Importing Wave Files - Roland SP-404SX Manual Del Usuario

Importing WAVE Files

You can import WAVE files via SD card and assign them to
pads.
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By using the included "SP-404SX Wave Converter"
software, you can easily import WAVE files from your
computer. For details, refer to "Importing Wave Files
from Your Computer" (p. 22).
1. Using your computer, copy the WAVE file (WAV/
AIFF) into the SD card's "/ROLAND/IMPORT" folder .
2. Insert the SD card into the SP-404SX, then switch
on power to the SP-404SX .
3. Make sure that the [PATTERN SELECT] button is
extinguished .
If it is lit, press the [PATTERN SELECT] button to turn it off.
4. Hold down the [FUNC] button and press the pad
[3] (IMPORT) .
The display will indicate "
button will light, and pads the [1]–the [12] will blink.
5. Select the import-destination sample bank .
Press one of the [BANK] buttons.
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If you specify a bank that is protected (p. 38), the display
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will indicate "
to import the file.
6. Select the import-destination pad .
The pad you pressed will light, and the other pads will stop
blinking.
The [REC] button will also blink. If a sample is assigned to
the selected pad (or subsequent pads if you selected more
than one pad), it will be overwritten.
7. Press the [REC] button so the button is lit .
The import process will begin. During the import process,
the dot in the display will blink. When the blinking dot has
disappeared, the import process has been completed.
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" (File Import), the [REC]
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Rules for importing
• The WAVE files will be imported in the ASCII code
order (follows this order: numerals, uppercase letters,
then lowercase letters) of their file names.
• If there are multiple files, they will be imported in
order of their filename, starting with the pad you
selected.
• If samples already exist, they will be overwritten when
you import. However, if there are protected banks,
those banks will be skipped when importing.
• The WAVE files (WAV/AIFF) in the imported "/ROLAND/
IMPORT" folder will be deleted automatically.
Caution when importing
• Use an SD card that was formatted by the SP-404SX.
If you're using the SD card that was included with the
SP-404SX, don't format the card.
• Importing will take approximately half as long as the
playback time of the WAVE file.
• Once you start the import process, you cannot cancel
it before completion.
• A maximum of 120 WAVE files can be handled when
importing. If you've placed a larger number of WAVE
files than this on the SD card, it won't be possible to
import the files in their ASCII code order.
• Loop point settings in an AIFF file will be ignored.
If the display indicates "
• If there are no WAVE files in the SD card's
"/ROLAND/IMPORT" folder, the display will indicate
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" " (Empty), and import will not be possible.
• You can't use the " . " (period) character at the begin-
ning of a file name. Nor can certain other characters (¥
/ : , : * ? " < > |) be used in a file name.
If the display indicates "
• If you attempt to import a WAV/AIFF file whose format
is not supported by the SP-404SX, the error message
U n S
" " (Unsupported) will appear, and you won't be
able to import the file.
• Compressed WAVE files cannot be imported.
• In some cases, it may not be possible to import WAVE
files of an extremely short duration (shorter than 100
ms).
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