Roland SP-404 - page 8

Before You Start

PATTERN SELECT Button

Use this button to play or record a pattern. When this button is

lit, you can press a pad to select a pattern. (p. 13, p. 34, p. 44)

LENGTH Button

Use this button to specify the length of the pattern when

recording a pattern. (p. 35, p. 44)

QUANTIZE Button

Use this button to make quantize settings for automatic timing

correction when recording a pattern. (p. 35, p. 44)

START/END/LEVEL Button

Use this button to change the start point, end point, or volume

of a sample. (p. 17, p. 29, p. 32, p. 35, p. 44)

TIME/BPM Button

Use this button to specify the playback time or BPM (tempo)

of a sample. (p. 14, p. 25, pp. 33–35, p. 44)

TAP TEMPO Button

By pressing this button several times at the desired interval,

you can set the tempo to the corresponding timing. (p. 25, p.

34)

DEL Button

Use this button to delete a sample or pattern. (p. 15, p. 27, p.

32, p. 36)

REC Button

Use this button to start/stop sampling or to record a pattern.

(p. 14, p. 23, p. 34, p. 44)

RESAMPLE Button

Use this button to apply an effect to a sample and then sample

it again (“resampling”). (p. 26)

10.

LO-FI Button

This button switches the grade (standard/lo-fi) when

sampling. Lo-fi sampling is selected when the button is lit, and

standard sampling is selected when the button is dark. (p. 23)

STEREO Button

This button switches between monaural and stereo sampling.

Stereo sampling is selected when the button is lit, and

monaural sampling is selected when the button is dark. (p. 17,

p. 23)

GATE Button

This button switches between

gate playback

(whereby the

sample plays only while you hold down the pad) and

trigger

playback

(sample alternately begins playing or stops with

each press of the pad). Gate playback is selected when the

button is lit, and trigger playback is selected when the button

is dark. (p. 29)

LOOP Button

This button switches between

loop playback

(whereby the

sample plays repeatedly when you press the pad) and

one-

shot playback

(the sample plays only once). Loop playback is

selected when the button is lit, and one-shot playback is

selected when the button is dark. (p. 29)

REVERSE Button

This button selects

reverse playback

, which causes the

sample to play backward. Reverse playback is selected when

the button is lit, and normal playback is selected when the

button is dark. (p. 30)

11.

CANCEL Button

You can press this button to cancel a sampling or sample-

delete operation before it’s actually executed. This button also

stops pattern playback or recording.

By pressing this button four times in rapid succession, you can

stop all currently sounding notes.

REMAIN Button

When you press this button, the display will indicate the

remaining time available for sampling. By holding down this

button and pressing a pad, you can select the sample to which

you want to apply an effect or the sample whose settings you

want to change. (p. 18, p. 28)

MARK Button

Use this button to play just a portion of a sampled sound. If

this button is lit, only the specified portion of the sound will

play. (p. 31)

12.

BANK Buttons (A, B, C/G, D/H, E/I, F/J)

When [PATTERN SELECT] is not lighted or when you’re

recording a pattern, these buttons switch sample banks. When

[PATTERN SELECT] is lit, these buttons switch pattern banks.

If you press BANK [A] or [B] so it’s lit, the SP-404’s internal

bank A or B will be selected. If you press BANK [C/G]–[F/J] to

light a button, banks C–F on the memory card can be selected. If

you press BANK [C/G]–[F/J] once again so a button is blinking,

banks G–J on the memory card can be selected.

13.

Pads (1–12)

When [PATTERN SELECT] is not lighted, pressing a pad will

play the sample assigned to that pad. The pad will light while

the sample plays.

When [PATTERN SELECT] is lit, you can use the pads to select

the pattern you want to play or record.

14.

HOLD Pad

When you hold down a pad and press the HOLD pad, the

sample will continue playing even after you release the pad.

(p. 16)

EXT SOURCE Pad

By pressing the external source pad so the button is lit, you

can mute/unmute or apply an effect to an external audio

input source (line or mic). (p. 17, p. 45)

SUB PAD

You can use the sub pad to play the sample of the pad you

pressed most recently. For example, this is a convenient way

to play a drum roll by hand.

15.

MIC Button

This button switches the mic input on/off. The mic input is on

when the button is lit. (p. 17, p. 24)

16.

Internal Mic

This is the SP-404’s internal mic. The internal mic is disabled if a

separately available mic is plugged into the front panel MIC IN

jack.

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