Roland XV-88 Adding Effects, About the Onboard Effects, Effect Types, Turning Effects On/Off

Chapter 7. Adding Effects

This chapter explains how effects are applied in Patch/ Rhythm Set mode or Performance mode.

For information about the application of effects in GM mode, refer to “Making Effects Settings in GM Mode (EFFECTS)” (p. 194).

About the Onboard Effects

Effect Types

The XV-88 has the following three onboard effect processors, and settings can be made independently for each.

Multi-Effects

The Multi-effects are multi-purpose effects that completely change the sound type by changing the sound itself. Contained are 63 different effects types; select and use the type that suits your aims. In addition to effects types composed of simple effects such as Distortion, Flanger, and other such effects, you can also set up a wide variety of other effects, even connecting effects in series or in parallel. Furthermore, while chorus and reverb can be found among the Multi-effects types, the following chorus and reverb are handled with a different system.

In GM mode, you cannot use Multi-effects.

Chorus

Chorus adds depth and spaciousness to the sound. You can select whether to use this as a chorus effect or a delay effect.

A GM-exclusive Chorus can be used in GM mode.

Reverb

Reverb adds the reverberation characteristics of halls or auditoriums. Four different types are offered, so you can select and use the type that suits your purpose.

Turning Effects On/Off

The XV-88’s onboard effects can be turned on/off as a whole. Turn these settings OFF when you wish to listen to the unprocessed sound as you create a sound, or when you wish to use external effects processors instead of the built-in effects.

•When the XV-88 is put in a status wherein the internal effects are not in use, then no effects are applied, even when effects settings are made. In this case, an x mark appears to the right of the settings screen for the effect

set to OFF.

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•Effect ON/OFF settings are global XV-88 settings. These settings cannot be made for each Patch or Performance individually.

1.Press [MULTI] [CHORUS] [REVERB] to turn the effects processor on (indicator lighted) or off (indicator extinguished).

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[MULTI]: Switches the Multi-effects on/off.

[CHORUS]: Switches Chorus on/off.

[REVERB]: Switches Reverb on/off.

Since the Multi-effects cannot be used in GM mode, nothing happens when [MULTI] is pressed in this mode.

Chapter 7

A GM-exclusive Reverb is used in GM mode.

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