Contents

 

Main Features

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Front and Rear Panel

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Front Panel

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Rear Panel

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Chapter 1. Overview of the XV-88

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How the XV-88 Is Organized

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Basic Structure

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Classification of XV-88 Sound Types

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Number of Voices

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Basic Operations on the XV-88

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Switching Modes

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About the Function Buttons

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About the Cursor Buttons

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Modifying a Value

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Assigning a Name

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Chapter 2. Playing

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Playing in Patch Mode

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Selecting a Patch

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Selecting Favorite Patches from the Favorite List

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Using Phrase Preview to Play Patches

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Making a Patch Sound Thick or Thin (Turning a Tone On/Off)

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Playing Single Notes (Solo)

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Creating Smooth Pitch Changes (Portamento)

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Using the Sliders to Modify the Sound in Realtime

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Playing in Performance Mode

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Selecting a Performance

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Playing Fatter and Richer Sounds by Combining Patches (Layer)

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Splitting the Keyboard to Play Separate Patches in Different Sections (Split)

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Playing Along with Song Playback (XV-88 Used as a Multi-timbral Sound Generator) ....

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Assigning a Different Patch to a Part

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Using the Sliders to Modify the Sound in Realtime

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Playing in Rhythm Set Mode

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Selecting a Rhythm Set

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Selecting Favorite Rhythm Sets from the Favorite List

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Playing Percussion Instruments

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Playing Arpeggios (Arpeggiator)

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Playing an Arpeggio Over a Preset Keyboard Area

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Holding an Arpeggio

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Simulating a Rhythm Guitar

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Playing an Arpeggio from an External MIDI Device

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Creating an Arpeggio Pattern

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Moving Your Hand Above the D Beam Controller to Apply Effects (D Beam Controller)

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Convenient Functions for Performance

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Transposing the Keyboard in Octave Units (Octave Shift)

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Transposing the Keyboard in Semitone Steps (Transpose)

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If “Stuck” Notes Occur (Panic)

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