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Roland SP-404SX User Manual

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3. Press a pad, and the pattern will play.
The pad will change from blinking to lit, and the
pattern will begin playing.
4. Press another pad to reserve the next pattern.
If you press another pad while a pattern is playing,
the pattern to play next will be reserved, and that
pad will blink. When the currently playing pattern has
nished playing, the reserved pattern will play.
If you hold down the [SUB PAD] pad and press a pad,
the pattern will change immediately.
5. Press the currently playing pad, and the pattern will stop playing.
Pattern playback will also
stop if you press the [CANCEL]
button.
MEMO
For details on how to create a pattern, refer to “Recording a Pattern (p. 32).
Adjusting the Tempo
Heres how to change the playback tempo of the pattern.
1. Press the [ TIME/BPM] button so it’s lit.
MEMO
If the [PATTERN SELECT] button is lit, you’ll be changing the pattern’s
tempo. If the [PATTERN SELECT] button is extinguished, you’ll be
changing the current samples tempo.
2. Turn the [CTRL 2] knob.
The display will indicate the tempo in terms of the BPM, and the pattern playback
tempo will change.
Permissible values for the BPM range from 40 up to 200. However, if the BPM is
within the 40–60 or 160–180 ranges, it can be set only in even-numbered values.
If the BPM is above 180, you can set it to either 180, 183, 186, 190, 193, 196, or
200.
You can also set the tempo by pressing the
[ TAP TEMPO] button several times at quarter note
intervals of the desired tempo.
3. Once you’ve speci ed the tempo, press the [TIME/BPM] button to turn it o .
What’s BPM?
This stands for Beats Per Minute, which is the number of quarter-note beats played in one minute.

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Roland SP-404SX Specifications

General IconGeneral
Display typeLED
Built-in displayYes
Display number of characters3
Bit rate16 bit
Sample rate44.1 kHz
Number of pads13
Number of samples120
Maximum polyphony (notes)12
Battery typeAA
Battery voltage9 V
Power source typeAC, Battery
Number of batteries supported6
Compatible memory cardsSD
Included memory card size1 GB
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Depth257 mm
Width178 mm
Height72 mm
Weight1200 g

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