Roland XP-30 owner manual Phrase Preview Settings, Adjusting Tuning Tune

Chapter 3. Creating Your Own Sounds

Active Sensing (Transmit Active Sensing Switch)	■ Phrase Preview Settings
If you want Active Sensing messages to be transmitted, turn	(PREVIEW)
this ON. If not, turn it OFF.	Specify how the phrase will play when you press [PHRASE
SYS-EXC MIDI (Exclusive MIDI)	PREVIEW].

Specify how Exclusive messages will be transmitted and

received.

Device# (Exclusive Device ID Number)

When you want to transmit or receive Exclusive messages, set this parameter to match the Device ID number of the other MIDI device.

Rx.Exc (Receive Exclusive Switch)

If you want Exclusive messages to be received, turn this ON. If not, turn it OFF.

Tx.Edit (Transmit Edit Data Switch)

If you want Exclusive messages to be transmitted for each change you make while editing a Patch, Performance, or Rhythm Set, turn this ON. If not, turn it OFF.

PREVIEW MODE

Mode (Preview Sound Mode)

SINGLE: The notes specified by Note 1–4 will sound successively one by one.

CHORD: The notes specified by Note 1–4 will sound simultaneously.

PHRASE: The phrase prepared for the Patch type (category) will sound.

PREVIEW KEY

Note 1–4 (Preview Note Set 1–4)

Specify the pitch (C-1–G9) of the four notes that will sound when Mode (Preview Sound Mode) is set to either SINGLE or CHORD.

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Rx.GM (Receive GM Exclusive Switch)

If you want GM-related Exclusive messages to be received, turn this ON. If not, turn it OFF.

*For details on the GM MIDI messages, refer to “Chapter 5. Using the XP-30 as the GM Sound Module” (p. 124).

BANK-SEL GROUP (Bank Select Group)

Each Performance has a Bank Select Group setting (PERFORM/MIDI/TRANSMIT). The Bank Select Group parameter of each Performance specifies how Bank Select messages are transmitted when the Performance is selected. Here, you can specify the actual Bank Select Number that is transmitted for each of the BS1–7 selections that were made in Performance mode.

Number (Bank Select Group Number)

Select the Bank select group you wish to set. The contents of each BS number are determined by the following settings for Switch, MSB and LSB.

Switch (Back Select Transmit Switch)

If you want the selected Bank select group to transmit its assigned Bank Select number, turn this ON. If you do not want the selected BS number to transmit a Bank Select message, turn this OFF.

*If PHRASE is selected for Mode, these settings will have no effect.

PREVIEW VELOCITY

Specify the velocity (0–127) of the four notes that will sound when Mode (Preview Sound Mode) is set to either SINGLE or CHORD.

*If PHRASE is selected for Mode, these settings will have no effect.

■Adjusting Tuning (TUNE)

Parameters in this group adjust the tuning of the internal sound source, or change the temperament of the keyboard.

*The SCALE display of TUNE group will be different depending on the mode you were in when you pressed [SYSTEM].

TUNE

Master (Master Tune)

This parameter tunes the internal sound source. The displayed value indicates the pitch (frequency) of the A4 key.

Key Shift

Adjust the pitch of the internal sound source in semitone steps.

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MSB (Bank Select MSB)

Specify the MSB of the Bank Select number transmitted by the selected BS number.

LSB (Bank Select LSB)

Specify the LSB of the Bank Select number transmitted by the selected BS number.

Scale Tune (Scale Tune Switch)

Turn this ON when you wish to play a scale other than equal temperament. You can specify one scale for Patch mode and one scale for Performance mode/GM mode. To set the tuning of each note in the scale, use the following SCALE display.

*The selected scale is used even for MIDI messages received from an external MIDI device.

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