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Contents
Main Features........................................................................................13
Front and Rear Panel............................................................................14
Front Panel.................................................................................................................................................14
Rear Panel..................................................................................................................................................17
Chapter 1. Overview of the XV-88........................................................19
How the XV-88 Is Organized..................................................................................................................19
Basic Structure...............................................................................................................................19
Classification of XV-88 Sound Types .........................................................................................20
Number of Voices..........................................................................................................................23
Basic Operations on the XV-88 ............................................................................................................... 24
Switching Modes...........................................................................................................................24
About the Function Buttons ........................................................................................................25
About the Cursor Buttons............................................................................................................26
Modifying a Value ........................................................................................................................27
Assigning a Name......................................................................................................................... 28
Chapter 2. Playing.................................................................................29
Playing in Patch Mode.............................................................................................................................29
Selecting a Patch............................................................................................................................29
Selecting Favorite Patches from the Favorite List ....................................................................31
Using Phrase Preview to Play Patches.......................................................................................32
Making a Patch Sound Thick or Thin (Turning a Tone On/Off)........................................... 32
Playing Single Notes (Solo) .........................................................................................................33
Creating Smooth Pitch Changes (Portamento)......................................................................... 33
Using the Sliders to Modify the Sound in Realtime................................................................. 34
Playing in Performance Mode................................................................................................................ 34
Selecting a Performance...............................................................................................................35
Playing Fatter and Richer Sounds by Combining Patches (Layer)........................................36
Splitting the Keyboard to Play Separate Patches in Different Sections (Split).....................36
Playing Along with Song Playback (XV-88 Used as a Multi-timbral Sound Generator) ....37
Assigning a Different Patch to a Part.........................................................................................38
Using the Sliders to Modify the Sound in Realtime................................................................. 38
Playing in Rhythm Set Mode.................................................................................................................. 39
Selecting a Rhythm Set.................................................................................................................39
Selecting Favorite Rhythm Sets from the Favorite List ...........................................................40
Playing Percussion Instruments .................................................................................................41
Playing Arpeggios (Arpeggiator)........................................................................................................... 41
Playing an Arpeggio Over a Preset Keyboard Area................................................................43
Holding an Arpeggio....................................................................................................................43
Simulating a Rhythm Guitar .......................................................................................................44
Playing an Arpeggio from an External MIDI Device...............................................................44
Creating an Arpeggio Pattern .....................................................................................................44
Moving Your Hand Above the D Beam Controller to Apply Effects (D Beam Controller)..........45
Convenient Functions for Performance ................................................................................................ 47
Transposing the Keyboard in Octave Units (Octave Shift).....................................................47
Transposing the Keyboard in Semitone Steps (Transpose) ....................................................48
If “Stuck” Notes Occur (Panic)....................................................................................................48