Play percussion sounds from the keyboard – Roland XP-80 User Manual

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❷

Play the keyboard and listen to the sound.

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

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.

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.

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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.

❸

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

MODE

CHAIN PLAY

SEQUENCER

RHYTHM

PATCH

PERFORM

UTILITY

SYSTEM

DISK

PART

DEMO

EFFECTS

REVERB

CHORUS

EFX

DEC

INC

VALUE

Rhythm set group

Rhythm set number Rhythm set name

Note name

Wave name