Hi dudes/dudettes,

I'm buying a xp-30 soon (mostly for live usage) and I'd like ask a few last questions, one general and a quite specific one:
General: How are this synth's controller capabilities? (basically: how good it is at controlleing external keyb/modules)

Specific: Let's imagine I have the XP hooked to an external module (most probably a korg x5dr o tr-rack). Is there any way I can change the module's patch/combi/multi/performance selection from the XP30? or I'll have to do it from the module's panel.

Lastly, a dumb question: can you use the synth as a master controller and AT THE SAME TIME play the synth's sounds from another keyboard? (I would be very surprised if I could)

Thanks and forgive my MIDignorance,

Luis

Ok....... these are all just guesses (basically, I've never really messed around with anything on the XP-30 besides just playing it at Guitar Center)

Your "General" question:
Most synths are about the same, I mean... there's not that much difference in the data being sent. Zones, splits, layers and # of "outs" is usually what sets them apart... and being able to store settings on the board. I believe the XP-30's performance mode allows for all kinds of splits and layers... and you can save something like 32 performances. So... the XP-30 should work fine for controlling modules.

Your "Specific" question:
This should be easily done.... just set something (a button, a slider, a knob, a pedal) to the "program change" midi message... you'll probably need to buttons, pedals, etc though... one for up and one for down (You will not however be able to do complex operations, just scroll through patches or performance or.......) But this shouldn't be that big a deal, try to find someone on here who has experience with the XP-30 and they could probably tell you how to set this up.

And now your "dumb" question:
Play a module from the XP and the XP from an external keyboard?? Sounds do-able. Set midi channel X on the XP-30 to send (transmit) data but not receive it.... then set midi channel Y to receive data, but not send it. Turn local off for midi channel X and make sure it's on for channel Y. Midi out from XP-30 to module, midi out from external keyboard to midi in on XP-30, that should do it.

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On the XP-30 the Pitch Bend, and Modulation are controlled by one wheel. This is very inconvienent because both the pitch bend and modulation snaps back to default when you let go of the lever. I like my controls to be seperate operations so I can have modulation without holding down the controller, and operate pitch bend independently. I guess you could work around this limitation, but it is a pain.

The Roland XV-88 has the same joystick as the XP-30 (with a MUCH longer range for the modulation) I just setup one of the controllable sliders to do modulation..... you could use a CC pedal too. It works fine for me.

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