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. [. . . ] 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. Hold down [MARK] and press the pad that plays the sample whose setting you want to change. When you reach the point that you want to specify as the Start Point, press [MARK]. [MARK] starts blinking, and "---" appears in the display When you reach the point that you want to specify as the End Point, press [MARK] once again. When the setting has been made, [MARK] lights. If Gate Playback (p. [MARK] starts blinking, and "---" appears in the display When you reach the point that you want to specify as the End Point, press [MARK]. When the setting has been made, [MARK] lights. 4. 4. If you were not able to make the setting as you wished, press the lit [MARK] button once again during playback to make it go dark, and try again from step 1. If you were not able to make the setting as you wished, press the lit [MARK] button once again during playback to make it go dark, and try again from step 1. If you specify the BPM (tempo) between steps 3 and 4, the end point will automatically be set to the location of the beat closest to the moment you pressed [MARK] in step 4 (i. e. , a number of beats from the Start Point). To specify the BPM, you can press [TIME/BPM] so it's lit and turn the CTRL 2 knob, or press [TAP TEMPO] several times. beat Start point beat beat beat timing at which you pressed [MARK] If you specify the BPM (tempo) between steps 3 and 4, the end point will automatically be set to the location of the beat closest to the moment you pressed [MARK] in step 4 (i. e. , a number of beats from the Start Point). To specify the BPM, you can press [TIME/BPM] so it's lit and turn the CTRL 2 knob, or press [TAP TEMPO] several times. Changing Only the Start Point (the End Point Is the End of the Sample) 1. When you reach the point that you want to specify as the Start Point, press [MARK]. (If Gate Playback is selected, release the pad. ) When the setting has been made, [MARK] lights. 4. If you were not able to make the setting as you wished, press the lit [MARK] button once again during playback to make it go dark, and try again from step 1. 31 Chapter 4. Changing the Settings of a Sample Making Fine Adjustments to the Start Point or End Point 1. The center position of the knob corresponds to the current Start Point. Turn the knob toward the left to move the Start Point earlier, or turn it toward the right to move the Start Point later in time. Deleting an Unwanted Portion (Truncate) Adjusting the Start/End Points will result in some of the waveform data being unneeded. You can delete (truncate) this portion of the waveform to make the most efficient use of memory. 4. unwanted Start point unwanted End point the portion which is played back If the Start Point is set at the beginning of the sample, turning the knob toward the left won't move the Start Point. Truncate If you decide to discard the change you made, return the CTRL 1 (START) knob to the center position so that the display indicates "0. " 5. Turn the knob toward the left to move the End Point earlier, or turn it toward the right to move the End Point later in time. 1. Make sure that [PATTERN SELECT] is not lighted. [. . . ] TEL: 596 596 715222 DENMARK Roland Scandinavia A/S Nordhavnsvej 7, Postbox 880, DK-2100 Copenhagen DENMARK TEL: 3916 6200 UKRAINE TIC-TAC Mira Str. Box 180 295400 Munkachevo, UKRAINE TEL: (03131) 414-40 TURKEY ZUHAL DIS TICARET A. S. No. 37 Beyoglu - Istanbul / TURKEY TEL: (0212) 249 85 10 FINLAND Roland Scandinavia As, Filial Finland Elannontie 5 FIN-01510 Vantaa, FINLAND TEL: (0)9 68 24 020 HONG KONG Tom Lee Music Co. , Ltd. Service Division 22-32 Pun Shan Street, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, HONG KONG TEL: 2415 0911 Parsons Music Ltd. [. . . ]