Playing Patterns - Roland SP-404A Owner's Manual

Playing Patterns

What's a pattern?
The SP-404A lets you successively play several samples by pressing a pad, and create a song by recording this performance.
Such a succession of samples is called a "pattern. "
What is a pattern bank?
A "pattern bank" is a set of twelve patterns assigned to the pads. The SP-404A has ten pattern banks, A–J.
On the factory-installed SD card, patterns are assigned to pads of some pattern banks. You'll probably want to start by listening
to these.
1. Press the [SELECT] button so it's lit .
2. Press the BANK [A/F] button so the button is lit .
Pads to which a pattern is assigned will blink red.
When you press a blinking pad, the pattern will
play.
Use the [A/F]–[E/J] buttons to switch pattern banks.
To select F, Press the [A/F] button twice so it starts
blinking.
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The display will indicate "
If the button is blinking, bank F is selected. Press
the [A/F] button once again so it lights steadily.
Playing Sounds
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