Roland XV-88 - Manual (Page 166)

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Chapter 8. Saving Sounds
Saving to an External MIDI
Device
You can save data by transmitting it to an external MIDI
device (MIDI sequencer, etc.).
Connect the XV-88 and external MIDI device as shown in the
diagram.
fig.08-07.e
1. Press [UTILITY], getting its indicator to start blinking.
The UTIL 1 page will appear.
fig.10-01
If the UTIL 2 page appears, press to display the
UTIL 1 page.
2. Use or to get “4. XFER” to start blinking, then
press [ENTER].
The TRANSFER TO MIDI page will appear.
fig.10-25.e
If the TRANSFER TO USER page appears, press to
display the TRANSFER TO MIDI page.
3. Press or to move the cursor to the item for which
you wish to make settings, and either rotate the VALUE
dial or use [INC/+]/[DEC/-] to set the value as follows.
When Saving a Performance
fig.08-08
If you have modified the settings of a Patch or Rhythm
Set assigned to a Part, select “+PATCH.”
When Saving a Patch
fig.08-09
When Saving a Rhythm Set
fig.08-10
“TEMP” indicates the temporary area, meaning that the
currently selected data will be transmitted.
4. Get the external MIDI device ready for the reception of
data, then press [ENTER] to initiate the data
transmission.
While the data is being transmitted, the display will
indicate “Executing...” When “COMPLETED” is
displayed, the transmission has been completed.
• To halt during transmission, press [EXIT].
• Before data that was saved on an external MIDI device
can be transmitted back to the XV-88, the Device ID
parameter (SYSTEM/MIDI/SYSTEM MIDI) must be set
to the value that it had when the data was saved, and the
Rx Sys.Excl parameter (SYSTEM/MIDI/SYSTEM MIDI)
must be turned ON (p. 171). At the factory settings, the
Device ID parameter is set to 17 and the Rx Sys.Excl
parameter is set to ON.
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI Sequencer
XV-88
Data type
Source block
Destination