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Roland XPS-60 Startup Manual

Roland XPS-60 Startup Manual

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Panel descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Top panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Basic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Rear panel (connecting your equipment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Basic structure of the XPS-60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Turning the power on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Selecting a scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
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Changing the key range in octaves (OCTAVE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Playing arpeggios (ARPEGGIO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Playing chords (CHORD MEMORY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Playing the drum sounds (DRUMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Playing back the step sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Playing back the step sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Step sequencer: basic operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Playing back the rhythm patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Selecting and playing back a rhythm pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Changing the tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Playing back audio files (audio player) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Assigning audio files to pads for playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Startup Guide (this document)
Read this first. It explains the basic things you need to know in order to use the XPS-60.
PDF manual (download from Roland website)
¹ Reference Manual
This explains how to operate all the functions and parameters of
this instrument.
¹ Parameter Guide
This explains about the parameters of the unit.
¹ Sound List
This is a list of the sounds built into the unit.
¹ Roland Cloud User's Guide
This explains how to use tone files from Roland Cloud with this
instrument.
¹ MIDI Implementation
This is detailed information about MIDI messages.
Before using this unit, carefully read "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (the leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and the Startup Guide (p. 21,
p. 22)). After reading, keep the document(s) where it will be available for immediate reference.
© 2024 Roland Corporation
Installing a Wave Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Uninstalling a Wave Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Selecting tones you've added . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Importing and playing samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Importing audio files (samples) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Recalling a sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Operating the menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Changing the auto off setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Import/export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Importing tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Importing scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Exporting tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Exporting scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
USING THE UNIT SAFELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
IMPORTANT NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Main specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
To obtain the PDF manual
1 .
Visit the following website on your computer.
https://www .roland .com/manuals/
á
2 .
Choose "XPS-60" as the product
name.
XPS-60
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Panel descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Adding more tones to the XPS-60 (EXPANSION) . . . . . . . . . 14 Top panel .

  • Page 2: Panel Descriptions

    [CHORD] button Press to use this instrument as a controller for your DAW. Turns the chord memory function on/off (p. 10). For details, refer to the “Reference Manual” (Roland website). [KNOB ASSIGN] button [MENU] (KEY TOUCH) button When this button is pressed, you can control the functions that Shows the menu screen (p.
  • Page 3 Panel descriptions [FAVORITE] button [ó] (STEP) button Turns the favorite function on/off. Press this to record to the step sequencer (p. 11). If you press this button while holding down the [SHIFT] button, [BANK] (NUMERIC) button the instrument switches to STEP REC/TR-REC mode. When this button is on (lit), you can use the [1]–[16] buttons to [ERASE] button select a favorite bank.

  • Page 4: Basic Operation

    For details, refer to the “Reference Manual” (Roland website). NOTE Never turn off the power or remove the USB flash drives while the screen indicates “Now Writing...

  • Page 5: Rear Panel (Connecting Your Equipment)

    Panel descriptions Rear panel (connecting your equipment) * To prevent malfunction and equipment failure, always turn down the External audio player volume, and turn off all the units before making any connections. Headphones Speakers Computer with built-in amplifiers Cord hook A B C D E USB flash drive AC adaptor...

  • Page 6: Overview

    Overview Basic structure of the XPS-60 Controllers XPS-60 XPS-60 These components send performance data to the sound generator, such Sound generator section Sound generator section System effects System effects as when you press/release keys, press the hold pedal and so on.

  • Page 7: Playing

    Playing Turning the power on/off Selecting a scene * Before turning the unit on/off, always be sure to turn the volume down. Even with the volume turned down, you might hear some Move the cursor to the scene. sound when switching the unit on/off. However, this is normal * When you select a scene that’s set for single, split, dual or Super and does not indicate a malfunction.

  • Page 8: Changing The Playing Feel Of The Keyboard (Key Touch)

    You can also adjust the key touch in greater detail, or make the keys play at a constant volume regardless of how hard you play them. For details, refer to the “Parameter Guide” (Roland website). Value -5 (G)–0 (C)–+6 (F#)

  • Page 9: Changing The Key Range In Octaves (Octave)

    Hold Switch to “ON”. You can assign various functions to the [1]–[4] knobs. ¹ Refer to the “Parameter Guide” (Roland website) for more Press the [KNOB ASSIGN] button to control the Knob 1–4 information on the parameters to configure in the ARPEGGIO parameters that are assigned to the [1]–[4] knobs.

  • Page 10: Playing Chords (Chord Memory)

    Press the [1], [2], or [16] button. Use the value dial to select a drum kit. MEMO For a list of drum kits, refer to the “Sound List” (Roland website). Press a key. Move the cursor to “Form” and use the value dial to select the chord form.

  • Page 11: Playing Back The Step Sequencer

    This data is recorded in and played back from tracks 1–R, which correspond to parts 1–R. MEMO For details on how to record to the step sequencer, refer to the “Reference Manual” (Roland website). Track 1 Track 2 Track 3...

  • Page 12: Playing Back The Rhythm Patterns

    (SYSTEM) or the tempo stored in the scene (SCENE). Selects the drum kit used to play the rhythm pattern. For details, refer to the “Parameter Guide” (Roland website). Ø For a list of drum kits, refer to the “Sound list”...

  • Page 13: Playing Back Audio Files (Audio Player)

    Pitch Link to the same value. OFF (default), ON Format the USB flash drive on the XPS-60 (p. 16). When this is ON, if you change the Speed setting of one pad, the Speed setting of the other pads Speed Link changes to the same value.

  • Page 14: Adding More Tones To The Xps-60 (Expansion)

    You can install Wave Expansion and other tone files that you’ve downloaded on the XPS-60, and add them as expansion tones. Sound files are available via Roland Cloud. See the “Roland Cloud User’s Guide” (Roland website) for details on how to get tone files.

  • Page 15: Importing And Playing Samples

    * The display shows “Import Sample Completed!” when importing is done. Format the USB flash drive on the XPS-60 (p. 16). * If the user memory is full, the message “Import Error!” appears, and the data cannot be imported. If this happens, delete any unneeded samples.

  • Page 16: Operating The Menu

    [WRITE] button to save the settings. button. MEMO When formatting is complete, the message “Completed” appears. Refer to the “Reference Manual” (Roland website) for details on how to save the settings. USB flash drive folder architecture Changing the auto off setting...

  • Page 17: Import/Export

    * Samples included in user tones are stored in the user sample area. When [E5] with SAMPLE You can import tones that you’ve exported from another XPS-60 into the user sample area is full, the message this instrument as additional tones.

  • Page 18: Exporting Tones

    Operating the menu Importing scenes into the XPS-60 Exporting tones You can export the user tone data to a SVZ file. On the UTILITY screen, move the cursor to “IMPORT SCENE” and press the [ENTER] button. Connect a USB flash drive.

  • Page 19: Returning To The Factory Settings (Factory Reset)

    “Completed. Turn off the power. ” . To save the current settings, be sure to use the backup function Turn the power of the XPS-60 off and then on again. before restoring the unit to its factory settings. For details on how to back up the data in this instrument, refer to the “Reference...

  • Page 20: Troubleshooting

    Turn the partial switch on. For details, refer to the “Parameter Guide” (Roland website). The part might be muted. Turn the mute switch off (p. 11). For details, refer to the “Reference Manual” (Roland website). Check the effect on/off settings.

  • Page 21: Using The Unit Safely

    If you remove the screw from the a stand that is recommended by combination with specific stands ground terminal, be sure to replace (*2) manufactured by Roland. If Roland. it; don’t leave it lying around where used in combination with other...

  • Page 22: Important Notes

    IMPORTANT NOTES ¹ Copyright (c) 2024 , Roland Corporation Power Supply Intellectual Property Right (https://www.roland.com) with Reserved ¹ Place the AC adaptor so that the side with ¹ It is forbidden by law to make an audio Font Name <Roboto>...
  • Page 23 IMPORTANT NOTES ¹ Roland is either registered trademarks or PERMISSION & CONDITIONS Permission is hereby granted, free of trademarks of Roland Corporation in the charge, to any person obtaining a copy United States and/or other countries. of the Font Software, to use, study, copy, ¹...

  • Page 24: Main Specifications

    Keyboard Stand: KS-11Z, KS-13, KS-20X Options (sold separately) Pedal Switch: DP series, Expression Pedal: EV-5 * This document explains the specifications of the product at the time that the document was issued. For the latest information, refer to the Roland website.

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