Editing A Sample (Sample Edit); Setting The Playback And Loop Regions (Start/End) - Roland SP-404MK2 Reference Manual

Editing a Sample (SAMPLE EDIT)

Editing a Sample (SAMPLE EDIT)
You can edit the playback speed, waveform and other parameters for the samples.

Setting the Playback and Loop Regions (START/END)

You can prevent unnecessary parts of a sample from playing, such as silence or noise at the beginning or at the end.
This shows you how to set the start point (where a sample begins playing back) and the end point (where a sample stops playing
back). You can also use the same operations to set the loop point (the starting point for loop playback).
1. Press the [START/END] button.
The marker setting screen appears.
2. Press pads [1]–[16] to select the sample you wan to edit.
3. Use the [CTRL 1]–[CTRL 3] knobs to adjust the start and end points.
Controller
[CTRL 1] knob
[CTRL 2] knob
(when the loop is on)
[CTRL 3] knob
[SHIFT] button + [CTRL]
knob (turn)
[VALUE] knob (turn)
[SHIFT] button +
[VALUE] knob (press)
[DEL] button
[REMAIN] button
[MARK] button
[ROLL] button
[RESAMPLE] button
4. Once you've confirmed the start/end point, press the [EXIT] button.
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Moves the start point.
Moves the loop point.
Moves the end point.
Zooms the area around each point in/out.
Zooms the area in/out around each point you just manipulated.
You can use a numerical value to set the position of each point.
Use the [VALUE] knob to select the point to set, and press pads [1]–[10] to input the position
(press pad [10] to input a "0").
To confirm the inputted position, press the [VALUE] knob.
Initializes the start and end point positions.
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When a confirmation message appears, use the [VALUE] knob to select "OK", and press
the [VALUE] knob.
On: Prevents the start point from being moved beyond the loop point or the end point.
Off: When the start point moves beyond the loop point or the end point, this moves the
loop point or the end point as well.
When this button is pressed while a sample is playing back, this sets the start point and end
point in order.
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The loop point is set to the same position as the start point.
While this button is pressed, you can preview the sound several seconds before the end
point.
Moves the start point to the zero cross-point (*) that's closest to the start point time (SNAP
to Zero-Cross function).
Similarly, the loop point and end point are also moved.
This function is enabled when the [RESAMPLE] button is lit.
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The "zero cross-point" is the time at which the value of the sample waveform crosses
from zero into a positive or negative number.
Operation