Roland XP-10 Manuals

Manuals and User Guides for Roland XP-10. We have 2 Roland XP-10 manuals available for free PDF download: Owner's Manual, Service Notes

Roland XP-10 Owner's Manual (99 pages)

multitimbral synthesizer

Brand: Roland | Category: Synthesizer | Size: 5.95 MB

Main Features
3
Conventions in this Manual
4
The General MIDI System and GS Format
4
Important Notes: Power Supply
5
Important Notes: Placement
5
Important Notes: Maintenance
5
Important Notes: Memory Backup
5
Contents
6
Front Panel Descriptions
11
Side Panel Descriptions
12
Rear Panel Descriptions
12
Connections
13
AC Adaptor Jack
13
Output Jacks
13
Turning the Power On/Off
14
Basic Operation
14
Listening to the Demo Songs
14
Sing Titles and Profiles of the Composers
15
Adjusting the Pitch to Other Instruments(Tuning)
15
Trying out the Tunes
16
Selecting a Preset Tone
16
Selecting a User Tone
16
Quick Selection of Tones While You Play
17
Selection of Tones: Selecting Parts
17
Playing a Drum Set
17
Selecting a Drum Set
18
Playing Two Tones from the Keyboard (Keyboard Mode)
19
Selecting Keyboard Mode
19
Selecting Tones and Drum Sets
19
Changing the X-Dual Controller
20
Setting the Split Point
20
About Maximum Polyphony
21
Turning the Arpeggiator On/Off
21
Creating an Arpeggio Pattern
21
Arpeggiator Parameters You Can Set
21
Changing the Arpeggiator Pattern
23
Changing the Arpeggiator Pattern While You Play
24
Add Richness and Space (Chorus) / Add Reverberance (Reverb) to the Sound
25
Changing the Chorus/Reverb Type
25
Adjusting the Chorus/Reverb Depth for the Tones of All Parts
25
Adjusting the Chorus/Reverb Depth for the Tone of an Individual Part
25
Playing Single-Note Lines (Solo)
26
Creating Smooth Pitch Changes between Notes (Portamento Time)
26
Adjusting How Your Keyboard Playing Dynamics Affect the Volume (Velocity Sensitivity)
26
When to Use Transposition (Transpose and Key Shift)
27
Setting the Amount of Transposition(Transpose)
27
Setting the Transposition for a Specific Part (Key Shift)
27
Raising and Lowering the Pitch in Real Time (Pitch Bend)
28
Modifying the Sound in Real Time While You Play
28
Using Ther Modulation Lever to Modify the Sound
28
Setting the Function of the Modulation Lever
28
Setting the Depth of the Modulation Lever Effect
29
Using a Pedal to Modify the Sound
29
Setting the Function of the Pedal
29
Setting the Depth of the Pedal Effect
29
Using the Combination Palette Sliders to Modify the Sound
30
Functions Assignable to the Combination Palette Sliders
30
Setting the Function of the Combination Palette Sliders
30
About the XP 10'S Controllers
30
Selecting an Entirely Different Set of XP-10 Settings While You Play (Performance)
31
Selecting a Performance
31
Storing a Performance
32
Changing from Equal Temperament to Pure Temperament or an Arabic Scale (Scale Tune)
32
Make Scale Tune Settings
33
Turning Scale Tune On/Off
33
What Aspects of a Tone Can be Modified?
34
Creating a Tone
34
Saving a Modified Tone
35
What Aspects of a Drum Set Can be Modified?
35
Creating a Drum Set
36
Saving a Modified Drum Set
36
Restoring All Settings to the Factory Condition (Factory Preset)
37
Restoring Specific Types of Settings to the Factory Condition
37
Restoring the GS Initial Settings (GS Reset)
38
Using Two or more Parts to Create an Ensemble(Multitimbral Operation)
39
MIDI Channels
39
MIDI Messages Used by the XP-10
39
Selecting Sounds Via MIDI: Selecting Sounds on Another Device Using the XP-10
40
Selecting Sounds Via MIDI: Selecting XP-10 Tones/Drum Sets Using Another Device
42
Using a Sequencer to Create an Ensemble
43
MIDI Sequencer: Connections
43
MIDI Sequencer: Turning the Power On/Off
43
Using the XP-10 Panel Button to Control Sequencer Start/Stop
43
MIDI Sequencer: Recording Procedure
44
Turn off the XP-10'S Local Control
44
Local Control Setting
45
Turn the Sequencer's Thru Function on
45
Set/Check the Keyboard Transmit Channel
45
Turn on the Tone Change Receive Switch
45
Playing Back with the same Setup as When Recording
46
Recording the Performance Settings
47
Recording each Part
47
Cautions When Playing Back the Song You Recorded
47
Setting the System Exclusive Receive Switch
48
Transposing the Playback of a Song You Recorded(Master Key Shaft)
48
Adding Other MIDI Sound Sources: Connections
48
Setting the XP-10 Transmit Channel
48
Using the XP-10 as a General MIDI System/Gs Format Compatible Sound Source
49
Playing Back Roland SMF Music Data
49
What Is General MIDI Setup Data?
50
What Is GS Setup Data?
50
Transmitting General MIDI Setup/Gs Setup Data
51
Returning from General MIDI System/Gs Format Back to Synthesizer Operation
52
Using a Desktop Music System to Create an Ensemble
53
Desktop: Two Methods of Connection
53
Desktop: Connections Using MIDI Cables
53
Desktop: Connections Using a Computer Cable
54
Desktop: Turning the Power On/Off
55
Before You Use Your Sequencing Software
55
Desktop: XP-10 Settings and Recording Procedure
55
Preventing Notes of an Important Part from Being Cut off
56
The Maximum Number of Simultaneous Notes
56
The Priority Order of Parts
56
Voice Reserve Settings
56
Using a Sequencer or Computer to Save XP-10 Settings (Bulk Dump)
57
Types of XP-10 Data that Can be Transmitted
57
Saving the Transmitted Data
57
Re-Transmitting the Saved Data Back to the XP-10 (Bulk Load)
58
Set the Device ID Number and the System Exclusive Receiver Switch
58
List of Functions
59
List of Performance Parameters
59
List of Settings Applying to the Entire XP-10 (System Setup)
62
Troubleshooting
63
Error Messages
65
Computer Cable Wiring Diagram
66
Parameter List
67
Performance List
69
Tone List
71
Drum Set List
74
Arpeggio Style List
78
MIDI Implementation
79
MIDI Implementation Chart
92
Index
93
Main Specifications
95

Roland XP-10 Service Notes (17 pages)

Multitimbral

Brand: Roland | Category: Synthesizer | Size: 5.47 MB

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