Roland CDX-1 Before you begin

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Before you begin
Check the contents of the package
The CDX-1 is packaged with the following items. Please make sure that you have all
of them.
❒CDX-1 (one unit)
❒CD-RW blank disc (one)
❒Demo disc (Songs, Samples) (one)
❒CDX-1 Owner’s Manual (this document)
❒Effect Patch List
❒AC Adopter: USB-2U
About the included disc
●Demo disc (multitrack recording)
This is a demo disc containing a multitrack recording. When you play it back, the
state of the multitrack recording will be reproduced. (➔ “Listening to the demo
disc”; p. 45)
Main features of the CDX-1
Easy operation from recording/editing to audio CD production
●The CDX-1 is designed to be operated as easily as a cassette tape recorder, even
by beginners. From recording and editing to producing an audio CD, you can
experience the power of digital recording from the day you first take it out of the
box.
●The liquid crystal display shows icons to indicate various types of information.
Sampling functionality
●The CDX-1’s Sampling function lets you record your favorite audio material to
a pad (p. 53). You can freely edit the sampled materials. Since edited samples can
be added to the instrumental performances that you record, this function gives
you a wide range of possibilities for song creation.
●WAVE files can be loaded from a mixed-mode CD (AUDIO+WAVE) and
assigned to pads. Simply select from the WAVE files that appear in the display,
and press [YES/ENTER].
➔ “Loading a Windows WAVE file” (p. 58)
Versatile CD play functions
●Without using any other equipment, you can play back a CD on the CDX-1 while
you press the pads to play samples, or input a mic or guitar.
Rhythm Guide function
●The Rhythm Guide function makes it easy to capture phrases or musical ideas
that come to mind. Simply select an appropriate rhythm pattern, and set the
tempo.
➔“Using the rhythm guide” (p. 116)
DO NOT play the demo disc
on a conventional audio CD
player. The resulting sound
may be of a level that could
cause permanent hearing loss.
Damage to speakers or other
system components may
result.
WAVE file (p. 207)