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Roland FA 08 User Manual

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1. Connect the device that you want to sample (audio
device or microphone) to one of the AUDIO INPUT jacks.
MEMO
For more about connections, refer to “Rear Panel (Connecting
Your Equipment)” (p. 6).
2. Press the [SAMPLING] button to make it light.
Pads that don’t contain a sample are blinking.
NOTE
If you sample into a pad that already contains a sample, the
existing sample is overwritten.
3. Press the sampling-destination pad to make it light.
The SAMPLING STANDBY screen appears.
4. Turn the dial to select the sampling mode.
Parameter Explanation
KBD+INPUT
The input from the keyboard and the AUDIO INPUT
jacks is sampled.
KBD The keyboard performance is sampled.
INPUT
The input from the AUDIO INPUT jacks is sampled.
5. Adjust the volume at which you want to sample.
Adjust the volume as high as possible without allowing the level
meter to reach the maximum.
Device to sample Explanation
Audio device Adjust the volume on your audio device.
Microphone or
guitar
Adjust the rear panel [LEVEL] knob.
Level meter
6. Make sampling settings.
Use the cursor buttons to select a parameter, and use the dial to
change its value.
Parameter Value Explanation
STEREO SW
MONO,
STEREO
Choose “MONO” if you’re sampling in
monaural, such as from a microphone
or guitar.
Choose “STEREO” if you’re sampling in
stereo, such as from an audio device.
AUTO TRIGGER
LEVEL
0–15
If Auto Trig is "ON," sampling starts
when a signal that exceeds this setting
is input.
Auto Trig OFF, ON
If this is ON, sampling starts when a
signal that exceeds the AUTO TRIGGER
LEVEL setting is input.
If this is “OFF, sampling starts
immediately when you press the [7]
(Start) button.
7. Produce sound on the device that’s connected to this
unit, and press the [7] (Start) button when you want to
start sampling.
During sampling, the display indicates “NOW SAMPLING!”
If you turned Auto Trig OFF” in step 6
Sampling starts when you press the [7] (Start) button. Produce
sound on the device that’s connected to this unit.
If you turned Auto Trig ON” in step 6
Produce sound on the device connected to this unit; sampling
starts when a signal exceeding the AUTO TRIGGER LEVEL setting
is input.
8. When you want to stop sampling, press the [6] (Stop)
button.
Sampling stops, and the sample is saved to the sample-
destination pad.
MEMO
Sample data is saved to the SD card.
WAV, AIFF, or MP3 data from your computer can be loaded as
samples. For details, refer to “Editing a Sample in “Reference
Manual” (PDF).
Deleting a Sample (Delete)
Heres how to delete a sample.
1. Press the [PAD UTILITY] button.
2. Press a pad to select the sample that you want to delete.
3. Press the [4] (Sample Delete) button.
A conrmation message appears.
If you decide to cancel, press the [7] (Cancel) button.
4. Press the [6] (OK) button.
The sample is deleted.
Sampler (Recording)
Sampling
This unit lets you sample the following sounds. Samples you’ve recorded can be played using the pads.
Keyboard performance
Input from the AUDIO INPUT jacks (audio device, microphone, guitar)
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Roland FA 08 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Control typeButtons, Lever, Rotary
Backlight colorRed
Backlight buttonsYes
MIDI-keyboard number of keys88 keys
Product colorBlack
Sound effectsChorus, Compression, Equalization, Reverberation
Display typeLCD
InterfaceUSB
USB version2.0
USB ports quantity2
Power source typeDC
Cables includedAC
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Depth340 mm
Width1415 mm
Height142 mm
Weight16500 g

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