Chapter 2. Using Effects; Applying An Effect To A Sample; Applying An Effect To Multiple Samples - Roland SP-404 Owner's Manual

Chapter 2. Using Effects

Since the SP-404 provides 29 different effects, you can apply an effect
to a sample to modify the sound without needing any other
equipment.
• Of the 29 effects, five of them—filter + overdrive, pitch shifter,
delay, isolator, and vinyl simulator—can be selected directly by
pressing a button.
The remaining 24 effects are found in MFX (multi-effects), and
you can select one of these for use.
• You can turn on only one effect at a time. It's not possible to
turn more than one effect on simultaneously.
If you want to use multiple effects on one sample, or apply a
different effect to each sample, you can perform resampling.
By resampling you can apply an effect to a sample and re-
record it as a new sample. For details, refer to "Applying an
Effect to a Sample and Sampling It Again (Resampling)" (p. 26).
Applying an Effect to a
Sample
1.
Make sure that [PATTERN SELECT] is not lighted.
If it's lit, press [PATTERN SELECT] to switch it off.
2.
Make sure that all effect buttons are dark.
If any button is lit, press that button to make it go dark.
3.
Press the pad of the sample to which you want to apply an
effect.
The pad lights, and the sample starts playing. This pad is now
the current pad.
4.
Press one of the effect buttons.
The button you pressed lights.
An effect is on when its button is lit, and off when the button is
dark.
For some effects, there will be a brief interval of time from when
you turn on the effect until the effect is actually applied to the
sound.
5.
Turn the CTRL 1–3 knobs to adjust the effect.
The actual change caused by turning the CTRL 1–3 knobs will
depend on the effect that is selected. For details, refer to "Effect
List" (p. 20).
Switching an Effect On/Off with
Precise Timing (Effect Grab)
Normally, an effect button will switch the effect on/off each time
you press the button, meaning that you'll need to press the button
many times if you need to switch an effect on/off repeatedly. It's
particularly difficult to turn an effect on/off rapidly with precise
timing.
In such cases you can use the Effect Grab function.
To use the Effect Grab function, hold down [TAP TEMPO] (EFFECT
GRAB) and press an effect button.
When you hold down [TAP TEMPO] (EFFECT GRAB) and press an
effect button, the effect will be on only while you are pressing that
button; this makes it easier to turn an effect on/off in precise timing
with the tempo of the song.
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Switching the Effect Selected by MFX
Here's how to switch the effect (MFX type) selected by MFX.
Using the CTRL 3/MFX Knob
1.
Hold down [MFX] and turn the CTRL 3/MFX knob.
The display indicates the MFX type as a number 1–24. Turn the
knob toward the right to increase the number, or toward the left
to decrease it.
2.
When you've selected the number for the desired MFX type,
release [MFX].
MFX is turned on.
Using the Pads
1.
Hold down [MFX] and press a pad [1]–[12] to select MFX 1–
12 directly. Hold down [MFX] and [VINYL SIM] and press a
pad [1]–[12] to select MFX 13–24 directly.
The display indicates the MFX type as a number 1–24, and MFX
is turned on.
Applying an Effect to Multiple
Samples
Normally, when you turn an effect on, it will be applied only to the
sample of the current pad; the effect will not be applied to other
samples.
However, you can use the following procedure to apply an effect to
multiple pads including the current pad.
1.
Make sure that [PATTERN SELECT] is not lighted.
If it's lit, press [PATTERN SELECT] to switch it off.
2.
Press the button for the effect you want to use, making the
button light.
3.
Press [REMAIN] (CURRENT PAD).
The current pad starts blinking.
4.
While continuing to hold down [REMAIN] (CURRENT PAD),
consecutively press each pad to which you want to apply
the effect.
Each pad you press starts blinking, and becomes the current
pad. Of the pads you've pressed, pads other than the current
pad will be lit.
Pad lit
Pad unlit
Current pad: long blinking
Current pad: short blinking
Each time you hold down [REMAIN] (CURRENT PAD) and
press the same pad, the effect will alternately be turned on/off
for that pad.
5.
When you've pressed each pad to which you want to apply
the effect, take your finger off of [REMAIN] (CURRENT
PAD).
You can't apply a different type of effect to each pad. The same
effect will be applied to each pad you specify.
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