Roland XV-88 owner manual Playing in Patch Mode, Selecting a Patch

Chapter 2. Playing

Playing in Patch Mode

The sounds used for an ordinary performance are called Patches. Select a Patch before playing.

Selecting a Patch

The XV-88 has eight Patch groups, including the User group and Preset Groups A–F and H, with each group storing 128 Patches (256 in Preset H), for a total of 1,152 Patches. In addition to these, you can also select Patches stored on memory cards (SmartMedia). What’s more, you can further expand your options by installing up to four optional Wave Expansion boards (two SR-JV80, two SRX Series), enabling you to select from a huge assortment of available Patches.

USER

This is the group inside the XV-88 which can be rewritten. Patches you yourself create can be stored in this group. The XV-88 includes 128 preset Patches (p. 253).

CD-A–H (Memory Card A–H)

This is the group to accessed when using Patches stored on memory cards (SmartMedia) inserted in the MEMORY CARD slot. You can also rewrite Patches you create. Each bank A–H holds 128 Patches, meaning you can select from a maximum of 1,024 Patches.

Patches in CD-A–H cannot be selected if no memory card (SmartMedia) is inserted in the MEMORY CARD slot.

PR-A–F (Preset A–F)

These are groups inside the XV-88 which cannot be rewritten. However, you can modify the settings of the currently selected Patch, and then save the modified settings in User memory or a memory card. Banks A–F already contain 128 prepared Patches each, for a total of 768 Patches (p. 253).

PR-H (GM2)

This is an internal group of Patches compatible with General MIDI 2, a system of MIDI function specifications designed to transcend differences between makers and types of devices; these Patches cannot be overwritten. Furthermore, settings of currently selected Patches from this group cannot be changed. The XV-88 includes 256 preset Patches.

XP-A, B (Wave Expansion Boards installed in EXP-A, B Slots)

These are the groups of Patches from Wave Expansion Boards (optional SR-JV80 Series) installed in the EXP-A and B slots, and cannot be overwritten. However, you can modify the settings of the currently selected Patch, and then save the modified settings in User memory or a memory card. The number of onboard Patches depends on the specific Wave Expansion Boards installed.

XP-A, B Patches can be selected only if a Wave Expansion Board (SR-JV80 Series) is installed in the corresponding slot.

XP-C, D (Wave Expansion Boards installed in EXP-C, D Slots)

These are the groups of Patches from Wave Expansion Boards (optional SRX Series) installed in the EXP-C and D slots, and cannot be overwritten. However, you can modify the settings of the currently selected Patch, and then save the modified settings in User memory or a memory card. The number of onboard Patches depends on the specific Wave Expansion Boards installed.

XP-C, D Patches can be selected only if a Wave Expansion Board (SRX Series) is installed in the corresponding slot.

1.Press [PATCH] to call up the PATCH PLAY page.

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Patch number

Patch group Patch name

2.Select a Patch group or a bank.

USER

Press [USER] to make the indicator light.

CD-A–H

Press [CARD], and then press [A]–[H] to make the indicator light.

PR-A–F

Press [PRESET], and then press [A]–[F] to make the indicator light.

PR-H (GM2)

Press [PRESET], and then press [H] to make the indicator light.

XP-A–D

Press [EXP], and then press [A]–[D] to make the indicator light.

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