Roland E-X30, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ... with regard to any infringements of third party copyrights arising through your use of this product The copyright of content in this product the sound waveform data style data accompaniment patterns phrase data audio loops and image data is reserved by Roland Corporation Purchasers of this product are permitted to utilize said content except song data such as Demo Songs for the creating performin...

Page 3: ...empo Lock 20 Voice Lock 20 Style Lock 20 Transpose Lock 20 Mic Register 20 MIDI OUT 21 Song Loop 21 Auto Power Off 21 Factory Reset 21 Microphone Effect 22 Mixer 23 Effect Related Settings Octave 24 Touch 24 Metronome 24 Sustain 24 Pitch Bend 25 DSP 25 Transpose 25 Harmony 25 Register Memory Registering the Panel Setting 26 Recalling the Registered Panel Settings 26 Selecting a Registration Bank 2...

Page 4: ...n P 24 Enter the Touch setting menu 22 SUSTAIN button P 24 Turn the Sustain function on or off 23 FUNCTION button P 16 Enter the Function menu 24 OCTAVE button P 24 Enter the Octave setting menu 25 TRANSPOSE button P 25 Enter the Transpose setting menu 26 USB button P 33 Enter USB flash drive play menu 27 USB FUNCTION button P 33 Enter the USB flash drive function menu 32 DATA DIAL Adjust the para...

Page 5: ...ENT SECTION 16 CHORD 17 TREBLE CLEF 18 BASS CLEF 05 LCD HARMONY 9 11 12 13 15 16 18 10 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 RECORD USB STYLE USB SMF USB MP3 TOUCH SUSTAIN 17 38 PHONES jack Connect a pair of headphones 39 USB Host jack Connect to a computer 40 USB Device jack Connect a USB flash drive 34 SUSTAIN jack P 18 Connect a sustain pedal 35 DC 12V jack Connect the DC 12 V power adaptor 36 MIC jack Connect ...

Page 6: ...rmly in place Note 1 Do not mix used and new batteries 2 Always use same types of batteries 3 Always remove the batteries from the instrument when it is not being used for an extended period of time Using Power Adaptor 1 Connect the adaptor to the DC 12V jack of this instrument 2 Plug the adaptor into an AC outlet 3 Press the POWER SWITCH the LCD screen is lit which indicates the instrument is pow...

Page 7: ...el for a long period of time Connecting an Audio Equipment The rear panel AUX OUT jacks deliver the output of the instrument to an external audio equipment such as a keyboard amplifier a stereo sound system a mixing console or a tape recorder Use the R and L MONO outputs for stereo output or just the L MONO output for mono output Use an audio cable to connect the AUX OUT jack of the instrument to ...

Page 8: ... counter clockwise to decrease it Adjust to set the desired volume level Note If the keyboard keeps silent check if the volume has been set to minimum or if headphones are plugged into the PHONES jack Power Master Volume 08 This instrument features several wonderful demos Please refer to Demo List 1 Press the DEMO button the LCD will display the current demo number and name meanwhile all demo song...

Page 9: ...he upper lower voice is on you can use the numeric buttons to select a desired upper lower voice Playing Voices 09 1 Press the STYLE button Enter the Style Mode The LCD displays the current default style name and number 2 Select a Style Use the data dial the numeric buttons or the button to select the style you want to play 3 Play the Style Press the START STOP button to start playing the rhythm O...

Page 10: ...e RECORD button Enter the record standby mode and you can select voice style or other settings for the recording 3 Press the START STOP button or play a key on the keyboard to start recording 4 Press and hold the SHIFT button and then press the RECORD button to exit the record mode 5 If you want to play back a recorded song you can press and hold SHIFT button and then press the PLAY button to ente...

Page 11: ...Play the keyboard and then you will hear two different voices layered together It seems like two different instruments playing at the same time 3 When dual function is on press and hold the SHIFT button and then press the DUAL button it will turn dual function off Note When the keyboard is split only the right hand area will have the dual voice Playing Different Voices with Both hands LOWER The lo...

Page 12: ... of the auto accompaniment Play Auto Accompaniment all tracks 1 Turn the auto accompaniment on In style mode you can press the CHORD button to enter the auto bass chord A B C mode The keyboard is split into two sections Left hand section is the chord section The A B C icon will light up Press CHORD button again to enter full range mode The FULL RANGE icon will light up You can play chords over the...

Page 13: ...ass chord mode 4 Press SYNC START button 5 Press the FILL A button select the Main A section 6 Press the INTRO ENDING button Now the A lights up on LCD and the style is ready to play 7 As soon as you play a chord with your left hand the auto accompaniment starts When the playback of the intro is finished it automatically leads into Main A section 8 Press the FILL B button A fill in plays automatic...

Page 14: ...riads A triad is a set of three notes that can be stacked in thirds When stacked in thirds the triad s members from lowest pitched tone to highest are called the Root the Third and the Fifth Triad Type There are following basic triad types Chord Inversion We define this chord its root is not in the bass i e the root is not the lowest note as an inversion chord When the root is in the bass we call ...

Page 15: ...nstrument has been set with a default or standard tempo however this can be changed by using the TEMPO button 1 Use the TEMPO button to change the tempo While the tempo value is flashing use the data dial to quickly change the tempo 2 Press the TEMPO and buttons simultaneously to restore the default tempo setting Note When style stops changing the style will automatically reset the tempo However c...

Page 16: ...de Time Tempo lock Voice lock Style lock Transpose lock Mic Register MIDI Out Song Loop Auto Power Off Factory Reset NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 LCD Display XXX Tune XXX TempoRmn XXX OctaveR1 XXX OctaveR2 XXX OctaveL XXX Touch XXX SplitPt XXX Beat XXX Ped XXX XXX Ped Rel XXX EQ XXX XXX RevXXX XXX Rev Lev XXX RevLevR1 XXX RevLevR2 XXX RevLevL XXX...

Page 17: ...it Point This function sets the point which separates the entire keyboard to two sections The left hand section controls the auto bass chord accompaniment when the A B C function is on or it plays the lower voices when the A B C function is off 1 In the function menu use the data dial to select Split Pt 2 Use the buttons or press any key on the keyboard to assign the split point Note The Split Poi...

Page 18: ...lect EQ Piano 2 Use the buttons to change the setting Reverb Type 1 In the function menu use the data dial to select RevXXX 2 Use the buttons to change the setting Sustain Type You can set the sustain pedal so that it will produce a different sustain effect 1 In the function menu use the data dial to select Ped Rel 2 Use the buttons to select a pedal type Pedal Function 1 In the function menu use ...

Page 19: ...ock 4 Close 1 4 Close 2 4 Open Chorus Level 1 In the function menu use the data dial to select Chr Lev 2 Use the buttons to adjust the value from 0 to 32 Harmony Type 1 In the function menu use the data dial to select HrmDuet 2 Use the buttons to select a harmony type Detailed harmony types Chorus Type 1 In the function menu use the data dial to select ChrXXX 2 Use the buttons to change the settin...

Page 20: ... to change the setting Note Lock will work when switching Register Memory Style Lock You can lock the style in the following ways 1 In the function menu use the data dial to select StyleLck 2 Use the buttons to change the setting Note Lock will work when switching Register Memory Transpose Lock You can lock the transpose in the following ways 1 In the function menu use the data dial to select Tran...

Page 21: ... 8 The reset procedure may take several minutes to complete Note Do not turn off the power when factory reset is in progress otherwise it may corrupt the internal data and cause malfunction Function Menu 21 MIDI Out Set the MIDI OUT channel for Voice R1 1 In the function menu use the data dial to select MIDI Out 2 Use the buttons to change the MIDI Out channel Note Your setting will be automatical...

Page 22: ... Mic EQ Low Gain Mic EQ Mid Gain Mic EQ High Gain Mic Reverb Type Mic Reverb Level Mic Chorus Type Mic Chorus Level Mic Delay Type Mic Delay Time Mic Delay Feedback Mic Delay Level LCD Display XXX LowGain XXX MidGain XXX HighGain XXX MRevXXX XXX MRevLev XXX MChrXXX XXX MChLevel XXX MXXX XXX MDlyTime XXX MDlyFb XXX MDlyLev Range 10 10 10 10 10 10 MRevHal1 MRevHal2 MRevHal3 MRevHal4 MRevPnoH MRevRom...

Page 23: ...urrent item Press and at the same time to switch between the default volume and muting the volume Note It will exit the mixer menu if there is no operation in 5 seconds Mixer 23 Parameter Music volume Voice R1 volume Voice R2 volume Voice L volume Metronome volume Mic volume Percusion volume Drum volume Bass volume Accomp1 volume Accomp2 volume Accomp3 volume Accomp4 volume Accomp5 volume LCD Disp...

Page 24: ... response to keyboard Metronome The metronome provides a steady beat to help you practise at a preset tempo Press METRONOME button to start the metronome To stop the metronome press the METRONOME button again The metronome beat type can be set in the function menu Note The metronome will respond in the next beat if it is turned on during style playback Sustain 1 Press and hold the SHIFT button and...

Page 25: ...rmony effect to the notes you play in the right hand section which gives you a rich and harmonic expression 1 Press the CHORD button to turn on the A B C function 2 Press the HARMONY button to turn the harmony effect on 3 Play a chord in the left hand section 4 As soon as you play in the right hand section it will automatically add harmony effect to the notes you play Note Harmony cannot be turned...

Page 26: ...tting The Registration Memory feature can make your performance more easy and efficient It allows you to save virtually all panel settings to a Registra tion Memory setting and you can instantly recall them by pressing a single button Registering the Panel Setting 1 There are 8 memory banks and each bank has 4 memories M1 M4 2 Holding down the STORE button then press one of the memory buttons M1 M...

Page 27: ...ong You can use button or data dial to select a user song you want to playback 2 Press and hold the SHIFT button and then press the PLAY button to play back the user song 3 To stop the play back press and hold the SHIFT button and then press the PLAY button Use the powerful record function you can record your own keyboard performance in real time and save it as a user song just like using recordin...

Page 28: ...o select different demo song Press the DEMO or START STOP button to stop playing and exit the demo mode Note In the demo status all buttons and keys are unavailable except DEMO START STOP button TEMPO data dial VOLUME knob and POWER SWITCH 28 Record Playing the Demo Song This function is to set the voice of the whole keyboard to piano instantly 1 Press the PIANO button to enter or exit piano mode ...

Page 29: ...nction DICT 1 Chord Learning Mode Press and hold the SHIFT button and then press the DICT button to enter the DICT 1 mode The LCD display DICT 1 and the A B C is automatically set to on In DICT 1 mode the keys C4 B5 are used to assign the Chord Type the keys C6 B6 are used to assign the Chord Root When the Chord Type and Chord Root are confirmed the chord notes will be shown on display You will he...

Page 30: ...d then press the DICT button again to turn off chord dictionary The pedal function will make your performance more natural and with greater expressiveness Multi function Pedal You can refer to Pedal Type chapter for details 1 Sustain Pedal This pedal function performs the same function as the damper pedal on an acoustic piano letting you sustain the sound of voices even after releasing the keys St...

Page 31: ... press one of the Scale Tune buttons C B to turn the selected scale on or off When a scale is in use the corresponding pitch will decrease 1 2 semitone and the related LED will be lit When switched off the related pitch will return to normal and the corresponding LED will be turned off 2 Reset the scale Press the SHIFT RESET SCALE button all Scale Tune buttons will be turned off 3 Scale fine tune ...

Page 32: ...re audio files cannot be played at the same time 2 The tempo of an audio file cannot be changed 32 MP3 PAD SCALE TUNE RESET SCALE SCALE RECALL Button C C D D E F F G G A A B File Name 1 PAD_C wav PAD_C wav PAD_D wav PAD_D wav PAD_E wav PAD_F wav PAD_F wav PAD_G wav PAD_G wav PAD_A wav PAD_A wav PAD_B wav File Name 2 PAD_1 wav PAD_2 wav PAD_3 wav PAD_4 wav PAD_5 wav PAD_6 wav PAD_7 wav PAD_8 wav PA...

Page 33: ...play a single song or all songs Please refer to the Function Menu for details 5 Press the button again to stop playback Save a user song to USB Flash Drive 1 Press and hold SHIFT then press the USB FUNCTION button to enter USB menu Use the data dial to select Save MID 2 Press to save user songs to the root directory of the USB flash drive The files will be named as RecSng_XX_NUB MIDI 3 After savin...

Page 34: ...ne 3 Press button The LCD will show the user styles on the instrument Use the data dial to select a user style If the selected user style has data the LCD will show the file name Or the LCD will prompt No File if the user style is blank 4 Press button The LCD will prompt Load OK If the selected user style has data the LCD will prompt Cover Press to confirm loading or press to cancel 5 After loadin...

Page 35: ...IDI output This can not be connected with another instrument unless the instrument has a USB host terminal Load a user setup from USB Flash Drive 1 Press and hold SHIFT then press the USB FUNCTION button to enter USB menu Use the data dial to select LoadUset 2 Press The LCD will show all user setups usp under the root directory Use the data dial to select one 3 Press button The LCD will show Sure ...

Page 36: ...en Sync is in standby condition and a key is pressed Certain notes sound at wrong pitch The Harmony function does not operate Possible Cause and Solution This is normal and is no cause for alarm Make sure the master volume is set to an appropriate level Check if headphones are plugged into the PHONES jack The R1 R2 L voice volume Mixer settings could be set too low Make sure the voice volumes are ...

Page 37: ...nob Shift C C D D E F F G G A A B Tempo Accomp Reset Scale Mp3 Pad Metronome Octave Mixer Transpose Harmony Sustain Start Stop Sync Start Intro Ending Fill A Fill B Chord Fade Bank Record Store Play M1 Dual M2 Lower M3 Dict M4 DSP O T S Touch Voice USB Style USB Function Song Piano Function Demo Data Dial Connectors SUSTAIN DC IN MIC AUX OUT L MONO R PHONES TO HOST TO DEVICE Power Supply DC 12 V 2...

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Page 50: ...BWV902 MenuettG Invtion1 Invtion2 Gavotte 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 The angels singing Minuet The entertainer Swallow Minute Waltz Carl Czerny 599 NO79 Carl Czerny 599 NO80 Carl Czerny 599 NO81 Carl Czerny 599 NO82 Carl Czerny 599 NO83 Carl Czerny 599 NO84 Carl Czerny 599 NO85 Carl Czerny 599 NO86 Carl Czerny 599 NO8...

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