Roland SP-404SX Importing Wave Files from Your Computer

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By using the included “SP-404SX Wave Converter” software,

WAV or AIFF  les from your computer can be written to an

SD card and assigned to pads of the SP-404SX.

Use the “SP-404SX Wave Converter” software on

your computer to copy the data to SD card

Load the data from SD

card into the SP-404SX

Card reader (sold separately)

WAV

AIFF

1. Installing.Wave.Converter.

Windows users

Navigate to the Wave Converter folder on the “SP-404SX

UTILITY CD-ROM” and double-click Setup.exe.

Mac OS X users

Navigate to the Wave Converter folder on the “SP-404SX

UTILITY CD-ROM” and double-click

SP-404SX Wave Converter Installer.pkg.

2. Connect.the.card.reader.(sold.separately).to.your.

computer,.and.insert.an.SD.card.

You must  rst format

the SD card on the

SP-404SX (p. 35).

3. Start.up.Wave.Converter.

Windows users

Select the SP-404SX Wave Converter from the Start

menu.

Mac OS X users

Double-click the SP-404SX Wave Converter icon.

4. Use.Wave.Converter.to.load.WAVE..les.

Using the procedure described as follows, assign WAVE

 les (or AIFF  les) to the pads of the SP-404SX. When you’re

 nished, click [Exit] button to exit the software.

Select the SD card drive. Select the sample

bank.

Click the pad to

which you want to

assign the WAVE

 le. The border of

the selected pad

will turn green.

Click [Import] button to open a dialog

box. Select the WAVE  le that you want to

import.

Exit the

software.

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5. Insert.the.SD.card.into.the.SP-404SX,.and.switch.

on.its.power.

You’ll be able to play the imported WAVE  les on the

SP-404SX.

MEMO

• For more about using SP-404SX Wave Converter, refer

to the online help.

The online help is a PDF  le. You’ll need Adobe Reader

(available free of charge) in order to read it.

• If you want to import audio  les from an SD card

without using the included “SP-404SX Wave Converter”

software, refer to “Importing WAVE Files” (p. 36).

Importing Wave Files from Your Computer

Contents

Main Features Contents Basic Operation Advanced Operation Appendix Panel Descriptions 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 About Batteries When the batteries run low Specifying the type of batteries used Types of Batteries That Can be Used with the SP-404SX Specifying the type of batteries used Page Before You Start Connecting the SP-404SX to Your Speakers About Functional Ground Terminal Turning the Power On Turning the Power O Inserting an SD card Remove the card lock screw to detach the card cover! 1. Remove.the.card.cover.from.the.front.panel. 2. Insert.the.SD.card.into.the.slot,.and.replace.the.cover. SD cards usable with the SP-404SX Playing Sounds Playing Samples Whats a sample? Whats a sample bank? How many samples can play simultaneously? Page Applying E ects 1. Press.a.pad.to.play.its.sample. 2. Press.the.[FILTER.+.DRIVE].button. 3. Turn.the.[CTRL.1][CTRL.3].knobs.to.adjust.the.e.ect. For details on each e ect, refer to E ect List (p. 42). Applying an e ect to multiple samples Playing Patterns Whats a pattern? What is a pattern bank? 1. Press.the.[.PATTERN.SELECT].button.so.its.lit. 2. Press.the.BANK.[A/F].button.so.the.button.is.lit. Adjusting the Tempo Whats BPM? Recording Samples Basic Operation STEP 1: Connecting Equipment Connecting a Portable Music Player or Stereo Caution when making connections Connecting a Mic To use a mic, connect it to the MIC IN jack, then press the [MIC] button so its lit. Using the built-in mic Importing WAVE les from your computer STEP 2: Sampling How this a ects the sampling time Applying an e ect while you sample Signal ow If the display indicates If the sample included an unwanted portion If you want to re-record the sample Deleting a Sample Importing Wave Files from Your Computer 1. Installing.Wave.Converter. 2. Connect.the.card.reader.(sold.separately).to.your. computer,.and.insert.an.SD.card. 3. Start.up.Wave.Converter. 4. Use.Wave.Converter.to.load.WAVE..les. Page Playing an External Input Sound Adjusting the Volume of the EXT SOURCE Recording Samples Advanced Operation About the Available Sampling Times Remaining sampling time 0.11 10.3 173 24H Specifying the Type of Data to Create when Sampling Sampling with a Specied Tempo Using a Count-in Resampling Editing a Sample Setting a Samples Volume Adjusting the Playback Region of a Sample Canceling the Adjusted Playback Region (Deleting a Marker) Adjusting Both the Start Point and End Point Adjusting Only the End Point Adjusting Only the Start Point Making Fine Adjustments to the Start Point and End Point Deleting an Unwanted Portion (Truncate) Changing a Samples BPM Changing the Length of a Sample without Changing the Pitch (Time Modify) Deleting All Samples Exchanging Samples between Two Pads Copying a Sample to Another Pad Pattern Sequencer Recording a Pattern S.8 S.16 4 4.3 8 8.3 16 16.3 32 oFF Erasing a Mistake from Your Performance Deleting a Pattern Deleting All Patterns Exchanging the Patterns of Two Pads Copying a Pattern to Another Pad About SD Card Formatting an SD card Restoring the included SD card to the factory- set condition Saving the contents of an SD card to your computer Copying to another SD card Importing WAVE Files 4. Hold.down.the.[FUNC].button.and.press.the.pad. [3].(.IMPORT). 5. Select.the.import-destination.sample.bank. 6. Select.the.import-destination.pad. 7. Press.the.[REC].button.so.the.button.is.lit. Saving Backup Data (Backup Save) Loading Backup Data (Backup Load) Deleting Backup Data (Backup Delete) About the Protect Function Protecting all Samples and Patterns Cancelling Protection for All Data Protecting an Individual Bank Cancelling Protection for an Individual Bank Other Functions Adjusting the Input Gain Adjusting the Output Gain Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) Erasing the sample/pattern data of all banks Restoring only the SP-404SXs internal settings to the factory-set state Display Illumination and Sleep Settings oFF Page Eects that You Can Select by Directly Pressing a Button MFX Eect List Eect Limit Mode Page Page Error Message List EJC ENP LoC Err FUL Page About MIDI About MIDI MIDI Channel (Pad Base Ch.) and Note Numbers Changing the MIDI channel (Pad Base Ch.) Synchronizing the SP-404SX with another MIDI device MIDI Implementation Chart Model SP-404SX Date : July 01, 2009 Version : 1.00 Specications SP-404SX: Sampler Index A B C D USING THE UNIT SAFELY WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT NOTES Power Supply Power Supply: Use of Batteries Placement Maintenance Repairs and Data Page NOTICE AVIS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT WARNING