Roland SP-606 Contents, Turning the Power On/Off, Chapter 2. Using Effects, An Overview of the SP-606, Top, Front, and Rear Panels, Inserting and Removing a Memory Card

Contents

Main Features.....................................................................................................	10
Conventions Used in This Manual.......................................................................................................................	11
An Overview of the SP-606 ...............................................................................	12
How the Various Sections Are Connected..........................................................................................................	12
Audio Signal Flow Inside the SP-606...................................................................................................................	12
How the SP-606 Is Organized ...............................................................................................................................	13
Playing and Performing Sounds ............................................................................................................	13
Switching the Mode (Internal/External) ..............................................................................................	15
Top, Front, and Rear Panels .............................................................................	16
Connecting the SP-606 to Your Equipment.....................................................	20
Turning the Power On/Off .................................................................................	21
Turning the Power On ...........................................................................................................................................	21
Shutting Down and Turning the Power Off.......................................................................................................	21
Inserting and Removing a Memory Card .........................................................	22
Inserting a Memory Card ......................................................................................................................................	22
Removing a Memory Card after Shutdown .......................................................................................................	22
Quick Start..........................................................................................................	23
Playing Samples from the Pads ............................................................................................................................	23
How to Play a Sample..............................................................................................................................	23
Switching Pad Banks................................................................................................................................	23
Adjusting the Loudness of the Sound When You Strike the Pads....................................................	23
Playing Patterns ......................................................................................................................................................	24
Basic Procedure for Playing a Pattern ...................................................................................................	24
Selecting and Playing a Pattern from the Pattern List ........................................................................	24
Changing the BPM (Tempo) During Pattern Playback ......................................................................	25
Muting Individual Tracks .......................................................................................................................	25
The Number of Samples That Can Be Played Simultaneously..........................................................	25
Playing an Audio Input Signal .............................................................................................................................	25
Recording Your Own Samples .............................................................................................................................	26
Preparations for Sampling ......................................................................................................................	26
Sampling ....................................................................................................................................................	27
Editing a Sample.....................................................................................................................................................	28
Looping a Sample.....................................................................................................................................	28
Changing How the Sample Plays and Stops ........................................................................................	28
Reversing the Playback............................................................................................................................	29
Chapter 1. Playing the Pads/Making Pad Settings .........................................	30
Playing the Pads .....................................................................................................................................................	30
Playing a Roll ............................................................................................................................................	30
Using the Sub Pad Function....................................................................................................................	30
Using the Hold Function .........................................................................................................................	30
Making Pad Settings ..............................................................................................................................................	31
Pad Bank Protect.......................................................................................................................................	31
Basic Procedure for Pad Utility Settings ...............................................................................................	31
Pad Utility Parameters.............................................................................................................................	31
Deleting a Sample.....................................................................................................................................	32
Using the Clipboard to Copy a Sample.................................................................................................	32
Chapter 2. Using Effects ...................................................................................	33
Basic Effect Operation............................................................................................................................................	33
Turning Effects On/Off...........................................................................................................................	33
Using the Control Knobs.........................................................................................................................	33
Choosing the MFX Type from a List .....................................................................................................	33

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