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1. Press [SONG/TRACK]
2. Select "Set Song Param?" and press [ENTER/YES].
3. Select "FadeSw" for the desired track, and rotate the VALUE/TIME
dial to set this to ON.
4. Press [PLAY] to return to the HOME screen.
Technical Note: When "FadeSw" is set to ON, the SP-808EX subtly shortens the Duration of each
Phrase in a continuous string of Phrases in response to the tempo.
This speeds the operation of the SP-808EX's Fade Out function, and helps suppress noise at
discontinuous points in waves. Note: This effect may not be achieved if the noise is contained in the
Phrase itself.
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Yes, you can use the effects without a Zip disk in the drive with the new OS.
It's called "diskless mode."
You can also use the effects in sync with a tempo: repeatedly press [HOLD] while holding down
[SHIFT] until you arrive at the desired tempo.
Also: Hold down [SHIFT] and press [VARI PITCH], then use the Value/Time dial to
set the BPM. The pad lights up in sync with the tempo.
Buttons related to editing, track settings, and sampling are disabled in diskless mode.
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And BTW, RE: the nifty little light show that plays when you start up the new OS with no Zip in the
drive: By holding down [PAD BANK] and pressing a pad, you can select sixteen different light
patterns in diskless mode.
If you don't want the "light show," hold down [PAD BANK] and press pad #16.
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The tie function is derived from musical notation. Whereas a quater note (for instance) needs to
sustain, in tablature it has a horizontal tie to the next note. The TIE feature is also found in the VA
synth (both SP-808 and EX.) When developing patterns by setting each step as a note, you can
select any step following a note with a TIE, which is right by the REST function towards the lowest
position.
All this said, essentially, the TIE feature in step recording is just letting the processor know that it
has no reason to reload and play the same sample there by reducing load on processing. The sad
part of this is that now, once recorded, you're stuck with one large sample. This means you can
select exact sections of the track for volume adjustments and various other easy cut and paste type
jobs to perfect your track. It's a give and take thing.
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(1) Set the position in the song where recording begins at the top of any measure
(2) Hold down [SHIFT] and press the [STOP] button, the "STEP REC" screen is called up.
(3) Press [STATUS] on the track you want to record so that its red light flashes.
And you're there.
Pressing [PLAY] holds the phrase in the preceding step over to the current step (Tie).
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The FF (>>) button is for RESTS too. So if want 8 bars and a 2 bar break say, follow what
explained above and at bar 9 hit FF, and hit it again (for 2 bars).
Diskless Mode
Light Show
Tie Function
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