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Boss Audio Systems SP-505 Musical Instrument User Manual

1. MID Middle Extracts deletes sounds in the midrange TONE Adjusts the quality of the reverb INTENS Intensity Sets the amount of repetition of the echo sound RATE Specifies the rate of modulation RATE Adjusts the rate of the undulation When turned fully counterclock wise the undulation stops and the pitch Manual can be adjusted with the CTRL 1 knob DEPTH RATE Adjusts the rate of the undulation When turned fully counterclock wise the undulation stops and the pitch Manual can be adjusted with the CTRL 1 knob DEPTH RATE Adjusts the rate of change in the volume or pan TONE Adjusts the tonal character DRIVE Adds distortion BALANCE Adjusts the volume balance between the effect sound and the direct sound E LEVEL Effect Level Specifies the volume of the delay WOW F Wow Flutter Adjusts the rotational irregulari ties that occur when playing an analog record HIGH Extracts deletes sounds in the high frequency range E LEVEL Effect Level Adjusts the volume of the reverb E LEVEL Effect Level Adjusts the volume of the echo sound E LEVEL Effect Level Adjusts the volume of the effect sound RESO Resonance Adds a particular undulation to the sound RESO Resonance Adds a particular undulation to the sound WAVE Tremolo Pan Waveform Changes the periodic curve of the change in volume or pan When turned countercl
2. allowing digital audio signals from a CD or computer to be sampled Names of Things and What They Do Front Panel 5 MIC IN OUT PHONES COAXIAL OPTICAL LINE DIGITAL IN POWER AC IN 14V 800mA 1 O LINE source SAMPLING RESAMPLE DELAY PAGE zoom OUT y DOWN ISOLATOR CHOP BANK 1 OVERDRIVE Y MEMORY CARD 1 VOLUME Volume Knob Adjusts the overall volume of the SP 505 REC LEVEL REC Level Knob Adjusts the volume during sampling Adjusts the EXT SOURCE volume 2 SAMPLING SOURCE SELECT Button This selects the input source input jack that is to be sampled SAMPLING Button This stops starts sampling RESAMPLE Button Press this to resample 10 3 WAVE EDIT Button Press this to edit the sampled waveform 4 PHRASE CONTROL BPM ADJUST Button Press this when you want to control the BPM of a sampled phrase in real time BPM SYNC Button By pressing this button you can synchronize the BPM of the 16 samples that can currently be played by pressing the pads CHOP Button This function detects the attacks within a sampled phrase divides the phrase into individual samples and assigns them to separate pads Names of Things and What They Do PITCH Button This allows you to play scales with the sample 5 SYSTEM Button Press this button when you want to make system related settings such as adjusting the
3. 8 To save press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO or EXIT 53 Chapter 6 Applying special processing to a sample Playing pitches with a sample Pitch The Pitch function allows you to play pitches using a sample single note It is not possible to assign pitches to a stereo sample It is not possible to assign pitches to a sample from one of the Pitch banks Even if you have an effect applied when you execute Pitch that effect will not be added to the pitched samples NEM N EP o Y The samples assigned to pitches will be assigned to the pads of pad banks 15 and 16 Pitch banks 1 and 2 Press the pad that you want to use to play pitches Press PITCH Pitch Mode Orisinal fae Keds Ne Pitch Bank F 1 Se el Se CAHCEL Use the VALUE dial to select the mode Pitch Mode SOLO L Suitable for single note samples of low pitched instruments such as bass SOLO H Suitable for single note samples of high pitched instruments such as piano or guitar MUSIC Suitable for samples of most music Pitch assignment may not be successful for some types of samples Press CURSOR J to move the cursor to Original yy Key Use the VALUE dial to specify the pad from which you want to assign pitches Original Key C C D D E F F G G A A B C lt UP gt The correspondence between pads and keys is as follows GH GiGi CE M
4. Beat EFH Part Mute ir AVAIL MEMORY 0 100 This indicates the amount of remaining memory for sequencer data patterns When AVAIL MEMORY reaches 0 no further pattern recording will be possible You can delete unneeded patterns p 65 or save sequencer data to a memory card p 67 before you delete patterns 5 Specify the number of measures Measure time signature Beat and BPM settings of the pattern that you want to record The Part Mute settings are ignored during recording For easier input you can set a slower BPM during realtime recording and return to the previous BPM when you are finished recording 6 Press PART 1 4 to select the part that you want to input The button of the selected part will blink 7 Press PLAY A one measure count in unrecorded area will be inserted Realtime recording will begin after the count in The display will indicate the current measure and beat You can also begin recording by sending a Start message from an external MIDI device 58 Chapter 8 Creating patterns A count in will not be inserted if recording was started by a Start message from an external MIDI device O Ifyou press F1 RHR ON rehearsal mode will be selected Pressing the pads will produce sound but nothing will be recorded Press F1 RHR OFF once again to exit rehearsal mode REAL TIME REC CPART 1 TZ MEAS 1 1 8 While you listen to the metronome pre
5. DEL CFY It is not possible to display the System screen while a pattern or song is playing 3 Press F3 CARD If a memory card is not inserted CARD will not appear above F3 4 Press F1 FORMAT You will be asked to confirm the Format operation STSTEM CARD 5 To format the card press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO When you format a card all data in the card will be erased 6 Press SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen pol Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Chapter 11 Using a memory card Saving data on a memory card Save If a write protect sticker is affixed to the memory card it will not be possible to save sample or sequencer data Saving sample data Here s how to save sample data from the SP 505 s internal memory to a memory card 1 Press SONG or PTN to display the Play screen 2 Press SYSTEM to display the System screen UTILITY DEL CFT It is not possible to display the System screen while a pattern or song is playing 3 Press F3 CARD 4 Press F3 SAVE If the memory card has been formatted in a format that cannot be used by the SP 505 SAVE will not appear above F3 Please format the card p 66 5 Press F1 SAMPLE Each pad bank in the SP 505 s internal memory will be saved as one set 6 Use the VALUE dial to select the pad bank that you want to
6. The effect will be applied to the sound of the preset sample 8 If you want to see the current effect settings press FX INFO The display will show the currently selected effect name and the parameters that can be controlled by the CTRL 1 3 knobs S A al V y 7 Fx INFORMATION 1 FILTER DRIVE CUTOFF RESO DRIVE OOo amp 9 To change the effect press FX SELECT A list of the effects will be displayed Effect nos 1 16 can be selected directly by pressing pads 1 16 For effect no 17 and higher turn the VALUE dial to select the effect and press ENTER to confirm your selection 10 To turn off the effect press FX ON OFF to make the button go dark 11 Press EXIT to return to the Play screen 21 Quick Start Recording a sample The SP 505 can sample for a maximum of approximately 17 minutes using its internal memory CORA O With the exception of special cases such as personal use unauthorized use of samples taken from a CD record tape video or broadcast copyrighted by a third party is forbidden by law Connect your CD player to the SP 505 s LINE IN jacks or DIGITAL IN jack Press PAD BANK A list of the pad banks will be displayed FAC EAHK SELECT PRESET BANE 1 KPRESET BANEZ KPRESET BANES KPRESET EANE KUSER BANE 1 USER EBANEZ USER EANEZ Select the Pad Bank For this example press pad 6 to select
7. ee IH ERT DELETE The location of the wave pointer is the currently selected dividing point CHOP1 32 This indicates the number of the divided sample that is currently selected O By turning the VALUE dial you can move to the previous or next dividing point You can also press a pad to move to another dividing point By pressing CURSOR lt gt 5 you can move the waveform display area horizontally By pressing ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT you can zoom in or zoom out on the waveform 31 Chapter 6 Applying special processing to a sample O By holding down L R and pressing ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT you can zoom in or zoom out on the vertical axis amplitude axis of the waveform When adding or making fine adjustments to the dividing point the number of samples at the location of the wave pointer will be displayed in the upper right of the screen If the sample is shorter than 70 ms due to the pointer location the display will indicate Adding a dividing point 1 In step 5 of the Chop procedure p 51 press F3 EDIT The sample waveform will be displayed Use the VALUE dial to select a dividing point before or after the location where you want to add a division You can also press a pad to select the dividing point Press F2 INSERT MODOS iso T T T D EXECUTE CAHCEL FREVIEL Use CURSOR lt gt to display the location at which you want to add a divi
8. pad banks 13 14 It is not possible to divide the samples of the Chop bank AA CAHCEL Itis not possible to divide a stereo sample OO al R e ds 6 Use the VALUE dial to set the detail RESOLUTION at simultaneously sounding notes it may not be divided as you which the sample will be divided a Higher settings will cause the sample to be divided into The sample start end point settings will be ignored a larger number of samples MEMO 7 To execute the operation with the resolution level you When shipped from the factory there is data suitable for specified in step 6 press F1 EXECUTE testing a chop function in USER 1 5 To cancel press F2 CANCEL Tf you press F3 CANCEL while the display indicates 7 8 1 Processing Data the operation will be aborted Pads 1 16 will light automatically and will play back the divided sample A screen will ask you whether to save the divided samples CHOP Save SURE 7 8 To save press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO or EXIT If pad banks 13 14 Chop banks p 29 already contain samples a message of OK to Overwrite will appear If you la TOM POM eb do not mind changing the samples of pad banks 13 14 press 2 Press PAD BANK F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO A list of the pad banks will be displayed AD BARRE SELECT Never turn off the power while the display indicates PRESET BANK 1 Kee
9. 12TEHM UTILITY A CFT It is not possible to display the System screen while a pattern or song is playing Press F3 CARD Ifa memory card is not inserted CARD will not appear above F3 Press F2 LOAD If the memory card has been formatted in a format that cannot be read by the SP 505 LOAD will not appear above F2 Please format the card p 66 Press F3 FILE The names of the WAV and AIFF files saved on the card will be displayed If no WAV or AIFF files have been saved the display will indicate SYSTEM CARO LOAD FILE To USER 1 1 EXECUTE CAHZEL DELETE Use the VALUE dial to select the file that you want to delete Press F3 DELETE You will be asked to confirm that you really want to delete the file SYSTEM CARD LOAD FILE Ok to Delete To delete the file press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO Press SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen yo Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Chapter 12 Using the SP 505 with other MIDI devices Do not use a MIDI cable to directly connect the SP 505 s MIDI IN connector to its own MIDI OUT connector creating a loop The SP 505 may fail to operate correctly if this is done About MIDI MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface It is a universal standard designed to provide for the exchange of performance data among
10. 2 Hold down the pad of the sample that you want to copy and press CLIPBOARD The sample will be copied to the clipboard and CLIPBOARD will light When you press CLIPBOARD the copied sample will play 3 Hold down CLIPBOARD and press the copy destination pad O If you want to copy to a different pad bank press PAD BANK to switch the pad bank p 30 O If the copy destination pad contains a sample you will be asked OK to Overwrite If it is ok to overwrite and erase the previous sample press F1 YES If you do not want to erase the previous sample press F2 NO O If you hold down CLIPBOARD and press DEL the sample that was copied to the clipboard will be erased de Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On 49 Chapter 5 Deleting or copying a sample Copying multiple samples 1 2 Press SONG or PTN to display the Play screen Hold down the pad of the sample that you want to copy and press CLIPBOARD The sample will be copied to the clipboard and CLIPBOARD will light Repeat step 2 for each of the samples you want to copy to copy them to the clipboard A maximum of 16 samples can be copied to the clipboard If multiple samples have been copied to the clipboard pressing CLIPBOARD will play the sample that was copied first Hold down CLIPBOARD and press the copy destination pad The samples will be copied
11. ADOUESONS TECOS radica 63 Makina SONS Seinas ir iohano A a O a 63 SONG recordin procedure ani A A td 63 Detetino 3 pattern ai A A 64 Inscrtine a pattern Ada ads 64 Changmo Pai A AA AA AAA 64 Assigning anameto A SONG iii na AA ii ESE 64 Chapter 10 Deleting or copying a pattern OF SONG ccoocccnccconoccnaorn OS Deleting y pattern OF SON ir is 65 Copying a Pattern OF SONG ai rs 65 Chapter 11 Using a memory card c ooonccocncconccinnccconanccnnncnonanonnnnnozanozzanr O About memory CANS A A A Ad 66 Inserting a memory card A A A Ai 66 Formatting a memory CA A A E 66 Saving data on a Memory card Save Mr A AA E Ab 67 Savine Sap E ne rere et Pree Ren rey eee Pera Ure Were RR nS nye cer cere ee ener rere er erent re 67 Saving Sequence td dis 67 Loading memory card data into internal memory Load occcccnocnooanonanonnnonnnonnconnconacnnncnanonanonanonaconaconaconaconacnnss 68 GAINS sample datada id 68 Eosdinesequencer datan 68 Deleting data from a memory Car na a ai 69 Loading WAV AIPF files into the SP cit 69 Precautions concerning the loading of WAV ATFF filesS cocononocninninninncnnnnonicanicnnono conocia nonananocanonccna ranas 70 Deleting a WAV ATEE Plena a ias 70 Chapter 12 Using the SP 505 with other MIDI devices 71 About MID Encina di A ida 71 Changing the MID sets pta a cs 71 Synchronizing the performance of the SP 505 and an external MIDI device oonccccocnoononnnonncnnonnonnconncanonanonos 7
12. Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Chapter 15 Appendices Troubleshooting If the SP 505 does not operate as you expect check the following points If this does not resolve the problem please contact the nearest Roland Service Center or your dealer E No sound volume is too low O Is the power of the SP 505 and connected devices turned on O Are the SP 505 and external devices connected correctly Check the connections O An audio cable may be broken O The cable connected to DIGITAL IN may be broken O You may be using an audio cable with a built in resistor Use a connection cable that does not contain a resistor e g Roland PCS series O The volume of a connected amp or mixer may be turned down Adjust the volume to an appropriate level O The volume of SP 505 may be turned down Adjust the volume to an appropriate level O If you are using a memory card is the memory card inserted correctly Turn off the power remove the memory card and then re insert it correctly all the way O If you are attempting to play a sample is the pad of the sample lit When you press a pad that contains a sample the pad will light and the sample will sound If the pad does not light when you press it a sample has not yet been assigned to that pad Sample a sound for the pad O If you are attempting to play a song or pattern does the song or pat
13. mm Note Number ll Velocity ONote Off Status Second 8nH mmH 9nH mmH n MIDI Channel Number Third WH 01H 7FH 00H OFH ch 1 ch 16 00H 7FH 0 127 01H 7FH 1 127 Third 1H 00H 00H OFH ch 1 ch 16 00H 7FH 0 127 00H 7FH 0 127 mm Note Number ll Velocity After reception of the Program Change 1 12 17 32 note numbers 23H 33H 35 51 are received Pad Number Note Number Pad EXT 35 23H Pad 1 36 24H GS TONE KICK 1 Pad 2 37 25H GS TONE SIDE STICK Pad 3 38 26H GS TONE SNARE 1 Pad 4 39 27H GS TONE HAND CLAP Pad 5 40 28H GS TONE SNARE 2 Pad 6 41 29H GS TONE LOW TOM 2 Pad 7 42 2AH GS TONE CLOSED HH Pad 8 43 2BH GS TONE LOW TOM 1 Pad 9 44 2CH GS TONE PEDAL HH Pad 10 45 2DH GS TONE MID TOM 2 Pad 11 46 2EH GS TONE OPEN HH Pad 12 47 2FH GS TONE MID TOM 1 Pad 13 48 30H GS TONE HI TOM 2 Pad 14 49 31H GS TONE CYMBAL Pad 15 50 32H GS TONE HI TOM 1 Pad 16 51 33H GS TONE Ride Cymbal 1 After reception of the Program Change 15 16 note numbers 23H 35 3CH 483H 60 72 are received Pad Number Note Number Pad EXT 35 23H Pad 1 H Pad 2 61 3DH Pad 3 63 3FH Pad 4 H Pad 5 66 42H Pad 6 68 44H Pad 7 70 46H Pad 8 H Pad 9 60 3CH Pad 10 62 3EH Pad 11 64 40H Pad 12 65 41H Pad 13 67 43H Pad 14 69 45H Pad 15 71 47H Pad 16 72 48H After reception of the Program
14. 02H Identity Reply sub ID 2 41H Manufacturer ID Roland 39H 01H Device Family Code SP 505 00H 00H Device family No 00H 02H 00H 00H Softeware Revision Level F7H EOX End of System Exclusive Message The above Identity Reply message is transmitted when an Identity Request is received 85 gt Ke fq gt 2 Qa rq Ww Chapter 15 Appendices 3 Messages stored in sequencer E Channel Voice Message The following channel voice messages on the MIDI channel number specified by the system parameter SYSTEM UTILITY MIDI setting Pads Channel are stored O Note On Off Status Second Third 9nH mmH 1H n MIDI Channel Number OOH OFH ch 1 ch 16 mm Note Number 23H 33H 35 51 23H 35 3CH 48H 60 72 11 Velocity 01H 7FH 1 127 OOH NOTE OFF For Pad Banks 1 12 17 32 note numbers 23H 33H 35 51 are stored Pad Number Note Number Pad EXT 35 23H Pad 1 36 24H GS TONE KICK 1 Pad 2 37 25H GS TONE SIDE STICK Pad 3 38 26H GS TONE SNARE 1 Pad 4 39 27H GS TONE HAND CLAP Pad 5 40 28H GS TONE SNARE 2 Pad 6 41 29H GS TONE LOW TOM 2 Pad 7 42 2AH GS TONE CLOSED HH Pad 8 43 2BH GS TONE LOW TOM 1 Pad 9 44 2CH GS TONE PEDAL HH Pad 10 45 2DH GS TONE MID TOM 2 Pad 11 46 2EH GS TONE OPEN HH Pad 12 47 2FH GS TONE MID TOM 1 Pad 13 48 30H GS TONE HI TOM 2 Pad 14 49 31H GS TONE CYMBAL Pad 15 50 32H GS TONE HI TOM 1 Pad 16 51 33
15. 1 Press SONG or PTN to display the Play screen 2 Press SYSTEM to display the System screen 12TEHM UTILITY DEL CFT It is not possible to display the System screen while a pattern or song is playing 3 Press F1 UTILITY 4 Press F1 CONFIG The system settings screen will appear 5 Use CURSOR 1 J to select the parameter and use the VALUE dial to make the setting S STEM UTILITY CONFIG LCI Contrast ED Pad Protect BAHES Metronome Lis Foot 5d Asan Chor Demo Pitch Demno 6 Press PTN or SONG to return to the Play screen Ore Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On 73 Chapter 14 Restoring the factory settings Use the Initialize operation when you want to restore the system and pattern data to the factory settings You can restore all data to the factory settings at once or select a specific type of data such as sequencer settings to be initialized Factory settings Samples Samples are assigned to pads 1 16 of user bank 1 Once you carry out an initialization these samples will be erased and cannot be recovered Sequencer songs patterns All songs are empty All user patterns are empty System UTILITY CONFIG LCD Contrast 6 Pad Protect BANK 5 16 OFF Metronome LV 10 Foot SW Asgn PLAY Chop Demo ON Pitch Demo ON Power Up PIN PRESET Power Up BNK PRESET UTILITY MIDI
16. 4 to select the desired part Press STOP to return to the Play screen Ore Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Chapter 9 Creating a song About song recording A song is created by connecting patterns that you create On the SP 505 you can connect a maximum of 999 patterns Making song settings Initial BPM BPM tempo of the song 40 0 200 0 PTN BPM If you press F1 PTN BPM this will be set to Pattern BPM and playback will occur at the BPM specified by each pattern Song recording procedure 1 Press SONG 2 Use the VALUE dial to select the song that you want to record SOHG FLAY CMEASI OOO 1 EPM 210 0 NenmsonsO3 PATTERA FEFEFE HRK FAD BANE i PRESET i Alternatively you can press F1 SONG to display the song list and use the VALUE dial to select the song that you want to record After selecting it press ENTER to confirm your selection 3 Press REC The song record standby screen will appear SOG REC TAHOE AMAIL STEPS 333 Initial EPH Bo PTH BPM E AVAIL STEPS 0 999 For each song this indicates the remaining number of steps that can be recorded When AVAIL STEPS reaches 0 no further song recording will be possible 4 Use the VALUE dial to set the BPM of the song that you will record de If you press F1 PTN BPM PTN Pattern BPM will be selected and playback will
17. press the pad for the sample that you want to set and perform steps 3 and 4 O If you want to make settings for a sample in a different pad bank change pad banks p 30 press the pad for the sample that you want to set and perform steps 3 and 4 5 Press EXIT SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen e Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On 31 Chapter 1 Playing samples from the pads Playing a sample backward Playing an audio input signal Reverse Playback EXT Source Reverse playback plays a sample backward producing the Even without sampling the SP 505 lets you use a pad to effect similar to when a tape is played in the reverse control an internal input sound and start stop the sound direction and apply effects in the same way as a sample For each sample you can select one of the following reverse 1 Connect a CD player or mic settings Connect your CD player to the LINE IN jacks or your OFF Don t reverse mic to the MIC jack ON Reverse Itis not possible to use digital input COAXIAL OPTICAL jacks as an EXT source 1 Press the pad of the sample for which you want to make settings 2 Press SOURCE SELECT to select the input Select either LINE IN or MIC depending on the jacks to which you connected your CD player or mic 2 Press WAVE EDIT 3 Use CURSOR J T to move the cursor to the Reverse line 3 When you press E
18. the sampling time will be much longer About the sampling tme The available sampling times for internal memory and a memory card are shown below These times are for monaural sampling For the internal memory this is the total time of the samples in pad banks 5 16 For the memory card this is the total time of the samples in pad banks 17 32 The available sampling time will be half if you use stereo sampling Internal times approximate STANDARD LONG LO FI Memory card times approximate Capacity STANDARD LONG LO FI Ifyou have saved internal samples and pattern or song data on the memory card p 67 the available sampling time on the memory card will be less than listed above Starting sampling automatically when sound is input You can make settings so that sampling begins automatically when the input sound exceeds a specified level Ifyou are using an effect sampling will begin when the sound that includes the effect sound noise exceeds the specified level Parameter Auto OFF Select this setting if you want to start sampling manually LEVEL 1 8 Specify the audio input level at which you want sampling to begin automatically When the input sound exceeds this level sampling will begin automatically LEVEL 1 is the lowest The screen will show a symbol to indicate the specified level STANDEY SER 2 5 Os SF a LS MONO 2 TANDARD Specified LEVEL Z i OF
19. to make adjustments in ress the pad of the sample whose start end points you want to change 0 1 BPM units The sample BPM can be adjusted in a range of 0 5 1 3 times 2 Press WAVE EDIT If the synchronized BPM exceeds the allowable range of the 3 Press F1 LOOP sample BPM the sample BPM will be doubled or halved to stay within the allowable range The sample waveform will be displayed Ifthe sample is shorter than approximately 200 ms changes in BPM will not be reflected EFH ADTUST ESSE MS O TRIJHC The pad number will be shown at the left side of the top Flas BPM E IEC FECC line of the display Example PAD 6 1 Pad 1 of pad bank 6 PAD Currently selected pad number The number of samples of the wave pointer position will Example USER1 1 Pad 1 of user bank 1 be shown in the right side of the top line of the display The beginning of the sample waveform is indicated as GRADE Sampling grade stereo mono lt TOP gt and the end as lt BOTTOM gt STD Standard LONG LO FI PLAY TYPE PHRASE SINGLE Wave Pointer REVERSE ON OFF o00z30401 4 Number of FAO 6 1 Co SAMPLE BPM BPM of the currently selected sample Samples Changing the BPM tempo may cause noise to be heard Ifyou want to return to the BPM used when sampling press START EHD TRUM It is not possible to set Play BPM if Play Type is set to SINGLE Even if a sample has been s
20. 00 i i i127 35 1 21 00 il 1271 Se H i 00 1 3 117 45 EXECUTE CAHCEL MEASURE PAD ALA GATE i 1 00 TOP El Press F1 MEAS to move the cursor to the MEAS position Changing the rhythmic feel of a pattern Swing You can change the rhythmic feel of the patterns you create 1 Press PTN 2 Press F2 USER The user pattern list will be displayed 3 Use the VALUE dial to select the pattern whose rhythmic feel you want to change and press ENTER to confirm your choice To cancel press EXIT 4 Press REC The recording standby screen will appear 5 Press F1 SWING 6 Use the VALUE dial to set each parameter Position Specify the location of the notes to be delayed Eighth note eighth note backbeats 16th note 16th note backbeats Percentage Specify the amount of time that the sound is to be delayed 50 100 Part 1 4 Swing Specify whether the sound will be delayed for each track ON OFF 61 Chapter 8 Creating patterns NOTE 7 STNG er y Position Percentase Part 1 SWindss OFF Part 2 SWihds OFF Part 2 SWirds OFF Part 4 SWirds Press EXIT You are returned to the recording standby screen 8 Press STOP to exit recording yo Assigning a name to a pattern i 2 Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Press PTN Press F2 USER The user pattern list will appear Use the VA
21. 39 27H 71 47H 03 67H 8 08H 40 28H 72 48H 04 68H 9 09H 41 29H 13 49H 05 69H 10 OAH 42 2AH 74 4AH 06 6AH 11 OBH 43 2BH 75 4BH 07 6BH 12 OCH 44 2CH 76 4CH 08 6CH 13 ODH 45 2DH 77 4DH L09 6DH 14 OEH 46 2EH 78 4EH 110 6EH 15 OFH 47 2FH 79 4FH 111 6FH 16 10H 48 30H 80 50H 12 70H 17 1H 49 31H 81 51H 13 71H 18 2H 50 32H 82 52H 14 72H 19 3H 51 33H 83 53H 5 73H 20 4H 52 34H 84 54H 16 74H 21 5H 53 35H 85 55H 17 75H 22 6H 54 36H 86 56H 18 76H 23 7H 55 37H 87 57H 19 77H 24 8H 56 38H 88 58H 20 78H 25 19H S 39H 89 59H 121 79H 26 1AH 58 3AH 90 BAH 122 7AH 27 1BH 59 3BH 91 5BH 123 7BH 28 1CH 60 3CH 92 5CH 124 7CH 29 1DH 61 3DH 93 5DH 125 7DH 30 1EH 62 3EH 94 5EH 126 7EH 31 1FH 63 3FH 95 5FH 127 7FH D decimal H hexadecimal Decimal expressions such as used for MIDI channel Bank Select and Program Change will be the value 1 greater than the decimal value given in the above table Since each MIDI byte carries 7 significant data bits each byte can express a maximum of 128 different values Data for which higher resolution is required must be transmitted using two or more bytes For example a value indicated as a two byte value of aa bbH would have a value of aa x 128 bb For a signed number OOH 64 40H 0 and 7FH 63 I e the decimal equivalent will be 64 less than the decimal value given in the above table For a two byte signed number 00 00H 8192 40 00H 0 and 7F 7FH 8191 For example the decimal expression o
22. 5 SHOP in si n 26 51 Chop Danik aiii 29 CLIPBOARD cto 49 50 CONFIG parameter sio 73 COPY anal 49 50 65 D DEL o ie cd do e 49 Deals 49 52 64 65 69 Dio A N EEN 26 51 Dividine Foi masii ants vai E et teertie eogar sense eases 51 53 DRUNA dis 31 E Ela dalla E led 19 21 34 EFEECTS CONTROE 20d O Litas 35 II Ten Seen Cena E ne 31 IE LSS A did 59 EXcrahse a ii 50 EXT SOURCE sorrara Aa aa 32 33 42 43 F FOOT SW lt a AA AA a SRA 29 73 o E 73 A lias aasaks Gem See eet ae aaa AN 66 PX OO A bdacteccbaneet ett E T 21 34 PATNE eee nee Rae de de 35 EXONTOBE nda 21 35 NANA EAE cess eee EA A E A 35 G GATE an iia oa 31 H HOED A aetdsieanes cts chet EN 30 A A 74 PASE inertia nein ea nea 64 L L R emee EEO EEN 16 47 48 Level tic ia 44 POAC sichatcainmeee ue cites iid sia by ae te le alee tes cla 68 69 LOOD sens caia 44 LO Mode pierin iaa E naeasa elevate ne Meaucarasieceg 31 44 M Mantillas 43 CASES nata 45 MEMO A tus OAN 66 Microscope edi oi 58 59 MD E ier a E sted ateiehat tia teaee bsae sao cen ada thanitns 71 Monaural Sample tasado 39 MUS o 57 62 N SA O a aA 62 64 Number ot measure tados 45 P Pae N ares hee a ecigeam es ean ams 19 CADACCEN Tias 30 PADD BAIN Kiara 24 27 30 Pad DAS 2 nia Sal veasneg heen aes 29 Lada 71 Pad iNumber tatiana 60 Pad Play eor NAN 31 44 PAGE DOWN arunda o E ES 16 LAGBU gorrira rnea coa 16 LADO AAA A O 44 Farane ter FIBI aein ana EEE 16 E SE A staat aor ees 57 59 Eat
23. Appendices Preset Sample PAD BANK NO 82 PAD No 7_ TRe08 CHE io TR806 Conga 11 TReo80HH 12 TR808 Tom 18 CATE Tamb r4 TREOG Oym 15 Techno Scene 16 608 Maracas Hi Kick 7 Real CHH ro Pop Hat Open n Heo 2 Phy 13 Tambourine 14 NaturalGrash s PopCHH 16 Natural Ride Sample Name SA al Beal EM 10 ME 12 MEM A EA 16 E E A oe EM AO zie 12 18 MEE EA MEM PAD BANK 3 4 A _ 6 ued 8 MEA AT AE ed ER AE MEN MES oy zz at MES e EECH ie MEN 13 15 16 PAD No 1 TROO9 KK 7 TROOS CH ro TR727 Agogo m TREO OHH 12 TRGO9 Tom 13 Finger Snap 14 TROOS Crash 15 TROO9 Ciapa 16 TRe09RIDE Basa 7 Acostc Bass Gi r0 Juno Bass G2 11 Syth Pad GO 12 Syth Pad G4 19 PianoGo a Panoa s onns e Organ G4 Sample Name Preset Pattern No Pattern Name BPM Measure i i 92 85 87 91 93 97 gt 5 i p p p 2 2 22 3 24 al 7 s 5 6 7 8 9 0 4 6 8 9 0 4 2 2 2 3 3 O O Chapter 15 Appendices MIDI Implementation Model Date Version 1 00 SP 505 Aug 10 2001 1 RECOGNIZED RECEIVE DATA mChannel Voice Message Note On Off Receive the note on off in the MIDI channel number which is designated with Pads Channel in the system parameter SYSTEM UTILITY MIDI ONote On Status Second 9nH mmH 9nH mmH n MIDI Channel Number
24. Asa CE ART i MEAS gt 1 111000 ETZZ J 1 31 00 1 2 izr 96 1 i 00 1 2 36 i 1 00 1 4 11 ab HEAS T ZHIFT DELETE HEASURE FAD ALL GATE 1 21 00 1 1 izr j Press F1 MEAS to move the cursor to the MEAS position Changing the length of the sound Microscope Edit In step 7 of Microscope Edit p 60 press F1 EVENT to move the cursor to the pad performance data Event field Move the cursor to the GATE gate time location of the pad data whose length you want to change and use the VALUE dial to adjust the gate time You can use CURSOR lt gt to move the cursor to the 1 s or 10 s place of the gate time In the case of a pad for which Pad Play DRUM the gate time will be ignored AA CE ART i MEAS gt 1 11000 ETZZ J 1 21 00 1 2 1r 3E 1 21 00 1 2 117 45 1 31 00 1 4 ir ab HEAS T ZHIFT DELETE HEASURE FAD ALL GATE 1 21 00 1 1 ir Press F1 MEAS to move the cursor to the MEAS position Moving the tming of the sound Microscope Edit In step 7 of Microscope Edit press F1 EVENT to move the cursor to the pad performance data Event field Move the cursor to the pad data whose timing you want to change and press F2 T SHIFT Timing Shift Use the VALUE dial to set the desired time measure beat clock To carry out the Timing Shift operation press F1 EXECUTE To cancel press F2 CANCEL or EXIT LE PART iJ MEAS gt 1 111000 ETZZ J iz 1
25. CLIPBOARD will light The copied sample will play when you press CLIPBOARD Hold down CLIPBOARD and press the pad of the other sample you want to exchange If you want to exchange samples with another pad bank press PAD BANK to switch the pad bank p 30 The display will ask OK to Overwrite If you are sure you want to exchange the samples press F3 EXCHANGE The samples will be exchanged Ore Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Chapter 6 Applying special processing to a sample Dividing a sample into individual notes Chop The SP 505 s Chop function divides a sample at each of the attacks in the sample waveform and assigns each divided sample to a pad For example a drum phrase can be divided into samples containing separate rhythm instruments such as bass II Mh drum snare and hi hat It is not possible to divide a sample from one of the Chop banks It is not possible to divide a stereo sample Phrases that contain numerous notes or simultaneously sounding notes may not be divided as you expect Even if you have an effect applied when you execute Chop that effect will not be added to the divided samples MEMO The divided samples will be assigned to the thirty two pads of pad banks 13 14 Chop banks 1 2 The sample will be divided into samples for a maximum of 32 pads starting at the
26. Keer Power Ori How SAMF irae oo Itis not possible to switch pad banks during resampling 6 When you are finished resampling press SAMPLING 43 Chapter 4 Changing the settings of a sample Procedure 1 Press the pad of the sample whose settings you want to change 2 Press WAVE EDIT WAVE EDIT GRADE SAMPLE EFH Lene Panrot Pad Play a 3 Use CURSOR 1 J to select the setting parameter that you want to change Use the VALUE dial to change the value of the setting If you want to change the settings of another sample in the same pad bank press the pad for that sample and repeat steps 3 and 4 O If you want to change the settings of a sample in another pad bank switch to that pad bank p 30 press the pad for the sample you want to edit and repeat steps 3 and 4 5 Press EXIT SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen re Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Adjusting the volume of a sample To adjust the volume of a sample select Level in step 3 of Procedure on p 44 Level 0 127 This adjusts the volume Adjusting the stereo position of a sample To adjust the stereo position of a sample select Panpot in step 3 of Procedure on p 44 Panpot LEFT CENTER RIGHT LEFT Pan the sound to OUTPUT L CENTER RIGHT Pan the sound to the center Pan the sound to
27. LCD Contrast Pad Protect Metronome LV Foot SW Asgn Chop Demo Pitch Demo Power UP PTN Power UP BNK i i O BANK5 16 OFF ON PLAY SMPL PAD1 16 FX OFF ON OFF ON PRESET USER PRESET USER Foot Switch Assign Chop Demo Pitch Demo Power UP Pattern Power UP Bank System Utility MIDI Pads Channel Part 1 Channel Part 2 Channel Part 3 Channel Part 4 Channel Program Change Switch O UN O Pads Ch Part 1 Ch Part 2 Ch Part 3 Ch Part 4 Ch Prog Chg SW Sync Mode 1 16 OFF 1 16 OFF 1 16 OFF 1 16 OFF 1 16 OFF OFF ON Sync Mode INT MIDI REMOTE AUTO System Utility Initialize Initialize Target System Delete Pattern Target System Copy Pattern From Init Target ALL SYSTEM SAMPLE SEQ U001 100 Target P001 040 U001 100 U001 100 From O O System Delete Song Target System Copy Song From U01 20 Target U01 20 U01 20 From O O System Card Load Sample From BACKUP 1 16 USER 1 8 CHOP 1 2 PITCH 1 2 CARD 1 16 From O O System Card Load Song Pattern From System Card Load File From BACKUP 1 16 From WAV AIF USER 1 1 8 16 CARD 1 1 16 16 From O O System Card Save Sample From From PRESET 1 4 USER 1 8 CHOP 1 2 PITCH 1 2 CARD 1 16 BACKUP 1 16 O O D gt Ke fq gt 2 Qa rq Ww System Card Save Song Pattern T BACKUP 1 16 O 00 ll Chapter 15
28. OUTPUT R Panpot has no effect for samples that were sampled with a Type of STEREO Changing how a sample plays and stops To change how a sample plays and stops when you press a pad select Pad Play in step 3 of Procedure Pad Play TRIG GATE DRUM TRIG The sample will start playing when you press the pad and will stop when you press the pad once again GATE The sample will play only while you continue holding down the pad DRUM When you press the pad the sample will play once and will stop at the End point If you select DRUM the Loop Mode setting has no effect Looping the playback ofa sample If you want a sample to loop play back repeatedly select Loop Mode in step 3 of Procedure Loop Mode ON OFF ON The sample will loop play back repeatedly OFF The sample will not loop Chapter 4 Changing the settings of a sample Playing a sample backward If you want a sample to play in reverse backward select Reverse in step 3 of Procedure on p 44 Reverse ON OFF ON The sample will play in the reverse direction Reverse playback OFF The sample will play in the normal direction Normal Ifyou change the reverse settings while a sample is sounding the modified setting will take effect the next time the sample is played Playing a sample in Phrase or Single modes To specify whether a sample will be played in Phrase or in Single mod
29. Pad Play to DRUM p 31 Playing a song The SP 505 can store 20 songs 1 2 E gt Press SONG Use the VALUE dial to select the song Press PLAY to start playback The top line of the display will indicate the current measure beat and BPM The lower line will indicate the current pattern name CMEASI GODZ 2 EPM 2120 0 J SONG FLAY OMG 1 NewSons01 FATTERH FRESET 1 HIP HOP 0i FAO BAHK 6 USER It is not possible to switch songs while a song is playing Press STOP to stop playback Press RESET to return to the beginning of the song Press BWD to go back one measure or FWD to go forward one measure If you move to another measure while the song is playing you will lose synchronization with the external MIDI device 55 Chapter 7 Playing songs and patterns Selecting and playing songs from the song list 1 Press SONG 2 Press F1 SONG The song list will be displayed SELECT 0HG HenSorr a0 1 HeWwsornsos Men Son 0 HNenSorn 0 Hewsorsos HNeySors b HewSonadT 3 Use the VALUE dial to select a song and ENTER to confirm your selection Song nos 1 16 can be selected directly by pressing a pad 1 16 To cancel press EXIT 4 Press PLAY to begin playback The top line of the screen will indicate the current measure number and beat and the bottom line will indicate the pattern name SOHMG FLAY CHEAS DOES 2 EPM 2120 O
30. Pads Ch 1 Part 1 4 Ch OFF Prog Chg SW ON Sync Mode AUTO Procedure 1 Press SONG or PTN to display the Play screen 2 Press SYSTEM to display the System screen 12TEHM UTILITY y It is not possible to display the System screen while a pattern or song is playing 3 Press F1 UTILITY 4 Press F3 INIT The Initialize screen will appear SYSTEM UTILITY INITIALIZE Init Target Se el CAHCEL 5 Use the VALUE dial to select the type of setting that you want to initialize Init Target ALL SYSTEM SAMPLE SEQ ALL All system related parameters will be initialized All pad samples will be erased Except for preset samples All songs and all user patterns will be erased SYSTEM System related parameters will be initialized SAMPLE All pad samples will be erased Except for preset samples SEQ All songs and all user patterns will be erased 6 To initialize the settings you selected press F1 EXECUTE To cancel press F2 CANCEL or EXIT When you press F1 EXECUTE a screen asking you to confirm that you indeed do want to carry out an initialization appears SYSTEM UTILITY INITIALIZE If you attempt to initialize SAMPLE when sample memory is protected the display will ask Protected Sure 7 To initialize the settings press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO 8 Press PTN or SONG to return to the Play screen yo
31. S 16 UD NIN display Aa 16 Press the pads to play SQUnids esien oen esu eean ea ao eaaa eiie aaae EDSN EEEE 17 Listening to the preset pales A a iia 18 AIVOVEEVIEW OF the SP 505 AA A E EE values suesededuscabusstesdesuents 19 How the sections of the SP 505 are connected oococonncnnonoononnancnoneoncnnonnonornenocnonannoncc ne noc cono no non nanco ro rnonconennos 19 How the SE SUS1SOS AZ aa 19 Applying EEES A A A A a E A 21 Recording AAA Pl A A AAA AAA AAA AA A 22 If you are not satisfied with the sampled sound oooncnncnicccnncnnononaninanannnnnonanaconanannon anna nncnnan nana no nana nncnncn cacaos 23 Changing the BPM tempo of the sample BPM Adjust ooooocnooncoononinonnnonnnonnconnconncnononanonanonanonaconaconaconaconacnoss 24 Synchronizing the BPM tempo of several samples BPM Sync conccccoccoonconnonononanonanonanonanonaconaconaconaconaconaonnss 25 Dividing a sample between several pads Chop oonccccooncooncnononanonanoninonanonanonaconaconacnnnonononnnonanonanoncnonaconccnoconaconoss 26 Playing pitches with a Sample Pichi an AA A a da eas ai 27 Chapter 1 Playing samples from the pads occconccconcccnnccccnncconcnnonna 29 Whatate the 32 pad Danksta nin ia A de 29 Basic Ways to play SAMPLES 1 AA A AA A AAA AAA 29 The number of samples that can be played simultaneously ocnoocnooconononanonanonanonanonnnonnonononanonanonanonanonanonaconacoss 30 Switching the pad Damn k aciies sauces se caacacaedlanladeesedsvesuseutba
32. TRIG The sound will begin playing when you press the pad and stop when you press the pad once again GATE The sound will play only while you hold down the pad 1 Press EXT SOURCE 2 Press WAVE EDIT 3 Use CURSOR J T to move the cursor to the parameter whose setting you want to adjust WAVE EDIT GRADE SAMPLE EFH Tyre Lene Parrot 4 Use the VALUE dial to adjust the setting 5 Press EXIT SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen yo Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Changing the BPM of a sample You can change the BPM of a sampled phrase 1 Sample a phrase a one or two measure portion of a song Recording a sample p 22 2 Press the pads to play the sampled phrase 3 Press BPM ADJUSTI EFH ADJUST REY H SAMPLE EFH Play BPH A 4 Use the VALUE dial to adjust Play BPM The BPM of the currently playing phrase will change You can also press CURSOR gt and adjust the setting in 0 1 BPM steps You can press F1 INIT BPM to return to the original BPM 5 Press EXIT SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen If the Play Type setting for the sample is set to SINGLE it is not possible to change the BPM Change the Play Type to PHRASE p 45 It is not possible to change the BPM if the sample is set to reverse playback Turn Reverse OFF p 45 If the sample is shorter than appr
33. apply that effect To apply the effect press FX ON OFF to make the button light and turn the effect on and select the pad s to which you want the effect to be applied FX Assign p 34 3 Press EXIT SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen Turning the effect on off The SP 505 contains 26 different effects You can press ON OFF to select whether these effects will be applied on or not off FX ON OFF lit The effect will be applied FX ON OFF dark The effect will not be applied Controlling how the effect is applied 1 Turn an EFFECTS CONTROL knob CTRL 1 3 The effect will change in various ways depending on the knob you operate 2 Tosee the currently selected effect and the parameter settings of that effect press FX INFO Fx INFORMATION 9 FLANGER DEFTH RATE 900 3 Press EXIT SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen 35 Chapter 2 Using the internal effects Effects List DSP EFFECTS 1 FILTER DRIVE Low pass filter with overdrive Cuts the high frequencies and adds distortion 2 PITCH SHIFTER Modifies the pitch 3 DELAY Repeats the sound 4 VINYL SIMULATOR Gives the sound the sonic quali ties of an analog record 5 ISOLATOR Extracts and deletes sounds in the low mid or high frequency range 6 REVERB Adds reverberation to the sound 7 TAPE ECHO Vintage tape echo effect 8 CHORUS Adds spaciousness and
34. beginning of the original waveform The rest of the waveform will not be assigned to pads All of the remaining sound will be assigned to the last divided sample The start end point settings of sample are ignored 1 Press the pad of the sample that you want to divide 2 Press CHOP Se el CAHCEL 3 Use the VALUE dial to specify the detail RESOLUTION with which the sample will be divided Higher settings will cause the sample to be divided into smaller pieces 4 To execute the division at the resolution you specified in step 3 press F1 EXECUTE To cancel press F2 CANCEL or EXIT Ifyou press F3 CANCEL while the display indicates Processing Data the operation will be aborted Pads 1 16 will light automatically and the divided samples will play back A message will ask whether you want to save the divided samples CHOP RN Dave Sure 7 5 To save press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO or EXIT If pad banks 13 14 Chop banks p 29 already contain samples you will be asked OK to Overwrite If you are sure you want to overwrite the samples of pad banks 13 14 press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO yo Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Editing the points at which the sample is divided About the dividing point adjustment screen Wave Pointer Dividing Point CHOF y T TT T T _
35. de eet eet hon do dd 1121115 0 St Hie A AA Lone Lonn Lunn Lane Lene EXECUTE CANCEL 3 Press F1 EXECUTE To cancel press F2 CANCEL or EXIT USER BANKS Keer Power Ori Deletion ir Prosress as ee The sample will be deleted 23 Quick Start Changing the BPM tempo of the sample BPM Adjust 5 Press BPM ADJUST EFH ADJUST Flaa EPH IHIT EPM I PAD The number of the currently selected pad Example USER1 1 Pad 1 of user bank 1 GRADE Sampling grade stereo mono STD Standard LONG LO FI PLAY TYPE PHRASE SINGLE REVERSE ON OFF SAMPLE BPM BPM of the currently selected sample 6 Use the VALUE dial to adjust the BPM You can adjust the value in steps of one BPM over a range of 40 0 200 0 You can also press CURSOR gt to adjust the value in A list of the pad banks will be displayed steps of 0 1 BPM 1 Turn on the POWER switch of the SP 505 2 Press PAD BANK The sample BPM can be adjusted in a range of 0 5 1 3 times FAD EANE gt SELECT ae i PRESET BANKI its original value If you make settings that exceed the PRESET BANK allowable BPM range of the sample the sample BPM will be Ml ee doubled or halved to stay within the allowable range USER BANK 1 USER BANK Press a sampled pad and notice that the BPM has changed USER BANE x You may notice more noise if you change the BPM tempo 3 Sel
36. devices 15 Quick Start The SP 505 s display Broadly speaking the SP 505 displays two types of screens Sub window d isplay You can switch sub windows by pressing the following six Parameter list display buttons PAD BANK O PAD ACCENT i peM TAN Pad Protect gt FX INFO Met ronone mE FX SELECT Chor Demo FX ASSIGN Pitch Demo Example When you press PAD BANK The scroll bar in the right of the screen shows the current FAO BANK SELECT PRESET BANK 1 location of the cursor relative to the entire list i FRESET BANKS O Press ERES w J to move the cursor up or down in APBESET ERNE steps of a single line PRESET EAMNK4 USER BANE 1 O Press PAGE UP PAGE DOWN to move the cursor in USER ERANKZ USER BANK steps of an entire page O Use the VALUE dial to edit the parameter In a sub window you can press EXIT to return to the previous screen Wave display EA o A E l MET l EHD l TRUHC O Press L R to switch between the left channel Lch and right channel Rch of a stereo sample O Press ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT to zoom in or zoom out on the horizontal axis time axis of the waveform O Hold down L R and press ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT to expand or shrink the vertical axis amplitude axis of the waveform O Press CURSOR gt to move the displayed area of the waveform in the horizontal direction O Use the VALUE dial to move the wave pointer 16
37. display contrast or setting the MIDI channel Display A variety of information is shown here F1 F3 Buttons The function of these buttons will change depending on the screen The function names will be indicated in the display above each button ZOOM IN Button ZOOM OUT Button When you are editing a sampled waveform these buttons zoom in or zoom out on the sampled waveform in the display In other situations these buttons switch between screen pages Ifyou continue pressing the button the screens will switch successively Ifyou hold down one button and press the opposite button the screens will switch more rapidly L R Button While editing the waveforms of stereo samples this button is pressed to switch between the left and right channel waveforms 6 EFFECTS CONTROL CTRL 1 CTRL 3 Control knobs 1 3 These knobs provide for the realtime control of the parameters assigned to them which vary depending on the effect selected FX INFO Effect Information Button Press this button when you want the status of an effect setting to be shown in the display FX SELECT Effect Select Button Press this button to select effects By pressing this button and then pressing a pad 1 16 you can directly select effect numbers 1 16 FX ASSIGN Effect Assign Button Press this button to specify the pad sample to which you want to apply an effect FX ON OFF Effect On Off Button This button tu
38. effects such as a A caer a e g performance instrumental sound vocal and various Reverb which adds reverberation and Lo Fi Processor 5v P ttings that determine how th le will be played A which gives the sound a lo fi character E E So sample can be assigned to a pad and played or it can be played from the internal sequencer or an external sequencer Pads The SP 505 contains 64 internal samples preset samples You can play samples by striking the pads Think of these as and also allows you to record 128 of your own samples user switches that play samples samples Up to 256 user samples can be stored on a separately available memory card Sequencer Depending on how it is intended to be played a sample can This section lets you record the timing at which samples are be classified as one of two types a phrase sample or a single played By playing back this data you can make the SP 505 sample perform automatically 19 Quick Start Phrase samples A sample of an actual performance is generally called a phrase sample When using a phrase sample on the SP 505 set the Play Type sample parameter to PHRASE This allows the BPM tempo of the sample to automatically be adjusted to match the playback BPM of the sequencer BPM The sample BPM can be adjusted in a range of 0 5 1 3 times If the sequencer BPM exceeds the allowable BPM range of the sample the BPM of the sample will be do
39. electronic musical instruments computers and other devices The SP 505 supports the use of MIDI and provides two MIDI connectors MIDI IN and MIDI OUT These connectors can be connected to other MIDI devices thus greatly expanding your performance possibilities About the MIDI connectors The SP 505 has the following MIDI connectors MIDI IN Receives MIDI messages from other MIDI devices MIDI OUT Transmits MIDI messages from the SP 505 About the MIDI implementation chart The MIDI implementation chart p 87 provides an easy way to view the types of MIDI message that the SP 505 can transmit and receive Compare the SP 505 s MIDI implementation chart with the implementation chart of some other connected MIDI device and use the MIDI messages that are recognized by both devices For details of the SP 505 s MIDI functionality refer to MIDI implementation Changing the MIDI settings MIDI parameters Pads Ch 1 16 OFF Specify the channel on which pad performance data will be transmitted and received Part 1 4 Ch 1 16 OFF Specify the channel that will output the parts of the song or pattern Prog Chg SW OFF ON Specify whether program change messages will be received and transmitted On the SP 505 program change messages are employed when switching the bank that is to be played by MIDI note messages Sync Mode INT MIDI REMOTE AUTO Specify the mode used when synchronizing the SP 505 s per
40. list will appear 3 Use the VALUE dial to select the pattern that you want to record and press ENTER to confirm your selection 4 Press F3 MICRO The Microscope Edit screen will appear F3 MICRO will not be displayed if a pattern is playing E CART 11 MEAS gt 1 A 00 BTZZ d HEASURE FAC ALL GATE 1 21 00 lt TOP gt J 1 00 lt END SS E ee 5 Press PART 1 4 to select the part that you want to input The button for the selected part begins blinking 6 Use CURSOR lt to move the cursor to the indication for MEAS measure beat clock and use the VALUE dial to specify the measure beat clock at which you want to input 7 Press pads to input your performance The pad data that you input will be displayed When performance data is input for a sample whose Play Type is PHRASE the sample BPM will automatically synchronize to the pattern BPM If you do not want it to synchronize set the Play Type to SINGLE p 45 Note messages from an external MIDI device cannot be used for input 8 Press PLAY to verify the performance data that you input Press STOP to stop playback 9 Press EXIT or STOP to exit Microscope Edit Nore Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Deleting unwanted performance data Microscope Edit In step 7 of Microscope Edit p 60 press F1 EVENT to move the cursor to the
41. na a a a MENE EEE CT Lal Losa Lana Lasd basda Loea Gaas Lasd 3 Press the pad to specify the sample that is to be the sync source Sample is assigned white Specified as the sync source black j L I I I ais 1 oat LE aon paa Es a O ia N Fhir u I mt LE a Fh I n PT ems el 1 I mt I LE M mt mt L a A 1 eit I I mt I 1 LA No sample is assigned dotted line 34 Chapter 2 Using the internal effects 4 When you have finished making settings press EXIT twice Selecting an effect 1 Press FX SELECT A list of the effects will be displayed The number of the currently selected effect will be highlighted SELECT FILTER DRIVE PITCH SHIFTER DELAY MIHYC SIMULATOR IS0OLATOR REVERE TAPE ECHO 2 Use the VALUE dial to select the desired effect 3 Press ENTER To cancel press EXIT The selected effect and the settings of its parameters will be displayed Fx INFORMATION E REVERE REY TIME TOHE E WEVEL Ooo 4 Press EXIT SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen Using the pads to select an effect Effect nos 1 16 can be selected directly by pressing pads 1 16 1 Press FX SELECT A list of the effects will be displayed The currently selected effect is highlighted 2 Press a pad 1 16 to select an effect The effect names are printed below each pad Simply selecting an effect will not actually
42. of eight measures long When a phrase sample is played the BPM tempo of the phrase sample itself is ignored and the BPM tempo of the pattern will be used What Is a song A song consists of several patterns joined in the desired order of playback You can create a song beforehand and then simply play it back on the sequencer when you need to perform live Up to twenty songs can be stored in internal memory Song A song simply contains information about the order in which patterns are to be played back it does not contain the sequence data of the patterns themselves This means that if you modify the sequence data of one or more of the patterns the result obtained when playing back the song will also change When you play back a song you can enable the BPM tempo specified for each pattern p 55 Quick Start Applying effects The SP 505 contains 26 different effects 1 Turn on the POWER switch of the SP 505 You can use these effects to modify the sound of the sampled 2 Press pad 1 phrases The sample will play 3 Press FX ASSIGN in the Effect section 4 Press the pad to which you want to apply an effect For this example press pad 1 so that 1 is highlighted A ER ET TAR Ki E BAAS 4 BE E E E E E ALL OH EAT OH E A 5 Press EXIT 6 Press FX ON OFF in the Effect section illuminating the button 7 Once again press pad 1
43. ok ke a 1 ir oS Mes Ber Gee fee G Lama a bann benn eins MENE EE ESE Gt ies Lana Lons Lenn Lonn bonn Loann Lann Loann ALL OH L EAHK OH J SYTHE No sample is assigned dotted line You can also use FX ASSIGN before the effect is actually applied to select the pads to which the effect will apply When you use VINYL SIMULATOR NOISE GENERATOR or RADIO TUNING the sound of the effect noise will be output regardless of the FX assign settings 3 When you have finished making settings press EXIT Selecting the pad that will be the effect synchronization source SYNC SOURCE The delay and slicer effects can be synchronized to the BPM O About BPM synchronization for delay and slicer Song pattern playback in progress Synchronized to the BPM of the song or pattern Song pattern playback stopped Synchronized to the BPM of the sample The BPM of the sample can be viewed in SAMPLE BPM in the Wave Edit screen p 44 Here we will specify the sample pad that is to be the sync source while song pattern playback is stopped 1 Press FX ASSIGN Fx ASSG1H EXT EE A AE hana Wane tam Wonn tam benn 10 dd 1121115 0 115 16 Lao Lane cl Lone Lonn Lann Lane Lene ALL OH L EAHKE OH An underline appears below the number of the pad that is currently the sync source 2 Press F3 SYNC F EFH SYHC_ SOURCE paa E paa 1 aa dl e ee eee e 1 Grr Prr Dr Ger Ti i Lana Laaa
44. only for samples that are set to Gate playback The Hold function will not work for samples that are set to Trigger playback or Drum playback see section below 1 Press a pad to play a sample 2 While the sample is playing press HOLD before you remove your finger from the pad Hold will be turned on for the pad and the sample will continue playing even after you remove your finger from the pad 3 If you once again press the pad that is sounding or press HOLD the sound will stop When you press HOLD once again all sounds that were being held will stop Chapter 1 Playing samples from the pads Changing how the sample sounds or stops Pad Play You can select one of the following Pad Play settings to specify how the sample will play when you press a pad TRIG trigger The sound will start when you press the pad and continue even after you release the pad Press the pad once again to stop the sound GATE The sound will start when you press the pad and stop when you release the pad DRUM The sound will start when you press the pad and will stop automatically at the End Point p 46 of the sample Ifyou select DRUM the loop settings see item below will be ignored and the sample will play only once This setting is suitable for playing phrases from a MIDI drum pad or similar controller If DRUM is selected the sound cannot be interrupted so be careful when using this set
45. pad performance data Event field Move the cursor to the location of the pad data that you want to delete and press F3 DELETE to delete that performance data AS CE ART i MEAS gt 1 11000 RTZ J 1 21 00 1 2 1r 95 i 1 00 EFH 127 36 i 1 00 1 4 11 El MEARS T ZHIFT DELETE HEASURE FAD ALL GATE 1 21 00 1 1 izr aj Press F1 MEAS to move the cursor to the MEAS position Changing the pad number Microscope Edit In step 7 of Microscope Edit p 60 press F1 EVENT to move the cursor to the pad performance data Event field Move the cursor to the PAD pad number position of the data whose pad number you want to change and use the VALUE dial to change the pad number If you want to change the EXT SOURCE pad number set this to 1 17 Be aware that there will be no sound if you change to a pad number to which no sample has been assigned Itis not possible to change this to the pad numbers of the chop banks and the pad 1 4 8 of the pitch bank Press F1 MEAS to move the cursor to the MEAS position Chapter 8 Creating patterns Adjusting the dynamics accent of the sound Microscope Edit In step 7 of Microscope Editing p 60 press F1 EVENT to move the cursor to the patch performance data Event field Move the cursor to the ACC accent location of the pad data whose volume you want to adjust and use the VALUE dial to adjust the accent
46. possible with the internal memory Data from internal memory can also be saved backed up on a memory card Names of Things and What They Do Rear Panel EIN O POWER FOOT SW USE BOSS ON ONLY e OFF HL l AC IN 14V 800mA mopeL 505 BOSS orpora 11 12 13 14 11 AC Adaptor Jack Connect the supplied AC adaptor BRC series to this jack Never use any AC adaptor other than the one that was supplied with the SP 505 Doing so can cause malfunctions 12 POWER Sw itch This switch turns the power on off 13 FOOT SW Foot Switch Jack A separately available foot switch FS 5U can be connected here allowing you to start stop playback of a pattern or song 14 MIDI IN OUT Connectors These connectors allow external MIDI devices sequencers keyboards rhythm machines etc to be connected Use a MIDI cable sold separately to make connections 15 DIGITALIN Jacks OPTICAL COAXIAL These are input jacks for digital audio signals Both optical and coaxial types are provided 20 15 16 17 18 19 16 PHONES Headphone J ack By connecting headphones you can hear the same sound as that output from LINE OUT A stereo phone plug can be connected here 17 LINE OUT Jacks L R These are stereo RCA phono audio output jacks which can be used to output the sound to an amp or mixer 18 LINE IN Jacks L
47. result in damage malfunction or electric shock e Do not open or perform any internal modifica tions on the unit or its AC adaptor The only Y exception would be where this manual provides specific instructions which should be followed in order to put in place user installable options see p 5 e Do not attempt to repair the unit or replace parts within it except when this manual provides specific instructions directing you to do so Refer all servicing to your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information page e Do not excessively twist or bend the power cord nor place heavy objects on it Doing so can SQ damage the cord producing severed elements and short circuits Damaged cords are fire and shock hazards e This unit either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers may be S capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable If you experience e Never use or store the unit in places that are e Subject to temperature extremes e g direct SS sunlight in an enclosed vehicle near a heating duct on top of heat generating equipment or XY any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should ot immediately stop using the unit and consult an audiologist e Damp e g baths washrooms on w
48. save SYSTEM CARO SAVE SAMPLE From To BACKUP 1 AA CAHCEL 7 Press CURSOR J and use the VALUE dial to select the number of the area in which you want to save 8 To save the data press F1 EXECUTE To cancel press F2 CANCEL An asterisk will be displayed to indicate an area number in which sample data has already been saved If you select an area EN number marked by a message of OK to Overwrite will be displayed If you are sure this is the area number you want to use press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO 9 Press SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen Ore Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Saving sequencer data Here s how to save sequencer data patterns songs from the SP 505 s internal memory to a memory card 1 2 8 Press SONG or PTN to display the Play screen Press SYSTEM to display the System screen TART UTILITY DEL CFT It is not possible to display the System screen while a pattern or song is playing Press F3 CARD Press F3 SAVE If the memory card has been formatted in a format that cannot be used by the SP 505 SAVE will not appear above F5 Please format the card p 66 Press F2 SONG PTN For sequencer pattern song data the 100 user patterns and 20 songs in internal memory will be saved as one set Use the VA
49. the pads to which a sample has been assigned will blink RESAMPLIAG STAHDET FAO USER 2 4 REMAINS GoM 14 65 CPFADI Sources CSAMPLIMGI Rec Start As necessary switch the pad bank p 30 and press the pad s for the sample s that you want to resample the Source Pads The pad s you press will change from blinking to lighting solidly You may select more than one pad If you once again press a pad that is lit it will change from lit to blinking and will be removed from selection You can select multiple pads or EXT SOURCE Although you can select multiple pads for resampling there are limits to the maximum number If the resampling source pads contain monaural samples Maximum of four If the resampling source pads contain stereo samples Maximum of two Press SAMPLING The source pad s will begin playing and resampling will start It is not possible to switch pad banks during resampling When the selected sample s finish playing resampling will end automatically If you press SAMPLING while the selected sample s are playing resampling will end before it is completed Chapter 3 Recording samples Resampling procedure 2 Manual 1 Press RESAMPLE to make the button light SAMPLING will blink and the SP 505 will be in standby mode At this time pads to which no sample has been assigned will blink If samples are assigned to all pads in the currently selected pad b
50. this unit for purposes that could infringe on a copyright held by a third party BOSS Roland assumes no responsibility whatsoever with regard to any infringements of third party copyrights arising through your use of this unit Remove the Card Cover When removing the card cover first remove the two screws that hold the card cover on the bottom of the unit using a coin or screwdriver e When turning the unit upside down get a bunch of newspapers or magazines and place them under the four corners or at both ends to prevent damage to the buttons and controls Also you should try to orient the unit so no buttons or controls get damaged e When turning the unit upside down handle with care to avoid dropping it or allowing it to fall or tip over e When removing the card cover remove only the specified screws e Should you remove the optical connector caps or screws make sure to put them in a safe place out of O children s reach so there is no chance of them being swallowed accidentally Contents IMPORTAN INO VES cuac Remove the Gard Cover iii A AAA AA did 5 Mall Festus coa Names of Things and What They DO occonnconccccncconccconcconacconaronnnnonanznaa DO Front Panes dni ranita danos 10 Ker ineb A aads 13 QUICK Stall aa A Makin the C onnecHonS csi A A A A A IA 14 Turning the POWER AAA 15 T rme ENS power Ollanta ti ii 15 The SP 505 S CIS Play ci A A 16 Parameter listos A 16 Wave dis DAV
51. try to keep the unit s volume at reasonable levels You may prefer to use headphones so you do not need to be concerned about those around you especially when it is late at night When you need to transport the unit package it in the box including padding that it came in if possible Otherwise you will need to use equivalent packaging materials Use a cable from Roland to make the connection If using some other make of connection cable please note the following precautions e Some connection cables contain resistors Do not use cables that incorporate resistors for connecting to this unit The use of such cables can cause the sound level to be extremely low or impossible to hear For infor mation on cable specifications contact the manufac turer of the cable IMPORTANT NOTES Before Using Memory Cards SmartMedia Using Memory Cards e Carefully insert the Memory card all the way in until it is firmly in place The surface without gold contacts must be upward e Never touch the terminals of the Memory card Also avoid getting the terminals dirty Copyright e Unauthorized recording distribution sale lending public performance broadcasting or the like in whole or in part of a work musical composition video broadcast public performance or the like whose copyright is held by a third party is prohibited by law e Do not use
52. use the BPM specified for each pattern Initial BPM BPM tempo of the song 40 0 200 0 PTN Press PLA Y Recording will begin ENT LEADS U PTHJ Ster gt fii 2 TOP END 3 EWEHT IHSERT Press F2 INSERT The pattern list will appear In this screen you can press PLAY to hear the selected pattern play back EAMA Hewett HewPLAOOS HewPt nod HewPLAOOS HewWwPLAooe J PRESET USER Use the VALUE dial to select a pattern and press ENTER to confirm your choice To cancel press EXIT The pattern will be input and you will automatically proceed to the next step You can also input a pattern directly by pressing a pad Example Press pad 1 y Preset pattern 1 or user pattern 1 will be inserted User pattern 1 if the previously input pattern was a user pattern or preset pattern 1 if the previously input pattern was a preset pattern The upper line of the screen indicates whether the previously input pattern is a user or a preset pattern tea FTE e SteF gt MENEE dogi Wood MewPLAOood ooo Woot HewPLAoos no07T Uoos MHewPLAOoS 2 END EVENT IHSERT 8 Repeats steps 6 7 as necessary 63 Chapter 9 Creating a song 9 When you are finished inputting patterns press STOP You are returned to the song recording standby screen 10 Press STOP to exit recording Nore Never turn off the power while the display indic
53. 1 kHz sampling frequency can be played simultaneously Extended sampling using SmartMedia The internal memory of the SP 505 allows a maximum of approximately 17 minutes of sampling In addition separately available memory cards SmartMedia 8 128 MB can be used for extended sampling For example by using 64 MB SmartMedia you can sample up to 32 minutes in standard mode or approximately 197 minutes in low fi mode 1MB 2MB 4MB SmartMedia cannot be used SmartMedia is a trademark of Toshiba Corp Support for WAV AIFF files WAV AIFF files from your computer can be loaded via SmartMedia into the SP 505 Re sampling You can play back samples while applying internal effects and re sample the result to create new samples without any loss of audio quality Preset sounds Comes loaded with 64 preset samples including drum and bass and 40 preset patterns Pattern Select function Preset or user patterns can be recalled directly using the 16 key pads Pattern sequencer The SP 505 has a built in pattern sequencer which lets you combine patterns of several measures to create a song 26 different effects The SP 505 provides a selection of 26 different effects ranging from Vinyl Simulator which simulates the characteristics of an analog record to Isolator and Reverb Effects can be controlled in real time using three knobs Digital In Two Digital In connectors optical coaxial are provided
54. 11 64 40H Pad 12 65 41H Pad 13 67 43H Pad 14 69 45H Pad 15 71 47H Pad 16 72 48H Not transmitted if the Pad Bank is the CHOP BANK 13 14 O Program Change Transmit the message in the MIDI channel number which is designated with Pads Channel or Part1 4 Channel in the system parameter SYSTEM UTILITY MIDI After the pad bank is switched this is transmitted as a set together with note data This message is transmitted when the Prog Chg SW of the system parameter SYSTEM UTILITY MIDTI is set at ON Status Second CnH ppH n MIDI Channel Number pp Program Number 00H OFH ch 1 ch 16 00H 1FH pad bank 1 12 15 32 PC PAD BANK PC PAD BANK 1 PRESET BANK 1 Ly CARD BANK 1 2 PRESET BANK 2 18 CARD BANK 2 3 PRESET BANK 3 19 CARD BANK 3 4 PRESET BANK 4 20 CARD BANK 4 5 USER BANK 1 21 CARD BANK 5 6 USER BANK 2 22 CARD BANK 6 7 USER BANK 3 23 CARD BANK 7 8 USER BANK 4 24 CARD BANK 8 9 USER BANK 5 25 CARD BANK 9 10 USER BANK 6 26 CARD BANK 10 11 USER BANK 7 27 CARD BANK 11 12 USER BANK 8 28 CARD BANK 12 gt 29 CARD BANK 13 gt 30 CARD BANK 14 5 PITCH BANK 1 31 CARD BANK 15 6 PITCH BANK 2 32 CARD BANK 16 E System Common Message This message is transmitted when the MIDI Sync Mode of the system parameter SYSTEM UTILITY MIDI is
55. 2 ME MOE SUS A 72 Chapter 13 Making system SettingS c sscccsssesesseseeseeeeseeeeeeeseeee LO Abo tthe CONFIG Parametros de 73 Chapter 14 Restoring the factory settings occconcconcconcnonononanonanonas LA Factory SELIM GS arcaico Ed E TIA adi 74 PEOCS AUG AAA AAA AAA AA EA AA AAA AAN 74 Chapter 15 Appendices iia DO Troubleshooting ai E A A AA AAA A AAA A 75 Error message US AAA AAA EA AA 78 Parameter Ein AA A A ca 80 Preset Samples AA AAA AS AAA AA A a aasa 82 Preset Rated A T A 82 MID Din plenenta ON AAA AAA eee eaaa a 83 MIDI Implementation Charlando 87 SpecitcacoOn Sala E E N E SEA a 88 o nnn O Main Features The SP 505 is a groove sampling workstation that provides all the functionality you need to produce dance music Chop function The Chop function detects the attacks within a sampled phrase and divides the sample into separate sound events The samples that are generated in this way are automatically assigned to pads Pitch function By using the Pitch function you can play pitches using a sample BPM Sync function The BPM Sync function allows the BPM of up to 16 phrases to be synchronized at a single touch Waveform display You can edit the start end points or truncate the sample while viewing its waveform in the display You can also zoom in on the waveform for even more detailed editing Maximum polyphony 8 notes Up to eight samples mono of a 44
56. 8 20 56 User Sample sinara a ste emte damien ites N 19 V VOTO ase keiensencs 6 gh a a E EAN 44 W WAN PT IVS a caia 69 70 VV AVO EA E aaa eaiae neato 16 19 WAVE EDID cas 31 33 44 46 47 Wave PONER oana E R 46 47 Z ZOOM EN Ls taa ole 16 47 48 51 DOO NOUS aa 16 47 48 51 For the U K IMPORTANT THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED Under no circumstances must either of the above wires be connected to the earth terminal of a three pin plug For EU Countries This product complies with the requirements of European Directive 89 336 EEC For the USA FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if no
57. ANE 1 KPRESET BANEZ KPRESET BANES KPRESET BANE USER BANE 1 USER BANHE USER BAM 2 Use the VALUE dial to select a pad bank Pad banks 1 16 can be selected directly by pressing pads 1 16 To select number 17 or later turn the VALUE dial to select the pad bank and press ENTER to confirm your selection The selected pad bank will appear in the display PATTERH FLAY LEAS O FRFESET i CEFM 2934 0 J HIP HOP 01 PAD EAHE S USER 5 FRESE OUser Pad banks 17 32 are for the memory card They cannot be selected if a memory card is not inserted Switching the pad accent You can adjust the volume at which a pad will sound when you press it The pad accent setting is not remembered It reverts to 127 each time the power is turned on 1 Press PAD ACCENT FAC La y Pad Accent HIGH A 2 Use the VALUE dial to adjust the accent Range 1 127 F1 HIGH sets the accent to 127 F2 MIDDLE sets the accent to 100 F3 LOW sets the accent to 80 3 Press EXIT SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen Using the Hold function to play samples By using the Hold function you can make a sample continue sounding even after you release your finger from its pad This is convenient when you want to continuously play a looped phrase sample However even in this case it is not possible to exceed the limitation of eight simultaneous notes Hold ts valid
58. Ac Adaptor BRC series l o EEEE Headphones MIDI CD MD player etc Sequencer SP 303 etc etc To prevent malfunction and or damage to speakers or other devices always turn down the volume and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections If you connect a foot switch FS 5 sold separately to the FOOT SW jack set the polarity switch as shown below Howling could be produced depending on the location of microphones relative to speakers This can be remedied by 1 Changing the orientation of the microphone s 2 Relocating microphone s at a greater distance from speakers 3 Lowering volume levels Polarity Switch 14 Quick Start Turning the power on Once the connections have been completed turn on power to 4 While striking the pads of the SP 505 turn the your various devices in the order specified By turning on VOLUME knob to adjust the volume appropriately devices in the wrong order you risk causing malfunction x If you have connected an external amp slightly raise the volume of the external amp before you turn the SP 505 s VOLUME knob and or damage to speakers and other devices 1 Before turning on the power check the following points e Have the connections been made correctly e Have you turned down the volume on the SP 505 and all connected devices e If
59. At the factory settings this is set to AUTO It is not possible to change the MIDI settings while the sequencer is playing Chapter 13 Making system settings Here s how to make system settings such as LCD Contrast for the SP 505 About the CONFIG parameters LCD Contrast 1 16 This adjusts the LCD contrast Pad Protect BANK 5 16 OFF ON For each pad bank you can apply Protect to prevent the samples from being erased Metronome LV 0 10 This adjusts the metronome volume during pattern recording Foot SW Asgn PLAY SMPL PAD 1 16 FX Specify the function of a foot switch connected to the FOOT SW jack PLAY Control playback start stop of a pattern or song SMPL Control start stop of sampling PAD 1 16 Play the sound of the specified pad number FX ON OFF Switch the effect on off When connecting a foot switch FS 5U sold separately to the FOOT SW jack set the polarity switch as follows Polarity Switch Chop Demo OFF ON Determines whether a demo sound will be played when the Chop function is used Pitch Demo OFF ON Determines whether a demo sound will be played when the Pitch function is used Power Up PTN PRESET USER Specify the pattern that will be selected when the power is turned on PRESET Preset Pattern USER User Pattern Power Up BNK PRESET USER Specify the pad bank that will be selected when the power is turned on PRESET Preset Bank USER User Bank
60. CE lle lle CA ILE e Press CURSOR J to move the cursor to Pitch Bank Use the VALUE dial to select the pitch bank Pitch Bank 1 2 8 To execute the Pitch function press F1 EXECUTE To cancel press F2 CANCEL or EXIT Pads 2 16 will light automatically and will play the sample at different pitches Depending on the volume of the original sample the sound may distort if you use the Pitch function In this case lower the volume of the original sample p 44 Adjusting the volume of a sample If you press F3 CANCEL while the display indicates Processing Data the operation will be aborted If the pitch bank 1 or 2 already contains samples you will be asked OK to Overwrite If you are sure it is ok to overwrite the samples of the pitch bank press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO When you assign a sample to pitches unwanted silence may occur at the beginning or end After the Pitch function is executed settings will be made automatically so only the necessary portion is sounded If you want to make fine adjustments refer to Specifying the start end points of the sound Omitting unwanted portions p 46 Chapter 7 Playing songs and patterns yo When shipped from the factory the unit contained no songs Adjusting the BPM tempo of a song or pattern 1 Press SONG or PTN 2 Press BPM TAP The currently specified BPM will be di
61. Change 33 36 note numbers 00H 7FH 0 127 are received OAfter reception of the Program Change 33 Pad Bank Pad Numbe Note Number Bank 1 Pad 1 0 00H Bank 8 Pad 16 127 7FH OAfter reception of the Program Change 34 Bank 9 Pad 1 0 00H Bank 12 Pad 16 63 3FH Bank 13 Pad 1 H Bank 14 Pad 16 H Bank 15 Pad 1 95 5FH Bank 16 Pad 16 127 7FH OAfter reception of the Program Change 35 Bank 17 Pad 1 0 00H Bank 24 Pad 16 127 7FH OAfter reception of the Program Change 36 Bank 25 Pad 1 0 00H Bank 32 Pad 16 127 7FH Not received if the PAD BANK is the CHOP BANK 13 14 Program Change Receive the message in the MIDI channel number which is designated with Pads Channel in the system parameter SYSTEM UTILITY MIDI This message is received when the Prog Chg SW of the system parameter SYSTEM MIDI PARAMETER is set at ON Status Second CnH ppH n MIDI Channel Number pp Program Number 00H OFH ch 1 ch 16 00H 1FH pad bank 1 12 15 32 20H 23H pad bank 1 32 PC PAD BANK PC PAD BANK PC PAD BANK 1 PRESET BANK 1 1 CARD BANK 1 33 PRESET BANK 1 2 PRESET BANK 2 18 CARD BANK 2 USER BANK 4 3 PRESET BANK 3 19 CARD BANK 3 34 USER BANK 5 4 PRESET BANK 4 20 CARD BANK 4 PITCH BANK 2 5 USER BANK 1 21 CARD BANK 5 35 CARD BANK 1 6 USER BANK 2 22 CARD BAN
62. ESAMPLE to make the button light SAMPLING will blink and the SP 505 will be in standby mode At this time pads to which no sample has been assigned will begin blinking If samples are assigned to all pads in the currently selected pad bank no pad will blink Please switch pad banks p 30 dle Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On If you want to cancel resampling at this point press EXIT 2 Press the pad to which you want to assign the resampled sound sample If a sample is already assigned to the selected pad the display will ask OK to Overwrite If you want to use that pad press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO 3 Make settings for resampling Refer to p 39 40 The remaining time available for sampling is shown in the top line REMAIN Type MONO Monaural recording STEREO Stereo recording Grade STANDARD High quality sampling LONG Extended length sampling LO FI Lo fi sampling Auto In this case turn this ON ON When you select the pad from which resampling will be performed the Source Pad and start resampling the source pad will automatically begin playing and resampling will end when the source pad finishes playing OFF Manually start end resampling RESAMPLIAG STAHDET FAO USER 2 4 REMAINS GoM 14 65 THRE MOMO Grade STANDARD Auto i Press SAMPLING The resampling destination pad will change to being lit and
63. ETO 62 Part CD saar aa E E EON 71 Patter A ea eae teeeegt te 20 56 57 67 69 Pattern Record aaa 58 FHRASE tantes 20 45 Phrase sample e 20 A A S 27 54 lata rer a a E A T 29 Play BEM usara 46 NA A T E A 18 Play Type A e E N 45 EOSOR ai N eae ones 44 Preset PaE Aiia a T 18 20 56 EresetSample aaa 19 29 Prog Cho SWN teitur a A 71 R Realite recorde dias 58 RECLEVE G 2 ae 32 41 RESAMPLE Snap 42 43 ING V CPSC sores cela era ee eee ae a A ald 32 45 S DAIS tots 19 29 67 69 A A aa sars dan Ah tdeia Sigelaas thence saeautunreenuetneine 19 PIV ING tatiana 22 40 43 SAM A NS PIO Sample rad 39 eai E E A be paid oat castes vee tease 67 DEG UCIICER italian aliadas 19 67 69 EVI y EE E E peanuts cas vanten aden 45 PUNGE renee ado 20 45 O AAA MERE rer cer ae Oh et nner eee ere ere eee re 20 SAMEL A O as tance ash acpi teap eect Maman treagey 66 SOS nT E tar saanatasoaseaesans 20 55 56 67 69 A ears aan ae ca siace are deecsnenmianevanuatagehe 63 SOURCE GEE GT sonado id 22 32 40 SPD see decease cadence a tear anu tonucsa TA 17 29 A te cets ten le EEA 31 DICTEO SAI PMID Scrat E ati shiionvsenenigiees 39 SUD WI etica 16 NTN sete tates E E E E ait aced acc tats 61 DV NG IOC o 71 72 SYNC SOL End 34 SMC LOMNZE io 2972 SYSTEM eee EE AO 65 74 T TEMPO aa E E 24 25 46 55 A EA ET EA AE A E E A 46 TRIG at EEEE AAE AA 31 TOC OCP repa ooo ta nasianba Daun eaaeeiaaeuiareasaeameae Es 31 TECATE ara tarada 47 U User Paterna ee 1
64. F Level 39 Chapter 3 Recording samples Parameter With BPM OFF The timing at which the sound will stop End Point is not specified 40 0 200 0 The end of the sound End Point will automatically be set on a beat of the specified BPM value The End Point will be set accurately if you slightly delay the end of sampling HINT By combining Auto automatically start sampling when sound is input and With BPM specify the timing at which the sound will stop you can cause only the desired portion to sound Example 1 If you sample a sound with a length of BPM 120 Auto with BPM 120 0 Length of BPM 120 O Begin sampling 3 Press SAMPLING automatically when sound is input Press SAMPLING y Sample BPM 120 0 The end point will be automatically set to the length of BPM 120 Measure 1 Beat 4 4 Example 2 If you sample only half of a sound with a length of BPM 120 Auto Length of BPM 120 3 Press SAMPLING at the halfway point O Begin sampling automatically when sound is input Press SAMPLING y Sample BPM 120 0 Measure 1 2 Beat 4 4 Applying an effect while you sample If you want to apply an effect while you sample press FX ON OFF to make the button light Selecting the input source 1 Connect the input device from which you want to sample such as a CD player or mic CD MD player etc ee SSS OUTP
65. FATTERH 2 HIP HOP HIP HOP HIP HOP HIP HOP HIP HOP HIP HOP 3 Use the VALUE dial to select a pattern and press ENTER to confirm your selection Pattern nos 1 16 can be selected directly by pressing pads 1 16 To cancel press EXIT 4 Press PLAY to begin playback If you select a different pattern while a pattern is playing the name of the newly selected pattern will appear in the lower line of the screen and it will be reserved as the pattern to be played next When the currently playing pattern finishes the reserved pattern will automatically begin playing FATTERH PLAY LERS dO od PRESET 1 EPM 294 0 1 HIP HOP 01 RHEXT HIP HOP 07 FAO BAHK 1 FRESET 1 PRESET o USER lZ 5 Press STOP to stop playback You can mute specific parts while a song or pattern is playing 1 Press SONG or PTN 2 Play PLAY to play the song or pattern 3 Press PART 1 4 Button lit plays Button dark muted The mute status of each part can be saved in the pattern p 62 57 Chapter 8 Creating patterns About pattern recording A pattern can be recorded in the following two ways Realtime recording Realtime recording lets you record by striking pads while you listen to the metronome The pattern will play back repeatedly and the data you input will be combined with the existing data Even if the timing at which you strike the pads is not perfectly accurate th
66. H GS TONE Ride Cymbal 1 If the Pad Bank is the PITCH BANK 15 16 note numbers 23H 35 and 3CH 48H 60 72 are stored Pad Number Note Number Pad EXT 35 23H Pad 1 H Pad 2 61 3DH Pad 3 63 3FH Pad 4 H Pad 5 66 42H Pad 6 68 44H Pad 7 70 46H Pad 8 H Pad 9 60 3CH Pad 10 62 2EH Pad 11 64 40H Pad 12 65 41H Pad 13 67 43H Pad 14 69 45H Pad 15 71 47H Pad 16 72 48H O Program Change Pad Bank changes are stored Status Second CnH ppH n MIDI Channel Number pp Program Number OOH OFH ch 1 ch 16 00H 1FH pad bank 1 12 15 32 The SP 505s sequencer stores performance data as packages consisting of Note On Off data and Program Change data It is not possible to store Program Change data by itself 86 4 Supplementary material O Decimal Hexadecimal table hexadecimal values are indicated by a following H MIDI uses 7 bit hexadecimal values to indicate data values and the address and size of exclusive messages The following table shows the correspondence between decimal and hexadecimal numbers D H D H D H D H 0 OOH 32 20H 64 40H 96 60H 1 01H 3 3 21H 65 41H 97 61H 2 02H 34 22H 66 42H 98 62H 3 03H 35 23H 67 43H 99 63H 4 04H 36 24H 68 44H 00 64H 5 O5H 31 25H 69 45H 01 65H 6 06H 38 26H 70 46H 02 66H 7 07H
67. Is the external MIDI device set to transmit MIDI clock messages Some devices have a MIDI clock transmission on off setting Also some external rhythm machines or external sequencers transmit MIDI clock only while they are playing O Is the external MIDI device set to receive MIDI clock messages Check the setting of the external MIDI device O Does the BPM of the external MIDI device exceed the BPM range to which the SP 505 can synchronize The SP 505 can synchronize to a BPM in the range of 40 0 200 0 Synchronization cannot be guaranteed outside this range of BPM gt Ke fq gt 2 Qa rq Ww 77 Chapter 15 Appendices Error message list E Sampling related Memory Full O Sampling is not possible because there is no space in user memory Delete unneeded sample data p 49 O Ran out of user memory during sampling Delete unneeded sample data p 49 O Not enough memory to use the Chop function Delete unneeded sample data p 49 O Not enough memory to use the Scale function Delete unneeded sample data p 49 Awaiting Digital Signal O You are attempting to sample the signal from DIGITAL IN no signal is detected Check whether a digital signal is being output from the connected digital device For details refer to the manual for the connected device O The sampling frequency of the signal from DIGITAL IN is not 44 1 kHz Set the sampling fre
68. J NewSons02 FATTERH USER i HewP LAO FAO BAHE 6 USER z 5 Press STOP to stop playback Itis not possible to switch songs while a song is playing Playing patterns In addition to its 40 preset patterns the SP 505 can store 100 user patterns 1 Press PTN PE LHEASS El J PRESET 1 EPM 294 0 1 HIP HOP 01 FAO EANES i PRESET 1 FRESET 2 Use the VALUE dial to select a pattern 3 Press PLAY to begin playback If you select a different pattern while a pattern is playing the name of the newly selected pattern will appear in the lower line of the screen and it will be reserved as the pattern to be played next When the currently playing pattern finishes the reserved pattern will automatically begin playing FATTERH PLAY LMEASS Sil od PRESET 1 EPM 294 0 HIP HOP 01 FRESET 3 MNEXT ATP HOF OZ FAC EANE 1 FRESET 1 PRESET Ee 4 Press STOP to stop playback M You can press RESET to return to the beginning of the pattern M You can press BWD to move one measure back or FWD to move one measure ahead If you change measures while a pattern is playing you will loose synchronization with any external MIDI devices Chapter 7 Playing songs and patterns Muting individual parts Selecting and playing a pattern from the pattern list 1 Press PTN 2 Press F1 PRESET or F2 USER The preset pattern or user pattern list will appear SELECT PRESET
69. K 6 CARD BANK 8 7 USER BANK 3 23 CARD BANK 7 36 CARD BANK 9 8 USER BANK 4 24 CARD BANK 8 CARD BANK 16 9 USER BANK 5 25 CARD BANK 9 10 USER BANK 6 26 CARD BANK 10 11 USER BANK 7 27 CARD BANK 11 T2 USER BANK 8 28 CARD BANK 12 gt 29 CARD BANK 13 30 CARD BANK 14 15 PITCH BANK 1 31 CARD BANK 15 16 PITCH BANK 2 32 CARD BANK 16 3 gt OS o fq Qa rq wn Chapter 15 Appendices E Channel Mode Message O All Sound Off Controller No 120 Status Second Third BnH 78H 00H n MIDI Channel Number 00H OFH ch 1 ch 16 All Current active voice in the specified channel will be shut off E System Common Message O Song Position Pointer If the system parameter SYSTEM UTILITY MIDI setting MIDI Sync Mode is set to MIDI AUTO Song Position Pointer messages are received when stopped Status Second Third F2H mmH nnH nn mm Song Position Point 00H 00H 7FH 7FH Song Select Status Second F3H ssH ss Song Number 00H 13H 0 19 E System Realtime Message O Timing Clock This message is received when the MIDI Sync Mode of the system parameter SYSTEM UTILITY MIDI is set at MIDI AUTO Status FSH O Start This message is received when the MIDI Sync Mode of the system parameter SYSTEM UTILITY MIDYI is set at MIDI AUTO REMOTE Status FAH O Continue This message is received wh
70. LIBOSSs GROOYS SP 505 Wr s Gen Owners Manual Thank you and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS SP 505 Groove Sampling Workstation Before using this unit carefully read the sections entitled e USING THE UNIT SAFELY page 2 3 e IMPORTANT NOTES page 4 5 These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit Additionally in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit Owner s manual should be read in its entirety The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference E Printing Conventions in This Manual e Text or numerals enclosed in square brackets indicate buttons PLAY PLAY button REC REC button e Reference such as p indicate pages in this manual to which you can refer Copyright O 2001 BOSS CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of BOSS CORPORATION VOLUME REC LEVEL Sr CLIP BOARD USING THE UNIT SAFELY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS About WARNING and Z CAUTION Notices Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe WARNING injury should the unit be used improperly Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be us
71. LUE dial to select the number of the area in which you want to save S STEM CARO SAWE SOHGFITN BACKUP 01 Se el CAHCEL To save the data press F1 EXECUTE To cancel press F2 CANCEL An asterisk will be displayed to indicate an area number in which sequencer data has already been saved If you select an IRIS area number marked by a message of OK to Overwrite will be displayed If you are sure this is the area number you want to use press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO Press SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen 67 Chapter 11 Using a memory card ya Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Loading memory card data into internal memory Load It is not possible to load data into a protected pad bank Loading sample data Here s how sample data saved on a memory card can be loaded into the SP 505 1 Press SONG or PTN to display the Play screen 2 Press SYSTEM to display the System screen TART UTILITY DEL CFT Itis not possible to display the System screen while a pattern or song is playing 3 Press F3 CARD Ifa memory card is not inserted CARD will not appear above F3 4 Press F2 LOAD If the memory card has been formatted in a format that cannot be read by the SP 505 LOAD will not appear above F2 Please format the card p 66 5 Pre
72. LUE dial to select the pattern that you want to name and press ENTER to confirm your choice To cancel press EXIT Press REC The recording standby screen will appear Press F3 NAME FATTERH HAHE MemPtnOo01 DEF GH JELMNOPGRS TU MET ES DELETE Use CURSOR lt to select the character location and use the VALUE dial to change the character at that location F1 CAPS toggles you between uppercase and lowercase characters F2 INSERT inserts a space F3 DELETE deletes a character Press EXIT You are returned to the recording standby screen Press STOP to exit recording Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Storing the part mute status The part mute status can be stored for each part 1 2 Press PTN Press F2 USER The user pattern list will appear Use the VALUE dial to select the pattern whose mute status you want to change and press ENTER to confirm your choice To cancel press EXIT Press REC The recording standby screen will appear Press CURSOR J to move the cursor to Part Mute REAL TIME REC lt TAHDEY PART PART AMAIL MEMORY Hessure Beat EFH Part Mute MECA Use the VALUE dial to specify the mute setting of the currently selected part The button of the selected part will be blinking ON mute OFF play If you want to change the part press PART 1
73. Quick Start Press the pads to play sounds The SP 505 contains already sampled sounds such as drum 1 Turn on the POWER switch of the SP 505 and bass You can play these sounds by pressing the pads 2 Press pad 1 You will hear a drum sound Pads 2 16 also contain drum sounds Press the pads to play the drums The SP 505 can play samples that were sampled on the SP 303 1 Use the SP 303 to sample a sound into bank C or D memory card Insert the memory card containing the sample into the card slot of the SP 505 Change the SP 505 s pad bank to 17 p 30 Press a pad NO You will hear the sound that was sampled on the SP 303 If an SP 303 memory card is used by the SP 505 the SP 505 s own files may be saved on the memory card This will reduce the available space on the memory card S A al V y 7 17 Quick Start Listening to the preset patterns The SP 505 contains 40 preset patterns each consisting of 1 Press PTN several measures Make sure that the display shows the following For a preset pattern EE O CHEASS 11 J RESET 1 CEFM 2200 0 HIP HOP 01 FAD BAHE i FRESET i 555 00 USER For a user pattern aT CMEASS 151 4 EFH 2200 0 Lenz n001 FAD EANK i PRESET i PRESET USER MICRO MEMO A display like those shown above is called the Play screen N Press PLA
74. R These are stereo RCA phono audio input jacks for connection to an audio source device that you want to sample such as a CD player 19 MIC Jack An external mic can be connected to this jack 20 Security Slot ik http www kensington com 13 Quick Start Making the Connections 1 Make sure of the following for all the equipment you will be connecting e The power is turned off e The volume is turned down 2 Connect the AC adaptor BRC series to the AC adaptor jack and plug it into an AC outlet Use only the BRC series If you use any other AC adaptor you risk causing malfunction and or damage To prevent the inadvertent disruption of power to your unit should the plug be pulled POWER out accidentally and to avoid applying undue stress to the AC adaptor jack anchor the 4 NN power cord using the cord hook as shown in the illustration Y om 3 Connect the audio cables and MIDI cables as shown in the diagram Audio Set Amplified Speaker etc Foot Switch CD MD player etc FS 5U etc E FS 5U o OTTO OUTPUT OUBOSS gt pl A y l POWER ae sw E E in Q N22 a Co USE Boss a y E Y OS 2 0 2 BD as D A OUT MIDI IN OPTICAL PRAA ERONES inl BS MIC ave B00MA MODEL SP 505 BOSS Corporation MADE IN JAPAN DIGITA E MIDI cable pe Le T
75. REO STANDARD LONG LO FI OFF ON 0 127 LEFT CENTER RIGHT TRIG GATE DRUM OFF ON OFF ON SINGLE PHRASE 1 128 1 2 1 99998 1 4 1 8 0 400 Level Panpot Pad Play Loop Mode Panpot Pad Play Loop Mode Reverse Reverse Play Type Play Type Measure Beat Amplify Measure Beat Amplify BPM Adjust Play BPM BPM Sync SYNC BPM Chop Resolution Play BPM 40 0 200 0 SYNC BPM 40 0 200 0 Resolution 1 10 Pitch Mode Original Key Pitch Bank Pad Accent Pad Accent Pad Bank Pad Bank Pitch Mode Original Key Pitch Bank SOLO L SOLO H MUSIC C C D D E F FA G G A A B C lt UP gt NO Pad Accent 1 127 Pad Bank 32 SONG Initial BPM Step SONG Initial BPM Step h 20 PTN 40 0 200 0 999 h PATTERN Measure Measure Beat Beat 1 4 4 4 Part Mute Part Mute OFF ON Quantize QTZ Quarter note Quarter note triplet Eighth note Eight note triplet Sixteenth note Sixteenth note triplet 32nd note 32nd note triplet OFF PATTERN PRESET 1 40 USER 1 100 mb 00 00 0 Chapter 15 Appendices Parameter Display VENTE Position Swing Position Position Eighth note 32nd note 50 100 OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON Percentage Percentage Part 1 Swing Part 1 Swing Part 2 Swing Part 2 Swing Part 3 Swing Part 4 Swing Part 3 Swing Part 4 Swing System Utility Configuration LCD Contrast Pad Protect Metronome Level
76. USER BANK 2 At the factory settings USER BANK 1 is protected so sampling is not possible To disable protection turn the SYSTEM UTILITY CONFIG Pad Protect setting OFF For details of the procedure refer to Chapter 13 Making system settings p 73 Press SAMPLING SAMPLING will blink and you will be in sampling standby mode At this time pads to which no sample has been assigned will blink yo Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On If you decide to cancel sampling press EXIT Press a pad to select the pad to which you intend to sample If a sample is already assigned to the selected pad the display will ask OK to Overwrite If you want to sample to that pad press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO Press SOURCE SELECT to select LINE IN COAXIAL or OPTICAL If you select COAXIAL or OPTICAL the display will indicate Awaiting Digital Signal until a digital signal is detected Noise may occur if an unstable digital signal is input Adjust the sampling level Play back the CD and turn the REC LEVEL knob to adjust the level so that the third O from the top in the level meter shown in the display becomes black occasionally If COAXIAL or OPTICAL are selected the REC LEVEL knob will have no effect SAMPLING TAHDEY FAO USER 2 2 REMAINS ODM 1 gt Tyre Grade ALTO Hith BPH 14 4F4F At the point you want to begin
77. UT MMA 11 A CE wa OK a te oE CoG G Llica no PHONES LL MIC GITAL Microphones al CD MD player etc 2 Press SAMPLING SAMPLING will blink and the SP 505 will be in standby mode Nore Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On 3 Press SOURCE SELECT to select the input source The indicator of the selected input source will light Ifyou select COAXIAL or OPTICAL the display will indicate Awaiting Digital Signal until a digital signal is detected Some CD MD players output a digital signal only during playback so play back your CD MD player to get the SP 505 to recognize the signal DIGITAL IN supports only digital signals with a 44 1 kHz sampling frequency If a digital signal other than 44 1 kHz is input the display will indicate Waiting Digital Signal Noise may occur if an unstable digital signal is input Chapter 3 Recording samples Sampling procedure 1 Press SAMPLING SAMPLING will blink and the SP 505 will be in standby mode At this time pads to which no sample has been assigned will blink If samples are assigned to all pads in the currently selected pad bank no pad will blink Please switch pad banks p 30 Ore Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On If you decide to cancel sampling at this p
78. XT SOURCE getting it to light the external input source will be heard When you press EXT SOURCE once again to make it go WAVE EDIT GRADE SAMPLE EFH dark the external input source will no longer be heard oi 00m 4 Use the REC LEVEL knob to adjust the volume Pad Play Loor Mode Reverse LOOF AMF 144 y Use the VALUE dial to select OFF or ON If you want to make settings for another sample in the same pad bank press the pad for the sample that you want to set and perform steps 3 and 4 O If you want to make settings for a sample in a different pad bank switch pad banks p 30 press the pad for the sample that you want to set and perform steps 3 and 4 5 Press EXIT SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen ya Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Chapter 1 Playing samples from the pads Adjusting the EXT source settings You can change the following settings for the EXT source Type MONO The Lch and Rch signals from LINE IN will be mixed and output to LINE OUT STEREO The Lch and Rch signals from LINE IN will be output to LINE OUT Lch and Rch respectively Level 0 127 Adjusts the volume Panpot LEFT CENTER RIGHT LEFT Pan the sound to OUTPUT L CENTER Pan the sound to the center RIGHT Pan the sound to OUTPUT R If Type is set to STEREO the Panpot setting will be ignored Pad Play TRIG GATE
79. Y The pattern will play During playback PLAY will blink in time with the BPM tempo At the factory settings the user patterns do not contain anything 3 Use the VALUE dial to select the pattern that you want to play next When the currently playing pattern reaches the end playback will switch to the selected pattern Number of currently BPM playing pattern Measure Beat Tempo oe GAMA CEASE SS PRESET CEFM 292 0 HIP HOP 02 FAC EAHE i FRESET i PRESET J ee Name of currently playing pattern Name of pattern that will be played next Number of pattern that will be played next 4 To stop playback press STOP 18 Quick Start An overview of the SP 505 How the sections of the SP 505 are connected applies various effects p Pads perform lt T C C C C C C C C automatically mall OOOO record Sampler How the SP 505 is organized The SP 505 does not on a sound generator a section that The SP 505 uses three data structures samples which creates RUA Instead it records samples various sounds contain sound patterns which contain performances and such as music and vocals and plays back these sounds songs which consist of patterns joined together S A al V y 7 Effects This section applies various effects to the sampled sound What is a sample A Ml d ti f l d f samples You can select from 26 different
80. ain or other moisture Maintenance e For everyday cleaning wipe the unit with a soft dry cloth or one that has been slightly dampened with water To remove stubborn dirt use a cloth impregnated with a mild non abrasive detergent Afterwards be sure to wipe the unit thoroughly with a soft dry cloth e Never use benzine thinners alcohol or solvents of any kind to avoid the possibility of discoloration and or deformation Additional Precautions Please be aware that the contents of memory can be irretrievably lost as a result of a malfunction or the improper operation of the unit To protect yourself against the risk of loosing important data we recommend that you periodically save a backup copy of important data you have stored in the unit s memory on a memory card Unfortunately it may be impossible to restore the contents of data that was stored in the unit s memory or a memory card once it has been lost Roland Corporation assumes no liability concerning such loss of data Use a reasonable amount of care when using the unit s buttons sliders or other controls and when using its jacks and connectors Rough handling can lead to malfunctions Never strike or apply strong pressure to the display When connecting disconnecting all cables grasp the connector itself never pull on the cable This way you will avoid causing shorts or damage to the cable s internal elements To avoid disturbing your neighbors
81. al MIDI device will control start stop and which device will determine the BPM Sync mode Connections for synchronized performance Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT connector of the master device to the MIDI IN connector of the SP 505 MIDI OUT el Master Slave SP 505 Sync mode settings 1 Press SONG or PTN to display the Play screen 2 Press SYSTEM to display the System screen 12TEHM Itis not possible to display the System screen while a pattern or song is playing 3 Press F1 UTILITY 4 Press F2 MIDI The MIDI Settings screen will appear 5 Press CURSOR J to select Sync Mode and use the VALUE dial to change the setting SYSTEM UTILITY MIDI AFIFIEIRIRIEAE aa Start Stop BPM INT Control from SP 505 Use SP 505 s internal only BPM Control from SP 505 Use MIDI Clock Control from external messages MIDI device REMOTE Control from SP 505 Use SP 505 s internal Control from external BPM MIDI device Control from SP 505 Use SP 505 s internal BPM Control from external Use MIDI Clock MIDI device messages Ifthe Sync Mode is set to MIDI playback will not occur unless MIDI Clock messages are received from an external MIDI device 6 Press PTN or SONG to return to the Play screen Ore Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On
82. al to change the pattern 5 Press F1 STEP to move the cursor back to the previous location Assigning a name to a song 1 Press SONG 2 Use the VALUE dial to select the song that you want to name 3 Press REC The recording standby screen will appear 4 Press F3 NAME Memsons03 DEF GH JELMNOPGRS TUM CAPS IHSERT DELETE 5 Use CURSOR lt I gt to select the character location and use the VALUE dial to change the character F1 CAPS toggles you between uppercase and lowercase characters F2 INSERT inserts a space F3 DELETE deletes a character 6 Press EXIT You are returned to the recording standby screen 7 Press STOP to exit recording yore Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Chapter 10 Deleting or copying a pattern or song Deleting a pattern or song 1 Press SONG or PTN to display the Play screen 2 Press SYSTEM to display the System screen TART UTILITY DELZ CFT Itis not possible to display the System screen while a pattern or song is playing 3 Press F2 DEL CPY 4 Press F1 DELETE 5 To delete a pattern press F1 PATTERN To delete a song press F2 SONG 6 Use the VALUE dial to select the pattern or song that you want to delete In the case of a song or pattern that contains performance data MXIT a will be displayed before the so
83. alize your change in the volume press F1 YES PRE and it is not possible to set the end of the region for To cancel press F2 NO a Ea OnE tee Once you have finalized the volume change it is not possible O If you want to make fine adjustments to the start and end to return to the original volume points of the region in which the volume will be 10 Press SONG or PTN or press EXIT twice to return adjusted press ZOOM IN to magnify the waveform to the Play screen display use the VALUE dial to move the wave pointer and press F1 STRT or F2 END 6 Press ZOOM OUT to reduce the magnification of the waveform display returning to the previous display Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On size O By holding down L R and pressing ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT you can zoom in or zoom out on the vertical axis amplitude axis of the waveform 6 Press F3 ADJUST Use the VALUE dial to adjust the volume AMPLITLIDE AmP1if3 A CAHCEL FREMIEL 7 Use the VALUE dial to adjust the volume Amplify 0 400 A setting of 400 will double the amplitude of the waveform and 0 will produce an amplitude of 0 By pressing F3 PREVIEW you can preview the volume that will result The sound will be played starting slightly before the specified start point for a maximum of nine seconds 8 When you are finished adjusting the volume press F1 EXECUTE To c
84. ancel press F2 CANCEL or EXIT The volume will revert to the original settings If you pressed F1 EXECUTE you will be asked to confirm the volume change Chapter 5 Deleting or copying a sample Deleting a sample 1 Press SONG or PTN to access the Play screen 2 Press DEL 3 Press the pad whose sample you want to delete You may select more than one pad If you want to select a sample of another pad bank switch pad banks p 30 and then press a pad to select the sample Will not be deleted white Selected for deletion black USEF BRU EIE 3 010 01 EE 38 1 15 A EXECUTE CAHCEL Cet PIE Tol Bu Gee fee Sr A Lann Lann ee No sample is assigned dotted line If you press a selected pad once again the display will change back to white canceling the selection 4 To delete the selected sample s press F1 EXECUTE To cancel press F2 CANCEL or EXIT WISER BANKS Keer Power Or Deletion in Prosress as Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Using the clipboard to copy a sample The clipboard is a function that temporarily stores a desired sample You can use this function to copy a sample This is convenient when you want to copy between different pad banks or to swap exchange the location of samples Copying a single sample 1 Press SONG or PTN to display the Play screen
85. and sampling will start SAMPLING TAHDEY FAO USER 2 2 REMAIN OOM 0 TS Keer Power Ori How SAMF irae oo If you set AUTO to LEVEL 1 8 the display will indicate that the SP 505 is waiting for audio input Sampling will start when the input reaches the specified level 7 Atthe point where you want to stop sampling press SAMPLING This completes the sampling procedure Sampling will end automatically if the available sampling time is exceeded 8 Press the pad to play back the sampled sound If there is unwanted sound or silence at the beginning or end of the sample you can set it so that only the desired portion of the sample is actually played For details refer to p 46 Specifying the start end points of the sound Omitting unwanted portions 41 Chapter 3 Recording samples Re sampling samples Resampling On the SP 505 previously recorded samples can be sampled once again This is called resampling For example this allows multiple samples to be played simultaneously and then sampled to combine them into one sample or to be resampled with an effect applied There are two ways to perform resampling you can use Auto to start end resampling automatically or you can start end sampling manually Applying an effect while you sample If you want to apply an effect while you sample press FX ON OFF to make the button light Resampling procedure 1 Auto 1 Press R
86. ank no pad will blink Please switch pad banks p 30 yo Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On If you want to cancel resampling at this point press EXIT Press the pad to which you want to assign the resampled sound sample If a sample is already assigned to the selected pad the display will ask OK to Overwrite If you want to use that pad press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO Make settings for resampling Refer to p 39 40 The remaining time available for sampling is shown in the top line REMAIN Type MONO Monaural recording STEREO Stereo recording Grade STANDARD High quality sampling LONG Extended length sampling LO FI Lo fi sampling Auto In this case turn this OFF OFF Manually start end resampling ON When you select the pad from which resampling will be performed the Source Pad and start resampling the source pad will automatically begin playing and resampling will end when the source pad finishes playing Press SAMPLING RESAMPLIAG STAHDET FAD USER 2 4 REMAIN G00 16 25 SLandb CFADI Rec Start 5 As necessary switch the pad bank p 30 and press the pad s for the sample s that you want to resample the Source Pads The source pad will begin playing and resampling will start EXT SOURCE can also be specified as the source pad RESAMPLIAG STAHDET FAO USER 2 4 REMAINS Go0rMs 15 33
87. ates Keep Power On Deleting a pattern 1 Instep 6 of song recording use the VALUE dial to move to the step that you want to delete 2 Press F1 EVENT 3 Use CURSOR J T to move the cursor to the pattern that you want to delete You can press PLAY to hear the selected pattern 4 Press F3 DELETE to delete the pattern 5 Press F1 STEP to move the cursor back to the previous location Inserting a pattern 1 Instep 6 of song recording use the VALUE dial to move to the step at which you want to insert a pattern N Press F1 EVENT UW Use CURSOR J T to move the cursor to the pattern that you want to insert You can press PLAY to hear the selected pattern 4 Press F2 INSERT The pattern list will appear If 999 patterns have already been input INSERT will not be displayed above F2 You can press PLAY to hear the selected pattern 5 Use the VALUE dial to select the pattern that you want to insert and press ENTER to confirm your choice To cancel press EXIT 6 Press F1 STEP to move the cursor back to the previous location Changing a pattern 1 Instep 6 of song recording use the VALUE dial to move to the step of the pattern that you want to change 2 Press F1 EVENT 3 Use CURSOR J T to move the cursor to the pattern that you want to change You can press PLAY to hear the selected pattern 4 Use the VALUE di
88. atted by the SP 505 gt Format the memory card p 66 O Samples may have been assigned to all pads gt Sampling is not possible if there are no vacant pads Delete unneeded samples to free up one or more pads O A song pattern may currently be playing or recording gt Press STOP to stop song pattern playback or recording O Could you currently be deleting or copying a sample gt Sampling cannot be performed while a sample is being deleted or copied 76 E Sampled sound contains excessive noise or distortion O Is the input level appropriate If the input level is too high the sampled sound will be distorted If it is too low noise will be heard Turn the REC LEVEL knob to adjust the level so that the third O from the top in the level meter shown in the display becomes black occasionally O Are the effect settings appropriate Some types of effect may increase the level louder than the original sample or may intentionally distort the sound Some effects will also cause noise to be emphasized Temporarily turn off effects and check whether the sample itself contains noise or distortion Then adjust the effect settings appropriately For the relation between effect types and control knobs refer to Effects List p 36 O Are multiple samples being played simultaneously Even if the level of each individual sample is appropriate simultaneously playing multiple samples may cause the o
89. ayed correctly 12TEM CARO LOAD FILE TOs USER 1 1 i CAHCEL DELETE Use the VALUE dial to select the file that you want to load 7 Press CURSOR J and use the VALUE dial to select the pad to which the file you want to load is to be assigned 8 Press F1 EXECUTE to load the file To cancel press F2 CANCEL 9 Press SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen yo Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Precautions concerning the loading of WAV AIFF files The filename extension must be wav for WAV files and aif for AIFF files The file cannot be recognized with any other extension Only files with 8 or 16 bit quantization are supported Sample rate conversion is not performed The data will be loaded as if its sampling rate were 44 1 kHz If you load a file with a sample rate of anything other than 44 1 kHz the playback pitch will be incorrect The loop point settings within an AIFF file will be ignored If you attempt to load a WAV AITFF file in a format that the SP 505 does not support an error message of Unsupported Format will appear and it will not be possible to load the file Compressed WAV files or AIFF files cannot be loaded Extremely short waveform data less than approximately 70 ms cannot be loaded Deleting a WAV AIFF file Press SONG or PTN to display the Play screen Press SYSTEM to display the System screen
90. card p 66 5 Press F2 SONG PTN S STEM CARO LOAD lt 0HG FTH BACKUP ai EXECUTE CANCEL DELETE 6 Use the VALUE dial to select the number of the area that is to be loaded Chapter 11 Using a memory card If no files have been saved the display will indicate MX SS 7 To load the data press F1 EXECUTE To cancel press F2 CANCEL 8 Press SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen When you load the sample and sequencer data in internal memory will be erased Be sure to save important data on a memory card before you load p 67 yo Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Deleting data from a memory card Here s how to delete sample or sequencer pattern song data from a memory card 1 Press SONG or PTN to display the Play screen 2 Press SYSTEM to display the System screen TAT UTILITY DEL CFT Itis not possible to display the System screen while a pattern or song is playing 3 Press F3 CARD 4 Press F2 LOAD 5 To delete sample data press F1 SAMPLE To delete sequencer pattern song data press F2 SONG PTN The file names of sample or sequencer files saved on the memory card will be displayed If no files have been saved the display will indicate EEE S STEM CARO LOAD lt 0HG FTH EACRKUP 01 EXECUTE CANCEL DELETE 6 Use the VALUE dial to select the file that you want to d
91. clock 00 QTZ Quantize Quarter note 4 quarter note triplet J3 eighth note D eight note triplet A3 sixteenth note sixteenth note triplet J 32nd note A 32nd note triplet g OFF In Microscope edit you can specify the note value of the distance that you will move forward or backward when FWD or BWD are pressed Example QTZ Eighth note Press pad 1 press FWD gt press pad 2 gt press FWD gt press pad 3 press FWD gt press pad 4 Performance data d D 3 that will be input Pad 1 Pad 2 Pad 3 Pad 4 Event field MEASURE measure beat clock This indicates the performance location Example 2 1 48 Measure 1 beat 1 clock 48 PAD pad bank pad number This indicates the pad that was input Example 12 3 Pad bank 12 pad number 3 In the case of EXT SOURCE this will be displayed as 1 17 ACC Accent This indicates the volume If the event was input via MIDI this will be the velocity data Example 100 Pad accent 100 or velocity 100 59 Chapter 8 Creating patterns GATE gate time This indicates the length that the sound will be heard 384 whole note 192 half note 96 quarter note 48 eighth note 24 16th note 12 32nd note 6 64th note Press F1 MEAS to move the cursor to the MEAS position Viewing the performance data Microscope Edit 1 Press PTN 2 Press F2 USER The user pattern
92. cording playback is not possible because there is too much performance data or because the BPM is too fast Lower the BPM Delete unneeded performance data Pattern REC Full O No more data can be recorded in the pattern since the maximum number of notes that can be recorded has been exceeded Delete unneeded data from the pattern being recorded p 59 60 Chapter 15 Appendices Song REC Full O No more can be recorded in this song since the maximum number of patterns in one song has been exceeded A maximum of 999 patterns can be registered as part of one song No further patterns can be registered E Card related WARNING Turn OFF Power Data Maybe Damaged O Acard was inserted or removed while the power was on or the power was turned on when a card was inserted halfway Turn off the power remove the card or insert it correctly and then turn the power on once again Memory Full O Data cannot be saved since there is insufficient space remaining on the memory card gt Delete unneeded data p 69 O There is not enough memory to load the WAV AIFF file gt Delete unneeded samples p 49 Reduce the size of the WAV AIFF file Protected O Sampling to a memory card bank is not possible because a write protect sticker is affixed to the memory card Remove the write protect sticker from the memory card O Data cannot be saved because a write protect sticker is affixed to t
93. currently selected sample Use the VALUE dial to adjust the BPM You can adjust the value in steps of one BPM over a range of 40 0 200 0 You can also press CURSOR gt to adjust the value in steps of 0 1 BPM The sample BPM can be adjusted in a range of 0 5 1 3 times its original value If the synchronized BPM exceeds the allowable range of the sample BPM the sample BPM will be doubled or halved to stay within the allowable range Simultaneously press each of the pads you sampled and notice that the BPM is synchronized You may notice more noise if you change the BPM tempo It is not possible to adjust the BPM of a sample whose Play Type is set to SINGLE If the sample is shorter than approximately 200 ms changes in BPM will not be reflected It is not possible to adjust the BPM of a sample that is set to reverse playback To return to the original BPM press F1 INIT BPM Press EXIT SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen If you repeatedly loop samples synchronization may drift Synchronization may drift if you change the BPM while the sounds play S A al V y 7 Quick Start Dividing a sample between several pads Chop The Chop function of the SP 505 detects the attacks within 5 Press CHOP a sampled phrase and divides the original sample into samples containing individual sound events The divided samples will be assigned to the 32 pads of chop banks 1 2
94. d correctly Check the connections O An audio cable may be broken O The cable connected to DIGITAL IN may be broken O Could you be using an audio cable with a built in resistor Use a connection cable that does not contain a resistor e g Roland PCS series gt OS o fq Qa rq wn 75 Chapter 15 Appendices E External input sound is not stereo is not monaural O EXT SOURCE may be set to monaural gt Change the EXT SOURCE setting Type STEREO p 33 O EXT SOURCE may be set to stereo gt Change the EXT SOURCE setting Type MONO p 33 E Mic sound is not output is too weak O Is the mic cable connected correctly gt Check the connection O The mic cable may be broken O The input source may be set to something other than mic gt Press SOURCE SELECT to select MIC O The mic level may have been lowered Use the REC LEVEL knob to adjust the level appropriately E Can t record a sample O Is there enough memory capacity gt If there is insufficient memory a message of Memory Full will appear when you attempt to sample Delete unneeded samples to increase the amount of free space O If you are attempting to sample to a memory card is the memory card inserted correctly gt Turn off the power remove the memory card and re insert the memory card correctly O If you are attempting to sample to a memory card has the memory card been form
95. depth to the sound 9 FLANGER Adds a undulation like that of a jet ascending or descending 10 PHASER Adds a kind of cyclic undulation to the sound 11 TREMOLO PAN Cyclically changes the volume or pan 12 DISTORTION Strongly distorts the sound CUTOFF Adjusts the cutoff frequency PITCH Changes the pitch up or down two octaves DLY TIME Delay Time Adjusts the time of the delayed sound 1 COMP Compressor Adjusts the sense of compres sion in the sound that is charac teristic of analog records LOW Extracts deletes sounds in the low frequency range REV TIME Reverb Time Adjusts the time of reverb REPEAT Repeat Rate Sets the tape speed DEPTH Sets the depth of the chorus DEPTH Depth Manual Adjusts the depth of the undula tion When the CTRL 2 knob RATE is turned fully counter clockwise pitch Manual is adjusted DEPTH Depth Manual Adjusts the depth of the undula tion When the CTRL 2 knob RATE is turned fully counter clockwise pitch Manual is adjusted DEPTH Adjusts the amount of change in the volume or pan DIST Distortion Adjusts the depth of distortion RESO Resonance Adjusts the peak level at the cut off frequency FEEDBACK Adjusts the feedback amount of the pitch shift sound FEEDBACK Adjust the number of times that the delay will repeat NOISE LV Noise Level Adjusts the volume of analog record noise
96. ding point Use the VALUE dial to move the wave pointer to the location where you want to add a division By pressing F3 PREVIEW you can listen to the sound that would result if the sample were divided at the wave point location To execute the addition of the dividing point press F1 EXECUTE To cancel press F2 CANCEL or EXIT It is not possible to specify a dividing point that would create a sample shorter than 70 ms After adding a dividing point it is not possible to return the 32nd dividing point the last dividing point to its original state If you want to add another dividing point repeat steps 2 6 If you want to delete a dividing point follow the procedure in Deleting a dividing point below starting with step 2 If you want to make fine adjustments to a dividing point follow the procedure in Making fine adjustments to the dividing points p 53 starting with step 2 When you are finished press EXIT You will be asked whether to save the divided samples To save press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO or EXIT If pad banks 13 14 Chop banks p 29 already contain samples you will be asked OK to Overwrite If you are sure you want to overwrite the samples of pad banks 15 14 press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO dle Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Deleting a dividing point 1 In step 5 of
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98. e CUI Cisse mates tenee cee usecase naan N a ENA ae 39 Starting sampling automatically when sound is IMpUt concncciccicnnnnnononnnnnnnnnnnananonananonananon con ccnncnncncancannnss 39 Applying an ettect while yo simple mevrslaaad 40 Selects Che Input SOULE vss ii A A EA A AAA 40 Sat Pls PTOCOUTO it AA AAA A ATA Ai 41 Re sainpline simples Resa pling sisicisccstesccstesiesssasenseretacecansate ccstescusesnsussnssssusssussusnsuasesaceensscksdavdnsadstucnsssestccssevies 42 Resampling procedure ECO isa 42 Resampling procedure 2 Mandalas 43 Chapter 4 Changing the settings of a sample o coccconncononinanonarona 44 Procediti ecusi n ti bd 44 Adjusting the volume OF a sampler ni ie 44 Adjusting the Stereo position Of a Sami ples ii ai 44 Changing how a Sample plays and Stops A A Aia 44 Looping the play back Of as aMple conca Ad eii 44 Playing a sample back Wat unan ad iia iii 45 Playing a sample in Phrase OF Single modes iniciara ia taci n 45 Changing the number of measures Of a sample ooooocnocnoonnoononononanonanonanonanonnnonaconaconacnnncnanonanonanonanonacoaconccnoncnononoss 45 Changing the time signature Of a Sample nidad a i 45 Adjusting the BPM Hempojotasadmplernii di id iia etsaia 46 Specifying the start end points of the sound Omitting unwanted portions ocoooconononnnonnnonnonononaconanonaconass 46 Adjusting the volume of a specified region of the sample ocoooconocooononanonnnonaninnnonnnonncnononononanonanonano
99. e Quantize function will correct your timing to accurate intervals You can also use an external MIDI device for input Microscope editing In Microscope editing the performance data that has been recorded will be displayed as a list allowing you to make detailed edits to the recorded data It is not possible to operate Microscope editing from an external MIDI device Pattern data Pattern recording parameters Measure number Measure 1 8 Time signature Beat 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 Part Mute OFF ON BPM 40 0 200 0 This sets the BPM of the pattern QTZ Quantize Quarter note 4 quarter note triplet J3 eighth note eight note triplet A3 sixteenth note A sixteenth note triplet J 32nd note A 32nd note triplet As OFF In realtime recording you can set the Quantize interval to correct inaccuracies in the timing at which you strike the pads If you turn this OFF the data will be recorded at timing intervals of 1 96th of a beat Realtime recording procedure 1 Press PTN 2 Press F2 USER The user pattern list will be displayed 3 Use the VALUE dial to select the pattern that you want to record and press ENTER to confirm your selection To cancel press EXIT 4 Press REC The recording standby screen will appear The metronome will sound at the specified BPM REAL TIME REL lt TAHODEY FART FART AMAIL MEMORY Heasure
100. easures when playing the phrase as a sample select Measure in step 3 of Procedure on p 44 Measure 1 128 1 2 1 99998 Specify the number of measures in the ranges of 1 128 1 2 or 1 99998 measures The number of measures can be specified as half or twice the original number of measures It is not possible to specify a number of measures that would result in SAMPLE BPM exceeding the range of 40 0 200 0 It is not possible to set the number of measures if Play Type is set to SINGLE Changing the time signature of a sample To change the time signature of a sample select Beat in step 3 of Procedure on p 44 Beat 1 4 8 4 Specify the time signature in the range of 1 4 to 8 4 Itis not possible to set a time signature that would result in SAMPLE BPM exceeding the range of 40 0 200 0 It is not possible to set the time signature if Play Type is set to SINGLE Chapter 4 Changing the settings of a sample Adjusting the BPM tempo Specifying the start end of a sample points of the sound Omitting unwanted portions 1 In the Play screen press BPM ADJUST 2 Use the VALUE dial to specify the BPM tempo While you are setting the start end points of a sample the Play Play BPM 40 0 200 0 BPM setting is ignored and the sample will play at its The top line displays the original BPM tempo original BPM tempo 1 P h f th le wh i You can also press CURSOR gt
101. ect the pad bank It is not possible to adjust the BPM of a sample whose Play For this example press pad 5 to select USER BANK 1 AUPE Geno If the sample is shorter than approximately 200 ms changes in 4 Press pad 1 BPM will not be reflected The sample will play vn It is not possible to adjust the BPM of a sample that ts set to reverse playback To return to the original BPM press F1 INIT BPM 7 Press EXIT SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen 24 Quick Start Synchronizing the BPM tempo of several samples BPM Sync You can synchronize the BPM of the sixteen pads in the currently selected pad bank 1 Turn on the POWER switch of the SP 505 2 Press PAD BANK A list of the pad banks will be displayed FAC ERHRE SELECT PRESET BANE 1 KPRESET BANKS KPRESET BANE KPRESET GAME 4 USER BANK 1 WISER BANEZ USER BANE 3 Select the pad bank For this example press pad 5 to select USER BANK 1 4 Press pad 1 2 3 and 4 The sample will play 5 Press BPM SYNC The BPM will be synchronized The currently playing sound will begin playing once again from the beginning of the sample orc BPH IHIT EFH PAD Currently selected pad number Example USER1 4 Pad 4 of user bank 1 GRADE Sampling grade stereo mono STD Standard LONG LO FI PLAY TYPE PHRASE SINGLE REVERSE ON OFF SAMPLE BPM BPM of the
102. ed improperly About the Symbols The A symbol alerts the user to important instructions or warnings The specific meaning of the symbol is determined by the design contained within the triangle In the case of the symbol at left it is used for general cautions warnings or alerts to danger The symbol alerts the user to items that must never be carried out are forbidden The specific thing that must not be done is indicated by the design contained within the circle In the case of the symbol at left it A CAUTION Material damage refers to damage or means that the unit must never be disassembled other adverse effects caused with respect to the home and all its furnishings as well to domestic animals or pets The symbol alerts the user to things that must be carried out The specific thing that must be done is indicated by the design contained within the circle In the case of the symbol at left it means that the power cord plug must be unplugged from the outlet a ALWAYS OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING e Before using this unit make sure to read the e Be sure to use only the AC adaptor supplied with instructions below and the Owner s Manual the unit Also make sure the line voltage at the installation matches the input voltage specified on the AC adaptor s body Other AC adaptors may use a different polarity or be designed for a different voltage so their use could
103. elete 7 Press F3 DELETE You will be asked to confirm that you really want to delete the file S STEM CARO LOAD lt 0HG FTH Ok to Delete 8 To delete press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO 9 Press SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen De Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Loading WAV AIFF files into the SP 505 Standard waveform data WAV ATFF files saved on a memory card can be loaded into the SP 505 Before you continue save the WAV AIFF files from your computer onto a memory card 1 With the power of the SP 505 turned off insert the memory card into the memory card slot then turn on the power switch 2 Press SYSTEM to display the System screen UTILITY DEL CFT It is not possible to display the System screen while a pattern or song is playing 3 Press F3 CARD If a memory card is not inserted CARD will not appear above F3 4 Press F2 LOAD If the memory card has been formatted in a format that cannot be read by the SP 505 LOAD will not appear above F2 Please format the card p 66 69 Chapter 11 Using a memory card 5 Press F3 FILE The names of the WAV and AIFF files saved on the card will be displayed If no WAV or AIFF files have been saved the display will indicate File names longer than eight characters and file names in Japanese will not be displ
104. emitone steps ollo a FORMANT E LEVEL Effect Level D LEVEL Direct Level Processes human vocals to pro duce a variety of different voices 26 CENTER CANCELER L R BAL L R Balance LO BOOST Low Boost HI BOOST High Boost Eliminates the vocals and other Finds the best point for deletion Boosts the bass and other low fre Boosts the high frequency sounds located at the center quency sounds located at the cen sounds ter Adjusts the vocal characteristics Adjusts the volume level of the Adjusts the volume level of the formant effect sound direct sound Chapter 2 Using the internal effects 1 Of the samples to which the effect is applied the time delay time is specified in note value units relative to the tempo of the sample of the sync source pad The types of notes that can be set thirty second note A sixteenth note dotted sixteenth note A eighth note triplets D3 eighth note Jj dotted eighth note quarter note triplets J3 quarter note J dotted quarter note J half note triplets Ja half note J dotted half note J o However you cannot select delay time settings exceeding approximately 6 seconds whole note In addition playback of a pattern is based on the pattern s tempo 2 As you rotate the knob clockwise the sampling frequency of 44 1 kHz is multiplied by a factor of 1 through 1 16 with the change occurring con
105. en the MIDI Sync Mode of the system parameter SYSTEM UTILITY MIDYI is set at MIDI AUTO REMOTE Status FBH O Stop This message is received when the MIDI Sync Mode of the system parameter SYSTEM UTILITY MIDTI is set at MIDI AUTO REMOTE Status FCH O Active Sensing Status FEH Whenever the SP 505 receives this message it monitors the interval of the incoming data If the subsequent message has not arrived within about 400 ms after the previous data it processes all tracks as though it has received All Sound Off and mutes the sounding voices then stops monitoring receiving interval 84 E System Exclusive Message Status Data Bytes Status FOH iH ddH eeH F7H Byte Description FOH Status of System Exclusive Message ddH Data 00H 7FH 0 127 eeH Data F7H EOX End of System Exclusive Message O Universal System Exclusive Message O INQUIRY MESSAGE Identity Request Status Data Bytes Status FOH 7EH 7FH 06H 01H F7H Byte Description FOH Status of System Exclusive Message 7EH Universal System Exclusive Message Non Realtime Header 7FH Broadcast 06H General Information sub ID 1 01H Identity Request sub ID 2 F7H EOX End of System Exclusive Message The message is used to request the particular information of the SP 505 The SP 505 does not transmit the message If the SP 505 received the message the SP 505 transmits the prescribed Identity Reply me
106. es Unauthorized recording sampling of audio material whose copyright is owned by a third party is prohibited by law except for the special case of personal use Do not make illegal recordings Boss Corporation will take no responsibility for any claim of damages made against you by copyright holders on the basis of illegal recordings you may make using Boss products Before you sample Before you sample please read the following explanations regarding the settings used for sampling and the available sampling time Stereo mono sampling selection For each pad you can specify whether sampling will be performed in stereo or monaural Parameter Type MONO Monaural sampling STEREO Stereo sampling Stereo sampling occupies twice the sampling time and twice the polyphony number of simultaneous notes of monaural sampling The number of samples that can be played simultaneously p 30 It is not possible to change between stereo and mono after sampling Selecting the Sampling Grade For each pad you can select one of three Sampling Grades STANDARD LONG LO FI Itis not possible to change the Sampling Grade after sampling Parameter Grade Audio quality Sampling frequency STANDARD Select this when you want to 44 1 kHz sample at high quality LONG This allows twice the sampling 22 05 kHz time of STANDARD The quality is slightly lower The sound will be lo fi and 11 025 kHz
107. es select Play Type in step 3 of Procedure on p 44 Play Type PHRASE SINGLE PHRASE The sample will be played as a phrase When at this setting the BPM of the sample can be adjusted automatically to match the playback BPM tempo or the BPM of the sequencer SINGLE The sample will be played as a single sound With this setting the sample will always play at its own BPM tempo The BPM of a sample can be adjusted in a range of 0 5 1 3 times the original setting If you make settings that exceed the allowable BPM range of the sample the sample BPM will be doubled or halved to stay within the allowable range If the sample is shorter than approximately 200 ms changes in BPM will not be reflected The sample BPM will be calculated automatically and displayed in the top line as SAMPLE BPM but the BPM cannot be calculated correctly if the original number of measures and the time signature of the sample are incorrect In this case you will need to change the number of measures or the time signature of the sample MANE EDIT GRADE E SAMPLE EFM Play Tyre 1 On res E oz Op mala r oh r oh r PHRASE 4 424 Changing the number of measures of a sample You can specify the number of measures and the time signature of a sample so that the displayed BPM will be the true BPM of that sample The specified BPM will be displayed in the top line as SAMPLE BPM To specify the number of m
108. et floors or are e Do not allow any objects e g flammable material coins pins or liquids of any kind water soft SN Y e Humid or are e Exposed to rain or are drinks etc to penetrate the unit e Dusty or are e Subject to high levels of vibration e Make sure you always have the unit placed so it is level and sure to remain stable Never place it on stands that could wobble or on inclined surfaces adaptor from the outlet and request servicing by your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information page when Immediately turn the power off remove the AC e The AC adaptor the power supply cord or the plug has been damaged or e Objects have fallen into or liquid has been spilled onto the unit or e The unit has been exposed to rain or otherwise has become wet or e The unit does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance In households with small children an adult should provide supervision until the child is capable of following all the rules essential for the safe operation of the unit Protect the unit from strong impact Do not drop it an outlet with an unreasonable number of other devices Be especially careful when using extension cords the total power used by all devices you have connected to the extension cord s outlet must never exceed the power rating watts amperes fo
109. et to reverse playback the waveform It is not possible to set Play BPM for a sample that is set to GLa A Yea adn reverse playback 4 Use CURSOR lt I to move the entire screen left or 3 Press EXIT SONG or PTN to return to the Play right use the VALUE dial to move the wave pointer to the point where you want the sample to begin screen p y P 8 sounding and press F1 START 5 Use CURSOR lt to move the entire screen left or right and use the VALUE dial to move the wave pointer to the point where you want the sample to stop sounding and press F2 END The region between the playback start stop points will be highlighted Chapter 4 Changing the settings of a sample It is not possible to specify the start end points in a way that Adj ust ng the volu me of a would leave less than 70 ms between the beginning and end of g specified region of the sample the sound Ifyou set the start point at the beginning of the waveform and The volume of a specified region in a sample can be adjusted set the end point at the end of the waveform the highlighted For example if a sample contains noise you can lower the region will return to normal and the start end points will be volume of the region containing the noise to make it less cancelled obtrusive 6 Press the pad to listen to the sample play back and The tonal quality may change if you perform this operation check the start end point
110. f aa bbH would be aa bbH 40 00H aa x 128 bb 64 x 128 Hexadecimal notation in two 4 bit units is used for data indicated as nibbled The nibbled two byte value of 0a Ob H would be a x 16 b lt Example1 gt What is the decimal equivalent of 5AH From the above table 5AH 90 lt Example2 gt What is the decimal equivalent of the 7 bit hexadecimal values 12 34H From the above table 12H 18 and 34H 52 Thus 18 x 128 52 2356 lt Example3 gt What is the decimal equivalent of the nibbled expression 0A 03 09 0DH From the above table VAH 10 03H 3 09H 9 ODH 13 Thus the result is 10 x 16 3 x 16 9 x 16 13 41885 lt Example4 gt What is the nibbled equivalent of the decimal number 1258 16 1258 16 78 10 16 4 14 On 344 From the above table 0 00H 4 04H 14 0EH 10 0AH Thus the result is 00 04 OE OAH Chapter 15 Appendices Groove Sampling Workstation Date Aug 10 2001 Model SP 505 MIDI Implementation Chart Version 1 00 Function Transmitted Recognized Basic Default 1 16 1 16 Memorized Channel Changed 1 16 1 16 Default Mode 3 Mode Messages X Altered kkkkkkkkkkkkkk Note 35 51 60 72 0 127 Number E True Voice AKAKKKKARKAKA KA 0 1 27 Veloci Note On 1 127 elocily Note Off X 9n v 0 After Key s Touch Channel s X Pitch Bend X Control Change K gt lt gt lt XX XO al h Program 0 31 Change True Number System Exclusi
111. formance with an external MIDI device For details refer to Synchronizing the performance of the SP 505 and an external MIDI device p 72 Procedure 1 Press SONG or PTN to display the Play screen 2 Press SYSTEM to display the System screen TART UTILITY DEL CFT It is not possible to display the System screen while a pattern or song is playing 3 Press F1 UTILITY 4 Press F2 MIDI The MIDI Settings screen will appear 5 Press CURSOR J 1 to select the parameter and use the VALUE dial to change the setting SYSTEM UTILITY MIDI ml p ml p a a ey ma real p sal a ma 6 Press PTN or SONG to return to the Play screen Itis not possible to change MIDI settings while the sequencer is playing 71 Chapter 12 Using the SP 505 with other MIDI devices yo Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On MEMO The SP 505 transmits pad performance data as sets consisting of program change message note message If this performance data is overdubbed on an external sequencer some sequencers may automatically rearrange the overdubbed data making it impossible for the performance data to be reproduced correctly Synchronizing the performance of the SP 505 and an external MIDI device In order for the performance to be synchronized with an external MIDI device you must decide which device the SP 505 or the extern
112. he SP 505 and external MIDI malfunctions may occur Please format the memory card device to the same setting p 71 When you format all data in the memory card will be lost p 66 O Is the external MIDI device set to transmit note messages O The Protect sticker may be affixed to the memory card Make sure that the note numbers of the note messages are in the range of note numbers that the SP 505 is able E An inserted memory card is not to receive p 83 detected Check the settings of the external MIDI device O Is the external MIDI device set to transmit program NW Can t select data from a memory change messages card The SP 505 uses program change messages to switch pad banks j e Make sure that the program numbers of the program gt Turn off the power remove the memory card then re change messages are in the range of program numbers i h ly insert the memory card correctly that the SP 505 is able to receive p 83 O Is the memory card an appropriate type gt Check the settings of the external MIDI device The SP 505 can use 8 MB 128 MB 3 3V SmartMedia On E Pattern sequencer does not AS synchronize to the BPM of an O Is the memory card formatted correctly external MIDI device Only memory cards that have been formatted by the SP 505 or SP 303 can be used Please format the memory card p 66 O Is the System parameter MIDI Sync Mode set correctly Check the setting p 72 O
113. he memory card Remove the write protect sticker from the memory card Unsupported Format O The format of the inserted memory card is a format that the SP 505 cannot use The SP 505 is able to use only 8 128 MB Smart Media memory cards with a 3 3 V power supply Please check the type of card you are using O Loading saving is not possible because the sample or sequencer data is corrupted Either erase p 69 the offending data or format the memory card p 66 O You are attempting to load aWAV AIFF file that cannot be loaded into the SP 505 Read the cautionary notes regarding the loading of WAV AIFF files p 70 E System related Too Busy O The data could not be processed fast enough Operate the buttons or VALUE dial more slowly Memory Damaged O The contents of internal memory have been destroyed Perform the Initialize operation as directed by the display If this does not resolve the problem contact a nearby Roland service center 79 gt OS o fq Qa rq wn Chapter 15 Appendices Parameter List Value Q m El D lt Parameter SOURCE SELECT Type Grade Auto With BPM Resampling SOURCE SELECT Type Grade Auto Wave Edit Level SOURCE SELECT Type Grade Auto With BPM LINE COAXIAL OPTICAL MIC MONO STEREO STANDARD LONG LO FI OFF LEVEL 1 8 OFF 40 0 200 0 SOURCE SELECT Type Grade Auto LINE MIC MONO STE
114. lstaduadensuacstandesssessesustauvereccuacesiedssncedeceduestevesrasdeadscucdesswSosiilests 30 Switching the Pad ACCENT A A 30 Using the Hold function to play Samples iii A tii 30 Changing how the sample sounds or stops Pad Play oocooocooononcnoninonnnonnconaconnconnconncnnnoncnonanonaconaconaconaconacnnss 31 Looping the Sound Loop Mode nosenia ea ea Aa iii a ii aia 31 Playing a sample backward Reverse Playback connonoonomommsimimmimsse 32 Playing an audio miput signal EXT Solutia ia idad 32 Adjusting the EXT Source SCENES uni A ia 33 Changing the BEM Of a Sample cin ia OA AA Ae 33 Chapter 2 Using the internal effects ooccocncccnnccconnccncncnonnncnnanrnnanrnnann OF Selecting pads to which effects are applied FX Assign cccoccocnoocnonnnonnnonnconnconnconnconnonanonnnonanonacoraconaconaconaconacnnss 34 Selecting the pad that will be the effect synchronization source SYNC SOURCE conconnconocnnnnonincrnnoranonass 34 Selectina eden A ER AAA 35 Usme the pads to selectamettectns naa 35 Tamne the Ce ect onol aienea a A A E EEE 35 Controlling How theeffectisapphedei recte a ES a a aE NEE A SEEE 35 BEE CCES DIE A AR E E A sacecCenusbsissaaveacecssusennaeane 36 Chapter 3 Recording samples cccssecceseeceneecensecenseeeensesensesenss OO Before VOLS Al A A a ii da decai 39 Sterco MONO sample selecionados 39 Selec inete oamp ine aes 6 AAA aston N et rar ne ner tere eeercre rt ore ree ee 39 PSDOUL Aes Say
115. ments to the Nore dividin gp oints Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On 1 Instep 5 of the Chop procedure p 51 press F3 EDIT The sample waveform will be displayed 2 Use the VALUE dial to move to the dividing point whose location you want to adjust You can also press a pad to move to the dividing point whose location you want to adjust 3 Press F1 ADJUST MODOS iso T T T SS EXECUTE CAHCEL a ae 4 Use the VALUE dial to move the wave pointer to the dividing point whose location you want to adjust You can use CURSOR lt gt to move the screen By pressing F3 PREVIEW you can listen to the sound at the current location of the wave pointer 5 To finalize the edited location of the dividing point press F1 EXECUTE To cancel press F2 CANCEL or EXIT Itis not possible to set a dividing point in a way that would create a sample shorter than 70 ms 6 If you want to make additional fine adjustments to the dividing point repeat steps 2 5 If you want to add another dividing point follow the procedure in Adding a dividing point p 52 starting with step 2 If you want to delete a dividing point follow the procedure in Deleting a dividing point p 52 starting with step 2 7 When you have finished adjusting the location of the dividing points press EXIT You will be asked whether you want to save the divided samples
116. n 65 Chapter 11 Using a memory card About memory cards The SP 505 uses commercially available SmartMedia power supply voltage 3 3 V capacity 8 MB 128 MB as memory cards O 1 MB 2 MB 4 MB SmartMedia cannot be used MEMO SmartMedia can be purchased at a nearby computer dealer or digital camera dealer Please read and observe the instructions included with the SmartMedia Inserting a memory card le Memory cards SmartMedia must only be inserted when the SP 505 s power is switched OFF If the power is on when you insert a card not only the memory card but also the internal data can be destroyed ya Never turn on the power when a memory card SmartMedia is inserted halfway Doing so will destroy the internal memory data If you insert or remove a card with the power turned on or turn on the power when a card is inserted halfway a message of WARNING Data Maybe Damaged will appear and operation will stop If this occurs turn off the power insert the card all the way or remove it and then turn the power on once again Insert the memory card SmartMedia all the way into the slot making sure that the correct side is facing up and the correct end is pointing in O The surface without gold contacts must be upward Formatting a memory card 1 Press SONG or PTN to display the Play screen 2 Press SYSTEM to display the System screen
117. nanonanonaconacoss 47 Chapter 5 Deleting or Copying A sample occocncconcconccionoconncnonarnononanan AD Deleting a Sample ini a A Ed ia 49 Using the clipboard to c opy a Sample iii A id AA A tt 49 GOD US single sample date 49 Copyime multiple Samples 50 EXC AM CAINS san ple ta 50 Chapter 6 Applying special processing to a sample ooccooooo 91 Dividing a sample into individual notes Chop iuiiinicincci nnincicinicaci cincacinaconaciancc asno rd canica cilindradas 51 Editing the points at which the sample is divided oonoononmosmsiss minsiseaseccenicinccnaconacinanicanacanacaricannas 51 About the dividing point adjustment Cr iii ta odia 51 PAG MUNG ARIAS pot erosie e E E A A ese suvenaeiss 52 Pelenin adividine PO saron liada 52 Making fine adjustments to the dividing points sesesssesessseeseseserersersrsestseresrresenrstsenenenenenssnesesenenerereee 53 Playing pitches witha Sample Pit iii a a da 54 Chapter 7 Playing songs and patterns cooocccocncccnncnoncnccnnncnnnanrnnanrnnanr OO Adjusting the BPM tempo of a song Or pattelM coconomommmisssissississismrmermercecaricar carr caro caro nano ncncncccncccnanccnos 55 Playing A SOME A A AAA AA AAA A A a a a 55 Selecting and playing songs from the song list ouuooconmoosonsmoncconcicnccinccinnicanocanonaranaraccnncconanonaconaninanicinncaracanaccnnos 56 PEAY INS PACTOS 0 AAA AAA A ai 56 Selecting and playing a pattern from the pattern liSt ooooc
118. ng frequency Adjusts the bit count Adjust the sensitivity with ity character 2 which the filter will be affected 20 NOISE GENERATOR Generates noise COLOR QUALITY LEVEL Adjusts the tone of the hissing Sets how often the scratch noise Adjust the volume level of the noise is produced hissing noise TUNING NOISE LV Noise Level FERQ RNG Frequency Range Adjusts the degree of noise that Specifies the volume of the Adjusts the tonal character occurs when tuning a radio noise 21 RADIO TUNING Reproduces the sound being played on the radio 22 SLICER FLANGER PTN Timing Pattern RATE FLANGER Continuously cuts the sound Includes a flanger effect Select a pattern to specify the Adjusts the length of the PTN Adjusts the degree of the flanger timing at which the sound will Timing Pattern 4 effect be cut 3 23 RING MODULATOR FREQ Frequency E LEVEL Effect Level D LEVEL Direct Level Creates a metallic sound quality Adjusts the pitch of the metallic Adjusts the volume of the effect Adjusts the volume level of the sound sound direct sound PITCH 1 PITCH 2 BALANCE Direct Effect Balance Changes Pitch 1 up or down one Changes Pitch 2 up or downone Adjusts the balance of the effect octave in semitone intervals octave in semitone intervals sound and direct sound 24 CHROMATIC P S Two voice pitch shifter that changes the pitch in s
119. ng or pattern number 7 To execute the deletion press F1 EXECUTE To cancel press F2 CANCEL or EXIT If you pressed F1 EXECUTE you will be asked to confirm the deletion SYSTEM DELETE ONG 8 To execute the deletion press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO yo Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On 9 Press SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen Copying a pattern or song 1 Press SONG or PTN to display the Play screen 2 Press SYSTEM to display the System screen UTILITY DEL CFT Itis not possible to display the System screen while a pattern or song is playing 3 Press F2 DEL CPY 4 Press F2 COPY 5 To copy a pattern press F1 PATTERN To copy a song press F2 SONG 6 Use CURSOR J to move the cursor and use the VALUE dial to select the copy source destination patterns or songs In the case of a song or pattern that contains performance data MII a will be displayed before the song or pattern number 7 To execute the copy press F1 EXECUTE To cancel press F2 CANCEL or EXIT If you pressed F1 EXECUTE you will be asked to confirm the copy SYSTEM COFY 0OHG 8 To execute the copy press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO 9 Press SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen yo Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power O
120. ockwise it is the volume that changes when turned clockwise the pan changes LEVEL Specifies the volume 36 Chapter 2 Using the internal effects DSP EFFECTS CTRL 1 CTRL 2 CTRL 3 13 OVERDRIVE DRIVE TONE LEVEL 14 FUZZ DRIVE TONE LEVEL Adds harmonics and distorts the sound 15 WAH Adjusts the depth of distortion Adjusts the tonal character Specifies the volume SENS FREQ Frequency PEAK Adjusts the sensitivity of the Adjusts the pitch of the effect Adjusts the wah s peak volume Wah effect sound 20CT 2 Octave Level 10CT 1 Octave Level D LEVEL Direct Level Adds sound two octaves lower Adds sound one octave lower Adjusts the volume level of the than the original sound than the original sound direct sound SUSTAIN ATTACK LEVEL Produces a wah effect 16 OCTAVE Adds sound octaves lower 17 COMPRESSOR Makes the volume more consis tent Adjusts the amount of the com Adjusts the sound s attack Specifies the volume pressor effect that is applied 18 EQUALIZER LOW MID Middle HIGH Adjusts the volume level for each individual frequency range Adjusts the volume of the low Adjusts the volume of the Adjusts the volume of the high frequency range midrange frequency range 19 LO FI PROCESSOR SMPL RTE Sample Rate BIT FILTER Gives the sound a low fidel Adjusts the sampli
121. oint press EXIT 2 Select the pad to which the sampled sound will be assigned If a sample is already assigned to the selected pad the display will ask OK to Overwrite If you want to use that pad press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO UJ Select the input source p 40 Set the sampling conditions Refer to p 39 40 The remaining sampling time available will be displayed in the top line REMAIN MONO STANDARD OFF OFF Type MONO Monaural recording STEREO Stereo recording Grade STANDARD High quality sampling LONG Extended length sampling LO FI Lo fi sampling Auto OFF Begin sampling manually LEVEL 1 8 Begin sampling automatically at the specified internal With BPM OFF The timing at which the sound will stop End Point is not specified 40 0 200 0 When sampling ends the end of the sound End Point will automatically be set to the beat relative to the specified BPM that occurred immediately before you pressed the button The End Point will be set accurately if you slightly delay the end of sampling 5 Adjust the sampling level Turn the REC LEVEL knob to adjust the level so that the third 0 from the top in the level meter shown in the display becomes black occasionally The REC LEVEL knob has no effect if you selected COAXIAL or OPTICAL as the input source USER 2 2 DG a PEC MONO STANDARD 6 Press SAMPLING SAMPLING will light
122. ooonooononanonnnonnconncnoncnanonnonanonanonanonaconaconaconaconaconacnoss 57 M tins mdivid al DALES a AAA A AE ARA AA AA A AA 57 Chapter 8 Creating patterDS cooocccconncccnnccccnncnonnccnanccnannronnnenannrnannnnzana DO ADOUE pattern recordin ni AE AAA AA I 58 PACO di AA AAA AAA di 58 Realtime recording proce tte AA A AAA A rd 58 Erasing unwanted performance data Realtime Recording coocnocninncnncnncninnonicnninnnnnncnnonaninananncananncna nacio 59 Microscope editing proced re rriorse A a A A e i iia 59 Viewing the performance data Microscope Edit sesssesessssessssssessrsrsestsssesesrssssesestsesesennrensrsrseseneneseree 60 Deleting unwanted performance data Microscope Edit oonocncccoccoccoanonnnancnnononancnnonncnnona cnn cnn conc cnn rononnonnos 60 Changing the pad number Microscope Ed iii 60 Adjusting the dynamics accent of the sound Microscope Edit oooconociccocnccccononncononacononnanananonocnonnonnos 61 Changing the length of the sound Microscope Edit coonicnocicnicanicacannnnnnnnananinananannnonanacnnann canon nana nocnnancannnns 61 Moving the timing of the sound Microscope Edit oconccicnicnonicanicananininanannnnnanananonannnnnanncnn cacao nono nncanancannnns 61 Changing the rhythmic feel Of a pattern SWI urna da 61 Assig ino a nametoa pattern ii 62 Stonne the part mute stattis sirasini aeaa a ae 62 Chapter 9 Creating a SONG cccssccceseecenseeeeneecensecensesensesennsesensesenssO
123. ou remove the optical connector caps or screws make sure to put them in a safe place out of children s reach so there is no chance of them being swallowed accidentally IMPORTANT NOTES In addition to the items listed under USING THE UNIT SAFELY on page 2 3 please read and observe the following Power Supply e Do not use this unit on the same power circuit with any device that will generate line noise such as an electric motor or variable lighting system e The AC adaptor will begin to generate heat after long hours of consecutive use This is normal and is not a cause for concern e Before connecting this unit to other devices turn off the power to all units This will help prevent malfunctions and or damage to speakers or other devices Placement e Using the unit near power amplifiers or other equipment containing large power transformers may induce hum To alleviate the problem change the orientation of this unit or move it farther away from the source of inter ference e This device may interfere with radio and television reception Do not use this device in the vicinity of such receivers e Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight place it near devices that radiate heat leave it inside an enclosed vehicle or otherwise subject it to temperature extremes Excessive heat can deform or discolor the unit e To avoid possible breakdown do not use the unit in a wet area such as an area exposed to r
124. ounded If you want to make fine adjustments refer to Specifying the start end points of the sound Omitting unwanted portions p 46 y Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On 28 Chapter 1 Playing samples from the pads What are the 32 pad banks A group of 16 samples assigned to the pads of the front panel is called a pad bank There are a total of 32 pad banks allowing you to use a maximum of 506 samples Refer to p 30 Switching pad banks Pad banks 1 4 Pad banks 1 4 of the SP 505 contain preset samples These preset samples cannot be erased Pad banks 5 12 Ordinary samples can be stored in these banks Pad banks 13 16 The SP 505 has Chop p 26 51 and Pitch p 27 54 functions that process a sample in special ways Samples that are newly created by these functions are stored in special pad banks reserved for these purposes Pad banks 13 and 14 Chop banks 1 and 2 These banks are used to store samples created by the Chop function Pad banks 15 and 16 Pitch banks 1 and 2 These banks are used to store samples created by the Pitch function Ordinary sampling cannot be carried out with respect to the chop banks or pitch banks About pad banks 17 32 Card banks 1 16 These banks are for saving samples on a memory card Basic ways to play samples When you press a pad the sample assigned
125. oximately 200 ms changes in BPM will not be reflected 33 Chapter 2 Using the internal effects You can have any one effect turned on at a given time Multiple effects cannot be on simultaneously If you do want to use multiple effects on a sample or if you need to have a different effect applied to each individual effect then use resampling Resampling allows you to use a sample that has effects added to it as a new sample For more detailed information refer to Re sampling samples Resampling p 42 The effect settings are not remembered when the power is turned off Selecting pads to which effects are applied FX Assign By using the FX Assign function you can apply an effect to multiple pads or turn the effect on off for each pad 1 Press FX ASSIGN Fx ASSGIHN SER BANKS ET EE AAA AE 1 nn I hana uane Wenn Wonn bonn bann do dd 1121113 aE 115 16 Lao Lane cl Lann bonn Lonn Lane Ll ALL OH EAHKE OH 2 Press the pads to turn the effect on off Pressing F1 ALL ON OFF will turn the effect on off for the pads of all 32 pad banks Pressing F2 BANK ON OFF will turn the effect on off for the 16 pads of the currently selected pad bank You can press EXT SOURCE to apply the effect to the external input sound You can also switch the pad bank by turning the VALUE dial The effect will not be used white The effect will be used black SER BANK EXT ro omic ah
126. p Power On PRESET BANKS RPRESET BANKS PRESET BAME 4 USER BANK 1 USER BANKS USER BANE 3 Select the pad bank For this example press pad 5 to select USER BANK 1 4 Press pad 5 The sample will play PPP 26 Quick Start Playing pitches with a sample Pitch The SP 505 s Pitch function lets you play different pitches 6 Use the VALUE dial to select the mode with a sample Pitch Mode It is not possible to play pitches with a stereo sample SOLO L Suitable for single note samples of low range It is not possible to play pitches with samples of the Pitch bank instruments such as bass SOLO H Suitable for single note samples of high range 10 1 instruments such as piano or guitar MUSIC Suitable for most music samples Depending on the sample it may not be possible to play pitches successfully 7 Press CURSOR J to move the cursor to Original Key You can select one of the pad sounds and use it to play scaled pitches Use the VALUE dial to select the pad whose sound you want to use to play scales Original Key C C D DF E F F G G A A B C lt UP gt In this case set this to G Pads correspond to keys as follows co GG RE E EE E 1 Turn on the POWER switch of the SP 505 8 Press CURSOR J to move the cursor to Pitch Bank 2 Press PAD BANK 9 Use the VALUE dial to select the pitch bank A list of the pad banks will be dis
127. played Pitch Bank 1 2 10 To execute the Pitch function press F1 EXECUTE FAC ERHRE SELECT PRESET EANKE1 To cancel press F2 CANCEL or EXIT eel as Pads 2 16 will light automatically and will play the PRESET BANK4 USER EANK 1 USER BANKS USER BANKS sample at different pitches FRESET 4 14 3 Select the pad bank For this example press pad 4 to select PRESET BANK Processing Data Keer Power Or 4 CA A PC 4 Press the pad of the sample that you want to use to play pitches Depending on the volume of the original sample the sound For this example press pad 14 may distort if you use the Pitch function In this case lower 5 Press PITCHI the volume of the original sample p 44 Adjusting the volume of a sample FITCH While the display indicates Processing Data you can pa aia press F3 CANCEL to abort the operation I l 1or2 Pitch Mode Sai If the pitch bank 1 or 2 already contains samples a message Original Keys of OK to Overwrite will appear If it is ok to change the Pitch Bank 1 EXECUTE CHHCEL samples of the pitch bank press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO 27 S A al V y 7 Quick Start When you play pitches using a sample unwanted space may occur at the beginning or end of the sound After the Pitch function is executed settings will be made automatically so only the necessary portion is s
128. quency to 44 1 kHz For details refer to the manual of the connected device Not Sampling Bank O Sampling is not possible since the Chop bank or the Pitch bank is selected gt Switch to another pad bank Protected O Deletion is not possible because the sample is protected Turn off the protect setting of the sample p 73 O Overwriting is not possible because the sample is protected gt Turn off the protect setting of the sample p 73 Protected Sure O Initialization is not possible because the sample is protected gt To continue with initialization press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO Too Busy O Notes are not sounded in time Reduce the number of notes E MIDI related MIDI Off Line O There is a problem with the MIDI cable connection Check whether the MIDI cable has been disconnected or broken MIDI Buffer Full O Too many MIDI messages were received all at once and the SP 505 was unable to process all of them Reduce the amount of MIDI messages being transmitted to the SP 505 MIDI Error O A MIDI message was not received correctly Check whether the MIDI cable has been disconnected or broken Check whether invalid MIDI messages are being transmitted E Song pattern recording related Memory Full O Song pattern cannot be saved because there is insufficient space in user memory gt Delete unneeded songs or patterns Too Much Data O Re
129. r the extension cord Excessive loads can cause the insulation on the cord to heat up and eventually melt through Do not force the unit s power supply cord to share S Before using the unit in a foreign country consult with your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information page A CAUTION e The unit and the AC adaptor should be located so their location or position does not interfere with their proper ventilation e Always grasp only the plug on the AC adaptor cord when plugging into or unplugging from an O outlet or this unit e Whenever the unit is to remain unused for an extended period of time disconnect the AC adaptor entangled Also all cords and cables should be e Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming placed so they are out of the reach of children e Never climb on top of nor place heavy objects on the unit SN e Never handle the AC adaptor or its plugs with T wet hands when plugging into or unplugging W from an outlet or this unit e Before moving the unit disconnect the AC adaptor and all cords coming from external devices e Before cleaning the unit turn off the power and unplug the AC adaptor from the outlet e Whenever you suspect the possibility of lightning in your area disconnect the AC adaptor from the outlet e When removing the card cover remove only the specified screws p 5 e Should y
130. rns the effect on off 7 SEQUENCER SONG Button Press this button to play back a song PTN Pattern Button Press this button to play back patterns BPM TAP Button Press this button when you want to set the BPM of a song or pattern By pressing this button four times at the desired tempo you can also set the Tap Tempo PART Buttons 1 4 These buttons switch the sounded muted status of each part of the pattern or song Button lit will sound Button dark muted RESET Button Resets the unit so playback of a song or pattern will start at the beginning BWD Backward Button Press this button to move the playback position backwards by one measure each time you press it to the beginning of previous measures Ifyou continue pressing the button you will move successively backward to the beginning of the previous measure FWD Forward Button Press this button to move the playback position forwards by one measure each time you press it to the beginning of subsequent measures Ifyou continue pressing the button you will move successively forward to the beginning of the next measure STOP Button This button stops playback of the song or pattern PLAY Button This button starts playback of the song or pattern 11 Names of Things and What They Do REC Recording Button Press this button when you want to record a song or pattern 8 VALUE Dial Use this to adjust the value of a se
131. sampling press SAMPLING SAMPLING will change from blinking to solidly lit and sampling will start SAMPLING TAHDEY FAO USER 2 2 REMAINS GoM i t Keer Power Ori How SAMF irae oo 9 Atthe point you want to stop sampling press SAMPLING Sampling will stop 22 Quick Start Sampling will stop automatically if you exceed the available sampling time NOTE Never turn off the power while the display indicates 10 Press the pad to play back the sampled sound NEM When sampling ends the BPM will be calculated automatically from the length of the sample You can use the BPM Adjust function p 24 or BPM Sync function p 25 to edit this BPM NEM If the beginning or end of the sample contains unwanted Keep Power On sound or silence you can make settings so that only the desired portion is played For details refer to p 46 Specifying the start end points of the sound Omitting unwanted portions If you are not satisfied with the sampled sound Delete the sampled sound and try the procedure again from step 2 Here s how to delete a sample 1 Press DEL 2 Press the pad to which the sample you want to delete is assigned The pad number will be highlighted You may select more than one pad simultaneously S A al V y 7 You can cancel your selection by pressing the pad once again DELETE AMPFLE USER BANEZ TACA rog rtan roan ogy Ger fer Si LA Le t
132. secutively If you turn this OFF the sampling frequency will be 44 1 kHz 3 The following choices are available for PTN when the selection is made using the CTRL 1 knob and 22 SLICER FLANGER is selected Y y por H y y y Poo H y y I y Po Y yh 3h yp 4 pio pd IATA E pos EN i j i pu iL 7 S D 7 E E E phy pr 1177 pig jg dt y pos yt ATA IATA P13 H L if A m i m i poe PATA AT AY AT AA pia PES r 3 m i Po7 H LA i ee P15 K 7 u r m i m i m i Y Y Y Pos Ha i pig Hed t d t 4 Of the samples to which the effect is applied the PTN rate will synchronize to the tempo of the sample of the sync source pad However if a pattern is being played back then this is synchronized to the pattern tempo The sync rate can be adjusted with the RATE setting as shown below With RATE at minimum the CTRL 2 knob turned completely to the left one PTN cycle corresponds to one measure With RATE at maximum the CTRL 2 knob turned completely to the right one PTN cycle corresponds to one eighth of a measure You can set the cycle to one measure one half measure one quarter measure or one eighth measure according to the CTRL 2 knob position RATE PTN cycle x1 one TIMING PTN cycle corresponds to one measure x2 one TIMING PTN cycle corresponds to one half of a measure x4 one TIMING PTN cycle corresponds to one quarter of a measure x8 one TIMING PTN cycle corresponds to one eighth of a measure 38 Chapter 3 Recording sampl
133. set at INT AUTO REMOTE O Song Position Pointer In Song mode the current location is transmitted as a Song Position Pointer message when the song is stopped Status Second Third F2H mmH nnH nn mm Song Position Point 0OH 00H 7FH 7FH O Song Select Transmitted in one of the following operations When the Song mode has been selected When the song has been selected in the Song mode Status Second F3H ssH ss Song Number 00H 13H 0 19 E System Realtime Message This message is transmitted when the MIDI Sync Mode of the system parameter SYSTEM UTILITY MIDT is set at INT AUTO REMOTE O Timing Clock Status FSH O Start Status FAH O Continue Status FBH O Stop Status FCH O Active Sensing Status FEH Always transmitted at intervals of approximately 250 ms E System Exclusive Message Status Data Bytes Status FOH iH ddH eeH F7H Byte Description FOH Status of System Exclusive Message ddH Data 00H 7FH 0 127 eeH Data F7H EOX End of System Exclusive Message O About Model ID The SP 505 uses 00H 39H as a Model ID O Universal System Exclusive Message O INQUIRY MESSAGE Identity Reply Status Data Bytes Status FOH 7EH 10FH 06H 02H 41H 39H 01H F7H 00H 00H 00H 02H 00H 00H Byte Description FOH Status of System Exclusive Message 7EH Universal System Exclusive Message Non Realtime Header 10H Device ID 06H General Information sub ID 1
134. settings repeatedly By holding down PAD and pressing F1 START or While you are adjusting the volume of a specified region in the F2 END you can listen to the sound before or after sample the Play BPM setting will be ignored and the sample the start end points will play at its original BPM tempo If fi j h TOAN A ae A dl ene 1 Press the pad of the sample whose volume you want to points press ZOOM IN to magnify the waveform Z i adjust for a specified region display use the VALUE dial to move the wave pointer and press F1 START or F2 END 2 Press WAVE EDIT Press ZOOM OUT to shrink the waveform display and 3 Press F2 AMP return to the previous display O By holding down L R and pressing ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT you can zoom in or zoom out on the LO The sample waveform will be displayed vertical axis amplitude axis of the waveform O When you press F3 TRUNC the screen will ask you whether it is ok to truncate delete the portions before and after the start end points If you want to truncate the sample press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO By executing Truncate you can conserve sample memory and The pad number will be shown at the left side of the top line of the display Example PAD 6 1 Pad 1 of pad bank 6 increase the remaining time available for sampling Once Truncate has been executed it will not be possible to return to the original star
135. splayed SYNC MODE Displays the MIDI sync mode p 72 SYNC SOURCE If set to INTERNAL playback will follow the internal BPM setting If set to MIDI playback will follow the BPM of an external MIDI device PTN BPM displays the BPM specified for the pattern FATTERH FLAY EFH SHC MODE AUTO SHC SOURCE IHTERHAL FTH EFM et BPH J PTH EPH A 3 Use the VALUE dial to adjust the BPM 40 0 200 0 The BPM can be adjusted in units of one BPM By pressing CURSOR gt and turning the VALUE dial you can adjust the BPM in units of 0 1 BPM If you press F1 PTN BPM playback will use the BPM setting that is specified for each pattern MEMO You can press BPM TAP four times or more to set the BPM to the corresponding interval Tap Tempo function This cannot be changed if the SP 505 is synchronized to an external MIDI device 4 Press EXIT SONG or EXIT to return to the Play screen The sample BPM can be modified by a factor of 0 5 1 3 times the original If the BPM of a song or pattern exceeds the allowable BPM range of the sample the sample BPM will be doubled or halved so that stays within the allowable range Ifyou change the BPM tempo of the sequencer the samples may sound different Samples for which Pad Play is set to TRIGGER or GATE may sound shorter if the BPM is speeded up or longer if the BPM is slowed down If you want the entire sample to be played to the end set
136. ss F1 SAMPLE S STEM CARO LOAD SAMPLE From TOs USER 1 EXECUTE CAHCEL DELETE 6 Use the VALUE dial to select the number of the area that you want to load One bank of the SP 505 s internal memory will be loaded as a set If no files have been saved the display will indicate MX SY 7 Press CURSOR J to move the cursor to the pad bank display 8 Use the VALUE dial to select the pad bank that you want to load 9 To load the data press F1 EXECUTE To cancel press F2 CANCEL 10 Press SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen When you load the sample and sequencer data saved in internal memory will be erased Be sure to save important data on a memory card before you load p 67 yo Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Loading sequencer data Sample and sequencer pattern song data that you ve saved on a memory card can be loaded back into the SP 505 as follows 1 Press SONG or PTN to display the Play screen 2 Press SYSTEM to display the System screen UTILITY DEL CFT Itis not possible to display the System screen while a pattern or song is playing 3 Press F3 CARD Ifa memory card is not inserted CARD will not appear above F3 4 Press F2 LOAD Ifthe memory card has been formatted in a format that cannot be read by the SP 505 LOAD will not appear above F2 Please format the
137. ss the pads to record your performance If note messages from an external MIDI device are used to play samples those messages will be recorded When performance data is recorded for a sample whose Play Type is PHRASE the sample BPM will automatically synchronize to the pattern BPM If you do not want it to synchronize set the Play Type to SINGLE p 45 To switch the part being recorded press PART As necessary use the VALUE dial to set QTZ Quantize Ifyou want to add dynamics accents while you record change the pad accent p 30 O Ifyou want to select a pad from a different pad bank press PAD BANK to switch the pad bank p 30 The pads of a Chop bank cannot be recorded as they are You must copy them to another bank before recording them p 49 50 9 When you are finished recording press STOP You are returned to the recording standby screen 10 Press STOP once again to stop recording Nore Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Erasing unwanted performance data Realtime Recording During realtime recording you can hold down DEL and hold down a pad to erase the performance data for the corresponding pad during the interval that elapses while you continue pressing the pad Microscope editing procedure Input field MEAS measure beat clock This specifies the time location at which pad data is input Example 1 3 00 Measure 1 beat 3
138. ssage 2 TRANSMITTED DATA E Channel Voice Message O Note On Off Transmit the note on off in the MIDI channel number which is designated with Pads Channel or Part1 4 Channel in the system parameter SYSTEM UTILITY MIDT Status Second Third 9nH mmH 1H n MIDI Channel Number OOH OFH ch 1 ch 16 mm Note Number 23H 48H 35 72 11 Velocity 01H 7FH 1 127 OOH NOTE OFF Pad bank 1 receive note numbers 23H 35 Pad Number Note Number Pad EXT 35 23H Pad banks 1 12 17 32 receive note numbers 23H 33H 35 51 Pad Number Note Number Pad 1 36 24H GS TONE KICK 1 Pad 2 37 25H GS TONE SIDE STICK Pad 3 38 26H GS TONE SNARE 1 Pad 4 39 27H GS TONE HAND CLAP Pad 5 40 28H GS TONE SNARE 2 Pad 6 41 29H GS TONE LOW TOM 2 Pad 7 42 AH GS TONE CLOSED HH Pad 8 43 2BH GS TONE LOW TOM 1 Pad 9 44 2CH GS TONE PEDAL HH Pad 10 45 2DH GS TONE MID TOM 2 Pad 11 46 2EH GS TONE OPEN HH Pad 12 47 2FH GS TONE MID TOM 1 Pad 13 48 30H GS TONE HI TOM 2 Pad 14 49 31H GS TONE CYMBAL Pad 15 50 32H GS TONE HI TOM 1 Pad 16 51 33H GS TONE Ride Cymbal 1 Chapter 15 Appendices If the Pad Bank is the PITCH BANK 15 16 note numbers 23H 35 and 3CH 48H 60 72 are transmitted Pad Number Note Number Pad 1 H Pad 2 61 3DH Pad 3 63 3FH Pad 4 H Pad 5 66 42H Pad 6 68 44H Pad 7 70 46H Pad 8 H Pad 9 60 3CH Pad 10 62 3EH Pad
139. starting from the pad you pressed last When you press CLIPBOARD the sample that will be copied next will play allowing you to check the sample Example Pad 1 copy the sample of pad 1 CLIPBOARD Pad 2 copy the sample of T pad 2 CLIPBOARD Pad 3 copy the sample of pad 3 CLIPBOARD CLIPBOARD pad 3 sample will o be copied to pad 13 pa CLIPBOARD pad 2 sample will a be copied to pad 12 pa CLIPBOARD pad 1 sample will a be copied to pad 11 pa When all samples have been copied the clipboard will be empty and CLIPBOARD will go dark If you want to copy to another pad bank press PAD BANK to switch pad banks p 30 If the copy destination pad contains a sample you will be asked OK to Overwrite If you are sure you want to overwrite erase the existing sample press F1 YES If you do not want to overwrite it press F2 NO to cancel the operation If you hold down CLIPBOARD and press DEL one sample that was copied to the clipboard will be erased Nore Never turn off the power while the display indicates Keep Power On Ex changing samples You can exchange swap samples between two pads to change the order of the samples 1 2 Press SONG or PTN to display the Play screen Hold down one of the pads whose sample you want to exchange and press CLIPBOARD The sample will be copied to the clipboard and
140. t end point locations The number of samples of the wave pointer position will be shown in the right side of the top line of the display 7 Press SONG or PTN or press EXIT twice to return oe to the Play screen ven if the sample has been set to reverse playback the waveform will be displayed in the normal direction NOTE 4 Use CURSOR lt to move the entire screen left or Never turn off the power while the display indicates right use the VALUE dial to move the wave pointer to Keep Power On the beginning of the region for which you want to change the volume and then press F1 START When wave pointer locates on except the region between the specified start and end points the display will indicate PRE and it is not possible to set the beginning of the region for which you want to change the volume ee rey STAR STAR EMD RDsUST ADJUST JUST q Number of Samples The region between the specified start and end points 47 Chapter 4 Changing the settings of a sample 5 Use CURSOR lt I 5 to move the entire screen left or right use the VALUE dial to move the wave pointer to the end of the region in which you want to change the volume and then press F2 END Sure 7 The region between the specified start and end points will be highlighted AT When wave pointer locates on except the region between the specified start and end points the display will indicate 9 To fin
141. t installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the users authority to operate this equipment This equipment requires shielded interface cables in order to meet FCC class B Limit For Canada NOTICE This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations AVIS Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le mat riel brouilleur
142. tern contain performance data gt Record the song or pattern so that it contains performance data p 63 58 O If you are attempting to play a song or pattern MIDI Sync Mode may be set to MIDI gt If MIDI Sync Mode is set to MIDI playback will not occur unless MIDI Clock is being received from an external MIDI device p 72 E A specific sample does not sound O The level of that sample may have been lowered Check the level of the sample p 44 O The effect level may have been lowered For some types of effect the level can be adjusted by one of the control knobs For the correspondence between effect types and control knobs refer to p 36 E A sample does not stop sounding O The Pad Play setting of the sample may be set to DRUM gt Since the sample will continue sounding until the End point a long sample may give the impression that the sound never stops If you want to change the way that the sample is played change the setting to something other than DRUM p 44 E External input sound cannot be heard volume is too low O Is EXT SOURCE lit gt In order for an external input sound to be heard you must press EXT SOURCE to make the pad light O The level of the external input may be lowered gt Adjust the REC LEVEL knob to an appropriate level O The volume of the device connected to LINE IN may be lowered gt Adjust it to an appropriate level O Are the audio cables connecte
143. the Chop procedure p 51 press F3 EDIT The sample waveform will be displayed Use the VALUE dial to move the wave point to the dividing location that you want to delete You can also press a pad to move to the dividing point of that pad a IMSERT DELETE Press F3 DELETE If you want to delete another dividing point repeat steps 2 3 If you want to add a dividing point follow the procedure in Adding a dividing point above starting with step 2 If you want to make fine adjustments to a dividing point follow the procedure in Making fine adjustments to the dividing points p 53 starting with step 2 When you are finished deleting dividing points press EXIT You will be asked whether you want to save the divided samples To save press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO or EXIT If pad banks 13 14 Chop banks p 29 already contain samples you will be asked OK to Overwrite If you are sure you want to overwrite the samples of pad banks 13 14 press F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO Chapter 6 Applying special processing to a sample If pad banks 13 14 Chop banks p 29 already contain NOTE samples you will be asked OK to Overwrite If you are sure Never turn off the power while the display indicates you want to overwrite the samples of pad banks 13 14 press Keep Power On F1 YES To cancel press F2 NO Making fine adjust
144. ting for an extremely long sample 1 Press the pad of the sample for which you want to make settings N Press WAVE EDIT Use CURSOR J to move the cursor to the Pad Play line UJ WAVE EDIT GRADE H SAMPLE EFH Leye Parrot Pad Flay 4 Use the VALUE dial to select either TRIG GATE or DRUM O If you want to make settings for another sample in the same pad bank press the pad for that sample and repeat steps 3 and 4 O If you want to make settings for a sample in a different pad bank switch the pad bank p 30 press the pad for that sample and repeat steps 3 and 4 5 Press EXIT SONG or PTN to return to the Play screen Looping the sound Loop Mode Looping refers to making the sample continue playing repeatedly from the beginning Start Point to the end End Point On the SP 505 you can create basic rhythms by looping samples For each sample you can select one of the following settings Loop Mode OFF Don t loop ON Loop from the Start Point to the End Point 1 Press the pad of the sample for which you want to make settings 2 Press WAVE EDIT 3 Press CURSOR J T to move the cursor to the Loop Mode line WAVE A GRADE SAMPLE EFH PanFPot CENTER Pad Play TRIG Loor Mode a ee 4 Use the VALUE dial to select OFF or ON O If you want to make settings for another sample in the same pad bank
145. to that pad will sound You can also play a sample by pressing a pedal switch FS 5U sold separately connected to the FOOT SW jack p 14 In this case you must specify which of the sixteen samples will be played p 73 The SP 505 is able to play samples that were recorded by the SP 303 1 On the SP 303 sample into bank C or D memory card Insert the memory card containing the samples into the SP 505 Change the SP 505 s pad bank to 17 p 30 Press a pad You will hear the sound that was sampled on the SP 303 If an SP 303 memory card is used in the SP 505 the SP 505 s own files may be saved on the memory card This will reduce the available amount of space on the memory card 29 Chapter 1 Playing samples from the pads The number of samples that can be played simultaneously A total of eight sounds including those played back by a song pattern and those played from the pads can be played simultaneously Each stereo sample counts as two sounds If more than eight pads are pressed the sample of the last pressed pad will be given priority and will sound and the sample of a pad you pressed earlier will stop sounding Samples whose phrase type is set to Phrase p 45 will take priority over Single samples Switching the pad bank 1 Press PAD BANK A list of pad banks will appear The number of the currently selected pad bank will be highlighted ERHE ELECT PRESET B
146. tting EXIT Button Press this button to cancel an operation You are returned to the Play page EN TER Button Press this button to confirm a value that you ve specified or to execute an operation CURSOR Buttons gt 1 These buttons move the cursor Tf you continue pressing a button the cursor will continue to move Ifyou hold down one button while you press the opposite button the cursor will move more rapidly 9 PAD ACCENT Button Press this button to adjust the volume of the samples assigned to the pads CLIPBOARD Button Press this to temporarily save a sample in the clipboard PAD BANK Button Used to select the pad bank 32 banks Pads 1 16 Press these pads to play the sample assigned to each pad The pad will light while the sample is playing These pads are also used to select songs patterns pad banks and effects 12 DEL Delete Button Use this button to delete the sample assigned to a pad HOLD Button If you hold down a pad and press this button the sample will continue to play even after you take your finger off the pad EXT SOURCE External source Button You can use this button to play external input sources Effects can also be applied to the external input source 10 MEMORY CARD Slot A memory card SmartMedia sold separately can be inserted here Using a memory card allows you to sample for longer times than
147. ubled or halved to stay within the allowable range This setting is suitable for phrases that are one or two measures long Phrase Sample Performance Sampling Single samples Short samples are generally called single samples When using a single sample on the SP 505 set the Play Type parameter to SINGLE With this setting the sample will always be played at its own BPM tempo This is suitable for sounds that are played as individual notes such as drums or sound effects Sampling y Drum Sound One shot Sample What is a pattern A pattern is performance data sequence data between one and eight measures long which records the timing at which samples are played A pattern consists of four parts and each track can record a separate performance for sounds such as drums or bass You can think of samples as being like instruments while patterns are comparable to the musical score You can keep switching patterns during playback or join patterns together to create a song 20 Hi hat Snare Drum Bass Drum The internal memory of the SP 505 contains 40 preset patterns suitable for dance rhythms and 100 user patterns in which your own sequence data can be freely recorded A pattern simply records the timing at which a sample is sounded and does not record the sample itself Thus if you overwrite a sample the content of the performance will change A pattern can be a maximum
148. ve 3 1 Switching Pad Banks Svstem Song Position O 2 O 3 a Song Select O 2 O 3 ommon System Clock O 2 O 3 Real Time Commands O 2 O 4 All Sound Off Aux Reset All Controllers Local On Off Messages All Notes Off Active Sensing System Reset E 1 Transmitted only when MIDI Prog Chg SW ON 2 Not transmitted when MIDI Sync Mode MIDI gt 3 Not received when MIDI Sync Mode INT REMOTE a 4 Not received when MIDI Sync Mode INT S Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO O Yes 2 Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO X No 87 Chapter 15 Appendices Specifications SP 505 Groove Sampling Workstation Maximum Polyphony 8 notes Internal Memory Samples 250 16 banks Expansion Card Memory Samples 256 16 banks Maximum Sampling Time Internal times approximate STANDARD LONG LO Fl Memory card times approximate STANDARD LONG LO FI 8 MB 4 minutes 8 minutes 24 minutes 16 MB 8 minutes 16 minutes 49 minutes 64 MB 32 minutes 64 minutes 197 minutes 128 MB 64 minutes 129 minutes 395 minutes Sampling Frequency STANDARD 44 1 kHz LONG 22 05 kHz LO FI 11 025 kHz Data Format SP 505 original format Track Recording Methods Event recording Realtime Microscope Edit Audio recording Number of Recordable Events pad operations Approximately 15 000 events Signal Processing AD conversion 20 bit DA con
149. verall level to be excessively high causing distortion Lower the level of each sample Adjusting the settings of a sample p 44 so that the sound is not distorted Problems with internal memory E Data was not saved correctly in internal memory O Itis possible that the power was turned off while data was being written into internal memory while the Keep Power On message was displayed The lost data cannot be recovered In this case it is possible that all of the internal memory data may be damaged If you continue using the SP 505 in this state further malfunctions may occur Please initialize the internal memory When you initialize all data in internal memory will be lost p 74 Chapter 15 Appendices Problems with a memory card Problems with MIDI or synchronization E Data was not saved correctly in a E Can t play samples from an memory card external MIDI device O Itis possible that the power was turned off while data O Is the power of the external MIDI device turned on was being written into the memory card while the O Are the MIDI cables connected correctly MM 17 b Keep Power On message was displayed The lost do isis data cannot be recovered gt In this case it is possible that the data of the entire O A MIDI cable may be broken memory card has been damaged O Is the MIDI channel set correctly If you continue using the SP 505 in this state further Set the MIDI channels of t
150. version 20 bit Nominal Input Level Input line 10 dBu Input mic 55 to 25 dBu Input Impedance 50 k Q line 2 k Q mic Nominal Output Level Output line 10 dBu Output Impedance 2kQ Display 128 x 64 pixels Graphic LCD with backlight Connectors PHONES jack Stereo 1 4 inch phone type MIC jack 1 4 inch phone type LINE OUT jacks L R RCA phono type LINE IN jacks L R RCA phono type DIGITAL IN connectors optical coaxial FOOT SW jack 1 4 inch phone type MIDI connectors IN OUT AC Adaptor jack AC 14 V Power Supply AC Adaptor BRC series Current Draw 800 mA Dimensions 298 W x 254 D x 64 H mm 11 374 W x 10 D x 2 9 16 H inches Weight 1 4 kg 3 lbs 2 oz excluding AC Adaptor Accessories AC Adaptor BRC series Owner s Manual Roland Service information sheet Options Foot Switch FS 5U 0 dBu 0 775 Vrms Ore In the interest of product improvement the specifications and or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior notice 88 ACCE ani oi E tinea vad eeede hie E E Aleta ase savadeadtedvosuuiiedes 61 PRA apis Re sets sep tech ona aati dis ba tiws a te aicssect a tyswtoeatan ba cawepea uate ence taser oeSs 52 PALO AA NAAA ERA ED 42 B DEAE tt cado 45 BOTTOM oea E EA 46 BEM sorei ir A E NE 24 25 33 46 55 BPM ADUS T eie E 24 33 46 BEM YING nt bei duos a a aa 25 C Ar Cr adhe eaa AA eves eoneuenuasredooataduaats 29 Card Cover noi
151. you are using a memory card make sure that it is firmly inserted all the way Nore If the memory card is inserted only halfway into the card Turning the power off slot when the power is turned on not only the card but 1 the data in the SP 505 itself will be damaged If you insert or remove a card with the power turned on or turn on the power when a card is inserted halfway a Before you turn off the power check the following points Are the volume controls of the SP 505 and connected equipment turned down message of WARNING Data Maybe Damaged will 2 Turn off the power of the connected equipment appear and operation will stop If this occurs turn off 3 Turn off the POWER switch of the SP 505 Ore Never turn off the power while Keep Power On the power insert the card all the way or remove it and then turn the power on once again 2 Turn on the POWER switch located on the rear panel of he SP 505 the SP 505 appears in the display S A al V y 7 Even when the volume is turned down you may notice some noise when the power is turned on but this does not indicate a malfunction O POWER FOOT SW USE BOSS ON BRC 0 ADANY OFF O AC IN 14V800mA MODE ROSS Corporation This unit is equipped with a protection circuit A brief interval a few seconds after power up is required before the unit will operate normally 3 Turn on the power of the connected

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