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Chapter 2. Playing
1. Press [SYSTEM] to make the indicator lit, and then press
the [ARPEGGIO] function button to access the
ARPEGGIO display.
fig.2-20
* For details regarding each parameter, refer to “Arpeggio
Settings (ARPEGGIO)” (p. 108)
2. Move the cursor to “Style” and specify the style you
want.
Convenient Functions for
Performance
■ Transposing the Keyboard in
Octave Units (Octave Shift)
The Octave Shift function transposes the pitch of the
keyboard in 1 octave units (-3– +3 octaves).
For playing a bass part more easily using your right hand,
transpose the keyboard down by 1 or 2 octaves.
3. Move the cursor to “Octave Range” and specify the key
range over which you want arpeggio.
4. Press [ ], move the cursor to “Motif,” and specify the
order in which the notes of the chord will be sounded.
* The available choices depend on the Style parameter setting. For
details, refer to “Arpeggio Style List” (p. 182).
5. Move the cursor to “Beat Pattern” to change the beat
(rhythm).
1. Press [+OCT] or [-OCT] and its indicator will light.
Pressing [+OCT] once will raise the keyboard 1 octave and
pressing [-OCT] once will lower it 1 octave.
The specified Octave Shift setting will be shown in the
“center=C4” indication of each Play screen. For example if
you press [+OCT] once to raise the keyboard one octave, the
display will indicate “center=C5.” This means that when you
press the C4 key, the C5 note will sound.
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* The available choices depend on the Style parameter setting. For
details, refer to “Arpeggio Style List” (p. 182).
6. Press [ ], move the cursor to “Accent Rate,” and specify
the groove ratio.
A 100% setting will result in the most pronounced “groove”
feel.
7. Move the cursor to “Shuffle Rate” and specify the swing
rate.
With a setting of 50%, the notes will be spaced evenly. As the
value increases, the note timing will have more of a “swing”
feel.
8. Press [ ], move the cursor to “Key Velocity,” and specify
the strength with which the notes of the chord will be
sounded.
Move the cursor to “Key Velocity” and specify the force of
the chord.
When REAL is selected, the velocity at which the notes are
actually played will be used. With a setting of 1–127, the
specified velocity value will be used regardless of the force
with which you play the chord.
9. If you want to play an arpeggio using Layer
Performance, move the cursor to “Part” and specify the
Part for which you want arpeggio.
* Parts other than that specified here will not sound as arpeggios,
and the notes of the chord will sound as you play.
10. Move the cursor to “Tempo” and specify the speed of an
arpeggio.
11. After you finish settings, press [EXIT].
* There is only one Octave Shift setting in the XP-30 so it remain
valid even if you select a different Patch, Performance or
Rhythm Set or turn power off.
2. To turn off the Octave Shift function, press the other
button [+OCT] or [-OCT] of that pressed in step 1 the
same number of times. The indicator will go off.
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