Roland XV-88 User Manual
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Chapter 2. Playing
Using Phrase Preview to Play
Patches
Patches
The XV-88 allows you to preview Patches by hearing a
phrase appropriate for each type of Patch.
phrase appropriate for each type of Patch.
2. Press and hold [PHRASE PREVIEW].
• In Performance mode, only the Patches of the currently
selected Part (current Part) will sound. In Rhythm Set
mode, a drum phrase will sound.
mode, a drum phrase will sound.
• Patches of the USER group or from an optional Wave
Expansion Board (SR-JV80 Series and SRX Series) may
not sound at the appropriate pitch range. If this occurs,
press [+OCT] or [-OCT] to select the desired pitch range
(Octave Shift p. 47).
not sound at the appropriate pitch range. If this occurs,
press [+OCT] or [-OCT] to select the desired pitch range
(Octave Shift p. 47).
• If the pitch range of a Phrase is wider than the range of
the Tones within a Patch (p. 73), or wider than the range
of a Part within a Performance (p. 51), any notes in the
Phrase that fall outside that range will not be heard.
of a Part within a Performance (p. 51), any notes in the
Phrase that fall outside that range will not be heard.
3. Release your finger from [PHRASE PREVIEW], and the
phrase will stop playing.
4. To change the way in which the phrase is played, press
[SYSTEM] to make the indicator light. Then press the
[PREVIEW] function button, and press
[PREVIEW] function button, and press
or
to
access the SYSTEM PREVIEW page.
fig.09-21
5. Rotate the VALUE dial, or press [INC/+]/[DEC/-] to
make the setting.
Preview Mode (Preview Sound Mode)
SINGLE
: The notes specified by Note 1–4 parameter
(SYSTEM/PREVIEW/PREVIEW KEY) will sound
successively one by one.
successively one by one.
CHORD
: The notes specified by Note 1–4 parameter
(SYSTEM/PREVIEW/PREVIEW KEY) will sound
simultaneously.
simultaneously.
PHRASE
: The Phrase associated with the Patch’s type/
category is played.
For details on the Note 1–4 parameter settings, refer to
6. Press [EXIT] to return to the PATCH PLAY page.
7. If you set the Preview Mode parameter to PHRASE in
step 5, you can specify the phrase that will sound. After
pressing [EDIT] to make the indicator light up, press the
[COMMON] function button, and press
pressing [EDIT] to make the indicator light up, press the
[COMMON] function button, and press
or
to
display the PATCH CATEGORY page.
fig.05-08
8. Rotate the VALUE dial or press [INC/+]/[DEC/-] to
make the setting. For details on the available categories,
refer to (p. 31).
refer to (p. 31).
The Patch Finder function uses this setting.
Making a Patch Sound Thick or
Thin (Turning a Tone On/Off)
Thin (Turning a Tone On/Off)
Since a Patch is a combination of up to four Tones, you can
switch unwanted (Tones out of the four) off and get just the
sound of a specific Tone.
switch unwanted (Tones out of the four) off and get just the
sound of a specific Tone.
1. Make sure that the PATCH PLAY page is displayed.
2. Make sure that [EDIT] indicator is extinguished. If it is
lit, press [EDIT].
At this time, the on/off setting of each Tone in the
displayed Patch will be shown by the indicators of
TONE SWITCH [1]–[4]. Lit is on, and dark is off.
displayed Patch will be shown by the indicators of
TONE SWITCH [1]–[4]. Lit is on, and dark is off.
The PATCH PLAY page indicates the Tones that are on
as follows. Tones that are off are shown as
as follows. Tones that are off are shown as
-
.
fig.02-06
3. Use TONE SWITCH [1]–[4] to switch Tones on/off.
This setting is linked with the Switch parameter
(PATCH/WAVE/WAVE). If you want just one or two
Tones to sound in a Patch, turn the others off and store
that setting on a Patch. This cuts nonessential use of the
XV-88’s simultaneous voices.
(PATCH/WAVE/WAVE). If you want just one or two
Tones to sound in a Patch, turn the others off and store
that setting on a Patch. This cuts nonessential use of the
XV-88’s simultaneous voices.