Roland SP-404MK - Setting Tempo Data in a Sample

SettingtheTempo
SettingtheTempoDatainaSample
Youcanaddtempodatatoasampletomakethesampleplaybackinsyncwiththetempo.
SettingthetempoinAUTOmode
Hereʼshowtodetectandsetthetempoofasample.
MANUALmode
Hereʼshowtomanuallysetthetempo.UseMANUALmodeifyouknowthetempoofthesample,orifyouʼrehavinga
hardtimedetectingthecorrecttempoinAUTOmode.
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[VALUE]knobtochangeBPMSETto“AUTO,”andpressthe[VALUE]knob.
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Usethe[VALUE]knobtoselecttheBPMrange,andpressthe[VALUE]knob.
Parameter Value
BPMRANGE 100-199,80-159,70-139,50-99
Aconfirmationmessageappears.
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Usethe[VALUE]knobtoselect“OK,”andpressthe[VALUE]knob.
Thesampleisanalyzed,andthedetectedtempoissetastheBPMvalue.
Youmaynotbeabletoaccuratelydetectthetempo(BPM)onsomesamples.Ifyouʼrehavingahard
timegettingtherighttempo,trymakingthesettinginMANUALmode.
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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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Turnthe[VALUE]knobtochangeBPMSETto“MANU,”andpressthe[VALUE]knob.
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Turnthe[VALUE]knobtosettheBPM,andpressthe[VALUE]knob.
Parameter Value
VALUE 40.0‒200.0
Youcanalsosetthetempousingthetaptempofunction.
“SettingtheTempoinTimewiththeRhythm(TapTempo)”
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