Roland Piano Sequencer Settings Sequencer, Settings Common to All Modes System Function

Settings Common to All Modes (System Function)

Keyboard Sens (Keyboard Sensitivity)

Adjusts the keyboard’s touch.

Value

LIGHT: Light weight synthesizer keyboard like

MEDIUM: Standard

HEAVY: Acoustic piano simulation

Aftertouch Sens (Aftertouch Sensitivity)

Specifies the Aftertouch sensitivity. Higher values will allow Aftertouch to be applied more easily. Normally you will leave this at “100.”

Value: 0–100%

Power Up Mode

Specifies the condition that the Fantom will be in when the power is turned on.

Value

LAST SET: Reinstates the patch and performance selected at the time the Fantom was last turned off.

DEFAULT: The Fantom will be ready to play Performance

“USER:01.”

Backlight Saver

Specify the time to pass before the backlight saver function is activated. If you do not want to use the backlight saver, set it to “OFF.”

If there are no panel operations or MIDI input for longer than the time specified here, the backlight will go dark. While the backlight is off, the display darkens, and the BEAT orange indicator lamp blinks. Value: OFF, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 minutes

The backlight saver function will be defeated when you play the keyboard or operate the panel of the Fantom, or when the following MIDI messages are received.

•Channel Voice Message

•Channel Mode Messages

•System Exclusive Message

Backlight Saver

This backlight saver extends the backlight’s operational life. If the backlight becomes dim or fails to light, the display screen will be dark and difficult to read.

The factory default settings call for the Backlight Saver function to be switched off. However, in order to maximize the life of the backlight, we recommend that you turn the Backlight Saver function on.

Sequencer Settings (Sequencer)

For details on the setting, refer to “How to Make the System Function Settings” (p. 178).

Sequencer

Sync Mode

Specify the synchronization message that the Fantom’s sequencer will use for operation.

Value

MASTER: The Fantom will be the master. Choose this setting when using the Fantom by itself without synchronizing to another device, or when you want other MIDI devices to synchronize to the Fantom. SLAVE MIDI: The Fantom will be the slave. Choose this setting when you want the Fantom to synchronize to MIDI Clock messages received from another MIDI device.

SLAVE MTC: The Fantom will be the slave. Choose this setting when you want the Fantom to synchronize to MTC (MIDI Time Code) received from an external device.

REMOTE: Use this setting when you wish an external MIDI device to have remote start/stop control. The tempo will be in accord with what has been set on the Fantom.

MIDI Clock and MTC

MIDI Clock and MTC (MIDI Time Code) are both messages used for synchronization. Select either of them depending on the application.

MIDI Clock transmits and synchronizes operations to a sequencer’s performance tempo, whereas MTC synchronizes operations between devices based on an absolute time. Since Roland VS Series workstations are hard disk recorders, they cannot send MIDI Clock. Therefore, using a MTC is convenient for synchronization of the hard disk recorder and the Fantom. However, VS Series devices also feature specialized tracks for recording MIDI Clock, so with the Fantom’s MIDI Clock recorded in this manner, we have another synchronizing technique in which the VS device appears to be sending MIDI Clock (although it is actually playing back tracks to which MIDI Clock has been recorded). However, since the tempo must be recorded to the VS sync track beforehand, MTC is only convenient in synchronizing with songs that do not contain great amounts of tempo data.

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