Roland XP-80 - Chapter 1. An overview of the XP-80; XP-80 configuration; Basic configuration; Classification of XP-80 sound types

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Add rhythmic ‘feel’ to the songs
The Groove Quantize function allows you to add a rhythmic ‘feel’ to your song by putting in
accents and changing timing for a more human or natural feel. You can easily vary the playing
‘feel’ by selecting different templates of different musical styles. Here’s how you can use
Groove Quantize with the “21:QTZ_GRV!.SVQ(Try Groove)” contained in the demo disk.
No. File name Song name
21 QTZ_GRV!.SVQ Try Groove
<Procedure>
❶ Insert the demo disk into the disk drive.
❷ Press [SEQUENCER].
❸ Make sure that the cursor is located at the song number, and press the numeric key [2] and [1]
to select “21:QTZ_GRV!.SVQ(Try Groove).”
If the cursor is elsewhere, move it using [u] or [d], then select the song.
❹ Press [STOP/PLAY] to play back the song.
Check the song’s rhythm before performing Groove Quantize.
❺ Press [F2] (Quantiz).
The message “This Song is not Internal Song. Load anyway?” will be displayed.
❻ Press [F5] (OK) to load the song into internal memory.
❼ Press [F3] (Groove).
The Groove Quantize display (SEQ/Quantize) will appear.
❽ Press [STOP/PLAY] to audition the song (Preview).
❾ Make sure that the cursor is positioned at the “Template Number,” and turn the VALUE dial to
select a template from PRE:001–PRE:071.
If the cursor is elsewhere, move it using [u], then select the template.
As you switch templates, you’ll notice the rhythmic ‘feel’ also changes.
✳ If you select a number from USER:001–USER:016 before loading a user groove template,
Groove Quantize will not work.
❿ To end preview, press [STOP/PLAY] again.
Try out some user groove templates
In addition to the templates stored in the XP-80’s memory (PRE:001–PRE:071), you can also
select user groove templates for Groove quantization. User groove templates are those you can
manipulate for a Groove Quantize based on the feel of any songs you like.
The demo disk contains a user groove template file (U_TEMPLA.SVT) that holds 16 different
user groove templates. This lets you access various user groove templates covering different
musical categories. Load “21:QTZ_GRV!.SVQ (Try Groove)” into the XP-80’s memory and try it
out.
<Procedure>
❶ Insert the demo disk into the disk drive.
❷ Press [SEQUENCER].
❸ Make sure that the cursor is positioned at the song number, and press the numeric key [2] and
[1] to select “QTZ_GRV!.SVQ(Try Groove).”
If the cursor is elsewhere, move it using [u] or [d], then select a song.