Roland SP-404A, Owner'S Manual

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Panel Descriptions

Name

Description

Page

8

Pads [1]–[12]

When you press these pads, you’ll hear the samples that are assigned to the pads.  

If the [SELECT] button is lit, the pads will select patterns.

p . 8 

p . 11

9

[START/END/LEVEL] button

Use this button when you want to change the playback start/end points of a sample or to 

adjust its volume.

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[TIME/BPM] button

Use this button when you want to specify a sample’s playback time or BPM (tempo).

p . 12

[TAP TEMPO] button

You can change the tempo by pressing this button several times at the desired timing.
To temporarily stop the production of sound, hold down the [SHIFT] button while you press 

the [TAP TEMPO] (PAUSE) button.

p . 12
p . 9

10

[LO-FI] button

Switches the sample’s playback quality (standard/lo-fi).

p . 9

[STEREO] button

Specifies whether you’ll be sampling in monaural or in stereo.

p . 15

[GATE] button

Switches between Gate playback (the sample will play only while you hold down the pad) 

and Trigger playback (the sample will alternate between play and stop each time you press 

the pad).

p . 9

[LOOP] button

Switches between Loop playback (the sample will play repeatedly) and One-Shot playback 

(the sample will play only once).

p . 9

[REVERSE] button

Switches to Reverse playback, in which the sample will play backward.

p . 9

11

[BANK] buttons

Use these buttons to switch between sample or pattern banks.

p . 8

12

[SHIFT] button

Use this button to make various settings.

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[HOLD] pad

This pad allows you to have a sample keep playing even after you take your finger off the 

pad.

p . 9

[EXT SOURCE] pad

This pad plays the sound of the external (line or mic) input.

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[SUB PAD] pad

This pad plays the sample of the pad you struck most recently.

p . 9

14

[MIC] button

This button switches the mic input on/off.

p . 14

15

Internal mic

This is the SP-404A’s built-in mic. If you connect your own mic (sold separately) to the MIC 

jack of the top panel, this internal mic will not function.

p . 14

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Name

Description

Page

16

PHONES jack

You can connect stereo headphones here to listen to the same sound as from LINE OUT 

jacks.

p . 5

17

SD card slot

Insert an SD card here. There is a cover on the SD card slot, and this cover is fastened in 

place with a screw when the SP-404A is shipped from the factory. Remove the screw as 

described in “Remove the card lock screw to detach the card cover!” (p. 7).

p . 7

18

[MIC LEVEL] knob

This adjusts the volume of the SP-404A’s internal mic or a mic connected to the MIC jack.

p . 16

19

MIC IN jack

You can connect a mic (separately sold) to this jack.

p . 14

20

Functional ground terminal

If necessary, connect this terminal to an external electrical ground.

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DC IN jack

Connect the included AC adaptor here.

p . 5

22

[POWER] switch

This turns the power on/off.

p . 6

23

MIDI IN jacks

You can connect a MIDI device to this connector.

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LINE IN jacks

Here you can connect your portable music player or other audio source device from which 

you want to sample.

p . 13

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LINE OUT connector

Connect your amplified speakers or mixer system here.

p . 5

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Security slot ( )

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