Roland XP-30 owner manual Sound Editing Procedures, Turning Effects On/Off, Editing a Patch

Chapter 3. Creating Your Own Sounds

■Turning Effects On/Off

Built-in effects units (Multi-Effects, Chorus and Reverb) can be turned on/off for the XP-30 as a whole. Turn them off if you want to edit sound while listening to the original sound or if you want to use external effects units.

1.Press [EFFECTS ON/OFF] to call up the EFFECTS ON/ OFF display.

2.Press [] or [] to move the cursor to the effect that you wish to modify.

3.Rotate the VALUE dial or press [INC]/[DEC] to switch it on/off.

4.When you finish making settings, press [EFFECTS ON/ OFF] or [EXIT] to return to the previous display.

*When the EFX (multi-effects), Chorus, and Reverb processors are all off, the [EFFECTS ON/OFF] indicator goes out, showing that the onboard effects processors are not used.

Sound Editing Procedures

With the XP-30, you have total control over various settings. Each item to be set is a parameter. Editing refers to modifying any parameter value. This section goes over editing procedures for Patches, Performances and Rhythm Sets.

■Editing a Patch

Start by editing a preexisting Patch to create a new one. Since a Patch is a combination of up to any four Tones, you should listen to how the individual Tones sound before you edit.

Four Tips for Editing Patches

Start with a Patch that’s somewhat familiar sounding

It’s hard to create a new sound that’s exactly what you want if you just select a Patch and modify its parameters at random. It makes sense to start with a Patch whose sound is related to what you have in mind.

Deciding on the Tone to use

When creating a Patch, deciding on the Tones you’ll use is crucial. For each Tone, use the TONE SWITCH [1]–[4] to decide whether to turn it on (have it sound) or off.

Turn off Tones you don’t need to avoid using more voices than required. A Tone switches on/off each time its respective button is pressed. When a Tone’s indicator lights, it’ll sound.

Check the Structure setting

The important Type parameter (PATCH/COMMON/ STRUCT) determines how the four Tones combine. Before editing Tones, make sure you really understand how they work together.

Turn off effects

Since XP-30 effects really influence the sound, turn them off to listen to the sound itself so you can better evaluate the changes you’re making. Sometimes just changing effects settings can give you the sound you want.

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