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Playing an External Input Sound
Audio input from an external source (such as from a
portable music player connected to the LINE IN jacks or a
mic connected to the MIC IN jack) can be handled much
like samples are on the SP-404SX; it can be played and
eects can be applied to it.
1. Connect.your.portable.music.player.or.mic.to.the.
SP-404SX.as.described.in.“Connecting.a.Portable.
Music.Player.or.Stereo”.(p..16).or.“Connecting.a.Mic”.
(p..17).
2. Press.the.[EXT.SOURCE].pad.so.the.pad.is.lit..If.
you’re.inputting.from.a.mic,.you.should.also.press.
the.[MIC].button.so.it’s.lit.
The external audio input will be heard while the pad is lit.
MEMO
If the [GATE] button is lit, the sound will be heard only
while you hold down the [EXT SOURCE] pad.
3. To.switch.the.external.input.between.stereo.and.
monaural,.press.the.[STEREO].button.to.make.the.
button.light.or.go.dark..
Stereo is selected when the button is lit.
MEMO
You should have the [STEREO] button lit for sources that
are originally stereo, such as a portable music player.
4. You.can.apply.an.eect.to.the.external.audio.input.
by.pressing.one.of.the.eect.buttons.to.make.it.
light.(p..13).
MEMO
If the eect is not applied to the external audio input
when you press an eect button to make it light, you
should hold down the [REMAIN] (CURRENT PAD) button
and press the [EXT SOURCE] pad. This will cause the
eect to be applied to the external audio input.

Adjusting the Volume of the

EXT SOURCE

You can adjust the volume of the [EXT SOURCE] pad. You
should adjust the volume as follows.
1. Press.the.[EXT.SOURCE].pad.so.the.pad.is.lit..If.
you’re.inputting.from.a.mic,.you.should.also.press.
the.[MIC].button.so.it’s.lit.
The external audio input will be heard.
2. Press.the.[START/END/LEVEL].button.so.it’s.lit.
3. Turn.the.[CTRL.3].(LEVEL).knob.to.adjust.the.
volume.of.the.audio.input.
If the SP-404SX’s display illumination lights red, the
internal digital input level is overloading; turn the [CTRL
3] knob toward the left until the display illumination is no
longer lit red.
MEMO
• If the volume of the external audio input does not
change when you turn the [CTRL 3] (LEVEL) knob, hold
down the [REMAIN] button (CURRENT PAD) and press
the [EXT SOURCE] pad. (This operation will select the
external input as the target for the volume adjustment.)
• Then press the [START/END/LEVEL] button again and
turn the [CTRL 3] (LEVEL) knob to adjust the volume.
4. Press.the.[START/END/LEVEL].button.once.again.
The [START/END/LEVEL] button goes out, and the volume
is set.
MEMO
When the power is turned on, this will always be the
default value (127).