Logic Pro + Roland XV-5080 Sound Module: How to set it up?

Logic itself cannot "get" patch names from synths - this was handled by Logic's partner application called SoundDiver, which Apple unfortunately killed when they bought Emagic.

You can in many cases find text files of patch names on the internet, and copy/paste these into a multinstrument object.

Better news is, I have an XV-5080 environment with custom bank changes set up - gimme a little while and I'll sort it out and upload it for you. This will allow you to select banks and presets, and call up preset patches by name in Logic...

And I'll explain how to install, set it up and use it...

Hi Bee Jay. I have the same problem, would you mind forwarding me a copy. Specially if you have any info on how to set up the different banks, I tried everything and I can only access banks 1-3 on the XV-5080 through logic, but not banks D-E-F... Thanks so much

Ok, you can download it from:
http://bj.angeltowns.com/files/logic/xv5080.logic.zip

Unzip it and load it into Logic. You'll see an environment window, with the XV-5080 multiinstrument. You need to assign it to the MIDI port that your XV-5080 is connected on.

If you are using both MIDI ins for 32-part capability, then simply copy the multi-instrument, and name them both "XV5080 A" and "XV5080 B", setting the correct MIDI output ports on each of the multis.

The multi has the patch names built in, and custom bank messages to access them all. Simply select the bank and program numbers in the inspector as usual. What's in your user bank I have no idea, so the names for those will obviously probably not match up.

The arrange shows one track for each of the multi instruments 16 sub-channels for easy sequencing.

So - to use this, once you've set the correct port on the XV5080 multi-instrument object, copy it and paste it into your startup template. You can create tracks for each of the subchannels if you wish as well, if you are always sequencing the 5080...

(Note: to access/edit patch names, simply double click on the top of the multi-instrument - a new window opens where you can edit banks and names, paste in names, etc)

Same here, thanks a lot Bee Jay, it saved me a lot of time 🙂

You're both welcome. Have a good Chrimbo!

Can this be used for Fantom X7????:)

It can be used for anything. How much use it will be, I've no idea.

The Fantom I believe has the XV5080 sounds (or they can be downloaded from Roland) but whether they use the same bank architecture, whether the bank change formats are the same, I've no idea.

You could use it as a base to develop a Fantom multi, but you'd have to check the bank change formats, which bank messages access the various banks, and move stuff around.

But as it stands, it's an XV5080 multi, not a Fantom X multi, so I can't guarantee it will be useful.