Roland XV-88 User Manual

With the XV-88, you have total control over a wide variety of 
settings. Each item that can be set is known as a 

. 

When you change the values of parameters, you are doing 
what is referred to as 

. This chapter explains the 

procedures used in creating Rhythm Sets, and the functions 
of the Rhythm Set parameters.

A Rhythm Set is a grouping of percussion instruments 
(Rhythm Tones).

fig.01-05.e

A percussion instrument (Rhythm Tones) consists of the 
following four elements.

Specifies the PCM waveform (wave) that is the basis of the 
sound, and determines how the pitch of the sound will change.

The XV-88 has 1,083 different waveforms (p. 263). All 
Rhythm Sets built into the XV-88 consist of combinations of 
Rhythm Tones based on these waveforms.

A Rhythm Tone (percussion instrument) has four wave 
generators.

Specifies how the frequency components of the sound will 
change.

Specifies the volume changes and the sound’s position in a 
stereo soundfield.

You use Envelope to initiate changes to occur to a sound over 
time. There are separate envelopes for Pitch, TVF (filter), and 
TVA (volume). For example if you wish to modify the way in 
which the sound attacks or decays over time, you would 
adjust the TVA envelope.

Start with an existing Rhythm Set and edit it to create a new 
Rhythm Set. Rhythm Sets are created from a collection of 
multiple Rhythm Tones (percussion instruments). You can 
change the assignments of the Rhythm Tones for each key 
with Rhythm Set Edit.

1. Press [RHYTHM] to access the RHYTHM PLAY page, 

and select the Rhythm Set whose settings you wish to 
modify (p. 39).

You cannot edit the Rhythm Sets in the PR-H (GM2) group.

If you want to create all your Rhythm Sets from the 
ground up, rather than the Rhythm Sets that have already 
been prepared, carry out the 

2. Press [EDIT] to make its indicator light.

3. Use the function buttons to select a display group.

The indicator for the button of the selected display group 
begins blinking.

fig.06-01

Since Rhythm Sets do not have an LFO, it will not be 
possible to select the LFO group.

4. Use

or

to select a display page.

5. If you have selected a parameter display that can be set 

independently for each key (Rhythm Tone), the key 
selected for editing will be shown in the upper left of the 
display. To select a different key (Rhythm Tone), play the 
desired key on the keyboard.

fig.06-02

If the [EDIT] indicator is turned off, you can also use 
TONE SELECT [1]–[4] to select the displayed key.

TONE SELECT [1]: move to an octave lower key

TONE SELECT [2]: move to the semitone below

TONE SELECT [3]: move to the semitone above

TONE SELECT [4]: move to an octave higher key