Roland Mastering the Transpose Function on Keyboards: XP-30 and FP-30 Guide

Chapter 2. Playing

■Transposing the Keyboard in

Semitone Steps (Transpose)

Transpose changes keyboard pitch in units of semitones (-5– +6 semitones).

This function is useful when you play transposed instruments such as trumpet or clarinet following a printed score.

1.Press [TRANSPOSE] to light indicator. This turns Transpose on.

2.While holding down [TRANSPOSE], press [+OCT] or [- OCT] to transpose the keyboard.

Pressing [+OCT] once while holding down [TRANSPOSE] will raise the keyboard one semitone. Pressing [-OCT] once while holding down [TRANSPOSE] will lower the keyboard one semitone.

The specified Transpose setting will be added to the Octave Shift value. For example, if you hold down [TRANSPOSE] and press [+OCT] once to raise the keyboard a semitone, the display will indicate “center=C#4.” So when C4 is pressed, the C#4 note will sound.

3.To turn off Transpose, press [TRANSPOSE] once again so that its indicator goes off.

The Transpose setting you make will be maintained.

*The Transpose setting you make here will also change the Transpose parameter (SYSTEM/CONTROL/KEYBOARD).

*The setting you make will be maintained even if you select a different Patch, Performance or Rhythm Set, or turn the power off.

■If “Stuck” Notes Occur or a

Note Does Not Sound (Panic)

If a note played on the XP-30 or from an external device

“locks” or keeps sounding and you can’t shut it off, hit the Panic button. Do the same if a note does not sound.

When “Stuck” Notes Occur

1.Hold down [SHIFT] and press [EXIT].

MIDI messages for Note Off and Hold Off will be transmitted to the Parts (MIDI channels) receiving Note On/ Hold On messages.

2.The display will indicate “Panic! Now Muting.” while the Panic function is being executed. When this message goes off, you can start playing.

When a Note Does Not Sound

1.Hold down [SHIFT] and press [EXIT] for more than a second.

MIDI messages for Volume (127), All Note Off, Pitch Bend (center), Channel Aftertouch (0), Modulation (0), and Hold 1

(0) will be transmitted to all Parts (MIDI channels).

2.The display will indicate “Panic! Now Transmitting.” while the Panic function is being executed. When this message goes off, you can start playing.

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