Roland XP-80 quick start

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❻Press [REC].

The Step Recording display (SEQ/Micro) will appear.

This completes preparations for recording. Now let’s record the notes by following the staff notation.

❼Select the step time (note length) for the first note. The first note to be input is a quarter note.

Move the cursor to “Step Time,” and make sure that “ ” is displayed.

❽Press the G2 key for the first note.

G2

Releasing the key finalizes the value so that you can enter the next note.

✳To correct a wrong note entry, press [F2] (StpBack) or [BWD] to erase the most recently-entered note, and input it again.

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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