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Owner’s Manual
Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS
SP-505 Groove Sampling Workstation.
Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled:
• USING THE UNIT SAFELY (page 2–3)
• IMPORTANT NOTES (page 4–5)
These sections provide important information concerning
the proper operation of the unit.
Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a
good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit,
Owner’s manual should be read in its enti
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USING THE UNIT SAFELY The symbol alerts the user to important instructions Used for instructions intended to alert or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is the user to the risk of death or severe determined by the design contained within the injury should the unit be used triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for improperly. general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger. Used for instructions intended to alert The symbol
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012b 101b • Immediately turn the power off, remove the AC • The unit and the AC adaptor should be located so adaptor from the outlet, and request servicing by their location or position does not interfere with your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or their proper ventilation. an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the .......................................................................................................... 102c “Information” page when: • Always grasp only t
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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 Additional Precautions 301 551 • Do not use this unit on the same power circuit with any • Please be aware that the contents of memory can be device that will generate line noise (such as an electric irretrievably lost as a result of a malfunction, or the motor or variable lighting system). improper operation of the unit. To protect yourself agains
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IMPORTANT NOTES Before Using Memory Cards Remove the Card Cover (SmartMedia) When removing the card cover, first remove the two screws that hold the card cover on the bottom of the unit using a Using Memory Cards coin or screwdriver. 704 • Carefully insert the Memory card all the way in—until it is 928 firmly in place. • When turning the unit upside-down, get a bunch of fig.11-01a newspapers or magazines, and place them under the four corners or at both ends to prevent damage to the buttons
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Contents IMPORTANT NOTES ...............................................................................4 Remove the Card Cover .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Main Features..........................................................................................9 Names of Things and What They Do...................................................10 Front Panel.........................
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Contents Starting sampling automatically when sound is input.............................................................................39 Applying an effect while you sample.......................................................................................................... 40 Selecting the input source ........................................................................................................................................ 40 Sampling procedure .............................
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Contents Changing the rhythmic feel of a pattern (Swing) ...................................................................................... 61 Assigning a name to a pattern ................................................................................................................................. 62 Storing the part mute status ..................................................................................................................................... 62 Chapter 9. Creating a so
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Main Features The SP-505 is a groove sampling workstation that provides all the functionality you need to produce dance music. Chop function Support for WAV/AIFF files The “Chop” function detects the attacks within a sampled WAV/AIFF files from your computer can be loaded via phrase, and divides the sample into separate sound events. SmartMedia into the SP-505. The samples that are generated in this way are automatically assigned to pads. Re-sampling You can play back samples while applying in
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Names of Things and What They Do Front Panel fig.00-11 ( ) 5 ( ) 1 ( ) 8 ( ) 2 ( ) 3 ( ) 6 ( ) 4 ( ) 7 ( ) 9 (1) (3) VOLUME (Volume Knob) WAVE EDIT Button Adjusts the overall volume of the SP-505. Press this to edit the sampled waveform. REC LEVEL (REC Level Knob) (4) PHRASE CONTROL Adjusts the volume during sampling. Adjusts the EXT SOURCE volume. BPM ADJUST Button Press this when you want to control the BPM of a sampled phrase in real time. (2) SAMPLING BPM SYNC Button SOURCE SELECT Button By
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Names of Things and What They Do PITCH Button FX ASSIGN (Effect Assign) Button This allows you to play scales with the sample. Press this button to specify the pad (sample) to which you want to apply an effect. (5) FX ON/OFF (Effect On/Off) Button This button turns the effect on/off. SYSTEM Button Press this button when you want to make system-related settings, such as adjusting the display contrast or setting the (7) SEQUENCER MIDI channel. SONG Button Display Press this button to play back
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Names of Things and What They Do REC (Recording) Button DEL (Delete) Button Press this button when you want to record a song or pattern. Use this button to delete the sample assigned to a pad. HOLD Button (8) If you hold down a pad and press this button, the sample will continue to play even after you take your finger off the VALUE Dial pad. Use this to adjust the value of a setting. EXT SOURCE (External source) Button EXIT Button You can use this button to play external input sources. Press t
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Names of Things and What They Do Rear Panel fig.00-13 ( ) ( )( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 11 12 13 14 20 15 16 17 18 19 (11) (16) AC Adaptor Jack PHONES (Headphone) Jack Connect the supplied AC adaptor (BRC series) to this jack. By connecting headphones, you can hear the same sound as that output from LINE OUT. A stereo phone plug can be * Never use any AC adaptor other than the one that was connected here. supplied with the SP-505. Doing so can cause malfunctions. (17) (12) LINE OUT Jacks
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Quick Start Making the Connections 1. Make sure of the following for all the equipment you will be connecting. • The power is turned off. • The volume is turned down. 2. Connect the AC adaptor (BRC series) to the AC adaptor jack, and plug it into an AC outlet. fig.00-01 * Use only the BRC series. If you use any other AC adaptor, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage. * To prevent the inadvertent disruption of power to your unit (should the plug be pulled out accidentally), and to avoid ap
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Quick Start Quick Start Turning the power on Once the connections have been completed, turn on power to 4. While striking the pads of the SP-505, turn the your various devices in the order specified. By turning on VOLUME knob to adjust the volume appropriately. devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction * If you have connected an external amp, slightly raise the and/or damage to speakers and other devices. volume of the external amp before you turn the SP-505’s VOLUME knob. 1.
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Quick Start The SP-505’s display Broadly speaking, the SP-505 displays two types of screens. Sub-window display You can switch sub-windows by pressing the following six Parameter list display buttons. [PAD BANK] fig.00-06 [PAD ACCENT] [BPM/TAP] [FX INFO] [FX SELECT] [FX ASSIGN] (Example) When you press [PAD BANK] fig.00-07b The scroll bar in the right of the screen shows the current location of the cursor relative to the entire list. Press CURSOR [↑] [↓] to move the cursor up or down in ste
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Quick Start Quick Start Press the pads to play sounds The SP-505 contains already-sampled sounds such as drum 1. Turn on the POWER switch of the SP-505. and bass. You can play these sounds by pressing the pads. 2. Press pad [1]. fig.00-08 You will hear a drum sound. 1 Pads [2]–[16] also contain drum sounds. Press the pads to play the drums. The SP-505 can play samples that were sampled on the SP-303. 1. Use the SP-303 to sample a sound into bank C or D (memory card). 2. Insert the memory card
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Quick Start Listening to the preset patterns The SP-505 contains 40 preset patterns, each consisting of 1. Press [PTN]. several measures. Make sure that the display shows the following. fig.00-10 (For a preset pattern) fig.00-301 3 (For a user pattern) fig.00-302 1 4 2 A display like those shown above is called the “Play screen.” 2. Press [PLAY]. The pattern will play. During playback, [PLAY] will blink in time with the BPM (tempo). * At the factory settings, the user patterns do not contain
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Quick Start Quick Start An overview of the SP-505 How the sections of the SP-505 are connected fig.00-14 Effects applies various effects Sequencer Sampler manual Pads perform play automatically Pattern Sample record Song Output Sampler How the SP-505 is organized The SP-505 does not contain a sound generator (a section that The SP-505 uses three data structures: “samples,” which creates sound). Instead, it records (samples) various sounds contain sound, “patterns,” which contain performance
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Quick Start fig.00-17 Phrase samples Pattern A sample of an actual performance is generally called a (Hi-hat) Drum “phrase sample.” (Snare Drum) Part (Bass Drum) When using a phrase sample on the SP-505, set the Play Type sample parameter to “PHRASE.” This allows the BPM Bass Part (tempo) of the sample to automatically be adjusted to match the playback BPM of the sequencer BPM. Inst 1 The sample BPM can be adjusted in a range of 0.5–1.3 times. Part * If the sequencer BPM exceeds the allowa
