Document Outline

• Important Notes
• How to Read This Owner’s Manual
  • Quick Start
  • Advanced Use
  • Appendices
    • Notation Used in This Owner’s Manual
• Contents
• Main Features
  • High-Performance Synthesizer Sound Source
  • Expandability
  • Quick and Intuitive Operation
  • Computer Interface Connector
• Front and Rear Panel
  • Front Panel
  • Rear Panel
• Quick Start
  • Getting Ready
  • Listening to the Demo Song
  • Playing the Sounds
• Advanced Use
  • Chapter 1. Overview of the XP-30
    • XP-30 Configuration
      • Basic Configuration
      • Classification of XP-30 Sound Types
      • Number of Simultaneous Voices
    • Basic Operation
      • Switching Modes
      • About the Function Buttons
      • About the Cursor Buttons
      • Modifying a Value
      • Assigning a Name
  • Chapter 2. Playing
    • Playing in Patch Mode
      • Selecting a Patch
      • Using Phrase Preview to Play Patches
      • Making a Patch Sound Thick or Thin (Turning a Tone On/Off)
      • Playing Single Notes (Solo)
      • Creating Smooth Pitch Changes (Portamento)
      • Using the Sliders to Modify the Sound in Realtime (Sound Palette Function)
    • Playing in Performance Mode
      • Selecting a Performance
      • Playing Fatter and Richer Sounds by Combining Patches (Layer)
      • Splitting the Keyboard to Play Separate Patches in Different Sections (Split)
      • Playing Along with a Song Playback (XP-30 Used as a Multitimbral Sound Source)
      • Assigning a Different Patch to a Part
      • Using the Sliders to Modify the Sound in Realtime (Sound Palette Function)
    • Playing in Rhythm Set Mode
      • Selecting a Rhythm Set
      • Playing Percussion Instruments
    • Playing an Arpeggio
      • Playing an Arpeggio Over a Preset Keyboard Area
      • Holding an Arpeggio
      • Simulating a Guitar Cutting Technique
      • Playing an Arpeggio from an External MIDI Device
      • Creating an Arpeggio Pattern
    • Convenient Functions for Performance
      • Transposing the Keyboard in Octave Units (Octave Shift)
      • Transposing the Keyboard in Semitone Steps (Transpose)
      • If “Stuck” Notes Occur or a Note Does Not Sound (Panic)
  • Chapter 3. Creating Your Own Sounds
    • Regarding Effects
      • How Effects Units Work in Different Modes
      • Turning Effects On/Off
    • Sound Editing Procedures
      • Editing a Patch
      • Editing a Performance
      • Editing a Rhythm Set
    • Keeping Edited Sound
      • Memory and Data Storage
      • Storing a Sound You Modify into User Memory
    • Functions of Patch Parameters
      • Settings Common to the Entire Patch (COMMON)
      • Setting Effects for a Patch (EFFECTS)
      • Using Controllers to Change How Sounds Are Played (CONTROL)
      • Modifying Waveform (WAVE)
      • Modulating Sounds (LFO)
      • Modifying Pitch (PITCH)
      • Modifying the Brightness of Sound with a Filter (TVF)
      • Changing the Sound’s Volume and Stereo Location (TVA)
    • Functions of Performance Parameters
      • Settings Common to the Entire Performance (COMMON)
      • Setting Effects for a Performance (EFFECTS)
      • Making MIDI Settings for a Part (MIDI)
      • Making Settings for Each Part (PART)
      • Confirming MIDI Information for Each Part (INFO)
    • Functions of Rhythm Set Parameters
      • Naming a Rhythm Set (COMMON)
      • Setting Effects for a Rhythm Tone (EFFECTS)
      • Controlling How a Rhythm Tone will Sound with Controllers (CONTROL)
      • Modifying Waveform of a Rhythm Tone (WAVE)
      • Modifying Pitch of a Rhythm Tone (PITCH)
      • Changing the Tone (Filter) of a Rhythm Tone (TVF)
      • Changing the Volume and Stereo Location of a Rhythm Tone (TVA)
    • Multi-Effects Types (EFX Parameter)
    • XP-30 Operating Environment Setup (System Parameters and Their Functions)
      • Display Screen Contrast and Clock Settings (SETUP)
      • Arpeggio Settings (ARPEGGIO)
      • Keyboard and Controllers Settings (CONTROL)
      • MIDI Settings (MIDI)
      • Phrase Preview Settings (PREVIEW)
      • Adjusting Tuning (TUNE)
      • Program Change (PGM CHNG)
      • Checking Things Such as the Installation Status of Wave Expansion Boards (INFO)
  • Chapter 4. Memory Settings (Utility/Card Mode)
    • About Utility/Card Mode
    • Basic Procedure in Utility/ Card Mode
    • Storing Sound Data in User Memory (WRITE)
      • Performance Write
      • Patch Write
      • Rhythm Set Write
    • Copying Sound Source Settings (COPY)
      • Performance Copy
      • Patch Copy
      • Rhythm Set Copy
    • Initializing Sound Source Settings (INIT)
      • Performance Initialize
      • Patch Initialize
      • Rhythm Set Initialize
    • Transmitting Sound Settings (XFER)
      • Transmitting Data to an External MIDI Device
      • Transmitting Data to User Memory
    • Preventing User Memory Writing Operation (PROTECT)
    • Memory Card-Related Settings (CARD)
      • Formatting the Memory Card for the XP-30 (FORMAT)
      • Renaming a File (RENAME)
      • Deleting Unwanted Files (DELETE)
      • Checking the Contents Memory Card (INFO)
    • Loading a File from Memory Card into the XP-30 (LOAD)
    • Saving Data to Memory Card (SAVE)
    • Recalling Factory Default Settings (FACTORY RESET)
  • Chapter 5. Using the XP-30 as the GM Sound Module
    • Entering GM Mode
      • Initializing the Sound Source for GM System Basic Settings
      • Playing Back a GM Score
    • Modifying GM Mode Settings
      • Making Effects Settings in GM Mode (EFFECTS)
      • Setting a Part (PART)
      • Confirming MIDI Information of Each Part (INFO)
    • Convenient Functions in GM Mode (GM Utility)
      • Copying Effects Settings (COPY)
      • Initializing GM Mode (INIT)
      • Transmitting GM Mode Settings (XFER)
  • Chapter 6. Getting the Full Potential of the XP-30
    • Techniques for Using Patches
      • Reinforcing Filter Characteristics
      • Making the Up-Beat Note Sound at the Same Time You Play a Down-Beat Note
      • Holding a Note with Modulation Retained
      • Syncing the LFO Cycle to System Tempo
      • Modifying Multi-Effects to Match the System’s Tempo
      • Using a Pedal Switch to Modify the Rotary Speed of the Rotary Effect
      • Playing Phrase Loops at a System’s Tempo
      • Using the Slider to Pan Sounds in Real Time
    • Using the XP-30 to Play Live
      • Changing Multiple Sounds of an External MIDI Device Simultaneously
      • Changing Sounds with a Pedal Switch
    • Using External MIDI Devices
      • Using the XP-30 to Control External MIDI Devices
      • Playing the XP-30’s Sound Source from an External MIDI Device
      • Selecting XP-30 Sounds from an External MIDI Device
    • Enjoying Desktop Music
      • Connecting to Your Computer
      • Disconnecting the Keyboard from the Internal Sound Source (Local OFF)
• Appendices
  • Troubleshooting
  • Error Messages
  • Quick Reference of Procedures
    • Patch Mode
    • Performance Mode
    • Controller Settings
    • Saving and Loading Data
    • Controlling External MIDI Devices
    • Controlling the XP-30 from an External MIDI Device
    • Other
  • Parameter List
    • Patch Parameters
    • Performance Parameters
    • Rhythm Set Parameters
    • GM Mode Parameters
    • EFX Parameters
    • System Parameters
  • Waveform List
  • Patch List
    • B.P.M. CONVERSION TABLE
  • Rhythm Set List
  • Performance List
  • Arpeggio Style List
  • MIDI Implementation
  • Specifications
  • Computer Cable Wiring Diagrams
  • Index