Roland Fantom Xa music keyboard
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• Main Features
• Panel Descriptions
• Front Panel
• Rear Panel
• Getting Ready
• Connections
• Turning On/Off the Power
• Adjusting the Display Contrast (LCD Contrast)
• Listening to the Demo Songs
• Various Performance Features
• Overview of the Fantom-Xa
• How the Fantom-Xa Is Organized
• About Memory
• About the Onboard Effects
• About the Sequencer
• About the Sampling Section
• Basic Operation of the Fantom-Xa
• Switching the Sound Generator Mode
• About the Function Buttons
• Moving the Cursor
• Changing a Value
• Assigning a Name
• Playing in Patch Mode
• About the PATCH PLAY Screen
• Selecting a Patch
• Selecting Patches from the List
• Selecting Favorite Patches/ Rhythm Sets (Favorite Patch)
• Selecting Patches by Category
• Transposing the Keyboard in Octave Units (Octave Shift)
• Transposing the Keyboard in Semitone Steps (Transpose)
• Selecting the Tones That Will Sound (Tone On/Off)
• Playing Single Notes (Monophonic)
• Creating Smooth Pitch Changes (Portamento)
• Playing Percussion Instruments
• Creating a Patch
• How to Make Patch Settings
• Saving Patches You’ve Created (Write)
• Functions of Patch Parameters
• Creating a Rhythm Set
• How to Make Rhythm Set Settings
• Saving Rhythm Sets You’ve Created (Write)
• Functions of Rhythm Set Parameters
• Playing in Performance Mode
• Displaying PERFORM LAYER Screen
• Displaying PERFORM MIXER Screen
• Selecting a Performance
• Using the LAYER Screen
• Combining and Playing Sounds Together (Layer)
• Playing Different Sounds in Different Areas of the Keyboard...
• Using the MIXER Screen
• Silencing the Playback of a Specific Part (Mute)
• Creating a Performance
• Adjusting the Parameters of Each Part
• Changing the Settings of the Patch Assigned to a Part
• Saving a Performance You’ve Created (Write)
• Functions of Parameters of Each Part (Performance...
• Settings for the Realtime Controllers and D Beam Controller
• MIDI Settings
• Modifying the Sound in Real Time
• Beam Controller
• Realtime Controller
• Control Pedal
• Playing Arpeggios
• About Arpeggio
• Playing Arpeggios
• Arpeggio Settings
• Creating an Arpeggio Style (Arpeggio Style Edit)
• Saving the Styles You Have Created (Write)
• Using the Chord Memory Function
• About the Chord Memory Function
• Performing with the Chord Memory Function
• Creating Your Own Chord Forms
• Saving the Chord Forms You Have Created
• Playing Rhythms
• About Rhythm Patterns
• Using Rhythm Groups
• Playing Rhythm
• Rhythm Pattern Settings
• Creating a Rhythm Pattern (Rhythm Pattern Edit)
• Saving the Rhythm Pattern You Have Created (Write)
• Creating a Rhythm Group (Rhythm Group Edit)
• Saving the Rhythm Group You Have Created (Write)
• Sampling
• Sampling Procedure
• External Input Settings
• Skip Back Sampling
• Editing a Sample
• Sample List
• Sample Edit
• Assigning Samples to a Pad (Assign to Pad)
• Assigning a Sample as a Patch to a Part (Assign to...
• Create a Rhythm Set (Create Rhythm)
• Creating a Multisample (Create Multisample)
• Saving a Sample (Write)
• Using the Pads
• Using the Hold Function to Sustain a Sound
• Making Settings for the Pads (Pad Setting)
• Assigning a Pattern to a Pad (RPS Function)
• Using the Pads to Play Rhythms
• Playing Back a Song
• Playing a Song Immediately (Quick Play)
• Playing Back Songs Consecutively (Chain Play)
• Various Playback Methods
• Recording Songs
• Before You Record a New Song
• Recording Your Performance as You Play It (Realtime...
• Inputting Data One Step at a Time (Step Recording)
• Editing Songs
• Loading the Song You Want to Edit
• Editing Sequencer Data Over the Specified Range (Track...
• Editing Individual Items of Sequencer Data (Micro Edit)
• Assigning a Name to a Song (Song Name)
• Saving/Loading a Song (Save/Load)
• Saving a Song (Save)
• Saving a Song as an SMF File (Save as SMF)
• Loading a Song (Load)
• Playing a Phrase at the Touch of a Finger (RPS)
• Before You Use the RPS Function
• Using the RPS Function While You Perform
• Adding Effects
• Turning Effects On and Off
• Making Effect Settings
• Applying Effects in Patch Mode
• Applying Effects in Performance Mode
• Making Multi-Effects Settings (MFX1–3)
• Making Multi-Effects Settings (MFX Control)
• Specifying the Multi-Effects Structure (MFX Structure)
• Multi-Effects Parameters
• Making Chorus Settings
• Making Reverb Settings
• Mastering Effect
• Settings Common to All Modes (System Function)
• How to Make System Function Settings
• Saving the System Settings (System Write)
• System Information
• Functions of System Parameters
• Data Management Functions/ Reset to Factory Settings...
• Backing Up User Data (User Backup)
• Restoring User Data that You Backed Up (User Restore)
• Factory Reset
• Initializing a Memory Card (Card Format)
• File-Related Functions (File Utility)
• Basic Procedure
• Copying a File (Copy)
• Deleting a File (Delete)
• Moving a File (Move)
• Initializing a Memory Card (Card Format)
• Connecting to Your Computer via USB
• About USB Functions
• Switching the USB Storage Mode and the MIDI Mode
• Transferring Files to or from Your Computer (Storage Mode)
• Exchanging MIDI Messages with Your Computer (MIDI Mode)
• Using Fantom-X Editor
• Installing Fantom-X Editor into Your Computer
• Making Connections
• Fantom-X Editor System Requirements
• About V-LINK
• What is V-LINK
• Connection Example
• Turning the V-LINK ON/OFF
• LINK Settings
• Installing the Wave Expansion Board
• Cautions When Installing a Wave Expansion Board
• Checking the Installed Wave Expansion Board
• Expanding the Memory
• Precautions for Expanding Memory
• How to Expand the Memory
• Checking that memory is installed correctly
• Using a Memory Card
• Before Using the Memory Card
• Writing data to the card
• PC card protector
• Troubleshooting
• Error Messages
• Performance List
• Patch List
• Rhythm Set List
• Waveform List
• Arpeggio Style List/Chord Form List
• Arpeggio Style List
• Chord Form List
• Rhythm Group List
• Rhythm Pattern List
• About MIDI
• MIDI Implementation Chart
• Specifications
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• USING THE UNIT SAFELY
• Important Notes
• Check the contents of the package
• Updating the Fantom-X
• What is the FANTOM-X Audio Track Expansion Kit
• Items required for performing the update
• Cautions when performing the update (Important)
• Update procedure
• Verifying the update
• Main features
• Using audio tracks
• What are audio tracks
• To access the Audio Track Edit screen
• To access the Audio Track Mixer screen
• Items in the Audio Track Edit screen
• Editing audio tracks (Audio Track Edit screen)
• Moving a sample event (Move)
• Selecting and auditioning a sample event (Preview)
• Using the pads to mute audio tracks (Mute/Solo)
• Viewing a list of markers (Marker List)
• Opening the Loop/Locate window (Loop/Locate)
• Inserting a sample event at a specified location (Insert)
• Deleting the selected sample event from an audio track...
• Copying a sample event (Copy)
• Unloading a sample (Unload Sample)
• Combining the contents of the tracks into one audio track...
• Erasing audio tracks (Clear)
• Naming an audio track (Track Name)
• Switching the display mode
• Zooming In and Zooming Out in the display
• Editing MIDI tracks
• Items in the Audio Track Mixer screen
• Controlling the audio tracks (Audio Track Mixer screen)
• Controlling the audio track settings
• Using the knobs to control the mixer
• Opening the Loop/Locate window (Loop/Locate)
• Using the pads to mute audio tracks (Mute)
• Recording an audio track
• Recording an audio track (SOLO/RE-SAMPLING)
• Combining multiple audio tracks into one track (AUDIO...
• Saving your audio tracks
• Using the Skip Back Sampling function
• What is Skip Back Sampling
• Using Skip Back Sampling
• Editing the data created by Skip Back Sampling
• Isolating the desired portion of the sampled data (Start...
• Cancelling the sample (Skip Back Cancel)
• Assigning the sampled waveform to the keyboard or a pad...
• Assigning the sampled waveform to an audio track (Assign to...
• Multisample editing functions
• Creating a multisample
• Creating a multisample in the Patch Edit screen
• Creating a multisample in the Create Multisample screen
• Editing a multisample
• About the Multisample Edit screen
• Selecting the notes to edit
• Changing the multisample assigned to a tone (List)
• Erasing the data from the selected region of notes (Erase)
• Assigning a sample to the selected region (Assign)
• Copying a sample from a key to another key (Copy)
• Opening the Tone Switch/Select window (Tone Sw/Sel)
• Moving the split point (Split Point)
• Returning a multisample to the last-written state (Reload)
• Erasing all notes (Erase All)
• Replacing the sample of the current zone (Sample Select)
• Specify the original key (Org Key) of the sample
• Sorting samples in the order of their original key (Sort)
• Moving all samples to left or right (Shift)
• Moving the data of the current zone to left or right (Move)
• Saving a multisample
• Sample-related changes
• Extended patch groups
• Saving a sample auto patch
• Bank Select and Program Change Correspondence Chart
• Newly added sample parameters
• Sample BPM calculator (BPM Calc)
• Selecting a sample (Sample Number)
• Changes in the saved sample content (Save All Samples)
• Changes in the Patch/Rhythm Edit screen
• Newly added Patch Overview screen
• Changes due to the upgraded editor software
• Newly added PC mode screen
• Cautions when using S- 700 series sounds with the Fantom-X
• Before you connect the Fantom-X to your computer
• Importing patches and rhythm sets
• Fantom-X Editor System Requirements
• System Requirements (Windows)
• System Requirements (Mac OS)
• About the included USB MIDI driver
• Other changes
• Changes in the Patch Edit screen
• Changes in the Performance Mixer screen
• Changes in the Performance Layer screen
• Newly added Layer List window
• Changes in the Key Range window
• Playing different sounds across the keyboard (Split)
• Changes in the Song Edit screen
• Changes in the Song List screen
• Deleting a Song
• Using the pads for realtime erase
• CC Filter added to the Microscope
• Improved functionality for step recording
• Changes in the demo song loaded when you start up the...
• Improved functionality in Live Setting
• Registering a song file in a Live Setting
• Recalling a song file you registered
• Switching the font
• Removing the text
• Improvements in Arpeggio functionality
• Using the pads to switch arpeggio styles
• Changing the arpeggio styles assigned to the pads
• Improvements in Chord Memory functionality
• Using the pads to switch chord forms
• Changing the chord forms assigned to the pads
• Changes in the librarian
• New shortcut from the Input Setting screen to MFX Edit
• New parameters available for the assignable switches
• Newly added DIMM check function
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