XP 80 sequencer question

[sbhill1]

Hello, I just bought a Roland XP80 on E-bay and I need some help with sequencer. I used to own an XP50 and I don’t remember this problem. I’m hoping it’s something in the setup or perhaps I’m doing something out of sequence.

I can’t seem to figure out how to record a sound (instrument) on an isolated track. I tried to record drum track from the “rythym” mode but then when I switch to patch to find next sound for the next track, the drum track no lo longer plays. When I go back to “rythym” it plays, but the drum kit sound is now changed. It appears that my patch/rythym sounds are not staying on a particular track number. Also, do I have to record drums/percussion on track 10?

Lastly, whenever I try and switch to a new track, the patch/sound of the latest recorded track overwrites and plays on previously recorded tracks. Somehow, I am not doing something correct in assigning the patch/rythym sound to the track number. Perhaps I am not “saving” the sound once I have recorded a particular track. Or maybe there’s something wrong with the seq. on this unit. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

[arcaxis]

Take a look at the link below and see if the PDF"s on sequencing help out. The Performance mode will generally have 16 instruments in it (drums on 10) and these are the sounds you use for sequencing. They can be edited and saved as different instruments if you so desire. Compared to other sequencers I've played with the XP's isn't the most user friendly, but it does work after you figure it out.

http://www.rolandus.com/products/det...80&PageMode=19

[sbhill1]

arcaxis, thanks. You made my day. I actually went up on Roland's site, but I didn't see these pages. The trick was accessing the sounds through the "Performance" mode and selecting the track/part from within the same area.
I wrote a cool song already!