1. Waveform viewer

    Displays the waveform of the selected sample.

    The “S” icon () indicates the playback start position, and the “E” icon () indicates the playback end position.

    The “L” icon () is shown when the loop is on. The loop range is from the “L” icon to the “E” icon.

  2. Sample editor

  3. [Preview] button

    Press this to play back the selected sample on the SP-404MK2.

    You can also use the space bar key on your computer to trigger playback instead of the [Preview] button.

  4. [Truncate] button

    Trims (deletes) the sample’s audio regions before the start point and after the end point.

  5. [Normalize] button

    Increases the overall volume.

  6. [Emphasis] button

    Emphasizes the high-frequency sound.

  7. Project selection menu

    Switches between projects you wish to edit.

  8. Pad area

    This shows the pads for all banks.

    The white pads () already contain an assigned sample, and the black pads () are empty.

  9. Screen switcher

    Switches between screens to edit.