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 Post subject: New SP-404A - here come the dumb questions
PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 2019 8:21 am 
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Just bought and unboxed. First dumb question. I can't activate LO-FI, GATE, LOOP, REVERSE, HOLD.

Is this because I am using the Loopmaster factory SD card or is this likely a fault?

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 Post subject: Re: New SP-404A - here come the dumb questions
PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 2019 12:35 pm 
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I don't think that it has anything to do with the card.
I mean, the reason they threw in those samples is for you to use them :) wouldn't make much sense if you can't tweak them. And those are pretty much basic functions..
The way I see it 1 if you can't loop a sample, any sample that's playing, or gate it, or whichever - it's a faulty SP no doubt mate...

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 Post subject: Re: New SP-404A - here come the dumb questions
PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 2019 6:38 pm 
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Make sure you take it out of protection mode.

Cancelling Protection for All Data

1. While holding down the [CANCEL] button, turn on
the power.

The display will indicate “P.oF,” and protection will be
cancelled for the samples and patterns of banks A–J.


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 Post subject: Re: New SP-404A - here come the dumb questions
PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:08 am 
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Thanks for the info. I tried sampling with new card and everything (the things I know how to use that is) seemed to work as expected. I'll try the Protection Mode fix. Not sure it is possible to apply to specific SD cards but will give it a try.

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 Post subject: Re: New SP-404A - here come the dumb questions
PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:22 am 
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Thanks again for the replies. Just wanted to confirm the Protection Mode fix sorted it out.

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 Post subject: Re: New SP-404A - here come the dumb questions
PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 10:35 am 
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Another dumb question already.

Is it possible to write MFX (or even LO-FI, Delay, Voice Trans, Isolator) to the pad you have the sample on. Seem pretty straightforward to write to another pad but I just want to print the effect to the sample and keep it on the original pad.

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 Post subject: Re: New SP-404A - here come the dumb questions
PostPosted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 1:58 pm 
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Nope, you have to resample.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 11:25 am 
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I suppose that means leaving space in each bank for resampling. Is that what most people do?

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 12:35 pm 
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You can always downgrade your samples to squeeze in a bit of room. I got a 1gb card for my 404og and I still have plenty of room! I’m sure cards are easy to find for the SX/A, and you probably can swap in a bigger card if you ever need to.

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 Post subject: Re: New SP-404A - here come the dumb questions
PostPosted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:13 pm 
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I just mean leaving a pad spare in each bank seems to be necessary. Unless you are sure you won't be doing any further resampling. Although for all I know it may be possible to resample to another bank.

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kolardins wrote:
Although for all I know it may be possible to resample to another bank.


It is!

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Thanks. This Sp is so cool. I was looking for exactly this but the closest I could find was a Korg Electribe Sampler. That didn't gel so I sold it. I'd never heard of the SP404 until about a week ago.

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 Post subject: Re: New SP-404A - here come the dumb questions
PostPosted: Sun Aug 04, 2019 11:55 pm 
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sorry, wanted to mention something about the factory SD
that shit has a lot of HIGH QUALITY samples on it!!! the ANALOG ORIGINAL TR-808 SAMPLES are the most valuable!!!
i was stupid and formatted it from the get-go
when my homie copped one, i saved the SD card's contents on my computer, so i could use wave converter to get any of em back to use at anytime!
too bad that computer's hard disk failed and i lost everything
back up your data people!!!

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zendan wrote:
too bad that computer's hard disk failed and i lost everything
back up your data people!!!

I thought you could download the factory content from the Roland website?

SP-404A factory installed data in the included SD Card
https://www.roland.com/au/support/by_pr ... c54c4b4f9/

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kolardins wrote:
zendan wrote:
too bad that computer's hard disk failed and i lost everything
back up your data people!!!

I thought you could download the factory content from the Roland website?

SP-404A factory installed data in the included SD Card
https://www.roland.com/au/support/by_pr ... c54c4b4f9/


you can
i like to think it's not the same

idk how they program those SD cards, but the only way to make sure the quality is the same downloading it online,
you have to download the shit without compressing the files and import it straight to an SD card for the 404 [like through wave converter] to make sure no sound cards or whatever fuck up the fidelity

i'm sure it's fine if you download it and do that ,i bet it's the exact same

i just like to imagine it's special when u get the OG roland sd card lmao

the thing about backing up your data was regardless of this
that's just an important thing i try to remind everyone of

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