Roland XV-88 owner manual Mode Tone Delay Mode

Chapter 5. Creating Patches

TONE DELAY

This produces a time delay between the moment a key is pressed (or released), and the moment the Tone actually begins to sound. You can also make settings that shift the timing at which each Tone is sounded. This differs from the Delay in the internal effects, in that by changing the sound qualities of the delayed Tones and changing the pitch for each Tone, you can also perform arpeggio-like passages just by pressing one key.

In addition, you can synchronize the tempo that specifies the Tone Delay time and the tempo set in a connected sequencer (external tempo).

•If you are not going to use Tone Delay, set the Mode parameter (discussed below) to NORMAL and Time parameter to 0.

•When the Type parameter (PATCH/COMMON/ STRUCT) has a setting of Type 2–10, the outputs of Tones 1 and 2 will be combined with Tone 2, and the outputs of Tones 3 and 4 will be combined with Tone 4. For this reason, Tone 1 will follow the settings of Tone 2, and Tone 3 will follow the settings of Tone 4 (p. 73).

Mode (Tone Delay Mode)

Selects the type of tone delay.

No Tone Delay

Note on Note off

NORMAL: The Tone begins to play after the time specified in the Time parameter has elapsed.

NORMAL

Delay time

Note on Note off

HOLD: Although the Tone begins to play after the time specified in the Time parameter has elapsed, if the key is released before the time specified in the Time parameter has elapsed, the Tone is not played.

HOLD

		No sound
Delay time		played
Note on	Note off

KEY-OFF-NORMAL: Rather than being played while the key is pressed, the Tone begins to play once the period of time specified in the Time parameter has elapsed after release of the key. This is effective in situations such as when simulating noises from guitars and other instruments.

KEY-OFF-NORMAL

Delay time

Note on Note off

KEY-OFF-DECAY: Rather than being played while the key is pressed, the Tone begins to play as soon as the period of time specified for the Time parameter has elapsed after release of the key. Here, however, changes in the TVA Envelope begin while the key is pressed, which in many cases means that only the sound from the release portion of the envelope is heard.

KEY-OFF-DECAY

Delay time

Note on Note off

If you have selected a waveform that is a decay-type sound (i.e., a sound that fades away naturally even if the key is not released), selecting KEY-OFF-NORMAL or KEY-OFF-DECAY may result in no sound being heard.

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