Roland XPS-60 - Playing with Two Tones Layered (DUAL); Using a Single Tone to Create a Thicker Sound (SUPER LAYER)

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Playing
Playing with two tones layered (DUAL)
You can play two tones simultaneously from a single key. This kind of
keyboard setting is called “dual”.
1. Press the [DUAL] button.
The DUAL screen appears.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
No. Explanation
1
Parameters that can be
adjusted now using the
SOUND MODIFY knobs
2
Tempo
3
Scene
4
(Cursor location)
Current part (tone
selected for editing)
No. Explanation
5
UPPER (Part 1)
Tone
6
LOWER (Part 2)
Tone
7
Eect on/o (lit for on,
dark for o)
This layers the UPPER (part 1) and LOWER (part 2) tones when you
play.
Switching between tones
1. Use the [Ç] [É] buttons to select the part whose
tone you want to switch.
2. Use the value dial to select the tone.
You can also press one of the [A. PIANO]–[USER] buttons to select
a dierent category.
Adjusting the volume
You can use the [UPPER] and [LOWER] sliders to adjust the volume
(level) of the UPPER (part 1) and LOWER (part 2) tones.
Using a single tone to create a thicker sound
(SUPER LAYER)
“Detuning” means layering a single tone and then slightly osetting
the pitch of each tone.
The Super Layer function lets you set how much detuning to use and
how many tones (number of parts) to layer, adding spaciousness and
thickness to the sound.
1. Press the [SPLIT] button and [DUAL] button
simultaneously.
The SUPER LAYER screen appears.
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2
3
4
5
6 7
8
No. Explanation
1
Parameters that can be
adjusted now using the
SOUND MODIFY knobs
2
Tempo
3
Scene
4
(Cursor location)
Current part (tone
selected for editing)
5
Tone
No. Explanation
6
LAYER
Number of parts to
overlap
7
DETUNE
Amount of pitch
deviation
8
Eect on/o (lit for on,
dark for o)
2. Move the cursor to “LAYER” or “DETUNE”, and use
the value dial to change the setting.
Parameter Value
LAYER 3–7
DETUNE 1–30
Adjusting the volume
You can change the volume (level) with the [UPPER] slider.