Roland SP-606 manual

Owner’s Manual

Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland Sampling Workstation SP-606.

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Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (p. 2–3; p. 4–6). These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner’s manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference.

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Contents

Owner’s Manual Page Page Power Supply Placement Maintenance Repairs and Data Additional Precautions Before Using Cards Handling CD-ROMs Copyright Contents Chapter 3. Sampling Chapter 4. Editing a Sample Chapter 5. Creating a Pattern Chapter 7. Songs Chapter 8. Using a Memory Card Chapter 10. About V-LINK Chapter 11. Using the SP-606with Other MIDI Equipment Chapter 12. System Settings Chapter 13. About USB Main Features Quick and easy sampling (p. 26, p. 42) Sample from a variety of sources (p. 12, p. 84) Use the Chop function to automatically divide phrases (p. 53) Velocity-sensitivepads are ideal for creating grooves (p. 23, p. 30) Conventions Used in This Manual An Overview of the SP-606 How the Various Sections Are Connected Sampler Effects Pads How the SP-606Is Organized What Are Samples What Are Pad Banks What Are Patterns What Is a Song Internal External What Is the Play Screen Canceling the Previous Operation (Undo/Redo) Top, Front, and Rear Panels Top Panel Top, Front, and Rear Panels AUDIO IN REC LEVEL knob VOLUME knob MASTERING button Screen Front Panel Rear Panel Connecting the SP-606to Your Equipment Turning the Power On/Off Turning the Power On Shutting Down and Turning the Power Off Inserting and Removing a Memory Card Inserting a Memory Card Removing a Memory Card after Shutdown Quick Start Playing Samples from the Pads Playing Patterns Playing an Audio Input Signal Recording Your Own Samples 8.Play back your CD player and adjust the input level Sampling 1.Press [SAMPLING] to get the SAMPLING MENU screen 2.Press [F1] (SAMPL) SAMPLING STANDBY 4.Use [ ][ ] to move the cursor to the “Auto Trig” line Editing a Sample Reversing the Playback 4.Use [][] to move the cursor to the “Reverse Sw” line 5.Turn the VALUE dial or use [DEC][INC] to select OFF or ON. OFF: not reversed Chapter 1. Playing the Pads/Making Pad Settings Playing the Pads Making Pad Settings Deleting a Sample 3.Press [F1] (DELETE) to get the PAD DELETE screen 5.To delete the sample(s), press [F3] (EXEC) Using the Clipboard to Copy a Sample 2.Hold down the pad whose sample you want to copy, and press [CLIPBOARD] Chapter 2. Using Effects Basic Effect Operation Switching the MFX Module Controlled by the Control Knobs Controlling the Effect Selecting a Mastering Setup Editing the Mastering Setup List of Effects 6 COMPRESSOR SUSTAIN ATTACK LEVEL 7 LO-FIPROCESSOR 16 BPM AUTO PAN WAVE 17 AUTO PAN 18 BPM TREMOLO 19 TREMOLO 24 PHASER 25 STEP PHASER 26 RING MODULATOR FREQ D.LEVEL 36 DISTORTION DIST 37 FUZZ 38 WAH PEAK Page *3: *4: Type Cabinet Speakers Chapter 3. Sampling Available Sampling Time Internal memory Memory card About SAMPLING GAIN Basic Sampling Procedure Recording the Sample 2.Press [SAMPLING] to get the SAMPLING MENU screen SAMPLING STANDBY 5.Use [ ][ ] to select the parameter you want to edit STEREO Resampling Resampling Up to Four Existing Samples in Combination 3.Press [F2] (RESMPL) to get the RESAMPLING STANDBY screen 5.Select the resampling source pad(s) 6.Use [ ][ ][ ][ ] to select the parameter you want to edit 7.Press [F3] (START) or [SAMPLING] to begin resampling automatically Resampling Your Pad Performance 6.Press [F3] (START) or [SAMPLING] to begin resampling 7.Play the pads (except the pad you selected in step 4) as desired 8.Press [F3] (STOP) or [EXIT] to stop resampling Using EXT SEQ SAMPLING 8.Press [F3] (START) or [SAMPLING]; sampling will begin automatically 9.Sampling will end automatically, and you will return to the Play screen Sampling a Performance from the P606 1.Connect the SP-606via USB to the P606 running in Windows (p. 83) 2.Press [EXT] so it’s lit, and External mode (p. 15) is selected 5.Use [ ][ ] to select the parameter that you want to edit 6.Press [F3] (START) or [SAMPLING]; sampling will begin automatically Chapter 4. Editing a Sample Basic Procedure for Editing Sample Parameters Sample Parameters Specifying the Start/End Points of a Sample (Omitting Unwanted Portions) Changing a Sample’s BPM (Tempo) Dividing a Sample (Chop) Chapter 5. Creating a Pattern About Pattern Recording Realtime Recording Step Recording Realtime Recording Erasing Unwanted Performance Data During realtime recording (i.e., in step 6 of “Realtime Recording,” 2.Press [F2] (ERASE) or a pad to erase the unwanted performance data 3.Press [EXIT] to return to the REALTIME RECORDING screen Step Recording Step Recording Sample Procedure Press [F3] (START) to get the STEP RECORDING screen Turn the VALUE dial or use [DEC][INC] to edit the “Velocity” value 9.Repeat steps 7–8to input more samples as desired Chapter 6. Pattern Editing Preloaded Pattern Protect Changing the Pattern BPM (Tempo) Storing Track Mute Settings in a Pattern Microscope Editing Inserting Performance Data (CREATE) 1.Press [F1] (CREATE) to get the CREATE EVENT screen 2.Specify the location at which you want to insert data 3.Press [F3] (EXEC) to insert the performance data 4.Edit the parameters of the performance data you inserted Changing the Groove of a Pattern (SWING) Naming a Pattern Deleting a Pattern Copying a Pattern Chapter 7. Songs Recording a Song Editing a Song Playing a Song Selecting and Playing a Song from the Song List 2.Press [F1] (LIST) to get the SONG LIST screen Changing the Song Playback BPM (Tempo) 3.Turn the VALUE dial or use [DEC][INC] to change the BPM (40.0– 200.0) Chapter 8. Using a Memory Card Formatting (Initializing) a Memory Card Basic Procedure for Card Utility Operations Card Utility Operations Caution When Importing Audio Files (WAV/AIFF) About the Exported Audio Files (WAV/AIFF) BACKUP SAVE 2.Press [ENTER] to get the BACKUP SAVE screen CARD UTILITY 4.Press [F3] (EXEC) to save the backup data BACKUP LOAD BACKUP DELETE 2.Press [ENTER] to get the BACKUP DELETE screen 4.Press [F3] (EXEC) to delete the selected backup set Chapter 9. Using the D Beam Using the D Beam Controller The Range of the D Beam Controller D Beam Controller Settings TRIGGER SYNTH FILTER Chapter 10. About V-LINK What Is V-LINK Connection Example Basic V-LINKOperation V-LINKSetup Parameters Appendix Bank Select/Program Change Function List DV-7PR P-1 Bank Select Program Change Chapter 11. Using the SP-606with Other MIDI Equipment About MIDI MIDI on the SP-606 Changing the MIDI Settings Chapter 12. System Settings About the System Settings The message “Please Power Off.” will blink. Turn off the power of the Making System Settings 3.Move the cursor to the “1:SYSTEM” line and press [ENTER] SYSTEM INFO REC ONLY PLAY&REC Adjusting the Master Level Chapter 13. About USB Installing the USB Driver Making the USB Connection USB Audio Signal Flow Making USB Audio and MIDI Settings Copying Files or Folders via USB Chapter 14. About P606 Installing P606 Controlling P606 from the SP-606 Before You Control P606 from the SP-606 List of Control Functions Troubleshooting The Screen Display Is Not Visible, or Is Difficult to Read Problems When Playing Sounds No Sound/Insufficient Volume Specific Pads Do Not Sound Memory-RelatedProblems Data Was Not Saved Correctly No Sound from Your Computer Can’t Select Data from a Memory Card Sequencer-RelatedProblems Doesn’t Play When You Press [] (Play) After Recording, There’s No Sound When You Play Back the Song or Pattern Playback Lags or Is Interrupted Problems When Playing Samples from an External MIDI Device or Computer Message Lists/ Recommended Memory Cards Message Lists Memory (Card) MIDI Protect Recommended Memory Cards MIDI Implementation 1. Receive data ■Channel Voice Messages ■Channel Mode Messages ■System Common Message 2. Transmit data ■System Exclusive Message 3. Parameter address map ■Addresses Transmitted and Received When Switching to EXT Mode ■Addresses Transmitted by Panel Operations ■Other Addresses Received 4. Supplementary material ■Calculation of the Checksum of Exclusive Messages MIDI Implementation Chart Page Specifications SP-606:Sampling Workstation P606 System Requirements Index Page Page FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT NOTICE AVIS DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Information AFRICA ASIA AUSTRALIA/ NEW ZEALAND CENTRAL/LATIN AMERICA