Roland XP-30 Functions of Patch Parameters, Storing a Sound You Modify Into User Memory

Chapter 3. Creating Your Own Sounds

■Storing a Sound You Modify

into User Memory

The modified settings you make are only temporary, and will be lost if you turn the power off or select another Patch, Performance or Rhythm Set. To keep the modified settings, you must write them into user memory.

1.In Patch mode (when storing a Patch), Performance mode (when storing a Performance) or in Rhythm Set mode (when storing a Rhythm Set), press [UTIL/CARD].

The UTIL 1 display will appear.

2.Use [] or [] to make “1: WRITE” blink. Then press [ENTER].

The WRITE display will appear.

Writing destination

3.Use the VALUE dial, [INC]/[DEC] or numeric keys to specify the Patch, Performance or Rhythm Set number of the destination of writing.

4.Press [ENTER].

If Internal Write Protect is turned off, the specified writing destination Patch, Performance or Rhythm Set will be overwritten.

5.If Internal Write Protect (p. 121) is turned on, the following display will appear. Change the ON setting to OFF, and press [ENTER]. Internal Write Protect will be turned off, and you will return to the display of step 2. Press [ENTER] once again and the selected Patch will be overwritten.

*Internal Write Protect is automatically turned ON when the XP-30’s power is turned on.

Functions of Patch Parameters

■Settings Common to the Entire

Patch (COMMON)

On this display you can assign a name to a Patch and set the volume and pan of the entire Patch.

PATCH NAME

You can assign a name of up to 12 characters to the Patch.

*For details on assigning names, refer to “Assigning a Name”

(p. 46).

PATCH CATEGORY

Category

Specify the type (category) of the Patch.

The Patch Search function uses this setting. This setting also determines the phrase that will be sounded by the Phrase Preview function.

* For details on the category names, refer to p. 49.

PATCH CLOCK

Some parameters allow you to set a time value in terms of a note length which is determined by a tempo setting or tempo source you specify; Rate parameters (PATCH/ LFO/ LFO1, 2), Time parameter (PATCH/WAVE/TONE DELAY), and some Multi-Effects parameters. This Patch Clock setting sets the tempo which can be used by these parameters.

*When using a Patch in Performance mode, the setting of this parameter will be ignored, and the setting of the PERFORM CLOCK display (PERFORM/COMMON) will be used instead.

Source (Patch Clock Source)

Select the source of the Patch Clock.

PATCH: Synchronize to the Patch Tempo setting.

SYSTEM: Synchronize to the tempo clock of the sequencer.

*The Patch Clock does not transmit clock messages from MIDI OUT connector.

Tempo (Patch Tempo)

Set the Patch Tempo setting.

* When Source (Patch Clock Source) is set to SYSTEM, synchronization will be according to the tempo clock of the system, so it will not be possible to set the tempo value. The tempo of the system will be displayed in parentheses ( ).

PATCH COMMON

Level

Adjust the volume level of the Patch.

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