Roland TAIKO-1 - Importing and Playing Audio Files; (User Sample); Importing an Audio File (Import); Previewing User Samples

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Importing and Playing Audio Files (User Sample)
Audio les that you created on your computer can be imported from a
USB ash drive and played as instruments (User Sample function).
You can edit the sound of a user sample or apply eects to it in the
same way as other instruments.
Audio les that can be loaded
WAV le
Format (extension) WAV (.wav)
Sampling frequency 44.1 kHz
Bit rate 16- or 24-bit
Length Maximum of 180 seconds
* File names or folder names that contain 15 characters or more do not
display correctly. Also, le/folder names with double-byte characters are
not supported.
1. Press “MENU” (F2 button).
2. Use the [
H
] [
I
] buttons to select “User Sample,” and
then press “SELECT” (F2 button).
The USER SAMPLE screen appears.
3. Use the [
H
] [
I
] buttons to select the item, and then
press “SELECT” (F2 button).
Importing an Audio File (Import) page 25
Previewing User Samples (Preview) page 25
Editing a User Sample (Edit) page 26
Renaming a User Sample (Rename) page 26
Deleting a User Sample (Delete) page 26
Renumbering User Samples to Eliminate Blanks (Renumber) page 27
Optimizing the User Sample Area (Optimize) page 27
Deleting All User Samples (Delete All) page 27
Importing an Audio File (Import)
Here’s how to import an audio le into this instrument as a user
sample.
1. On your computer or similar device, copy the audio
le you want to import into the TAIKO-1 to the
“IMPORT” folder of your USB ash drive.
2. Insert the USB ash drive into the USB MEMORY port
of the TAIKO-1.
3. On the USER SAMPLE screen, select “Import” and then
press “SELECT” (F2 button).
The SAMPLE IMPORT screen appears.
4. Use the [
H
] [
I
] buttons to select the audio le to
import, and press “SELECT” (F2 button).
5. Use the [
H
] [
I
] buttons to select the save destination,
and then press “EXECUTE” (F2 button).
Select an import destination that does not already contain an
imported user sample.
After the data is imported and the message “Completed!” appears,
the display returns to the USER SAMPLE screen.
6. Press the F1 button several times to return to the top
screen.
Previewing User Samples (Preview)
1. On the USER SAMPLE screen, select “Preview” and
then press “SELECT” (F2 button).
The SAMPLE PREVIEW screen (list of user samples) appears.
2. Use the [
H
] and [
I
] buttons to select a user sample,
and press “PREVIEW” (F2 button).
3. Press the F1 button several times to return to the top
screen.