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Add a sample

You can add built-in samples, WAV / MP3 files from the SD card, or sounds recorded with the microphone to empty pads.

File capacity and sample length limits

This page explains how to choose a method for adding a sample.

Which method should you use?

Method When to use it
Import a built-in sample Quickly try a different sound
Import from the SD card Use your own sound effects or music files
Record with the microphone Capture your voice, handclaps, tapping a desk, or other sounds on the spot
Assign with File Editor Organize and assign several files using a PC or smartphone

1. Stop Loop playback

Before adding a sample, stop the beat and Loop playback.

  • If playback is running, press Fn1 to stop it
  • If you are unsure of the current state, press the upper dial on the right to stop all sounds

2. Set SAMPLER to SOUND mode

  1. Select the SAMPLER part
  2. Press SOUND, the leftmost of the four black mode buttons
  3. Select one of P9–P12, which are empty in the initial state

3. Press an empty pad once

Briefly press an empty pad once and release it. The following instructions appear on the screen.

  • TAP: IMPORT
  • HOLD: RECORD

These instructions stay on the screen until your next action. There is no need to rush.

4. Continue to Import or Record

Select and import a sound

Briefly press the same empty pad again and release it.

  1. In Sample Category, choose a built-in sample category or SD Card
  2. Select a sound
  3. Check the destination in Import to P○
  4. Press OK to import it

Built-in samples are grouped into categories such as Kick, Snare, HiHat, Voice, and FX.

Record with the microphone

Press the same empty pad again and hold it. Once the recording screen appears, sound is recorded for as long as you hold the pad.

Detailed microphone recording steps

Use File Editor

Use File Editor to transfer several files at once. It displays built-in Preset samples and SD folders separately and lets you Assign a selected sample to any pad.

Use File Editor

After adding a sample

In SOUND mode, press the pad you added once for Preview, then press the same pad again to enter Edit.

Edit a sample