Roland XV-88 Manuale Utente

The 

 function transposes the pitch of the 

keyboard in 1 octave units (-3– +3 octaves).

For playing a bass part more easily using your right hand, 
transpose the keyboard down by 1 or 2 octaves.

1. Press [+OCT] or [-OCT] and its indicator will light.

Pressing [+OCT] once will raise the keyboard 1 octave.

Pressing [-OCT] once will lower the keyboard 1 octave.

The specified Octave Shift setting will be shown in the 
“kbd=C 4” indication of each PLAY page. For example if 
you press [+OCT] once to raise the keyboard one octave, 
the display will indicate “kbd=C 5.” This means that 
when you press the C4 key, the C5 note will sound.

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There is only one Octave Shift setting in the XV-88, so it 
remain valid even if you select a different Patch, 
Performance or Rhythm Set or turn power off.

2. To turn off the Octave Shift function, press the other 

button [+OCT] or [-OCT] of that pressed in step 1. The 
indicator will go off.

The effective range of the D Beam Controller is as shown 
in the following diagram. Hand movement outside of 
this area will have no effect.

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The effective range of the D Beam controller will 
decrease in locations of strong direct sunlight. Be 
aware of this when using the D Beam controller 
outdoors.