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Turning effects on/off

Built-in effects units (EFX, Chorus and Reverb) can be

turned on/off for the XP-80 as a whole. Turn them off if you

want to edit sound while listening to the original sound or if

you want to use external effects units.

❶

Press [EFX], [CHORUS] and [REVERB] to switch each

on (indicator lights) or off (indicator off).

On the Play display of each sound source, EFX, CHO, and

REV are respectively indicated at right when switched on.

✳

If [EFX], [CHORUS] and/or [REVERB] are OFF, para-

meter settings will have no effect. On the General dis-

play (PATCH/Effects), (PERFORM/Effects) or

(RHYTHM/Effects), effects which are turned off will

be indicated with a gray box.

❚

Sound editing procedures

With the XP-80, you have total control over various settings.

Each item to be set is a parameter. Editing refers to modify-

ing any parameter value. This section goes over editing pro-

cedures for Patches, Performances and Rhythm Sets.

Editing a Patch

Start by editing a preexisting Patch to create a new one. Since

a Patch is a combination of up to any four Tones, you should

listen to how the individual Tones sound before you edit.

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Start with a Patch that’s somewhat familiar sounding

It’s hard to create a new sound that’s exactly what you want

if you just select a Patch and modify its parameters at ran-

dom. It makes sense to start with a Patch whose sound is

related to what you have in mind.

Deciding on the Tone to use

When creating a Patch, deciding on the Tones you’ll use is

crucial. For each Tone, use the TONE SWITCH [1]–[4]

(BANK [1]–[4]) to decide whether to turn it on (have it

sound) or off. Turn off Tones you don’t need to avoid using

more voices than required. A Tone switches on/off each

time its respective button is pressed. When a Tone’s indica-

tor lights, it’ll sound.

Check the Structure setting

The important Structure Type parameter (PATCH/

Common/Structure) determines how the four Tones com-

bine. Before editing Tones, make sure you really understand

how they work together.

Turn off effects

Since XP-80 effects really influence the sound, turn them off

to listen to the sound itself so you can better evaluate the

changes you’re making. Sometimes just changing effects set-

tings can give you the sound you want.

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❶

In the Play display (PATCH), press a button from [F1]

(Common)–[F6] (Effects) to choose the display group

you want.

❷

Press a button from [F1]–[F6] to call up the desired dis-

play page.

❸

If you have selected any of [F2] (WG)–[F6] (Effects) in

step 1, press TONE SELECT [1]–[4] (BANK [5]–[8]) to

choose the Tone you wish to modify. The button indi-

cator of the selected Tone will light and the Tone num-

ber will appear at the display upper right.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 2 3 4

TONE 1 TONE 2 TONE 3 TONE 4

5 6 7 8

TRACK/PART

BANK

TONE SWITCH

TONE SELECT

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