Roland XP-30 owner manual Playing an Arpeggio Over a Preset Keyboard Area, Playing in Reggae Style

Playing in Reggae Style

KBD COMPING E

Playing Percussion Instruments

PERCUSSION

*There are also other styles besides the above, including those used for random play and for creating your own styles. For details regarding each style, refer to “Arpeggio Settings (ARPEGGIO)” (p. 108).

4.To change the “groove” feel of the arpeggio, hold down [ARPEGGIO] to access the ARP SELECT display, move the cursor to the Accent parameter, and change the setting.

A setting of 100% will produce the most pronounced groove feel.

*This setting will also affect the Accent Rate parameter (SYSTEM/ARPEGGIO/ARPEGGIO) settings.

5.To change the range in which the arpeggio is played, hold down [ARPEGGIO] to access the ARP SELECT display, move the cursor to the Oct parameter, and change the setting.

If you want the arpeggio to sound using only the notes that you actually play, set this to 0. With a +1 setting, arpeggio will take place over a range up to 1 octave higher than the notes you play. A -1 setting will result in arpeggio occurring over the range down to 1 octave lower than the notes you play.

*This setting will also affect the Octave Range parameter (SYSTEM/ARPEGGIO/ARPEGGIO) settings.

6.To change the tempo in which the arpeggio is played, hold down [ARPEGGIO] to access the ARP SELECT display, move the cursor to the Tempo parameter, and change the setting.

*This setting will also affect the Tempo parameter (SYSTEM/ ARPEGGIO/ARPEGGIO) settings.

7.Play a chord to produce an arpeggio.

8.To stop the arpeggio, press [ARPEGGIO] to turn off the indicator.

*If you hold down [SHIFT] when you press [ARPEGGIO], the ARP SELECT display will continue being displayed, without you having to hold down [ARPEGGIO]. To go back to the previous display, press [EXIT].

Chapter 2. Playing

■Playing an Arpeggio Over a

Preset Keyboard Area

As soon as you press [ARPEGGIO] to turn the Arpeggiator on, the keyboard will be set to play arpeggios so conventional keyboard playing is no longer possible.

If you split the keyboard into two different areas, you can use one area for normal playing and the other for playing arpeggios. This setting, for instance, allows you to play arpeggios with the left hand and a melody with the right hand.

1.	Press [PERFORM] to call up the PERFORM PLAY
	display.
2.	If you have selected a Single Performance, set the Key
			2
	Mode parameter (PERFORM/COMMON/PREFROM
			Chapter
	COMMON/PERFORM COMMON) is ON. If it is OFF,
	COMMON) to LAYER (p. 52).
3.	Make sure that the Key Range parameter (PERFORM/
4.	turn it ON (p. 53).
	Set the Local parameter (PERFORM/MIDI/MIDI) ON
	for the Part you want to hear (p. 52).
5.	After pressing [SYSTEM] to make the indicator light up,
		]
	press the [ARPEGGIO] function button followed by [
	to display an Arpeggio screen like the one shown below.

6.Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the Part parameter.

7.Rotate the VALUE dial or press [INC]/[DEC] to set the part that will play the arpeggio.

8.Set the Lower or Upper parameter (PERFORM/ COMMON/KEY RANG) to specify the note range of the part that will play the arpeggio (p. 53).

9.Set the key range of parts other than the arpeggio part so that they do not overlap the range in which the arpeggio is played.

10.After you finish settings, press [EXIT] to call up the PERFORM PLAY display again and play a chord.

*If you play an arpeggio using Layer Performance but without setting key range, the chords will sound for all Parts except for the specified Part.

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