Issues Related To Performance (Mode); Issues Related To Patch (Mode) - Roland XV-5080 Q&A, Sound List

Q&A
Q: Is it possible to restore the USER area to the
condition it was in when the XV-5080 was
first purchased?
A: Yes. Please refer to p. 206 in the Owner's Manual. Note,
though, that executing this operation completely wipes out
all user-created Patch and Rhythm Set data. Save any data
you wish to keep to memory cards or other such media.
Q: What happens to edited tones when the
XV-5080 is turned off?
A: They are lost unless the write operation is used to write
them to the XV-5080's USER area. When you want to save
edited tones, carry out the write operation before switching
tones or turning off the power to the XV-5080.
The XV-5080 uses a separate area to which internal Patches,
Performances, Rhythm Sets, and other data are moved
during performances and editing. This area is referred to as
the Temporary Area. The existence of area allows restoration
of Patches and other data to previous conditions, even after
they have been edited; System Exclusive messages and other
data is also sent to the Temporary area from MIDI devices,
allowing performances of compositions without destroying
data in the XV-5080's internal USER area. This temporary
data is overwritten when tones are switched, meaning any
tone in the process of being edited is lost. Furthermore, any
data held in the Temporary area when the power is turned
off is lost.
The write operation is the operation used to write this data to
the USER area, where it is not erased even when the power is
turned off.
Issues Related to Performance
(Mode)
Q: I set the Key Range in Performance mode,
but sometimes the range is smaller than the
value set.
A: Key Range settings can also be made for each individual
tone used in a Patch. With this function, when a Patch in
which the Key Range is set by the Patch is used in a
Performance, both the Performance's Key Range and the
Patch's Key Range are in effect, and this may result in
differences between the Key Range value set by the
Performance and notes played in the actual key range.
Q: What happens if the Performance's control
channel is the same channel used for receiving
the Performance's Parts?
A: When only a Program Change message is being received,
the Performance's control channel takes priority, and the
Performance is switched. Other MIDI messages are treated in
the same manner as Parts. Furthermore, using a combination
of Bank Select and Program Change messages, you can also
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set it up so that the XV-5080 is able to distinguish on the
same MIDI channel whether the channel is to be used for
switching Performances or Patches. Refer to <Table 1: Bank
Select and Program Change Correspondence Chart> (p. 13).
Q: Although the same Patch is selected, it
sounds different when I listen to it in the
Performance.
A: Tones selected for Patch sounds may be further modified
in Performance mode by parameters in each Part of the
Performance, Pan and Octave settings, Filter Cutoff settings,
and so on. Thus, Patches in a Performance may sound
different than they do when heard in Patch mode. To return
these settings to their initial conditions, select the Patch after
pressing [UTILITY] to execute "Initialize Temporary" for the
Performance.
Additionally, although a Patch may comprise tones created
with the use of the multi-effects, the multi-effects used in the
Performance may differ from the multi-effects selected by the
Patch. Check the Performance's multi-effects. Also do the
same for the Chorus and Reverb settings.
Q: Is there anything I should note when using
Patches from the User Memory, memory
cards, or Expansion Boards in a Performance?
A: In a Performance, information designating the number for
the kind of Patch or Rhythm Set assigned to a Part is stored
in form of a Group number. Even though Patches in the User
Memory and on memory cards may have identical numbers,
since the Patch data may be overwritten, even if Patches with
the same number are used in a Performance, the content
(sounds) may differ. You need to be careful when using data
from such areas, in which data can be overwritten and
moved in a Performance.

Issues Related to Patch (Mode)

Q: The sound cuts off when I switch Patches in
Patch mode...
A: Although you can apply a wide variety of multi-effects
with the XV-5080's multi-effects, switching the Patch also
switches the type of multi-effects used.
In such instances, discrepancies between the sound being
produced and the multi-effects type can arise, which may
result in sounds being different than intended, so sounds
produced when Patches are switched may be muted when
factory settings are in effect. In certain situations, such as
when not using multi-effects that have a great influence on
the sound, or when switching pairs of Patches set with the
same type of multi-effects, remembering to set Patch Remain
([SYSTEM]/[General]) to "ON" allows you to switch Patches
without sounds being muted.