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Roland XP-50 Owner's Manual (187 pages)

Music workstation

Brand: Roland | Category: Musical Instrument | Size: 12.48 MB

Contents
3
Safety Instructions
4
Power Supply
5
Placement
5
Memory Backup
5
Before Using Disks
5
Additional Precautions
6
Conventions in this Manual
6
Features
7
Front Panel
8
Side Panel
9
Rear Panel
10
Make Connections
11
Turn the Power on
12
To Turn the Power off
12
Play the Sounds
13
Select and Play Patches
13
Play Percussion Sounds from the Keyboard
13
Try out the Performance Functions
14
Velocity/Aftertouch
14
Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever
14
Hold Pedal
14
Try out the Demo Disk
15
Listen to the Demo Songs
15
Using the RPS Function During Song Playback
15
Using the RPS Function to Play Various Patterns
16
Record a Song
17
Before You Begin Recording
17
Part Order for Recording
17
Select a Performance
17
Record the Drums Using Realtime Recording
18
View the Recorded Data
20
Record the Bass Using Step Recording
21
Record the Melody Using Realtime Recording
23
Save Your New Song
24
Format a Disk
24
Save Your Song to Disk
25
Creat an Appropriate Performance for the Song
26
Select a Different Patch for the Melody
26
Assign a New Name to the Performance
26
Storing the Performance
27
Basic Organization
35
Units of Sound
35
Tones
35
Patches
35
Number of Simultaneous Voices
36
Rhythm Set
36
How a Patch Uses Notes
36
Note Priority in Performance Mode / Voice Reserve
36
Memory and Data Storage
37
Temporary Memory
37
Rewritable Memory
37
Disk
37
Non-Rewritable Memory
38
Preset Memory
38
Wave Expansion Board
38
About the Effects
39
How the Three Effect Units Are Connected
39
EFX, Chorus, and Reverb in Patch Mode
39
EFX, Chorus, and Reverb in Performance Mode
39
About the Sequencer
41
Songs
41
How Tracks Are Organized
41
Phrase Tracks/Tempo Track/Beat Track/Pattern Track
41
Operational Procedures
42
Switching Modes
42
Performance Mode
42
System Mode
42
Basic Operations
43
Function Buttons
43
Cursor Buttons
44
Modifying a Value
44
Moving between Display Pages
44
INC Button / DEC Button
44
Alpha-Dial
45
Numeric Keys
45
Undo (Restoring the Previous Value)
45
Assigning a Name
46
The Help Function
46
Using the Numeric Keys
46
Convenient Functions
46
Operations While You Play
47
Playing in Patch Mode
47
Playing a Performance Mode
47
Turning a Tone On/Off
47
Playing in Rhythm Set Mode
48
Turning each Part On/Off
48
Select a Rhythm Set
48
Turning Effects on / off
49
Transposing the Keyboard in Octave Units
49
Turning off "Stuck" Notes (the Panic Function)
49
Transposing the Keyboard in Semitone Steps
49
Sound Editing Procedure
50
Editing a Patch
50
Listen to the Sound of each Tone
50
Turn off the Effects
50
Storing a Patch that You Modify (Write)
51
Editing a Rhythm Set
51
Editing a Performance
52
Modifying the Patch Assigned to a Part in the Performance
52
Explanation of the Sound Source Parameters
53
Patch Parameters
53
Common Group
53
Patch Clock
53
KEY RANG (Key Range)
54
STRUCT (Structure)
54
Lower (Velocity Range Lower)/Upper (Velocity Range Upper)
54
Cross Fade (Velocity Cross Fade)
54
Effects Group
55
Booster (Booster Gain)
55
Output
55
Patch EFX Prm/Patch EFX out
55
Patch EFX CTEL (Patch EFX Control)
56
Patch Chorus
56
Patch Reverb
56
Control Group
57
Key Mode & Bender (Key Assign Mode & Bender)
57
Portamento
57
Rx Switch (Receive Switch)
57
Damper
58
Peak & Hold
58
Control Source
58
Wave Group
59
Control 1-3
59
FXM (Frequency Cross Modulation)
59
Tone Delay
59
LFO Group
60
Time (Tone Delay Time)
60
Pitch Group
61
LFO Depth 1:2
61
TVF Group
62
PCH Envelope (Pitch Envelope)
62
PCH Time ENV (Pitch Time Envelope)
62
Keyfollow (Pitch Key Follow)
62
TVA Group
63
TVF Velocity
63
TVF Time ENV (TVF Time Envelope)
63
TVF Envelope
63
Bias
64
Pan Modulate
64
TVA Time ENV (TVA Time Envelope)
64
TVA Envelope
64
Performance Parameters
65
Perform Clock
65
Perform Common
65
Output Assign (Output Assign / Output Level)
65
Perform EFX Type (EFX Type)
66
Perform EFX PRM (Performance EFX Parameters)
66
Perform EFX out (Performance EFX Output)
66
Perform EFX CTRL (Performance EFX Control)
66
MIDI Group
67
Perform Chorus
67
Perform Reverb
67
Channel (MIDI Channel) / Rx (Receive Switch)
67
Part Group
68
Rxswitch (Receive Switch)
68
Patch
68
Setting
68
INFO (Information) Group
69
Reserve (Voice Reserve)
69
Rhythm Set Parameters
70
Control / Bend Range
71
Mute Group
72
PCH Velocity
72
Velocity Sens (Pitch Envelope Velocity Sensitivity)
72
Velocity Time (Pitch Elvelope Time Velocity Sensitivity)
72
PCH Envelope
73
Filter
73
Random (Random Pan Depth)
74
Alternate (Alternate Pan Depth)
74
EFX Effect Types
75
Stereo-EQ (Stereo Equalizer)
75
Overdrive
75
Distortion
75
Phaser
76
Spectrum
76
Enhancer
76
Auto-Wah
76
Rotary
77
Compressor
77
Limiter
77
Hexa-Chorus
78
Tremolo-Chorus
78
Space-D
78
Stereo-Chorus
78
Stereo-Flanger
79
Step-Flanger
79
Stereo-Delay
80
Modulation-Delay
80
Triple-Tap-Delay
81
Quadruple-Tap-Delay
81
Time-Control-Delay
82
2Voice-Pitch-Shifter
82
FBK-Pitch-Shifter (Feedback Pitch Shifter)
83
Reverb
83
Gate-Reverb
83
Overdrive - Chorus
84
Overdrive - Flanger
84
Overdrive - Delay
84
Distortion - Chorus
85
Distortion - Flanger
85
Distortion - Delay
85
Enhancer - Chorus / Enhancer - Flanger / Enhancer - Delay
85
Chorus - Delay
86
Flanger - Delay
86
Chorus - Flanger
86
Chorus/Delay
87
Flanger/Delay
87
Chorus/Flanger
87
System Settings
88
Keyboard Settings
88
Pedal 1/2 Assign
88
C1/2 Assign (C1/2 Slider Assign)
88
Pedal Output/ Pedal Polarity
89
CYS-CTRL Assign (System Control Assign)
89
Hold (Hold Control Source)
89
Perform MIDI (Performance MIDI)
89
Patch MIDI
90
GM Mode MIDI
90
SYS-EXC MIDI (Exclusive MIDI)
90
Bank-Sel Group (Bank Select Group)
90
Sequencer Group (Sequencer-Related Settings)
91
Seq Mode (Sequencer Mode)
91
Seq Rec Switch (Sequencer Recording Switch)
91
Microscope
91
Tune Group
92
PGM CNG (Program Change) Group
92
Transmit PC (Transmit Program Change)
92
Battery Check
92
Recording and Playing Back
93
Quick Play and Pattern Playback
93
Muting Part of the Playback
93
Playing Back a Pattern
94
Muting the Tempo Track
94
Register Songs for Playback
94
Change the Tempo
94
MIDI Update Function
95
Before You Begin Recording
96
Recording Methods
96
When Recording an Ensemble-Type Song
96
Erasing the Song from Internal Memory (Initialize)
96
Realtime Recording
97
Set the Time Signature
97
Record on a Phrase Track
97
Make Settings for Recording
97
The Quantize Display
98
Resolution
98
Strength (Grid Quantize Strength)
98
Rate (Shuffle Quantize Rate)
98
Recording in the Pattern Track
99
Recording Tempo Changes
99
Deleting Unwanted Data While You Listen to Playback (Realtime Erase)
99
Pin/Out Display
99
Step Recording
100
Input Notes into the Phrase Track
100
If You Are Creating a New Song
100
Settings for Step Recording
100
Inputting Notes into a Pattern
101
Assigning a Pattern to a Phrase Track
101
Inputting Various Types of Notes
101
Assigning the Pattern
102
If You Input the Wrong Data
102
Song Edit
103
Track Edit
103
Specifying the Editing Area
103
Using Measure Numbers to Specify the Editing Area
103
Track Editing Functions
104
Erase
104
Delete
104
Copy
104
Insert (Insert Measure)
105
TRNSPOS (Transpose)
105
Measure (Measure / Destination Measure)
105
Status (Target Status)
105
CHG VEL (Change Velocity)
106
CHG CH (Change MIDI Channel)
106
CHG GT (Change Gate Time)
106
Magnify (Velocity Magnify)
106
Merge
107
Extract
107
Target (Target Track)
107
Destination (Destination Track)
107
SHIFT (Shift Clock)
108
THIN (Data Thin)
108
Mode (Extract Mode)
108
Channel (Target Channel)
108
XCHANGE (Exchange)
109
Quantization
110
Grid Quantize Parameters
110
Shuffle Quantize
111
Groove Quantize
111
Microscope Edit
113
Viewing the Recording Messages
113
Selecting the Types of Message for Viewing
113
Modifying the Parameters of Messages Recorded in a Phrase Track
113
Modifying Tempo Change Data
114
Modifying the Parameters of Messages Recorded in the Beat Track
114
Modifying Messages Other than Exlusive Message
114
Modifying Exclusive Messages
114
Inserting a Message
115
Erasing a Message
115
Moving a Message
115
Messages that Can be Inserted into the Tempo Track
115
Copying and Placing a Message
116
Convenient Sequencer Functions
117
The Locate Function
117
The Loop Function
117
Setting a Locate Mark/Jumping to a Locate Mark
117
Naming a Song
118
Phrase Track Data and Settings
118
Loop Parameters
118
Loop Playback
118
Track Info (Track Information)
119
Track Monitor
119
Song Init (Song Initialize)
119
Data Reduce/Time Fit
119
Utility Functions
120
Write
120
When You Press the Utility Button in Patch Mode
120
When You Press the Utility Button in Rhythm Set Mode
120
Load
121
Save
121
Sound
121
When You Select Copy from Performance Mode/From Patch Mode
121
INIT (Initialize)
122
XFEP (Data Transfer)
122
When You Select Copy from Rhythm Set Mode
122
Transmittion Data to an External MIDI Device
122
Transmitting Sound Source Data to the Internal Song
123
Transmitting Data to User Memory
123
PRTECT (Protect)
124
Format
124
Backup
124
Verify/Volume (Change Volume Name)
124
Rename
125
Info (Song Information)
125
The RPS Function
126
Assigning a SEQ Set to each Key
126
RPS Function Parameters
126
Phrase Sequence
126
Chain Play
128
Creating a Chain
128
Saving a Chain to Disk
128
Loading a Chain File
129
Playing Back a Chain File
129
Entering GM Mode
130
Initializing GM Mode
130
Playing Back a GM Score
130
Muting a Specific Part
130
Convenient Functions in GM Mode (GM Utility)
131
Copy Effects Settings
131
Transmitting GM Mode Settings
131
GM Mode Parameters
132
GM EFX Output
132
GM Chorus
132
GM Reverb
132
Using External MIDI Devices
134
Using the Unit to Control External MIDI Devices
134
Controlling the Unit from an External MIDI Device
135
Playing the Unit's Sound Source from an External MIDI Device
135
Selecting Sounds Fromi an External MIDI Device
135
Selecting Patches/Performances/Rhythm Sets
135
Synchronization with External Equipment
136
Synchronizing an External Sequencer to the Unit's Sequencer
136
Synchronizing the Unit's Sequencer to an External Sequencer
136
Recording a Song from an External Sequencer into the Unit Sequencer
136
Troubleshooting
137
No Sound When You Play the Keyboard
137
Pitch Is Incorrect
137
Cannot Record a Song
137
Error Messages
138
Quick Reference of Procedures
140
Parameter List
146
Pitch Parameters
146
Groove Quantize Template List
158
Factory Preset Settings
160
MIDI Implementation
166
MIDI Implementation Chart
180
Specifications
182
Index
183

Roland XP-50 Quick Start Manual (186 pages)

Brand: Roland | Category: Musical Instrument | Size: 8.69 MB

Roland XP-50 Service Notes (28 pages)

Brand: Roland | Category: Electronic Keyboard | Size: 7.25 MB

Table of Contents
1
Specifications
1
General View
1
Location of Control
2
Exploded View
3
Parts List
4
Keyboard Parts List
6
Keyboard Disassembly
7
Attachig the PCB
7
Required Parts
7
Attaching the Chassis Brace
8
Replacing the Key
8
Identifying the Version Number
10
User Data Save and Load
10
Factory Preset
10
Versio up the Flash Rom
10
Test Mode
11
How to Enter the Test Mode
11
How to Exit the Test Mode
11
Memory Test
12
Bender and Modulation Adjust
12
A/D Test
13
EXP Test
14
SW and LED Test
14
LCD Test
15
MIDI Test
15
DISK Test
16
Sound Test
16
Block Diagram
17
Main Board
18
Apparatus Containing Lithium Batteries
18
Circuit Diagram (Main)
19
Exp Board
21
Circuit Diagram (Exp)
21
Side Panel Board
22
Encoder Board
22
Circuit Diagram
22
Switch Board
23
Circuit Diagram (Switch)
23
PS Board
24
Circuit Diagram (PS, Trans)
24
Change Information
25
Service Notes
26
Errata and Supplement
26

Roland XP-50 Supplemental Notes (2 pages)

Brand: Roland | Category: Musical Instrument | Size: 0.05 MB

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