{"id":1710602,"date":"2012-03-20T15:12:20","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T15:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?p=1710602"},"modified":"2019-11-14T16:47:46","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T16:47:46","slug":"roland-spd-s-notes-importing-audio-files-wav-aiff","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/roland-spd-s-notes-importing-audio-files-wav-aiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Roland SPD-S Notes on Importing Audio Files (.WAV\/AIFF)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>The following guidelines should be used when importing .wavs or Aiff files:<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What you want to check:<\/h2>\n<p>\u2022 When you want to copy or save any audio file (WAV\/AIFF) to a <strong>CompactFlash card<\/strong>, place it at the &#8220;root&#8221; (uppermost level) of the card. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/store\/detail\/SPDSX?adpos=1t1&amp;creative=175691173361&amp;device=c&amp;matchtype=b&amp;network=g&amp;gclid=CjwKEAjwvYPKBRCYr5GLgNCJ_jsSJABqwfw7EDuYHmAhHMcLFGlBTOyo_E0m-sC5KGdnuLVVymNPsRoC9s_w_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SPD-S<\/a> does not import any files from anywhere other than the root.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Make sure that a WAV file has a &#8220;.wav&#8221; extension and that an AIFF file has an &#8220;.aif&#8221; extension.&nbsp;Loop points set in AIFF files are disabled.&nbsp;<em>The SPD-S does not&nbsp;recognize any files with other extensions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Sample rate conversion is not supported. Files are imported at the sample rate of <strong>44.1 kHz<\/strong>. If any files with sample rates other than 44.1 kHz are imported, they will produce a deviation in playback pitch.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 When importing, the <strong>SPD-S<\/strong> recognizes a <em>maximum<\/em> of 100 audio files and file names that have <em>more <\/em>than eight characters will not appear properly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What cannot be imported:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 The SPD-S supports 8 or 16 bit samples. 24 bit samples <em>cannot<\/em> be imported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 If you try to import any WAV\/AIFF file in a format that is not supported by the SPD-S, an error message reading&nbsp;&#8220;unsupported!&#8221; is displayed. No such file can be imported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 No <strong>compressed audio files<\/strong> (WAV\/AIFF) can be imported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 It may be impossible to import audio files (WAV\/AIFF) of an extremely short duration.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Helpful Links<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/roland-spds-additional-notes-importing-wav-aiff-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roland SPDS Additional notes on Importing .Wav\/AIFF files<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/what-compact-flash-cards-compatible-roland-spd-s-sampling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What compact flash cards are compatible with the Roland SPD-S sampling drum pad?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/roland-spd-s-sampling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roland SPD-S Sampling<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/roland-sp-404-importing-wav-aiff-files-computer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roland SP-404 Importing WAV\/AIFF Files From a Computer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/roland-spd-20-copying-patch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roland SPD-20 Copying a Patch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[123805,34329,53883,44951,55325,123945,124048,73882,54235,36297,124046,124047],"storecat":[],"itemids":[13877,121700,121701,121702,121703,13876,115282,8797,119725,105301,57640],"manufacturers":[33684],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the Roland SPD-S Notes on Importing Audio Files (.WAV\/AIFF) page at Sweetwater \u2014 the world&#039;s leading music technology and instrument retailer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/roland-spd-s-notes-importing-audio-files-wav-aiff\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Roland SPD-S Notes on Importing Audio Files (.WAV\/AIFF) - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The following guidelines should be used when importing .wavs or Aiff files: &nbsp; What you want to check: \u2022 When you want to copy or save any audio file (WAV\/AIFF) to a CompactFlash card, place it at the &#8220;root&#8221; (uppermost level) of the card. 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