Roland XP-80 quick start Names and functions of buttons and controls

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Names and functions of buttons and controls

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PANIC

RPS

 

ARPEGGIO

SEQUENCER

 

CHAIN PLAY

 

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LOCATE

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BANK

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UTILITY

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TONE SWITCH

 

 

TONE SELECT

 

 

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TRANSPOSE

EFX

CHORUS

REVERB

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A. SOUND PALETTE section

Use the four sliders to modify sounds in real time.

[FILTER/ENV]

Press this button ON when modifying filter and/or envelope settings in real time using the four sliders.

[LEVEL]

Press this button ON when adjusting volume balance in real time using the four sliders.

B. KEY EFFECTS section

The buttons in this section allow you to assign various functions to the keys of the XP-80’s keyboard.

[RPS]

Switches RPS on/off.

[ARPEGGIO]

Switches Arpeggiator on/off.

[PORTAMENTO]

Switches Portamento on/off.

C. MODE section

The buttons in this section select modes. The button indicator of the selected mode will light.

D. EFFECTS section

The buttons in this section turn their respective inter- nal effects (EFX, Chorus and Reverb) on/off.

[EFX]

Switches the multiple effects unit (EFX) on/off.

[CHORUS]

Switches Chorus on/off.

[REVERB]

Switches Reverb on/off.

E. [F1]–[F6] (Function buttons)

Each of these buttons corresponds to a function indi- cated at the display bottom. The functions of these buttons change depending on the selected mode or the current display.

[SOLO]

Specifies playing a single note at a time.

[TRANSPOSE]

Specifies transposing the keyboard in semitone steps.

[+OCT], [-OCT]

These buttons adjust the pitch of the keyboard in octave steps.

Pressing either of these buttons while holding down [TRANSPOSE] allows you to set the desired amount of transposition.

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[LOCAL/TX/RX]

This button opens the LOCAL/TX/RX window for switching Local, Transmit and Receive switches on/off.

[EXIT]/[PANIC]

The function of this button changes depending on whether you hold down [SHIFT] or not.

EXIT: Press this button to return to the Play display of a mode, or when you want to cancel the current opera- tion.

PANIC: If notes stick or do not sound, hold down [SHIFT] and press this.

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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