Playing An Arpeggio Over A Preset Keyboard Area; Holding An Arpeggio - Roland XV-88 Owner's Manual

Playing an Arpeggio Over a
Preset Keyboard Area
As soon as you press [ARPEGGIO] to turn the Arpeggiator
on, the keyboard will be set to play arpeggios so
conventional keyboard playing is no longer possible.
If you split the keyboard into two different areas, you can use
one area for normal playing and the other for playing
arpeggios. This setting, for instance, allows you to play
arpeggios with the left hand and a melody with the right
hand.
1. Press [PERFORM] to call up the PERFORM PLAY page.
2. If you have selected a Single Performance, set the Key
Mode parameter (ZONE/COMMON/ZONE
COMMON) to LAYER (p. 58).
3. Set the Local switch of the Zone linked to the Part you
want played to ON (p. 36).
4. After pressing [ZONE] to make the indicator light up,
press the [ARPEGGIO] function button followed
by to display the ARPEGGIO page like the one
shown below.
fig.04-14
5. Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to "Zone."
6. Rotate the VALUE dial or press [INC/+]/[DEC/-] to
select the Zone linked to the Part for which arpeggios are
to be played.
7. Press [KEY RANGE] in the Function buttons to display
the KEY RANG page.
fig.04-07
8. Set the key range (expression range) for the Zone. Use
the cursor buttons to move the cursor to "Lower" and set
the lowest note of the range. Move the cursor to "Upper"
and set the highest note of the range.
9. Rotate the VALUE dial or press [INC/+]/[DEC/-] to
specify the range of notes.
10. Turn off the [EDIT] indicator, and press a Function
button to select a Zone linked to a Part other than the one
for which arpeggios are played. When the [1-8/9-16]
indicator is out, you can select zones 1–8. When the [1-8/
9-16] indicator is lit, you can select zones 9–16.
11. Set the key range of the Zones linked to the Parts other
than the Part for which arpeggios are played so that this
range does not overlap with the key range over which
the arpeggios are played.
12. When you are finished making settings, press [EXIT] to
return to the PERFORM PLAY page, and begin playing.
If you play arpeggios using a Layer Performance
without setting the key range, then with Parts other than
the Part linked to the Zone specified by the Zone
parameter (ZONE/ARPEGGIO/ARPEGGIO), only the
sound for the key being pressed is played.

Holding an Arpeggio

If you hold down [ARPEGGIO] and press [TRANSPOSE],
and get the indicator to start blinking, the arpeggio will
continue to be played even if you release the chord.
1. Hold down [ARPEGGIO] and press [TRANSPOSE] to
make the indicator blink.
2. Play a chord.
3. If you play a different chord or notes while the arpeggio
is being held, the arpeggio will change accordingly.
4. To cancel Arpeggio Hold, hold down [ARPEGGIO] and
press [TRANSPOSE] simultaneously once again.
When Using a Hold Pedal
If you play an arpeggio while pressing the hold pedal, the
arpeggio will continue to be played even if you release the
chord.
1. Connect an optional pedal switch (DP-2, DP-6, etc.) to the
HOLD PEDAL jack.
2. Press [ARPEGGIO] to turn the Arpeggiator on.
3. Play a chord while pressing the hold pedal.
4. To play another chord, release the pedal, press it again as
you play the next chord.
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