Roland XP-80 Owner's Manual

3 • Before using this unit, make sure to read the instruc-tions below, and the Owner's Manual...

12Chapter 7. Playing songs in sequence (Chain Play)...153Getting ready for Chain Play ...

102Playing back a song created in the S-MRCformat The XP-80 can play back S-MRC format songs created on theRoland MC-50 or other sequencers as well as

Adjusting volume balance between PartsUse the four sliders in the Sound Palette to adjust the vol-ume level of each Part. <Procedure>❶ Make sure

104❚Before you start to recordThis section goes over what you should understand beforerecording. It covers recording methods and preparations forrecor

PatternsIn the same way as Phrase tracks, you can also record perfor-mance data in Patterns. Patterns are handled separately toPhrase tracks, but spec

106❚Recording as you play (Realtimerecording)Realtime recording lets you record your keyboard perfor-mance and the controller movements you make as yo

...<Settings for Recording Quantize>When

108Performing realtime recordingWhen you have completed preparatory steps correctly, it’stime to realtime record. <Procedure>❶ Make sure that th

<Manual punch-in recording method>For manual punch-in recording, set the recording area bypressing a pedal switch or button.✳ To specify the rec

110Deleting unwanted data during recording(Realtime Erase)Realtime Erase is for erasing unwanted data during mixrecording. For example, when using the

Modifying parameter values of each Partduring recordingIf you’ve selected Performance mode, you can modify para-meter values of each Part during eithe

Convenient functions in GM mode (GM Utility) ...176Copying effects settings — 2 Copy (

112Recording volume balance between PartsYou can also record the desired volume level of each Part ina song using the four sliders in the Sound Palett

❚Inputting data step by step (Step recording)Step recording allows you to record notes and rests one byone just like writing a score on a staff. Besid

114Inputting chordsTo input a chord, press all the notes in the desired chordafter setting all parameters. When you release all these notessimultaneou

To return to the display where you can input notes andrests, press [F1] (Pattern). “ ” next to PATTERN will disappear.After you finish step recording,

116Saving only a songYou can save only your performance as an MRC Pro songfile to disk, without saving the sound data used to play it. <Procedure&g

117Chapter 5. Editing a song123456789101112Complete a song by editing a recorded song. When you edita song, you’re modifying a song that’s already rec

118❚Settings for an entire songYou can make settings specific for each song, such as assign-ing song name or specifying a Locate position. These setti

Monitoring Phrase track data and settingsYou can check whether each Phrase track contains data ornot and whether it plays back or is muted, or modify

120Recording a Locate positionEach song can record up to eight different Locate positions.Since you can also fine-tune Locate positions that havealrea

❹ If you want to loop play or loop record a specific area,specify the loop area. Move the cursor to “Start” andspecify the Song position at which the

14❚Front panelA. SOUND PALETTE sectionUse the four sliders to modify sounds in real time. [FILTER/ENV]Press this button ON when modifying filter and/o

122TruncateDeletes unnecessary blank measures at the beginning of aPhrase track or Pattern. (Basic Procedure)❶ Make sure that the Play display (SEQ(So

Erasing data input mistakes – 1 EraseThis function erases all the performance data inside the spec-ified area. As the erased data is replaced by rests

124Deleting unwanted data portions – 2 DeleteThis function deletes a specified area of performance data,and moves the subsequent data to fill the gap.

REPLACE: All the data in the copy destination will be over-written by the copy source data. Only the performance dataof the MIDI channels specified by

126Inserting blank measures – 4 Insert Meas(Insert measure)This function inserts blank measures into a specified Songposition. As you can set the time

<Procedure>❶ Make sure that the Track Edit Menu display(SEQ/TrkEdit) is up.❷ Press [F6] (Menu) to select Menu 1, then press [F5](Trans) to call

128<Procedure>❶ Make sure that the Track Edit Menu display(SEQ/TrkEdit) is up.❷ Press [F6] (Menu) to select Menu 2, then press [F1](Chg Vel) to

✳ It is not possible to select ALL for the destination MIDIchannel.<Procedure>❶ Make sure that the Track Edit Menu display(SEQ/TrkEdit) is up.❷

130<Procedure>❶ Make sure that the Track Edit Menu display(SEQ/TrkEdit) is up.❷ Press [F6] (Menu) to select Menu 2, then press [F3](Chg Gt) to c

Extracting and moving a part of perfor-mance data – 10 ExtractThis function extracts a specified performance data areafrom a Phrase track or Pattern a

[SOUND LIST] / [TEMPO/BEAT] The function of this button changes depending on theselected mode.SOUND LIST: Opens the Sound List window when asound sou

132Shifting performance data backward orforward – 11 Shift Clock This function shifts the timing of performance data back-ward or forward in time with

Thinning out performance data – 12 DataThinContinuously variable controllers such as aftertouch, pitchbend, and expression tend to create unexpectedly

134Exchanging Phrase tracks/Patterns – 13 ExchangeThis function exchanges the entire performance databetween two Phrase tracks of Patterns. Target tra

Deleting blank measures – 15 TruncateCopying or merging may sometimes create blank measuresat the beginning of a Phrase track or Pattern. Truncatedele

136❚Aligning a song’s timing(Quantize)Recording Quantize (quantization applied during realtimerecording) was discussed in chapter 4, but the XP-80 can

With Grid Quantize or Shuffle Quantize, the two measuresstarting from the current measure will play back repeatedly.With Groove Quantize, four measure

138Shuffle quantizeIn the same way as Recording Quantize, you can also applyShuffle Quantize to a prerecorded song to give it more of a‘swing’ feel.Re

Groove quantizeThe XP-80 provides 71 quantize templates. These templatescontain various quantize settings for applying rhythmic‘feels’ of many differe

140Velocity Strength This parameter specifies how much a note will move towardthe velocity of the template you choose. At a setting of 100%,the note’s

141Chapter 5. Editing a song<Procedure>❶ Select the musical category.In 16-beat, Dance, Fusion and Reggae categories are provid-ed and in 8-beat

16[FWD] Use this button to fast-forward the song. Pressing thisbutton while holding down [SHIFT] moves you to theend of the song. If you hold down th

142Creating a user groove template To apply the rhythmic ‘feel’ of your favorite song, you cancreate a user groove template containing that feel befor

To view the list of Standard MIDI Files on the disk, press[F5] (List). To select a user groove template from the list,move the cursor to the desired f

144❚Editing performance data one at atime (Microscope Edit)Microscope Edit allows you to modify individual MIDI mes-sages, tempo data and other minute

Ctrl Change (Control change)This MIDI message applies modulation, expression or othereffects corresponding to each Controller number. ✳ For functions

146Viewing only specific performance dataPhrase tracks or Patterns contain much performance data,and so are difficult to view on the display. To effec

Modifying tempo change recorded on theTempo track✳ If you modify Tempo Change here, the tempo willonly change from that Song position to the next Temp

148Sys.Excl(Default) (System exclusive message): [SHIFT]+ [5]Inserts the default value of the Exclusive message. Sys.Excl(GM ON) (GM on message)Insert

Erasing performance dataYou can erase only the specified performance data fromwhere it exists.✳ It is not possible to erase the Tempo Change located a

150RPS (Realtime Phrase Sequencing) lets you play backPatterns simply by pressing keyboard keys assigned to thePatterns. For example, if you use RPS t

way how the Pattern will start to play back. Move the cursor to “Velocity Sens” to specify the vol-ume level for the Pattern playback. After you compl

❚ Rear panelPower switch Press to turn the power on/off. AC inlet Connect the AC power cable (included) to this inlet. ✳ With units rated for 117V o

152Deciding which keys to assign Patterns toWhen you use RPS only to play Patterns, it does not matterwhich keys you assign Patterns to. But if you wa

Chain Play successively quick plays songs from disk in theorder you specify. Since you can also chain play songs anddata files from two or more disks,

154❚Saving a chain to diskThe chain you’ve created will be lost if you turn the power off.If you wish to keep the chain, save it to disk as a chain fi

The Utility mode allows you to store Patch/Performance/Rhythm Set settings (Write), and transmit data (DataTransfer), as well as other global XP-80 me

156❚Storing sound data in usr memo-ry – 1 WriteIf you turn the power off or select another Patch,Performance, or Rhythm Set after you have modified aP

❚Copying sound source settings –2 CopyThis function lets you copy data of any Patch, Performance,or Rhythm Set into the current Patch, Performance, or

158DestinationTemporary indicates that the copy destination is the currentPerformance. <Procedure>❶ Make sure that the Utility Menu display (UTI

SourceSelects the Patch whose name will be copied. The name ofthe selected Patch will be displayed in parentheses ().DestinationTemporary indicates th

160❚Initializing sound source settings– 3 InitializeThis function resets settings of the current Patch,Performance, or Rhythm Set to a standard value

❚Transmitting sound settings – 4 Data TransferThis function lets you transmit sound source or System set-tings that are in the XP-80’s memory or store

18 ❚ XP-80 configurationBasic configuration The XP-80 consists of a sound source, a sequencer and con-trollers. Sound source The XP-80 sound source p

162SourceSpecifies the data to be transmitted through combinations asshown below. For instance, if you wish to transmit the settings of the cur-rent P

1: All Patches, Performances and Rhythm Sets in PR-Agroup2: All Patches, Performances and Rhythm Sets in PR-B group3: The Performance of the specified

164❚Preventing user memory writingoperation – 5 Protect(User memory protect)This function prevents user memory from being rewritten toensure Patch, Pe

...<Data Reduce>The Data Reduce function

166Disk mode performs disk-related functions such as loadingdata from disk into the XP-80’s memory (Load), and saving asong or sound source settings t

numeric key. As the file selection has not been finalized yet, the songnumber and file name will be boxed.✳ A u mark or d mark will appear at the disp

168...<Combining two songs into one>Firs

<Procedure>❶ Make sure that the Disk Menu display (DISK) is up.❷ Press [F6] (Menu) to select Menu 1, then [F2] (Save) tocall up the Save display

170❚Making a copy of a disk – 4 BackupThis function creates a complete copy of all data recorded ona disk and puts it on another disk. It is a good id

<Procedure>❶ Make sure that the Disk Menu display (DISK) is up.❷ Press [F6] (Menu) to select Menu 2, then [F1] (Volume)to call up the Volume dis

PatchesPatches are the basic sound configurations that you playduring a performance. Each Patch can be configured by com-bining up to four Tones. How

172❚Checking the contents of disk – 9 Info (Disk information)This function displays the number of files on the disk, thefree area of the disk, and the

The XP-80 features a GM mode – a convenient way to playback or create GM score data (music data for GM soundsources). You’re able to play back commerc

174❚Modifying GM mode settingsGM mode also offers parameters that you can modify foreach Part. You can modify settings like effects, pan and levelto c

MIX/EFX Send LevelSpecifies the volume of each Part. If EFX is selected for Output Assign parameter, higher val-ues will increase EFX’d sound volume.

176❚Convenient functions in GMmode (GM Utility)In the GM mode, you can copy effects settings, initialize GMmode, and transmit GM mode settings, using

Transmitting GM mode settings – 4 DataTransfer (GM Data Transfer)GM mode settings cannot be stored in user memory. Inorder to keep your GM mode settin

178This section discusses various techniques for effectivelyusing the XP-80 for specific applications. The more you usethe XP-80, the faster you’ll ap

Using a pedal switch to modify the rotaryspeed of the Rotary effect <Procedure>❶ Connect an optional pedal switch to any of CONTROLPEDAL 1–4 ja

180Changing sounds with a pedal switchYou can change Patch/Performance/Rhythm set in succes-sion using a pedal switch.<Procedure>❶ Connect a ped

✳ The recording destination will be the Phrase track ofthe same number with the selected Part. When record-ing volume data on another Phrase track, mo

20❚Basic operationSwitching modesThe XP-80 has enough functions to bewilder you. To make iteasy to access the functions you need for specific applica-

182Avoiding sound dropouts in a songThe XP-80 can produce up to 64 voices simultaneously. Butif you request more than 64 simultaneous voices, notesexc

Playing the XP-80 sound source from anexternal MIDI device<Procedure>❶ Connect the XP-80 MIDI IN to MIDI OUT of the exter-nal MIDI device using

184❚Synchronizing to the VS-880 HardDisk RecorderYou can connect the XP-80 to the VS-880 and synchronize itto the VS-880 so you can easily put togethe

Checking the time for a Song position Because XP-80 and VS-880 manage measures in differentways, measure indications may not match each other. Youcan

186<Procedure>❶ Make sure that preparations are done correctly beforerecording on VS-880. Refer to above heading “Gettingready to sync to the VS

❚ Troubleshooting If the XP-80 does not produce any sound, or if it is not func-tioning the way you expect, run through the followingchecks first. If

188❚Error messagesIf there has been an operational error, or if the XP-80 isunable to continue as you commanded, a window will opento display a moment

ACTION: Either interrupt recording or wait until recordingends. Retry the operation.Position ErrorSITUATION: The specified area for track editing or q

190Chapter 12. Supplementary material❚Parameter ListPatch ParametersCommon GroupCommon General Display (P.46)Parameter Name Full Name of Parameter Val

191Chapter 12. Supplementary materialTone Vel Range Lower:Upper:Fade Display (P.50)Parameter Name Full Name of Parameter ValueTone 1 Lower Tone1 veloc

❷ Press the respective function button to call up adesired display page.When a function button is pressed, the highlighting of thefunction name will d

192Chapter 12. Supplementary materialTVF Envelope Display (P.54)Parameter Name Full Name of Parameter ValueTime 1—4 TVF envelope time 1—4 0—127Level 1

193Chapter 12. Supplementary materialControl Switch Display (P.59)Parameter Name Full Name of Parameter ValueVolume Volume control switch OFF,ONPan Pa

194Chapter 12. Supplementary materialPerformance ParametersCommon GroupCommon Display (P.65)Parameter Name Full Name of Parameter ValuePerformance Nam

195Chapter 12. Supplementary materialEFX Control Display (P.63)Parameter Name Full Name of Parameter ValueEFX 1 Control Source EFX 1 control Source 1*

196Chapter 12. Supplementary materialPitch Envelope Display (P.70)Parameter Name Full Name of Parameter ValueTime 1—4 Pitch envelope time1—4 0—127Leve

197Chapter 12. Supplementary materialEffects GroupGeneral Display (P.73)Parameter Name Full Name of Parameter ValueOutput Assign Output assign MIX,EFX

198Chapter 12. Supplementary materialEffects GroupGeneral Display (P.174)Parameter Name Full Name of Parameter ValueOutput Assign output assign MIX,EF

EFX Parameters01:STEREO-EQ (P.74)Parameter Name Full Name of Parameter ValueLow Freq Low frequency 200,400HzLow Gain Low gain -15—+15 dBHigh Freq High

20012: TREMOLO-CHORUS (P.77)Parameter Name Full Name of Parameter ValuePre Delay Pre delay time 0.01—100 msChorus Rate Chorus rate 0.05—10.0HzChorus D

20: QUADRUPLE-TAP-DELAY (P.81)Parameter Name Full Name of Parameter ValueDelay 1 Delay time1 200—1000ms,noteDelay 2 Delay time2 200—1000ms,noteDelay 3

4 In addition to the items listed under “IMPORTANTSAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” and “USING THE UNITSAFELY” on pages 2 and 3, please read and observethe follow

22PlayGM ModeF6InfoUTILITYUTILITYF5EffectsF4PartGroup DisplayPart Param[F1] General[F2] EFX Param[F3] EFX Control[F4] Chorus[F5] Reverb--Part Informat

20229: DISTORTION ➞ CHORUS (P.85)Parameter Name Full Name of Parameter ValueOD Drive Drive 0—127OD Pan Output pan L64—0—63RChorus Pre Delay Chorus pre

39: FLANGER/DELAY (P.88)Parameter Name Full Name of Parameter ValueFlanger Pre Delay Flanger Pre delay time 0.01—100 msFlanger Rate Flanger rate 0.

204Chapter 12. Supplementary materialSystem ParametersSetup GroupSetup Display (P.88)Parameter Name Full Name of Parameter ValueLCD Contrast LCD contr

205Chapter 12. Supplementary materialBank Select Group Display (P.91)Parameter Name Full Name of Parameter Value<Grp1>—<Grp7> Switch Grp1—

206Chapter 12. Supplementary material❚Factory Preset SettingsWaveform List*: Waveforms marked “*” are One-shot type waveforms (non-sustaining).INT-A (

207Chapter 12. Supplementary materialINT-B (Internal B)No. Name No. Name No. Name No. Name001 Kalimba 052 Feedbackwave 103 Cowbell 1 * 154 REV 606HH O

208Chapter 12. Supplementary materialPatch ListVoice: number of voiceUSER (User Group) PR-A (Preset A Group)No. Name Voice Key Assign No. Name Voice K

209Chapter 12. Supplementary materialPR-B (Preset B Group) PR-C (Preset C Group)No. Name Voice Key Assign No. Name Voice Key Assign No. Name Voice Key

210Chapter 12. Supplementary materialGM (GM Group)No. Name Voice Key Assign No. Name Voice Key Assign001 Piano 1 2 POLY 065 Soprano Sax 1 POLY002 Pian

211Chapter 12. Supplementary materialRhythm set ListUSER (User Group) PR-A (Preset A Group) PR-B (Preset B Group) PR-C (Preset C Group) GM (GM Group)0

...<Windows>To assist you, a small windo

212Chapter 12. Supplementary materialPerformance ListUSER (User Group) PR-A (Preset A Group) PR-B (Preset B Group)No. Name Key Mode No. Name Key Mode

213Chapter 12. Supplementary material❚Arpeggio style listStyle Motif Beat Pattern Accent Rate Shuffle Rate1/4 all 1/ 4 0–100% 50–90%1/6 all 1/ 6 0–10

214❚MIDI implementationModel: XP-80 (Music Workstation)Version 1.00Date: Feb. 1 19961. Data reception (sound source section) Channel voice messages●

❍ Expression (Controller number 11)status 2nd byte 3rd byteBnH 0BH vvHn=MIDI channel number : 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16)vv=Expression : 00H - 7FH (0 - 127

216❍ RPN MSB/LSB (Controller number 100,101)status 2nd byte 3rd byteBnH 65H mmHBnH 64H llHn=MIDI channel number : 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16)mm=MSB of the

● Omni On (Controller number 125)status 2nd byte 3rd byteBnH 7DH 00Hn=MIDI channel number : 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16)* The same processing as when All No

218Byte RemarksF0H Exclusive status41H ID number (Roland)dev device ID (dev : 10H - 1FH)6AH model ID (XP-80)12H command ID (DT1)aaH address MSBbbH add

❍ Hold 2 (Controller number 69)status 2nd byte 3rd byteBnH 45H vvHn=MIDI channel number : 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16)vv=control value : 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)

220● Control Changestatus 2nd byte 3rd byteBnH kkH vvHn=MIDI channel number : 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16)kk=control number : 00H - 78H (0 - 120)vv=value :

4. Data transmission (Sequencer section)4.1 Recorded messages are transmitted duringplayback.4.2 If the Through parameter (SEQUENCER/Setup/SEQ System

24(Example)<To enter a value of 38>Press [3] → press [8] → press [ENTER].<To enter a value of -60>While holding down [SHIFT] press [0] → p

2221-1-1.System Common+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+| Offset |

1-2-1.Performance Common+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+| Offset |

224| 00 36 | 0000 000a | Portamento Mode 0 - 1 || | | (NORMAL,

| | | (L63 - 63R) || 00 7B | 0aaa aaaa | Pan LFO1 Depth 0 - 126

226 Address block mapThe following is an outline of the address map for Exclusive messages.Address(H) Block Sub Block

* Decimal expressions such as used for MIDI channel, Bank Select, andProgram Change will be the value 1 greater than the decimal value given inthe abo

228Since the size of the Performance Part is 00 00 00 19H,F0 41 10 6A 11 10 02 12 00 00 00 00 19 ?? F7(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) address size checksum (6)(1)

229Chapter 12. Supplementary material Function...BasicChannelModeNoteNumber :VelocityAfterTouchPitch BendControlChangeProgramChangeSystem ExclusiveSy

230Chapter 12. Supplementary materialFunction...BasicChannelModeNoteNumber :VelocityAfterTouchPitch BendControlChangeProgramChangeSystem ExclusiveSyst

XP-80: Music Workstation(Conforms to General MIDI System Level 1)Synthesizer SectionParts16 (Part 10 is Rhythm Part.)Maximum Polyphony64 VoicesEffects

Each time you press a numeric key, the display will cyclethrough the characters and numerals printed above eachkey. For instance, pressing [1] will ma

232Quick reference of displaysXP-80 displays are configured based on the following structure. To call up the display you desire, press the relevant bu

233Quick reference of displays❚Performance mode [PERFORM]Play displayPressing [F1] (Common)Playing a Performance (p.29)Naming a Performance and settin

234Quick reference of displays❚Rhythm Set mode [RHYTHM]Play displayPressing [F1] (Common)Playing a Rhythm Set (p.33)Naming a Rhythm Set (p.70)Pressing

235Quick reference of displays❚GM mode [SHIFT] + [PERFORM]Play displayPressing [F4] (Part)Playing in GM mode (p.173)Setting a Patch, volume level, etc

236Quick reference of displays❚Sequencer mode [SEQUENCER]Play display(Pattern)Pressing [F1] (Setup)Playing back a Pattern (p.101)[F1] (SngName) Naming

237Quick reference of displaysgy ()Pressing [F6] (List)Displaying the song list (Song List window) (p.98)Pressing [LOCATE]Setting Locate positions o

238Quick reference of displays❚Chain Play mode [CHAIN PLAY]❚System mode [SYSTEM]Play displayPressing [F1] (Insert)Playing songs in sequence (Chain Pla

239Quick reference of displays❚Utility mode [UTILITY]Menu displayPressing [F1] (Write)Menu 1Selecting a Utility function (p.155)Writing Patch, Perfor

240Quick reference of displays❚Disk mode [DISK] Menu displayPressing [F1] (Load)Menu 1Selecting a disk-related function (p.166)Loading data from disk

AArpeggiator...35–37, 93Auto calculate the check sum...146Auto

26❚Playing in Patch modePatches are what you normally play during a performance.Select a Patch before playing.Selecting a PatchThe XP-80 offers five g

242GM mode ...176Patch/Performance/Rhythm set...160Song Initializ

Playing back a Patterns by pressing keys (RPS) 151Pattern beat ...147Pattern call mess

244Preset groove template ...139, 140User groove template...142, 143TempoMuting the T

245

InformationWhen you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown below.As

❸ Use numeric keys to input a Patch number (001–128).The Patch number and Patch name are boxed, meaning theentry has not yet been finalized.❹ Press [E

28Playing single notes (Solo)Normally, the XP-80 allows you to play chords. Pressing[SOLO] allows performance using single notes. This functionis effe

❚Playing in Performance modeThere are Single and Layer Performances. The “KeyMode:LAYER” indication under the Performance name rep-resents Layer Perfo

30The cursor is at the current Performance. (Bank Select MSB=,LSB=) at the bottom line indicates the Bank Select (MSB andLSB) of the current Patch.❸ W

On the display, Parts with Local Sw parameter ON areshown with “o,” and those with Local Sw parameter OFFwith “-.”✳ The setting you make in the LOCAL/

5Before Using Floppy Disks• Install the unit on a solid, level surface in an areafree from vibration. If the unit must be installed at anangle, be sur

32Assigning a different Patch to a Part✳ The Patch assigned to each Part can be stored as a partof a Performance using Patch Group parameter andPatch

❚Playing in Rhythm Set modeIn Rhythm Set mode, you can play Rhythm Tones on thekeyboard. As the percussion instrument assigned to eachkey varies by th

34Selecting a Rhythm Set using numeric keysUsing numeric keys, you can direct input a desired RhythmSet.<Procedure>❶ Press [RHYTHM] to call up t

❚Playing an arpeggioThe XP-80’s Arpeggiator lets you produce an arpeggio (bro-ken chord) simply by playing a chord. In addition to normalarpeggios, yo

36Playing an arpeggio over a preset key-board areaAs soon as you press [ARPEGGIO] to turn the Arpeggiatoron, the keyboard will be set to play arpeggio

✳ The available choices depend on the Style parametersetting. For details, refer to “Arpeggio Style list”(p.213).❺ Move the cursor to “Beat Pattern” t

38Transposing the keyboard in semitonesteps (Transpose)Transpose changes keyboard pitch in units of semitones (-5–+6 semitones).This function is usefu

❚Regarding effectsThe XP-80 contains three independent effects units.EFX (multiple effects)The EFX offers 40 different effects ranging from single eff

40Turning effects on/off Built-in effects units (EFX, Chorus and Reverb) can beturned on/off for the XP-80 as a whole. Turn them off if youwant to ed

For simultaneously modifying the same parameter for twoor more Tones, hold down one of TONE SELECT [1]–[4] but-tons and press another TONE SELECT [1]

6ExpandabilityAllows four Wave Expansion Boards to be installed atthe same time.The XP-80 can take up to four Wave Expansion Boards atone time for com

42Note on Tone editing Because the XP-80 is designed to create wholly realisticsounds, editing necessarily affects the complex PCM wave-forms sound a

Editing a Performance Start with an existing Performance and edit it to create a newPerformance. But before you do, try to envision what theentire Pe

44Modifying the Patch assigned to a Part When using Patches in Performance mode, some settingssuch as effects settings will be affected by Performanc

❚ Keeping edited sound Memory and data storage The location where Patch and Performance settings, etc. arestored is ‘memory.’ There are three memory

46Storing a sound you modify into usermemory The modified settings you make are only temporary, andwill be lost if you turn the power off or select a

Stretch Tune Depth Selects a stretch tuning curve. The curve selected decideshow the notes of a chord will sound. The diagram belowshows available tu

48Type (Portamento type) Selects the Portamento effect wanted. RATE : Pitch change time varies in relation to the pitch dif-ference. TIME : Pitch ch

✳ If HOLD is selected for Peak&Hold, you must also setthe Hold parameter (SYSTEM/Control/ControlSource) to the type of pedal message to be contro

50 ...<Ring Modulator>The Ring Modulato

Modifying waveform and pitch (WG)Wave Param (Wave parameter) display Selects the basic sound source waveform for a Tone andmodify it. Wave Group Sele

This manual is divided into 12 chapters. But before you startreading it, we’d like to suggest going through the QuickStart booklet. Chapter 1. An over

52 If you want to use a fixed tempo in Performance mode(Perform Tempo parameter setting), set the Clock Sourceparameter (PERFORM/Common/Common) to PE

Pitch Envelope display This is where to set the pitch envelope (how pitch changesover time) according to keyboard playing dynamics. Thepitch envelope

54Modifying the brightness of sound with afilter (TVF)TVF Param (TVF parameter) display This display is for TVF (Time Variant Filter) settings. Bycha

Velocity Sens (TVF envelope velocity sensitivity) The parameter to use when you want keyboard playingdynamics (velocity) to affect TVF envelope amoun

56 LOW&UP : Changes the volume symmetrically in the rangesbelow and above the key set for the Position parameter. ALL : A straightline volume ch

Modulating sounds–Adding Vibrato,Tremolo, etc.Using controllers to change how soundsare played (LFO&Ctl)LFO1 Prm (LFO 1 parameter) display/LFO2 P

58Delay Time (LFO delay time) When the Fade Mode parameter is set to ON-IN, this para-meter specifies the time from key press to when the LFObegins t

AL1 : Tremolo depth–Level parameter (PATCH/LFO&Ctl/LFO1 Param) AL2 : Tremolo depth–Level parameter (PATCH/LFO&Ctl/LFO2 Param) pL1 : Depth of

60Setting effects for a Patch (Effects) ✳ With the Arpeggiator on, closing the Arpeggio win-dow in the Play display (PATCH) will assign the func-tion

MIX : The sound will be output from the MIX OUTPUT jacksjust as it is. REV : Reverb will be applied. M+R : The sound will be output from the MIX OUTP

8Important notes ...4Features

62When sending unprocessed direct sound to theMIX OUTPUT jack: Output Assign: MIXMix/EFX Send Level: 1–127Chorus Send Level: 0Reverb Send Level: 0 Co

Reverb Send Level: 1–127EFX Output Assign: MIXEFX Output Level: 1–127EFX Chorus Send Level: 0EFX Reverb Send Level: 0Chorus Level: 1–127Chorus Output

64EFX Ctrl 1 (EFX Controller 1) Select the controller to control EFX Ctrl 1 parameter withControl Source. Set the amount of EFX parameter changeusing

HF damp (Reverb/Delay HF damp) Adjusts the frequency above which reverb will be cut. Thelower this setting, the more the high frequency cut, resultin

66Clock Source (Performance Clock Source) With some parameters you can set a time value in terms of anote length which can be determined by a tempo y

Coarse Tune (Part coarse tune) Adjusts pitch of each Part in semitone steps (-4– +4 octaves).The pitch will change relative to the pitch specified fo

68 GROUP5: This setting works the same way as GROUP1, butthe Bank LSB parameter and Bank MSB parameter (SYS-TEM/MIDI/Bank Select Group) values for &

Confirming MIDI information for each Part(Info) ✳ With the Arpeggiator on, closing the Arpeggio win-dow in the Play display (PERFORM) will assign th

70 ❚ Functions of Rhythm Set parame-tersNaming a Rhythm Set (Common)Rhythm Set Name displayRhythm Set Name You can use up to 12 alphanumeric characte

Changing the tone (filter) of a Rhythmtone (Key TVF) ✳ The Key TVF group consists of the TVF Param andTVF Envelope display pages. To switch between t

9123456789101112Chapter 3. Creating your own sounds...39Regarding effects ...

72Changing the volume of a Rhythm Tone(Key TVA) ✳ The Key TVA group consists of two display pages–TVA Param display and TVA Envelope display. Tochang

Volume (Volume control switch) If you want Volume messages to be received, set this para-meter ON. If not, set it OFF. Pan (Pan control switch) Speci

74 ❚ EFX effect types (EFX Parameter) EFX provides 40 types of effect. Some of these consist of twodifferent effects connected in series or parallel.

Drive # Adjust the degree of distortion. The volume will changetogether with the degree of distortion. Amp Type (Amp simulator type) Select the type

76Mix (Mix level) # Adjust the ratio with which the overtones generated by theenhancer are combined with the direct sound. Low Gain Adjust the gain o

Sustain Adjust the time over which low level sounds are boosteduntil they reach the specified volume. Post Gain Adjust the output gain. Low Gain Adju

78Tremolo Rate # Adjust the modulation speed of the tremolo effect. Tremolo Separation Adjust the spread of the tremolo effect. Balance (Effect balan

Phase Adjust the spatial spread of the sound. Filter Type Select the type of filter. OFF : a filter will not be used LPF : cut the frequency range ab

80Delay Right (Delay time right) Adjust the time from the original sound until when the rightdelay sound is heard. Feedback (Feedback level) # Adjust

19: TRIPLE-TAP-DELAY The Triple Tap Delay produces three delay sounds; center,left and right. The center delay time can be specified as anote value o

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82Delay 3 (Delay time 3) Adjust the time delay from the direct sound until whendelay 3 sound is heard. These parameters can be set as anote-value of

Coarse A (Coarse pitch A) # Adjust the pitch of Pitch Shift A in semitone steps (-2—+1octaves). Fine A (Fine pitch A) Make fine adjustments to the pi

84HF Damp Adjust the frequency above which the reverberant soundwill be cut. As the frequency is set lower, more of the highfrequencies will be cut,

Flanger Balance # Adjust the volume balance between the overdrive soundthat is sent through the flanger and the overdrive sound thatis not sent throu

8633: ENHANCER ➞ FLANGER This effect connects an enhancer and a flanger in series. EH Sens (Enhancer Sensitivity) # Adjust the sensitivity of the en

Delay Balance # Adjust the volume balance between the chorus sound that issent through the delay and the chorus sound that is not sentthrough the del

8838: CHORUS/DELAY This effect connects a chorus and a delay in parallel. Theparameters are the same as for “35: CHORUS → DELAY.”However, the Delay

Keyboard Sens (Keyboard sensitivity) Specifies keyboard touch. LIGHT : Light MEDIUM : Normal HEAVY : Heavy Keyboard Velocity Specifies the velocity v

90MIDI settings (MIDI) ✳ MIDI Param1 display varies depending on the soundsource mode selected prior to [SYSTEM] beingpressed. Other displays are com

Rx Sys. Excl (Receive system exclusive switch) For receiving System Exclusive messages, set this ON. If not,set it OFF. Tx Edit Data (Transmit edit

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92Assigning sliders, pedals and other con-trollers (Control) ✳ The Control group consists of three display pages –Control Assign, Pedal Assign and Co

The Polarity parameter switches the polarity of the pedals.On some pedals, the electrical signal output by a pedal whenpressed or released may be in

94 KBD COMPING A : Piano backing style. KBD COMPING B : Keyboard instrument backing style. KBD COMPING C : Triplet-meter style. KBD COMPING D : Swing

Octave Range Sets the key range in octaves over which arpeggio will takeplace. If you want the arpeggio to sound using only thenotes that you actuall

96 ❚About the sequencer A sequencer records keyboard performance and controllermovements as MIDI messages. As the data plays back, therecorded MIDI m

97Chapter 4. Playing back and recording a song123456789101112Standard MIDI File (.MID)Standard MIDI File is a standard file format that allows per-for

98TRK (Phrase tracks)Shows the status of Phrase tracks. Phrase tracks with performance data recorded are displayedwith “o,” and those not containing p

Resuming playback from the middle of asong (MIDI Update) When you fast-forward or ‘rewind’ a song to a differentSong position and resume playback, som

100Silencing specific instruments 1 (MutingPhrase tracks)If you wish to silence specific instruments during playback,you can mute the appropriate Phra

Playing back a song with a constanttempo (Muting the Tempo track)If the song changes tempo during playback, these tempochanges are recorded on the Tem