Roland Fantom-Xa User Manual
Owner’s manual, Information, Listening to the demo song
Table of contents
Document Outline
- IMPORTANT NOTES
- Contents
- Main Features
- Panel Descriptions
- Getting Ready
- Listening to the Demo Songs
- Various Performance Features
- Overview of the Fantom-Xa
- Basic Operation of the Fantom-Xa
- Playing in Patch Mode
- About the PATCH PLAY Screen
- Selecting a Patch
- Selecting Patches from the List
- Selecting Favorite Patches/ Rhythm Sets (Favorite Patch)
- Selecting Patches by Category
- Transposing the Keyboard in Octave Units (Octave Shift)
- Transposing the Keyboard in Semitone Steps (Transpose)
- Selecting the Tones That Will Sound (Tone On/Off)
- Playing Single Notes (Monophonic)
- Creating Smooth Pitch Changes (Portamento)
- Playing Percussion Instruments
- Selecting the Parameter Controlled by the Realtime Controllers or D Beam Controller (Control Sett...
- Creating a Patch
- How to Make Patch Settings
- Saving Patches You’ve Created (Write)
- Functions of Patch Parameters
- Changing How a Tone Is Sounded (Structure)
- Parameter Group [F1 (COMMON)] Settings Common to the Entire Patch
- Parameter Group [F2 (WG)] Modifying Waveforms/Pitch/Pitch Envelope
- Parameter Group [F3 (TVF)] Modifying the Brightness of a Sound with a Filter (TVF/TVF Envelope)
- Parameter Group [F4 (TVA)] Adjusting the Volume (TVA/TVA Envelope)
- Parameter Group [F5 (CTRL)] Matrix Control Settings/Miscellaneous Settings
- Parameter Group [F6 (LFO&OUT)] Modulating Sounds/Output
- Setting Effects for a Patch (Effects/MFX/MFX Control/Chorus/Reverb)
- Creating a Rhythm Set
- How to Make Rhythm Set Settings
- Saving Rhythm Sets You’ve Created (Write)
- Functions of Rhythm Set Parameters
- Parameter Group [F1 (COMMON)] Settings Common to the Entire Rhythm Set
- Parameter Group [F2 (WG)] Modifying Waveforms/Pitch/Pitch Envelope
- Parameter Group [F3 (WAVE MIX)]
- Parameter Group [F4 (TVF)] Modifying the Brightness of a Sound with a Filter (TVF/TVF Envelope)
- Parameter Group [F5 (TVA)] Adjusting the Volume (TVA/TVA Envelope)
- Parameter Group [F6 (OUTPUT)] Output Settings
- Setting Effects for a Patch (Effects/MFX/MFX Control/Chorus/Reverb)
- Playing in Performance Mode
- Displaying PERFORM LAYER Screen
- Displaying PERFORM MIXER Screen
- Functions in the PERFORMANCE LAYER/ MIXER Screen
- Selecting a Performance
- Using the LAYER Screen
- Combining and Playing Sounds Together (Layer)
- Playing Different Sounds in Different Areas of the Keyboard (Split)
- Using the MIXER Screen
- Silencing the Playback of a Specific Part (Mute)
- Creating a Performance
- Modifying the Sound in Real Time
- Playing Arpeggios
- Using the Chord Memory Function
- Playing Rhythms
- Sampling
- Editing a Sample
- Sample List
- Sample Edit
- Magnifying/Shrinking the Waveform Display (Zoom In/Out)
- Setting the Start/End Points of the Sample
- Making Settings for Sample (Sample Parameters)
- Removing Unwanted Portions of a Sample (TRUNCATE)
- Boosting or Limiting the High- frequency Range of the Sample (EMPHASIS)
- Maximizing the Volume of a Sample (NORMALIZE)
- AMP
- Stretching or Shrinking a Sample (TIME STRETCH)
- Dividing a Sample into Notes (CHOP)
- Joining Two or More Samples (COMBINE)
- Assigning Samples to a Pad (Assign to Pad)
- Assigning a Sample as a Patch to a Part (Assign to Keyboard)
- Create a Rhythm Set (Create Rhythm)
- Creating a Multisample (Create Multisample)
- Saving a Sample (Write)
- Using the Pads
- Playing Back a Song
- Playing a Song Immediately (Quick Play)
- Playing Back Songs Consecutively (Chain Play)
- Various Playback Methods
- Fast-Forward and Rewind During Playback
- Playing Back Correctly from the Middle of the Song (MIDI Update)
- Muting the Playback of a Specific Instrument (Part Mute)
- Changing the Playback Tempo of a Song
- Playing a Song Back at a Fixed Tempo (Muting the Tempo Track)
- Playing Back a S-MRC Format Song
- Playing Back a Song Repeatedly (Loop Play)
- Using the D Beam Controller to Start/Stop Song Playback
- Recording Songs
- Two Recording Methods
- Before You Record a New Song
- Recording Your Performance as You Play It (Realtime Recording)
- Basic Operation for Realtime Recording
- Recording Tempo Changes in a Song (Tempo Recording)
- Loop Recording and Punch-In Recording
- Correct the Timing of Your Playing as You Record (Recording Quantize)
- Selecting the Sequencer Data that will Be Recorded (Recording Select)
- Erasing Unwanted Data While You Record (Realtime Erase)
- Recording Arpeggios Aligned to the Measures of the Sequencer
- Auditioning Sounds or Phrases While Recording (Rehearsal Function)
- Inputting Data One Step at a Time (Step Recording)
- Editing Songs
- Loading the Song You Want to Edit
- Editing Sequencer Data Over the Specified Range (Track Edit)
- Basic Operation for Track Editing
- Aligning a Song’s Timing (Quantize)
- Erasing Unwanted Performance Data (Erase)
- Deleting Unwanted Measures (Delete)
- Copying Phrases (Copy)
- Inserting a Blank Measure (Insert)
- Transpose the Key (Transpose)
- Changing the Velocity (Volume) (Change Velocity)
- Changing the MIDI Channel (Change Channel)
- Changing the Length of Notes (Change Duration)
- Combining Two Phrase Tracks or Patterns into One (Merge)
- Extracting and Moving a Part of Sequencer Data (Extract)
- Shifting Performance Data Forward and Back (Shift Clock)
- Thinning Out the Sequencer Data (Data Thin)
- Swapping Two Phrase Tracks or Patterns (Exchange)
- Adjusting the Song’s Playback Time (Time Fit)
- Deleting Blank Measures (Truncate)
- Editing Individual Items of Sequencer Data (Micro Edit)
- Editing Sequencer Data (Basic Procedure in the Microscope)
- Sequencer Data Handled by a Phrase Track/Pattern
- Data Handled by the Tempo Track
- Data Handled by the Beat Track
- Viewing Sequencer Data (View)
- Inserting Sequencer Data (Create)
- Erasing Sequencer Data (Erase)
- Moving Sequencer Data (Move)
- Copying Sequencer Data (Copy)
- Changing the Tempo Midway Through the Song
- Changing the Time Signature Midway Through the Song
- Assigning a Name to a Song (Song Name)
- Saving/Loading a Song (Save/Load)
- Playing a Phrase at the Touch of a Finger (RPS)
- Adding Effects
- Turning Effects On and Off
- Making Effect Settings
- Applying Effects in Patch Mode
- Applying Effects in Performance Mode
- Making Multi-Effects Settings (MFX1–3)
- Making Multi-Effects Settings (MFX Control)
- Specifying the Multi-Effects Structure (MFX Structure)
- Multi-Effects Parameters
- Making Chorus Settings
- Making Reverb Settings
- Mastering Effect
- Settings Common to All Modes (System Function)
- Data Management Functions/ Reset to Factory Settings (Factory Reset)
- File-Related Functions (File Utility)
- Connecting to Your Computer via USB
- Using Fantom-X Editor
- About V-LINK
- Installing the Wave Expansion Board
- Expanding the Memory
- Using a Memory Card
- Troubleshooting
- Error Messages
- Performance List
- Patch List
- Rhythm Set List
- Waveform List
- Arpeggio Style List/Chord Form List
- Rhythm Group List
- Rhythm Pattern List
- About MIDI
- MIDI Implementation Chart
- Specifications
- Index