The solution was reached last night! Apparently you can't run more than one patch at a time on the XV 3080. BUT you can run a "Performance". ( XV has 3 modes - GM, Patch and Performance) The latter is a combination of patches - 16 channels worth - that you set up and save. PT will download the requisite banks and PC numbers for this and run perfectly. Performances can have multi effects applied to them. I am extremely pleased with the end result. Soaring strings, amazing brass - completely transforms the sound.

Thanks for your assistance.

While I'm here. If I am using the Roland DXi in PT do I have to use the Roland VSC to input the higher bank sounds that it has available or can you still use the patch map. The latter doesn't have a list for DXi but it does have a list for Roland GS. is it one and the same?

cheers

Glenn