User manual ROLAND SP-404

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland Sampler SP-404. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (pp. 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 pad lights and the sample begins playing. Press [GATE] to make the button light or go dark. [GATE] lit: Gate Playback [GATE] unlit: Trigger Playback 2. Omitting Unwanted Portions of the Sample (Marker/Start Point/End Point) For each sample in the SP-404, you can specify the portion of that sample's waveform data that will actually play. The point at which the waveform data will start being played is called the Start Point, and the point at which playback will end is called the End Point. If the beginning of a sample you recorded contains unwanted noise or silence, you can set the Start Point to omit this portion. Similarly, you can set the End Point to omit an unwanted portion at the end. Beginning of the sample End of the sample 3. If [LOOP] is not lighted, and the sample plays to the end, playback will stop automatically and the pad will go dark even if you continue holding down the pad. Playing a Sample Backward (Reverse Playback) Reverse Playback plays a sample backward, creating an effect similar to playing a tape in the opposite direction. Normal unwanted Start point unwanted End point the portion which is played back Reverse playback You can't use Time Modify (p. 33) and Reverse Playback at the same time. If you've specified Reverse Playback, the Time Modify setting is ignored. Make sure that [PATTERN SELECT] is not lighted. If it's lit, press [PATTERN SELECT] to switch it off. Press the pad that plays the sample whose Reverse Playback setting you want to change. The pad lights and the sample begins playing. [REVERSE] lit: Reverse Playback Each time you press [REVERSE], the setting will alternate between Reverse Playback and Normal Playback ([REVERSE] unlit). When you set the Start Point and End Point, the BPM (tempo) will automatically be calculated and displayed according to the newly specified duration. If this duration is several measures or is less than one measure, the displayed BPM value may be half or double. If you want to correct the BPM to the desired value, refer to "Changing a Sample's BPM" (p. 33). For some time settings (for example three beats), it may not be possible to calculate or adjust the BPM value correctly. 2. 3. If you've chosen Reverse Playback, the relation between the Start Point and End Point will be inverted. 30 Chapter 4. Changing the Settings of a Sample Changing Both the Start Point and the End Point 1. Make sure that [PATTERN SELECT] is not lighted. If it's lit, press [PATTERN SELECT] to switch it off. Press the pad that plays the sample whose setting you want to change. [. . . ] Av. Santa Fe 2055 (1123) Buenos Aires ARGENTINA TEL: (011) 4508-2700 Casa Veerkamp, s. a. MEXICO TEL: (55) 5668-6699 GERMANY Roland Elektronische Musikinstrumente HmbH. Oststrasse 96, 22844 Norderstedt, GERMANY TEL: (040) 52 60090 NICARAGUA Bansbach Instrumentos Musicales Nicaragua Altamira D'Este Calle Principal de la Farmacia 5ta. Avenida 1 Cuadra al Lago. #503 Managua, Nicaragua TEL: (505)277-2557 GREECE STOLLAS S. A. Music Sound Light 155, New National Road Patras 26442, GREECE TEL: 2610 435400 MIDDLE EAST BAHRAIN Moon Stores No. 16, Bab Al Bahrain Avenue, P. O. Box 247, Manama 304, State of BAHRAIN TEL: 17 211 005 NORTH AMERICA CANADA Roland Canada Music Ltd. [. . . ]