Playing The Xps-10; Selecting Sounds; Playing A Single Tone (Patch Mode); Playing More Than One Tone (Performance Mode) - Roland XPS-10 Owner's Manual

Playing the XPS-10

Selecting Sounds

Playing a Single Tone (PATCH MODE)

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Use the [A. PIANO/E. PIANO]–[DRUMS/FX] tone buttons to select the sound
you want to play.
You can use the [SAMPLE] button to select an imported sample, and then
play it.
The sounds are assigned to the tone buttons by category, and there are
further sub-categories beneath each tone button.
For example, the [A. PIANO/E. PIANO] button lets you select both piano
sounds and electronic piano sounds, while the [BRASS/BASS] button lets
you select brass sounds and bass sounds.
To select the sub-category, press the same tone button two or more times.
If user sounds are saved, you can select them by pressing several times.
The [DRUMS/FX] button lets you select drum kits that allow you to play
percussion instrument sounds from the keyboard.
You can edit the effect settings and other settings of a tone, and save your
changes for each sound.
Tones you've edited can be saved as "user tones (user patches)" in memory
numbers 501 through 756.
Drum kits that you've edited can be saved in numbers 801–808.
Playing More Than One Tone
(PERFORMANCE MODE)
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To select settings that allow you to play multiple tones, turn the [PERFORM]
button on (lit).
Within the settings for playing multiple tones, the "Split" and "Dual" settings
explained below can be turned on using the [SPLIT/DUAL] button.
Use the [PERFORM] button when you want to play multiple tones other
than these.
If you've edited the settings or created new settings, you can save them as
"user performances" in memory numbers 501 through 628.
If user performances are saved, you can press the [PERFORM] button
several times to select a user performance.
Playing different tones with your right and left hands
(Split)
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The "Split" function can be used when you want to play different tones with
your right and left hands.
For example, you might use this to play a piano tone with your right hand
while playing a bass tone with your left hand.
1.
Press the [SPLIT/DUAL] button to make it light.
Split is turned on.
2.
To turn Split off, press the [SPLIT/DUAL] button several
times to make it go dark.
For more about using Split, refer to p. 15.
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Playing two layered sounds (Dual)
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Use the "Dual" function when you want to play two tones layered.
For example, you might use this to play a piano tone layered with a strings
tone.
1.
Press the [SPLIT/DUAL] button several times to make it
blink.
Dual is turned on.
2.
To turn Dual off, press the [SPLIT/DUAL] button several
times to make it go dark.
Registering Favorite Sounds or
Performances to a Button (FAVORITE)
"Favorites" store settings for frequently used tones and performances,
allowing you to recall them by simply pressing a button.
Favorites store the number of the patch or performance.
After editing a patch or performance, you can store it in user memory and
then register it as a favorite.
Use the [0] to [9] buttons to register tones or switch to tones.
To switch to a tone in Favorites, the [FAVORITE/NUMERIC] button must be
turned on.
When you register a tone in Favorites, the [FAVORITE/NUMERIC] button
may be off.
MEMO
. The ten Favorites, 0 to 9 comprise a Set. You can assign up to ten Sets.
. A Set with Favorites 0 to 9 is registered to a "BANK. "
NOTE
. To assign keyboard settings, such as tones or split to Favorites, you
must first save them.
. For more information about saving, see "Saving Patch or Performance
Settings (WRITE)" (p. 27).

Registering Frequently Used Tones

You can register frequently used tones or settings that have multiple tones,
such as Split and Dual, to the ten buttons [0] to [9]. This enables you to
switch to those tones or settings immediately, at the touch of a button.
1.
Select a performance or a patch to register.
2.
Hold down the [FAVORITE/NUMERIC] button and press
the [1] button.
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The selected performance or patch is now registered to FAVORITE 0-1.