Roland XPS-60 - User Manual

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XPS-60

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Table of Contents2
Main Specifications3
Placing this Instrument on a Stand4
Panel Descriptions5
Top Panel5
Basic Operation7
Rear Panel (Connecting Your Equipment)8
Overview9
Basic Structure of the XPS-609
Components of the Sounds10
Tone10
Scene10
Effects11
Memories13
Playing14
Turning the Power On/Off14
Selecting a Scene14
Selecting a Tone15
Playing with a Single Tone (SINGLE)15
Playing Different Tones with Your Left and Right Hands (SPLIT)15
Playing with Two Tones Layered (DUAL)16
Using a Single Tone to Create a Thicker Sound (SUPER LAYER)16
Multipart Mode17
Select a Scene or Tone in NUMERIC Mode17
Raising/Lowering the Keyboard Pitch in Semitones (TRANSPOSE)17
Changing the Key Range in Octaves (OCTAVE)18
Changing the Playing Feel of the Keyboard (KEY TOUCH)18
Creating an Original Scale (USER SCALE)19
Using the SOUND MODIFY Knobs to Alter the Sound20
Registering Your Favorite Scenes to the Buttons (FAVORITE)20
Playing Arpeggios (ARPEGGIO)21
Playing Chords (CHORD MEMORY)22
Playing the Drum Sounds (DRUMS)22
Using the MIC Audio to Play22
Using the Vocoder and Auto-Pitch23
Editing the Vocoder23
Using the Phrase Pads24
Importing and Playing Samples (Sample Import)25
Importing Audio Files (Samples)25
Recalling a Sample25
Deleting a Sample that was Imported26
Optimizing the Sample Storage Area26
Editing a Sample26
Adding more Tones to the XPS-60 (EXPANSION)27
Installing a World Expansion27
Uninstalling a World Expansion27
Selecting Tones You've Added27
Editing the Sounds28
Editing a Scene (Part)28
Copying a Part28
Initializing a Scene or Part28
Editing a Tone29
Copying a Partial30
Initializing a Tone or Partial30
Editing a Drum Kit30
Copying an Instrument31
Initializing a Drum Kit or Instrument31
Editing the Effects31
Saving the Settings (WRITE)32
Saving a Scene (SCENE WRITE)32
Saving a Tone/Drum Kit (TONE WRITE/DRUM WRITE)33
Saving the System Settings (SYSTEM WRITE)33
Playing Back/Recording with the Step Sequencer34
Playing Back the Step Sequencer34
Step Sequencer: Basic Operations34
Recording to the Step Sequencer35
Configuring the Recording Settings35
Recording in REALTIME REC Mode36
Recording in STEP REC Mode36
Recording in TR-REC Mode37
Erasing the Entire Step Sequencer Contents or Tracks at Once38
(Erase)38
Sequencer Utilities38
(Duplicate Steps)38
Copying the Contents of a Step to Another Step (COPY STEP)39
Copying the Contents of One Track to Another (COPY TRACK)39
Initializing All Tracks (INITIALIZE)39
Playing Back the Rhythm Patterns40
Selecting and Playing Back a Rhythm Pattern40
Changing the Tempo40
Playing Back Audio Files (Audio Player)41
Assigning Audio Files to Pads for Playback41
Operating the Audio Player42
Assigning Functions to the SOUND MODIFY Knobs43
Editing the Assigned Parameters in System Settings43
Editing Assigned Parameters in the Scene Settings43
Editing the Setting Source of the Assigned Parameters43
Using a General-Purpose Controller44
Connecting to a Computer Via USB45
Installing the USB Driver45
Configuring the USB Driver45
Using USB Audio46
Adjusting the USB Audio Input46
Adjusting the USB Audio Output46
Using the DAW Software47
Using the XPS-60 as a DAW Controller47
Controlling Mainstage47
Controlling Mackie Control-Compatibal Software47
Saving the DAW CONTROL Settings48
Operating the Menu (MENU)49
Changing the Auto-Off Settings49
Setting the Startup Scene49
Import/Export50
Importing Tones50
Importing Scenes50
Exporting Tones51
Exporting Scenes52
Convenient Functions (UTILITY)53
Xps-6053
Formatting a USB Flash Drive (FORMAT USB MEMORY)54
Returning to the Factory Settings (FACTORY RESET)54
Information55
Troubleshooting56
Error Messages57
List of Shortcut Keys58

Brand	Roland
Model	XPS-60
Category	Electronic Keyboard
Language	English

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