Roland Piano Using an External MIDI Keyboard to Play Arpeggios, Making Arpeggiator Settings

Using an External MIDI Keyboard to Play Arpeggios

You can also use the keyboard of an external MIDI instrument to

play arpeggios.

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

2.Access the PATCH PLAY screen (p. 31).

3.Press [ARPEGGIO] to turn the Arpeggiator on.

4.Press [MENU] to open the Menu window.

5.Press or to select a “System Edit,” and then press [8 (Select)].

The System Edit screen appears.

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

A screen like the one shown below appears.

7.Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to “Remote Keyboard Sw.”

8.Turn the VALUE dial or press [INC] to select “ON.”

9.Play your external MIDI keyboard.

Playing in Patch Mode

Making Arpeggiator Settings

1.Hold down [JUMP] and press [ARPEGGIO].

The Arpeggio window appears.

In this window you can set the following arpeggiator parameters.

Switch: Switches the Arpeggiator on/off.

Hold: Switch between Hold On/Hold Off for the Arpeggiator performance.

Style: Specify the basic performance style of the arpeggio.

Variation: Select the variation (performance pattern) for each arpeggio style.

Motif: Specify the order in which the component notes of the chord will be sounded.

Key Trigger: Specify the timing at which the arpeggio is to

begin playing.

Tempo (=SEQ): Specify the tempo of an arpeggio.

Accent Rate: Vary the strength and note length of the accents to modify the rhythmic feel (groove) of the performance.

Shuffle Rate: Create shuffle rhythms by modifying the timing at which notes are sounded.

Shuffle Resolution: Specify the timing of the notes in terms of note value.

Velocity: Specify the note strength of the keys you play.

Octave Range: Specify the range of the arpeggio performance, in octave units.

In arpeggio settings, the Style (Arpeggio Style) is particularly important. The playback pattern of the arpeggio is determined mainly by this selection.

For details regarding each parameter, refer to “Arpeggiator Settings (Arpeggio)” (p. 51).

2.Press [CURSOR] to move the cursor to each parameter, and either turn the VALUE dial or press [INC] or [DEC] to make the setting.

3.Press [8 (Close)] to close the Arpeggio window.

Arpeggiator settings can be saved with each patch as part of the patch settings. This means that you can create patches that contain the most effective settings.

Playing in Patch Mode

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