Roland SP-404SX Turning the Power On

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Turning the Power On

NOTE

Once the connections have been completed, turn on power to your various devices in the order speci ed. By turning on

devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices.

1. Minimize.the.volume.of.the.SP-404SX.and.your.speakers.

Turn the SP-404SX’s [ VOLUME] knob all the way to the left.

2. Turn.the.SP-404SX’s.[.POWER].switch.ON.

NOTE

This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief interval (a few seconds) after power up is required before the unit will

operate normally.

3. Turn.on.the.power.of.your.speakers.

4. Adjust.the.volume.

While striking the pads of the SP-404SX to produce sound, slowly turn the [VOLUME] knob toward the right, and adjust the

volume on the SP-404SX and on your speakers.

Turning the Power O

1. Minimize.the.volume.of.the.SP-404SX.and.your.speakers.

2. Turn.o. .the.power.of.your.speakers.

3. Turn.the.SP-404SX’s.[POWER].switch.OFF.

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