Roland XV-3080 User Manual
Owner’s manual
Notation Used in This Owner’s Manual
To make operation procedures easy to understand, the following notation system is
adopted:
Characters and numbers in square brackets [ ] indicate buttons on the front panel. For
example, [PATCH] represents the PATCH button and [ENTER] the ENTER button.
An asterisk (*) at the beginning of a paragraph indicates a note or precaution.
(p. **) refers to pages within the manual.
* The display screens printed in this owner’s manual are based on the factory settings.
However, please be aware that in some cases they may differ from the actual factory settings.
XV-3080 OWNER’S MANUAL
02014489 ’01-9-A2-51T
OWNER’S MANUAL
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Copyright © 2000 ROLAND CORPORATION
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the
written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.
Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUC-
TIONS” (p. 2), “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” (p. 3), and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (p. 8). These
sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Addi-
tionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided
by your new unit, Owner’s Manual and Quick Start should be read in its entirety. The manual
should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference.
Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland XV-3080.
Document Outline
- U S I N G T H E U N I T S A F E L Y
- Contents
- IMPORTANT NOTES
- Main Features
- n 128-Voice Polyphony and 16-Part Multitimbrality
- n High-Performance Built-In Effects
- n Create Amazingly Expressive Tones
- n Supports General MIDI system Level 2
- n Greater Expansion Possibilities with the New-Format Wave Expansion Boards
- n Featuring the Patch Finder and Phrase Preview Functions
- n Registering a Patch in the FAVORITE LIST
- Front and Rear Panels
- Chapter 1 Selecting and Playing a Sound
- Auditioning Sounds on the XV-3080 (Phrase Preview)
- Playing a Patch on the XV- 3080 from External MIDI Devices (MIDI Keyboard)
- Selecting a Mode (Patch, Performance, or Rhythm Set)
- Choosing a Sound Library
- Selecting a Patch
- Setting a Patch’s Pitch in Octave Steps (Octave Shift)
- Selecting How a Patch Will Play (Polyphonic/ Monophonic)
- Chapter 2 Using the XV-3080 Effects
- Turning Effects On/Off
- Adjusting Effect Settings in Patch mode ([PATCH]- [EFFECTS])
- Adjusting Effects Settings in Performance Mode ([PERFORM]-[EFFECTS])
- Adjusting Effect Settings in Rhythm Set Mode ([RHYTHM]-[EFFECTS])
- Settings in General MIDI Mode ([GM]-[EFFECTS])
- Parameters for Each Multi- Effect (MFX TYPE)
- Copying Effect Settings
- Chapter 3 Selecting Output Jacks
- Chapter 4 Creating a Patch
- Chapter 5 Creating a Performance
- Creating Performances
- Basic Ways to Use Performances
- Choosing the Parts to Play
- Establishing Settings for an Entire Performance (COMMON)
- Settings for Each Part
- Setting the Keyboard Range ([COMMON]-[PART KEY RANG])
- Selecting a Part’s Patch or Rhythm Set ([PART]-[PART PATCH])
- Specifying the Volume/Pan/ Number of Notes ([PART]-[PART SETTING])
- Editing Sounds’ Attack and Release Time ([PART]-[PART MODIFY])
- Changing the Pitch ([PART]-[PART PITCH])
- Changing the way in which a Part will sound([PART]-[PART MONO/POL])
- Establishing a Part’s MIDI Settings (MIDI)
- Confirming MIDI Information for Each Part (INFO)
- Effect Settings
- Saving Performances You Create
- Copying the Settings of Another Part (Performance Part Copy)
- Editing a Patch or Rhythm Set in the Performance Mode
- Chapter 6. Creating a Rhythm Set
- Chapter 7 Saving a Sound You Create
- Chapter 8 Other Settings and Checking Status
- Chapter 9 Examples of Applications Using the XV-3080
- Troubleshooting
- Error Messages
- Parameter List
- Waveform List
- MIDI Implementation
- Specifications
- Index