Specifications

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Crea ting a Layered Performance (continued)
4) Use the CURSOR UP/DOWN buttons to access the PERFORM COMMON screen.
5) CURSOR to Key Mode and use the VALUE DIAL to select “LAYER.”
6) Press PALETTE so it is lit.
7) Press 4/12 (PART).
8) Use the CURSOR LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select the Parts you want to layer.
9) Use the CURSOR UP/DOWN buttons and the VALUE DIAL to select the desired Patch Group and Patch
Number for each of the Parts you are going to layer.
10) Press the EDIT button so it is not lit.
11) Press TX and RX buttons simultaneously so they are lit.
12) Press the desired PART 1-8 (9-16) buttons (under the display) to select the Parts you want to layer.
Controlling One of Two Layered Sounds with an Expression Pedal
When you are playing a Layered Performance, you may wish to use an expression pedal (such as the Roland EV-5) to
control the volume of one of the sounds and not the other (for example, to swell a string sound in behind a piano
sound). Use the following procedure to set an expression pedal to control the volume of a selected sound in Layer
Mode:
1) Plug an EV-5 Expression pedal into the Pedal 1 input.
2) Press the SYSTEM button so it is lit followed by 3/11 (CONTROL).
3) CURSOR to PEDAL 1 ASSIGN and use the VALUE DIAL to select “Assign: CC07:VOLUME.”
4) CURSOR to Output and use the VALUE DIAL to select “BOTH.”
5) CURSOR to Polarity and use the VALUE DIAL to select “STANDARD.”
6) Press PERFORM and use the VALUE DIAL to select “PR-A: Pop Set 1.”
7) Press EDIT so it is lit followed by 1/9 (COMMON).
8) CURSOR to PERFORM COMMON.
9) CURSOR to Key Mode and use the VALUE DIAL to select “LAYER.”
10) Press 3/11 (MIDI).
11) Press PALETTE so it is lit and use the CURSOR UP/DOWN buttons to access the LOCAL SWITCH screen.
12) Use the CURSOR LEFT/RIGHT buttons and the VALUE DIAL to select “ON” for any of the Parts you wish to layer.
13) CURSOR DOWN to VOLUME Rx SWITCH and use the CURSOR LEFT/RIGHT buttons and the VALUE
DIAL to select “ON” for any of the Parts you wish to control with the expression pedal. Set the other Parts to
“OFF.”
14) Press EXIT to return to the previous display.
Filtering Control Change Messages
The XP-50 retains Control Change, Aftertouch, and Pitch Bend values for each Part of a Performance. If a
Control Change (CC) is sent to any Part, that Part has now been altered for the entire Performance Mode. When
a new Performance is selected (via MIDI or the front panel), it will reflect the previous CC values for each Part
unless the new Performance is set to ignore that specific Control Change.
1) Press PERFORMANCE.
2) Press EDIT so it is not lit. Use the TRACK/PART 1-8 / 9-16 buttons to select the Part you wish to edit.
3) Press EDIT so it is lit.
4) Press 3/11 (MIDI).
5) CURSOR down to the PART RX SWITCH screen.
6) Use the CURSOR buttons and the VALUE dial to set Volume, Hold-1, or Program Change to “OFF” as
desired for each Part.
Writing your Performance into Memory
Whenever you make a change to a Performance, you must write the Performance into memory or the changes
will be lost when you change to a new Performance or turn the XP-50 off. Use the following procedure to save
your changes to memory:
1) Press DISK/UTILITY.
2) CURSOR to 1:WRITE and press ENTER.
3) Use the VALUE DIAL to select the desired location and press ENTER.
4) Press ENTER. If Internal Write Protect is ON, use the VALUE DIAL to select “OFF” and press ENTER two times.
5) The screen will display “COMPLETE.”