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Contents
Main Features..................................................2
USING THE UNIT SAFELY.................................. 4
IMPORTANT NOTES......................................... 6
Contents.......................................................... 8
Introducing the SP-555...................................10
Panel Descriptions .............................10
Signal flow (block diagram)................ 14
Playing samples ............................................15
Using effects.................................................. 18
Applying an effect to a sample............18
Applying an effect to the
mic/line input ...................................18
Storing effect settings
(EFFECT MEMORY)............................18
Effect knob control .............................19
Tips for using effects...........................19
Sampling (recording)......................................21
About the available sampling times......21
Standby mode...................................22
Sampling.......................................... 22
Starting sampling automatically
(Auto Sampling) ...............................22
Sampling with a specified tempo......... 23
Using a count-in ................................23
Deleting a sample..............................23
Deleting all samples........................... 24
Resampling....................................... 24
Loop Capture................................................. 25
Using Loop Capture to record from an
external device..................................25
Deleting the phrase recorded by Loop
Capture............................................26
Adjusting the playback level
of the phrase.....................................26
Recording with a specified tempo........ 26
Layering sound onto a previously
recorded phrase (Overdubbing) ..........26
Saving a recorded phrase to a pad .....27
Editing a sample ........................................... 28
Setting a sample’s volume ..................28
Adjusting the playback region of
a sample.......................................... 28
Exchanging samples between two pads30
Copying a sample to another pad....... 31
Converting to a sample that has
a modified playback region................ 31
Changing a sample’s BPM .................32
Changing the length of
a sample without changing
the pitch (Time Modify) ......................32
Playing samples and recording your performance
(Pattern Sequencer) ....................................... 33
How patterns are organized............... 33
Specifying the pattern tempo ..............33
Playing and stopping a pattern ...........33
Switching patterns during playback..... 33
Recording a pattern........................... 34
Deleting a pattern.............................. 36
Deleting all patterns........................... 36
Exchanging the patterns of
two pads.......................................... 37
Copying a pattern to another pad .......37
D Beam controller.......................................... 38
Monophonic synthesizer (SYNTH) .......38
Filter................................................ 39
Trigger............................................. 39
Connecting the SP-555 to your computer........ 40
Installing the driver and software......... 40
Changing the signal flow
when using USB audio....................... 42
About SONAR LE (Windows only)....... 43
About SP-555 Wave Converter........... 43
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