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Chapter 2. Playing the XP-10
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Playing two Tones from the key-
board (Keyboard Mode)
The XP-10 lets you play two Tones or Drum Sets
simultaneously, or play different Tones or Drum Sets
with the right and left hands. This is made possible by
the Keyboard Mode setting.
What are the Keyboard Modes?
The XP-10 provides the following four Keyboard Modes.
Playing one Tone from the keyboard (Single)
This is the normal playing mode.
Playing two Tones from the keyboard (Dual)
This mode allows you to “layer” two Tones. By set-
ting the two Tones an octave apart you can create
richer sounds. (“Setting the transposition for a specific
Part (Key Shift),” p.27) By combining Tones in this
way, you can create new sounds.
Moving between two Tones as you play (X-dual)
By moving the Combination Palette Slider 1, etc. as you
play, you can gradually fade into a different Tone.
Dividing the keyboard between two Parts (Split)
You can divide the keyboard at a specified key (Split
Point) so that each area of the keyboard plays a differ-
ent Tone.
Selecting a Keyboard Mode
To select Dual, X-dual, or Split, press the correspond-
ing button [DUAL], [X-DUAL], or [SPLIT]. The indi-
cator of the selected Keyboard Mode will light.
If you once again press the button whose indicator is
lit, the indicator will go off, and you will return to the
normal playing mode (Single).
When you select Dual, X-dual, or Split, the display
will be as follows. These Keyboard Modes use two
Parts. The Part displayed in the upper line is called
the “Upper Part” and the part displayed in the lower
line is called the “Lower Part.”
Upper Part
U 1>Piano 1
L16:Strings
Lower Part
In Dual mode, the Tones of the Upper Part and the
Lower Part will sound simultaneously.
In X-dual mode, moving the Combination Palette
Slider 1 away from you will cause the sound to grad-
ually fade from the Tone of the Lower Part to the
Tone of the Upper Part.
To see how this works, refer to the following section
“Selecting Tones and Drum Sets” and combine the
Cello (Preset: 43) and the Trombone (Preset: 58) Tones.
This will help you understand how X-dual works.
* You may also use an expression pedal or
Combination Palette Slider 1 as the X-dual con-
troller (p.20).
In Split mode, the upper area of the keyboard (includ-
ing the Split Point) will play the Tone of the Upper
Part, and the lower area of the keyboard will play the
Tone of the Lower Part.
Selecting Tones and Drum Sets
To select a different Tone or Drum Set when using a
keyboard mode other than Single, use the following
procedure.
1. Use PART[ <@ ]/[ > ] to move the cursor B® to
the Part for which you want to select a Tone or Drum
Set.
2. Use the numeric keys ({1]-[0]) to select a Tone or
Drum Set ("Selecting a Preset Tone" p.16, “Selecting a
User Tone" p.16, "Selecting a Drum Set" p.18).
* The number of the Tone or Drum Set will not
appear in the display.
* Instead of the numeric keys, you can also select
Tones and Drum Sets using VALUE[-]/[+]. In this
case, skip step 3.
3. Press [ENTER] to finalize the selection.
Selecting Parts
Keyboard Modes other than Single mode use two
Parts (Upper and Lower). You can select which of the
16 Parts will be the Upper Part and which will be the
Lower Part.
1. Press [EDIT].
The indicator will light.
2. Use VALUE[-]/[+] to select “Perform Common”
and press [ENTER].
3. Press [8] several times to select “Upper Part” or
“Lower Part.”
* If you hold down [ENTER] as you press [8], you
will return to the previous item.
4. Use VALUE|-]/[+] to specify the Part (1-16).
5. Press [EDIT].
The indicator will go off, and the previous display
will reappear.
About the Part played by the keyboard in Single Mode
The section “Selecting Parts” (p.17) in “Quick selec-
tion of Tones while you play” explained how to select
the Part being played by the keyboard. When the
Keyboard Mode is Single, the Upper Part will be
played by the keyboard.
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