Roland SP-404A User Manual

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Playing Sounds
3. Press a pad, and the pattern will play.
The pad will change from blinking to lit, and the
pattern will begin playing.
4. Press another pad to reserve the next pattern.
If you press another pad while a pattern is playing,
the pattern to play next will be reserved, and that
pad will blink. When the currently playing pattern has
nished playing, the reserved pattern will play.
If you hold down the [SUB PAD] pad and press a pad,
the pattern will change immediately.
5. Press the currently playing pad, and the pattern will stop playing.
Pattern playback will also
stop if you press the [CANCEL]
button.
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For details on how to create a pattern, refer to “Recording a Pattern” (
&
PDF).
Adjusting the Tempo
Here’s how to change the playback tempo of the pattern.
1. Press the [TIME/BPM] button so it’s lit.
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If the [SELECT] button is lit, you’ll be changing the pattern’s tempo. If
the [SELECT] button is extinguished, you’ll be changing the current
sample’s tempo.
2. Turn the [CTRL 2] knob.
The display will indicate the tempo in terms of the BPM, and the pattern playback
tempo will change.
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.
You can also set the tempo by pressing the
[TAP TEMPO] button several times at quarter note
intervals of the desired tempo.
3. Once you’ve specied the tempo, press the [TIME/BPM] button to turn it o.
What’s BPM?
This stands for Beats Per Minute, which is the number of quarter-note beats played in one minute.

Roland SP-404A Specifications

General

Bit rate	16 bit
Sample rate	44.1 kHz
Housing color	Black
Number of pads	13
Number of knobs	3
Sound effects quantity	29
Display type	LED
Built-in display	Yes
Power source type	AC, Battery
Memory card included	SD

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	257 mm
Width	178 mm
Height	73 mm
Weight	1200 g