8
Before You Start
 
7.
 
PATTERN SELECT Button
 
Use this button to play or record a pattern. When this button is 
lit, you can press a pad to select a pattern. (p. 13, p. 34, p. 44)
 
LENGTH Button
 
Use this button to specify the length of the pattern when 
recording a pattern. (p. 35, p. 44)
 
QUANTIZE Button
 
Use this button to make quantize settings for automatic timing 
correction when recording a pattern. (p. 35, p. 44)
 
8.
 
START/END/LEVEL Button
 
Use this button to change the start point, end point, or volume 
of a sample. (p. 17, p. 29, p. 32, p. 35, p. 44)
 
TIME/BPM Button
 
Use this button to specify the playback time or BPM (tempo) 
of a sample. (p. 14, p. 25, pp. 33–35, p. 44)
 
TAP TEMPO Button
 
By pressing this button several times at the desired interval, 
you can set the tempo to the corresponding timing. (p. 25, p. 
34)
 
9.
 
DEL Button
 
Use this button to delete a sample or pattern. (p. 15, p. 27, p. 
32, p. 36)
 
REC Button
 
Use this button to start/stop sampling or to record a pattern. 
(p. 14, p. 23, p. 34, p. 44)
 
RESAMPLE Button
 
Use this button to apply an effect to a sample and then sample 
it again (“resampling”). (p. 26)
 
10.
 
LO-FI Button
 
This button switches the grade (standard/lo-fi) when 
sampling. Lo-fi sampling is selected when the button is lit, and 
standard sampling is selected when the button is dark. (p. 23)
 
STEREO Button
 
This button switches between monaural and stereo sampling. 
Stereo sampling is selected when the button is lit, and 
monaural sampling is selected when the button is dark. (p. 17, 
p. 23)
 
GATE Button
 
This button switches between 
 
gate playback
 
 (whereby the 
sample plays only while you hold down the pad) and 
 
trigger 
playback
 
 (sample alternately begins playing or stops with 
each press of the pad). Gate playback is selected when the 
button is lit, and trigger playback is selected when the button 
is dark. (p. 29)
 
LOOP Button
 
This button switches between 
 
loop playback
 
 (whereby the 
sample plays repeatedly when you press the pad) and 
 
one-
shot playback
 
 (the sample plays only once). Loop playback is 
selected when the button is lit, and one-shot playback is 
selected when the button is dark. (p. 29)
 
REVERSE Button
 
This button selects 
 
reverse playback
 
, which causes the 
sample to play backward. Reverse playback is selected when 
the button is lit, and normal playback is selected when the 
button is dark. (p. 30)
 
11.
 
CANCEL Button
 
You can press this button to cancel a sampling or sample-
delete operation before it’s actually executed. This button also 
stops pattern playback or recording.
By pressing this button four times in rapid succession, you can 
stop all currently sounding notes.
 
REMAIN Button
 
When you press this button, the display will indicate the 
remaining time available for sampling. By holding down this 
button and pressing a pad, you can select the sample to which 
you want to apply an effect or the sample whose settings you 
want to change. (p. 18, p. 28)
 
MARK Button
 
Use this button to play just a portion of a sampled sound. If 
this button is lit, only the specified portion of the sound will 
play. (p. 31)
 
12.
 
BANK Buttons (A, B, C/G, D/H, E/I, F/J)
 
When [PATTERN SELECT] is not lighted or when you’re 
recording a pattern, these buttons switch sample banks. When 
[PATTERN SELECT] is lit, these buttons switch pattern banks. 
If you press BANK [A] or [B] so it’s lit, the SP-404’s internal 
bank A or B will be selected. If you press BANK [C/G]–[F/J] to 
light a button, banks C–F on the memory card can be selected. If 
you press BANK [C/G]–[F/J] once again so a button is blinking, 
banks G–J on the memory card can be selected.
 
13.
 
Pads (1–12)
 
When [PATTERN SELECT] is not lighted, pressing a pad will 
play the sample assigned to that pad. The pad will light while 
the sample plays.
When [PATTERN SELECT] is lit, you can use the pads to select 
the pattern you want to play or record.
 
14.
 
HOLD Pad
 
When you hold down a pad and press the HOLD pad, the 
sample will continue playing even after you release the pad. 
(p. 16)
 
EXT SOURCE Pad
 
By pressing the external source pad so the button is lit, you 
can mute/unmute or apply an effect to an external audio 
input source (line or mic). (p. 17, p. 45)
 
SUB PAD
 
You can use the sub pad to play the sample of the pad you 
pressed most recently. For example, this is a convenient way 
to play a drum roll by hand.
 
15.
 
MIC Button
 
This button switches the mic input on/off. The mic input is on 
when the button is lit. (p. 17, p. 24)
 
16.
 
Internal Mic
 
This is the SP-404’s internal mic. The internal mic is disabled if a 
separately available mic is plugged into the front panel MIC IN 
jack.
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