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SPD-S

Sampling Pad

TurboStart

TBS191

©2003 Roland Corporation U.S.

www.RolandUS.com

Faxback #20224

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It’s a Fact…

The SPD-S Sampling pad is an affordable and easy
way to add sampling and additional sounds to any
percussion setup. A great alternative to acoustic
triggers and a rack sampler, the SPD-S lets you
record CD-quality samples and play them back
instantly using six pads and three edge triggers.

Compact percussion multi-pad with CD-quality
sampling

Play up to 8 sounds simultaneously from 6 pads,
3 edge triggers, or optional pads, triggers and
footswitches

Up to 360 seconds of 44.1kHz user sampling (90
seconds in Fine mode)

399 wave locations and 180 pre-loaded waves

Resampling feature and onboard phrase maker

30 multi-effects and ambience add dimension to
sounds

Wave memory expandable via optional Compact
Flash cards

Mounts easily to conventional drum stands and
hardware

Note

: This TurboStart contains procedures that use

factory-loaded patch settings and waves as
examples.

Caution

: Deleting the factory patches or waves

removes them permanently from the SPD-S. They
can only be reloaded using a computer and Compact
Flash card. See Pages 117-118 of the 

SPD-S

Owner’s Manual

 for details.

Auditioning Patches

Use the following steps to try out some of the patches
in the SPD-S.
1.

Press PATCH so it’s lit.

2.

Press + or – to select a patch.

3.

Play the pads to hear the selected patch.

4.

Press + or – to select Patch 001:Join Us!

5.

Play Pad 9 hard and then softly to switch
between open and closed hi-hat sounds.

6.

Hit Pad 4 lightly to start playing a loop. Hit the
pad harder to play a different loop.

7.

Hit Pad 4 lightly again to stop the first loop and
then hard to stop the second loop.

Tip

: You can scroll through sounds in increments of

10 by holding SHIFT and pr or -.

Sampling

The SPD-S lets you record CD-quality samples and
play them back instantly using the pads. Use the
following steps to sample:
 1. Using the appropriate cables, connect the audio

device to be sampled to the INPUT(s) on the
back of the SPD-S.

2.

Press PATCH so it’s lit.

3.

Press SAMPLE 

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 so it’s lit—“select dest pad”

appears in the display.

4.

Strike the pad you’d like to use as the destination
for the sample—“………._ Stby” is displayed.

5.

Play the audio to be sampled and set the
SPD-S’s input level so it reaches the maximum
value only occasionally in the onscreen meter.
Adjust the input level using the INPUT LEVEL
knob on the back of the SPD-S.

6.

Stop the audio playback once you’ve set the
input level.

7.

Press START/STOP 

4

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 once—“…..….._Wait”

appears in the display.

8.

Play the sound you want to sample. Sampling
starts automatically as “……….._ REC” is
displayed.

9.

When the audio has been sampled, press
START/STOP 

4

n

. “now processing” appears

in the display momentarily, followed by
“write?[Wave….]”.

10. Press ENTER to store the sample.
11. Strike the pad you selected in Step 3 to audition

your new sample.

Pad Assignment

You can assign different sounds to each of the pads.
In this example, we’ll use factory patch 012:Bongo.
1.

Press the PATCH button so it’s lit.

2.

Press the + or – buttons to select 012:Bongo.

3.

Press EDIT so it’s lit.

4.

Press ENTER.

5.

Strike Pad 7—“098

4

Bongo Hi” appears in the

display. 

6.

Use + or - to select the desired sound.

7.

If desired, strike another pad and repeat Step 6.

8.

Press EXIT twice to save your new settings.

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