Roland JD-XA - Using Step Recording to Input Data; Initializing the Arpeggio; Playing a Preview

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Arpeggio
6. Using the [01]–[16] buttons, turn “On” the button of each step that you want to input.
5 If you once again press a button that is “O n ,” it turns “O.”
5 You can’t turn “On” a step that is beyond the specied number of steps.
5 If you want to use the [01]–[16] buttons to work with step 17 and later, hold down the [Shift] button and press the [02] button to change the step
range. To return to working with steps 1–16, hold down the [Shift] button and press the [01] button.
Entering a TIE
If you press the [Enter] button, the velocity indication becomes “TIE.”
By holding down the [Enter] button and turning a [01]–[16] button “O n ,” you can enter a “TIE” at the specied step.
7. Press the [Exit] button several times to return to the top screen.
Using Step Recording to Input Data
1. Hold down the [Shift] button and press the [Arpeggio] button.
The ARPEGGIO screen appears without changing the arpeggio on/o status.
2. Use the cursor [
K
] [
J
] buttons to select “Pattern Edit,” and press the [Enter] button.
3. Use the cursor [
K
] [
J
] buttons to select “End Step,” and specify the number of steps.
4. Press the [Step REC] button to make it light.
5. Play once on the keyboard.
The note is recorded in step 1; you automatically advance to the next step and the [02] button blinks.
If you select multiple notes, a chord is recorded.
6. Repeat step 5 and record until the “End Step.”
5 If you want to erase data from a step (or enter a rest), press the [Erase] button.
5 If you want to enter a tie, press the [Enter] button.
5 If you want to change the step that you’re recording, press one of the [01]–[16] buttons.
If you want to use the [01]–[16] buttons to work with step 17 and later, hold down the [Shift] button and press the [02] button to change the step
range.
To return to working with steps 1–16, hold down the [Shift] button and press the [01] button.
7. Press the [Step REC] button to nish step recording.
8. Press the [Exit] button several times to return to the top screen.
Initializing the Arpeggio
In the ARP EDIT screen, you can hold down the [Shift] button and press the [Program Select] button to initialize the arpeggio.
Initialize the arpeggio if you want to start working from a blank condition.
Playing a Preview
In the ARP EDIT screen, press the [Play] button to audition the arpeggio that you’ve input.
Press the [Play] button once again to stop.