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Chapter 3. Recording samples
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Sampling procedure
1. Press [SAMPLING].
[SAMPLING] will blink, and the SP-505 will be in
standby mode.
At this time, pads to which no sample has been assigned
will blink.
* If samples are assigned to all pads in the currently selected pad
bank, no pad will blink. Please switch pad banks. (p. 30)
Never turn off the power while the display indicates
“Keep Power On!”
* If you decide to cancel sampling at this point, press [EXIT].
2. Select the pad to which the sampled sound will be
assigned.
* If a sample is already assigned to the selected pad, the display
will ask “OK to Overwrite?” If you want to use that pad,
press [F1] (YES). To cancel, press [F2] (NO).
3. Select the input source. (p. 40)
4. Set the sampling conditions. (Refer to p. 39–40)
The remaining sampling time available will be displayed
in the top line (REMAIN).
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Type
MONO: Monaural recording
STEREO: Stereo recording
Grade
STANDARD
: High-quality sampling
LONG: Extended length sampling
LO-FI: Lo-fi sampling
Auto
OFF: Begin sampling manually
LEVEL 1–8: Begin sampling automatically at the
specified internal

With BPM

OFF: The timing at which the sound will stop
(End Point) is not specified.
40.0–200.0: When sampling ends, the end of the sound
(End Point) will automatically be set to the
beat (relative to the specified BPM) that
occurred immediately before you pressed
the button.
* The End Point will be set accurately if you slightly delay the
end of sampling.
5. Adjust the sampling level.
Turn the REC LEVEL knob to adjust the level so that the
third “❐” from the top in the level meter shown in the
display becomes black occasionally.
* The REC LEVEL knob has no effect if you selected COAXIAL
or OPTICAL as the input source.
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6. Press [SAMPLING].
[SAMPLING] will light, and sampling will start.
fig.03-04
If you set AUTO to LEVEL 1–8, the display will indicate
that the SP-505 is waiting for audio input.
Sampling will start when the input reaches the specified
level.
7. At the point where you want to stop sampling, press
[SAMPLING].
This completes the sampling procedure.
* Sampling will end automatically if the available sampling time
is exceeded.
8. Press the pad to play back the sampled sound.
* If there is unwanted sound or silence at the beginning or end
of the sample, you can set it so that only the desired portion of
the sample is actually played. For details refer to p. 46,
“Specifying the start/end points of the sound (Omitting
unwanted portions).”