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Quick Start
1.
Make sure that [PATTERN SELECT] is not lighted.
If it’s lit, press [PATTERN SELECT] to switch it off.
2.
Press the pad that plays the sample to which you want to
apply the filter + overdrive effect.
The pad lights, and the sample begins playing.
3.
Press [FILTER+DRIVE] so it’s lit.
The filter + overdrive effect is applied to the sound of the
sample.
4.
Turn the CTRL 1–3 knobs to adjust the filter + overdrive
effect.
CTRL 1 (CUTOFF)
This adjusts the cutoff frequency of the filter. Turning the
knob toward the left will make the sound darker and more
mellow. Turning the knob toward the right will make the
sound brighter and clearer.
CTRL 2 (RESONANCE)
This adjusts the resonance of the filter. Turning the knob
toward the right will give the sound a more distinctive
character.
CTRL 3 (DRIVE)
This adjusts the amount of distortion. Turning the knob
toward the right will increase the distortion, producing a more
intense sound.
5.
To turn off the filter + overdrive effect, press
[FILTER+DRIVE] so its LED goes out.
For details on the pitch shifter, delay, isolator, and vinyl
simulator, and for more about selecting the MFX effects and
how they work, refer to “Chapter 2. Using Effects” (p. 18).
What’s a
pattern
?
On the SP-404, you can press the pads to play several samples in
the desired order, and record this performance as a song. Such a
sequence of samples in a playback order is called a “pattern.”
What’s a
pattern bank
?
Like samples, patterns are also assigned to pads. A “pattern
bank” is a group of twelve patterns assigned to pads 1–12. The
SP-404 has ten pattern banks: A–J.
Pattern banks and sample banks are independent. For example,
the patterns of bank A are not restricted to using only the
samples of sample bank A.
With the factory settings, patterns are assigned to pads 1–12 of
pattern bank A. Let’s go ahead and listen to them.
1.
Press [PATTERN SELECT] so it’s lit.
“Ptn” appears in the display.
2.
Press pad 1.
Pad 1 changes from blinking to lit, and the pattern begins
playing.
If the pattern does not start playing when you press the pad,
make sure that [PATTERN SELECT] is lit and bank A is selected
(BANK [A] should be lit). If another bank is selected, select bank
A by pressing BANK [A] while [PATTERN SELECT] is lit.
3.
When you’ve heard the pattern play, try pressing pads 2–12
as well.
If you press another pad while a pattern is playing, that pattern
will be “reserved” for playback next. When the currently
playing pattern has finished, the reserved pattern will begin
playing automatically.
If you press a pad while holding down [SUB PAD], playback
will change immediately to the pattern assigned to that pad.
4.
Press [CANCEL] (PATTERN STOP) to stop pattern
playback.
Play the Patterns
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