Roland XP-30 - Playing the Sounds; Selecting Patches and Playing the Sounds

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Playing the Sounds
Selecting Patches and Playing the Sounds
The XP-30 contains a large number of sounds ready for you to play. The
sounds that you select and play on the XP-30 are generally called Patches.
Here’s how to select and play Patches.
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1
Press [PATCH] to make the indicator light.
The PATCH PLAY display will appear.
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2
Play the keyboard and listen to the sound.
3
To select a different Patch, turn the VALUE dial or press
[INC]/[DEC].
4
To change the Patch Group, hold down [SHIFT] and press any
key from [1] through [6] on the numeric keypad.
[SHIFT] + [1]: PR-A (Preset A)
[SHIFT] + [2]: PR-B (Preset B)
[SHIFT] + [3]: PR-C (Preset C)
[SHIFT] + [4]: PR-D (GM (General MIDI))
[SHIFT] + [5]: PR-E (Preset E)
[SHIFT] + [6]: USER (User)
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By using the Phrase
Preview function, you can
audition patches by
listening to a preset phrase
suitable for the selected
type of patch (p. 33).