Roland XV-88 owner manual Motif, Beat Pattern, Accent Rate, Shuffle Rate

Chapter 4. Zone Settings

Motif

Sets the order in which notes of the chord will sound.

Some settings will not be available depending on the Style parameter setting. For details on the possible values, refer to “Arpeggio Style List” (p. 268).

SINGLE UP: Notes you press will be sounded individually, beginning from low to high.

SINGLE DOWN: Notes you press will be sounded individually, from high to low.

SINGLE UP&DOWN: Notes you press will be sounded individually, from low to high, and then back down from high to low.

SINGLE RANDOM: Notes you press will be sounded individually, in random order.

DUAL UP: Notes you press will be sounded two at a time, beginning from low to high.

DUAL DOWN: Notes you press will be sounded two at a time, beginning from high to low.

DUAL UP&DOWN: Notes you press will be sounded two at a time, from low to high, and then back down from high to low.

DUAL RANDOM: Notes you press will be sounded two at a time, in random order.

TRIPLE UP: Notes you press will sound three at a time, from

low to high.

TRIPLE DOWN: Notes you press will sound three at a time, from high to low.

TRIPLE UP&DOWN: Notes you press will sound three at a time, from low to high and then back down from high to low. TRIPLE RANDOM: Notes you press will sound three at a time, in random order.

NOTE ORDER: Notes you press will be sounded in the order in which you pressed them. By pressing the notes in the appropriate order you can produce melody lines. Up to 128 notes will be remembered.

GLISSANDO: Each chromatic step between the highest and lowest notes you press will sound in succession, repeating upward and downward. Press only the lowest and the highest notes.

CHORD: All notes you press will sound simultaneously.

BASS+CHORD 1–5: The lowest of the notes you play will sound, and the remaining notes will sound as a chord. BASS+UP 1–8: The lowest of the notes you play will sound, and the remaining notes will be arpeggiated.

BASS+RND 1–3: The lowest of the notes you play will sound, and the remaining notes will sound in random order.

TOP+UP 1–6: The highest of the notes you play will sound, and the remaining notes will be arpeggiated. BASS+UP+TOP: The highest and the lowest of the notes you play will sound, and the remaining notes will be arpeggiated.

Beat Pattern

Select the beat pattern from the choices below. This setting will affect the location of the accent and length of the notes to determine the beat (rhythm).

Some settings will not be available depending on the Style parameter setting. For details on the possible values, refer to “Arpeggio Style List” (p. 268).

1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/12, 1/16 1–3, 1/32 1–3, PORTA-A 01–11, PORTA-B 01–15, SEQ-A 1–7, SEQ-B 1–5, SEQ-C 1, 2, SEQ-D 1–8, ECHO 1–3, MUTE 01–16, STRUM 1–8, REGGAE 1, 2, REFRAIN 1, 2, PERC 1–4, WALKBS, HARP,

BOUND, RANDOM, BOSSA NOVA, SALSA 1–4, MAMBO 1–2, CLAVE, REV CLA, GUILO, AGOGO, SAMBA, TANGO 1–4, HOUSE 1, 2

If “PORTA-A 01–11, PORTA-B 01–15” is selected as the Beat Pattern, the Time parameter (PATCH/CONTROL/ PATCH PORTAMNT) will control the speed of portamento (p. 76). Adjust the portamento time as appropriate for the playback tempo. (It is not necessary to turn portamento switch on.)

Accent Rate

Modifies the strength of accents and the length of the notes to adjust the “groove” feel of the arpeggio. A 100% setting will result in the most pronounced “groove” feel.

Shuffle Rate

This setting lets you modify the note timing to create shuffle rhythms.

With a setting of 50%, the notes will sound at equal spacing. As this value is increased, the notes will become more “bouncy,” as if they were dotted notes.

Shuffle Rate = 50%				Shuffle Rate = 90%
50	50	50	50	90	10	90	10

If the Beat Pattern setting is 1/4, shuffle will not be applied even if you increase the Shuffle Rate setting.

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