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❺Select Phrase track 1 as the recording destination of the melody, by pressing TRACK/PART [1].

The indicator will blink. By selecting the Phrase track 1, “64voice Piano” assigned to the corre- spondingly numbered Part 1 will be ready for recording.

BANK	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TRACK/PART	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
		TONE SWITCH				TONE SELECT
NUMBER	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
TRACK/PART	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16

At this time, TRACK 2 and 10 button indicators are on. This indicates that Phrase tracks 2 and 10 contain recorded material.

❻Press [STOP/PLAY] to begin recording.

After one-measure metronome count, play the melody as you monitor the percussion and bass parts you laid down earlier.

❼When you finish recording, press [STOP/PLAY].

This completes recording of the sample song. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [BWD] to return to measure 1, then press [STOP/PLAY] to listen to the song.

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Contents Quick Start Names and functions of buttons and controls Sequencer section Volume slider Numeric keysDisplay Value dialPower switch Midi connectorsAC inlet 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 modify effects settings To modify the volume level of each PartTo change panning Play sounds Reset to default factory settingsSelect and play Patches 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.SVQTry out some user groove templates Add rhythmic ‘feel’ to the songsFile name 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 Select a different Patch for the melody Create an appropriate Performance for the songAssign a new name to the Performance 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