Roland XP-30 owner manual Convenient Functions for Performance

1.Press [SYSTEM] to make the indicator lit, and then press the [ARPEGGIO] function button to access the ARPEGGIO display.

*For details regarding each parameter, refer to “Arpeggio Settings (ARPEGGIO)” (p. 108)

2.Move the cursor to “Style” and specify the style you want.

3.Move the cursor to “Octave Range” and specify the key range over which you want arpeggio.

4.Press [], move the cursor to “Motif,” and specify the order in which the notes of the chord will be sounded.

*The available choices depend on the Style parameter setting. For details, refer to “Arpeggio Style List” (p. 182).

5.Move the cursor to “Beat Pattern” to change the beat (rhythm).

*The available choices depend on the Style parameter setting. For details, refer to “Arpeggio Style List” (p. 182).

6.Press [], move the cursor to “Accent Rate,” and specify the groove ratio.

A 100% setting will result in the most pronounced “groove” feel.

7.Move the cursor to “Shuffle Rate” and specify the swing rate.

With a setting of 50%, the notes will be spaced evenly. As the value increases, the note timing will have more of a “swing” feel.

8.Press [], move the cursor to “Key Velocity,” and specify the strength with which the notes of the chord will be

sounded.

Move the cursor to “Key Velocity” and specify the force of the chord.

When REAL is selected, the velocity at which the notes are actually played will be used. With a setting of 1–127, the specified velocity value will be used regardless of the force with which you play the chord.

9.If you want to play an arpeggio using Layer Performance, move the cursor to “Part” and specify the Part for which you want arpeggio.

*Parts other than that specified here will not sound as arpeggios, and the notes of the chord will sound as you play.

10.Move the cursor to “Tempo” and specify the speed of an arpeggio.

11.After you finish settings, press [EXIT].

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Convenient Functions for Performance

■Transposing the Keyboard in

Octave Units (Octave Shift)

The Octave Shift function transposes the pitch of the keyboard in 1 octave units (-3– +3 octaves).

For playing a bass part more easily using your right hand, transpose the keyboard down by 1 or 2 octaves.

1.Press [+OCT] or [-OCT] and its indicator will light. Pressing [+OCT] once will raise the keyboard 1 octave and pressing [-OCT] once will lower it 1 octave.

The specified Octave Shift setting will be shown in the

“center=C4” indication of each Play screen. For example if you press [+OCT] once to raise the keyboard one octave, the display will indicate “center=C5.” This means that when you press the C4 key, the C5 note will sound.

*There is only one Octave Shift setting in the XP-30 so it remain valid even if you select a different Patch, Performance or Rhythm Set or turn power off.

2.To turn off the Octave Shift function, press the other button [+OCT] or [-OCT] of that pressed in step 1 the same number of times. The indicator will go off.

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