Chapter 2. Playing; Playing In Patch Mode; Selecting A Patch - Roland XV-88 Owner's Manual

Chapter 2. Playing

Playing in Patch Mode

The sounds used for an ordinary performance are called
Patches. Select a Patch before playing.

Selecting a Patch

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.
USER
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).
CD-A–H (Memory Card A–H)
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.
PR-A–F (Preset A–F)
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).
PR-H (GM2)
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.
XP-A, B (Wave Expansion Boards installed in
EXP-A, B Slots)
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.
XP-C, D (Wave Expansion Boards installed in
EXP-C, D Slots)
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.
fig.02-01.e
Patch number
Patch group
2. Select a Patch group or a bank.
USER
Press [USER] to make the indicator light.
CD-A–H
Press [CARD], and then press [A]–[H] to make the
indicator light.
PR-A–F
Press [PRESET], and then press [A]–[F] to make the
indicator light.
PR-H (GM2)
Press [PRESET], and then press [H] to make the indicator
light.
XP-A–D
Press [EXP], and then press [A]–[D] to make the
indicator light.
Patch name
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