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Names and functions of buttons and
Thank you for purchasing the Roland XP-80 Music
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Workstation. The XP-80 effectively combines a synthe-
sizer sound source and sequencer whose performance
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and functions are on a par with the Roland XP-50, along
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Names and functions of buttons and controls Front panel z K A B C E F F SOUND P SOUND PALE ALETTE TE KEY EFFECTS MODE F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 FILTERl/ENV LEVEL PERFORM PATCH RHYTHM LOCAL/TX/RX EXIT GM PART PANIC FILTER l /ENV CUTOFF RESO. ATTACK DECAY LEVEL 1 234 RPS ARPEGGIO SEQUENCER CHAIN PLAY SOUND LIST a/b/c/d LOCATE UNDOl/REDO DEMO TEMPO/BEAT PATTERN BANK12345678 PORTAMENTO SOLO SYSTEM UTILITY DISK TRACK/PART12345678 TONE SWITCH TONE SELECT EFFECTS NUMBER 1 2345678 TRANSPOSE - OCT + OCT EFX CHOR
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Play display of a sound source mode: Selects a Patch/Performance/Rhythm Set with the Bank /Number method. Use BANK [1]–[8] buttons to select a bank and NUMBER [1]–[8] buttons to select a num- ber. Performance edit display: Use TRACK/PART [1]–[16] L buttons to select the Part to be modified. VALUE Patch edit display: TRACK/PART [1]–[4] buttons H J (TONE SWITCH) are used to switch a Tone on/off. DEC INC 78 STU VWX9 YZ! Use TRACK/PART [5]–[8] buttons (TONE SELECT) to 3 select the Tone to be modifie
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[FWD] Side panel Use this button to fast-forward the song. Pressing this z button while holding down [SHIFT] moves you to the end of the song. If you hold down this button as you press [BWD], the song will fast-forward faster. J. [0]–[9] (Numeric keys) Use these to set a value. They can be used to enter numeric values as well as alphabetical characters and notes. [SHIFT] This is used in combination with other buttons. Some buttons on the front panel include grey-printed char- VOLUME C 1 C2 acte
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OUTPUT MIX R jack, OUTPUT MIX L jack Rear panel These jacks output the audio signal to the connected z mixer/amplifier system in stereo. For mono output, POWER use the L jack. PHONES jack AC An optional set of headphones can be connected to this jack. Make sure that your headphones have an impedance of 8–150 ohms. Power switch Press to turn the power on/off. AC inlet Connect the AC power cable (included) to this inlet. S With units rated for 117V operation, the AC cable is already connected t
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Connect your XP-80 The XP-80 does not contain an amp or speakers. In order to hear sound, you will need to con- nect it to a keyboard amp, audio system, or headphones. Refer to the following diagram and connect the XP-80 to the external equipment you are using. POWER CONTROL PEDAL MIDI OUTPUT 4 3 2 1 HOLD THRU OUT IN MIX R L PHONES AC Power outlet External MIDI device Sterero headphones Pedal Switch Expression pedal or pedal switch Stereo set, etc. Speaker with built-in amp, keyboard amp, etc. <
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Turn the power on Once the connections have been completed (p.6), turn on power to your various devices in the order specified. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices. ¶ Before you turn the power on, check to make sure that: All external devices are correctly connected to the XP-80. The volume controls of the XP-80 and the amp/mixer system are turned down all the way. No disk is in the floppy disk drive. • T
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Play a demo song The XP-80 contains a demo song and you use ‘demo play’ to play it. It’s the easiest introduction to the XP-80’s exceptional sounds and effects. S If you play a demo song, the current song existing in internal memory will be lost. To keep the song in the internal memory, save the song to disk (p.32) before executing demo play. Demo song Composer The AXE Alex Wurman Copyright © 1996 Sonart Productions BMI S Warning: All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of the demo song for concer
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To modify the volume level of each Part Press [F6] (Info), then [F4] (Volume) to call up the Part Information display for Volume. Press [l], [r], [u] or [d] to move the cursor (black box) to the Part whose volume level you want to modify and set the desired volume level. To change panning Press [F6] (Info), then [F5] (Pan) to call up the Part Information display for Pan. Press [l], [r], [u] or [d] to move the cursor (black box) to the Part whose panning you want to change and set the desired pa
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Play sounds Reset to default factory settings Before using XP-80 for the first time, reset it to its default factory settings using Factory Preset. Different settings may result in unexpected effects. S Factory Preset operation resets all data in the internal memory and user memory to factory pre- sets. Save any important data to a disk before executing this operation (p.168) in the XP-80 Owner’s Manual. ¶ Press [UTILITY]. • Press the numeric key [8], then [ENTER]. The Factory Pres
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• Play the keyboard and listen to the sound. ‚ To select a different Patch, turn the VALUE dial or press [INC]/[DEC]. MODE PERFORM PATCH RHYTHM GM PART VALUE 1 SEQUENCER CHAIN PLAY 3 DEMO DEC INC SYSTEM UTILITY DISK EFFECTS EFX CHORUS REVERB Play percussion sounds from the keyboard The XP-80’s Rhythm Sets contain a wide variety of percussion sounds and special effects. Here’s how to select a Rhythm Set and play percussion sounds. ¶ Press [RHYTHM]. The Play display (RHYTHM) will appea
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Try out performance functions The XP-80 provides various controllers that can modify the sound. While playing patches, try out these controllers and listen to effects they can produce. S The effect that the controllers have will depend on the settings of the selected Patch. If the effects of the controllers are difficult to detect, select another Patch. Velocity/Aftertouch The force with which you play the keyboard (velocity) can affect the volume or timbre of the sound. Aftertouch (pressure you
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Solo You can play using single notes, by pressing [SOLO] (indicator lights). This function is especial- ly effective when playing a sax, flute or other monophonic instrument. Using [PORTAMENTO] with [SOLO] ON allows you to simulate performance techniques like violin glissandos. KEY EFFECTS RPS ARPEGGIO PORTAMENTO SOLO TRANSPOSE - OCT + OCT S For details, refer to “Playing single notes (Solo)” (p.28) in the Owner’s Manual. Portamento As you play the keyboard, you can make pitch slide smoothly fro
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Play arpeggios (Arpeggiator) You can play a broken chord (arpeggio) automatically, by simply pressing a chord. For exam- ple, if you press a C major chord, the XP-80 plays an arpeggio such as C E G C E G... ¶ Press [PATCH]. • Press [ARPEGGIO] to turn the indicator on. KEY EFFECTS RPS ARPEGGIO PORTAMENTO SOLO TRANSPOSE - OCT + OCT ‚ Play a chord. XP-80 will play an arpeggio, according to the notes forming the chord you have just voiced. „ Press [u] or [d] to move the cursor
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Try out the demo disk Listen to the demo songs The disk supplied with XP-80 contains 8 demo songs. Listen to the demo songs to get a better idea of just what the XP-80 can do. No. File Name Song Name Composer 01 DEMO_000.SVQ The AXE Alex Wurman Copyright © 1996 Sonart Productions BMI 02 DEMO_001.SVQ New Age Express Jean-Philippe Rykiel Copyright © 1996 Tactic Music 03 DEMO_002.SVQ Sound Pile /#4 Scott Wilkie Copyright © 1995 Scott Wilkie for BeachHouse Music 04 DEMO_003.SVQ Ten Years Marvin
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Play back a pattern by pressing specific keys (RPS) The RPS (Realtime Phrase Sequencing) function allows you to assign a Pattern to a key on the keyboard and play it back simply by pressing the assigned key. Since different phrases can be played back by pressing different keys, this function is especially effective for live performance. The demo disk contains a demo song “09:RPS_DEMO.SVQ (Try RPS)” that allows you to try out the RPS function. Here’s how. No. File name Song name Composer 09 RPS_D
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No. File name Song Name 10 PTNSET01.SVQ Acid Set 11 PTNSET02.SVQ Acid Swing Set 12 PTNSET03.SVQ Dancehall Set 13 PTNSET04.SVQ Euro Beat Set 14 PTNSET05.SVQ Funk Set 15 PTNSET06.SVQ Ground Beat Set 16 PTNSET07.SVQ Hip Hop Set 17 PTNSET08.SVQ House Set 18 PTNSET09.SVQ Jazz Set 19 PTNSET10.SVQ Lovers Set 20 PTNSET11.SVQ Trance Set The produsers of all songs are Mitsuru Sakaue and Kiyotaka Takiyama. Copyright © 1995 Roland Corporation S Roland Corporation holds the copyrights to all the Phrases of t
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Add rhythmic ‘feel’ to the songs The Groove Quantize function allows you to add a rhythmic ‘feel’ to your song by putting in accents and changing timing for a more human or natural feel. You can easily vary the playing ‘feel’ by selecting different templates of different musical styles. Here’s how you can use Groove Quantize with the “21:QTZ_GRV!.SVQ(Try Groove)” contained in the demo disk. No. File name Song name 21 QTZ_GRV!.SVQ Try Groove ¶ Insert the demo disk into the disk drive
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„ Press [ENTER] to finalize the song selection. The box surrounding the song number and file name will disappear, and the cursor will be positioned at the song number. ” Press [F2] (Quantiz). The message “This Song is not Internal Song. Load anyway?” will be displayed. » Press [F5] (OK) to load the song into the internal memory. … Press [F3] (Groove). ‰ Press [F4] (Load). The LoadTemplate display (SEQ/Quantize/Load) will appear. Make sure that the cursor is positioned at the “File Type,” and
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Playing songs in sequence (Chain Play) Chain Play successively plays back songs on disk in the order you specify. The demo disk con- tains “XP-80.SVC” which is preset to play back song numbers 01–08 successively. Here’s how to perform chain play. ¶ Insert the demo disk into the disk drive. • Press [CHAIN PLAY]. Chain file number Chain file name ‚ Make sure that the cursor is positioned at the chain file number. If the cursor is elsewhere, move it by pressing [u]. „ Turn the VALUE d
