Roland XP-30 owner manual Try Out Performance Functions, Velocity/Aftertouch

Playing the Sounds

Try Out Performance Functions

The XP-30 provides various controllers that can modify the sound. While playing patches, try out these controllers and listen to effects they can produce.

■Velocity/Aftertouch

The force with which you play the keyboard (velocity) can affect the volume or timbre of the sound. Aftertouch (pressure you apply to a key after playing a note) can also affect the sound.

■Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever

While playing the keyboard, move the lever to the left to lower the pitch, or to the right to raise the pitch. This is known as Pitch Bend. You can also apply vibrato by manipulating the lever away from you. This is known as Modulation.

If you move the lever away from you and at the same time move it to the right or left, you can apply both effects simultaneously.

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Modulation

Pitch Bend

■C1–C4 Slider

By moving the sliders up and down while fingering the keyboard, you can control the various functions assigned to the sliders.

To control them, press [CONTROLLER] to make the indicators light up, then move the sliders.

Additionally, if you hold down [CONTROLLER] while moving one of the C1–C4 sliders, you can go to the ASSIGN display for that slider. There you can check and make settings for the function that is to be controlled with the slider. Make changes in the settings while holding down [CONTROLLER].

fig.Q-23

The effect that the controllers have will depend on the settings of the selected Patch. If the effects of the controllers are difficult to detect, select another Patch.

At the factory default settings, you can use the C1 through C4 sliders to control the functions described below.

C1: AFTERTAUCH

C2: BREATH

C3: PORTA-TIME (Portamento time)

C4: MODULATION

How sound varies depends on the current setting. For details, refer to “C1/C2/

C3/C4 ASSIGN (C1/C2/ C3/C4 Slider Assign)”

(p. 111).

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