Loop Capture; Using Loop Capture To Record From An External Device - Roland SP-555 Owner's Manual

Loop Capture

The SP-555's Loop capture function lets you capture the
currently playing sound as a loop phrase.
LINE IN / MIC
LOOP CAPTURE
SAVE TO PAD
Saves the phrase recorded by Loop Capture to a pad as a sample.
MEASURE
Specifies the length of the
phrase that will be recorded.
AUTO START
Automatically starts recording
when input occurs.
SOURCE SELECT
EXT ONLY will record the signals from MIC/LINE IN, USB AUDIO,
and the internal synthesizer controlled by the D Beam. EXT & PADs
will record these signals mixed with the performance of the pads.
LINE OUT / PHONE
PLAY
Plays the phrase that was
recorded by Loop Capture.
REC
Starts recording.
Using Loop Capture to record from
an external device
* Here we explain how you can use Loop Capture to record from
a playback device connected to LINE IN, such as a CD player
or portable audio player. If you want to record from a mic,
replace references to LINE IN with MIC in the explanation that
follows.
You can record for a maximum of approximately 15 seconds.
1.
Connect your playback device to LINE IN.
2.
Press [LINE IN] so it lights in red.
3.
Adjust the LINE IN LEVEL so that the PEAK indicator
lights occasionally.
Get your playback device to produce sound while you
adjust the recording level.
4.
If desired, turn on the effect.
You can record the sound processed by the effect.
➜"Applying an effect to the mic/line input" (p. 18)
5.
Press [MEASURE] enough times to get FREE to light.
6.
Play back your external device.
7.
When you want to start recording, press [REC].
8.
When you want to stop recording, press [PLAY].
Recording will stop, and the recorded phrase will be
played as a loop.
If you record with MEASURE set to FREE, and there is an
extremely brief interval (less than 0.3 seconds) from when you
press [REC] to start recording until you press [PLAY] (or [REC])
to stop recording, nothing will be recorded.
9.
Press [PLAY] once again to stop the loop playback.
If you want to re-record, you'll need to delete the sample
that was captured by Loop Capture.
You can quickly delete the recorded phrase by holding down
[EFFECT ASSIGN] and pressing [REC].
The BPM value displayed after recording is an approximation
derived from the recorded time, and will not be precisely
accurate.
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