Roland SP-303 DR. Sample Manuals

b SP-303 DR. Sample TurboStart TBS152 © 2001 Roland Corporation U.S., 5100 S. Eastern Ave., Los Angeles CA 90040 Faxback # 20185 Page 1 It’s a Fact… The New Roland SP-303 DR. Sample offers DJs and musicians a compact, portable phrase sampler with CD quality sound. The SP-303 features: • 8 voice polyphony • 32 samples (16 Internal, 16 w/ optional card) • Built in pattern sequencer: • Great effects including Filter, Pitch, Delay, Vinyl Simulator, Isolator plus 21 MFX, including a voice transformer for vocal effects. • Memory card slot (SmartMedia 8Mb to 64Mb) • Imports WAV or AIFF files via Smart Media Playing a Sample The SP-303 comes with samples pre-installed in Bank A, Pads 1-8. Use the following procedure to listen to these samples: 1. Connect the SP-303 to an amp, audio system or headphones. 2. Press Pad 1 so it's lit—the sample plays. 3. Press other pads to listen to their sounds. Playback Settings Samples can play back in three different ways. Use the following procedure to set the playback mode: 1. Press the desired pad to play the sample. 2. Press GATE, LOOP or REVERSE so it's lit to select the desired triggering mode. GATE Press and hold pad—sample plays Release pad—sample stops LOOP Press the pad—sample starts Release pad—keeps playing Press pad again—sample stops REVERSE Sample is played backwards Applying Effects to a Sample The SP-303 has 26 killer effects. These effects can be applied to multiple samples simultaneously, or they can be applied to live input signals. 1. Press a pad to select and play a sample. 2. Press an effect button under DSP EFFECTS Note: Filter/+Drive, Pitch, Delay, Vinyl Sim and Isolator can be directly accessed by pressing the corresponding button. The MFX button controls 21 additional effects that can be selected one at a time. Use the following procedure to select an MFX effect: 1. Press a pad to select and play a sample. 2. While holding MFX, turn the CTRL 3/MFX knob to select one of the 21 MFX effects. Sampling from CD or MD Sounds from a CD or MD can be sampled in mono or stereo. Use the following procedure to sample in stereo to Pad 3, Bank B. 1. Connect the output of your CD or MD player to the LINE IN jack of the SP-303. 2. Turn on the CD/MD player and put it in play- standby mode. 3. Make sure PATTERN SELECT isn't lit. If it is lit, press it so that the button’s light goes out. 4. Press REC so it's lit—the pads to which you can sample blink and the SP-303 goes into sample standby. 5. Press BANK B so it's lit. 6. Press Pad 3—it lights solidly, and REC blinks. 7. Press STEREO so it's lit. 8. Press LONG/LO-FI to select the sampling grade. LONG LO-FI not lit STANDARD—High-quality sampling LONG LO-FI lit LONG—Twice the sampling time of STANDARD LONG LO-FI blinking LO-FI—Extended sampling time The available sampling time for each grade is: STANDARD 31 seconds LONG 63 seconds LO-FI 3 minutes, 10 seconds Note: More time is available using a memory card. 9. Start playback of the CD or MD and turn the CTRL 3/MFX LEVEL knob to adjust the sampling level so that the PEAK indicator lights only from time to time. When you're done, stop the CD/MD player and return it to play-standby mode. 10. Start playback of the CD/MD, and when you want sampling to begin, press REC on the SP-303. REC lights up and sampling begins. 11. When you want sampling to stop, press REC again. The REC and Pad 3 lights go out and sampling ends. 12. Press Pad 3 to hear your new sample.