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OWNER’S MANUAL
Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland XP-30 64 Voice Expandable
Synthesizer.
Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS” (p. 2), “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” (p. 3), and “IMPORTANT
NOTES” (p. 5). These sections provide important information concerning the proper
operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good
grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner’s ma
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The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an CAUTION equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the DO NOT OPEN product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is DO NOT REMOVE COVER (O
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The symbol alerts the user to important instructions Used for instructions intended to alert or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is the user to the risk of death or severe determined by the design contained within the injury should the unit be used triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for improperly. general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger. Used for instructions intended to alert The symbol alerts the user to items that must never the u
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USING THE UNIT SAFELY 102b • Always grasp only the plug on the power-supply cord when plugging into, or unplugging from, an outlet or this unit. .......................................................................................................... 104 • Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming entangled. Also, all cords and cables should be placed so they are out of the reach of children. ...............................................................................................
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Important Notes In addition to the items listed under “IMPORTANT SAFETY Additional Precautions INSTRUCTIONS” and “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on • Please be aware that the contents of memory can be pages 2 and 3, please read and observe the following: irretrievably lost as a result of a malfunction, or the improper operation of the unit. To protect yourself against Power Supply the risk of loosing important data, we recommend that • Do not use this unit on the same power circuit with any you per
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How to Read This Owner’s Manual This owner’s manual is organized as follows. Chapter 6. Getting the Full Potential of Quick Start the XP-30 This section is intended for those using the XP-30 for the first This chapter includes various techniques that expand the XP- time, and explains how to use various functions in a simple 30’s operational scope. It includes use with external MIDI way. Please read Quick Start and follow along by actually devices, live performance applications and others. o
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Contents Main Features........................................................................................11 Front and Rear Panel............................................................................12 Quick Start ........................................................ 15 Getting Ready........................................................................................16 Installing the Wave Expansion Board ............................................................................
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Contents Chapter 2. Playing.................................................................................47 Playing in Patch Mode............................................................................................................................. 47 Selecting a Patch............................................................................................................................ 47 Using Phrase Preview to Play Patches..........................................................
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Contents Setting Effects for a Rhythm Tone (EFFECTS).......................................................................... 88 Controlling How a Rhythm Tone will Sound with Controllers (CONTROL) ..................... 90 Modifying Waveform of a Rhythm Tone (WAVE) .................................................................. 90 Modifying Pitch of a Rhythm Tone (PITCH)............................................................................ 91 Changing the Tone (Filter) of a Rhythm Tone
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Contents Chapter 6. Getting the Full Potential of the XP-30 ...........................129 Techniques for Using Patches............................................................................................................... 129 Reinforcing Filter Characteristics ............................................................................................. 129 Making the Up-Beat Note Sound at the Same Time You Play a Down-Beat Note ........... 129 Holding a Note with Modulation Retained ...
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Main Features High-Performance Synthesizer Expandability Sound Source Allows Two Wave Expansion Boards to be Installed at the Same Time 64-Voice Polyphony and 16-Part Up to two SR-JV80 series Wave Expansion Boards can be Multitimbrality installed simultaneously, allowing you to expand the range The XP-30 is a 16-part multitimbral sound source that of available sounds (p. 16, 20). produces up to 64 simultaneous polyphonic notes. Effectively used with an external sequencer or computer, t
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Front and Rear Panel A B C D E F H [+OCT], [-OCT] Front Panel These buttons adjust the pitch of the keyboard in octave steps. →p. 59 A Pressing either of these buttons while holding down [TRANSPOSE] Volume Slider allows you to set the desired amount of transposition. →p. 60 This slider adjusts the overall volume that is output from the D MODE Section rear panel OUTPUT jacks and PHONES jack. →p. 26 The buttons in this section select modes. The button indicator of the selected mode will light
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Front and Rear Panel [INC], [DEC] Use these buttons to modify values. If you keep on holding down one button and pressing the other, the value change accelerates. If you press one of these buttons while holding down [SHIFT], the value will change in bigger increments. →p. 45 [ ], [ ] (Cursor Buttons) Move the cursor (underline) with these. E F G [ ], [ ] (Page Buttons) When the left edge of the display shows a or symbol, use these buttons to move to other parameter displays [0]–[9] (Numeri
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Front and Rear Panel Rear Panel Power Switch CONTROL PEDAL Jack Press to turn the power on/off. →p. 26 You can connect optional expression pedals to these jacks. By assigning a desired function to a pedal, you can use it to AC Inlet select or modify sound or perform various other control. You Connect the AC power cable (included) to this inlet. →p. 24 can also connect optional pedal switches to sustain sound. * With units rated for 117V operation, the AC cable is already →p. 24, 110 conn
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Quick Start 15 Quick Start
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Getting Ready Installing the Wave Expansion Board Up to two Wave Expansion Boards (SR-JV80 series; sold separately) can be installed in EXP-D and E Slots in the XP-30. Wave Expansion Boards contain When playing a Patch or Wave data, as well as Patches and Rhythm Sets that use this Wave data, Rhythm Set that use the which can be called directly into the temporary area and played. Wave data from a Wave Expansion Board, the appropriate Wave Cautions When Installing an Wave Expansion Board
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Getting Ready 1 Before installing the Wave Expansion Board, turn off the If the same type of Wave power of the XP-30 and all connected devices, and disconnect Expansion Board is all cables from the XP-30. installed in the EXP-D slot and the EXP-E slot, it will only be possible to select 2 Turn the XP-30 on its back, and remove only the screws shown data from the Wave Expansion Board that was in the following diagram. installed in the EXP-D slot. fig.Q-02a.e Also, the XP-30 already Sc
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Getting Ready 4 Use the Installation Tool supplied with the Wave Expansion Board to turn the holders in the LOCK direction, so the board will be fastened in place. fig.Q-02c.e LOCK Installation tool 5 Use the screws that you removed in step 2 to fasten the cover back in place. This completes installation of the Wave Expansion Board. 6 Connect the cables that you disconnected earlier. 7 Turn on the power, as described in “Turning On the Power” (p. 26). 8 Press [PATCH] to access the PATCH PLAY
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Getting Ready 9 Press [EXP D] or [EXP E], and verify that you can select patches from Wave Expansion Boards D or E. [EXP D] or [EXP E] indicator will light, and the following display will appear. fig.Q-04 The example here depicts what you would see if the SR-JV80-13 “Vocal Collection” Wave Expansion Board were installed in the EXP-D slot. If you can’t choose any Wave Expansion Board patches, it’s possible that the installed Wave Expansion Board is not being recognized correctly. Tur
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Getting Ready Installation de la carte d’extension Wave (French language for Canadian Safety Standard) Vous pouvez installer jusqu’à 2 cartes d’extension Wave (en option dans la série SR-JV80) dans les créneaux EXP-D et E du XP-30. Les cartes d’exten- Quand vous faites jouer un sion Wave contiennent des données Wave, aussi bien que des morceaux morceau ou un ensemble musicaux et des ensembles rythmiques utilisant ces données, auxquelles on rythmique qui utilise des peut directement accéde
