Roland sp-404sx Owner's Manual page 30

Adjusting Both the Start Point and
End Point
1. Make sure that the [PATTERN SELECT] button
is extinguished . If it is lit, press the [PATTERN
SELECT] button to turn it off .
2. Press the pad whose playback region you want to
adjust, making it sound .
MEMO
If the [MARK] button is lit, the start point or end point
has already been adjusted. In this case, cancel the start
point/end point setting (p. 27) before you proceed with
the steps below.
3. While listening to the sound, press the [MARK]
button at the timing of the desired start point .
4. Press the [MARK] button again at the timing of the
desired end point .
Start sampling
Unwanted
Press the [MARK]
button
MEMO
If you specify the BPM (tempo) between steps 3 and 4,
the end point will automatically be set to the location
of the beat that is closest to the timing at which you
press the [MARK] button in step 4 (in units of beats of
the BPM value, beginning at the start point). To specify
the BPM, you can either press the [TIME/BPM] button
so the button is lit and then turn the [CTRL 2] knob, or
press the [TAP TEMPO] button several times.
Beat
Start Point
28
Stop sampling
Unwanted
Press the [MARK]
button
This region will sound
Beat Beat Beat
Timing at which
you press the
[MARK] button
Adjusted
Specified end point
Adjusting Only the End Point
1. Make sure that the [PATTERN SELECT] button
is extinguished . If it is lit, press the [PATTERN
SELECT] button to turn it off .
2. Hold down the [MARK] button, and press the
pad whose playback region you want to adjust,
making it sound .
3. When the sound begins to play, release the
[MARK] button .
4. While the sound plays, press the [MARK] button at
the timing of the desired end point .
MEMO
If you press the [MARK] button to turn off its light while
the sound is playing, the change in the start point and
end point will be cancelled.
Adjusting Only the Start Point
1. Make sure that the [PATTERN SELECT] button
is extinguished . If it is lit, press the [PATTERN
SELECT] button to turn it off .
2. Press the pad whose playback region you want to
adjust, making it sound .
MEMO
If the [MARK] button is lit, the start point or end point
has already been adjusted. In this case, cancel the start
point/end point setting (p. 27) before you proceed with
the steps below.
3. While listening to the sound, press the [MARK]
button at the timing of the desired start point .
4. Stop the pad playback .