Roland SPD-S manual

Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland Sampling Pad SPD-S. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (p. 2–3; p. 4–5). These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured tha[...]

To resize thickness, move all items on the front cover IMPORTANT: THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE. BLUE: BROWN: 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 co[...]

3 012c • Immediately turn the power off, remove the AC 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: • The AC adaptor or the power-supply cord has been damaged; or • If smoke or unusual odor occurs • Objec[...]

4 IMPORTANT NOTES 291a In addition to the items listed under “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on page 2–3, please read and observe the following: Power Supply 301 • 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). 302 • The AC adaptor will begin to[...]

5 558a • To avoid disturbing your neighbors, 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). 558d • This instrument is designed to minimize the extraneous sounds produced when it’s played. However, since sou[...]

6 Contents Main Features ......................................................................... 10 Terms Used in This Manual ............................................................................................. 11 Setup Guide ........................................... 13 Panel Descriptions................................................[...]

7 Contents Chapter 2 Wave Editing ......................................................... 41 Wave .................................................................................................................................... 41 Wave Mode ........................................................................................................[...]

8 Contents Chapter 7 Changing the Setup (Overall Environment) ....... 74 Basic Operations for Setup Edit ....................................................................................... 74 About the Setup Utilities ................................................................................................... 75 Setup Edit Parameters ...[...]

9 Contents Problems with a Memory Card...................................................................................... 127 Data Was not Saved Correctly in a Memory Card .......................................... 127 An Inserted Memory Card Is not Detected....................................................... 127 Can’t Select Data from a Me[...]

10 Main Features A Sampler with Pads Perfect for Drummers and Percussionists Nine pads housed in a compact body (p. 15) The SPD-S offers nine playing surfaces: six pads with excellent responsiveness and feel, and three edge triggers that are easy to hit with the shoulder of a stick—all within a compact body that can easily be installed as part of[...]

11 Main Features Readily Expandable Support for CompactFlash (p. 67) Using CompactFlash, the recordable time dramatically increases. The number of recordable sounds also increases to 500. The SPD-S supports import and export of WAV/AIFF files through CompactFlash cards. Connections with external pads, foot switches, etc. (p. 16, p. 20, p. 79, p. 80[...]

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13 Setup Guide Setup Guide SPDS_e.book 13 ページ ２００４年４月１９日　月曜日　午前９時５８分[...]

14 3. EFFECTS CONTROL kbob 4. V OLUME knob 6. Displa y 5. P AD indicators 20. EXIT button 2. P AD 4–9 1. P AD 1–3 22. ENTER button 21. P AGE buttons 23. -/+ buttons 7. P A TCH button 17. EDIT button 19. SHIFT button 8. EFFECTS button AMBIENCE button 9. PHRASE MAKER button 10. WA VE button MARK button 12. ST AR T/STOP button 13. SAMPLE button 14[...]

15 Panel Descriptions Setup Guide Top Panel 1. PAD 1 to 3 To play these pads, strike them using the shoulder of the stick. 2. PAD 4 to 9 Strike these pads with a stick to play them. 3. EFFECTS CONTROL knob Controls the effects in real time. (p. 92) 4. VOLUME knob Controls the output volume from the OUTPUT jacks. The headphones volume can be control[...]

16 Panel Descriptions Rear Panel 24. POWER switch 25. AC adaptor jack 33. INPUT jacks 34. INPUT LEVEL knob 32. MIC/LINE switch 27. MIDI connectors 28. SECURITY LOCK 26. Cord Hook 29. FOOT SW (1/2) jack 30. TRIG IN (1/2) jac k 31. EXP PEDAL jack 35. OUTPUT jacks 36. PHONES jack 37. PHONES LEVEL knob SPDS_e.book 16 ページ ２００４年４月１?[...]

17 Panel Descriptions Setup Guide 24. POWER switch Turns the unit on or off (p. 22). 25. AC adaptor jack Accepts connection of the supplied AC adaptor (p. 20). 26. Cord hook Anchors the AC adaptor cord (p. 20). 27. MIDI connectors (OUT, IN) Connect MIDI devices. 28. Security Slot ( ) http://www.kensington.com/ 29. FOOT SW (1/2) jack Connect a foot [...]

18 Panel Descriptions Side Panel 38. MEMORY CARD slot Accepts a CompactFlash memory card (p. 67). Using the supplied hexagon wrench, you can attach the two security screws (supplied) in front of door to the memory card slot. Once the screws have been secured in place, the door to the memory card slot cannot be opened, thus preventing theft of the c[...]

19 Setup Guide Mounting on a Stand To mount the SPD-S on a cymbal stand or other type of stand, use a separately sold APC-33 all-purpose clamp set to attach the stand holder. It can be attached to a pipe with a diameter of 10.5 to 30 mm. Using a 4 mm wrench included with the all-purpose clamp (APC-33), remove the four screws from the SPD-S's b[...]

20 Connecting External Devices 3 3 2 4 Roland CD/MD Player, Casette Tape Recorder SPDS_e.book 20 ページ ２００４年４月１９日　月曜日　午前９時５８分[...]

21 Connecting External Devices Setup Guide While referring to the illustration on the previous page, take the following steps: 1. Before making a connection, power all the devices off. 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. [...]

22 Turning On/Off the Power Turning On the Power Once the connections have been completed (p. 20), turn on power to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices. z 1. Turn the VOLUME knob completely to the left to lower the volume to t[...]

23 Setup Guide Inserting/Removing a Memory Card (CompactFlash) Inserting a Memory Card 1. Open the card slot cover on the left side of the SPD-S, and insert a memory card. A memory card can be inserted when either SPD-S’s power is on or off. Carefully insert the CompactFlash all the way in-until it is firmly in place. Removing a Memory Card after[...]

24 Quick Start Making a Performance Take the following steps: 1 Follow the steps explained on p. 20 to connect external devices to the SPD-S. 2 Follow the steps in “Turning On the Power” (p. 22) to power the SPD-S on. 3 Press [PATCH] so it is lit. The SPD-S enters patch mode. 4 To select a patch, press [-]/[+] to change the patch number. 5 Hit [...]

25 Quick Start Setup Guide If you press [ALL SOUND OFF], all sounds being produced are stopped. 6 After your performance, follow the steps in “Turning Off the Power after the Shutdown Operation” (p. 22) to power the SPD-S off. Sampling The SPD-S allows you to load (sample) your favorite sounds, then play them. The following guides you through t[...]

26 Quick Start ■ Sampling 1 Press [PATCH] so you are in patch mode. fig.PatchButton 2 Press [-]/[+] to select the patch that name is “New Patch.” 3 Press [SAMPLE]. fig.SampleButton 4 The screen displays “select dest pad.” Try to sample a sound onto PAD 4 in this tutorial. So, hit the playing surface of the PAD 4. If you need to select a p[...]

27 Quick Start Setup Guide 6 Press [START/STOP] to start sampling. A “Wait..” message appears and the SPD-S enters the standby state. Start playback of the CD player, then sampling begins automatically. A “Rec” message is displayed while sampling is in progress. 7 Press [START/STOP] to finish sampling. 8 A “write?” message is displayed.[...]

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29 Advanced Use SPDS_e.book 29 ページ ２００４年４月１９日　月曜日　午前９時５８分[...]

30 Chapter 1 Making a Performance/ Creating a Patch The patch mode is for giving a performance. A patch is a combination of sounds assigned to different playing surfaces and effect settings. The internal memory can store 128 patches. No patch can be stored on any memory card. fig.gainen Patch Mode To enter patch mode, press [PATCH] so it is lit . S[...]

31 Chapter 1 Making a Performance/ Creating a Patch Chapter 1 Locking the buttons You can lock (disable) the buttons so that a performance cannot be interrupted if a button like [SAMPLE] is pressed by mistake while the performance is in progress. Keep pressing [FUNC] for a while to lock the buttons; “ lock ” will be displayed in the screen. Kee[...]

32 Chapter 1 Making a Performance/ Creating a Patch Basic Operations for Patch Edit This section describes the steps for setting a patch. Patch settings are made using Patch Edit. 1 Press [PATCH] so you are in patch mode. 2 Press [-]/[+] to select a patch. 3 Press [EDIT] to go into Patch Edit. [EDIT] lights at this time. 4 Press the PAGE buttons to[...]

33 Chapter 1 Making a Performance/ Creating a Patch Chapter 1 Patch Utilities When changing any item on the following patch utilities, see their respective reference pages. * You can select the items listed below in Step 4 (p. 32) in “Basic Operations for Patch Edit.” However, they are different in character from Patch Edit. To take the subsequ[...]

34 Chapter 1 Making a performance/Creating a patch Patch Edit Parameters These parameters allow you to select the sounds that will be triggered by pads on or connected to the SPD-S (or foot switch). WAVE A Select a wave to be assigned to a pad (Press EDIT). Two waves, A and B, can be assigned to any pad. Only Wave A can be assigned to the foot swit[...]

35 Chapter 1 Making a performance/Creating a patch Chapter 1 When Wave SW is set to anything but OFF, the following screens for selection of an item for Waves A and B are displayed: When Wave SW is not set to OFF, set the following parameters as well. If you change the value in Level or Pan during sound production, the sound is stopped. If you pres[...]

36 Chapter 1 Making a performance/Creating a patch PAD CONTROL Configures pad/trigger parameters. Configurations can be set for individual pads/triggers. Hold down [SHIFT] and press the PAGE buttons or hit a pad/trigger to change the pad/trigger. A flashing pad indicator shows that the corresponding pad/trigger is selected. Set the following parame[...]

37 Chapter 1 Making a performance/Creating a patch Chapter 1 Notes on Tempo Sync • Tempo Sync is not applicable to waves of which: 1. Type (in WAVE SETUP in Wave Edit -> p. 45) is SINGLE. 2. Tempo is not within the range from 20 to 260 although Type is PHRASE. In this event, "---" is indicated for Tempo on the screens on Beat (in WAV[...]

38 Chapter 1 Making a performance/Creating a patch Patch Utilities Parameters This section describes the steps for copying, exchanging and initializing patches and/or pad parameters. PAD COPY This copies all parameters from one pad to another. 1. Set the following parameters. Press PAGE buttons to change the parameter and press [-]/[+] to change th[...]

39 Chapter 1 Making a performance/Creating a patch Chapter 1 PAD INIT (Pad Initialize) Initialize (factory reset) the parameters for a pad/trigger. The wave number for wave A is not changed. 1. Set the following parameter. Press PAGE buttons to change the parameter and press [-]/[+] to change the value. 2. Press [>] to display “init pad, sure?[...]

40 Chapter 1 Making a performance/Creating a patch PATCH INIT (Patch Initialize) Initializes the parameters for a patch. 1. A “[>] to init.” indication appears. Press [>]. 2. “init patch, sure?” appears. Press [ENTER] to reset the parameters for the patch to their respective initial values. While initializing is in progress, “now pr[...]

41 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Wave Editing Wave A wave is a combination of a "sound material" created by sampling a sound of musical instruments, a voice or a performance and the settings at sound reproduction. A wave is assigned to a playing surface in patch mode so that it can be used in an actual performance. The SPD-S stores a maximum of 399[...]

42 Chapter 2 Wave Editing Jumping to the top of internal memory or the memory card Press [CARD] to alternately jump to the top wave number in the internal memory and to that of the memory card. Jumping to a new (empty) wave number Hold down [SHIFT] and press [FUNC] to jump to a new (empty) wave number. Enabling/disabling ambience To turn ambience O[...]

43 Chapter 2 Wave Editing Chapter 2 Basic Operations for Wave Edit This section describes the steps for setting wave parameters. Wave settings are made using Wave Edit. 1 Press [WAVE] so you are in wave mode. 2 Press [-]/[+] to select a wave. 3 Press [EDIT] to go into Wave Edit. [EDIT] lights at this time. 4 Press PAGE buttons to select an item to [...]

44 Chapter 2 Wave Editing About the Wave Utilities Please refer to the relevant reference page if you wish to make changes for any of the following wave utilities. * Although you can select the items listed below in Step 4 (p. 43) in “Basic Operations for Wave Edit,” they are different in character from Wave Edit. Please follow the procedure de[...]

45 Chapter 2 Wave Editing Chapter 2 Wave Edit Parameters WAVE SETUP Define the attributes of a wave. Set the following parameters. Press the PAGE buttons to change parameters and press [-]/[+] to change the value. When you change the value of Type, the following parameters are also set automatically. (They can be individually changed afterwards.) P[...]

46 Chapter 2 Wave Editing When you change the value in Reverse or Trigger during sound production, the sound is stopped. When Type is set to PHRASE, set the following parameters. Parameter Value Descriptions Assign POLY, MONO Select whether to produce a polyphonic sound or a monophonic sound. POLY: With repeated hits, the newly triggered sounds ove[...]

47 Chapter 2 Wave Editing Chapter 2 START/END POINT Define the start point and an end point of a wave. Set the following parameters. Press the PAGE buttons to change the parameter and press [-]/[+] to change the value. Automatic calculation of the end point When you want to extract part of a wave, specify the tempo, the beat and the number of measu[...]

48 Chapter 2 Wave Editing Marking Function You can set the start and end points by the timing of your button operation while a wave is being played back. Take the following steps on the wave mode screen, the Start screen or the End screen (p. 47). Changing both the start and the end points 1. Press [START/STOP] to play back a wave. 2. At the point [...]

49 Chapter 2 Wave Editing Chapter 2 Wave Utilities Parameters WAVE TRUNCATE This preserves the wave between the start and end points specified in START/END POINT in Wave Edit, and deletes the rest permanently (conserving memory). After executing the truncation, the wave cannot be restored to its original state. 1. “[>] to truncate” is displa[...]

50 Chapter 2 Wave Editing WAVE CHOP This splits the wave currently selected into multiple waves (using sound level to define the split points). A single wave can be chopped into a maximum of nine pieces. For example, a drum phrase can be divided into pieces of individual rhythm instruments such as "bass drum," "snare" and "[...]

51 Chapter 2 Wave Editing Chapter 2 WAVE COPY Copying a wave. 1. Set the following parameters. Press the PAGE buttons to change the parameter and press [-]/[+] to change the value. 2. Press [>] to display “copy wave, sure?” Press [ENTER] to execute the copying, or press [<] to return to Step 1. While copying is in progress, "now proc[...]

52 Chapter 3 Sampling Sample a new sound to be produced with a playing surface. Unauthorized recording (sampling) of any audio work made by any third parties is prohibited by law, unless it is limited to special circumstances, such as private, personal enjoyment. Do not record illegally. Roland Corporation assumes no responsibility or liability for[...]

53 Chapter 3 Sampling Chapter 3 Sampling Methods Two sampling modes are available. Patch mode: • For using a sampled sound immediately after sampling it *A sampled wave can be directly assigned to a patch. Wave mode: • For sampling with wave numbers selected in advance • For sampling multiple sounds in succession • For sampling a sound that[...]

54 Chapter 3 Sampling ■ Sampling in Patch Mode 1 Press [PATCH] to select the patch mode. 2 Press [-]/[+] to select a patch. 3 Check if [CARD] is lit. To sample a sound on the internal memory, press [CARD] so it is not lighted . To sample a sound on the memory card, press [CARD] so it is lit . 4 Press [SAMPLE]. 5 The screen displays “select dest[...]

55 Chapter 3 Sampling Chapter 3 7 Press the PAGE buttons to set the following parameters. Press the PAGE buttons to change the parameter, and press [-]/[+] to change the value. See p. 58 for details on the parameters. • StartLvl (Start Level) • Mode • Grade • Type When Type is set to PHRASE, set the following parameters as well. • Tempo ?[...]

56 Chapter 3 Sampling ■ Sampling in Wave Mode 1 Press [WAVE] to select wave mode. 2 Press [-]/[+] to select a wave number where the sampled wave is to be saved. By pressing [CARD], you can select the top number of the internal memory, or of the memory card. 3 Press [SAMPLE]. If you have selected any non-empty wave number, a new wave number is aut[...]

57 Chapter 3 Sampling Chapter 3 6 Press [START/STOP] to start sampling. •When StartLvl is set to OFF in Step 5 Sampling starts immediately. Start the performance of the device connected to the INPUT jacks. “Rec” is displayed while sampling is in progress. •When StartLvl is set to anything other than OFF in Step 5 “Wait..” appears and th[...]

58 Chapter 3 Sampling Parameters for sampling When Type is set to PHRASE, set the following parameters. Parameter Value Descriptions StartLvl (Start Level) OFF, 1–14 Sampling starts when there is an input signal at a level equivalent to, or higher than the value specified in this parameter. The initial value is 2 . The right-hand side of the scre[...]

59 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Resampling an Existing Wave You can combine multiple (up to four) waves on, or add effects to an existing wave, or change the volume, the mono/stereo status and the grade to create a new wave. Basic Resampling Operations ■ Resampling in Patch Mode 1 Press [PATCH] so you are in patch mode. 2 Press [-]/[+] to select a patch t[...]

60 Chapter 4 Resampling an Existing Wave 6 Press [SAMPLE]. 7 “select dest pad” appears. Hit a pad to select where the newly created wave after resampling is to be assigned (the playing surface as the resampling destination). You can select only one playing surface at a time. After the assignment, you are automatically led to the next step. When[...]

61 Chapter 4 Resampling an Existing Wave Chapter 4 ■ Resampling in Wave Mode 1 Press [WAVE] so you are in wave mode. 2 Press [-]/[+] to select a wave to be resampled. 3 Press [RESAMPLE]. 4 “Gain” is displayed. Set the following parameters. Press the PAGE buttons to set the following parameters. Press the PAGE buttons to change the parameter, [...]

62 Chapter 4 Resampling an existing wave Parameters for Resampling *1 : Initial value for resampling in the patch mode *2 : Initial value for resampling in the wave mode Parame- ter Value Descriptions Patch (*1) Wave (*2) Gain 50–400% Set the gain applied to the original wave. 100% 100% Mode MONO, STEREO Select MONO or STEREO for the wave. A wave[...]

63 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Layering Performances to Make a Phrase (Phrase Maker) The Phrase Maker allows you to overdub a short rhythmical performance to make a phrase which you can then save as a new wave. Basic Operation for Phrase Maker 1 Press [PATCH] so you are in patch mode. 2 Press [-]/[+] to select a patch. 3 Press [PHRASE MAKER] for an extende[...]

64 Chapter 5 Layering Performances to Make a Phrase (Phrase Maker) 8 Press [EXIT] to terminate Phrase Maker. When you press [EXIT] to return to the original mode, the phrase that you have just created is lost. To save it, execute phrase resampling explained below. ■ Saving the Created Phrase as a New Wave (Phrase Resampling) 1 You can change the [...]

65 Chapter 5 Layering Performances to Make a Phrase (Phrase Maker) Chapter 5 Parameters for Phrase Maker For Phrase Recording The following parameter values is remembered even while the SPD-S is switched off. For Phrase Playback Parameter Value Descriptions Tempo 20–260 In the standby screen, set the tempo of the phrase. * You can also define the[...]

66 Chapter 5 Layering Performances to Make a Phrase (Phrase Maker) Parameters for Phrase Resampling Parameter Value Descriptions Gain 50%–400% Specify the gain applied to the original wave. Mode MONO, STEREO Select MONO or STEREO for the wave. If you select stereo, the wave has two voices. Grade LONG, STANDARD, FINE Specify the grade of the wave.[...]

67 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Using a CompactFlash Memory Card This chapter explains how to use a CompactFlash memory card. ■ Regarding Recommended CompactFlash Cards See the leaflet (Recommended CompactFlash) that comes with the product. Formatting a CompactFlash Card 1 To insert a CompactFlash card, carefully open the card slot cover (left- hand side [...]

68 Chapter 6 Using a CompactFlash Memory Card Basic Operations of Card Utilities 1 To insert a CompactFlash card, open the card slot cover on the left- hand side of the SPD-S. 2 Select patch mode or wave mode. 3 Press [SHIFT] and [SETUP] (CARD UTIL). If no CompactFlash card has been inserted, “no card!” is indicated and the SPD-S returns to the[...]

69 Chapter 6 Using a CompactFlash Memory Card Chapter 6 Parameters for Card Utilities FILE IMPORT Here's how to import audio files from memory cards. Audio files (WAV/AIFF) stored on devices such as computers can be imported via memory cards to the SPD-S. You may not be able to work with files using the computer when the memory card has reache[...]

70 Chapter 6 Using a CompactFlash Memory Card 1. Set the following parameters. Press the PAGE buttons to change the parameter and press [-]/[+] to change the value. While [FUNC] is depressed, the remaining memory capacity (Remain) is displayed. 2. Press [>] so that “sure?” appears. Assign a name to the wave. The initial value is the file nam[...]

71 Chapter 6 Using a CompactFlash Memory Card Chapter 6 FILE EXPORT Here's how to export waves to memory cards as audio files. You may not be able to work with files using the computer when the memory card has reached the “memory full!” (p. 130) stage. In such instances, reduce the amount of data on the memory card. When a wave that has Re[...]

72 Chapter 6 Using a CompactFlash Memory Card BACKUP LOAD Here's how to load backup data (SPD-S settings: patch, wave, setup) from a memory card. Once you execute this operation, the loaded backup data will replace the settings currently within the SPD-S. 1. Set the following parameter. Press the PAGE buttons to change parameters and press [-][...]

73 Chapter 6 Using a CompactFlash Memory Card Chapter 6 BACKUP SAVE Here's how to save backup data (SPD-S settings: patch, wave, setup) to a memory card. A maximum of four backup data sets can be saved on a card. If there is not enough free memory on a card, it will only be able to store a limited number of backup data sets. 1. Set the followi[...]

74 Chapter 7 Changing the Setup (Overall Environment) This chapter describes steps for making environment settings in Setup Edit. Basic Operations for Setup Edit 1 Set the SPD-S to the patch or wave mode. 2 Press [SETUP] to access Setup Edit. 3 Press the PAGE buttons to select an item to be edited from those listed below, and then press [ENTER]. To[...]

75 Chapter 7 Changing the Setup (Overall Environment) Chapter 7 About the Setup Utilities Please refer to the relevant reference page if you wish to make changes for any of the following setup utilities. * You can select the items listed below in Step 3 (p. 74) in “Basic Operations for Setup Edit.” However, they are different in character from [...]

76 Chapter 7 Changing the Setup (Overall Environment) Setup Edit Parameters Settings made for the instrument as a whole. SYSTEM Sets the following parameters. Press PAGE buttons to change parameters and press [-]/[+] to change the value. Parameter Value Descriptions LCD Contrast 1–16 Control the contrast of the LCD (display screen). The larger th[...]

77 Chapter 7 Changing the Setup (Overall Environment) Chapter 7 PAD Settings parameters for the pads on the SPD-S. In the patch mode, pads can be selected individually. But here, there are only two options: “Pads 1 to 3” (edge pads) and “Pads 4 to 9” (main pads). Each group of pads shares the following parameters. Hit a pad or press PAGE bu[...]

78 Chapter 7 Changing the Setup (Overall Environment) Velocity Curves Value Descriptions Curve LINEAR This is a standard setting. It gives the most natural volume variations in according to playing velocity. EXP1, EXP2 More obvious variation in response to strong hits than LINEAR. LOG1, LOG2 More obvious variation in response to weak hits than LINE[...]

79 Chapter 7 Changing the Setup (Overall Environment) Chapter 7 CONTROL SW Configuring pads for functions other than making sound. Configuration can be made for individual pad. Hit a pad or press the PAGE buttons while holding down [SHIFT] to change the pad/trigger/foot switch. You can verify the selection with the flashing pad indicators. * The pa[...]

80 Chapter 7 Changing the Setup (Overall Environment) TRIGGER INPUT How to make settings for pads, kick triggers or acoustic drum triggers connected to the TRIG IN jacks. Set the following parameters. Press the PAGE buttons to change parameters and press [-]/[+] to change the value. When InputMode is set to TRGx2, Trig Type can be set for individua[...]

81 Chapter 7 Changing the Setup (Overall Environment) Chapter 7 When you set Trig Type, the following parameters are set to their recommended values. However, you’ll need to adjust them so they more precisely match the way your pads and other devices are mounted, and on how you use them. When InputMode is set to TRGx2, Sensitivity, Threshold, Vel[...]

82 Chapter 7 Changing the Setup (Overall Environment) RetrigCancel (Retrigger Cancel) 1–16 When you hit a snare drum equipped with an acoustic drum trigger, a sound may be improperly produced (retriggered) at point A in the following diagram as well, be- cause the waveform is erratic. This phenomenon is most likely to appear near the point where [...]

83 Chapter 7 Changing the Setup (Overall Environment) Chapter 7 When InputMode is set to HD&RM and Type to PD-80R, PD-120 or RT-5S set the following parameter. When InputMode is set to HD&RM, and Type is anything other than PD-80/100, RT-7K, and RT-3T, set the following parameter. XtalkCancel (Crosstalk Cancel) OFF, 20–80% For example, wh[...]

84 Chapter 7 Changing the Setup (Overall Environment) MIDI Configures the MIDI functions. Set the following parameters. Press the PAGE buttons to change parameters and press [-]/[+] to change the value. fig.LocalCtrl.e Parameter Value Descriptions MIDI Ch (MIDI Channel) OFF, 1–16 Set the MIDI channel. If set to OFF, the SPD-S will not send or rec[...]

85 Chapter 7 Changing the Setup (Overall Environment) Chapter 7 Setup Utilities Parameters BULK DUMP Settings for SPD-S setups and patches can be saved to an external MIDI device, such as a sequencer. Operate the external sequencer for recording ordinary performance data and then take the following steps for the SPD-S. Bulk dump is one of system ex[...]

86 Chapter 7 Changing the Setup (Overall Environment) Retrieving Saved Data Back to the SPD-S Retrieves the settings saved to sequencers and other external MIDI devices to the SPD-S. The data stored on the SPD-S is overwritten. Save necessary data to external MIDI devices before executing this operation. Set the device ID (Device ID in MIDI in Setu[...]

87 Chapter 7 Changing the Setup (Overall Environment) Chapter 7 INIT/DELETE Reset the SPD-S’s settings to initial values, or delete all the data stored in the SPD-S. If you execute INIT/DELETE to delete patches and waves from the internal memory, the SPD-S will produce no sound. 1. Set the following parameters. Press [-]/[+] to change the value. [...]

88 Chapter 7 Changing the Setup (Overall Environment) Wave Protect This feature provides protection to sampled waves to prevent them from being lost by mistake. The wave protect setting is remembered when the SPD-S is powered off. When you next power the SPD-S on, the SPD-S is booted with the latest wave protect setting active. Its factory setting [...]

89 Appendices Appendices SPDS_e.book 89 ページ ２００４年４月１９日　月曜日　午前９時５８分[...]

90 Shortcut List Patch Mode Patch Edit Patch Utilities Wave Mode Wave Edit Wave Utilities Operation Function [SHIFT]+[EXIT] Cancel the effects control. [FUNC] Press it for a moment to lock or unlock buttons. [EFFECTS]+[EDIT] Jump to the effect-type selection screen in Patch Edit. [PATCH]+[-], [PATCH]+[+] Adjust the contrast of the display. Operatio[...]

91 Shortcut List Appendices Sampling Resampling Phrase Maker Card Utilities Setup Edit Other and Common Operation Function [SHIFT]+[FUNC] Load the initial value. [FUNC] While held down, Remain is indicated. Operation Function Applicable screens [SHIFT]+[FUNC] Load the initial value. — [FUNC] While held down, Remain is indicated. — [FUNC]+[-], [[...]

92 Effect List Configure the effects to be applied to a patch. Use the PAGE buttons to select the parameter, and press [-]/[+] to change the value. Useful Functions for Changing Effect Parameters (Patch Edit) • The pad indicator is lit when Effects SW (p. 36) in PAD CONTROL is set to ON or VELO for the corresponding playing surface. * No effects [...]

93 Effect List Appendices Effect Type List For details on each effect type, see its reference page. 1 REVERB+GATE p. 94 2 DLYEDREVERB p. 95 3 STEREODELAY p. 96 4 SYNC-DELAY p. 97 5 TAPE-ECHO p. 97 6 CHORUS p. 98 7 PHASER p. 98 8 FLANGER p. 99 9 STEPFLANGER p. 100 10 TREMOLO/PAN p. 101 11 SIMPLE-COMP p. 101 12 COMP-ENHANC p. 102 13 2BAND-COMP p. 103[...]

94 Effect List Effect Parameters 1: REVERB+GATE Adds reverb to the sound to simulate a spacious room. fig.Reverb.eps In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal” are displayed. You can then select the parameters to be controlled with the EFFECTS CONTROL knob, the strength (velocity) used in hitting a playing su[...]

95 Effect List Appendices 2: DLYEDREVERB (Delayed Reverb) Adds a delay before reverb to delay the reverb sound. fig.DelayedReverb.eps In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal” are displayed. You can then select the parameters to be controlled with the EFFECTS CONTROL knob, the strength (velocity) used in hit[...]

96 Effect List 3: STEREODELAY (Stereo Delay) Adds a delay in stereo to the original sound to produce a fat sound or special effects. When FbkMode is NORMAL When FbkMode is CROSS In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal” are displayed. You can then select the parameters to be controlled with the EFFECTS CONTR[...]

97 Effect List Appendices 4: SYNC-DELAY (Sync Delay) Adds a delay, the duration of which is specified in note length corresponding to tempo. The delay time can also be automatically adjusted to the tempo of the wave that is played back. (Effect synchronization (Phrase Sync) -> p. 116) In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Ve[...]

98 Effect List 6: CHORUS Adds fatness and spaciousness to a sound. In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal” are displayed. You can then select the parameters to be controlled with the EFFECTS CONTROL knob, the strength (velocity) used in hitting a playing surface, and the expression pedal. 7: PHASER Adds a [...]

99 Effect List Appendices 8: FLANGER Adds an undulating wave motion to the sound to produce a sound like that of a jet plane ascending and descending. The pitch of the flanged sound can be shifted according to the input sound level. In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal” are displayed. You can then select[...]

100 Effect List 9: STEPFLANGER (Step Flanger) Shifts the pitch of the flanged sound in stages. The pitch shift cycle can also be specified in note length corresponding to the tempo. It is also possible to automatically adjust the tempo to that of the wave that is played back. (Effect synchronization ( Phrase Sync) -> p. 116) In addition, if you [...]

101 Effect List Appendices 10: TREMOLO/PAN Swings the volume or the pan position periodically. In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal” are displayed. You can then select the parameters to be controlled with the EFFECTS CONTROL knob, the strength (velocity) used in hitting a playing surface, and the express[...]

102 Effect List 12: COMP-ENHANC (Compressor + Enhancer) Produces the effect of a serially connected a compressor and an enhancer. The enhancer sharpens sound to accentuate it. In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal” are displayed. You can then select the parameters to be controlled with the EFFECTS CONTROL[...]

103 Effect List Appendices 13: 2BAND-COMP (2-Band Compressor) Divides the input sound into two bands, high band and low band, to match the volume or to redress the balance. In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal” are displayed. You can then select the parameters to be controlled with the EFFECTS CONTROL kn[...]

104 Effect List 14: 4BAND-PEQ (4-Band Parametric Equalizer) Controls the levels at four frequencies. In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal” are displayed. You can then select the parameters to be controlled with the EFFECTS CONTROL knob, the strength (velocity) used in hitting a playing surface, and the e[...]

105 Effect List Appendices 15: FILTER Cuts high- or low-frequency sound. With overdrive, it can modulate the cut-off frequency. In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal” are displayed. You can then select the parameters to be controlled with the EFFECTS CONTROL knob, the strength (velocity) used in hitting a[...]

106 Effect List 17: WAH Produces a wah-wah effect. In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal” are displayed. You can then select the parameters to be controlled with the EFFECTS CONTROL knob, the strength (velocity) used in hitting a playing surface, and the expression pedal. Parameter Value Descriptions Sens[...]

107 Effect List Appendices 18: OVERDRIVE Distorts a sound mildly. By outputting a sound without distortion at low frequency, a sound can be roughened without weakening the sound of drum loops and the like. fig.OverDrive In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal” are displayed. You can then select the paramete[...]

108 Effect List 19: DISTORTION Distorts a sound heavily. By outputting a sound without distortion at low frequency, a sound can be roughened without weakening the sound of drum loops and the like. fig.Distortion In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal” are displayed. You can then select the parameters to be[...]

109 Effect List Appendices 20: LO-FI Produces a lo-fi sound. In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal” are displayed. You can then select the parameters to be controlled with the EFFECTS CONTROL knob, the strength (velocity) used in hitting a playing surface, and the expression pedal. 21: RADIOTUNING Simulat[...]

110 Effect List 23: PITCHSHIFT Changes the pitch of the original sound. In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal” are displayed. You can then select the parameters to be controlled with the EFFECTS CONTROL knob, the strength (velocity) used in hitting a playing surface, and the expression pedal. 24: PITCHBEN[...]

111 Effect List Appendices 25: OCTAVE Adds a sound that is one and/or two octaves lower. In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal” are displayed. You can then select the parameters to be controlled with the EFFECTS CONTROL knob, the strength (velocity) used in hitting a playing surface, and the expression pe[...]

112 Effect List 27: CENTRCANCEL (Center Canceller) Eliminates sound located at the center, such as vocals. In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal” are displayed. You can then select the parameters to be controlled with the EFFECTS CONTROL knob, the strength (velocity) used in hitting a playing surface, and[...]

113 Effect List Appendices 28: SYNTH-PERC (Synthesizer Percussion) Produces a percussion sound synthesized inside the SPD-S when a pad is struck, independently from the sampled wave. Includes flanger and delay effects. fig.SynPerc.eps In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal” are displayed. You can then sele[...]

114 Effect List 29: SHORTLOOPER (Short Looper) Loops the input sound at a short cycle. The timing for playing back the looped sound can be automatically synchronized with the tempo of the wave played back. (Effect synchronization (Phrase Sync) -> p. 116) It is effective for accentuation of rhythm loops. In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons[...]

115 Effect List Appendices 30: SLICER Cuts the sound in succession. The timing of the sound cutting can also be automatically adjusted to the tempo of the wave that is played back. (Effect synchronization (Phrase Sync) -> p. 116) Includes a flanger effect. fig.Var16 In addition, if you press the PAGE buttons, “Knob,” “Velo” and “Pedal?[...]

116 Effect List Effect Synchronization (Phrase Sync) The following effects can automatically be synchronized with the tempo of the wave played back. (Phrase Sync) 4: SYNC-DELAY 9: STEPFLANGER 29: SHORTLOOPER 30: SLICER The parameters for these effect types include Tempo and PhraseSync (or Sync for STEPFLANGER). • When PhraseSync is set to OFF, or[...]

117 Appendices Restoring the Factory Settings Using the Accompanying CD The accompanying CD contains audio signals for sampling on the SPD-S and digital data for restoring the SPD-S to its factory settings. Restoring Patches and Waves to the Factory Settings Once you execute this operation, you will lose all the patches and waves stored in the inte[...]

118 Restoring the Factory Settings Using the Accompanying CD 7. “[ENTER] to Load” appears. Release the three buttons. Next, press [ENTER]. Data transfer from the CompactFlash card to the SPD-S begins. It takes a few minutes until it is complete. During the data transfer, do not eject the CompactFlash card from the card slot and do not switch of[...]

119 Appendices MIDI Implementation Model SPD-S Version 1.00 February.14 2003 1. Receive data * In wave mode, the SPD-S receives no messages other than active sensing. * MIDI messages received are not included in Phrase Maker data. ■ Channel Voice Messages * Following Channel Voice Messages can be recorded in SETUP/MIDI/MIDI Channel. ● Note Off [...]

120 MIDI Implementation ● All Notes Off (Controller number 123) Status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 7BH 00H n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16) * When an All Notes Off message is received, all notes that are set to “on” are turned “off” except waves in which the trigger mode is set to SHOT or ALT. ■ System Realtime Message ● Acti[...]

121 MIDI Implementation Appendices ❍ Data set 1 DT1 (12H) This is the message that actually performs data transmission. The SPD-S only receives bulk data. Status Data byte Status F0H 41H, dev, 00H, 67H, 12H, F7H aaH, bbH, ccH, ddH, eeH,... ffH, sum Byte Explanation F0H Exclusive status 41H ID number (Roland) dev Device ID (dev: 00H - 1FH (1 - 32)[...]

122 MIDI Implementation ❍ Effect Control 2 (Controller number 13) Status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 0DH vvH n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16) vv = Control value: 00H - 7FH (1 - 127) * This message is transmitted when a pad for which PATCH/PAD CONTROL/ Effects Switch is set to VELO is struck. ● Program Change Status 2nd byte CnH ppH n =[...]

123 MIDI Implementation Appendices 3. Supplementary material ■ Decimal and Hexadecimal table In MIDI documentation, data values and addresses/sizes of exclusive messages etc. are expressed as hexadecimal values for each 7 bits. The following table shows how these correspond to decimal numbers. * An “H” is appended to the end of numbers in hex[...]

124 MIDI Implementation Function... Basic Channel Mode Note Number Velocity After Touch Pitch Bend Control Change Program Change System Exclusive System Common System Real Time Aux Messages Notes Transmitted Recognized Remarks Default Changed Default Messages Altered : True Voice Note On Note Off Key's Channel's 4 11 12 13 : True Number :[...]

125 Appendices Troubleshooting This section outlines points to check if you experience problems, and what to do about them. Problems When Playing the Internal Sound Generator No Sound/Volume too Low Are the SPD-S and external devices connected correctly? Check the connections. (p. 20) An audio cable may be broken. You may be using an audio cable wi[...]

126 Troubleshooting Sound Production Is not Stopped Press [ALL SOUND OFF] to stop all sounds being produced. ( p. 31 ) Is Trigger in Wave Edit set to SHOT? If so, sound production lasts until the end point of the wave, so you may feel that the sound is continuing endlessly when a long wave is played back. If Trigger is set to ALT, the wave is alter[...]

127 Troubleshooting Appendices Problems with Internal Memory Data Was not Saved Correctly in Internal Memory It is possible that the power was turned off while data was being written into internal memory. 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[...]

128 Troubleshooting Problems When Using a Foot Switch A Sound Is Produced When the Foot Switch Is Released Is FootSWPolarity set appropriately? Set the polarity according to the foot switch in use. When using a DP-2, set it to “+.” (p. 76) Problems When Playing Back a Sample from an External MIDI Device No Sound Are the MIDI cables connected co[...]

129 Troubleshooting Appendices Problems When Playing an External MIDI Sound Module No Sound Are the MIDI cables connected correctly? Check the connections. A MIDI cable may be broken. Is the volume of the MIDI sound module turned down? Raise the volume. Is the MIDI channel set correctly? Set the MIDI channels of the SPD-S and external MIDI device t[...]

130 Message List General Message Descriptions Measures system error! An error has occurred in the internal system. Contact your retailer or the nearest Roland Service Cen- ter. memory damaged! The contents of the internal memory are damaged. Press any button on the panel to display “[ENTER] to init.” Press [ENTER] to initialize the internal mem[...]

131 Message List Appendices Memory card (CompactFlash) MIDI Other Message Descriptions Measures card damaged! The data stored on the card has been corrupted. Format the card. (p. 67) unformatted! A card the format of which is not supported by SPD-S has been inserted. Format the card. (p. 67) The data stored on the card has been corrupted. Format th[...]

132 Specifications SPD-S: Sampling Pad Pads Built-in Pads: 9 Maximum Polyphony 8 voices Sampling Mode Fine/Standard/Long Sampling Frequency 44.1 kHz Input Level Line: -10 dBu Mic: -50 dBu Input Impedance 10 k Ω (LINE/MIC) Output Level Output: -10 dBu Output Impedance Output: 1 k Ω Headphones: 47 Ω *0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms Memory Patches: 128 Waves[...]

133 Appendices Patch List Each patch in the following table will be over-written when you save the edited one. If you need to restore the all patches to factory settings, refer to “Restoring the Factory Settings Using the Accompanying CD” (p. 117). No. Name No. Name No. Name No. Name No. Name 1 Join Us! 25 CoolWind 48 NewPatch 82 Join Us! 106 C[...]

134 Wave List Each wave in the following tables will be over-written when you save the edited one. If you need to restore the all waves to factory settings, refer to “Restoring the Factory Settings Using the Accompanying CD” (p. 117). <Off> <Phrase> <S.E.> <Percussion> No. Name No. Name No. Name No. Name No. Name I000 OF[...]

135 Appendices Audio Track List The accompanying CD contains many music pieces, drum sounds, percussion sounds and sound effects for sampling with the SPD-S. Connect your CD player to the SPD-S (p. 25) and follow the steps explained in “Sampling” (p. 26, p. 52) to sample a sound. Noise or distortion is deliberately present in some musical piece[...]

136 Audio Track List Track list Track Title Track Title 1 Session 1 multi-track phrases (BPM=120) 45 acoustic kicks 2 Session 2 multi-track phrases (BPM=100) 46 club hi-hats 3 Session 3 multi-track phrases (BPM=108) 47 electronic hi-hats 4 Session 4 multi-track phrases (BPM=134) 48 acoustic hi-hats 5 Session 5 multi-track phrases (BPM=120) 49 spoke[...]

137 Index Symbols -/+ ............................................................ 24, 30, 41 -/+ buttons .......................................................... 15 [>] to delete. ........................................................ 51 [>] to format. ....................................................... 67 [>] to init. ...........[...]

138 Index E edge-shot ............................................................. 80 EDIT ............................................................... 32, 43 EDIT button ........................................................ 15 effect ..................................................................... 92 Effect Synchronization ............[...]

139 Index N Name ............................................................. 37, 46 name .......................... 27, 55, 57, 60–61, 64, 70, 73 new ....................................................................... 42 New Patch ........................................................... 26 Note# ..........................................[...]

140 Index Side Panel ............................................................ 18 Soft Thru ............................................................. 84 Source .......................................... 38–39, 51, 70–72 spec .................................................................... 132 Src .....................................[...]

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To resize thickness, move all items on the front cover IMPORTANT: THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE. BLUE: BROWN: 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 co[...]

Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland Sampling Pad SPD-S. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (p. 2–3; p. 4–5). These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured tha[...]