Roland SP-404A, Owner'S Manual

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10
Playing Sounds
Applying Effects
The SP-404A contains 29 types of effects. As an example, here’s how to apply the “ DRIVE” to a sample.
1. Press a pad to play its sample .
2. Press the [ DRIVE] button .
Use these buttons to switch effects (to switch an effect off, get the button’s
light to go out). You can’t apply multiple effects simultaneously.
You can use any of the following ways to change the effect selected by
MFX.
Hold down the [MFX] button and turn the [CTRL 3] knob
Hold down the [MFX] button and press a pad [1]–[12] (MFX 1–12)
Hold down the [MFX] and [DJFX LOOPER] buttons and press a pad
[1]–[12] (MFX 13–24)
If the effect buttons are off, pressing the [TAP
TEMPO] button will cause the button for the effect
that was used most recently to blink, reminding
you which effect was in use.
3.
Turn the [CTRL 1]–[CTRL 3] knobs to adjust the effect .
Knob Display Result
CTRL 1 C o F
(CUTOFF)
Adjusts the filter’s cutoff frequency.
CTRL 2 r E S
(RESONANCE)
Adjusts the filter’s resonance.
CTRL 3 d r U
(DRIVE)
Adjusts the amount of drive (distortion).
For details on each effect, refer to “Effect List” (
&
PDF).
Applying an effect to multiple samples
Normally, the effect will be applied only to the pad you pressed most recently. However, by making use of [REMAIN]
button, you can set it so an effect is applied to multiple samples.
While holding down [REMAIN] button, press the desired pads to have the effect
be applied to each pad that is lit.
If you hold down the
[REMAIN] button and press
the button of the effect you
want to use, the effect will be
applied to all samples.
Applying an effect only while you hold down the button (EFFECT GRAB)
If you hold down the [TAP TEMPO] (EFFECT GRAB) button and press an effect button, the
effect will be applied only while you hold down that effect button. This is a way to quickly
turn an effect on/off in time with your performance.
Pre-specifying parameters for the
effect you’ll use next
Hold down the [REMAIN] button and turn the
[CTRL 1]–[CTRL 3] knobs to edit the parameters.
When you next press an effect button, that effect
will be applied with the parameter values you
pre-specified.