loading of WAV/AIFF files Deleting a WAV/AIFF file Chapter 12. Using the SP-505 with other MIDI devices About MIDI About the MIDI connectors About the MIDI implementation chart Changing the MIDI settings Synchronizing the performance of the SP-505 and an external MIDI device Connections for synchronized performance Sync mode settings Chapter 13. Making system settings About the CONFIG parameters Chapter 14. Restoring the factory settings Factory settings Samples Sequencer (songs/patterns) System Chapter 15. Appendices Troubleshooting No sound/volume is too low A specific sample does not sound A sample does not stop sounding Problems with internal memory Data was not saved correctly in internal memory Problems with a memory card Data was not saved correctly in a memory card An inserted memory card is not detected Cant select data from a memory card Problems with MIDI or synchronization Cant play samples from an external MIDI device Error message list Page Parameter List Page Preset Sample Preset Pattern Pattern Name MIDI Implementation Model: SP-505 Date: Aug. 10, 2001 Version: 1.00 1. RECOGNIZED RECEIVE DATA Channel Voice Message Note On/Off 2. TRANSMITTED DATA Channel Voice Message Note On/Off Program Change System Common Message Song Position Pointer Song Select System Realtime Message Timing Clock 3. Messages stored in sequencer Channel Voice Message Note On/Off Program Change 4. Supplementary material MIDI Implementation Chart Specifications Index A B C D Page NOTICE AVIS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT 2 Owners Manual Printing Conventions in This Manual