Roland Piano owner manual Cautions When Selecting a Waveform, Creating a Patch Types of Patch Copy

Creating a Patch

Types of Patch Copy

Patch Name Copy (NAME)

The name of the patch, rhythm set, multitimbre, or performance will be copied to the currently selected patch.

Patch Effects Copy (MFX/CHORUS/REVERB)

The effect settings of the patch, rhythm set, multitimbre, or performance will be copied to the currently selected patch.

Effect contents that will be copied (Mode)

MFX: Multi-effects settings

CHORUS: Chorus settings

REVERB: Reverb settings

If you want to copy the multi-effect settings of a multitimbre or performance, select the MFX (MFX-A–MFX-C) whose data will be copied.

Patch Tone Copy (TONE)

Tone settings of a patch will be copied to the tone you specify of the current patch.

Copy-source tone Copy-destination tone

To specify the currently selected patch as the copy source, set “Source” to “TEMP.”

The Compare Function

For the Patch Effect Copy and Patch Tone Copy operations, you can use the Compare function.

The Compare function allows you to play the copy-source patch. To do so, press [1 (Compare)] to open the following window. The copy-source patch can be switched in this window as well, but it is not possible to select GM group patches. After selecting the desired patch, return to the previous window by pressing [1 (Copy)].

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•The Compare function cannot be used with Patch Effect Copy if “RHYTHM,” “MULTITIMBRE” or “PERFORMANCE” is selected as the copy source (Source).

•The patch auditioned using the Compare function may sound slightly different than when it is played normally.

Cautions When Selecting a

Waveform

The sounds of the Fantom are based on complex PCM waveforms, and if you attempt to make settings that are contrary to the type of the original waveform, the results will not be as you expect.

The internal waveforms of the Fantom fall into the following two groups.

One-shot:These waveforms contain sounds that have short decays. A one-shot waveform records the initial rise and fall of the sound. Some of the Fantom’s one-shot waveforms are sounds that are complete in themselves, such as percussive instrument sounds. The Fantom also contains many other one-shot waveforms that are elements of other sounds. These include attack components such as piano-hammer sounds and guitar fret noises.

Looped: These waveforms include sounds with long decays as well as sustained sounds. Loop waveforms repeatedly play back (loop) the portion of the waveform after the sound has reached a relatively steady state. The Fantom’s looped waveforms also include components of other sounds, such as piano-string resonant vibrations and the hollow sounds of brass instruments.

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