Roland XP-30 User Manual

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Transpose changes keyboard pitch in units of semitones (-5– 
+6 semitones).
This function is useful when you play transposed 
instruments such as trumpet or clarinet following a printed 
score.

1. Press [TRANSPOSE] to light indicator.
This turns Transpose on.

2. While holding down [TRANSPOSE], press [+OCT] or [-

OCT] to transpose the keyboard. 

Pressing [+OCT] once while holding down [TRANSPOSE] 
will raise the keyboard one semitone. Pressing [-OCT] once 
while holding down [TRANSPOSE] will lower the keyboard 
one semitone.
The specified Transpose setting will be added to the Octave 
Shift value. For example, if you hold down [TRANSPOSE] 
and press [+OCT] once to raise the keyboard a semitone, the 
display will indicate “center=C#4.” So when C4 is pressed, 
the C#4 note will sound.

3. To turn off Transpose, press [TRANSPOSE] once again 

so that its indicator goes off.

The Transpose setting you make will be maintained.

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If a note played on the XP-30 or from an external device 
“locks” or keeps sounding and you can’t shut it off, hit the 
Panic button. Do the same if a note does not sound.

1. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [EXIT].
MIDI messages for Note Off and Hold Off will be 
transmitted to the Parts (MIDI channels) receiving Note On/
Hold On messages.

2. The display will indicate “Panic!    Now Muting.” while 

the Panic function is being executed. When this message 
goes off, you can start playing.

1. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [EXIT] for more than a 

second.

MIDI messages for Volume (127), All Note Off, Pitch Bend 
(center), Channel Aftertouch (0), Modulation (0), and Hold 1 
(0) will be transmitted to all Parts (MIDI channels).

2. The display will indicate “Panic!    Now Transmitting.” 

while the Panic function is being executed. When this 
message goes off, you can start playing.