Roland JD-Xi Shortcuts Cheatsheet


Shortcut Description
Value [-]+[+] To change the value rapidly, hold down one of the buttons and press the other button.
[Shift] Shows the program name in the top line of the display.
[Shift] + Value [-] [+] Switches the program bank.
[Shift] + [Menu] Jumps to the WRITE screen.
[Shift] + Part Select button Mutes the selected part. You can also select multiple parts.
To return to the original state, hold down the [Shift] button and press the Part Select button once again.
[Shift] + [Enter] Switches sounds within a program, or reverts to the original sound after editing.
[Shift] + ARPEGGIO [ON] Jumps to the Arpeggio Edit screen.
[Shift] + [01][04] button
([01][08] buttons when the scale setting is Thirty-second note)
Switches the measures of the pattern shown by the [01][16] buttons during playback or recording.
While you hold down [Shift], buttons [01][04] indicate the measure (half-measures if the scale setting is Thirty-second note).
If the setting is four measures of sixteenth notes, pressing the [Shift] button makes the [01][04] buttons light and the current measure blink. If the setting is four measures of thirty-second notes, pressing the [Shift] button makes the [01][08] buttons light, allowing you to move in half-measure steps.
When in Favorite mode
[Shift] + [01][16] button
Switches the Favorite Bank.
[Shift] + [Erase] Jumps to the Pattern Erase screen.
[Shift] + CURSOR [◄]
[Shift] + CURSOR [►]
In setting screens such as system or edit, moves between major menu items.
Long-press [Menu/Write] Jumps to the Portamento setting screen.
[Menu/Write] + [10] button Jumps to the Pattern Copy screen.
[Menu/Write] + [16] button Sends the click sound from the right side of the headphones and the OUTPUT.
When entering a name
[Shift] + [◄] button
Deletes the character at the cursor position.
When entering a name
[Shift] + [►] button
Inserts a space at the cursor position
[Menu/Write] + [01] button Lock/unlock program change
When USB conect
[Shift] + [Enter] + POWER ON
Export user data
Export your patterns and open JD-Xi as a USB flash drive
When USB conect
[Enter] + POWER ON
Import new collections
Open JD-Xi as a USB flash drive and copy *.BIN file to one of folders. New collection will appear in that bank, which folder you use.
When USB conect
[TAP] + POWER ON
Update firmware
Open JD-Xi as a USB flash drive and copy *.BIN file with firmware to folder. Update will begin after you unmnount flash drive.

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