Roland XV-88 Functions of Zone Parameters, Making Settings While Comparing Zones Palette Edit

Chapter 4. Zone Settings

Making Settings While Comparing Zones (Palette Edit)

When modifying Zone settings for a Performance, the values for eight Zones (Zone 1–8 or Zone 9–16) will be displayed together on a single display. This is called the Palette page. This is useful when you wish to change parameter values while comparing each Zone settings.

1.When editing parameters that can be set individually in

each Zone, press or to move the cursor to the parameter to be edited.

2.Press [PALETTE EDIT] to call up the Palette page.

3. Press	or	to choose the Zone to modify.
When the Zone number is displayed, and that Zone’s
Local Switch is set to ON, you can check which Parts are
linked. Parts 1–16 are shown in order from left to right,
and Parts for which the Zone’s MIDI transmit channel
and the Part’s MIDI receive channel are matched are
indicated by a o for the Part.
To switch between the palette page for Zones 1–8 and
the palette page for Zones 9–16, press [1-8/9-16].
4. Use the VALUE dial, [INC/+]/[DEC/-], or the numeric
keys to change the parameter value.
If you’ve made a mistake in setting the parameter value,

Functions of Zone Parameters

This section explains the functions the different Zone

parameters have, as well as the composition of these

parameters.

Settings Common to the Entire Zone (COMMON)

ZONE COMMON

Key Mode

The Key Mode determines how the XV-88 will sound when its keyboard is played.

LAYER: When the keys are pressed, all Zones whose Local switches (Local parameter) are set to ON and the sounds for the linked (where the MIDI channels coincide) Parts are played. Transmission of MIDI messages from the keyboard controller section to external MIDI devices will be determined by the Transmit switch (Tx parameter) setting of each Zone.

Part 1	Part 2	Part 15	Part 16
(Rx ch.1)	(Rx ch.2)	(Rx ch.15)	(Rx ch.16)

	press [UNDO/COMPARE] to restore the value to what
	it was.
5.	If you wish to edit other parameters,
	press	or	to select the parameter that you wish
	to edit.
6.	Repeat steps 3–5 to make the settings for the Zone.
7.	To exit the Palette page, press [PALETTE EDIT], thus
	extinguishing the button’s indicator.

Local Switch

Transmit Switch

Zone 1 (Tx ch.1)

Zone 2 (Tx ch.2)

Zone 15 (Tx ch.15)

Zone 16 (Tx ch.16)

MIDI OUT

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