Roland XP-80 User Manual

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IMPORTANT NOTES ...................................................................................................................4
Features of the XP-60/XP-80......................................................................................................6
Chapter outlines .........................................................................................................................7
Contents......................................................................................................................................8
Names and functions of buttons and controls ......................................................................14
Chapter 1. An overview of the XP-80 ................................................................18
XP-80 configuration..................................................................................................................18
Basic configuration .....................................................................................................................18
Classification of XP-80 sound types...........................................................................................18
Basic operation.........................................................................................................................20
Switching modes ........................................................................................................................20
Switching displays ......................................................................................................................20
Moving the cursor.......................................................................................................................23
Modifying a value........................................................................................................................23
Assigning a name.......................................................................................................................24
Chapter 2. Playing...............................................................................................26
Playing in Patch mode .............................................................................................................26
Selecting a Patch........................................................................................................................26
Displaying a Patch list ................................................................................................................27
Making a Patch sound thick or thin (turning a Tone on/off)........................................................27
Playing single notes (Solo).........................................................................................................28
Creating smooth pitch changes (Portamento)............................................................................28
Quick sound character changes (Sound Palette).......................................................................28
Playing in Performance mode .................................................................................................29
Selecting a Performance............................................................................................................29
Displaying a Performance’s Sound List window.........................................................................29
Playing fatter and richer sounds by combining Patches (Layer) ................................................30
Splitting the keyboard to play separate Patches in different sections (Split)..............................30
Playing along with a song playback (XP-80 used as a multitimbral sound source)....................31
Assigning a different Patch to a Part..........................................................................................32
Quick sound character changes (Sound Palette).......................................................................32
Playing in Rhythm Set mode ...................................................................................................33
Selecting a Rhythm Set..............................................................................................................33
Displaying Sound List window of a Rhythm Set .........................................................................34
Playing percussion instruments..................................................................................................34
Playing an arpeggio..................................................................................................................35
Playing an arpeggio over a preset keyboard area......................................................................36
Holding an arpeggio ...................................................................................................................36
Simulating a guitar cutting technique..........................................................................................36
Playing an arpeggio from an external MIDI device.....................................................................36
Creating an arpeggio pattern......................................................................................................36
Recording an arpeggio...............................................................................................................37
Convenient functions for performance...................................................................................37
Transposing the keyboard in octave units (Octave Shift)...........................................................37
Transposing the keyboard in semitone steps (Transpose).........................................................38
If ‘stuck’ notes occur or a note does not sound (Panic)..............................................................38
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Roland XP-80 Specifications

General

Brand	Roland
Model	XP-80
Category	Musical Instrument
Language	English