Roland TurboStart XV-88 Quick Manual

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XV-88
Expandable Synthesizer
It's a Fact...
The XV-88 is an expandable, performance-oriented
synthesizer using Roland's newest synthesizer
engine. Features include:
• 88-note precision hammer-action keyboard with
aftertouch
• Realtime control via 4 sliders and light-sensing
D-Beam* controller
• Accepts two SR-JV80-Series and two SRX-
Series wave expansion boards
• Advanced arpeggiator functions
• 128-voice polyphony, 16-Part multitimbral
*D-Beam controller technology has been licensed
from Interactive Light, Inc.
Initializing
Use the following procedure to initialize the XV-88
and restore its factory settings:
1. Press UTILITY.
2. Cursor down to Utility Menu 2.
3. Cursor right three ti m es to sel e ct FACTORY RESET.
4. Press ENTER twice.
5. If Internal Write Protect is set to ON, turn the
VALUE dial to select OFF.
6. Press ENTER three times.
Playing the Demo Songs
Use the following procedure to play the built-in demo
songs:
1. While holding SHIFT, press PHRASE PREVIEW.
2. Turn the VALUE dial to select a song.
Note: There are two demo songs: "La Movida," and
"Epic Passage." You can also select Chain Play,
which will cycle through both songs.
3. Press ENTER to begin playback.
4. Press EXIT to end playback.
5. Press EXIT to leave the demo song mode.
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Selecting and Auditioning Patches
The XV-88 comes packed with over 1100 patches,
and can be expanded to over 1700 patches using the
optional expansion boards. The Patch Finder makes
it easy to locate the sounds you need by grouping
them into 38 categories (Piano, Brass, Synth Bass,
etc.).
Use the following procedure to select patches using
the Patch Finder:
1. Press PATCH, then press PATCH FINDER.
2. Cursor up and down to select a category.
3. Turn the VALUE dial to select a patch in the
currently selected category.
4. Play the keyboard, or press PHRASE PREVIEW
to hear a short phrase with the selected sound.
5. Press PATCH FINDER—so it's not lit—to exit.
Note: You'll notice that Phrase Preview plays a
sequence appropriate to each sound category.
Realtime Control
You can quickly modify any sound you're playing by
using the XV-88's Sound Palette and D-Beam. Use
the following procedure:
1. Select a patch as previously described.
2. Press FILTER/ENV so it's lit. As you play the
XV-88's keyboard, move the Palette Sliders to
change the nature of the patch's sound.
3. Press the D-Beam On/Off switch so it's lit, and
move your hand above the D-Beam lens as you
play the keyboard.
Try out these techniques with these patches:
• USER: 012 Square Roots
• USER: 059 Talking Box
• USER: 084 Solo SoprSax
• USER: 093 BOG
th
• USER: 121 5 Atm/Aft
• USER: 124 Tape Strings
Note: You can set up the Palette Sliders and D-Beam
to control other parameters in the XV-88 and in
external MIDI devices. See Page 66 in the XV-88
Quick Start for more information on using the Palette
Sliders, and Pages 63 and 64 in the XV-88 Quick
Start for more information on using the D-Beam.
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