Document Outline

• Contents
• Main Features
  • Conventions Used in This Manual
• An Overview of the SP-606
  • How the Various Sections Are Connected
  • Audio Signal Flow Inside the SP-606
  • How the SP-606 Is Organized
    • Playing and Performing Sounds
    • Switching the Mode (Internal/External)
• Top, Front, and Rear Panels
  • Top Panel
  • Front Panel
  • Rear Panel
• Connecting the SP-606 to Your Equipment
• Turning the Power On/Off
  • Turning the Power On
  • Shutting Down and Turning the Power Off
• Inserting and Removing a Memory Card
  • Inserting a Memory Card
  • Removing a Memory Card after Shutdown
• Quick Start
  • Playing Samples from the Pads
    • How to Play a Sample
    • Switching Pad Banks
    • Adjusting the Loudness of the Sound When You Strike the Pads
  • Playing Patterns
    • Basic Procedure for Playing a Pattern
    • Selecting and Playing a Pattern from the Pattern List
    • Changing the BPM (Tempo) During Pattern Playback
    • Muting Individual Tracks
    • The Number of Samples That Can Be Played Simultaneously
  • Playing an Audio Input Signal
  • Recording Your Own Samples
    • Preparations for Sampling
    • Sampling
  • Editing a Sample
    • Looping a Sample
    • Changing How the Sample Plays and Stops
    • Reversing the Playback
• Chapter 1. Playing the Pads/Making Pad Settings
  • Playing the Pads
    • Playing a Roll
    • Using the Sub Pad Function
    • Using the Hold Function
  • Making Pad Settings
    • Pad Bank Protect
    • Basic Procedure for Pad Utility Settings
    • Pad Utility Parameters
    • Deleting a Sample
    • Using the Clipboard to Copy a Sample
• Chapter 2. Using Effects
  • Basic Effect Operation
    • Turning Effects On/Off
    • Using the Control Knobs
    • Choosing the MFX Type from a List
    • Selecting What the Effect Will Apply to (MFX Assign)
    • Making Mastering Settings
  • List of Effects
• Chapter 3. Sampling
  • Available Sampling Time
  • Basic Sampling Procedure
    • Preparations for Sampling
    • Recording the Sample
  • Resampling
    • Applying an Effect While Resampling
    • Resampling Up to Four Existing Samples in Combination
    • Resampling Your Pad Performance
  • Using EXT SEQ SAMPLING
    • Sampling the Playback of an External Sequencer
    • Sampling a Performance from the P606
• Chapter 4. Editing a Sample
  • Basic Procedure for Editing Sample Parameters
  • Sample Parameters
  • Specifying the Start/End Points of a Sample (Omitting Unwanted Portions)
  • Changing a Sample’s BPM (Tempo)
  • Dividing a Sample (Chop)
• Chapter 5. Creating a Pattern
  • About Pattern Recording
  • Realtime Recording
    • Erasing Unwanted Performance Data
  • Step Recording
    • Step Recording Note Procedure
    • Step Recording Sample Procedure
• Chapter 6. Pattern Editing
  • Preloaded Pattern Protect
  • Changing the Pattern BPM (Tempo)
  • Storing Track Mute Settings in a Pattern
  • Microscope Editing
    • Basic Procedure for Microscope Editing
    • Inserting Performance Data (CREATE)
    • Erasing Performance Data (ERASE)
    • Moving Performance Data (MOVE)
  • Changing the Groove of a Pattern (SWING)
  • Naming a Pattern
  • Deleting a Pattern
  • Copying a Pattern
• Chapter 7. Songs
  • Recording a Song
    • Basic Procedure for Recording a Song
  • Editing a Song
    • Basic Procedure for Editing a Song
    • Changing the Song BPM (Tempo)
    • Naming a Song
    • Deleting a Song
    • Copying a Song
  • Playing a Song
    • Basic Procedure for Playing a Song
    • Selecting and Playing a Song from the Song List
    • Changing the Song Playback BPM (Tempo)
    • Muting Individual Tracks
• Chapter 8. Using a Memory Card
  • Formatting (Initializing) a Memory Card
  • Basic Procedure for Card Utility Operations
  • Card Utility Operations
    • FILE IMPORT
    • FILE EXPORT
    • BACKUP SAVE
    • BACKUP LOAD
    • BACKUP DELETE
• Chapter 9. Using the D Beam
  • Using the D Beam Controller
  • D Beam Controller Settings
    • Basic Procedure for Making D Beam Settings
    • D Beam Setting Parameters
    • D BEAM INFO (D Beam Information) Screen
• Chapter 10. About V-LINK
  • What Is V-LINK?
  • Connection Example
  • Basic V-LINK Operation
  • V-LINK Setup Parameters
  • Appendix
    • Controllable V-LINK Functions and MIDI Messages
    • Bank Select/Program Change Function List
• Chapter 11. Using the SP-606 with Other MIDI Equipment
  • About MIDI
    • About MIDI Connectors
    • About the MIDI Implementation Chart
  • MIDI on the SP-606
  • Changing the MIDI Settings
    • Basic Procedure for MIDI Utility Settings
    • MIDI Utility Parameters
• Chapter 12. System Settings
  • About the System Settings
    • Using the Included CD-ROM to Restore the Factory-Set Condition
    • Making System Settings
    • Checking System Information
  • Adjusting the Master Level
• Chapter 13. About USB
  • Installing the USB Driver
  • Making the USB Connection
  • USB Audio Signal Flow
  • Making USB Audio and MIDI Settings
  • Copying Files or Folders via USB
• Chapter 14. About P606
  • Installing P606
  • Controlling P606 from the SP-606
    • Before You Control P606 from the SP-606
    • List of Control Functions
• Troubleshooting
  • The Screen Display Is Not Visible, or Is Difficult to Read
  • Problems When Playing Sounds
  • Memory-Related Problems
  • Sequencer-Related Problems
  • Problems When Playing Samples from an External MIDI Device or Computer
• Message Lists/ Recommended Memory Cards
  • Message Lists
  • Recommended Memory Cards
• MIDI Implementation
• MIDI Implementation Chart (INT MODE)
• MIDI Implementation Chart (EXT MODE)
• Specifications
• Index