Boss Audio Systems SP-505 - Manual (Page 11)

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Names of Things and What They Do
PITCH Button
This allows you to play scales with the sample.
(5)
SYSTEM Button
Press this button when you want to make system-related
settings, such as adjusting the display contrast or setting the
MIDI channel.
Display
A variety of information is shown here.
F1–F3 Buttons
The function of these buttons will change depending on the
screen. The function names will be indicated in the display
(above each button).
ZOOM IN Button
ZOOM OUT Button
When you are editing a sampled waveform, these buttons
zoom-in or zoom-out on the sampled waveform in the
display.
In other situations, these buttons switch between screen
pages.
* If you continue pressing the button, the screens will switch
successively.
* If you hold down one button and press the opposite button, the
screens will switch more rapidly.
L/R Button
While editing the waveforms of stereo samples, this button is
pressed to switch between the left and right channel
waveforms.
(6) EFFECTS CONTROL
CTRL 1–CTRL 3 (Control knobs 1–3)
These knobs provide for the realtime control of the
parameters assigned to them, which vary depending on the
effect selected.
FX INFO (Effect Information) Button
Press this button when you want the status of an effect
setting to be shown in the display.
FX SELECT (Effect Select) Button
Press this button to select effects.
By pressing this button and then pressing a pad [1]–[16], you
can directly select effect numbers 1–16.
FX ASSIGN (Effect Assign) Button
Press this button to specify the pad (sample) to which you
want to apply an effect.
FX ON/OFF (Effect On/Off) Button
This button turns the effect on/off.
(7) SEQUENCER
SONG Button
Press this button to play back a song.
PTN (Pattern) Button
Press this button to play back patterns.
BPM/TAP Button
Press this button when you want to set the BPM of a song or
pattern.
By pressing this button four times at the desired tempo, you
can also set the Tap Tempo.
PART Buttons 1–4
These buttons switch the sounded/muted status of each part
of the pattern or song.
Button lit: will sound
Button dark: muted
RESET Button
Resets the unit so playback of a song or pattern will start at
the beginning.
BWD (Backward) Button
Press this button to move the playback position backwards,
by one measure each time you press it, to the beginning of
previous measures.
* If you continue pressing the button, you will move
successively backward to the beginning of the previous
measure.
FWD (Forward) Button
Press this button to move the playback position forwards, by
one measure each time you press it, to the beginning of
subsequent measures.
* If you continue pressing the button, you will move
successively forward to the beginning of the next measure.
STOP Button
This button stops playback of the song or pattern.
PLAY Button
This button starts playback of the song or pattern.