I just find, that even though I like my Roland gear, that the workflow is non-intuitive and functions that you want to use are buried in multiple keypresses that just make NO SENSE. I’m constantly having to refer the the manuals to get, in my regard, functions that shouldn’t be buried. Admittedly, the two devices the S-1 and the SP 404 Mk 2, have a smaller footprint than other devices I have, but usability doesn’t seem to be Roland’s forte.
Just one example of this is the preset save feature on the S-1. The save feature, on key 16, called “write”, takes a shift -write and then you have to press the 2 key, enter, whereas on most devices the save feature would be located near the play and record buttons instead of being spread all over the device.
