Table Of Contents - Roland SP-606 Owner's Manual

Contents
Main Features.....................................................................................................10
Conventions Used in This Manual....................................................................................................................... 11
An Overview of the SP-606 ...............................................................................12
How the Various Sections Are Connected.......................................................................................................... 12
Audio Signal Flow Inside the SP-606................................................................................................................... 12
How the SP-606 Is Organized ............................................................................................................................... 13
Playing and Performing Sounds ............................................................................................................ 13
Switching the Mode (Internal/External) .............................................................................................. 15
Top, Front, and Rear Panels .............................................................................16
Connecting the SP-606 to Your Equipment.....................................................20
Turning the Power On/Off .................................................................................21
Turning the Power On ........................................................................................................................................... 21
Shutting Down and Turning the Power Off....................................................................................................... 21
Inserting and Removing a Memory Card .........................................................22
Inserting a Memory Card ...................................................................................................................................... 22
Removing a Memory Card after Shutdown ....................................................................................................... 22
Quick Start..........................................................................................................23
Playing Samples from the Pads ............................................................................................................................ 23
How to Play a Sample.............................................................................................................................. 23
Switching Pad Banks................................................................................................................................ 23
Adjusting the Loudness of the Sound When You Strike the Pads.................................................... 23
Playing Patterns ...................................................................................................................................................... 24
Basic Procedure for Playing a Pattern ................................................................................................... 24
Selecting and Playing a Pattern from the Pattern List ........................................................................ 24
Changing the BPM (Tempo) During Pattern Playback ...................................................................... 25
Muting Individual Tracks ....................................................................................................................... 25
The Number of Samples That Can Be Played Simultaneously.......................................................... 25
Playing an Audio Input Signal ............................................................................................................................. 25
Recording Your Own Samples ............................................................................................................................. 26
Preparations for Sampling ...................................................................................................................... 26
Sampling .................................................................................................................................................... 27
Editing a Sample..................................................................................................................................................... 28
Looping a Sample..................................................................................................................................... 28
Changing How the Sample Plays and Stops ........................................................................................ 28
Reversing the Playback............................................................................................................................ 29
Chapter 1. Playing the Pads/Making Pad Settings .........................................30
Playing the Pads ..................................................................................................................................................... 30
Playing a Roll ............................................................................................................................................ 30
Using the Sub Pad Function.................................................................................................................... 30
Using the Hold Function ......................................................................................................................... 30
Making Pad Settings .............................................................................................................................................. 31
Pad Bank Protect....................................................................................................................................... 31
Basic Procedure for Pad Utility Settings ............................................................................................... 31
Pad Utility Parameters............................................................................................................................. 31
Deleting a Sample..................................................................................................................................... 32
Using the Clipboard to Copy a Sample................................................................................................. 32
Chapter 2. Using Effects ...................................................................................33
Basic Effect Operation............................................................................................................................................ 33
Turning Effects On/Off........................................................................................................................... 33
Using the Control Knobs......................................................................................................................... 33
Choosing the MFX Type from a List ..................................................................................................... 33
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