Roland owner manual Playing a Patch on, Setting the XV-5080’s Midi Reception Channels

Chapter 1 Selecting and Playing a Sound

Playing a Patch on the XV-		6. After making the setting, press [EXIT].
5080 from External MIDI
Devices (MIDI Keyboard)		Selecting a Mode (Patch,
		Performance, or Rhythm Set)
The XV-5080 produces sound in response to MIDI messages
that it receives from an external MIDI device such as a MIDI		In addition to Patch mode, the XV-5080 also features three
keyboard or sequencer. In order for this to occur, the MIDI
		other modes: Performance mode, Rhythm Set mode, and
transmission channels of the external device must match the
		GM2 mode.
MIDI reception channels of the XV-5080.
		You can easily switch modes simply by pressing the MODE
For details on setting the MIDI transmission channels of your
		button (PERFORM/PATCH/RHYTHM/GM) for each mode.
external MIDI device, refer to its owner’s manual.
Setting the XV-5080’s MIDI
Reception Channels
		PERFORM (Performance Mode)
In Patch mode
		In this mode, the XV-5080 functions as a multi-timbral sound
In order to play single Patches, set the XV-5080’s MIDI
		generator, and Performance settings can be modified.
reception channel as follows.
1. Press [SYSTEM], getting the indicator to light.		PATCH (Patch Mode)
* If the indicator is blinking, you are in UTILITY mode. In this		In this mode, you can play an individual Patch from the
	case, press [SYSTEM/UTILITY] once again to make its	keyboard or modify Patch settings.
	indicator light.	RHYTHM (Rhythm Set Mode)
2.	Press [F3 (MIDI)].
		This is how you can play a Rhythm Set from the keyboard
3.	Use the [ ]/[ ] button to move the cursor to “Patch	and modify the Rhythm Set settings. XV-5080 Rhythm Sets
	Receive Channel.”	can also be used for any Part in a Performance when in
4. Either by rotating the VALUE dial or by pressing [INC]/		Performance mode.
	[DEC], set the value.	GM (General MIDI2 Mode)
5. After making the setting, press [EXIT].
		In this mode, the XV-5080 functions as a General MIDI 2-
Parts of a Performance		compatible sound generator.
		General MIDI is a set of recommendations which seeks to
In order to play any of the 16 Parts in a Performance, you
		provide a way to go beyond the limitations of proprietary
must set the MIDI reception channel for the Part.
		designs, and standardize the MIDI capabilities of sound
1.	Select the Performance you wish to use.	generating devices. Sound generating devices and music files
		that meet the General MIDI standard bear the General MIDI

2.Press [F4 (MIDI)].

3. Press one of the [1/17]–[16/32] buttons to select the Part	logo (	). Music files bearing the General MIDI logo can
	be played back using any General MIDI sound generating
you want to set. To select Parts 17–32, press [1-16/17-32],
	unit to produce essentially the same musical performance.
getting its indicator to light, and then press the desired
PART SELECT [1/17]–[16/32] button.	The upwardly compatible General MIDI 2 (		)
The indicator will light, and the Part number will appear in	recommendations pick up where the original General MIDI
	left off, offering enhanced expressive capabilities, and even
the upper right of the screen.
	greater compatibility. Issues that were not covered by the
4. Press [ ]/[ ] to move the cursor to “Channel.”	original General MIDI recommendations, such as how
5. Turn the VALUE dial or press [INC]/[DEC] to select the	sounds are to be edited, and how effects should be handled,
	have now been precisely defined. Moreover, the available
desired value.
	sounds have been expanded. General MIDI 2 compliant

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