Roland XV-88 Selecting Patches by Category Patch Finder, Express Patch Select Digit Hold

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3.Select the Patch number. Rotate the VALUE dial or press [INC/+]/[DEC/-] to select a Patch.

You can also select the Patch number by using the numeric keys. In this case, after specifying the number using the numeric keys, press [ENTER]. Also, Using the Digit Hold function, a Patch number can be selected simply by specifying the 1’s place number.

Express Patch Select (Digit Hold)

With the Digit Hold function turned on, the 100’s position and 10’s position will be fixed when the numeric keys are used to select a Patch. This means that the numeric keys will only change the 1’s position, and you won’t have to press [ENTER] for each selection. The same applies to selecting Performances and Rhythm Sets.

1.Hold down [SHIFT] and press [0] (numeric key).

The Digit Hold function is now turned on.

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The numbers in the 100’s position and 10’s position will be displayed in a smaller size to indicate Digit Hold is on.

2.When you enter a numeric key number, the 1’s position will change immediately without having to press [ENTER].

3.To turn off Digit Hold, hold down [SHIFT] and press [0] once again.

Selecting Patches by Category (Patch Finder)

The XV-88 provides a “Patch Search function” (Patch Finder) which allows you to specify a type (category) of Patch so that you can quickly find the desired Patch. There are a total of 38 categories.

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

2.Press [PATCH FINDER] to turn the Patch Finder function on.

The patch number display will change to the category display.

3.Press or to select the desired category.

Here, you can change the Category group by pressing the numeric keys.

4.Rotate the VALUE dial or press [INC/+]/[DEC/-] to choose a Patch in the currently selected category.

5.Press [PATCH FINDER] to turn the Patch Search function off.

You will return to the normal PATCH PLAY page.

In Step 3, the CATEGORY SELECT page is displayed by holding down [PATCH FINDER] and pressing the numeric keys. In this page, you can select the desired Category from a list of Categories belonging to each Category group.

Rotate the VALUE dial or press [INC/+]/[DEC/-] to select a category, and then press [ENTER] to confirm the selection. You can also select a category directly by pressing the corresponding numeric key.

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