Roland XP-80 quick start Sequencer section

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	VALUE
	H					J
DEC		INC	7	STU	8	VWX	9	Y Z!
				3
			4	JKL	5	MNO	6	PQ R
	SEQUENCER		E		F	3	G
			1		2		3
REC	BEAT	LOOP		ABC		DEF		GHI
			B		C		D	3
BWD	STOP/PLAYl	FWD		SHIFT	0	SPACE		ENTER
	I				A	+l -	DIGIT HOLD

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[SOUND LIST] / [TEMPO/BEAT]

The function of this button changes depending on the selected mode.

SOUND LIST: Opens the Sound List window when a sound source mode display is up.

TEMPO/BEAT: Press this button for selecting a tempo track or beat track when a Sequencer mode display is up. If you have temporarily modified the tempo and wish to play back the song with its initial tempo, press it while holding down [SHIFT].

[a/b/c/d] / [PATTERN]

The function of this button changes depending on the mode on display.

a/b/c/d: Select a subgroup (a/b/c/d) when selecting a Patch/Performance/Rhythm Set using the Bank/Number method.

PATTERN: Select a Pattern when a Sequencer mode display is up.

[LOCATE]

This button opens the Locate window to specify and move the locate position.

[UNDO/REDO]

Press this button to restore a modified value to its pre- vious (pre-modified) state, or when cancelling record- ing or a currently executing operation. Pressing this button again will restart the recording/operation.

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BANK [1]–[8], NUMBER [1]–[8] / TRACK / PART [1]–[16]

The functions of these buttons change depending on the display which is showing.

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] buttons to select the Part to be modified.

Patch edit display: TRACK/PART [1]–[4] buttons (TONE SWITCH) are used to switch a Tone on/off. Use TRACK/PART [5]–[8] buttons (TONE SELECT) to select the Tone to be modified.

Rhythm Set edit display: Use TRACK/PART [5]–[8] buttons (TONE SELECT) to select the note of the key- board to be modified.

Sequencer mode: Use TRACK/PART [1]–[16] buttons to select a phrase track or Part. During song play- back/recording, these buttons can be used to switch between the Play and Mute of a phrase track.

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[l], [r], [u], [d] (Cursor buttons)

Move the cursor (black box) with these.

[INC], [DEC]

Use these buttons to modify values. If you keep on holding down one button and pressing the other, the value change accelerates. If you press one of these but- tons while holding down [SHIFT], the value will change in bigger increments.

I. SEQUENCER section

The buttons in this section are used for playback and recording of the XP-80’s sequencer.

[REC]

Press this to begin recording.

BEAT indicator

This blinks in sync with the tempo and beat of the song.

[LOOP]

Press this to turn Loop Play and Loop Recording on/off.

[BWD]

Press this to “rewind” a song. Pressing this button while holding down [SHIFT] moves you right back to the beginning of the song. If you hold down this but- ton as you press [FWD], the song will “rewind” faster.

[STOP/PLAY]

Press this button to start or stop playback of the song.

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