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Roland Fantom-Xa User Manual

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Contents

USING THE UNIT SAFELY......................................................................2

IMPORTANT NOTES ...............................................................................4

Main Features........................................................................................11

Panel Descriptions................................................................................12

Front Panel................................................................................................................................................. 12
Rear Panel .................................................................................................................................................. 14

Getting Ready........................................................................................15

Connections ............................................................................................................................................... 15
Turning On/Off the Power..................................................................................................................... 16
Adjusting the Display Contrast (LCD Contrast).................................................................................. 16

Listening to the Demo Songs ..............................................................17

Various Performance Features............................................................18

Overview of the Fantom-Xa..................................................................19

How the Fantom-Xa Is Organized ......................................................................................................... 19
About Memory.......................................................................................................................................... 21
About the Onboard Effects ..................................................................................................................... 22
About the Sequencer ................................................................................................................................ 23
About the Sampling Section.................................................................................................................... 25

Basic Operation of the Fantom-Xa ......................................................26

Switching the Sound Generator Mode .................................................................................................. 26
About the Function Buttons.................................................................................................................... 26
Moving the Cursor ................................................................................................................................... 27
Changing a Value ..................................................................................................................................... 27
Assigning a Name .................................................................................................................................... 28

Playing in Patch Mode..........................................................................29

About the PATCH PLAY Screen............................................................................................................ 29
Selecting a Patch ....................................................................................................................................... 30
Selecting Patches from the List............................................................................................................... 30
Selecting Favorite Patches/Rhythm Sets (Favorite Patch) ................................................................. 31
Selecting Patches by Category ................................................................................................................ 32
Transposing the Keyboard in Octave Units (Octave Shift) ................................................................ 33
Transposing the Keyboard in Semitone Steps (Transpose)................................................................ 33
Selecting the Tones That Will Sound (Tone On/Off).......................................................................... 33
Playing Single Notes (Monophonic)...................................................................................................... 34
Creating Smooth Pitch Changes (Portamento) .................................................................................... 34
Playing Percussion Instruments............................................................................................................. 34
Selecting the Parameter Controlled by the Realtime Controllers or D Beam Controller
(Control Setting) ....................................................................................................................................... 34

Creating a Patch....................................................................................35

How to Make Patch Settings................................................................................................................... 35
Saving Patches You’ve Created (Write) ................................................................................................ 37
Functions of Patch Parameters ............................................................................................................... 38

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