Roland SP-404MK - Changing Pitch or Playback Speed

EditingaSample(SAMPLEEDIT)
ChangingthePitchorPlaybackSpeedofaSample(PITCH/SPEED)
Hereʼshowtochangethepitch(key)orplaybackspeedofasample.Youcanindependentlyeditthepitchandplayback
speed,ormakeasampleʼslengthmatchthatofthetempo.
Controller Parameter Value Explanation
[CTRL1]knob SPEED 50‒150(%) Setstheplaybackspeed.
Usethe[CTRL1]knobwhileholdingdownthe[SHIFT]
buttontosetmoreprecisevalues.
ThiscanonlybesetwhenBPMSYNCisoff.
[CTRL2]knob PITCH -12‒+12 Setstheplaybackpitch.
ThiscanonlybesetwhenVINYLMODEisoff.
[SHIFT]button+
[CTRL2]knob
FINE -1.00‒+1.00
(CENT)
Letsyousetamoreprecisevaluefortheplaybackpitch.
[CTRL3]knob VOLUME 0‒127 Setsthesamplevolume.
[SHIFT]button+
[CTRL3]knob
PAN MONO(Left),
L:50‒R:50,
MONO
(Right)
Setsthestereoposition(pan)ofthesample.
Turnthe[VALUE]
knob
BPMSET AUTO,MANU Setsthesampletempo.WhenthisissettoAUTO,the
tempodetectedinAUTOmodeisset.Whenthisissetto
MANU,youcanmanuallysetthetempo.
Fordetails,referto“SettingtheTempoDatainaSample.”
Holddown[SHIFT]
button+turn
[VALUE]knob
VINYL
MODE
No,Yes TurnsVINYLmodeon/off.Whenthisison,theplayback
speedandpitchcanbechangedatthesametime,likean
analogrecord.
Pressthe[PITCH/SPEED]button.
Thepitch/speedsettingscreenappears.
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Presspads[1]‒[16]toselectthesampleyouwanttoedit.
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Usethe[CTRL1]‒[CTRL3]knobstoedittheparameters.
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