Playing sounds, Playing samples, What’s a sample – Roland SP-404SX User Manual
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Playing Sounds
Playing Samples
What’s a sample?
Samples are pieces of sampled (recorded) sound together with their loop settings, etc . That are assigned to the twelve
pads . You can play a sample by pressing the corresponding pad [1]–[12] .
When you press a pad, its sample will play . The pad
will light red while the sample is playing .
What’s a sample bank?
A sample bank is a set of twelve samples assigned to the pads . The SP-404SX has ten sample banks, A–J .
Use the [A/F]–[E/J] buttons to switch the sample
bank . To select bank F, Press the [A/F] button twice
so it starts blinking .
How many samples can play simultaneously?
The SP-404SX can play 12 monaural samples or 6 stereo samples simultaneously .
While resampling (p . 26), the maximum is 4 monaural or 2 stereo samples .
The SD card inserted when the SP-404SX is shipped from the factory has samples assigned to pads [1]–[12] of sample banks
[A]–[F] . You’ll probably want to start by listening to these .
1. Make.sure.that.the.[PATTERN.SELECT].button.is.extinguished .
If it is lit, press the button to turn it off .
2. Press.the.BANK.[A/F].button.so.the.button.is.lit .
If the button is blinking, bank F is selected . Press
the [A/F] button once again so it lights steadily .