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SP-808: Protecting the Pad Banks 16 Samples
In order to prevent pad samples from being accidentally erased, you can add protection by turning
Bank Protection on. Use the following procedure to turn Bank Protection on:
1. Press SAMPLE/BANK.
2. Press CURSOR DOWN to select "Bank Protection."
3. Press ENTER/YES to display the "TURN BANK PROTECTION" screen.
4. Use the VALUE/TIME dial to select a Pad number.
5. Use the ENTER/YES button to toggle protection between OFF and ON.
6. Press PLAY to return to the basic screens.
SP-808: Changing the Display From Measures/Beats to Hours/Minutes/Seconds
The SP-808 allow you to view song data in terms of hours, minutes and seconds as well as
measures and beats. Use the following procedure to change the display from measures and beats
to hours and minutes and seconds:
1. Press SYSTEM/DISK once.
2. Check to make sure that "Set System Param?" is selected and press ENTER/YES.
3. Use the DOWN CURSOR button (v) to select the value next to "TimeDisp" (Time Display).
4. Rotate the VALUE/TIME dial to select "TIME CODE."
5. Press PLAY]to return to the basic screens.
SP-808: Expanding or Compressing the length of One Sample to Match That of Another
The following procedure has a typo in the manual. Steps 4 and 5 are in the wrong order in the
manual. The following is the correct procedure for expanding or compressing the length of one
sample to match that of another.
1. While holding SHIFT press SAMPLE TRIM under QUICK EDIT to display TIME STRETCH.
2. Press a pad or use the VALUE/TIME dial to select a TIME STRETCH SOURCE.
3. Use the CURSOR BUTTONS to select TIME STRETCH TO and press a pad or use the VALUE/TIME
dial to select the pad to which the processed sample is to be written.
4. Use the CURSOR BUTTONS to select MATCH/W and specify the sample whose length is to act as
reference by pressing its pad, or by rotating the VALUE/TIME dial.
5. Press [v] to select Type, and rotate the VALUE/TIME dial to go to "LENGTH.
6. Press [v] to select x1 and rotate the VALUE/TIME dial to select the proportion of reference
sample length to be used. (If you want the length to be the same as that of the reference sample,
select x1; if you want the length to be half that of the reference sample, select x1/2; to double the
length, select x2.)
7. Press [ENTER/YES]. After a while, the processed sample is assigned to the designated
destination pad.
8. Press [PLAY] to return to the basic screens.
These changes are automatically saved to the disk, even when the disk is removed, as well as in
other situations (no save procedure is necessary).
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