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OWNER’S MANUAL
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For EU Countries The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an CAUTION equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK This product complies with the requirements of European Directives EMC 89/336/EEC and LVD 73/23/EEC. presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the DO NOT OPEN product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. For
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The symbol alerts the user to important instructions Used for instructions intended to alert or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is the user to the risk of death or severe determined by the design contained within the injury should the unit be used triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for improperly. general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger. Used for instructions intended to alert The symbol alerts the user to items that must never the u
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USING THE UNIT SAFELY 016 106 • Before using the unit in a foreign country, consult with • Never climb on top of, nor place heavy objects on the unit. your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the “Infor- mation” page. ........................................................................................................................ 107b ................................................................................................
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IMPORTANT NOTES 604 Maintenance • To insert a disk, push it gently but firmly into the drive—it will 401a click into place. To remove a disk, press the EJECT button firmly. • For everyday cleaning wipe the unit with a soft, dry cloth or one Do not use excessive force to remove a disk which is lodged in the that has been slightly dampened with water. To remove stubborn drive. dirt, use a cloth impregnated with a mild, non-abrasive detergent. 605a Afterwards, be sure to wipe the unit thoroug
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How To Use This Manual This owner’s manual is organized as follows. Before you start Recording a Song reading it, we’d like to suggest going through the Quick Start This explains how to record a song using the Fantom’s sequencer. manual. For parameter lists, sound lists, and MIDI implementation, Reading it is essential for understanding Fantom operational refer to the separate “Sound/Parameter List.” In addition, the procedures. separate “Q&A” provides answers for frequently asked question
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How To Use This Manual Notation Used in This Owner’s Manual The display screens printed in this owner’s manual are based on the factory settings. However, please be aware that in some cases To make operation procedures easy to understand, the following they may differ from the actual factory settings. notation system is adopted: Characters and numbers in square brackets [ ] indicate buttons and knobs on the front panel. For example, [MODE] indicates the MODE button, and [CURSOR] indicates
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Contents IMPORTANT NOTES ...............................................................................4 How To Use This Manual........................................................................6 Notation Used in This Owner’s Manual...................................................................................... 7 Main Features........................................................................................14 Panel Descriptions...................................................
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Contents Playing Percussion Instruments............................................................................................................. 40 Selecting a Rhythm Set ................................................................................................................. 40 Playing a Rhythm Set ................................................................................................................... 41 Playing Rhythm Patterns from the Keyboard...........................
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Contents Using the Fantom As a Master Keyboard............................................................................................. 90 Changing the Connections between Keyboard and Sound Generator (Zone) .................... 90 Confirming MIDI Information for Each Part (Part Information) ...................................................... 90 Creating a Performance .......................................................................91 How to Make the Performance Settings............
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Contents Playing Back a Song...........................................................................122 Playing a Song Immediately from Disk (Quick Play) ....................................................................... 122 Playing Back Songs Consecutively (Chain Play) ............................................................................... 122 Creating a Chain.........................................................................................................................
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Contents Extracting and Moving a Part of Sequencer Data (Extract) .................................................. 149 Shifting Performance Data Forward and Back (Shift Clock) ................................................ 150 Thinning Out the Sequencer Data (Data Thin)....................................................................... 151 Swapping Two Phrase Tracks or Patterns (Exchange).......................................................... 152 Adjusting the Song’s Playback Time (Ti
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Contents Settings Common to All Modes (System Function) ........................178 How to Make the System Function Settings....................................................................................... 178 Initializing the System Settings (Init) ....................................................................................... 178 Saving the System Settings (Write)...................................................................................................... 178 Functions o
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Main Features A synthesizer with the operability Power effects including COSM and playability of a musical effects instrument The effects indispensable for synthesizer sound creation are provided—in studio quality. The category of synthesizers known as “workstations”—consisting For reverb, a DSP equivalent to SRV-3030 quality is built-in, of a sound generator section that creates the sound, a controller delivering clear reverb with smooth decays. section, and a sequencer section to prod
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Main Features Functions that stimulate your General MIDI- and General MIDI 2- creativity Compatible The Fantom provides numerous functions that enhance its The Fantom is compatible with both General MIDI and General playability for realtime performance, and let you develop this into MIDI 2 standards. Any General MIDI and/or General MIDI 2 musical productions. compatible music data (GM score) can be played back on the Fantom. Numerous drum patterns based in actual professional drum playing
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Panel Descriptions Front Panel 4 2 6 3 1 5 7 8 9 10 [ ]–[ ] 1 The operation will depend on the parameter or function that is assigned. Floppy Disk Drive 3.5” 2DD/2HD floppy disks can be used. To remove the disk, press the eject button located at the right of the disk drive. 5 Perform functions related to the arpeggiator, rhythm pattern Subsequently, this manual will abbreviate “floppy disk” as “disk.” function, and sequencer playback and recording. [ARPEGGIO] 2 D BEAM Switches the Arpeggiator
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Panel Descriptions 9 VALUE Dial This is used to modify values. If you hold down [SHIFT] as you turn the VALUE dial, the value will change in greater increments. → (p. 29) [DEC], [INC] This is used to modify values. If you keep on holding down one button while pressing the other, the value change accelerates. If you press one of these buttons while holding down [SHIFT], the value will change in bigger increments. → (p. 29) 8 9 [CURSOR] Moves the cursor location up/down/left/right. → (p. 29)
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Panel Descriptions Rear Panel fig.00-02 fig.00-03 fig.00-06 CONTRAST Knob POWER ON Switch Adjusts the display contrast. → (Quick Start; p. 5) Press to turn the power on/off. → (Quick Start; p. 4) fig.00-07 AC Inlet Connect the included power cord to this inlet. → (Quick Start; p. 3) fig.00-04 MIDI Connectors (IN, OUT, THRU) These connectors can be connected to other MIDI devices to receive and transmit MIDI messages. CTL 1, CTL 2 PEDAL Jack fig.00-08 You can connect optional expression pedals (
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Overview of the Fantom Tones How the Fantom Is Organized On the Fantom, the tones are the smallest unit of sound. However, it is not possible to play a tone by itself. The patch is the unit of sound Basic Structure which can be played, and the tones are the basic building blocks Broadly speaking, the Fantom consists of a keyboard controller which make up the patch. fig.01-02.e section, a sound generator section, and a sequencer section. These sections are internally connected via MIDI. Tone
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Overview of the Fantom Each percussion instrument consists of the following four elements. Patches (For details, refer to the explanations for “Tones.”) Patches are the basic sound configurations that you play during a performance. Each patch can be configured by combining up to four WG (Wave Generator) tones. How the four tones are combined is determined by the TVF (Time Variant Filter) Structure Type parameter (PATCH/TMT) (p. 56). fig.01-03.e TVA (Time Variant Amplifier) Patch Envelope Mul
