Roland Fantom-S88 - Manual (Page 138)

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Playing Back a Song
This chapter explains how you can use the Fantom-S’s sequencer to
play back a song.
When you play back a song, we recommend that you use the
sound generator in Performance mode (p. 76). In Performance
mode, up to sixteen different sounds can be played separately by
the sixteen parts, making this mode ideal for playing songs that
are multi-instrument ensembles of drums, bass, piano, etc.
Playing a Song Immediately
(Quick Play)
The Fantom-S is able to play a song from user memory and memory
card immediately, without first loading the song into internal
memory. This is called the Quick Play function.
Quick Play can be used with MRC Pro songs (extension:.SVQ) and
Standard MIDI Files (extension:.MID).
1. Press [SEQUNCER].
The Song Play screen appears.
2. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to “Song.”
fig.07-04
3. Turn the VALUE dial or press [INC]/[DEC] to select the song
that you want to play.
Press [1 (Song List)] to access the Song List screen, and choose
from a list of songs.
fig.09-00
• [1 (User)]: Songs in user memory
• [2 (Card)]: Songs on a memory card
* The User/Card setting is shown below the song name when you return
to the Song Play screen.
• [3 (View Svq)]: View SVQ files.
• [4 (View Smf)]: View SMF files.
• [5 (View Mrc)]: An S-MRC format song file created on a device
such as the MC-50
4. Press [PLAY] to start playback.
When the song finishes playing, it will stop automatically. If you
want to stop playback midway through the song, press [STOP].
If you have interrupted song playback, “+” may be displayed at
the right of the measure number. This indicates that the song is
stopped in mid measure.
There will be no sound if samples have not been loaded for the
patches used in the song. You must load the necessary samples
beforehand (p. 170).
Playing Back Songs
Consecutively (Chain Play)
The Chain Play function lets you consecutively play back (Quick Play)
songs on user memory and memory card in the order you specify.
1. Press [MENU] to access the Menu window.
2. Use or to select “Chain Play,” and then select
[ENTER].
The Chain Play screen appears.
fig.09-01.eps
3. Press [1 (User)] if you want to choose from user memory, or
press [2 (Card)] if you want to choose from memory card.
You cannot combine USER songs and CARD songs.
Precautions concerning use of memory cards
You must turn off the power of the Fantom-S before you insert
or remove a memory card.