Roland SP-404MKII Creative Sampler and Effector - Manual (Page 89)

Mixing the Samples (DJ MODE)
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This lets you change how the pitch sounds (how the audio is processed) when changing the playback speed of a sample in DJ
mode.
For details, refer to “ DJ mode TS type (P.124)”.
Playing Back Samples While in DJ Mode (PAD MODE)
In this mode (pad mode), you can temporarily change the pad arrangement to the same arrangement used in sample mode, while
still retaining the same functions of DJ mode.
Pad mode lets you play back samples by pressing pads while you perform in DJ mode.
1. While in DJ mode, press the [HOLD] button.
This switches between DJ mode and pad mode.
2. Press pads [1]–[16].
The samples assigned to the pads are played back.
You can play back samples as long as the sample in question is not being used in DJ mode.
The samples (pads) that are blinking orange are being used in DJ mode, so their samples can’t be played back.