Roland SP-404A Owner's Manual page 17

7. Produce sound on the device that's connected to the SP-404A, and Press the [REC] button when you want to
start sampling .
NOTE
Never turn off the power while sampling is in progress. If you turn off the power, not only the sample being recorded but
also other samples may also be destroyed.
8. When you want to stop sampling, press the [REC] button .
If the display indicates "
In the following cases, the display will indicate "
• When there is no remaining free space on the SD card
• When the sample currently being recorded exceeds 2 GB (approximately 180 minutes in stereo)
9. Press the pad [1] to play back the sound you just sampled .
If the sample included an unwanted portion
If there is unwanted sound or silence at the beginning or end of the sample, you can make settings so that only the desired
portion will be heard.
For details, refer to"Adjusting the Playback Region of a Sample" ( & PDF).
If you want to re-record the sample
Delete the sample as described in "Deleting a Sample" (p. 18) on the following page, and then re-record the sample.
"
FUL
FUL , " and sampling will end automatically.
Recording Samples— Basic Operation
[REC] button will light, and
sampling will begin.
[REC] button will go out, and
sampling will end.
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