Roland XP-80 - Playing percussion instruments

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Selecting a Rhythm Set using numeric keys
Using numeric keys, you can direct input a desired Rhythm
Set.
<Procedure>
❶ Press [RHYTHM] to call up the Play display
(RHYTHM).
❷ Hold down [SHIFT] and press numeric keys [0]–[8] to
select a Rhythm Set group.
Rhythm Set group Numeric key
USER [SHIFT] + [0]
PR-A [SHIFT] + [1]
PR-B [SHIFT] + [2]
PR-C [SHIFT] + [3]
GM [SHIFT] + [4]
XP-A [SHIFT] + [5]
XP-B [SHIFT] + [6]
XP-C [SHIFT] + [7]
XP-D [SHIFT] + [8]
❸ Use numeric keys to input a Rhythm Set number
(001–002).
The Rhythm Set number and name are boxed, meaning the
entry has not yet been finalized.
❹ Press [ENTER] to finalize the entry.
✳ Using Digit Hold, a Rhythm Set can be selected simply
by specifying the 1’s place number (p.27).
Displaying Sound List window of a
Rhythm Set
The Sound List window for each Rhythm Set group is dis-
played so you can quickly choose a Rhythm Set.
<Procedure>
❶ Make sure that the Play display (RHYTHM) is show-
ing.
❷ Press [SOUND LIST] to display the Sound List win-
dow.
The cursor is on the currently selected Rhythm Set. (Bank
Select MSB=, LSB=) at the bottom line indicates the Bank
Select (MSB and LSB) of the current Patch.
❸ To call up another Rhythm Set group, press [F2] (-
Group) or [F3] (+Group).
✳ You can also change Rhythm Set groups by continu-
ously pressing [F5] (-10) or [F6] (+10).
❹ When selecting a Rhythm Set, turn the VALUE dial, or
press [INC]/[DEC] or cursor buttons to move the cur-
sor to the desired Rhythm Set.
❺ Press [EXIT] to close the Sound List window.
Playing percussion instruments
<Procedure>
❶ Press [RHYTHM] to call up the Play display (RHYTHM).
❷ Select a desired Rhythm Set.
❸ Press a key on the keyboard to play a percussion
instrument.
The key (Note name) you press and its percussion instru-
ment name (Rhythm Tone name, the same as the Wave it
uses) will be displayed below the Rhythm Set name.
✳ On the XP-60, when you want to play the percussive
instrument sound assigned to the B1 key, first push
[-OCT] once, then press the B2 key. Similarly, push
[+OCT] once then press the C#6 or D6 key to play
the percussive instrument sound assigned to the C#7
or D7 key. (On the XP-60, the leftmost white key is
C2, and rightmost white key is C7.)
For details, refer to “Transposing the keyboard in
octave units (Octave Shift)” (p. 37).
Note name
Rhythm Tone name
Chapter 2. Playing