Roland XP-30 User Manual

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Chapter 3. Creating Your Own Sounds

Start (Portamento Start Pitch)

Portamento will begin anew if you press another key during
a pitch movement. This setting specifies how the new
portamento will start.

PITCH:

Pitch will begin changing when the new key is
pressed.

fig.3-30.e

NOTE:

Pitch will begin changing from the destination of the
current movement.

fig.3-31.e

RxSWITCH (Receive Switch)

These parameters determine how Volume/Pan/Pitch Bend
MIDI messages will be received by each Tone.

* In general, Volume messages control the volume, Pan messages

control the stereo location, and Pitch Bend messages control the
pitch of. However the XP-30 allows you to use these MIDI
messages to control other parameters that you specify. Thus, if
you are using a message to control another (i.e., a non-standard)
parameter, you should turn off reception for that MIDI message.
If reception is turned on, that MIDI message will control its
standard function in addition to the special assignment you
have made.

Volume (Receive Volume Switch)

If you want Volume messages to be received, turn this
parameter ON. If not, turn it OFF.

Pan (Receive Pan Control Switch)

Specify how Pan messages will be received.

OFF:

Not received.

CONT:

Whenever a Pan message is received, it will
immediately change the stereo location of the
sound.

KEY-ON:

The stereo location of the sound will be changed
when the next note is played. If a Pan message is
received while a note is sounding, the current
stereo location will not change until the next note.
In this case, the stereo location will change only
for the note played later, and the currently
sounding note will not move.

Pitch Bend (Receive Pitch Bend Switch)

If you want Pitch Bend messages to be received, turn this
parameter ON. If not, turn it OFF.

DAMPER

Specify how Hold 1 (sustain pedal) messages will be received
by each Tone.

Hold-1 RxSwitch (Receive Hold 1 Switch)

If you want Hold 1 messages to be received, turn this
parameter ON. If not, turn it OFF.

Redamper (Redamper Switch)

If a Hold 1 message is received during the time between a
note-off (when you release the key) until when the sound
disappears, the currently sounding sounds will be sustained
if this Redamper setting is ON. If you use this function, you
must also turn on the Receive Hold 1 switch.

PEAK & HOLD

Hold messages (Hold 1, Hold 2, Sostenuto, Soft) are used to
sustain the sound. The XP-30 allows you to use these Hold
messages to hold the values of specific parameters.

* If you use this function, you must also turn on the Receive Hold

1 switch for the Patch (previous screen).

* If you select HOLD for the following parameters, you must also

set the Hold parameter (SYSTEM/CONTROL/CONTROL
SOURCE) to the type of Hold message being controlled.

* If you select PEAK for the following parameters, you must also

set the Peak parameter (SYSTEM/CONTROL/CONTROL
SOURCE) to the type of Hold message being controlled.

press D4 key

Pitch

Time

press C4 key

press C5 key