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FAQs and How-to
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- Hardware
issues
The modulation lever of the XP-30
really sucks. You need to press it very hard and it is mor an on/off
switch. So you better assign one slider to modulation.
- Afternow some years, I realized, that if you only use it often and
hard enough, it eventually gets more easy to use.
The power plug is a special Roland
model, so you can't use standard cable and have to be aware of it when
gigging.
- Programing
the synth
Many hints of how to program a
good sound, adding more than the 3 built-in effects and so on can be
found among the LINKS. However, due to the manual that is very bad, I
will expose here the best tipps to program the XPs fast and easily.
- Computer
problems
The midi implementation is good
in the JV/XP-series. To hook the synth up to your PC be sure to set the
switch on"Midi" and restart your synth. When using it via the serial
cable. set it to Mac or PC-2 an install the driver listed in the
download section.
On my setup, however, I have transmission problems with the serial
cable, no idea why.
- Live
on stage
To setup the XP-30 for the Live Usage I learned that few things are
important regarding the controls: I found it useful to assign the first
slider to MODULATION (due to the shitty lever), and the 3rd and 4th
slider to SYS-CTRL1&2. So you can real-time control the 2
parameters of your Effects in EYERY Patch and additionally assign
SYS-CTRL1 and 2 to specific changes in the Patch->Control
Section. more...
- Further
Articles
1) "Controllers for
Beginners"
2) Using the Ringmodulator and
Booster
Updates (from the hints given by people signing the guestbook):
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For those that want to check the system version and enter test mode:
Power on while holding CONTROLLER, -OCT and EXP A.
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