About The Sharing Of Storage Devices; Other Issues; About Saving - Roland XV-5080 Q&A, Sound List

About the Sharing of Storage
Devices
Q: Can a Zip drive or other such storage
device be used by both the XV-5080 and
another sampler simultaneously?
A: You must take care to note certain points when using
these devices together with the same storage device.
With a Zip drive or other such storage device being shared
by more than one device, if both the XV-5080 and the other a
sampler or similar piece of gear simultaneously access the
external SCSI storage device and change data on the storage
device, data recorded on the recorder may become
corrupted.
Using the XV-5080 to carry out SAVE (p. 200) or UTILITY
DISK-related operations (Format, Copy, Move, Delete, or
Volume Level) (p. 200) on the external SCSI storage device
changes the content of the external SCSI storage device.
When using an external SCSI storage device simultaneously
with the XV-5080 and another sampler or other such device,
make sure not to have it set up so that both devices are
recognized as being able to perform operations to change
data on the external SCSI storage device, that both devices
are not allowed to automatically check at fixed intervals such
information as whether or not data is being written to the
device that the storage device, and that both devices are not
simultaneously given access to change the content of the
external SCSI storage device.
Additionally, when a computer uses an external SCSI storage
device along with the XV-5080, note that there are some
applications that overwrite data on the external SCSI storage
device at fixed intervals, which may lead to inadvertent
corruption of your data. Be sure to thoroughly check out
your system before using it.

Other Issues

Q: I want to use a tuning other than equal
temperament.
A: You can set the scale tunings for Parts in Performance
mode with Key Scale ([PERFORM]/[SYSTEM]/[General]) ,
and in Patch mode with Patch Scale ([PATCH]/[SYSTEM]/
[General]). These settings are effective for all Patches and
Performances. In addition, Part 1 in Performance mode and
Patch mode are linked, so the scale tuning set in Patch Mode
is automatically mirrored in the setting for Part 1 in
Performance mode.
Q: It is difficult to read things on the LCD
screen.
A: Changes in the ambient temperature can affect the clarity
of the XV-5080's LCD screen. In general, the colder it gets, the
lighter the images and characters appear; whereas they
become darker as the temperature rises. Especially when the
XV-5080 is rack-mounted, heat emanating from other
equipment in the rack may cause the characters in the LCD
screen to become so dark that they are difficult to make out.
In such cases, adjust the contrast by changing the LCD
parameter value SYSTEM General([SYSTEM]/[General]),
selecting a value that makes the display easier to read.

About Saving

About Saving Files to Memory Cards
When a memory card is formatted on the XV-5080, a folder
with the name <Roland> is automatically created on the
card. When executing a save, a file with the extension ".SVD"
is created. This file contains the tone data for 64
Performances, 128 Patches, and 4 Rhythm Sets; along with all
the System, Favorites List, and other settings.
Additionally, if there are samples or other wave data in the
SIMM, a folder named <Sample> is created automatically
within the <Roland> folder on the card, and when the save is
executed, the samples and other wave data stored in the
SIMM are then saved in this folder in either AIFF or WAV
format. Wave data files loaded into the SIMM are
automatically named using the same sample numbers with
.WAV or .AIF added, such as 0001.WAV (or .AIF), 0002.WAV
(or .AIF), and so on.
fig.
Card
<Roland>
SOUND01.SVD
:
<Sample>
0001.WAV
Wave data.
0002.WAV
:
Saving New Files to a Memory Card to Which
XV-5080 Settings (SVD Files) Have Previously
Been Saved
You can save up to a maximum of 99 SVD files on one
memory card. However, if you save new files to a memory
card that contains previously saved sample data, and sample
or other wave data is contained in the XV-5080's SIMM, the
data in <Sample> folder will be erased, and the data
contained in the SIMM at the time the new file is saved will
be saved as well.
In this situation, the message:
"Partial/Sample on the Disk/Card will be discarded. Sure?"
Performance/Patch/Rhythm and other such
tone data files.
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