Roland XPS-10 - Troubleshooting (Continued); Effect and Data Saving Issues; AUDIO PAD and MIDI Issues

Troubleshooting
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Problem Cause/Action
I can’t play arpeggios.
The rhythm pattern won’t play
Could the system setting “Sync Mode” (p. 32) be set to “SLAVE”?
If “Sync Mode” is set to “SLAVE,” the XPS-10 needs to receive MIDI clock messages from an external device.
You should leave “Sync Mode” set to “MASTER” unless you’re synchronizing the XPS-10 to an external device.
Issues Related to Eects
Problem Cause/Action
Eects not applied
Could the eect switch be o?
Check the on/o status of each eect (p. 26).
Are the various eect settings correct? (p. 26).
In Performance mode, is the Output Assign setting of each part set to “MFX”?
If the send level of each eect is set to 0, the eect will not be applied. Check the settings.
Even with send levels to each eect set at a value other than 0, eects are not applied if the Multi-eects Output Level, the Chorus
Level, or the Reverb Level is set to 0. Check each setting.
Multi-eect 43: DELAY or other
delay time value is set to the
note, and then the tempo is
slowed down, does the delay
time not change beyond a xed
length?
Such Delay time settings have an upper limit, so if the upper limit of a value set to the note is exceeded when the tempo is retarded,
that upper value cannot rise any further. The upper time limit for each is the maximum value that can be set other than the numerical
value for the beat.
Issues Related to Saving Data
Problem Cause/Action
The Performance sounds
dierent than when it was written
If you have modied the settings of a patch used by a performance, or if the temporary patch of the performance has been modied
by an external MIDI device, these patches must also be saved.
If patches used by a performance have been edited when you write that performance, the XPS-10 will display a message asking
whether you want to discard these patches. In such cases, rst save the patch or drum kit, and then save the performance again (p.
27).
Patches sound dierent than
when written
The write operation cannot be used to save tones as changed in Single mode using Control Change messages from an external MIDI
device.
Issues Related to AUDIO PAD
Problem Cause/Action
Audio les are not shown
For some reason, the USB ash drive is not recognized.
It may be that the USB ash drive was not formatted correctly. If it was formatted in something than FAT, format it as FAT.
Folders are not shown
Is the folder you want to see located below the “SONG LIST” folder?
It may be that the USB ash drive was not formatted correctly. If it was formatted in something than FAT, format it as FAT.
Audio les do not play
Audio les with a sample rate other than 44.1 kHz cannot be played by the XPS-10.
It may be that the type of the audio le is dierent than the le types that can be played by the XPS-10.
It may be that the audio le is damaged.
Can’t hear the playback
Check the setting of the [VOLUME] knob.
Check the [LEVEL] slider (p. 30).
Issues Related to MIDI or External Devices
Problem Cause/Action
No sound from a connected MIDI
device
Are MIDI messages being transmitted and received?
MIDI messages are not transmitted from parts whose keyboard switch is o.
Exclusive messages are not
received
Does the Device ID number of the transmitting device match the Device ID number of the XPS-10?
The device ID number is xed at “17.”
When using sequencing software,
operating the knobs or other
controls does not aect the
sound
For some sequencing programs, System Exclusive messages are not transmitted by the Thru function. If you are using such sequencer
software and want to record system exclusive messages, turn on the following parameters.
• “Local Switch” setting (p. 32).
• In Performance Mode
“Keyboard switch” setting.
When the Bend Range for a tone
(patch) is increased (48), the pitch
does not rise suciently, even
when a MIDI Pitch Bend message
is received
While Patch Bend Ranges can be set anywhere between 0 and 48, when certain Waves in which the pitch is raised (in the + direction)
are used, the pitch may stop rising at a xed point, rather than continuing to go up. Although a value of 12 is ensured for the upper
limit of raised pitches, use caution when setting the Bend Range above this gure.