Al The Piano Guy

Hi Mike. I've had the P1 just over a month, so I'm on the learning curve. Is it possible to play other voice in addition to the voice played by the phrase sequencer? For example, when phrase sequence (imported drum track) is playing any of the PCM drum kits, I am trying to play another PCM tone on the keyboard. Haven't been able to do this so far and I don't see anything like this covered by the manual. Thanks for replying. Appreciate your support on this (and the other) site. Al the Piano Guy

Even if at 1 pattern at a time. Although I am far from being an expert at sequencing, I have to believe that the pre-set patterns from the factory were not loaded into the XW-P1 memory one burtton or one key stroke at a time. Creating a pattern in a favorite DAW and exporting as a 16-step .mid file that could then be imported as a .zss file would be far more efficient (for me) than working with the XW's buttons and/or sliders. This inquiry already takes into account the ability to import .mid files as phrase sequences, which I've dabbled and became frustrated with due to midi setting issues, lack of information in the manual the manual and, no other user experience shared on this or other boards. Please excuse if I am guilty of under-estimating such a solution. Mike Martin, any comments? Thanks.

Hi. I'm new to the group. Purchased my P1 last month and have been struggling with this subject ever since. There are a lot of gaps in the manuals (h/w and s/w), so I'm glad to see this group. Through trial and error here's is what I have found: 1) .wav files via the SC card play back fine. In my few early experiments the volume seemed lower. When in this mode, no other resources in P1 available. Any other live parts would need to be played on another instrument. 2) importing .mid files via card and playback had same results, just different format 3) creating phrase sequences from small .mid files best results yet becauase it offers more control, BUT a drum set needs to be selected resulting in additional drum note triggering when playing the keyboard while sequence is running. Can drums be layered but triggered only by the phrase sequencer? My goal: create drum and base sequences in my DAW, xfer to phrase sequence in P1 and loop sequence as accompanament while playing single tone lead or pad. Is this Do-able?? BTW, I'm trying to avoid using the step sequencer. It doesn't suit my style of playing (jazz/40's-60's standards). Many better drum patterns available as .mid files than I could ever create via step sequencer. Thanks Al