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Chapter 2. Playing
Changing Sound Characters
1. Make sure that the PATCH PLAY display is showing.
2. Press [FILTER/ENV] and its indicator lights.
3. Move the sliders while you play to vary the sound.
To modify the brightness, move the CUTOFF slider.
To change resonance, move the RESO. slider.
To change attack time, move the ATTACK slider.
To change decay time, move the DECAY slider.
Changing the Volume of Each Tone
1. Make sure that the PATCH PLAY display is showing.
2. Press [LEVEL] and its indicator lights.
3. Move the LEVEL slider as you play the keyboard to
adjust volume as desired.
Sliders 1, 2, 3, and 4 are used to change the volume of Tones
1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively.
■ Selecting a Performance
The XP-30 offers three groups of Performances (User, Presets
A and B) with each group having 32 Performances. A total of
96 Performances is available.
USER
The XP-30 user memory includes 32 Performances that can
be rewritten to produce your own Performances.
PR-A–B (Preset A–B)
The XP-30 contains 64 preset Performances that cannot be
rewritten. But you can call up preset Performance settings
into the temporary area, modify them, and then store them in
user memory.
1. Press [PERFORM] to call up the 52
PERFORM PLAY display.
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Performance number
Performance group Performance name
Chapter 2
Playing in Performance Mode
There are two types of performances: Layer performances
and Single performances. The upper right of the display
will indicate “LAYER p* “ (* is the part number) for a layer
performance, and “part=* “ (* is the part number) for a single
performance.
Layer Performance allows playing two or more Parts
simultaneously on the keyboard. Select Layer Performance if
you want fat, rich sounds of two or more Patches, or play
different Patches in a split keyboard’s different sections.
Single Performance plays only the Part shown in the display
(current Part). Select Single Performance for playing a song
using two or more instruments.
* Make your Performance type selection with the Key Mode
parameter (PERFORM/COMMON/PERFORM COMMON).
The Key Mode parameter determines how the XP-30 keyboard
will play the internal sound source. It has no effect on how the
XP-30 sound source is played from the built-in sequencer or an
external MIDI device.
* You can toggle between SINGLE and LAYER directly from the
PERFORM PLAY display by pressing [SOLO] while holding
down [SHIFT].
2. Rotate the VALUE dial or press [INC]/[DEC] to select a
Performance.
Selecting a Performance Using
Numeric Keys
You can choose a Performance with direct numeric key
input.
1. Press [PERFORM] to call up the PERFORM PLAY
display.
2. Use the following buttons to select the Performance
group.
Button
Performance Group
[SHIFT] + [1] PR-A (Preset A)
[SHIFT] + [2] PR-B (Preset B)
[SHIFT] + [6]
USER (User)
3. Use numeric keys to input the Performance number.
The performance number and name will blink. At this time
the Performance has not yet been finalized.
4. Press [ENTER] to finalize the entry.
* Using Digit Hold, a Performance can be selected simply by
specifying the 1’s place number (p. 48).
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