Roland XV-88 Simulating a Rhythm Guitar, Playing an Arpeggio from an External Midi Device

Chapter 2. Playing

Simulating a Rhythm Guitar

You can simulate a rhythm guitar by following the procedure below. By using the Palette Slider, it is also possible to apply a wah effect as you play.

1.Select a guitar Patch.

2.Press [ARPEGGIO] to turn the Arpeggiator on.

3.Set the Style parameter (SYSTEM/ARPEGGIO/ ARPEGGIO) to one of RHYTHM GTR 2–5.

4.Press [FILTER/ENV] to make the indicator light.

5.Move the [CUTOFF] slider or [RESONANCE] slider while you play a chord.

Playing an Arpeggio from an External MIDI Device

The XV-88 can also produce arpeggios with incoming Note messages from an external MIDI device.

1.Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI IN connector of the XV-88 to the MIDI OUT connector of the external MIDI device.

2.Press [PATCH] to access the PATCH PLAY page.

3.Press [ARPEGGIO] to turn the Arpeggiator on.

4.Press [SYSTEM] to make the indicator lit, press the

[MIDI] function button, and then press to access the PATCH MIDI page.

5.Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to “Remote.”

6.Rotate the VALUE dial or press [INC/+]/[DEC/-] to turn the setting ON.

7.Play the external MIDI device.

Creating an Arpeggio Pattern

There are a total of 9 parameters that can be set for the Arpeggiator, but the most important is the Style parameter setting. The arpeggio pattern is largely determined by this setting.

When you set the Style parameter, the Motif, Beat Pattern, Accent Rate and Shuffle Rate parameters will automatically be set to optimum settings. After selecting the style, you can also set parameters such as Octave Range and Key Velocity. If this selection does not provide the pattern you want, modify the settings of the Motif, Beat Pattern, Accent Rate and Shuffle Rate parameters to add variations to the style as desired.

•When you make the settings in Patch/Rhythm Set/GM mode, Motif, Beat Pattern, Accent Rate and Shuffle Rate parameter settings will be lost if you select another style and then turn the power off. However, in Performance mode, you can save them to each Performance as the Performance parameters.

•The values you can set with the Motif or Beat Pattern parameters are normally limited by the selected style. Only when the Style parameter is set to LIMITLESS will all values be acceptable.

1.Access the ARPEGGIO page.

In Patch/Rhythm Set/GM Mode

Press [SYSTEM], getting the indicator to light, and then press the [ARPEGGIO] function button.

In Performance Mode

Press [ZONE], getting the indicator to light, and then press the [ARPEGGIO].

* Here is what appears in the first page of the ARPEGGIO page.

For details regarding each parameter, refer to “Arpeggiator Settings (ARPEGGIO)” (p. 61, p. 174).

2.Move the cursor to “Style” and specify the style you want.

3.Move the cursor to “Octave Range” and specify the key range over which you want arpeggio.

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