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Stretching or shrinking a sample (time stretch), Dividing a sample into notes (chop), Procedure for dividing a sample – Roland Fantom-Xa User Manual

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Editing a Sample

This operation stretches or shrinks the sample to modify the length
or tempo. You can stretch or shrink the sample by a factor of one half
to double the original length.

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You cannot execute this with more than one sample selected.

1.

Press [SAMPLE EDIT <-> LIST] to access the SAMPLE EDIT

screen.

2.

Press [F3 (MODIFY)] to open the Sample Modify Menu

window.

3.

Press [F3 (TIME STRETCH)].

fig.TIMESTRETCH

4.

Press

or

to select the parameter.

5.

Use the VALUE dial or [INC] [DEC] to specify the tempo/

length.

When setting the BPM (tempo) value, you can hold down
[SHIFT] and turn the VALUE dial, or use [INC] [DEC] to adjust
the value to the right of the decimal point.

6.

Press [F6 (EXEC)].

A message will ask you for confirmation.

7.

To execute, press [F6 (EXEC)].

The length of the sample will be changed as specified.

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To cancel, press [F5 (CANCEL)].

The

chop

function divides a sample waveform into separate notes.

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The Create Rhythm function (p. 114) makes it easy to create a rhythm
set from a chopped sample.

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You cannot execute this with more than one sample selected.

1.

Press [SAMPLE EDIT <-> LIST] to access the SAMPLE EDIT

screen.

2.

Press [F3 (MODIFY)] to open the Sample Modify Menu

window.

3.

Press [F4 (CHOP)].

fig.CHOP

4.

Specify the point(s) at which the sample is to be divided.

Refer to “Procedure for Dividing a Sample” or “Automatically
Dividing a Sample (Auto Chop)” (p. 111).

5.

Audition the sample as described in the section

“Auditioning the Divided Samples” (p. 111).

If you want to re-make settings, move or delete the point (p.
111).

6.

Press [F6 (EXEC)].

A message will ask you for confirmation.

7.

To execute the division, press [F6 (EXEC)].

The divided samples will be added to the sample list.

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To cancel, press [F5 (CANCEL)].

When you execute the Chop operation, a message will ask whether
you want to execute Create Rhythm.

If you want to execute Create Rhythm, press [F6 (EXEC)].

For the rest of the procedure, refer to p. 114.

If you don’t want to execute Create Rhythm, press [F5

(CANCEL)].

Procedure for Dividing a Sample

You can freely specify the dividing point(s).

1.

Press

or

to move the cursor to “Current Address.”

2.

Use the VALUE dial or [INC] [DEC] to move the point.

3.

At the location where you want to divide the sample, press

[F2 (ADD)].

The current location will be the dividing point.

4.

Repeat steps

2

and

3

to specify other dividing points.

You can specify up to 15 dividing points; i.e., the sample will be
divided into a maximum of 16 pieces.

Stretching or Shrinking a Sample
(TIME STRETCH)

Parameter

Explanation

BPM

Change the BPM of the sample to the BPM you
specify.

Time

Specify the length of the sample as a time value.

Rate

Specify the length relative to the current length
of the sample.

50.0–200.0%

Type

Lower settings of this value will make the
sound more suitable for faster phrases, and
higher settings will make the sound more suit-
able for slower phrases.

TYPE01–TYPE10

Quality Adjust

Make fine adjustments to the tonal quality of
the Time Stretch.

1–10

Dividing a Sample into Notes
(CHOP)

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