Roland XV-88 Manuale Utente

The sounds used for an ordinary performance are called 

. Select a Patch before playing.

The XV-88 has eight Patch groups, including the User group 
and Preset Groups A–F and H, with each group storing 128 
Patches (256 in Preset H), for a total of 1,152 Patches. In 
addition to these, you can also select Patches stored on 
memory cards (SmartMedia). What’s more, you can further 
expand your options by installing up to four optional Wave 
Expansion boards (two SR-JV80, two SRX Series), enabling 
you to select from a huge assortment of available Patches.

This is the group inside the XV-88 which can be rewritten. 
Patches you yourself create can be stored in this group. The 
XV-88 includes 128 preset Patches (p. 253).

This is the group to accessed when using Patches stored on 
memory cards (SmartMedia) inserted in the MEMORY 
CARD slot. You can also rewrite Patches you create. Each 
bank A–H holds 128 Patches, meaning you can select from a 
maximum of 1,024 Patches.

Patches in CD-A–H cannot be selected if no memory 
card (SmartMedia) is inserted in the MEMORY CARD 
slot.

These are groups inside the XV-88 which cannot be 
rewritten. However, you can modify the settings of the 
currently selected Patch, and then save the modified settings 
in User memory or a memory card. Banks A–F already 
contain 128 prepared Patches each, for a total of 768 Patches 
(p. 253).

This is an internal group of Patches compatible with General 
MIDI 2, a system of MIDI function specifications designed to 
transcend differences between makers and types of devices; 
these Patches cannot be overwritten. Furthermore, settings of 
currently selected Patches from this group cannot be 
changed. The XV-88 includes 256 preset Patches.

These are the groups of Patches from Wave Expansion 
Boards (optional SR-JV80 Series) installed in the EXP-A and 
B slots, and cannot be overwritten. However, you can modify 
the settings of the currently selected Patch, and then save the 
modified settings in User memory or a memory card. The 
number of onboard Patches depends on the specific Wave 
Expansion Boards installed.

XP-A, B Patches can be selected only if a Wave 
Expansion Board (SR-JV80 Series) is installed in the 
corresponding slot.

These are the groups of Patches from Wave Expansion 
Boards (optional SRX Series) installed in the EXP-C and D 
slots, and cannot be overwritten. However, you can modify 
the settings of the currently selected Patch, and then save the 
modified settings in User memory or a memory card. The 
number of onboard Patches depends on the specific Wave 
Expansion Boards installed.

XP-C, D Patches can be selected only if a Wave Expansion 
Board (SRX Series) is installed in the corresponding slot.

1. Press [PATCH] to call up the PATCH PLAY page.

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2. Select a Patch group or a bank.

Press [USER] to make the indicator light.

Press [CARD], and then press [A]–[H] to make the 
indicator light.

Press [PRESET], and then press [A]–[F] to make the 
indicator light.

Press [PRESET], and then press [H] to make the indicator 
light.

Press [EXP], and then press [A]–[D] to make the 
indicator light.

Patch group

Patch number

Patch name