Chapter 2. Playing The Keyboard; Selecting A Patch; (Key Mode); Playing One Patch Over The Entire Keyboard (Single) - Roland JX-305 Owner's Manual

Chapter 2. Playing the Keyboard

Selecting a Patch

The JX-305 contains a total of 640 different patches.
By specifying the group, bank, and number, you can
select the desired patch and play it on the keyboard.
1. Press [PART SELECT].
The indicator lights.
2. Use PART [1]–[R] to select the part that you
wish to play on the keyboard.
fig.2-1
GROUP
2
PRESET
PREV NEXT
USER
CARD
1 2 3
BANK 1 2
The currently selected part is referred to as the "cur-
rent part."
If the current part is a part 1–7 you can select patches.
If the current part is the rhythm part, you can select
rhythm sets.
"Playing a Rhythm Set" (p. 28)
3. In the DISPLAY section, press [PATCH].
The indicator lights, and the display will show the
group, bank, number and name of the currently select-
ed patch (rhythm set).
fig.2-2E
PATCH
Current part
4. In the GROUP section, press [PRESET/USER/
CARD] to select the group.
Patch groups are organized as follows.
PRESET-> P: A–J (Preset Group)
USER-> U: A–D (User Group)
CARD-> C: A–H (Card Group)
fig.2-3
GROUP
PRESET
USER
CARD
18
PART EDIT/UTILITY
PART PART MUTE
EDIT
SELECT MUTE CTRL
QTZ SELECT FX ON/OFF
4 5 6 7 8
3 4 5 6 7
Bank
Group Number
Name
* The card group cannot be selected unless a separately sold
memory card is inserted.
5. In the GROUP section, use [< PREV] [NEXT
>] to select the group (A–J, A–D, A–H).
6. Press [PART SELECT] once again.
The [PART SELECT] indicator goes out, and you can
now use BANK and NUMBER [1]–[8] to select a patch.
7. Use BANK [1]–[8] to select a bank.
8. Use NUMBER [1]–[8] to select a number.
Play the keyboard, and you will hear the selected
UTILITY
patch.
WRITE
R PART
* If the [PART SELECT] or [PART MUTE] indicators in
the PART section are lit, steps 7 and 8 will not be possi-
ble. In this case, press [PART SELECT] or [PART
MUTE] to make the indicators go dark.
* You can also select patches by using [INC] [DEC] or the
[VALUE] dial instead of specifying the group/bank/number.
To view a list of the available patches...
Playing Two Patches from
the Keyboard (Key Mode)
The JX-305 lets you layer two patches, or play different
patches with the right and left hands. This function is
called the Key Mode.
The Key Mode setting can be stored as part of each
pattern.
Write)" (p. 36)
Playing One Patch Over the
Entire Keyboard (Single)
This is the state in which you will normally play the
keyboard.
1. In the KEYBOARD section, make sure that
the [DUAL] and [SPLIT] indicators are dark.
If either indicator is lit, press the button and get the
indicator to go out.
fig.2-4
SPLIT
"Using Memory Cards" (p. 159)
"Preset Patch List" (p. 190)
"Saving Patterns You've Modified (Pattern
DUAL