Simulating A Rhythm Guitar; Playing An Arpeggio From An External Midi Device; Creating An Arpeggio Pattern - Roland XV-88 Owner's Manual

Chapter 2. Playing

Simulating a Rhythm Guitar

You can simulate a rhythm guitar by following the procedure
below. By using the Palette Slider, it is also possible to apply
a wah effect as you play.
1. Select a guitar Patch.
2. Press [ARPEGGIO] to turn the Arpeggiator on.
3. Set the Style parameter (SYSTEM/ARPEGGIO/
ARPEGGIO) to one of RHYTHM GTR 2–5.
4. Press [FILTER/ENV] to make the indicator light.
5. Move the [CUTOFF] slider or [RESONANCE] slider
while you play a chord.
Playing an Arpeggio from an
External MIDI Device
The XV-88 can also produce arpeggios with incoming Note
messages from an external MIDI device.
1. Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI IN connector of the
XV-88 to the MIDI OUT connector of the external MIDI
device.
2. Press [PATCH] to access the PATCH PLAY page.
3. Press [ARPEGGIO] to turn the Arpeggiator on.
4. Press [SYSTEM] to make the indicator lit, press the
[MIDI] function button, and then press
PATCH MIDI page.
fig.09-06
5. Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to "Remote."
6. Rotate the VALUE dial or press [INC/+]/[DEC/-] to
turn the setting ON.
7. Play the external MIDI device.
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Creating an Arpeggio Pattern

There are a total of 9 parameters that can be set for the
Arpeggiator, but the most important is the Style parameter
setting. The arpeggio pattern is largely determined by this
setting.
When you set the Style parameter, the Motif, Beat Pattern,
Accent Rate and Shuffle Rate parameters will automatically
be set to optimum settings. After selecting the style, you can
also set parameters such as Octave Range and Key Velocity.
If this selection does not provide the pattern you want,
modify the settings of the Motif, Beat Pattern, Accent Rate
and Shuffle Rate parameters to add variations to the style as
desired.
• When you make the settings in Patch/Rhythm Set/GM
mode, Motif, Beat Pattern, Accent Rate and Shuffle Rate
parameter settings will be lost if you select another style
and then turn the power off. However, in Performance
mode, you can save them to each Performance as the
Performance parameters.
• The values you can set with the Motif or Beat Pattern
parameters are normally limited by the selected style.
Only when the Style parameter is set to LIMITLESS will
all values be acceptable.
1. Access the ARPEGGIO page.
In Patch/Rhythm Set/GM Mode
to access the
Press [SYSTEM], getting the indicator to light, and then
press the [ARPEGGIO] function button.
In Performance Mode
Press [ZONE], getting the indicator to light, and then
press the [ARPEGGIO].
fig.04-11
* Here is what appears in the first page of the ARPEGGIO page.
For details regarding each parameter, refer to
"Arpeggiator Settings (ARPEGGIO)" (p. 61, p. 174).
2. Move the cursor to "Style" and specify the style you
want.
3. Move the cursor to "Octave Range" and specify the key
range over which you want arpeggio.