Roland Fantom-S88 - Manual (Page 172)

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Playing a Phrase at the Touch of a Finger (RPS Function)
The RPS (Realtime Phrase Sequence) function lets you assign
patterns to the keyboard, and play a pattern by pressing a single note.
For example, a complex phrase that would be difficult to play live
can be assigned to a note of the keyboard, and played with one
finger at the appropriate moment.
Since up to eight patterns can be playing at once, you can create
patterns for separate instruments such as drums, bass, and
keyboard, and combine them to create a new song. This performance
can also be recorded, allowing you to use it in a way similar to
phrase sampling.
fig.12-01.e
Before You Use the RPS
Function
Record a Pattern
Before you use the RPS function, you must record the desired phrase
in a pattern. For details on recording, refer to “Recording Your
Performance as You Play It (Realtime Recording)” (p. 142) or
“Inputting Data One Step at a Time (Step Recording)” (p. 146).
Only note messages should be recorded in a pattern. If a large
amount of MIDI data is recorded in a pattern, using RPS to play
back the pattern can cause notes to be delayed. MIDI messages
other than note messages should be recorded in a phrase track.
Settings for the RPS Function
You can assign a pattern to each note of the keyboard, and specify
how the pattern will be played. These settings are made
independently for each song, and will be saved when you save the
song in MRC Pro song format.
In order to make RPS settings, you must first load a song into
internal memory.
1. Press [SEQUENCER].
The Song Play screen appears.
2. Press [5 (RPS)].
The RPS Setup screen appears.
fig.12-02_50
In this screen you can set various parameters related to the RPS
function.
3. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to each parameter, and
turn the VALUE dial or press [INC]/[DEC] to make the
setting.
Pattern parameter, Playback Mode parameter, and Mute Group
parameter are set for each key. Although the Fantom has a 61-
note keyboard, you can also make settings for all keys in the
range of E0 to G9. Settings for the Trigger Quantize parameter
and Velocity Sens parameter are for the entire song.
• Trigger Quantize
This parameter specifies how pattern playback is to begin when
a key is pressed during song playback or recording.
Value
REAL: The pattern will begin playing at the moment you
press the key.
BEAT: If the song is being played or recorded, the pattern
will begin playing at the beginning of the next beat
if you press the key in the middle of the beat.
MEASURE: If the song is being played or recorded, the pattern
will begin playing at the beginning of the next
measure if you press the key in the middle of the
measure.
Phrase track 2
Phrase track 1
Phrase track 15
Phrase track 16
Pattern track
Pattern
99
Pattern
100
Song
Pattern
1
Pattern
2