Roland XP-80 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
[SOUND LIST] / [TEMPO/BEAT]
The function of this button changes depending on the
selected mode.
SOUND LIST: Opens the Sound List window when a
sound source mode display is up.
TEMPO/BEAT: Press this button for selecting a tempo
track or beat track when a Sequencer mode display is
up. If you have temporarily modified the tempo and
wish to play back the song with its initial tempo, press
it while holding down [SHIFT].
[a/b/c/d] / [PATTERN]
The function of this button changes depending on the
mode on display.
a/b/c/d: Select a subgroup (a/b/c/d) when selecting
a Patch/Performance/Rhythm Set using the
Bank/Number method.
PATTERN: Select a Pattern when a Sequencer mode
display is up.
[LOCATE]
This button opens the Locate window to specify and
move the locate position.
[UNDO/REDO]
Press this button to restore a modified value to its pre-
vious (pre-modified) state, or when cancelling record-
ing or a currently executing operation. Pressing this
button again will restart the recording/operation.
G.
BANK [1]–[8], NUMBER [1]–[8] / TRACK / PART
[1]–[16]
The functions of these buttons change depending on
the display which is showing.
Play display of a sound source mode: Selects a
Patch/Performance/Rhythm Set with the Bank
/Number method. Use BANK [1]–[8] buttons to select
a bank and NUMBER [1]–[8] buttons to select a num-
ber.
Performance edit display: Use TRACK/PART [1]–[16]
buttons to select the Part to be modified.
Patch edit display: TRACK/PART [1]–[4] buttons
(TONE SWITCH) are used to switch a Tone on/off.
Use TRACK/PART [5]–[8] buttons (TONE SELECT) to
select the Tone to be modified.
Rhythm Set edit display: Use TRACK/PART [5]–[8]
buttons (TONE SELECT) to select the note of the key-
board to be modified.
Sequencer mode: Use TRACK/PART [1]–[16] buttons
to select a phrase track or Part. During song play-
back/recording, these buttons can be used to switch
between the Play and Mute of a phrase track.
H.
[l], [r], [u], [d] (Cursor buttons)
Move the cursor (black box) with these.
[INC], [DEC]
Use these buttons to modify values. If you keep on
holding down one button and pressing the other, the
value change accelerates. If you press one of these but-
tons while holding down [SHIFT], the value will
change in bigger increments.
I. SEQUENCER section
The buttons in this section are used for playback and
recording of the XP-80’s sequencer.
[REC]
Press this to begin recording.
BEAT indicator
This blinks in sync with the tempo and beat of the
song.
[LOOP]
Press this to turn Loop Play and Loop Recording
on/off.
[BWD]
Press this to “rewind” a song. Pressing this button
while holding down [SHIFT] moves you right back to
the beginning of the song. If you hold down this but-
ton as you press [FWD], the song will “rewind” faster.
[STOP/PLAY]
Press this button to start or stop playback of the song.
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SEQUENCER
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BWD FWDSTOP/PLAY
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DEC INC
VALUE
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