Playing Audio Files (Audio Player); Assigning Audio Files To Pads And Playing Them; Audio Player Operations - Roland XPS-30 Owner's Manual

Playing Audio Files (Audio Player)

Audio files saved on a USB flash drive can be assigned to pads [1]–[8] and played
back.
Audio files that can be played
MP3
Format MPEG-1 audio layer 3
Sampling Frequency
44.1 kHz
32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320 kbps, VBR
Bit Rate
(Variable Bit Rate)
WAV/AIFF
Sampling Frequency 44.1 kHz
Bit 8, 16, 24-bit
NOTE
5 Two or more audio files can't be played simultaneously.
5 The tempo of an audio file can't be changed.

Assigning Audio Files to Pads and Playing Them

MEMO
If there are audio files in the root directory of the USB flash drive when you turn
on the power, they will automatically be assigned to the pads.
1.
Format your USB flash drive on the
XPS-30 (p. 17).
2.
Power-off the XPS-30, and
disconnect the USB flash drive.
3.
Using your computer, create a
folder inside the "SONG LIST" folder.
* Use only single-byte alphanumeric
characters in folder names.
4.
Copy the desired audio files into
the folder that you created.
5.
Connect the USB flash drive to the
XPS-30, and turn on the power.
6.
Press the [AUDIO] button.
The AUDIO PLAYER screen appears.
7.
Make settings for the audio player.
Parameter Value/Explanation
Displays the folders that are in the SONG LIST folder of the USB flash drive.
Song List
* Move the cursor to this parameter, and press the [ENTER] button to see
the SONG LIST screen which lists the folders.
Specifies the volume of the audio files.
* The Level setting is lost when you turn off the power. If you want the
Audio Level setting to be remembered even after the power is turned off, specify
the desired value in the system setting "Audio Level" (p. 16).
0–127
PAD1–8
Name Shows the audio files that are assigned to the pads.
Turns loop playback on/off.
Loop
OFF, ON
Specifies the start position for loop playback.
Start
0–(available position range)
Specifies the end position for loop playback.
End
(available position range)–end
NOTE
Loop settings can't be made for an MP3 file. If you want to make loop settings, use
your computer to convert the file to a WAV or AIFF file before you import it.
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8.
Press the [ENTER] button.
The audio files in the selected folder are automatically assigned to the pads in
descending order. For example if you choose the SONG1 folder, the files are
assigned as shown in the illustration.
MEMO
The files inside the folder are shown in alpha-numeric order, and the first eight
files are assigned.
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9.
Press one of the Pad [1]–[8].
The pad you pressed blinks, and the assigned audio file plays.
Press the pad once again to stop playback (the pad is lit).
SONG LIST folder

Audio Player Operations

SONG1
Action
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Play back
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Stop
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Move to the beginning Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press Pad [1].
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Rewind
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Fast-forward
SONG2
Loop settings (*1)
001.mp3
002.mp3
003.mp3
004.aif
005.aif
Loop a region of the
file
Adjusting the Start
point or End point (*1)
Playing the next pad
Adjusting the volume
of the Audio Player
*1: Loop settings for each audio file are automatically saved in the SONG LIST folder. If you
move an audio file to a different folder, the loop settings will be preserved by moving the
settings file (.bin) as well.
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Operation/Explanation
Press one of the Pad [1]–[8].
Press a currently-playing pad.
To resume playback from the location at which you stopped, hold
down the [AUDIO] button and press the same pad.
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and hold down Pad [2].
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and hold down Pad [3].
Press the [LOOP] button.
Looping is enabled for the currently selected pad.
The [LOOP] button lights.
Setting the Start point:
While the file plays, hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the
[LOOP] button.
Setting the End point:
Once again, hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [LOOP]
button.
Start point
Audio file
Loop region
When the End Point is set, playback repeats over the Start–End region
that you specified.
If a file with a specified loop region is played from the beginning,
it will play until the End point and then start looping over the loop
region.
* If, after specifying the loop region, you want to change the setting
so that the entire file loops, hold down the [LOOP] button and
press the pad whose setting you want to change.
Move the cursor to "Start" or "End, " and use the value dial to change
the setting.
To switch immediately:
Press one of the Pad [1]–[8].
To switch after playback has ended:
Hold down the currently-playing pad, and press the pad that you
want to play next.
Move the [PHRASE PAD] LEVEL slider.
End point