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Playing a Phrase at the Touch of a Finger (RPS Function)

If you turn off the RPS function while a pattern is playing, the keyboard will return to the normal playing state, but the pattern will continue playing. If you want to stop playback of this pattern, turn on the RPS function once again, and perform the appropriate operation.

Performing with the RPS Function from an External MIDI Keyboard

You can use the keys of an external MIDI keyboard to play patterns. For example, you could refrain from assigning patterns to the keys of the Fantom (E1–G7), but assign pattern to the remaining keys (note numbers). This would let you use an external MIDI keyboard to control pattern playback, and use the keyboard of the Fantom to play normally.

1.Use a MIDI cable to connect the Fantom’s MIDI IN connector to the MIDI OUT connector of your external MIDI keyboard.

2.Access the PLAY screen of the mode in which you want to perform.

3.Press [MENU] to access the Menu window.

4.Use or to select “System Edit,” and then press [8 (Select)].

The System Edit screen appears.

5.Press [1 (▲)] or [2 (▼)] to select the “MIDI” tab.

A screen like the following appears.

6.Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to “Remote Keyboard Sw,” and press [INC] to turn it “ON.”

7.Press [EXIT] to return to the PLAY screen.

With this setting, patterns can be played back from your external MIDI keyboard.

8.Turn on the RPS function (p. 160).

9.Press keys on your external MIDI keyboard to play back patterns.

Recording a Performance Using the RPS Function

A performance that uses the RPS function can be recorded in real time in the same way as a conventional performance. This provides an easy way to remix patterns and create a song.

If you use the RPS function during realtime recording, the pattern performance will be recorded just as it occurs.

1.Make sure that preparations for the RPS function have been made correctly.

2.Access the PLAY screen for the mode in which you want to perform.

3.Turn on the RPS function (p. 160).

4.Press [REC].

The [REC] indicator will blink, and the Recording Standby window appears. In this window you can make various settings for realtime recording.

5.Specify how recording is to take place.

For details on these settings, refer to “Recording Your Performance as You Play It (Realtime Recording)” (p. 129).

6.Press [STOP/PLAY].

The Recording Standby window will close, the [REC] indicator will change from blinking to lit, and recording will begin.

7.Press a key to which a pattern is assigned.

The assigned patterns will be played back according to the keys you press, and their performances will be recorded.

If the Count In parameter is set to “WAIT NOTE” in the Recording Standby window, recording will not begin even if you press a key that is assigned to a pattern, or a key that is assigned as a Stop Trigger key.

8.When you are finished recording, press [STOP/PLAY].

The [REC] indicator will go dark.

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