Roland CDX-1 - Manual (Page 57)

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Recording a sound to a pad—Sampling
Recording a sound to a pad
Sampling from a CD audio clip collection inserted in the CDX-1
Here’s how you can sample audio materials from a CD audio clip collection
(copyright-free) inserted in the CDX-1.
1. Insert the audio clip CD into the CDX-1.
2. Press PAD RECORDING [PAD REC].
fig.31-05
[PAD REC] indicator begins flashing, and the
Sampling screen appears.
The lowest-numbered vacant pad will be automatically selected as the sampling
destination, and will blink.
3. If necessary, press a pad to change the sampling destination.
* If the specified pad already contains a sample, you will be asked “Overwrite?” If it is OK to delete
the existing sample, press [YES/ENTER]. If you wish to keep that sample, specify a different pad
that is unused. If necessary, press [PAD BANKS] to change the pad bank. (
➔ “Switching pad
banks”; p. 54)
4. Press PLAY [ ] to play back the audio CD, use the AUDIO CD fader (AUDIO
TRACK 7-8 fader) to adjust the recording level so that level meter moves as far as
possible without exceeding the dotted line in the upper portion.
fig.41-11
* If you use the AUDIO CD fader (AUDIO TRACK
7-8 fader) to turn down the volume of the CD player,
the sound will be sampled to the pad at a low volume.
This means that when you raise the volume of the pad
for playback, noise may be more obtrusive.
5. When you adjust the volume, press STOP [ ].
6. Press PLAY [ ] to play back the audio CD, and at the appropriate timing press
[PAD REC].
The display will indicate “Now recording...,” and sampling will begin.
7. When sampling is completed, press [PAD REC].
When sampling is completed, the CD Player screen appears.
8. Press [ ] to stop playback of the audio CD.
For details on settings in the
Sampling screen, refer to
“Making Settings in the
Sampling screen” (p. 60).
If you make settings so that the
volume of an audio CD will be
adjusted using the AUDIO CD
fader (AUDIO TRACK 7-8
fader) (p. 52).
Recording level is fixed 0 dB
when “Audio CD fader” is
“OFF” (p. 52).
The meter moves high level as possible without
exceeding the limit shown as dotted line.
↓
If you set “Start with” in the
sampling screen to “[
]”,
sampling will begin when you
press PLAY [ ]. (p. 61)
If you wish to do it over again,
press [UNDO/REDO] (p. 138)
after step 7.