Roland XV-88 owner manual Assigning a Different Patch to a Part

Chapter 2. Playing

Muting a Specific Part

(Turning Receive Switch On/Off)

While you play along with the playback of a song, you can turn on/off any specific Part. This allows you to turn off the melody Part for karaoke applications or for practicing the muted Part.

1.Make sure that [EDIT] indicator is extinguished. If it is lit, press [EDIT].

In this case, by holding down [SHIFT], you can check Function button indicators to see the ON/OFF status of each Part’s Receive switch. When [1-8/9-16] indicator is out, the function button indicators will indicate the status of Parts 1–8. When [1-8/9-16] indicator is lit, the function button indicators will indicate the status of Parts 9–16. Lit is on, and dark is off.

2.Hold down [SHIFT] and press the function button to switch the Receive switch on/off.

This setting is linked with the Rx Sw parameter (PERFORM/MIDI/MIDI) (p. 52).

Assigning a Different Patch to a Part

The Patch assigned to each Part can be stored as a Performance parameter.

1.Make sure the PERFORM PLAY page is displayed.

2.While holding down [PERFORM], press [PATCH] to call up the PLAY page (PART PLAY) of the Patch assigned to a specific Part.

The upper right of the display will indicate the number of the currently selected part.

3.Press or to choose the Part to which the selected Patch is assigned.

4.Use the same procedure as in Patch mode to select a Patch (p. 29).

This setting is linked with the Group and Number parameter (PERFORM/PART/PATCH) (p. 53).

•Using the Patch Finder function, you can rapidly find the desired Patch (p. 30).

•By using the Phrase Preview function, you can audition patches by listening to a preset phrase suitable for the selected type of patch (p. 32).

5.Press [PERFORM] or [EXIT] to return to the PERFORM PLAY page.

By pressing [RHYTHM] in Step 4, you can substitute a Rhythm Set for the Patch assigned to the Part.

Using the Sliders to Modify the Sound in Realtime

With the four sliders in the PALETTE section (the Palette sliders), you can change the sound qualities of the Patches assigned to the Parts and adjust the volume level of each Part.

The sound character and volume changes created using the sliders can be transmitted to the external MIDI devices (p. 59).

Changing Sound Characters

When selecting a Single Performance, the effect is applied to the single specified Part (current Part). When a Layer Performance is selected, the effect is applied to all Zones with Local switches set to ON and their linked Parts.

1.Make sure the PERFORM PLAY page is displayed.

2.Press [FILTER/ENV] and its indicator lights.

3.Move the sliders while you play the XV-88’s keyboard to vary the sound.

To modify the brightness, move the [CUTOFF] slider. To change resonance, move the [RESONANCE] slider. To change attack time, move the [ATTACK] slider.

To change release time, move the [RELEASE] slider.

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