Roland SP-404SX - Manual (Page 36)

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Importing WAVE Files
You can import WAVE fi les 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 fi les from your
computer . For details, refer to “Importing Wave Files
from Your Computer” (p . 22) .
1. Using.your.computer,.copy.the.WAVE.fi.le.(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 “ i N P ” (File Import), the [REC]
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
will indicate “
P r t ” (Protected), and you won’t be able
to import the fi le .
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 .
Rules for importing
• The WAVE fi les will be imported in the ASCII code
order (follows this order: numerals, uppercase letters,
then lowercase letters) of their fi le names .
• If there are multiple fi les, they will be imported in
order of their fi lename, 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 fi les (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 fi le .
• Once you start the import process, you cannot cancel
it before completion .
• A maximum of 120 WAVE fi les can be handled when
importing . If you’ve placed a larger number of WAVE
fi les than this on the SD card, it won’t be possible to
import the fi les in their ASCII code order .
• Loop point settings in an AIFF fi le will be ignored .
If the display indicates “
E N P
”
• If there are no WAVE fi les in the SD card’s
“/ROLAND/IMPORT” folder, the display will indicate
“
E N P ” (Empty), and import will not be possible .
• You can’t use the “ . ” (period) character at the begin-
ning of a fi le name . Nor can certain other characters (¥
/ : , : * ? " < > |) be used in a fi le name .
If the display indicates “
U n S
”
• If you attempt to import a WAV/AIFF fi le 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 fi le .
• Compressed WAVE fi les cannot be imported .
• In some cases, it may not be possible to import WAVE
fi les of an extremely short duration (shorter than 100
ms) .