Okay, this is probably gonna sound stupid, but here goes. How can you upload new patches to an XP-10? I'm sick of the GM electronic sounds (Saw Wave for Van Halen's Jump just doesn't cut it anymore) and I'd like some new voices for once. Thanks!

Check this site
http://roland.host.sk

there are many links here to downloadable patches, and many of those pages have tutorials and instructions on exactly HOW to do it too.

Basically you need some type of patch librarian software (also available at the link above) to store the patches in (there are many more available than you have room for in your user bank.)

I'm not familiar with your exact model so I don't know how many user spots you have, but however many you do have is the limit of how many you can have INSIDE your module at any time -- the others will need to be stored in your PC in the librarian software and loaded as you wish to use them.

You then transfer the new patches by one of several methods (.svd format, .syx format or midi file format). Again detailed instructions are on many of the linked sites from the link above.

hope that helps,

Cathy T

Trouble is, the XP-10 is a Sound Canvas (spelling?) with a keyboard lobbed on it. Never sold in huge numbers, so patches will be few and far between.
Best bet, keep the keybaord use it as a controller, add a module with the sounds that your looking for.

First all patchs on the XP-10 are ROM(read only memory)-there is no editing of the patchs themselves, just the effects. So after you power down the unit you loose all your changes. This is the major shortcoming of the XP-10 and that's why there aren't too many still in use today. Your best bet is to get a cheap second hand module like the JV-1010, Alesis Nanosynth, or any modules from Yamaha, Korg, or E-mu(Musician's friend has the Proteus 1K for $299 on special) that has RAM(Random Access Memory) which let you store edited patches, and you would have access to tons of free material via the internet, and it would be a nice addition to your Xp-10. The nano should be available for under $200US, and the JV1010 should be under $325US. If you can't afford that, and you use a PC, have a soundblaster card, you can always get free soundfonts via the internet, and incorporate them with your sequences from your XP-10. For $29US you can get a full blown audio/midi sequencer from PG Music, and if anyone can't afford $29US they should really thing about doing something else with there time because it does take $$ to obtain the equipment that makes you sound good-regardless what anyone else tells you.