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Free Can write WAV or AIFF files from your computer to an SD card.

SP-404SX Wave Converter is a software that can write WAV or AIFF files from your computer to an SD card and assign to the pads of the SP-404SX. Roland has tested numerous configurations, and has determined that on average, a computer system similar to that described will permit normal operation of the SP-404SX Wave Converter. But Roland doesn't guarantee that a listed computer can be used satisfactorily with the SP-404SX Wave Converter even if it meets the requirements .

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SP-404SX Wave Converter Manual ©2009 Roland Corporation * All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Roland Corporation. * * * * * *

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1. Introduction SP-404SX Wave Converter is an application that allows you to import WAV/AIFF format files from your computer and save them on an SD card formatted for the SP-404SX. This enables you to handle the files as samples on the SP-404SX.

SP-404SX Wave Converter will be unable to function properly if the SD card is locked. Make sure that the SD card is not locked.

SP-404SX Wave Converter will directly change the data that is saved on your SD card. Make a backup of the data on your computer after referring to the SP-404SX owner's manual, if you want.

If you also have the SP-404, you can convert SP-404 data saved on a CompactFlash card to the SP-404SX format. For details on such conversions, refer to "5. Converting SP-404 data" (p. 5).

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2. Connecting with your card reader

2. Connecting with your card reader Before you use this software, prepare your card reader for use with your computer. For details on connecting your card reader to your computer, refer to the owner’s manual of your card reader or the owner’s manual of your computer.

This software can only use SD cards that were formatted by the SP-404SX itself. If the SD card was originally used on your computer, you'll need to format it on the SP-404SX itself.

In order for you to convert SP-404 data into the SP-404SX format, you'll need a card reader that supports both a CompactFlash card and an SD card.

CompactFlashTM

3. Start up the application Do not remove the SD card or the CompactFlash card from your card reader while SP-404SX Wave Converter is running.

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Windows : From the Start menu, choose “SP-404SX Wave Converter.”

Mac : Double-click the “SP-404SX Wave Converter” icon.

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The application will start up.

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4. Procedure

4. Procedure 4-1. Select the card drive 1.

From the [SP-404SX Card Drive:] popup menu, select the drive.

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If the selected drive contains a SD card that is in SP-404SX format, the contents of its sample bank will appear on the pads in the screen.

4-2. Select the sample bank 1.

From the [SP-404SX Bank Select:] popup menu, select the sample bank.

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The contents of the selected sample bank will appear on the pads in the screen.

The sample bank is indicated by a letter from A through J.

4-3. Play the pads You can play the samples assigned to the pads.

Depending on your computer’s performance, you may experience the following problems. • Sample does not play correctly. • Playing sounds are interrupted.

Playing a pad If you double-click a pad to which a sample is registered, that sample will play, allowing you to audition the content of that pad.

Stopping play of a pad To stop playing the sample, click the currently playing pad.

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Pads to which a sample is assigned are shown in red, and unassigned pads are shown in white.

4. Procedure

4-4. Importing a WAV/AIFF format file 1.

Click the pad to which you want to import the WAV/AIFF format file. The border of the selected pad will turn green.

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Click the [Import] button. The load file dialog box will appear.

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Select the source folder from which you want to load the file.

You can also select a pad to which a sample is already assigned. In this case, the new sample will overwrite existing data, so the previous sample will be erased.

Caution when importing audio files (WAV/AIFF) • The extension of a WAV file must be WAV, and the extension of an AIFF file must be AIF. The file will not be recognized if its name has any other extension. • Compressed audio files cannot be imported.

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The time required for loading the file will depend on the size of the original file.

Select the file that you want to assign to a pad. At this time you can also audition the file that will be loaded.

i. Click the [Play] button. When you do so, the [Play] button will change to the [Stop] button.

ii. The selected file will play. * To stop playback, click the [Stop] button.

iii. When you stop playback, the [Stop] button will automatically change back to the [Play] button.

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Click the [Open] button. The selected file will be assigned to the pad you specified. If you decide not to assign the file, click [Cancel].

4-5. Deleting a sample You can delete a sample that is assigned to a pad.

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Click the pad whose sample you want to delete. The border of the selected pad will turn green.

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Click the [Delete] button.

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The sample assigned to a pad will be deleted, and the pad will turn white.

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5. Converting SP‐404 data

5. Converting SP-404 data You can convert the data saved on an SP-404 CompactFlash card into the SP-404SX format.

Executing this operation causes any data saved on the SD card to be overwritten. If the SD card already contains SP-404SX data, be careful, because all that data will be erased.

The data in the SP-404’s internal memory (i.e., the data in pattern banks A and B and in sample banks A and B) won't be converted. After conversion, all of these banks will be empty on the SD card. For this reason, if the performance data of pattern banks C through J contains data that references the samples in sample banks A and B, such data cannot produce sound.

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Insert the SP-404 CompactFlash card into your card reader.

Windows : From the File menu, choose “Convert All from SP-404 Card.”

Mac : From the SP-404SX Wave Converter menu, choose “Convert All from SP-404 Card.” The Select SP-404 Card dialog box will appear.

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Choose the card drive into which you’ve inserted the SP-404 CompactFlash card, and then click [OK].

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All the SP-404 data will be converted at once, and saved to the SP-404SX SD card.

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You can also choose the folder into which you've previously copied the entire contents of the SP-404 card.

6. Exiting the application

6. Exiting the application 1.

Windows :

You can also use the [Exit] button to exit.

From the File menu, choose “Exit.”

Mac : From the SP-404SX Wave Converter menu, choose “Quit SP-404SX Wave Converter.”

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The application will close.

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