User ManualTable of ContentsUSING THE UNIT SAFELY2Main Features6Panel Descriptions7IMPORTANT NOTES10QUICK START11Making Connections11Turning On the Power12Turning Off the Power12Listen to the Samples13Adding Effects to Samples14Try Playing a Pattern15Sampling Your Own Sounds16Chapter 1. Playing Samples18Composition of Samples18Switching Sample Banks18Number of Samples That Can Be Played Simultaneously (Polyphony)18Having a Sample Continue to Play Even When the Pad is Released (Hold)19Playing Sounds Input From External Devices (EXT SOURCE Pad)19Chapter 2. Using the Effects21Adding Effects to Samples21Applying Effects to Multiple Samples22Applying Effects to All Samples Simultaneously23Effects List24Chapter 3. Sampling28Before Sampling28Sampling from a Microphone29Sampling from a CD or MD30Sampling With the Tempo Specified Beforehand31Starting Sampling Automatically (Auto Sampling)32Making Samples with Effects Added (Resampling)33Deleting an Individual Sample34Deleting All Samples Together35Changing the Assignment of Samples to the Pads35Checking the Remaining Sampling Time36Chapter 4. Changing the Sampling Settings37Playing Phrases Repeatedly (Loop Playback)/ Playing the Sound Only Once (One Shot Playback)37Having Samples Play Only While the Pad Is Pressed (Gate Playback)37Having Samples Play Even If the Pad Is Not Held Down (Trigger Playback)37Playing Samples in the Reverse Direction (Reverse Playback)38Setting the Sample Volume39Preventing Unneeded Portions from Being Played (Markers/Start Point/End Point)39Deleting Unwanted Portions (Truncate)42Changing the Sample’s BPM42Changing the Length of a Sample Without Changing the Pitch (Time Modify)43Chapter 5. Recording Sample Performances (Pattern Sequencer)44Composition of Patterns44Changing the Tempo of a Pattern44Stopping Patterns45Switching Patterns While Playback Is in Progress45Recording the Pattern45Deleting Patterns47Changing the Assignment of Patterns to the Pads48Chapter 6. Using Memory Cards49Memory Cards49Initializing Memory Cards (Format)50Saving Samples to Memory Cards (Sample Save)50Loading Sample from a Memory Card (Sample Load)51Saving Patterns to Memory Cards (Pattern Save)51Loading Pattern from a Memory Card (Pattern Load)52Protecting the Data on Memory Cards (Protect)52Importing Wave Data to the SP-303 From a Computer53Chapter 7. Using the SP-303 With Other MIDI Devices54Using the SP-303 With a MIDI Keyboard54How to Change the MIDI Channel54Note On Operating With MIDI55Using the SP-303 With a MIDI Sequencer (Tempo Sync)55Using the SP-303 as a Rhythm Sound Module57Using the SP-303 With a Rhythm Machine57Restoring the MIDI Settings to the Factory Settings59Chapter 8. Examples of Using the SP-30360Using Pattern Sequencer to Create a Rhythm Pattern60Using the SP-303 with MIDI Devices62Using the SP-303 With a Turntable63Appendices65Chart of Operations65Troubleshooting67Problems With the Sound67Problems With the SP-303’s Memory68Problems With Memory Cards68Problems With MIDI/Synchronization69Initializing the SP-303’s Memory69Message List70MIDI Implementation Chart72Specifications73Index74Size: 4.32 MBPages: 77Language: EnglishOpen manual