Roland SP-555 - Manual (Page 23)

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Sampling (recording)
If you specify the BPM (tempo) while you’re still in sampling
standby mode, the end point (the timing at which the sound
stops playing) will be automatically set after sampling to a
beat of the BPM value you specified.
1. Enter sampling standby mode.
2. Press [TIME/BPM] so the button is lit.
3. Set the BPM, either by pressing [TAP TEMPO] in time
with the beat, or by holding down [TAP TEMPO] and
turning the CTRL 2 knob.
Permissible values for the BPM range from 40 up to 200.
However, if the BPM is 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.
4. Press [TIME/BPM] to turn off the button’s light.
5. Press [SAMPLING] to start sampling.
6. Press [SAMPLING] once again to stop sampling.
To hear the result, press the pad to which you sampled.
If you specify the BPM (tempo) while in sampling standby
mode, the timing at which the sound stops playing (the end
point) will automatically be set to a beat of the BPM value you
assigned before pressing the button. This means that [MARK]
will light automatically to indicate that the end point has been
set. For more about the end point, refer to
“Adjusting the
playback region of a sample” (p. 28).
If the sampled time is multiple measures or less than one
measure, the BPM indication may be double or half. In this
case, press [TIME/BPM] so the button is lit, then turn the CTRL
2 (BPM) knob to set the desired value. Refer to
“Changing a
sample’s BPM” (p. 32).
The displayed BPM value is an approximation derived from
the sampled time, and may not be accurate.
Depending on the BPM value, the time corresponding to the
BPM may not precisely match the time from the start point to
the end point. For this reason if you use
“Loop playback” (p.
17) to continuously play a sample for an extended time, the
timing will gradually drift.
You can add a count-in (1, 2, 3, 4) when you start sampling.
This is convenient when you are sampling with a specific
tempo or time signature in mind.
1. Specify the tempo as described in steps 1–4 of
“Sampling with a specified tempo” (p. 23)
2. Press [START/END/LEVEL] so the button is lit.
3. When you press [SAMPLING], the metronome will
sound, and the display will successively indicate
“-1-”
➜ “-2-” ➜ “-3-” ➜ “-4-” ➜ “rEC.”
Sampling will begin when the “rEC” indication
appears.
1. Before you continue, make sure of the sample you
want to delete.
2. Press [DEL].
3. The display will indicate “dEL,” and pads to which
samples are assigned will blink.
4. Press the pad of the sample that you want to delete.
When you press a pad, the pad will change from
blinking to lit.
5. If you want to delete the samples from several pads,
press the appropriate pads at this point. You can select
multiple pads simultaneously if they are in the same
bank.
* If you decide to cancel the operations you’ve performed up to
this point, press [CANCEL].
6. When you press [DEL], the samples will start being
deleted. When the deletion is complete, the “dEL”
indication in the display will disappear.
* Never turn off the power before the deletion is complete. Doing
so may destroy not only the samples being deleted, but also
other samples, or damage the CompactFlash card itself.
* Once you press [DEL] to begin deleting the samples, you won’t
be able to cancel the operation by pressing [CANCEL].
* If you specify a bank that is protected (p. 51), the display will
indicate “Prt” (Protected), and you won’t be able to delete
anything.
Sampling with a specified tempo Using a count-in
Deleting a sample
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