Roland SP-555 - Manual (Page 26)

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Loop Capture
1. Press [DEL].
2. The display will indicate “dEL” and [PLAY] will blink.
If you’ve selected a protected bank, the display will indicate
“Prt,” but you’ll still be able to delete the phrase.
3. In the LOOP CAPTURE section, press [PLAY].
4. If you press [DEL], the phrase will be deleted. When the
deletion is complete, [PLAY] will go out.
* Never turn off the power before the deletion is complete.
Alternatively, you can quickly delete the recorded phrase by
holding down [EFFECT ASSIGN] and pressing [REC].
1. Make sure that [PATTERN SELECT] is extinguished. If it
is lit, press [PATTERN SELECT] to turn it off.
2. Press [PLAY] to play back the phrase.
3. Press [START/END/LEVEL] so the button is lit.
4. Turn the CTRL 3 (LEVEL) knob to adjust the phrase’s
volume.
5. When you’ve finished making adjustments, press
[START/END/LEVEL] to turn off its light.
Turning the CTRL 3 (LEVEL) knob toward the left will
decrease the volume, and turning it toward the right will
increase the volume. A setting of 127 is the maximum
volume. The default value immediately after recording
is 127.
If you know the BPM of the phrase you’re going to record, or
if you’re going to record the playback of the pattern
sequencer, you can record a specified length of measures.
1. Set the BPM, either by pressing [TAP TEMPO] in rhythm
with the tempo, or by holding down [TAP TEMPO] and
using the CTRL 2 knob.
If you want to record while looping a pad, hold down [TAP
TEMPO] and press a pad; the recording tempo will be set to
the tempo of that pad.
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.
Below 64 BPM, four measures would exceed 15 seconds, so
you won
’ t be able to record four entire measures.
2. Press [MEASURE] several times to select either 1, 2,
or 4.
3. Press [REC] to start recording.
4. When the specified number of measures has elapsed,
recording will end and the newly recorded phrase will
play.
The BPM value displayed after recording is an approximation
derived from the recorded time, and will not be exact.
1. Press [PLAY] to play a previously recorded phrase.
[PLAY] will blink.
2. Press [REC] to begin recording (overdubbing).
[REC] will light, and [PLAY] will blink in orange.
3. Press [REC] to stop recording (overdubbing).
[REC] will go out and [PLAY] will light in green, and the
phrase will continue playing.
4. Press [PLAY] to stop the phrase playback.
Deleting the phrase recorded by
Loop Capture
Adjusting the playback level
of the phrase
Recording with a specified tempo
Layering sound onto a previously
recorded phrase (Overdubbing)
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