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Roland XP-80 User Manual

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[SOUND LIST] / [TEMPO/BEAT]
The function of this button changes depending on the
selected mode.
SOUND LIST: Opens the Sound List window when a
sound source mode display is up (p.27, 29, 34).
TEMPO/BEAT: Press this button for selecting a tempo
track or beat track when a Sequencer mode display is
up. If you have temporarily modified the tempo and
wish to play back the song with its initial tempo, press
it while holding down [SHIFT] (p.100).
[a/b/c/d] / [PATTERN]
The function of this button changes depending on the
mode on display.
a/b/c/d: Select a subgroup (a/b/c/d) when selecting
a Patch/Performance/Rhythm Set using the
Bank/Number method (p.26, 29, 33).
PATTERN: Select a Pattern when a Sequencer mode
display is up.
[LOCATE]
This button opens the Locate window to specify and
move the locate position (p.119).
[UNDO/REDO]
Press this button to restore a modified value to its pre-
vious (pre-modified) state, or when cancelling record-
ing or a currently executing operation. Pressing this
button again will restart the recording/operation
(p.24).
G.
BANK [1][8], NUMBER [1][8] / TRACK / PART
[1][16]
The functions of these buttons change depending on
the display which is showing.
Play display of a sound source mode: Selects a
Patch/Performance/Rhythm Set with the Bank
/Number method. Use BANK [1][8] buttons to select
a bank and NUMBER [1][8] buttons to select a num-
ber (p.26, 29, 33).
Performance edit display: Use TRACK/PART [1][16]
buttons to select the Part to be modified (p.43).
Patch edit display: TRACK/PART [1][4] buttons
(TONE SWITCH) are used to switch a Tone on/off
(p.27). Use TRACK/PART [5][8] buttons (TONE
SELECT) to select the Tone to be modified (p.40).
Rhythm Set edit display: Use TRACK/PART [5][8]
buttons (TONE SELECT) to select the note of the key-
board to be modified (p.44).
Sequencer mode: Use TRACK/PART [1][16] buttons
to select a phrase track or Part (p.108). During song
playback/recording, these buttons can be used to
switch between the Play and Mute of a phrase track
(p.100).
H.
[l], [r], [u], [d] (Cursor buttons)
Move the cursor (black box) with these (p.23).
[INC], [DEC]
Use these buttons to modify values. If you keep on
holding down one button and pressing the other, the
value change accelerates. If you press one of these but-
tons while holding down [SHIFT], the value will
change in bigger increments (p.23).
I. SEQUENCER section
The buttons in this section are used for playback and
recording of the XP-80s sequencer.
[REC]
Press this to begin recording (p.106, 113).
BEAT indicator
This blinks in sync with the tempo and beat of the
song.
[LOOP]
Press this to turn Loop Play and Loop Recording
on/off (p.102).
[BWD]
Press this to rewind a song. Pressing this button
while holding down [SHIFT] moves you right back to
the beginning of the song. If you hold down this but-
ton as you press [FWD], the song will rewind faster
(p.98).
[STOP/PLAY]
Press this button to start or stop playback of the song.
E F
G
B
C
A DIGIT HOLD
l
D
3
3
3
+ -
SEQUENCER
SOUND PALETTE
YZ!VWXSTU
PQRMNOJKL
GHIDEFABC
ENTERSHIFT SPACE
REC BEAT
BWD FWDSTOP/PLAY
l
I
LOOP
DEC INC
VALUE
0
123
456
789
L
H
I
J
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Roland XP-80 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Polyphony64 voices
Preset Tones640
User Tones128
Multitimbral16 parts
MIDIIn, Out, Thru
Storage3.5" Floppy Disk Drive
ArpeggiatorYes
TypeWorkstation Keyboard
Keyboard76 keys
EffectsReverb, Chorus
Sequencer16-track
Expansion Slots4 SR-JV80
Display240 x 64 pixels backlit LCD
OutputsStereo L/Mono, R, Headphones

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