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Chapter 2. Playing the XP-10
A quick way to change the Split Point
Hold down [SPLIT] and press [EDIT] to jump directly
to the “Split Point” page. Make settings as in steps 4-5
above.
You can also quickly change the Split Point by hold-
ing down [SPLIT] and using VALUE[-]/[+] to modify
just the “Split Point” setting. When you release
[SPLIT], the previous display will reappear.
About maximum polyphony
The XP-10 is able to play up to 28 notes (28 voices)
simultaneously. However some Tones use 2 voices to
create a single Tone. Each note played on such a Tone
will use up not 1 but 2 voices of the available
polyphony. Also, when you use a Keyboard Mode
such as Dual, 2 Tones will sound simultaneously,
which means that the number of simultaneous notes
will be affected in the same way. For the number of
voices used by each Tone, refer to “Tone list” (p.71).
Turning a chord into an arpeggio
The XP-10’s arpeggiator lets you produce an arpeggio
(broken chord) simply by playing a chord. For exam-
ple if you play a C Major chord as shown below, an
arpeggio of C3, E3, G3, C3, E3, G3 ... will be produced.
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C3 E3 G3 C3 E3 G3
When the Keyboard Mode is Single /Dual/X-dual,
arpeggios can be played in all areas of the keyboard.
When the Keyboard Mode is Split, chords played in
the Lower area of the keyboard will be sounded as
arpeggios.
If you connect a pedal switch (sold separately: DP-
2/6, FS-5U etc.) and set “PEDAL Asgn” to HOLD
(refer to “Using a pedal to modify the sound” p.29),
chords played while you press the pedal will continue
being played as an arpeggio even if you release the
chord. To play another chord, release and then press
the pedal once again, and play the next chord.
* Arpeggios can be produced only by playing the XP-
10’s keyboard. It is not possible to produce arpeg-
gios with Note messages from MIDI IN.
Turning the arpeggiator on/off
Each time you press [ON/OFF], the arpeggiator will
be switched on/off.
When this is turned on, the button indicator will light,
and an arpeggio will be played when you play a
chord on the keyboard.
Creating an arpeggio pattern
There are a total of 11 parameters that can be set for
the arpeggiator, but the most important is the
“Arpeggio Style” setting. The arpeggio pattern is
largely determined by this setting.
When you select an arpeggio style, the four parame-
ters marked by an asterisk (*) in the list below will be
set automatically. This allows you to call up the most
appropriate pattern simply by selecting the arpeggio
style. After selecting the arpeggio style, you can set
Tempo and Octave Range etc. as appropriate.
Normally you will specify the pattern in this way.
If this selection is not enough to obtain the pattern
you want, modify the settings of the four parameters
marked by an asterisk (*) as desired.
* Of these four parameters, the options for “the order
in which the chord notes sound (Motif)” and “beat
pattern (Beat Ptrn)” will depend on the arpeggio
style that is selected.
Arpeggiator parameters you can set
Arpeggio style (Style)
This sets the style of the arpeggio. Select from the fol-
lowing 29 possibilities.
Settings:
1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/12, 1/16, 1/32
Select the note timing interval.
1/4 e Quarter note
rin
1/6 d e J Quarter note triplet
1/8 BY 8th note
73~
1/12 JJ) 8th note triplet
V/16 S 16th note
1/32 S 32nd note
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