Roland XV series sound modules claims that they are capable of 'extensive layering and multitimbral applications'. Does anyone know what's that 'extensive layering' and 'multitimbral applications'?

I'm going from what I know about the XV-88..... I believe it is the same as the XV-3080, just with keys. Extensive Layering - In "Performance" mode, you can layer up to 16 patches and play them all at one time... if you use patches that have only one or two tones each, you can have a polyphony of around 8 with all 16 patches playing. Around 16 polyphony with 4 two tone patches playing... etc, etc, etc. The XV-88 has 128 note polyphony... (which, I believe, is more than any other synth out there now) I would assume the XV-3080 and 5080 modules have the same. As for multitimbral applications... this usually is referring to midi sequences played on the module or synth..... seeing as the XV's have 128 polyphony... you can have a midi sequence playing from an external sequencer (no onboard sequencer on the XV's) with a drum part that at it's most complex part uses, say about 5 drums (128-5=123 polyphony left) A bass part using a bass patch that has two tones (bass parts are usually solo, so thats 123-2=121 polyphony left) a rhythm guitar part playing (I'll say around 20 for this, so 121-20=101 polyphony left) Do you see where this is going??? With 128-note polyphony, you can play very complex, intense, midi sequences and still have notes left over to solo on top of the sequence. Does that answer your question??

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