Playing Sounds

Choosing Patches by Category

On the XV-2020, Patches are grouped into categories, such as “piano” and “guitar.” You can easily change to the category you like and select Patches with the [CATEGORY/BANK] knob.

Procedure

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1.Press [VALUE], so the PATCH indicator lights up

Press [VALUE] several times, until the PATCH indicator lights up.

2.Rotate the [CATEGORY/BANK] knob to select the Patch category group.

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3.Turn [VALUE] to choose the Patch.

*You can listen to the selected patch sound by holding down [VOLUME].

At this time, the currently selected bank and the patch number appear in alternation on the display.

You can select the following categories.

The indicator at the lower right of the patch number lights up when the first patch in any category is called up.

When you select a category group, the Patches are shown in the order PST-A– D, GM, EXP-A, EXP-B, and USER.

Turning the [VALUE] rapidly makes the value change in large increments. Also, you can go to the first patch of each category by pressing in [VALUE] while you rotate it.

Playing Sounds

 

Category

XV Editor

Category

Contents

 

 

Group

Display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PIANO

PNO

AC.PIANO

Acoustic Piano

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EP

EL.PIANO

Electric Piano

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY&ORGAN

KEY

KEYBOARDS

Other Keyboards (Clav, Harpsichord, etc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEL

BELL

Bell, Bell Pad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MLT

MALLET

Mallet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORG

ORGAN

Electric and Church Organ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACD

ACCORDION

Accordion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HRM

HARMONICA

Harmonica, Blues Harp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GTR/BS

AGT

AC.GUITAR

Acoustic Guitar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EGT

EL.GUITAR

Electric Guitar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DGT

DIST.GUITAR

Distortion Guitar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BS

BASS

Acoustic and Electric Bass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SBS

SYNTH BASS

Synth Bass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCH/BRS

STR

STRINGS

Strings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCH

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra Ensemble

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIT

HIT&STAB

Orchestra Hit, Hit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WND

WIND

Winds (Oboe, Clarinet, etc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLT

FLUTE

Flute, Piccolo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRS

AC.BRASS

Acoustic Brass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SBR

SYNTH BRASS

Synth Brass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAX

SAX

Sax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kenwood XV-2020 owner manual Choosing Patches by Category, Press VALUE, so the Patch indicator lights up

XV-2020 specifications

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