Roland XV-88 Selecting a Performance, Layer Performance, Single Performance, PR-A, B Preset A, B

<Layer Performance>

In a Layer Performance, you can select multiple Zones, and play those Zones and their linked Parts simultaneously. Select Layer Performance if you want fat, rich sounds of two or more Patches, or want to play different Patches in a split keyboard’s different sections.

<Single Performance>

With a Single Performance, you can play the currently selected Part (current Part). This means that you can use it to do things like playing just a single part in a song that uses a number of instruments. Zone settings are ignored. Also, if another Part is set to the same MIDI Receive channel as the currently selected Part, that Part is also played.

The Single Performance and Layer Performance settings are selected with the Key Mode parameter (ZONE/ COMMON/ZONE COMMON). The Key Mode parameter determines how the XV-88 keyboard will play the internal sound generator. It has no effect on how the XV-88 sound generator is played from an external MIDI device.

You can toggle between SINGLE and LAYER directly from the PERFORM PLAY page by pressing [SOLO] while holding down [SHIFT].

Selecting a Performance

The XV-88 has three Performance groups, including the User group and Preset Groups A, B, with 64 Performances in the User group and 32 each in Presets A and B, for a total of 128 Performances. In addition to these, you can also select Performances stored on memory cards (SmartMedia).

USER

This is the group inside the XV-88 which can be rewritten. Performances you yourself create can be stored in this group. The XV-88 contains 64 preset Performances (p. 252).

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CD-A–H (Memory Card A–H)

This is the group to accessed when using Performances stored on memory cards (SmartMedia) inserted in the MEMORY CARD slot. You can also rewrite Performances you create. Each bank A–H holds 64 Performances, meaning you can select from a maximum of 512 Performances.

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

PR-A, B (Preset A, B)

These are groups inside the XV-88 which cannot be rewritten. However, you can modify the settings of the currently selected Performance, and then save the modified settings in User memory or a memory card. Banks A and B already contain 32 prepared Performances each, for a total of 64 Performances (p. 252).

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

Performance number

Performance group Performance number

2.Select a Performance group or 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, B

Press [PRESET], and then press [A] or [B] to make the indicator light.

3.Select the Performance number. Select by either rotating the VALUE dial or by pressing [INC/+]/[DEC/-].

You can also select the Performance 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 Performance number can be selected simply by specifying the 1’s place number (p. 30).

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