Creating a Patch

LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator)

Use the LFO to create cyclical changes—or cyclical “modulation”—in a Tone. Each Tone has two LFOs. An LFO can be applied to the Tone’s pitch settings, TVF (filter), and TVA (volume). When an LFO is applied to pitch, a vibrato effect is produced. When an LFO is applied to the TVF cutoff frequency, a wah- wah effect is produced. When an LFO is applied to the TVA volume, a tremolo effect is produced.

Tips for Creating a Patch

Choose a Patch that’s similar to the sound you wish to create.

When you want to create a new sound, it’s a good idea to begin with a Patch that’s close to the sound that you have in mind. Starting with a Patch that bears no resemblance to the one you want to create is likely to result in much more programming work for you. (p. 35)

Decide which Tones will sound

When creating a Patch, it’s important to decide which Tones you want to use. It’s also important to turn off unused Tones to avoid wasting voices, unnecessarily reducing the number of simultaneous notes you can play. (p. 45)

Check the way in which the Tones are combined

Structure Type 1&2 and 3&4 are important parameters that determine how the four Tones are combined. Before you select new Tones, make sure you understand how the currently selected Tones are affecting each other. (p. 48)

Turn off effects

Since the XV-2020 effects have such a profound impact on its sounds, turn off a Patch’s effects during programming so you can more clearly hear the changes you’re making. Actually, sometimes just changing effects settings can give you the sound you want. (p. 76)

Choosing the Tones That Sound (Tone On/Off)

Here’s how to turn on the Tones that you want to hear in a Patch. You can also use the on/off technique described in this section to audition an individual Tone by turning off all the other Tones in a Patch. When using the editing software included with the XV-2020, make the settings in the following screen.

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Confirming Tones

You can confirm Tones you have selected by pressing the VOLUME knob (p. 34). You can also confirm the Tones using the Tone editor (XV editor) included with the unit.

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Click and drag KEYBOARD CH to select the Patch's MIDI Transmit channel.

Click the keyboard to play the XV-2020's sounds.

Click and drag KEYBOARD VEL to set the keyboard velocity.

Click OCT to change the pitch of the sound played in one-octave units.

The PATCH indicator change from solidly lit to flashing whenever a parameter is edited.If you turn off the power or choose another Patch while the indicator is blinked, you new Patch settings will be lost. If you wish to preserve them, save the changed settings using the Write operation. (p. 92)

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XV-2020 specifications

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