Roland SP-555 Owner's Manual page 29

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