Making Settings For Each Part (Part); Confirming Midi Information For Each Part (Info) - Roland XP-30 Owner's Manual

64 voice expandable synthesizer
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* Bank Select and Program Change messages will not be
transmitted for Parts whose Tx parameter (PERFORM/MIDI/
MIDI) is turned off.
Transmit Volume
If you want Volume messages to also be transmitted when you
select a Performance, specify the desired volume here. If you do
not want Volume messages to be transmitted, set this to OFF.
Making Settings for Each Part
(PART)
PATCH
Select the Patch for each Part.
Group (Patch Group)
Select the group of the Patch (or Rhythm Set for Part 10).
USER:
User memory
PR-A–C, E: Preset memory A–C, E
GM:
Preset memory GM
XP-A–E:
Wave Expansion Board A–E
* It is not possible to select a group for a Wave Expansion Board
that has not been installed.
Number (Patch Number)
Specify the number of the Patch. The Patch name will be
displayed in parentheses ( ).
SETTING
Make volume, pan, and pitch settings for each Part.
Level
Adjust the volume of each Part. Use this parameter to adjust
the volume balance between Parts.
Pan
Adjust the stereo location of the Part. L64 is full left, 0 is
center, and 63R is full right.
Coarse (Coarse Tune)
Adjust the pitch of the Part in semitone steps (-4–+4 octaves).
Fine (Fine Tune)
Adjust the pitch of the Part in 1-cent steps (-50–+50 cents).
* One cent is 1/100th of a semitone.
RESERVE (Voice Reserve)
Voice Reserve
This setting determine how many voices will be reserved for
each Part when more than 64 simultaneous voices are
requested.
* It is not possible to make Voice Reserve settings that would cause
the total of all Parts to be greater than 64 voices. The number of
remaining voices available is indicated at the right of the
parameter name (rest=). Keep this in mind as you make settings.
Chapter 3. Creating Your Own Sounds
Confirming MIDI Information
for Each Part (INFO)
INFO (Part Information)
The displays in this group allow you to check various
settings such as MIDI message reception status for each Part.
This is convenient when you need to check that the sound
source is responding correctly to messages from the
keyboard or external MIDI controller.
Mod (Modulation Information)
Breath (Breath Information)
Foot (Foot Information)
Vol (Volume Information)
Pan (Pan Information)
Exp (Expression Information)
Hold (Hold 1 Information)
Bend (Bender Information)
Aft (Aftertouch Information)
Sys1 (System Controller 1 Information)
The MIDI message specified as the Control 1 parameter
(SYSTEM/CONTROL/SYS-CTRL ASSIGN)
Sys2 (System Controller 2 Information)
The MIDI message specified as the Control 2 parameter
(SYSTEM/CONTROL/SYS-CTRL ASSIGN)
Voices (Voice Information)
The number of voices used
MIDI Message Transmission
When you modify a value (other than Voice) in the
INFO display, the MIDI message of the modified value
will be transmitted to the internal sound source and to
external MIDI devices. The way in which the message
will be transmitted will depend on the settings of the
currently selected Performance.
If you have selected a Single-type Performance, the
MIDI message will be transmitted to the specified Part,
and will simultaneously be transmitted to external
MIDI devices on the MIDI channel of that Part.
If you have selected a Layer-type Performance, the
MIDI message will be transmitted to all Parts whose Tx
parameter (PERFORM/MIDI/MIDI) is turned on, and
will also be transmitted to external MIDI devices on the
MIDI channel of each of these Parts.
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