Roland SP-404MK - Importing Samples (IMPORT SAMPLE)

ConfiguringtheVariousSettings(UTILITY) > Importing/Exporting(UsingtheSDCard)
ImportingSamples(IMPORTSAMPLE)
YoucanuseanSDcardtoimportcommerciallyavailableaudiomaterialoraudiomaterialcreatedonyourcomputer.
Usingyourcomputerorsimilardevice,savethesamplesyouwishtoimporttothe“IMPORT”folderon
theSDcard(Importing/Exporting(UsingtheSDCard)).
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InserttheSDcardonwhichthesamplesaresavedintotheSDcardslotofthisunit.
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Holddownthe[SHIFT]buttonandpressthepad[13].
TheUTILITYMENUscreenappears.
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Usethe[VALUE]knobtoselect“IMPORT,”andpressthe[VALUE]knob.
TheIMPORT/EXPORTMENUscreenappears.
Fromthetopscreen,youcanalsomakethisscreenappearbypressingpad[14]whileholdingdownthe
[SHIFT]button.
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Usethe[VALUE]knobtoselect“IMPORTfromSD-CARD,”andpressthe[VALUE]knob.
TheIMPORTSAMPLE/PROJECTscreenappears.
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Usethe[VALUE]knobtoselect“SAMPLE,”andpressthe[VALUE]knob.
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Presspads[1]‒[16]toselectthepadtowhichyouwanttoassigntheimportedsample.
Normally,youshouldselectapadthatʼsblinkingyellow(anemptypad).
Padstatus Explanation
Unlit(dark
orange)
Sampleisalreadyassignedtothepad
Blinking Samplenotyetassignedtothepad(emptypad)
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