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Patches

Patches are the basic sound configurations that you play

during a performance. Each Patch can be configured by com-

bining up to four Tones. How the four Tones are combined

is determined on the Structure display (Patch/Common).

Performances

The next level in sound configuration. A single Performance

groups 15 Patches and one Rhythm Set so that they can be

combined to play ensembles or produce fabulously rich,

thick sounds. One Performance allows a single XP-80 to con-

trol up to 16 instrument sounds. Because the XP-80 sound

source can control multiple sounds (instruments) it is called

a ‘multitimbral sound source.’

Rhythm Sets

A Rhythm Set is a grouping of percussion instruments

(Rhythm Tones). Since percussion instruments generally do

not play melodies, there is no need for a percussion instru-

ment sound to be able to play a scale on the keyboard. It is

however, more important that as many as possible percus-

sion instruments be available to you at the same time.

Therefore, each key (Note number) of a Rhythm Set will pro-

duce a different percussion instrument.

Parts

When the XP-80 is used as a multitimbral sound source,

another sound configuration called a Part comes into play. A

Part contains a Patch or Rhythm Set. For multimbral applica-

tions, the Performance consists of 16 Parts. A specific Patch

can be assigned to each Part except Part 10 because Part 10 is

universally set as the Drum Part to which a Rhythm Set (dis-

cussed above) is assigned. In a multimbral context, it helps

to think of a Performance as an orchestra, each Part in it

being a musician, and the Patch or Rhythm Set that musi-

cian’s instrument.

For details regarding following items, please

refer to each corresponding page.

About the Memory (p. 45)

About the Effects (p. 39)

About the Sequencer (p. 96)

About the Song (p. 97)

Patch

Tone 4

Tone 3

Tone 2

Tone 1

Pitch

Envelope

TVF

Envelope

TVA

Envelope

TVA

LFO 1 LFO 2

Note Number 98 (D7)

Note Number 97 (C#7)

Note Number 36 (C2)

Note Number 35 (B1)

Rhythm Tone (Percussion instrument sound)

Rhythm Set

Pitch

Envelope

TVF

Envelope

TVA

Envelope

TVA

Chapter 1. An overview of the XP-80

Performance

Patch

Rhythm Set

Part 10 (MIDI receive ch.)

Part 11 (MIDI receive ch.)

Part 16 (MIDI receive ch.)

Patch

Part 1 (MIDI receive ch.)

Part 9 (MIDI receive ch.)

Sequencer,

Keyboard,

MIDI

Sound

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