Roland Fantom-08 88-Key Music Workstation Keyboard - Manual (Page 18)

Performing
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Raising/Lowering the Key Range in Semitones
(Transpose)
1 . Hold down the [TRANSPOSE] button and press the
OCTAVE [DOWN] button or [UP] button.
¹ You can change this setting in a range of -5–+6 semitones.
¹ To return to the original setting, hold down the [TRANSPOSE]
button and press the OCTAVE [DOWN] button and [UP]
button simultaneously.
Raising/Lowering the Key Range in Octaves
(Octave)
1 . Press the OCTAVE [DOWN] button or [UP] button.
¹ You can change this setting for a maximum of ±3 octaves.
¹ To restore the original setting, press the OCTAVE [DOWN]
button and [UP] button simultaneously.
Playing Arpeggios
The arpeggiator is a function that automatically produces an
arpeggio based on the keys that you press.
1 . On ZONE VIEW, turn ARP “ON” for the applicable zone.
2 . Press the [ARPEGGIO] button to make it light.
3 . Play a chord on the keyboard.
According to the notes of the chord you play, an arpeggio
starts playing for zones that are on.
4 . Move the cursor to “STYLE” and change the style.
The arpeggio performance changes according to the
selected style.
5 . To turn off this function, press the [ARPEGGIO] button
once again to make it go dark.
MEMO
By using this in conjunction with the chord memory function, you
can easily play a variety of arpeggio sounds using just one finger.
Playing Chords
(Chord Memory)
Chord memory is a function that sounds a pre-registered chord
form when you play a single note on the keyboard.
1 . Press the [CHORD MEMORY] button to make it light.
2 . Play the keyboard.
A chord sounds according to the currently selected chord
form.
3 . Move the cursor to “CHORD FORM” and change the
chord form.
The way in which the chord plays will change.
4 . To turn off this function, press the [CHORD MEMORY]
button once again to make it go dark.
Selecting/Playing Rhythm Patterns
This unit lets you perform while a rhythm pattern plays.
1 . Press the [RHYTHM PATTERN] button.
The RHYTHM PATTERN screen appears.
2 . Move the cursor to “RHYTHM GROUP.”
3 . Use the [VALUE] dial to select a rhythm group.
4 . Touch – to select the rhythm pattern
that you want to play.
The rhythm pattern plays.
MEMO
To stop, touch the icon of the rhythm pattern that’s playing.