Roland XP-30 User Manual

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Playing the Sounds

Quick Start

3

Play a chord.

XP-30 will play an arpeggio, according to the notes forming the chord you
have just voiced.

4

Continue holding down [ARPEGGIO], and the ARP SELECT
display will appear.

fig.Q-28

In this page you can change the Style, Accent Rate, Octave Range and
Tempo of the arpeggio. Here’s how to change the Style.

5

Hold down [ARPEGGIO], and press [

] or [

] to move the

cursor (underline) to the Style parameter. Then rotate the
VALUE dial to select various settings.

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

6

Hold down [ARPEGGIO] and press [TRANSPOSE]. The
[ARPEGGIO] indicator will begin blinking, and the arpeggio
will continue sounding even after you take your hand off the
keyboard (Hold).

To stop the arpeggio from being sounded by the Hold function, hold down
[ARPEGGIO] again and press [TRANSPOSE]. The indicator changes from
blinking to lit.

7

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

For details regarding
playing arpeggios, refer to

“Playing an Arpeggio”

(p. 56) and

“Arpeggio

Settings (ARPEGGIO)”

(p. 108).

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