Roland SP-555 - Manual (Page 33)

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Playing samples and recording your
performance (Pattern Sequencer)
The SP-555 provides a Pattern Sequencer, which lets you
play samples and record your performance. You can play
samples, record your performance as a “pattern,” and then
play back the recorded pattern. You can create a song by
putting together various phrase samples, or create a rhythm
pattern by putting together rhythm samples.
When [PATTERN SELECT] is lit, one pattern each can be
assigned to the sixteen pads (1–16) of the panel. After a
pattern has been assigned to each pad, such a collection of
sixteen patterns is called a “pattern bank.” The SP-555 lets
you use ten pattern banks, A–J. Pattern banks A and B are
located in the SP-555’s internal memory, and pattern banks
C–J are on the CompactFlash card.
When the power is turned on, pattern bank A is selected.
When [PATTERN SELECT] is lit, you can use BANK [A]–[F/J]
to specify the pattern bank, and pads 1–16 to specify the
pattern.
The pattern tempo setting is shared by all patterns. You can’t
specify a different tempo for each pattern.
1. Set the BPM either by pressing [TAP TEMPO] at the
desired tempo or by holding down [TAP TEMPO] and
turning the CTRL 2 knob.
[TAP TEMPO] will light when the display shows the pattern
tempo.
If the pattern tempo is synchronized to the tempo of your MIDI
sequencer (p. 69), the display will indicate “Mid” and you
won’t be able to perform the operations described below.
The BPM can be set to any value from 40 to 200. However, if
the BPM is a value within the 40–60 or 160–180 ranges, it
can be set only in even-numbered values. If the BPM is above
180, you can set it to either 180, 183, 186, 190, 193, 196,
or 200.
When [PATTERN SELECT] is lit, playback will start when you
press a pad to which a pattern is assigned. Once playback
starts, the pattern will continue playing even after you take
your finger off the pad.
To stop the currently playing pattern, press [CANCEL]
(PATTERN STOP).
You can also stop pattern playback by pressing the pad of
the currently playing pattern (i.e., the pad that is lit).
1. Press [PATTERN SELECT] so the button is lit.
The display will indicate the currently playing measure
and beat, and pads to which patterns are assigned will
light.
2. Press one of the BANK [A]–[F/J] buttons to select the
bank containing the pattern you want to play next.
To select a bank G–J, press BANK [C/G]–[F/J] once
again so the button is blinking. If no CompactFlash card
is inserted, you won’t be able to select pattern banks C–
J.
3. Press the pad for the pattern that you want to play
next.
If you press another pad while a pattern is playing, it
will be reserved as the pattern to be played next. When
the currently playing pattern has played to the end, the
reserved pattern will automatically begin playing.
If you hold down [SUB PAD] while you press a pad, playback
will switch immediately to the pattern of that pad.
If you press a pad to which no pattern is assigned (i.e., a pad
that is not lit), nothing will happen.
How patterns are organized
Specifying the pattern tempo
Playing and stopping a pattern
Switching patterns during
playback
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