Roland Piano owner manual Contents, Main Features, Panel Descriptions, Overview of the Fantom

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Contents

Contents

 

IMPORTANT NOTES

4

How To Use This Manual

6

Notation Used in This Owner’s Manual

7

Main Features

14

Panel Descriptions

16

Front Panel

16

Rear Panel

18

Overview of the Fantom

19

How the Fantom Is Organized

19

Basic Structure

19

Classification of Fantom Sound Types

19

About Simultaneous Polyphony

21

About Memory

22

Temporary Memory

22

Rewritable Memory

22

Non-Rewritable Memory

22

About the Onboard Effects

23

Effect Types

23

How Effects Units Work in Different Modes

23

About the Sequencer

24

What Is a Song?

24

What Is a Track?

24

Songs and the Sound Generator Mode

25

How Phrase Tracks, Parts and MIDI Channels Interact

25

Positions for Storing a Song

26

Basic Operation of the Fantom

27

Switching the Sound Generator Mode ([MODE])

27

Switching Screens from the Menu ([MENU])

28

Viewing a List of Patches or Other Data ([LIST])

28

About the [1]–[8] Buttons

28

Moving the Cursor

29

Modifying a Value

29

Assigning a Name

30

Playing in Patch Mode

31

About the PATCH PLAY Screen

31

Displaying PATCH PLAY Screen

31

Selecting a Patch

32

Selecting Favorite Patches (Favorite Sound)

33

Selecting Patches from the List

33

Auditioning Patches (Phrase Preview)

34

Selecting Patches by Category (Patch Finder)

34

Transposing the Keyboard in Octave Units (Octave Shift)

35

Transposing the Keyboard in Semitone Steps (Transpose)

36

Selecting the Tones That Will Sound (Tone On/Off)

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Playing Single Notes (Mono)

37

Creating Smooth Pitch Changes (Portamento)

37

Playing Arpeggios (Arpeggiator)

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Holding an Arpeggio

38

Simulating a Rhythm Guitar

38

Using an External MIDI Keyboard to Play Arpeggios

39

Making Arpeggiator Settings

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Roland Piano owner manual Contents, Main Features, Panel Descriptions, Overview of the Fantom, Playing in Patch Mode