Roland XP-10 Owner's Manual

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Table of Contents

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

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