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Chapter 7. Other Functions

3.
Press [TIME/BPM] so its LED goes out.
This completes the MIDI synchronization mode setting.
This setting is remembered even after you turn off the power.

Synchronizing the Pattern Tempo and

Playback Start/Stop with an External

MIDI Sequencer

With the factory settings (MIDI synchronization mode “Aut”), you
can simply connect your external MIDI sequencer to the SP-404 and
control pattern playback Start/Stop and tempo from your sequencer.
1.
Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of your
external MIDI sequencer to the SP-404’s MIDI IN connector.
2.
Press [PATTERN SELECT] so it’s lit.
3.
Press one of the BANK [A]–[F/J] buttons to select the bank
of the pattern you want to play.
You can select pattern banks G–J by pressing BANK [C/G]–[F/
J] once again to make the button blink.
You can’t select pattern banks C–J if no memory card is
inserted.
4.
Hold down [HOLD] and press the pad of the pattern you
want to play. (This specifies the pattern.)
The pad of the specified pattern lights.
If you simply press a pad without holding down [HOLD], the
pattern will begin playing immediately.
5.
Start your external MIDI sequencer.
The pattern you selected will begin playing in synchronization
with your external MIDI sequencer.
The pattern tempo will synchronize to the tempo of your
external MIDI sequencer.
6.
When you stop your external MIDI sequencer, pattern
playback will also stop.
If the pattern does not begin playing when you start your
external MIDI sequencer, or if the tempo does not synchronize
to the sequencer, it is possible that the sequencer is not
transmitting MIDI Clock or Start/Continue/Stop messages.
Refer to the owner’s manual for your external MIDI sequencer,
and check its settings.
Here’s how you can adjust the speed at which the blue illumination
around the edge of the display will blink.
1.
Hold down [TAP TEMPO] and turn on the power.
“LEd” appears in the display.
2.
Turn the CTRL 1 knob to adjust the speed.
[REC] will blink as you turn the knob.
3.
Press [REC] to confirm the blinking speed you specified.
If you decide to cancel, press [CANCEL].
This setting is remembered even after you turn off the power.
1.
Make sure that [PATTERN SELECT] is not lighted.
If it’s lit, press [PATTERN SELECT] to switch it off.
2.
Hold down [REMAIN].
While you hold down the button, the BANK [A]–[F/J] buttons
light to indicate the remaining battery level.
BANK [A]–[F/J] lit:
There is sufficient remaining battery power.
BANK [A]–[E/I] lit:
The buttons will go dark one by one as the
batteries run down.
BANK [A] only lit:
Replace the batteries. If you continue using
the SP-404, “Lo” appears in the display and it will no longer be
possible to operate the SP-404.
If the AC adaptor is connected and the power is on, the BANK
[A]–[F/J] buttons will all be lit.
If the remaining battery capacity becomes extremely low, the
display illumination will remain lit blue, and the dot in the
lower right of the display will alternately blink at short and long
intervals.
Adjusting the Blinking Speed of the Display Illumination
Setting Explanation
“
oFF
”No blinking.
*
The illumination will not blink even during pat-
tern playback.
“
1–9
”The illumination will blink at a fixed speed. High-
er values produce faster blinking.
*
During pattern playback, the illumination will
blink in synchronization with the pattern tempo.
“
Ptn
” The illumination will blink in synchronization
with the pattern tempo.
Checking the Remaining Battery Level
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