Roland Musical Instrument XP 80 User Guide

QUICK START

Introduction

Contents

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Names and functions of buttons and

controls..............................................2

Thank you for purchasing the Roland XP-80 Music

Workstation. The XP-80 effectively combines a synthe-

sizer sound source and sequencer whose performance

and functions are on a par with the Roland XP-50, along

with extended functions for easier operation and a wide

scope of music production. From live performance to

desk top music applications, the XP-80 delivers all the

power to produce great music.

Connect your XP-80..........................6

Turn the power on .............................7

Play a demo song..............................8

Play sounds.....................................10

Reset to default factory settings.................................10

Select and play Patches.............................................10

Play percussion sounds from the keyboard ...............11

Try out performance functions ...................................12

Play arpeggios (Arpeggiator) .....................................14

Using the XP-80 manuals

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To be able to enjoy the full music-making potential of

the XP-80, become completely familiar with its func-

tionality and have trouble-free use, please take some

time to read this Quick Start and the Owner’s Manual.

Try out the demo disk.....................15

Listen to the demo songs...........................................15

Play back a pattern by pressing specific keys (RPS).16

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

Quick Start

This manual explains how you can quickly and easily

begin enjoying the XP-80. To take complete advantage

of the many advanced functions of the XP-80, first read

the Quick Start manual, then the Owner’s Manual.

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

Owner’s Manual

Be sure to read Chapter 1 which explains XP-80 basic

concepts and operation. The remaining chapters can be

read for more information as necessary, referring to the

contents or indices.

Create an appropriate Performance

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

reproduced in any form without the written permission of

ROLAND CORPORATION.

DanceKit...........................................33

Profiles of composers.....................36

Play display of a sound source mode: Selects a

Patch/Performance/Rhythm Set with the Bank

/Number method. Use BANK [1]–[8] buttons to select

a bank and NUMBER [1]–[8] buttons to select a num-

ber.

Performance edit display: Use TRACK/PART [1]–[16]

buttons to select the Part to be modified.

VALUE

Patch edit display: TRACK/PART [1]–[4] buttons

(TONE SWITCH) are used to switch a Tone on/off.

Use TRACK/PART [5]–[8] buttons (TONE SELECT) to

select the Tone to be modified.

DEC

INC

STU

VWX

YZ!

JKL

MNO

PQR

Rhythm Set edit display: Use TRACK/PART [5]–[8]

buttons (TONE SELECT) to select the note of the key-

board to be modified.

SEQUENCER

BEAT

REC

LOOP

FWD

ABC

DEF

GHI

BWD

STOPl/PLAY

SHIFT

SPACE

ENTER

+l - DIGIT HOLD

Sequencer mode: Use TRACK/PART [1]–[16] buttons

to select a phrase track or Part. During song play-

back/recording, these buttons can be used to switch

between the Play and Mute of a phrase track.

[SOUND LIST] / [TEMPO/BEAT]

The function of this button changes depending on the

selected mode.

SOUND LIST: Opens the Sound List window when a

sound source mode display is up.

[l], [r], [u], [d] (Cursor buttons)

Move the cursor (black box) with these.

TEMPO/BEAT: Press this button for selecting a tempo

track or beat track when a Sequencer mode display is

up. If you have temporarily modified the tempo and

wish to play back the song with its initial tempo, press

it while holding down [SHIFT].

[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 but-

tons while holding down [SHIFT], the value will

change in bigger increments.

[a/b/c/d] / [PATTERN]

The function of this button changes depending on the

mode on display.

I. SEQUENCER section

a/b/c/d: Select a subgroup (a/b/c/d) when selecting

a Patch/Performance/Rhythm Set using the

Bank/Number method.

The buttons in this section are used for playback and

recording of the XP-80’s sequencer.

[REC]

PATTERN: Select a Pattern when a Sequencer mode

display is up.

Press this to begin recording.

BEAT indicator

[LOCATE]

This blinks in sync with the tempo and beat of the

song.

This button opens the Locate window to specify and

move the locate position.

[LOOP]

[UNDO/REDO]

Press this to turn Loop Play and Loop Recording

on/off.

Press this button to restore a modified value to its pre-

vious (pre-modified) state, or when cancelling record-

ing or a currently executing operation. Pressing this

button again will restart the recording/operation.

[BWD]

Press this to “rewind” a song. Pressing this button

while holding down [SHIFT] moves you right back to

the beginning of the song. If you hold down this but-

ton as you press [FWD], the song will “rewind” faster.

BANK [1]–[8], NUMBER [1]–[8] / TRACK / PART

[1]–[16]

[STOP/PLAY]

The functions of these buttons change depending on

the display which is showing.

Press this button to start or stop playback of the song.

[FWD]

Side panel

Use this button to fast-forward the song. Pressing this

button while holding down [SHIFT] moves you to the

end of the song. If you hold down this button as you

press [BWD], the song will fast-forward faster.

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[0]–[9] (Numeric keys)

Use these to set a value. They can be used to enter

numeric values as well as alphabetical characters and

notes.

[SHIFT]

This is used in combination with other buttons. Some

buttons on the front panel include grey-printed char-

acters. They indicate the button’s function when

[SHIFT] is held down.

VOLUME

[ENTER] / [DIGIT HOLD]

The function of this button changes depending on

whether [SHIFT] is being held down or not.

ENTER: Use this button to finalize a value.

DIGIT HOLD: Press this button while holding down

[SHIFT] to turn the Digit Hold function on/off. With

the Digit Hold on, the 100’s place and 10’s place will

be fixed and only the 1’s place will change. This means

that you can select Patches simply by pressing the

numeric key for the 1’s place, without having to press

[ENTER].

VOLUME slider

This slider adjusts the overall output level from the

rear panel OUTPUT and PHONES jacks.

C1 slider, C2 slider

Display

Various parameters or functions can be assigned to

these sliders, so you can control the sound source sec-

tion as you play.

Shows various information for the currently selected

function or operation.

Pitch bend / modulation lever

VALUE dial

This allows you to control pitch bend or apply vibrato.

Depending on the settings, other specified parameters

can also be controlled.

This dial is used to modify values. If you hold down

[SHIFT] as you turn the VALUE dial, the value will

change in greater increments.

Floppy disk drive

3.5” 2DD/2HD floppy disks can be used. Press the

eject switch located at the lower right of the disk drive

to remove a disk.

OUTPUT MIX R jack, OUTPUT MIX L jack

Rear panel

These jacks output the audio signal to the connected

mixer/amplifier system in stereo. For mono output,

use the L jack.

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POWER

PHONES jack

An optional set of headphones can be connected to

this jack. Make sure that your headphones have an

impedance of 8–150 ohms.

Power switch

Press to turn the power on/off.

AC inlet

Connect the AC power cable (included) to this inlet.

✳ With units rated for 117V operation, the AC cable is

already connected to the unit.

CONTROL PEDAL

MIDI

OUT

HOLD

THRU

CONTROL PEDAL 1–4 jacks

You can connect optional expression pedals to these

jacks. By assigning a desired function to a pedal, you

can use it to select or modify sound or perform vari-

ous other control. You can also connect optional pedal

switches to sustain sound.

HOLD jack

An optional pedal switch can be connected to this jack

for use as a hold pedal.

MIDI connectors

These connectors can be connected to other MIDI

devices to receive and transmit MIDI messages.

OUTPUT

CLICK OUT

LEVEL OUTPUT

DIRECT

MIX

PHONES

CLICK OUT LEVEL knob

Adjusts the level of the click sound to be output to

external devices.

CLICK OUT OUTPUT jack

Connect a cable to this jack when sending clicks to

external devices.

OUTPUT DIRECT R jack, OUTPUT DIRECT L jack

These jacks output only the direct sound (no effects

applied) or EFX’d sound in stereo.

Connect your XP-80

The XP-80 does not contain an amp or speakers. In order to hear sound, you will need to con-

nect it to a keyboard amp, audio system, or headphones. Refer to the following diagram and

connect the XP-80 to the external equipment you are using.

POWER

CONTROL PEDAL

MIDI

OUT

OUTPUT

HOLD

THRU

MIX

PHONES

Power outlet

External MIDI device

lan

Sterero headphones

lan

Pedal Switch

Expression pedal or pedal switch

Stereo set, etc.

Speaker with built-in amp,

keyboard amp, etc.

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Before you make connections, make sure that power is turned off for all devices.

If the power is on when you make connections, you may damage your speakers.

Connect supplied AC power cable to the XP-80, and plug the other end into an AC power out-

let.

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On 117V models the AC cable is permanently attached to the unit.

Connect audio cables and MIDI cables as shown in the diagram. If you are using headphones,

plug them into the PHONES jack. Connect pedal switches or expression pedals as necessary.

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In order to take full advantage of the XP-80’s performance, we recommend using a stereo

amp/speaker system, If you are using a mono system, make you connections to the MIX OUT-

PUT jack L.

CONTROL PEDAL 1–4 jacks can also accommodate pedal switches.

Turn the power on

Once the connections have been completed (p.6), turn on power to your various devices in the

order specified. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or

damage to speakers and other devices.

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❷

Before you turn the power on, check to make sure that:

All external devices are correctly connected to the XP-80.

The volume controls of the XP-80 and the amp/mixer system are turned down all the way.

No disk is in the floppy disk drive.

Turn on the power switch located on the rear panel of the XP-80.

POWER

✳

This unit is equipped with a protection circuit. A brief interval (a few seconds) after power up

is required before the unit will operate normally.

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❹

Turn the power on of your amp or audio system.

Play the XP-80 and gradually raise the volume controls of the XP-80, your amp or mixer to an

appropriate volume level.

VOLUME

C 1

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❶

Be careful not to raise the VOLUME slider of the XP-80 too much. Excessive volume may dam-

age your amp/speaker system or could cause hearing problems.

To turn power off

Before you turn power off, check to make sure that:

The volume controls of the XP-80 and the amp/mixer system are turned down all the way.

No disk is in the floppy disk drive.

Important data has been saved to a disk (p.32).

Turn off your amp/mixer system.

Turn off the XP-80 power.

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❸

Play a demo song

The XP-80 contains a demo song and you use ‘demo play’ to play it. It’s the easiest introduction

to the XP-80’s exceptional sounds and effects.

✳

If you play a demo song, the current song existing in internal memory will be lost. To keep the

song in the internal memory, save the song to disk (p.32) before executing demo play.

Demo song

Composer

The AXE

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any other purposes than personal enjoyment, as well as storage to disk form a violation of

applicable laws.

Refer to page 36 for the profile of the composer.

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❷

Hold down [SEQUENCER] and press [CHAINPLAY].

The confirmation message “DEMO PLAY OK?” will appear.

Press [F5] (OK) to start demo song playback.

If you wish to cancel playback, press [F6] (Cancel). Playback will stop automatically when the

song ends. To interrupt playback, press [STOP/PLAY] again.

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You can control the volume level or effects parameters of each Part during playback. To modify

the values, press [PERFORM] and follow the procedure below.

MODE

PATCH

PERFORM

RHYTHM

LOCAL/TX/RX

EXIT

DEC

INC

PART

PANIC

SEQUENCER

CHAIN PLAY

DEMO

DISK

SEQUENCER

SYSTEM

UTILITY

REC

BEAT

LOOP

FWD

BWD

STOP/PLAY

To modify the volume level of each Part

Press [F6] (Info), then [F4] (Volume) to call up the Part Information display for Volume. Press

[l], [r], [u] or [d] to move the cursor (black box) to the Part whose volume level you want to

modify and set the desired volume level.

To change panning

Press [F6] (Info), then [F5] (Pan) to call up the Part Information display for Pan. Press [l], [r],

[u] or [d] to move the cursor (black box) to the Part whose panning you want to change and

set the desired panning value.

To modify effects settings

Press [F5] (Effects) to call up the General display, then select the Part whose effects settings you

want to modify by pressing TRACK/PART [1]–[16]. Next press [l], [r], [u] or [d] to move

the cursor (black box) to the parameter you want to modify and specify the value.

✳

You can also modify other parameters. For details regarding each parameter, refer to

“Functions of Performance parameters” (p.65) in the Owner's Manual.

Play sounds

Reset to default factory settings

Before using XP-80 for the first time, reset it to its default factory settings using Factory Preset.

Different settings may result in unexpected effects.

✳

Factory Preset operation resets all data in the internal memory and user memory to factory pre-

sets. Save any important data to a disk before executing this operation (p.168) in the XP-80

Owner’s Manual.

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❷

Press [UTILITY].

Press the numeric key [8], then [ENTER].

The Factory Preset display (UTILITY/Factory) will appear.

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Press [F6] (Execute).

If “Write Protect ON” message is displayed, press [DEC] to turn the setting OFF. After pressing

[EXIT] to clear the message, press [F6] (Execute) again to reset to the factory preset settings.

MODE

PATCH

PERFORM

RHYTHM

CHAIN PLAY

DISK

LOCAL/TX/RX

EXIT

STU

VWX

YZ!

PQR

GHI

PART

PANIC

2_MNO

SEQUENCER

JKL

DEMO

SYSTEM

EFX

UTILITY

ABC

DEF

EFFECTS

CHORUS

REVERB

SHIFT

SPACE ENTER

+l - DIGIT HOLD

Select and play Patches

The XP-80 contains a large number of sounds ready for you to play. The sounds that you select

and play on the XP-80 are generally called ‘Patches.’ Here’s how to select and play Patches.

❶

Press [PATCH].

The Play display (PATCH) will appear.

Patch group

Patch number

Patch name

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❸

Play the keyboard and listen to the sound.

To select a different Patch, turn the VALUE dial or press [INC]/[DEC].

MODE

PERFORM

PATCH

RHYTHM

CHAIN PLAY

DISK

PART

VALUE

SEQUENCER

DEMO

DEC

INC

SYSTEM

EFX

UTILITY

EFFECTS

CHORUS

REVERB

Play percussion sounds from the keyboard

The XP-80’s Rhythm Sets contain a wide variety of percussion sounds and special effects.

Here’s how to select a Rhythm Set and play percussion sounds.

❶

Press [RHYTHM].

The Play display (RHYTHM) will appear.

Rhythm set group Rhythm set number Rhythm set name

Note name

Wave name

❷

Press different keys to play different percussion instruments.

The display will indicate the last-pressed key (note name) and the percussion instrument (wave

name) assigned to that key.

✳

❸

The percussion instrument played by each key will depend on the selected Rhythm Set. For

details, refer to “Factory preset settings” (p.206) in the Owner’s Manual.

To select another Rhythm Set, turn the VALUE dial or press [INC]/[DEC].

MODE

PERFORM

PATCH

RHYTHM

PART

VALUE

SEQUENCER

CHAIN PLAY

DEMO

DEC

INC

SYSTEM

EFX

UTILITY

DISK

EFFECTS

CHORUS

REVERB

Try out performance functions

The XP-80 provides various controllers that can modify the sound. While playing patches, try

out these controllers and listen to effects they can produce.

✳

The effect that the controllers have will depend on the settings of the selected Patch. If the

effects of the controllers are difficult to detect, select another Patch.

Velocity/Aftertouch

The force with which you play the keyboard (velocity) can affect the volume or timbre of the

sound. Aftertouch (pressure you apply to a key after playing a note) can also affect the sound.

Pitch Bend/Modulation lever

While playing the keyboard, move the lever to the left to lower the pitch, or to the right to raise

the pitch. This is known as ‘Pitch Bend.’ You can also apply vibrato by manipulating the lever

away from you. This is known as ‘Modulation.’

If you move the lever away from you and at the same time move it to the right or left, you can

apply both effects simultaneously.

Modulation

Pitch Bend

C1 slider/C2 slider

While playing the keyboard, you can move the sliders up or down to modify the volume level

or timbre.

✳

How sound varies depends on the current setting. For details, refer to “XP-80 operating envi-

ronment setup (System parameters and their functions)” (p.88) in the Owner’s Manual.

Hold pedal

If an optional pedal switch is connected to the rear panel HOLD jack, pressing the pedal switch

will sustain (hold) the sound even if the keys are released.

Expression pedal

If an optional expression pedal is connected to any of the rear panel CONTROL PEDAL jacks

1–4, you can use the pedal to control the volume or timbre of sound.

✳

How sound will vary depends on the current setting. For details, refer to “XP-80 operating

environment setup (System parameters and their functions)” (p.88) in the Owner’s Manual.

Solo

You can play using single notes, by pressing [SOLO] (indicator lights). This function is especial-

ly effective when playing a sax, flute or other monophonic instrument.

Using [PORTAMENTO] with [SOLO] ON allows you to simulate performance techniques like

violin glissandos.

KEY EFFECTS

RPS

ARPEGGIO

SOLO

PORTAMENTO

TRANSPOSE

- OCT

+ OCT

✳

For details, refer to “Playing single notes (Solo)” (p.28) in the Owner’s Manual.

Portamento

As you play the keyboard, you can make pitch slide smoothly from one key to another, by

pressing [PORTAMENTO] (indicator lights).

KEY EFFECTS

RPS

ARPEGGIO

SOLO

PORTAMENTO

TRANSPOSE

- OCT

+ OCT

✳

For details, refer to “Creating smooth pitch changes (Portamento)” (p.28) in the Owner’s

Manual.

Sound Palette

While playing the keyboard, you can move the sliders up or down to modify volume level or

sound character.

To change sound character, press [FILTER/ENV] to light the indicator and move the sliders.

To change the volume level, press [LEVEL] to light the indicator and move the sliders.

SOUND PALETTE

FILTERl/ENV

LEVEL

FILTERl/ENV CUTOFF RESO. ATTACK DECAY

LEVEL

✳

For details, refer to “Quick sound character changes (Sound Palette)” (p.28) and (p.32) in the

Owner’s Manual.

Play arpeggios (Arpeggiator)

You can play a broken chord (arpeggio) automatically, by simply pressing a chord. For exam-

ple, if you press a C major chord, the XP-80 plays an arpeggio such as C → E → G → C → E →

G...

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❷

Press [PATCH].

Press [ARPEGGIO] to turn the indicator on.

KEY EFFECTS

RPS

ARPEGGIO

SOLO

PORTAMENTO

TRANSPOSE

- OCT

+ OCT

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❹

Play a chord.

XP-80 will play an arpeggio, according to the notes forming the chord you have just voiced.

Press [u] or [d] to move the cursor to the “Arpeggio Style” and enter various values by turn-

ing the VALUE dial.

Depending on the value you enter, the way arpeggios play will vary.

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❺

For details regarding playing arpeggios, refer to “Playing an arpeggio” (p.35) in the Owner’s

Manual.

To finish playing arpeggios, press [ARPEGGIO] again so the indicator turns off.

Try out the demo disk

Listen to the demo songs

The disk supplied with XP-80 contains 8 demo songs. Listen to the demo songs to get a better

idea of just what the XP-80 can do.

No. File Name Song Name

DEMO_000.SVQ The AXE

Composer

Alex Wurman

Sonart Productions BMI

Tactic Music

DEMO_002.SVQ Sound Pile /#4

DEMO_003.SVQ Ten Years

DEMO_004.SVQ Saga

Scott Wilkie

for BeachHouse Music

Marvster Music

Masashi Hirashita, Kazuko Hirashita

DEMO_005.SVQ Body Noise

DEMO_006.SVQ RPS City

Pendulumn

✳

sonal enjoyment is a violation of applicable laws.

✳

Refer to page 36 for composer profiles.

The demo song DEMO_007.SVQ (HyperGroove4XP) has been created using the optional wave

expansion board “SR-JV80-09 SESSION.” To play back this demo song correctly, install this

wave expansion board in any of EXP-A–D slots. This song is created using the data libraries

“Hyper Groove” from Idecs Inc.

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❷

Insert the demo disk into the disk drive.

Press [SEQUENCER].

The Play (SEQ(Song)) display will appear.

Song number

File name

Song name

Volume label

❸

Make sure that the cursor (black box) is located at the song number.

If the cursor is elsewhere, move it by pressing [u] or [d].

❹

❺

Select the demo song that you wish to hear, either by turning the VALUE dial, or using the

[INC] or [DEC] to select the song number 01–08.

Press [STOP/PLAY] to start demo song playback.

To interrupt playback, press [STOP/PLAY] again. Listening to the demo song, you can modify

the volume level and/or effects of each Part. To modify values, follow the same procedure as

you use for

“Playing a demo song” (p.8).

✳

If you interrupt song playback, a “+” symbol may appear at the side of the displayed measure

number (M=). This indicates that the song is stopped in the middle of a measure.

If you play the keyboard after a song has been played back and experience problems such as no

sound or incorrect pitch, hold down [SHIFT] and press [EXIT] for several seconds (the Panic

function).

Play back a pattern by pressing specific keys (RPS)

The RPS (Realtime Phrase Sequencing) function allows you to assign a Pattern to a key on the

keyboard and play it back simply by pressing the assigned key. Since different phrases can be

played back by pressing different keys, this function is especially effective for live performance.

The demo disk contains a demo song “09:RPS_DEMO.SVQ (Try RPS)” that allows you to try

out the RPS function. Here’s how.

No. File name

Song name Composer

09 RPS_DEMO.SVQ Try RPS

✳

sonal enjoyment is a violation of applicable laws.

Refer to page 36 for the profile of the composer.

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❸

Insert the demo disk into the disk drive.

Press [SEQUENCER].

Make sure that the cursor is located at the song number.

If the cursor is elsewhere, move it using [u] or [d].

❹

❺

❻

Press the numeric key [9] to select “09:RPS_DEMO.SVQ (Try RPS).”

Press [STOP/PLAY] to begin playback.

As you listen to the song, press keys on the keyboard referring to the diagram below.

Pressing a key will play back the pattern once.

Stop

✳

❼

If you press F2, the pattern will repeatedly play back. To interrupt playback of the pattern,

press F2 again or press a key lower than C2. To interrupt playback of other patterns, press a key

lower than C2.

To stop playback, press [STOP/PLAY] again.

Combine Patterns for playback

The included demo disk also contains various Pattern collections which you can use in various

playing situations. These Pattern collections are contained in the songs numbers from 10 to 20.

You may use these Pattern collections to create your own songs. The demo song

DEMO_006.SVQ (RPS City) has been created using the Pattern set PTNSET11.SVQ (Trance Set).

These Pattern collections will not play back even when you press [STOP/PLAY]. By pressing

specific keys, however, you can play back drum, bass or other instrument phrases. Here’s how

you can play a song combining these Patterns.

No. File name

Song Name

PTNSET01.SVQ Acid Set

PTNSET02.SVQ Acid Swing Set

PTNSET03.SVQ Dancehall Set

PTNSET04.SVQ Euro Beat Set

PTNSET05.SVQ Funk Set

PTNSET06.SVQ Ground Beat Set

PTNSET07.SVQ Hip Hop Set

PTNSET08.SVQ House Set

PTNSET09.SVQ Jazz Set

PTNSET10.SVQ Lovers Set

PTNSET11.SVQ Trance Set

Roland Corporation

✳

Roland Corporation holds the copyrights to all the Phrases of these Patterns. You may use these

Phrases when creating new works of your own without requesting permission from Roland.

Roland Corporation, however, assumes no responsibility or liability whatsoever with regard to

any infringements upon the copyrights of any third parties that may result through your use of

these materials.

Refer to page 36 for the profile of the Producer.

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❷

❸

Insert the demo disk into the disk drive.

Press [SEQUENCER].

Make sure that the cursor is located at the song number, and select the demo song that you

wish to hear, either by turning the VALUE dial, or by pressing [INC]/[DEC] to select the song

number from 10–20.

If the cursor is elsewhere, move it using [u] or [d].

❹

❺

Press [STOP/PLAY].

No sound will play, but the sounds to be used for Pattern playback will be selected. By putting

the XP-80 in playback mode, you can synchronize the timing at which each Pattern will begin

playback.

Press various keys to play back the Patterns, referring to the figure below.

As long as you keep the key pressed, the pattern continues to play back. You can play back up

to eight Patterns simultaneously.

Bass

Fil in

Others

Stop

Drum

Bass

✳

The keys assigned to each pattern will vary slightly depending on the pattern collection select-

ed.

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To interrupt playback of the pattern, press a key lower than C2.

To stop playback, press [STOP/PLAY] again.

Add rhythmic ‘feel’ to the songs

The Groove Quantize function allows you to add a rhythmic ‘feel’ to your song by putting in

accents and changing timing for a more human or natural feel. You can easily vary the playing

‘feel’ by selecting different templates of different musical styles. Here’s how you can use

Groove Quantize with the “21:QTZ_GRV!.SVQ(Try Groove)” contained in the demo disk.

No. File name

Song name

21 QTZ_GRV!.SVQ Try Groove

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❷

❸

Insert the demo disk into the disk drive.

Press [SEQUENCER].

Make sure that the cursor is located at the song number, and press the numeric key [2] and [1]

to select “21:QTZ_GRV!.SVQ(Try Groove).”

If the cursor is elsewhere, move it using [u] or [d], then select the song.

Press [STOP/PLAY] to play back the song.

❹

❺

Check the song’s rhythm before performing Groove Quantize.

Press [F2] (Quantiz).

The message “This Song is not Internal Song. Load anyway?” will be displayed.

❻

❼

Press [F5] (OK) to load the song into internal memory.

Press [F3] (Groove).

The Groove Quantize display (SEQ/Quantize) will appear.

❽

❾

Press [STOP/PLAY] to audition the song (Preview).

Make sure that the cursor is positioned at the “Template Number,” and turn the VALUE dial to

select a template from PRE:001–PRE:071.

If the cursor is elsewhere, move it using [u], then select the template.

As you switch templates, you’ll notice the rhythmic ‘feel’ also changes.

✳

❿

If you select a number from USER:001–USER:016 before loading a user groove template,

Groove Quantize will not work.

To end preview, press [STOP/PLAY] again.

Try out some user groove templates

In addition to the templates stored in the XP-80’s memory (PRE:001–PRE:071), you can also

select user groove templates for Groove quantization. User groove templates are those you can

manipulate for a Groove Quantize based on the feel of any songs you like.

The demo disk contains a user groove template file (U_TEMPLA.SVT) that holds 16 different

user groove templates. This lets you access various user groove templates covering different

musical categories. Load “21:QTZ_GRV!.SVQ (Try Groove)” into the XP-80’s memory and try it

out.

❶

❷

❸

Insert the demo disk into the disk drive.

Press [SEQUENCER].

Make sure that the cursor is positioned at the song number, and press the numeric key [2] and

[1] to select “QTZ_GRV!.SVQ(Try Groove).”

If the cursor is elsewhere, move it using [u] or [d], then select a song.

❹

❺

Press [ENTER] to finalize the song selection.

The box surrounding the song number and file name will disappear, and the cursor will be

positioned at the song number.

Press [F2] (Quantiz).

The message “This Song is not Internal Song. Load anyway?” will be displayed.

❻

❼

❽

Press [F5] (OK) to load the song into the internal memory.

Press [F3] (Groove).

Press [F4] (Load).

The LoadTemplate display (SEQ/Quantize/Load) will appear.

❾

❿

Make sure that the cursor is positioned at the “File Type,” and make sure that “GROOVE” is

selected.

Press [d] to move the cursor to the “File Name,” and make sure that “U_TEMPLA.SVT” is

selected.

Press [F6] (Execute) to load the user groove template file.

When the user groove template file has been loaded, the Groove Quantize display

(SEQ/Quantize) appears.

Press [STOP/PLAY] to preview the song.

Make sure that the cursor is positioned at the “Template Number,” and turn the VALUE dial to

select a template you like from USR:001–016.

By switching from one template to another, you’ll notice the rhythmic ‘feel’ of the song also

changes.

If the cursor is elsewhere, move it by pressing [u], then select the template.

Template

Explanation

USR:001 (16 Norm. Dance H.Acc)

USR:002 (16 Norm. Fusion H.Acc)

Dance (large dynamics)

Fusion (large dynamics)

USR:003 (16 Norm. Reggae H.Acc ) Reggae (large dynamics)

USR:004 (16 Heavy Dance H.Swg)

USR:005 (16 Heavy Fusion H.Swg)

USR:006 (8 Norm. Pops H.Acc)

USR:007 (8 Norm. Rhumba H.Acc)

USR:008 (8 Heavy Pops H.Swg)

USR:009 (Human Swing Feel)

USR:010 (Break Beats Feel)

Dance (dragging beats, heavy swing)

Fusion (dragging beats, heavy swing)

Pops (large dynamics)

Rhumba (large dynamics)

Pops (dragging beats, heavy swing)

Swinging groovy rhythm

Rhythm with the 4th beat delayed like breakbeats

USR:011 (Slowing Down/Draggin)

Rhythm with the first beat gradually becoming longer

within a measure.

USR:012 (16 Beat Swing)

USR:013 (Axe Music Feel)

USR:014 (Flat Swing Feel)

USR:015 (5 Against 2)

16-beat swing

Axe rhythm

Swing rhythm with no grooves and dynamics

Quintuplets over two beats

Dragging Ethnic feel in 6/8

USR:016 (Lagging 6/8 Feel)

To end the preview, press [STOP/PLAY] again.

Playing songs in sequence (Chain Play)

Chain Play successively plays back songs on disk in the order you specify. The demo disk con-

tains “XP-80.SVC” which is preset to play back song numbers 01–08 successively. Here’s how

to perform chain play.

❶

❷

Insert the demo disk into the disk drive.

Press [CHAIN PLAY].

Chain file number

Chain file name

❸

Make sure that the cursor is positioned at the chain file number.

If the cursor is elsewhere, move it by pressing [u].

❹

❺

Turn the VALUE dial clockwise to select “XP-80.SVC.”

Press [STOP/PLAY] to start playback.

After a slight pause, chain play will start.

❻

To end the chain play, press [STOP/PLAY] again.

Record a song

Here’s how to use the XP-80 to record a simple song. On the XP-80, the musical performance

data for one song or composition is called a ‘song.’ As you record the following sample song,

you’ll become familiar with basic recording procedures.

<Bass>

<Drums>

Closed hi-hat

Snare drum

Hi-hat

Low tom

Bass drum

Multitrack recording allows you to record musical performances consisting of two or more

instruments. The XP-80 performs multitrack recording by recording new Parts while you moni-

tor the playback of Parts previously recorded on Phrase tracks. Generally, multitrack record-

ings are made in order of “drums → bass → accompaniment → melody.” This order makes it

easier to keep each Part rhythmically correct, since you can record the accompaniment or

melody while listening to drums and bass.

Select a Performance

If you wish to use two or more Patches to play, select Performance mode. There are two types

of Performances; single and layer. If you wish to record ensemble playing, select a single

Performance. A single Performance allows only the specified Part to sound during recording,

and to play back the song with multiple instruments.

In recording a sample song, use the Performance “PR-A:12 Pop Set 1.”

❶

Press [PERFORM].

The Play display (PERFORM) will appear.

Performance group

Performance number Performance name

❷

Turn the VALUE dial, or press [INC]/[DEC] to select Performance “PR-A:12 Pop Set 1.”

Clear internal memory

A song to be recorded must first be loaded into internal memory. You will need to clear the

memory before recording a new song.

❶

❷

Press [UTILITY].

Press [6], then [ENTER].

The Song Initialize display (UTILITY/SngInit) appears.

❸

Press [F6] (Execute) to clear internal memory.

Record the drums using realtime recording

Realtime recording allows you to record your performance as you play. It’s pretty difficult to

record multiple percussion instruments in realtime recording. We’ll use the Loop function to

record a bass drum, snare drum, hi-hat, etc., over a specified area repeatedly until your drum

set is complete. For the this drum set, we’ll use the “PR-A:001 PopDrumSet 1” sounds assigned

to Part 10 of a Performance.

❶

❷

Press [SEQUENCER].

Make sure that “00:InternalSong” is selected.

If another song is selected, move the cursor to the song number and select the song by turning

the VALUE dial or pressing [DEC], then pressing [ENTER].

❸

Press [REC].

The Realtime Rec Stand-by display (SEQ) appears.

✳

❹

To cancel recording, press [EXIT] or [REC].

Press [d] to move the cursor to “ ,” and set the tempo to 70. You can obtain this tempo by

turning the VALUE dial counterclockwise or pressing [DEC].

Press [r] to move the cursor to “Loop,” and select 4, by turning the VALUE dial clockwise or

pressing [INC].

❺

This allows you to record four measures repeatedly.

❻

Press [d] to move the cursor to “Mode,” and make sure that MIX is selected.

This allows you to record the measures with multiple percussion instruments played separate-

ly.

❼

Select Phrase track for the recording destination. Press TRACK/PART [10] and the indicator

will blink.

When you select Phrase track 10, the drum sound of the correspondingly numbered Part 10 will

automatically be selected for recording.

BANK

TRACK/PART

TONE SWITCH

TONE SELECT

NUMBER

TRACK/PART

This completes preparations for recording. Now let’s record the following musical passage

using percussion instruments.

High tom

Closed hi-hat

Low tom

Snare drum

Bass drum

❽

❾

Press [STOP/PLAY].

After listening to one measure of the metronome count, press the C2 key to record the bass

drum (Hybrid Kick1).

❿

When you finish recording the 4th measure, the song will return to measure 1, and the bass

drum passage you have just recorded will play back. While listening to the playback, record the

snare drum (Natural SN2) by pressing the D2 key.

In the same way, record the remaining percussion instruments using A2 (Verb Tom Hi), G2

(Verb Tom Lo) and F#2 (C1 HiHat 1) keys.

F#2

C2 D2

G2 A2

When you finish recording all notes of the percussion instruments, press [STOP/PLAY] to end

the session.

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In recording mode, the Rehearsal function allows you to confirm which percussion instrument

is assigned to each key or practice the passage, without actually recording the notes.

❶

Press [F6] (Rehrsal) while in recording mode.

A “❚” symbol will be displayed next to “Rehrsal.”

❷

To return to normal recording mode, press [F6] (Rehrsal) again.

If the notes were not recorded as you expected, use the Realtime Erase function to erase the

wrong notes.

❶

Press [F5] (Erase) while in recording mode.

Now you will be ready to use the Realtime Erase function.

❷

❸

Press the key corresponding to the percussion sound you wish to erase, and the notes will erase

as long as you continue pressing the key.

If you wish to erase all percussion instrument notes, press [F6] (ErsALL). All the notes will be

erased during the time that you hold down the button.

When you finish erasing, press [EXIT] to close the Realtime Erase window.

View the recorded data

The notes you record on the sequencer are recorded as MIDI messages. Let’s use the

Microscope display (SEQ/Micro) to check the drum performance data you recorded just now.

❶

❷

While holding down [SHIFT], press [BWD] to move right to the beginning of the first measure

of the song.

Press [F4] (Micro).

The Microscope display (SEQ/Micro) will appear.

Song position (Measure-Beat-Clock)

Performance data

❸

✳

Press [ ] to view the recorded performance data.

Pressing [ ] will move the “>” symbol to the next data. Pressing [ ] will move the “>” sym-

bol to the previous data.

A “*” symbol displayed at the left of performance data indicates that other data has also been

recorded at the same Song position.

Record the bass using step recording

The Step Recording function allows you to input notes and rests one by one. It is suitable for

recording a bass line that should be rhythmically correct, or other Parts you may have difficul-

ties playing by hand. Use “PR-B:013 Finger Bass” assigned to Part 2 of a Performance.

✳

Mix-recording data on one Phrase track is not possible when step recording. If you want to mix

(combine) sequencer data into a single Phrase track, you need to conduct separate step record-

ing sessions and merge the takes using the Track Edit function (Owner's Manual p. 130).

❶

❷

Press [PERFORM].

Press [ ] or [ ] until “Part 2(PR-B:013 Finger Bass)” is on the display so that you can play a

bass line on the keyboard.

The part played by the keyboard

❸

❹

❺

Press [SEQUENCER], then [F4] (Micro) to call up the Microscope display (SEQ/Micro).

Hold down [SHIFT] and press [BWD] to return to measure 1.

Select Phrase track 2 as the recording destination by pressing TRACK/PART [2].

❻

Press [REC].

The Step Recording display (SEQ/Micro) will appear.

This completes preparations for recording. Now let’s record the notes by following the staff

notation.

❼

❽

Select the step time (note length) for the first note. The first note to be input is a quarter note.

Move the cursor to “Step Time,” and make sure that “ ” is displayed.

Press the G2 key for the first note.

Releasing the key finalizes the value so that you can enter the next note.

✳

To correct a wrong note entry, press [F2] (StpBack) or [BWD] to erase the most recently-entered

note, and input it again.

❾

Next, you’ll input an eighth-note rest. Select an eighth note as the step time, by turning the

VALUE dial counterclockwise or pressing [DEC], then press [F6] (REST).

❿

Next you’ll enter two sixteenth notes. Select a sixteenth note as the step time, by turning the

VALUE dial counterclockwise or pressing [DEC], then press the G2 key twice.

Now you’ll enter a half-note rest. Select a half note as the step time, by turning the VALUE dial

clockwise or pressing [INC], then press [F6] (REST).

This completes the first measure. Record the second and following measures in the same way.

When you finish recording, press [STOP/PLAY].

Press [EXIT] to return to the Play display (SEQ(Song)).

Record the melody using realtime recording

Here’s how to realtime record a melody using the “PR-A:001 64voice Piano” which is assigned

to Part 1 of a Performance.

❶

❷

Press [REC] to call up the Realtime Rec Stand-by display (SEQ).

Return the song to the measure 1. To do this, press [u] or [d] to move the cursor to “M,” then

turn the VALUE dial counterclockwise or press [DEC] to set 1.

Press [LOOP] to turn the indicator off.

❸

This turns off the Loop function. As repeated recording is not needed for recording a melody,

you should turn this off.

❹

Press [d] to move the cursor to “Mode,” then set the recording mode to REPLACE, by turning

the VALUE dial counterclockwise or pressing [DEC].

Select REPLACE because you won’t be mix recording.

❺

Select Phrase track 1 as the recording destination of the melody, by pressing TRACK/PART [1].

The indicator will blink. By selecting the Phrase track 1, “64voice Piano” assigned to the corre-

spondingly numbered Part 1 will be ready for recording.

BANK

TRACK/PART

TONE SWITCH

TONE SELECT

NUMBER

TRACK/PART

At this time, TRACK 2 and 10 button indicators are on. This indicates that Phrase tracks 2 and

10 contain recorded material.

❻

❼

Press [STOP/PLAY] to begin recording.

After one-measure metronome count, play the melody as you monitor the percussion and bass

parts you laid down earlier.

When you finish recording, press [STOP/PLAY].

This completes recording of the sample song. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [BWD] to return to

measure 1, then press [STOP/PLAY] to listen to the song.

Create an appropriate Performance for the song

The sample song you’ve just recorded uses a preset Performance. However, that Performance’s

settings may not be ideal for your song. This section will explain how you can modify the

Performance to better suit your song. Different aspects of a Performance can be modified, but

as an example, let’s change the Patch “PR-A:001 64voice Piano” that is selected for the melody.

Then we’ll modify the name of the Performance and save the new settings.

Select a different Patch for the melody

❶

❷

Press [PERFORM] to call up the Play display (PERFORM).

Press [F3] (Part).

The Part Param display (PERFORM/Part) will appear.

❸

❹

❺

Press TRACK/PART [1] to select Part 1.

Press [u] or [d] to move the cursor to “Patch Group” or “Patch Number.”

Select a Patch you like by turning the VALUE dial or pressing [INC]/[DEC].

Play the keyboard to listen to the sounds while you select a Patch.

❻

When you finish making settings, press [EXIT] to return to the Play display (PERFORM).

An asterisk “*” appears at the left of the Performance group on the display. This indicates that

the Performance settings have been modified.

Assign a new name to the Performance

The currently selected performance is named “Pop Set 1.” Let’s assign a new name to the newly

created Performance.

❶

Press [F1] (Common).

The Common display (PERFORM/Common) will appear.

❷

❸

❹

❺

❻

Press [u] to move the cursor to “Performance name.”

Press [l] or [r] to move the cursor to the location where you want to enter a character.

Turn the VALUE dial, or press [INC]/[DEC] to select the desired character.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to finish assigning the new Performance name.

Press [EXIT] to return to the Play display (PERFORM).

Store the Performance

The Performance settings that you modify are temporary. They will be lost if you turn the

power off or select another Performance. If you wish to retain the modified settings, you must

store them in user memory.

❶

❷

Press [UTILITY].

Press the numeric key [1], then [ENTER].

The Perform Write display (UTILITY/Write) will appear.

❸

❹

Turn the VALUE dial or press [INC]/[DEC] to select a Performance of the writing destination.

In this example, select any Performance you wish to overwrite.

Press [F6] (Execute) to save the Performance settings into the selected memory destination.

If a message “Write Protect ON” is displayed, press [DEC] to turn the setting “OFF.”

Then, press [EXIT] to clear the message, and [F6] (Execute) again.

< The temporary area >

When you modify a Performance or Patch, you are not actually modifying the Performance or

Patch that is stored in memory.

You are modifying the Performance or Patch data which has been copied into a temporary

work area, referred to as the "temporary area." The reason for this is that if you were to directly

modify the original Performance or Patch that is stored in memory, it would not be possible to

return it to the original settings.

One way of thinking about this is to imagine that you have copied a Performance or Patch that

is stored in your desk drawer, and are modifying it on your desktop (the temporary area). If

you leave the Performance or Patch on your desktop, it will be thrown away. If you wish to

keep the Performance or Patch that you have been working, you need to store (save) it back in

the desk drawer.

Save your new song

The song you’ve just recorded will be lost if you turn the power off. If you wish to keep the

song, you must save it to disk.

Format a disk

New disks or disks that have been formatted for use on another device must be formatted by

the XP-80 before songs can be saved to them.

❶

❷

Check the disk.

The XP-80 uses 2DD or 2HD 3.5 inch floppy disks. When you format a disk, all data existing on

that disk will be lost. If you will be using a disk that has been used with another device, make

sure that it does not contain data you wish to keep.

Set the protect tab of the disk to the Write position.

Protect tab

Write (writing permitted)

Protect (writing prohibited)

❸

❹

❺

Insert the disk into the disk drive.

Press [DISK].

Press the numeric key [3], then [ENTER].

The Format display (DISK/Format) will appear.

❻

❼

Press [F6] (Execute).

At this time, the message “Format OK?” appears to prompt your confirmation.

Press [F5] (OK) to execute formatting.

When formatting is completed, the display will indicate “COMPLETE.”

✳

❽

If you wish to cancel formatting, press [F6] (Cancel).

Press [EXIT] to return to the Disk Menu display (DISK/Menu).

Save your song to disk

You can save your song to the disk you just formatted.

❶

❷

Make sure that the Disk Menu display (DISK/Menu) is up.

If another display is showing, press [DISK] to call up the Disk Menu display.

Press the numeric key [2], then [ENTER].

The Save display (DISK/Save) will appear.

❸

❹

Make sure that SONG is selected for “File Type.”

Press [r] to move the cursor to “Save Mode,” and make sure that “SONG + SOUND” is select-

ed.

This allows you to save the Performance settings to disk along with the song.

❺

❻

Press [d] to move the cursor to “File Name.”

Press [l] or [r] to move the cursor to the location where you wish to enter a character.

Modify the temporary file name “SONG_000” and assign a new file name as you like.

❼

❽

❾

Turn the VALUE dial, or press [INC]/[DEC] to select the desired character.

Repeat steps 6 and 7 to finish assigning the new file name.

Press [F6] (Execute) to save the file to the disk.

When saving is completed, the display indicates “COMPLETE.”

DanceKit

The “Dance Kit” disk contains carefully selected sounds and music data geared toward the cur-

rent dance music scene. By using this disk, you will be able to hear for yourself how the XP-80

can be used to its full potential. Maybe it will provide some hints which can be used for your

own music!

In the “Dance Kit” you will find the following data and materials:

Demo songs: 6

Demo songs (for RPS): 14

Data files: 1 (DANCEKIT.SVD)

✳

“DANCEKIT.SVD” contains 128 patches, 32 performances, and 2 rhythm sets.

Caution

Before listening to the demo data on the disk, you have to overwrite your User memory and

System memory. If you have created any important data in the XP-80, be sure to back up your

data onto another disk first.

To store your data onto a disk, press the [DISK], press the numeric key [2], the [ENTER] to call

up the Save display (DISK/Save). On that screen, select “SOUND” for File Type parameter, and

then name your file and press the [F6] (Execute) to save the data.

After playing the demos, you will want to load your important data back into the XP-80. To do

so, Press the [DISK], Press the numeric key [1], then [ENTER] to call up the Load display

(DISK/Load). From that screen, select “SOUND” for File Type parameter, and then select your

file and press the [F6] (Execute) to load the data.

✳

For details, refer to p.167 in the XP-80 Owner’s Manual.

Loading Data Needed for the Demos

❶

❷

Insert the “Dance Kit” disk into the disk drive.

Press the [DISK], press the numeric key [1], then [ENTER] to call up the Load display

(DISK/Load). From that screen, select “SOUND” for File Type parameter, and then select the

“DANCEKIT. SVD” and press [F6] (Execute) to load the data.

✳

Keep the disk inserted while listening to the demos.

Playing Back Demo Songs

❶

❷

Press the [SEQUENCER].

Choose a demo song you want to play back and press the [STOP/PLAY].

Playing Back Patterns Using RPS

❶

❷

Press the [SEQUENCER] and choose the RPS demo data you want to play back.

Press the [STOP/PLAY]. Although this won’t cause songs to play, it sets patches in the

Performance and sets the playback tempo of the patterns.

❸

❹

Try pressing the keys and play various patterns. To stop play of the patterns, press the white

key at the far left side (C2).

When finished, press the [STOP/PLAY].

Playing Various Patches

❶

After pressing the [PATCH], select the Patch you wish from the User Group (USER 1-128). To

enable selection from the USER group, press the [PATCH] and press [0] while holding down

the [SHIFT].

Also, try the C1/C2 slider to modify patches. You will see a “*” next to the names of patches

with sounds that you can vary using the sliders.

DanceKit

Demo Songs

File Name

Song Name

Composer/Arranger

DKIT_01.SVQ

DKIT_02.SVQ

DKIT_03.SVQ

NEXTGENERATION

Echoes of Jungle

Trip Hop Bop

Music by Masayuki Kurihara *1

Arranged by Shun Takai (Ten Factory) *1

Arranged by Naoki Matsuura,

Noriyuki Nakahashi (Ten Factory) *1

Music by Ryeland Allison *2

Arranged by Naoki Matsuura (Ten Factory) *1

Music by Shigeyoshi Kawagoe *1

DKIT_04.SVQ

DKIT_05.SVQ

DKIT_06.SVQ

Resonance

Jungle Juice

Hemenway

✳

Masayuki Kurihara

Masayuki is a techno-artist who currently resides in Tokyo. His activities include providing musical selec-

tions, creating sound tracks and special effects, and the production of music for T.V. commercials. In

another vein, his work has been released on 12-inch records and CDs by Gaia Records of Germany, and

Psy-harmonics of Australia (among others). He has performed at a variety of clubs and outdoor parties in

Tokyo, Berlin, Hamburg and Paris. In May of 1995, he established the T.T.T. Records company, in partner-

ship with DJ Kuni and others. He is currently looking forward to being able to release a variety of new

musical material to the world.

Ryeland Allison

Ryeland makes electronics groove at the speed of sound including computer controlled transistor rhythm.

He is honored to introduce this to you.

Shigeyoshi Kawagoe

Shigeyoshi entered the Berklee College of Music in 1985, and majored in jazz composition and arrange-

ment. He studied under Bret Willmotte (guitar) and Hal Crook (composition, arrangement, and improvi-

sation). While in school, he got together with Jeff Ramsey, Chris Parks, Dave Delhomme, and Zack Alford

to form the group: “One Mind, One Soul.”They performed mainly in the Boston area, and on numerous

occasions they were the opening act along with Roy Ayers and Stacy Lauisaw. Moving to New York after

graduation in December of ‘88, he continued his work as a performer along the East coast. He returned to

Japan in March of ‘93. Since then, he has been kept busy as a guitarist, composer, arranger and MIDI pro-

grammer.

Ten Factory

Syun Takai, Naoki Matsuura, Noriyuki Nakahashi. Ten Factory consists of Roland Japan Staff.

Demo Songs for RPS

File Name

Song Name

RPS Keys

DUB.SVQ

DUB_L.SVQ

FUNK2.SVQ

FUNK2_L.SVQ

HIPH2.SVQ

HIPH2_L.SVQ

JNGL_T.SVQ

JNGL_T_L.SVQ

JUNGLE.SVQ

JUNGLE_L.SVQ

TECHNO.SVQ

TECHNO_L.SVQ

TRIP_H.SVQ

TRIP_H_L.SVQ

Dub RPS

Dub RPS_L

Funk2 RPS

E2–C4

D2–D#4

E2–C#4

D2–Bb3

E2–G#4

D2–C4

E2–C4

D2–C#4

F2–C#4

D2–C4

E2–F4

Funk2 RPS_L

HipHop2 RPS

HipHop2 RPS_L

Jungle_Tc RPS

Jungle_Tc RPS_L

Jungle RPS

Jungle RPS_L

Techno RPS

Techno RPS_L

Trip Hop RPS

Trip Hop RPS_L

E2–F4

E2–D4

D2–C4

✳

Songs that have an “_L” at the end of their names are designed so they are easy to play during a live per-

formance—the instrument parts have been arranged so they sound as a group when a single key is

pressed.

Roland Corporation holds the copyrights to all the Phrases of these Patterns. You may use these Phrases

when creating new works of your own without requesting permission from Roland. Roland Corporation,

however, assumes no responsibility or liability whatsoever with regard to any infringements upon the

copyrights of any third parties that may result through your use of these materials.

DanceKit

Performance (user)

Patch (user)

Rhythm set (user)

No. Name

Key Mode

LAYER

SINGLE

No. Name

1: Dance Kit 1 2: Dance Kit 2

Note No.

Mission LFO

65 Sick Brass

Maze Magic

Trance Pad 1

Taurus/S&H

S&H VCF

66 4 ChordTrick

67 Cyber Swing1

68 Cyber Swing2

69 Ravesequence

70 Panned Claps

71 Dance Brass

72 OB Voyages

73 Planet XP...

74 Juno Texture

75 Wet & Wild

76 20 Years ago

77 Pygmalion

78 Micro Cosmos

79 AmbientIntro

80 AmbientChoir *

81 Tekno Vox

82 Future Split

83 BPF OrganVox*

84 Ace of Vox

85 Injection

Scratch 1

808 Kick

WhatIsThis?

Pulsey Hamng

Sublimation

Cheesy

Round Kick

808 SN

Round Kick

808 Kick

Trailer

Natural SN2

Piccolo SN

Ballad SN

808 Kick

Natural SN1

808 Claps

808 SN

BPF-SweepPad

Do Ya See?

Wow!!

Low Pressure

Labyrinth 2

Childhood

Piper

808 SN

Vocal Phrase

Cl HiHat 1

Dry Tom Lo

Pedal HiHat

Dry Tom Hi

Op HiHat

Dry Tom Hi

808 Kick

606 HiHat Cl

Op HiHat

606 HiHat Cl

Op HiHat

606 HiHat Op

Op HiHat

808 Kick

10 Chucka-Clav

11 Raver Clav

12 Synscat

13 Sweep Delay

14 JX3P Poly

15 Poly Pulse

16 FAT JP6

17 After Rave

18 Bend Me !

19 Chroma Poly

20 Acid Octaves

21 Froggy Wave

22 FeedbckSynth

23 5th Synth

24 DLM Synth

25 High Rasp

26 Insectacid

27 U SAW it ?

28 Porta Juno

29 Keep the Owz

30 Basic Reso

31 Rave Wave

32 Pigale Synth

33 Rubber Synth

34 Tape Strings

35 Dirty Str.

36 House Strngs

37 Flange Pad

38 Symphonie

39 Raw Saw

40 Simple Pad

41 JX Squares

42 Dance Lead

43 Joe le Remix

44 Ring Leader

45 Woody Synth

46 Soft S&H

47 FXM Lead

48 HipHop Lead

49 MidRiff 1

50 Cheep Square

51 Rough Wave

52 Acid Guitar

53 SQU Sequ.

54 Plik-Plok

55 Velo Click

56 Sequence it!

57 Analog Seq 2

58 Xmod Attack

59 Minor Chord

60 Computer BPM

10 Sirens Pad

11 Dual Juno

12 Power Saw

13 S&H Pad 5th

14 Bs+AnaSeq

15 HyperHit

C3 48

Crash 1

808 SN

Ride 2

Tin Wave

Voice Breath

Tin Wave

R8 Click

Cl HiHat 1

R8 Click

Round Kick

REV Crash 1

Ride Bell 1

606 HiHat Cl

Crash 1

606 HiHat Cl

Crash 1

16 Fx Split

17 DanceSplit 1

18 DanceSplit 2

19 Bass/Lead 2

20 Bass/Lead 3

21 Tekno Set 1

22 Tekno Set 2

23 NEXTGENER..

24 Resonance

25 Hemenway

26 Dub RPS

86 Dance Piano

87 HousePiano 2 *

88 Space Piano

89 Sine Rhodes

90 Retrosquares

91 Filthy EP

92 Perc Marcato

93 Soul Pad

94 Tecno Bells

95 Sqr Organ 1

96 SH-101 Bass

97 TB-303 Bass

98 Acid 404

606 HiHat Op Crash 1

Ride 2

Ballad SN

808 Kick

REV Crash 1

Ballad SN

Crash 1

Ballad SN

Op HiHat

Tin Wave

Op HiHat

Tin Wave

Op HiHat

Tin Wave

808 Claps

Bongo Hi

Bongo Lo

Cga Mute Hi

Cga Open Hi

Cga Open Lo

Timbale

Agogo

Cabasa Cut

Maracas

C4 60

27 Funk2 RPS

28 JungleTc RPS

29 Jungle RPS

30 Trip Hop RPS

31 Hip Hop2 RPS

32 Techno RPS

99 READ

100 Goa Bass 1

101 Goa Bass 2

102 Infra Bass

103 Jungle Bass

104 Ecta Bass

105 Metal Bass

106 MC-202 Bass

107 JP-4 Bass

108 Super Sine

109 NoDry Bass !

110 Ana Bass 1

111 Sweepy Bass

112 Ana Bass 2

113 PWM Bass

Soft Pad B

Heavy Gtr B+ Hybrid Kick1

C5 72

Long Guiro

Claves

Wood Block

Cuica

BreathNoise

Natural SN1

Round Kick

808 SN

808 Kick

606 HiHat Cl

808 SN

Cuica

Open Triangl 606 HiHat Cl

Open Triangl 808 SN

Cabasa Cut

Tambourine

Old Kick

606 HiHat Op

606 HiHat Cl

Round Kick

Lite Kick

114 V-ResMicroBs *

115 PhoneIn Bass

116 Sub 8va Bass

117 Moody Bass

118 Fat Bass

C6 84

Scratch 1

Natural SN2

Scratch 3

White Noise

Synth Saw 1

Synth Pulse1

Back Hit

Ballad SN

Natural SN1

Ballad SN

Lite Kick

Op HiHat

Lite Kick

119 Modular Bass *

120 Dance Bass

121 Bubble Bass

122 HUGE Bass

123 Saucers

Tekno Hit

Orch. Hit

Op HiHat

Spectrum

124 Working Rezo

61 FXM Saw Horn *

62 Dyna Hit

63 Owz it !

125 WhatWasThat? *

126 IntrudeAlert

127 Sync Sirens

Philly Hit

Op HiHat

REV Back Hit Finger Snaps

Scratch 1

R8 Click

China Cym

R8 Click

C7 96

64 Scratch Auto

128 TR909 36/38

MC500 Beep 2 Metronome 2

V: number of voices

DanceKit

Profiles of composers

Alex Wurman

his own group, named “SO–DA!”. He is currently regarded

as one of Japan’s top keyboardists. His warm arrangements,

which capture some of the essences of jazz, have received

wide acclaim.

Born in Chicago, IL 1966 into a family of musicians, Wurman

has been playing the piano and composing music since the

age of five, With a background in Classical and Jazz compo-

sition, Wurman moved to Los Angels in 1991 to score films.

After working with Hans Zimmer and Media Ventures on

films such as “Younger and Younger”, “I’ll do Anything”

and “The Lion King”, Wurman went on to score films to his

own credit. Titles include “French Exit”, “The Grave”, “The

Crew”, “Getting In”, and “Dorminion”.

Toshiki Nunokawa: Born Jul. 29, 1958 in Tokyo. With the

Beatles as his first inspiration, he picked up a guitar and

started playing in a rock band while still in his early teens.

By the time he got to high school, however, his attention had

shifted to the music of Wes Montgomery, and he began

playing jazz. During his college days (Tokyo Industrial) he

played with the Mickey Curtis band. That gig triggered the

beginning of his professional career. He has since been kept

busy as an accompaniment artist with a wide range of talent,

including Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Masanori Sasaji, Peter

Erskine and Mark Johnson. His work from 1985-87 with “Hit

and Run” by “MALTA” is especially memorable.

Jean-Philippe Rykiel

Born blind in 1961, Jean-Philippe Rykiel taught himself

piano from a very early age. His technical mastery of the

synthesizer and unique creative intuition rapidly bought

him recognition by his contemporaries, providing him many

experiences and collaborations. As programmer or sound

designer, instrumentalist of composer, arranger or (co) pro-

ducer, Jean-Philippe Rykial has worked with Vangelis, Steve

Hillage, Jon Hassell, Leonard Cohen, Salif Keita, Youssou

N’Dour... To name a few... Recent credits include the albums

“Songs of Awakening”, a collection of Tibetan prayers

arranged and performed with master singer Lama Gyurme

(Sony), and “Folon”, Salif Keita’s latest release featuring

tracks arranged and produced by Jean-Philippe.

Naoki Matsuura (GigBag)

While living in the USA for 10 years, he started playing as a

professional bass player. Mainly he was playing local live

and studio sessions around New England area. Naoki joined

many sessions and gigs with Paquito De Rivera, Tommy

Campbell, etc. He joined Tiger Okoshi's band: Tiger's Baku.

Since 1991 Naoki joined Roland as a musical director of

MIDI Data. At present he has left the company, and is

recharging his batteries for new projects.

Scott Wilkie

Scott Wilkie is a keyboardist and composer originally from

Detroit, Michigan. His work as a studio musician and sound

designer can be heard on many projects. He has performed

live with various artists, including Ronnie Foster, EarlKlugh,

Jeff Baxter, David Goldblatt, Ricky Lawson, Mike Miller and

others. In addition, he has worked as a synth programmer,

most recently for Disney’s Broadway production of Beauty

and the Beast. For Roland, Scott appears frequently through-

out the United States, Asia, Europe and South America as a

clinician and product demonstrator. Now living in Los

Angeles, he performs with his own group and is involved as

a musician and producer on various projects.

Mitsuru Sakaue

From his college days, Mitsuru Sakaue has been active as a

keyboard player and arranger in studio and commercial

music production. At present he is involved in production of

commercials for TV and radio as a composer, arranger, key-

board player and computer music expert. His highly

acclaimed musical abilities go beyond borders of musical

genre. He is the chief director of the Idecs Inc. group of cre-

ative musical artists.

Idecs Inc.

Through the SMF data creations they offer, this professional

sound production unit continues to generate new excitement

throughout the realm of music data. The overwhelming

quality of their music has created for them an enormous fol-

lowing among consumers of music data. Additionally, their

other activities within the realm of music reach into almost

every area—whether it be composing, arranging, producing,

or education.

Mavin Sanders

Marvin Sanders is a musician with credits including Toyota,

Bocing, Disney, Intel, Miller Beer, and Max Factor. He has

written music for the syndicated television show

Highlander, and worked as a sound designer for Van Dyke

Parks, E, Warner Brothers, and Michael Jackson. A former

Keyboard Product Manager and international clinician for

Roland, he has also compose demos for the RD-500, JD-990,

and JV-880.

Tatsuya Senoh

A Roland engineer who is a member of the XP-80 develop-

ment team, and also the possessor of a deep understanding

of music. The included disk contains demo songs created by

Mr. Senoh that introduce the RPS function which he himself

developed.

Masashi Hirashita, Kazuko Hirashita

Masashi and Kazuko both started studying classical piano

when they were in their infancy. Both went on to study com-

position. At the same time, they had started their own music

careers as keyboardists and composers. Their work covers a

wide spectrum of styles and activities, including pop, fusion

and jazz music as well as many writing and producing jobs.

Kiyotaka Takiyama

Born in 1964 in Tokyo, Mr. Takiyama entered the Berkeley

College of Music in 1986, majoring in theory, arrangement,

and drum. While still in school he participated in both live

and recording sessions with numerous musicians. Since his

return to Japan he has continued to be involved in recording

with many different artists, and has also done television

commercial work. At present he continues to be active in

both live performance and in recording.

Pendulum (Yuuichi Ootsuka, Toshiki Nunokawa)

Yuuichi Ootsuka: Born Dec. 17, 1958 in Tokyo. Began his

professional music career while still a member of Keio

University’s “Modern Jazz Society.” He won recognition

through his skillful use of the synthesizer to produce a

refreshingly colorful sound. While performing as supporting

musician for a wide range of popular artists, he also formed

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