Roland XP-80 quick start Play arpeggios Arpeggiator

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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...

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❶Press [PATCH].

❷Press [ARPEGGIO] to turn the indicator on.

KEY EFFECTS

RPSARPEGGIO

PORTAMENTOSOLO

TRANSPOSE - OCT					+ OCT

❸Play a chord.

XP-80 will play an arpeggio, according to the notes forming the chord you have just voiced.

❹Press [u] or [d] to move the cursor to the “Arpeggio Style” and enter various values by turn- ing the VALUE dial.

Depending on the value you enter, the way arpeggios play will vary.

✳For details regarding playing arpeggios, refer to “Playing an arpeggio” (p.35) in the Owner’s Manual.

❺To finish playing arpeggios, press [ARPEGGIO] again so the indicator turns off.

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Contents Quick Start Names and functions of buttons and controls Sequencer section Display Volume sliderNumeric keys Value dialAC inlet Power switchMidi connectors Output MIX R jack, Output MIX L jackConnect your XP-80 Turn the power on To turn power offPlay a demo song Demo song ComposerTo change panning To modify the volume level of each PartTo modify effects settings Select and play Patches Reset to default factory settingsPlay sounds Play percussion sounds from the keyboard Try out performance functions Velocity/AftertouchSolo Play arpeggios Arpeggiator Try out the demo disk Listen to the demo songsPlay back a pattern by pressing specific keys RPS Combine Patterns for playbackFile name Song Name PTNSET11.SVQFile name Add rhythmic ‘feel’ to the songsTry out some user groove templates Template Explanation Playing songs in sequence Chain Play Record a song Select a PerformanceRecord the drums using realtime recording Clear internal memoryHigh tom Closed hi-hat Low tom Bass drum Snare drum Page Record the bass using step recording View the recorded dataPage Record the melody using realtime recording Bank Assign a new name to the Performance Create an appropriate Performance for the songSelect a different Patch for the melody Store the Performance Temporary areaSave your new song Format a diskSave your song to disk DanceKit Demo Songs Demo Songs for RPSPerformance user Patch user Profiles of composers Alex Wurman