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Chapter 8 Saving Tones and Other Data You’ve Created

Use [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to Key, and either rotate the VALUE dial, or press [INC] [DEC] to select the key. You can also use TONE SELECT [1]–[4] to select the percussion instrument sound you wish to edit, according to the key that plays it.

TONE SELECT [1]: Selects the key one octave below the currently selected key.

TONE SELECT [2]: Selects the key a semitone below the currently selected key.

TONE SELECT [3]: Selects the key a semitone above the currently selected key.

TONE SELECT [4]: Selects the key one octave above the currently selected key.

*You can also press a key on a connected MIDI keyboard to select the desired percussion instrument sound (key). (p. 168)

7.Press [F6 (Execute)] to proceed with the initialization. Afterwards, you’re returned to the RHYTHM PLAY page.

If you used “DEFAULT” to initialize the Rhythm Set, the name will be “INIT SET.”

*A “*” symbol will appear at the left of the group name, indicating that the settings have been modified. If you wish to keep the settings, you need to store them. (p. 194)

Changing the Way MIDI Signals

Arriving at MIDI IN 2 Are

Handled

By pressing [F2 (MIDIIN2)] in the Initialization screen, you can change the setting that determines how the MIDI signals that arrive at MIDI IN 2 will be handled.

Use the VALUE dial to select the parameter, and press [F6 (Init)] to make the setting.

MIDI IN 2

Mode

GM OFF: Performances, Patches, and Rhythm Sets are controlled, in combination with the signals from MIDI IN 1.

GM:Instates the GM System basic settings. Arriving MIDI signals will control a separate GM sound generator, independent of the Performances, Patches, and Rhythm Sets controlled through MIDI IN 1.

GM2: Instates the GM2 System basic settings. Arriving MIDI signals will control a separate GM sound generator, independent of the Performances, Patches, and Rhythm Sets controlled through MIDI IN 1.

Points to Note When Writing Data

Transmitting Data to an External MIDI Device (Data Transfer)

You can transmit sound generator or System settings that are in the XV-5080’s memory—or stored on a memory card—to an external MIDI device or to the XV-5080’s USER memory.