Roland SP-404MKII - Changing the Pitch or Playback Speed of a Sample (PITCH;SPEED)

Editing a Sample (SAMPLE EDIT)
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Changing the Pitch or Playback Speed of a Sample (PITCH/SPEED)
Here’s how to change the pitch (key) or playback speed of a sample. You can independently edit the pitch and playback speed, or
make a sample’s length match that of the tempo.
1. Press the [PITCH/SPEED] button.
The pitch/speed settings screen appears.
2. Press pads [1]–[16] to select the sample you want to edit.
3. Use the [CTRL 1]–[CTRL 3] knobs to edit the parameters.
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
-12.00–+12.00
(when VINYL MODE
is “No”)
-12.00–+7.00 (when
VINYL MODE is
“Yes”)
Sets the playback pitch.
[SHIFT] button +
[CTRL 2] knob
FINE
-1.00–+1.00 (CENT)
(when VINYL MODE
is “No”)
-0.49–+0.50 (CENT)
(when VINYL MODE
is “Yes”)
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,
MANU-F
Sets the sample tempo. When this is set to AUTO, the
tempo detected in AUTO mode is set. When this is set to
MANU or MANU-F, you can manually set the tempo.
For details, refer to “Setting the Tempo Data in a
Sample(P.83)”.
Hold down [SHIFT]
button + turn
[VALUE] knob
VINYL
MODE
Turns VINYL mode on/off.
By using VARI mode, you can improve unnatural sound quality problems that
occur when changing a sample’s pitch or speed.
VARI mode is enabled when VINYL mode is set to “No”.
No
Independently controls the playback speed and pitch.
Yes
Changes the playback speed and pitch at the same time,
like an analog record.
VARI MODE
Off
VARI mode is not used.
Backing
Processes the sound as appropriate for musical
instruments whose sounds have a noticeable decay.
This is particularly suitable for sounds that have a
pronounced attack such as drums, percussion, guitar
strumming and so on.
Ensemble
Processes the sound as appropriate for musical
instruments that have a sustaining sound.
This is particularly suitable for sound sources and
instruments that produce long tones with smooth
changes in tone, like choral groups and strings.
When this is set to “Ensemble”, the sample plays back
with twice as many voices.
For stereo samples: four times as many voices
For mono samples: twice as many voices