Roland Fantomx6 music keyboard
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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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• Using the Fantom-X live
• The basics of using the Fantom-X live
• What is a Patch
• What is Patch mode
• What is Performance mode
• Saving the settings you create
• Playing the keyboard
• Selecting and playing sounds
• Selecting a sound (Patch Mode)
• Adjusting the keyboard touch
• Shifting the octave
• Selecting sounds by category
• Selecting a sound
• Playing two or more sounds simultaneously (Layers)
• Select a Performance, and use Parts 1 and
• Select Patches
• Specify the Key ranges in which the bell will sound
• Adjusting the volume balance of the piano and bell
• Playing separate sounds with left and right hands (Splits)
• Select a Performance, and use Parts 1 and
• Select Patches
• Specify the key ranges in which the piano and bass will...
• Adjust the volume balance of the piano and bass
• Play an arpeggio by holding down a chord
• Changing the arpeggio style
• Adding other changes to the phrase
• Matching the tempo of a background performance (Tap Tempo)
• Playing a phrase with a single finger
• Using a sequencer phrase (the RPS function)
• Using a sampled sound or a sound imported from CD-ROM
• Matching the tempo of a background performance (Tap Tempo)
• Playing a chord with a single finger
• Changing the assigned chord
• Producing guitar strums (Rolled Chord Function)
• Playing sampled sounds
• Tips for sampling the external input
• Playing sounds you’ve imported from a CD-ROM
• Using the pads
• Selecting and playing sounds
• Selecting sounds
• Adjusting the touch sensitivity of the pads
• Fixing the volume of the pads
• Using the pads to play pitched instrumental sounds
• Playing rhythm phrases
• Using the Rhythm Pattern function to create phrases
• Switching to a different style
• Using an original pattern
• Using a sampled sound or a sound imported from CD-ROM
• Matching the tempo of a background performance (Tap Tempo)
• Using the pads to play sampled sounds
• Using the pads to play sounds imported from CD-ROM
• Using the knobs
• Modifying the sound while you play
• Changing the way that the Arpeggio sounds
• Using the knobs to control an assigned function
• Using the knobs to control multi-effects
• Adjusting the volume balance
• Using the D Beam
• Playing a solo from the D Beam
• To change the sound to your taste
• Using the D Beam to play sounds
• Changing the sound
• Modifying the sound
• Changing the aspects of the sound that are controlled
• Effects
• Using effects
• Using effects with a patch
• Using effects with a performance
• Adjust the reverberation (Reverb)
• Adding spaciousness and depth (Chorus, Delay)
• Using the multi-effect
• What is a mastering effect
• What are input effects
• Using the effect switch
• Going further practical applications
• Making a piano sound harder or softer
• Tip 1: Adjust the reverb (Reverb)
• Tip 2: Adjust the decay after the key is released (Release)
• Tip 3: Adjust the brightness of the sound
• Tip 4. Use the MFX equalizer
• Making a strings sound sharper or softer
• Tip 1: Adjust the attack
• Tip 2: Adjust the release
• Tip 3: Adjust the cutoff
• Making lead instruments stand out
• Tip 1: Use the MFX equalizer and spectrum
• Tip 2: Use the MFX amp/speaker simulator
• Tip 3: Use the MFX compressor
• Creating a distinctively synth-like sound
• Tip 1: Cutoff and resonance
• Tip 2: Turn the knobs while you play
• Adding the distinctive depth of an electric instrument
• Tip 1: Use the MFX amp simulator
• Tip 2: Use a MFX compressor
• Tip 3: Use detune and chorus
• Playing just one component of a patch
• Creating a set of sounds for use in a live concert
• Creating songs on the Fantom-X
• What is a sequencer
• Recording the performance of one instrument on one track...
• Viewing musical data in the Song Edit screen
• For songs, use the sound generator in Performance mode
• Recording multiple instruments on a single track (Multi...
• You can create a song using just one track
• What are MIDI channels
• Some terms
• Getting ready to create a song
• Using single channel recording
• Selecting a performance
• Clearing the sequencer
• Using the internal sounds to create the rhythm
• Using the pads for real-time recording
• Selecting a rhythm set and making adjustments
• Using the pads to play rhythm patterns and record them
• Using the pads to input notes one by one
• Using the internal sounds to record bass and chords
• Selecting a sound and making adjustments
• Real-time recording from the keyboard
• Recording with the arpeggio function
• Using the keyboard to input notes one by one
• Using CD-ROM samples in your song
• Importing samples into the Fantom-X from your computer via...
• Importing data via PC card
• Sampling and using a live vocal or guitar performance
• Going back in time to sample phrases
• Editing a sampled sound
• Synchronizing a sample to the sequencer tempo
• Using the Realtime Time Stretch function
• Make settings for the sample
• Using samples in audio tracks
• What is an audio track
• Inserting a sample into an audio track
• Editing an audio track
• Moving a sample
• Copying a sample
• Deleting a sample
• Adjusting the balance of the entire song
• Mixing balance
• About mastering
• Using mastering to add the finishing touches
• Creating a CD
• Sample your completed song to a stereo audio file
• Exporting the audio file to your computer
• Use your computer to burn a CD
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• Main Features
• Panel Descriptions
• Front Panel
• Rear Panel
• Getting Ready
• Connecting an Amp and Speaker System
• Placing the Fantom-X8 on a Stand (For Fantom-X8 user)
• Turning On the Power
• Adjusting the Display Contrast (LCD Contrast)
• Turning Off the Power
• Listening to the Demo Songs
• Listening to the demo song loaded when you start up the...
• Listening to the other demo songs
• Various Performance Features
• Velocity/Aftertouch
• Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever
• Octave Shift (Oct)
• Hold Pedal
• Control Pedal
• Transpose (Trans)
• Overview of the Fantom-X
• How the Fantom-X Is Organized
• Basic Structure
• Classification of Fantom-X Sound Types
• About Simultaneous Polyphony
• About Memory
• Temporary Memory
• Rewritable Memory
• Non-Rewritable Memory
• About the Onboard Effects
• Effect Types
• How Effects Units Work in Different Modes
• About the Sequencer
• What Is a Song
• What Is a Track
• Songs and the Sound Generator Mode
• Positions for Storing a Song
• About the Sampling Section
• Where Samples are Stored
• Basic Operation of the Fantom-X