Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto SP-404SX del fabbricante Roland
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2 F eatur es Quick and Easy Sampling! Sample anywhere, an ytime using the built-in mic and battery power . Line and mic inputs are also available . Killer E ec ts Onboard! Create a signa ture sound using the 29 DSP e ects including the standard lter , delay and unique e ects such as voice transformer and looper FX.
3 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English C onten ts F e a t u r e s ................................... 2 P a n e l D e s c r i p t i o n s ......................... 4 A b o u t B a t t e r i e s ............................
4 P anel Descr iptions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Name Description Page 1 [ VOL UME] knob This adjusts the volume. p. 9 2 [CTRL 1]–[CTRL 3] knobs These knobs control e ec t parameters. Y ou can also use each k nob to make the following settings.
5 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English Name Description Page 8 Pads [1]–[12] When you press these pads , you’ll hear the samples that are assig ned to the pads. If the [P A T TERN SELECT ] button is lit, the pads will select patterns.
6 About Batt eries Remove the battery compartment cover located on the bottom of the SP - 404SX, and insert the batteries in the correct polarit y (direction) as marked inside the battery compar tment.
Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English Basic Opera tion.
8 Befor e Y ou Star t C onnec ting the SP -404SX to Y our Speakers Make sure that the SP-404SX and y our ampli ed speakers (which we’ll simply call “speakers”) ar e powered o , and then make connections as shown below .
9 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English T urning the P o wer On NO TE Once the connections have been completed , turn on power to your various devic es in the order speci ed. By turning on devices in the wrong order , you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices.
10 Inserting an SD c ard If you insert a commercially available SD card into the SP -404SX, you’ll be able t o sample for longer times. This section explains how to insert an SD card; however , when.
11 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English Pla ying Sounds Pla ying Samples What’ s a sample? Samples are pieces of sampled (recor ded) sound together with their loop settings, etc. That are assigned to the twelve pads. Y ou can play a sample by pressing the corr esponding pad [1]–[12].
12 12 3. Press a pad to pla y its sample. That pad will blink while its sample is playing. Y ou can press two or more pads to play them simultaneously . T ry playing samples using the functions described below. Holding a sample While holding down a pad, press the [ HOLD] pad to make the sample continue playing even after you r elease the pad.
13 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English Applying E ec ts The SP-404SX con tains 29 types of e ects. As an example, here ’ s how to apply the “FIL TER + DRIVE” to a sample . 1. Press a pad to pla y its sample. 2.
14 Playing P atterns What’ s a pattern? The SP-404SX lets y ou successively play sev eral samples by pressing a pad, and cr eate a song by recor ding this per for- mance. Such a succession of samples is called a “pattern. ” Pads to which a pa ttern is assigned will blink red.
15 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English 3. Press a pad , and the pattern will play . The pad will change from blinking to lit, and the pattern will begin playing.
16 Recor ding Samples— Basic Operation STEP 1: Connecting Equipment Connecting a P or table Music Play er or Ster eo If you’ re c onnecting your por table music player , stereo, or CD play er , use audio cables to connect your device ’ s output jacks (LINE OUT jacks, A UX OUT jacks, etc.
17 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English Connecting a Mic T o use a mic, connect it to the MIC IN jack, then press the [MIC ] button so it’ s lit. MIC IN jack Press the [MIC] button so it’ s lit. MEMO If you’ re not using a mic, lea ve this button unlit.
18 STEP 2: S ampling Here we ’ll explain how to use Sampling to r ecord to pad [1] of bank J. 1. Make sure that the [P A T TERN SELEC T ] button is extinguished. If it’ s lit, press the button to turn it o . 2. Press the [ REC] button so the button is lit.
19 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English Applying an e ect while you sample By pressing an e ect button at this time, you can sample the sound pr ocessed by the e ect. MEMO In this case, you can use the [CTRL 1] and [CTRL 2] k nobs to adjust the e ect settings.
20 7. Produc e sound on the device that’ s connected to the SP-404SX, and Pr ess the [REC] button when you want to start sampling. [REC] button will light, and sampling will begin.
21 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English Deleting a S ample If you are not satis ed with the sound you sampled, use the f ollowing procedure to delet e it, and then sample the sound again. 1. Press the [ DEL] button. 2. The display will indicat e “ dEL , ” and the pads that can be deleted will blink.
22 By using the included “SP-404SX W ave C onverter” software, W A V or AIFF les from your comput er can be written to an SD card and assigned to pads of the SP -404SX.
Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English A dvanc ed Opera tion.
24 Pla ying an Ex ternal I nput Sound Audio input from an external source (such as fr om a portable music player connected to the LINE IN jacks or a mic connected to the MIC IN jack) can be handled much like samples are on the SP-404SX; it can be pla yed and eects can be applied to it.
25 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English Recor ding Samples— Advanc ed Operation MEMO This section explains more advanced methods of sampling. F or basic sampling, ref er to “Recording Samples— Basic Operation ” (p.
26 S ampling with a Specied T empo 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 specied .
27 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English Editing a Sample MEMO For details on setting a sample ’ s GA TE, LOOP , REVERSE, and L O-FI parameters, refer t o p. 12. Setting a S ample’ s V olume Here ’ s how to adjust the volume of each pad.
28 Adjusting Both the Star t P oint and End P oint 1. Make sure that the [P A T TERN SELEC T ] button is extinguished. If it is lit, press the [P A T TERN SELECT ] button to turn it o . 2. Press the pad whose pla yback region you wan t to adjust, making it sound.
29 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English Making F ine Adjustments t o the Star t P oint and E nd P oint 1. Make sure that the [P A T TERN SELEC T ] button is extinguished. If it is lit, press the [P A T TERN SELECT ] button to turn it o .
30 Changing a S ample’ s BPM A sample’ s BPM (tempo) is automatically determined by the length between the sample’ s star t point and end point. However , depending on this length, the calculated BPM value may be half or double the actual BPM. In this case, you can correct the BPM as f ollows.
31 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English Ex changing S amples between T w o P ads Y ou can exchange samples between two pads. This lets you bring together the desired samples int o a single bank. MEMO If you decide to cancel this operation during the procedure , press the [CANCEL] button.
32 P attern Sequencer The SP-404SX con tains a Pattern Sequencer function that can record sample-playback operations. Another w ay to use this capability is to combine several phrase samples to create a simple song , or to combine rhythm samples to create rhythm pa tterns.
33 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English The [REC] button will change from blinking to lit, and recording will beg in. There will be a one-measure count befor e recording actually begins, so wait for one measure while list ening to the metronome.
34 Deleting a P att ern 1. Press the [P A T TERN SELEC T ] button so the button is lit. The display will indicate “ Ptn ” and the pads that have been recorded will blink. 2. Press the [DEL] button so the butt on is lit. The display will indicate “ dEL .
35 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English About SD Car d MEMO For details on r ecommended SD cards, and on ho w to insert or remove an SD card, r efer to “Inser ting an SD card” (p. 10). For details on SD car d capacity and available sampling times, ref er to “ About the A vailable Sampling Times” (p.
36 Impor ting W A VE Files Y ou can impor t W A VE les via SD card and assign them to pads. MEMO By using the included “SP-404SX Wa ve Conv erter ” software, you can easily import W A VE les from your computer . For details, ref er to “Impor ting W av e Files from Y our Computer” (p.
37 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English S aving Backup Da ta (Backup S av e) This operation will sav e backup data (all data including sample banks and pattern banks) to the SD card .
38 About the Pr otec t Function Y ou can protect an SD card so that the samples and patterns on the card cannot be ov er written or deleted accidentally . NO TE On the SD card included with the SP-404SX, sample banks [A]–[F] and pattern banks [ A]–[E] contain preload data and are protected .
39 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English List of Functions Y ou can access the following functions by holding down the [ FUNC ] button and pressing the corresponding pad. For details on each function, ref er to the page listed in the table below .
40 Restoring the F ac tor y S ettings (F ac tor y Reset) This operation will rest ore the SD card’ s sample and pattern data, as well as the SP -404SX’ s internal settings and data to their factory-set condition. In order to per form this operation, you ’ll need a computer and a commercially available card r eader .
Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English Appendix.
42 Eects that Y ou Can Selec t by Directly Pressing a Butt on T ype C TRL 1 function (display) CTRL 2 function (display) CTRL 3 function (display) FIL TER+DRIVE CUTOFF ( CoF ) RESONANCE ( rES ) N DRIVE ( drU ) N A low-pass lter with over drive. It cuts the high frequencies and adds distortion.
43 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English No. Type CTRL 1 function (display) CTRL 2 function (display) CTRL 3 func tion (display) 5 PHASER DEPTH ( dPt ) N RA TE ( rAt ) MANUAL ( NAn ) Creates modulation by adding a phase-shifted sound.
44 No. Type CTRL 1 function (display) CTRL 2 function (display) CTRL 3 func tion (display) 22 C.CANCELER L–R BALANCE ( L-r ) LOW BOOST ( L o ) HIGH BOOST ( H i ) Cancels the vocal or other sound located in the center . Adjusts the point at which maximum cancellation occurs.
45 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English Error Message List Message Description EJC Eject Processing is not possible because the SD card was r emoved. * Don’t r emove the card while the power is on. LoC Lock The SD card is locked.
46 Problem P oints to check Action Acoustic feedback (a whine or howl) is heard Howling could be produced depending on the location of mics relative to speakers . This can be remedied by: 1. Changing the orientation of the mic(s). 2. Relocating mic(s) at a greater distance fr om speakers.
47 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English About MIDI MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, and is a global standard that allows electronic musical instru- ments and computers to ex change per formance data. “MIDI Implementation Chart ” (p.
48 MIDI Implementa tion Char t Function... Basic Channel Mode Note Number : Velocity After Touch Pitch Bend Control Change Program Change System Exclusive System Common System Real Time Aux Messages N.
49 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English Specications SP-404SX: Sampler Maximum Polyphon y 12 voic es Recordable Data Samples: 120 (12 samples x 10 banks) (stored on SD .
50 A AC A DA P TOR 8 AI F F 25 , 35 AUTO S A MP L IN G 25 AUTO TRI G LE V E L 25 B BACKUP DELETE 37 BAC K UP LOAD 37 BAC K UP S A V E 37 BA T TERIES 6 BP M 15 BUIL TIN MIC 17 C CA N CE L BU T TON 1.
51 Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português Nederlands English USING THE UNIT SAFEL Y Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be used improperly.
52 IMPORT ANT NO TES P ower Supply P ower Supply : Use of Batt eries • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is being used by an electrical appliance that is controlled by an inverter (such as a refrigerator , washing machine, microwave o ven, or air conditioner), or that contains a motor .
For China For EU Countries.
This product complies with the requirements of EMC Directive 2004/108/EC. For EU Countries For Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.
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