Roland XP-30 owner manual Selecting Patches and Playing the Sounds

Playing the Sounds

Selecting Patches and Playing the Sounds

The XP-30 contains a large number of sounds ready for you to play. The sounds that you select and play on the XP-30 are generally called Patches. Here’s how to select and play Patches.

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Press [PATCH] to make the indicator light.

The PATCH PLAY display will appear.

Play the keyboard and listen to the sound.

To select a different Patch, turn the VALUE dial or press [INC]/[DEC].

To change the Patch Group, hold down [SHIFT] and press any key from [1] through [6] on the numeric keypad.

[SHIFT] + [1]: PR-A (Preset A)

[SHIFT] + [2]: PR-B (Preset B)

[SHIFT] + [3]: PR-C (Preset C)

[SHIFT] + [4]: PR-D (GM (General MIDI))

[SHIFT] + [5]: PR-E (Preset E)

[SHIFT] + [6]: USER (User)

By using the Phrase Preview function, you can audition patches by listening to a preset phrase suitable for the selected type of patch (p. 33).

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