Roland XP-80 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• controls

  2
• Connect your XP-80

  6
• Turn the power on

  7
• Play a demo song

  8
• Play sounds

  10
• Reset to default factory settings

  10
• Using the XP-80 manuals Select and play Patches

  10
• Play percussion sounds from the keyboard

  11
• Try out performance functions

  12
• Play arpeggios (Arpeggiator)

  14
• Try out the demo disk

  15
• Listen to the demo songs

  15
• Combine Patterns for playback

  16
• Add rhythmic ‘feel’ to the songs

  18
• Try out some user groove templates

  18
• Playing songs in sequence (Chain Play)

  20
• Record a song

  21
• Select a Performance

  21
• Clear internal memory

  22
• Record the drums using realtime recording

  22
• View the recorded data

  25
• Record the bass using step recording

  25
• Record the melody using realtime recording

  27
• for the song

  29
• Select a different Patch for the melody

  29
• Assign a new name to the Performance

  29
• Store the Performance

  30
• Save your new song

  31
• Format a disk

  31
• Save your song to disk

  32
• DanceKit

  33
• Profiles of composers

  36