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Index

Bend/Hold screen ...................................................................... 38
Breath screen ............................................................................ 27

CONTROL ................................................................................  38
Control Assign 1 screen ..............................................................  39
Control Assign 2 screen ..............................................................  40

Effects ...................................................................................... 33
EQ screen ........................................................................... 28, 32

Feeling screen ........................................................................... 26

Growl ....................................................................................... 27

Inst/Level screen ........................................................................ 25
instrument ........................................................................... 19, 25

Level/Pan screen ....................................................................... 31

MFX

AUTO WAH .......................................................................  44
COMPRESSOR ...................................................................  45
ENHANCER .......................................................................  43
GATED REVERB  ..................................................................  49
HEXA-CHORUS ...................................................................  44

Noise ....................................................................................... 27

Patch ........................................................................................ 19

Save .................................................................................. 41

Reverb screen ............................................................................ 36

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Summary of Contents for ARX-03 BRASS

Page 1: ...lly in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new product Owner s manual should be read in its entirety The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference Copyright 2009 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION ARX 03_e b...

Page 2: ...r severe injury should the unit be used improperly The symbol alerts the user to things that must be carried out The specific thing that must be done is indicated by the design contained within the circle In the case of the symbol at left it means that the power cord plug must be unplugged from the outlet The symbol alerts the user to important instructions or warnings The specific meaning of the ...

Page 3: ...rs or are Exposed to steam or smoke or are Subject to salt exposure or are Humid or are Exposed to rain or are Dusty or sandy or are Subject to high levels of vibration and shakiness In households with small children an adult should provide supervision until the child is capable of following all the rules essential for the safe operation of the product Protect the product from strong impact Do not...

Page 4: ...edistribution or re sale of the sounds included in the ARX 03 are expressly prohibited In Plain English Be creative in your application of the ARX 03 sounds and keep this library for your use only DO NOT COPY IT Roland constantly monitors other Soundware releases to check for copyright infringements and will prosecute all piracy and copyright violations to the fullest extent of the law THIS LIBRAR...

Page 5: ...tings Feeling screen 26 Breath settings Breath screen 27 Equalizer settings EQ screen 28 Section Settings Section 29 Playing settings Section Style screen 29 Pitch settings Tune Key Shift screen 30 Vibrato settings Vibrato screen 31 Volume Balance Settings MIXER 31 Volume and pan settings Level Pan screen 31 Equalizer settings EQ screen 32 Effect Settings Effects 33 Applying effects Routing screen...

Page 6: ...ways first grasp a metal object so you are sure that any static electricity you might have been carrying has been discharged When handling the board grasp it only by its edges Avoid touching any of the electronic components or connectors Save the bag in which the board was originally shipped and put the board back into it whenever you need to store or transport it Do not touch any of the printed c...

Page 7: ...on 3 Insert the board into the product s non latched board holders until you hear a click Installation in Your Product Slot of the product Board expansion board Non latched holders Latched holders Roland logo Holes that engage the non latched holders Align board s holes with holders Connector of board Connector of product Board Non latched holders ARX 03_e book 9 ページ２００９年２月２６日木曜日午前９時６分 ...

Page 8: ...ed in the illustration until the latched board holders lock into place 6 Verify that the latched board holders are locked 7 Return the expansion board installation slot to its original state Edge of the board where the logo is affixed Near the cutouts in the board ARX 03_e book 10 ページ２００９年２月２６日木曜日午前９時６分 ...

Page 9: ...en the board is installed in the Fantom G If the installation confirmation screen does not appear the first time you power up after installing the expansion board it is likely that the board was not installed correctly Check once again to make sure that the board is correctly installed It may take one to five minutes before installation is finished Never turn off the power during this installation...

Page 10: ... 2 Unlatch the latched board holders 3 Verify that the two latched board holders are unlocked then gently pull up the board and disconnect the connector 4 Disengage the board from the non latched board holders and remove the board To Remove the Board from the Product ARX 03_e book 12 ページ２００９年２月２６日木曜日午前９時６分 ...

Page 11: ...connecteurs Conservez le sachet d origine dans lequel était la carte lors de l envoi et remettez la carte dedans si vous devez la ranger ou la transporter Ne pas toucher aux circuits imprimés ou aux connecteurs Ne jamais forcer lors de l installation de la carte de circuits imprimés Si la carte s ajuste mal au premier essai enlevez la carte et recom mencez l installation Quand l installation de la...

Page 12: ... bloqués jusqu à ce qu un clic se fasse entendre 4 Abaisser la carte délicatement Aligner les trous de la carte et les supports Connecteur de la carte Connecteur de l appareil Carte Supports non bloqués ARX 03_e book 14 ページ２００９年２月２６日木曜日午前９時６分 ...

Page 13: ...quent en place 6 S assurer que les supports de carte sont bien bloqués 7 Suivre les instructions données dans le guide d utilisation et vérifier que la carte d expansion est installée correctement Bord de la carte où se trouve le logo Près des découpes de la carte ARX 03_e book 15 ページ２００９年２月２６日木曜日午前９時６分 ...

Page 14: ...n a été installée 2 Débloquer les supports de carte 3 Vérifier que les deux supports de carte sont débloqués puis tirer délicatement sur la carte et déconnecter le connecteur 4 Retirer la carte des supports débloqués et la retirer ensuite complètement Retirer la carte de l appareil ARX 03_e book 16 ページ２００９年２月２６日木曜日午前９時６分 ...

Page 15: ...dedicated graphic user interface all adding up to a comprehensive application environment that allows an unprecedented degree of expressive playability and customization Proprietary Roland sound generation technology that realistically reproduces the tonal changes and performance techniques distinctive of an acoustic instrument allowing you to perform music that is natural and richly expressive Ma...

Page 16: ...used you are free to specify not only the type and volume balance of each instrument but also make settings for the personality of each player such as the accuracy and personality of the performance This is fundamentally different than the conventional method of selecting a sound it is a new type of editing that allows you to produce high quality brass sounds by creating your very own brass sectio...

Page 17: ...he ARX 03 Brass can simultaneously use up to six players Patch Settings for six players MFX multi effect settings and reverb settings can be collectively saved as a patch The ARX 03 Brass contains fifty such patches If the ARX 03 is installed in a Fantom G the patch data is saved in the Fantom G project If you ve installed the ARX 03 in a Fantom G6 G7 G8 executing a Factory Reset for the Fantom G6...

Page 18: ...erformance consisting of up to six players The ARX 03 will automatically assign the notes among the six players according to your playing on the keyboard allowing you to play the brass section by yourself When playing a section you can choose one of the two following performance modes For details on switching between performance modes refer to Player Settings Player Edit p 25 Unison mode p 21 Stac...

Page 19: ... instruments will sound at the same pitch Each instrument will sound in an octave that s appropriate for it When you play multiple notes simultaneously Each instrument will automatically be assigned to a note you play Units of instruments automatically assigned to a note you play are called a group Example If you play two notes Example If you play four notes ARX 03_e book 21 ページ２００９年２月２６日木曜日午前９...

Page 20: ...s played by a brass ensemble When you play single notes Only the first instrument will sound When you play a second note as well The first instrument will continue sounding and the second instrument will be added When you additionally play a third and fourth note The sounds of the third and fourth instrument will be successively layered 1 1 2 1 2 3 4 ARX 03_e book 22 ページ２００９年２月２６日木曜日午前９時６分 ...

Page 21: ... The screen images used in this manual are taken from a Fantom G with the ARX 03 installed The various procedures described also assume that you are using the ARX 03 installed in a Fantom G For details on how to move the cursor or edit a value refer to the owner s manual for the device in which you ve actually installed the ARX 03 Main Screen PATCH Number Name 3 2 5 4 1 6 7 No Indicator Descriptio...

Page 22: ...ll Section performance Solo1 Solo6 Solo performance 2 Master Level 0 127 Adjusts the volume of the entire patch 3 Play Standby PLAY STANDBY Turns the sound of each player on off 4 Inst Pan L64 63R Adjusts the pan of each instrument 5 Inst Level 0 127 Adjusts the volume of each instrument 1 2 3 4 5 No Parameter Value Description 1 Player Select All Solo1 Solo6 Selects the Player All Section perform...

Page 23: ...is is not shown for solo performances 1 This is not shown for solo performances Player Settings Player Edit Current Player On the Fantom G From Main Screen F3 F3 Parameter Value Description Inst Type Trumpet Mute Trumpet Flugel Horn Trombone Soprano Sax Alto Sax Tenor Sax Baritone Sax Selects one of eight instrument types Inst Number Available values will differ depending on the selected Inst Type...

Page 24: ... 1 6 this parameter will not affect the spread of the note timing Personality This adjusts the volume and the timing of the end of each note relative to your keyboard performance making the specified player more prominent in the ensemble With a value of 0 The volume and timing will be according to your keyboard playing With the maximum value The volume will be somewhat louder than your keyboard pl...

Page 25: ... trombone is blown softly With a value of 0 The amount of turbidity at the beginning of each note will be minimal With the maximum value The beginning of each note will have the maximum amount of turbidity The more softly you play the keyboard the greater this effect will be Noise Amount of breath noise This adjusts the amount of breath noise for each instrument With a value of 0 The amount of bre...

Page 26: ...id Freq 200 250 315 400 500 630 800 1000 1250 1600 2000 2500 3150 4000 5000 6300 8000 Hz Center frequency of the midrange High Freq 2000 4000 8000 Hz Center frequency of the high range Low Gain 15 15 dB Amount of boost cut for the low range Mid Gain 15 15 dB Amount of boost cut for the midrange Mid Q 0 5 1 0 2 0 4 0 8 0 Width of the midrange Higher values will make the width narrower High Gain 15 ...

Page 27: ...Mode and Variation Select parameters can be controlled using a specified controller p 39 Section Settings Section Parameter Value Description Play Standby PLAY STANDBY Turns the sound of each player on off Stack Play Order 1 6 Specifies the order in which each instrument will play when you perform using Stack mode Refer to Stack Mode p 22 1 Section Play Mode UNISON STACK Switches between Unison mo...

Page 28: ...off Inst Key Shift 48 48 Adjusts the pitch of the sound This setting is in semitone steps Inst Fine Tune 50 50 Adjusts the pitch of the sound This setting is in one cent steps 1 cent 1 100th of a semitone Parameter Value Description Unison Key Shift Mode NONE FIXED AUTO Specifies the Inst Key Shift setting NONE The Inst Key Shift will be ignored FIXED The Inst Key Shift setting will be applied AUT...

Page 29: ...ts the delay time until vibrato begins to be applied Vibrato Depth 64 63 Adjusts the vibrato depth From Main Screen F4 F5 on the Fantom G Volume Balance Settings MIXER Parameter Value Description Play Standby PLAY STANDBY Turns the sound of each player on off Output Assign DRY MFX Selects whether the original signal will be output without further processing or output via MFX DRY Output without fur...

Page 30: ...ency of the midrange Mid Gain 15 15 dB Amount of boost cut for the midrange On the Fantom G From Main Screen F5 F4 Low Freq 200 400 Hz Center frequency of the low range Low Gain 15 15 dB Amount of boost cut for the low range EQ Switch BYPASS ON Turns the EQ on off Parameter Value Description MASTER EQ Switch BYPASS ON Turns the EQ on off MASTER Low Freq 200 400 Hz Center frequency of the low range...

Page 31: ...witch OFF ON Turns the multi effect on off MFX Type 00 THRU 01 15 Selects the multi effect type For details on each type refer to Multi Effects List p 42 MFX Output Level 0 127 Specifies the volume of the sound that has passed through the multi effect MFX Reverb Send Level 0 127 Specifies the amount of reverb that will be applied to the sound that has passed through the multi effect Set this to 0 ...

Page 32: ...n Control Assign 1 4 refer to Multi effect control MFX Control Screen p 35 From Main Screen F6 F4 on the Fantom G Parameter Value Description MFX Type 00 THRU 01 15 Selects the type of multi effect For details on each type refer to Multi Effects List p 42 MFX Switch OFF ON Turns the multi effect on off Control Assign 1 4 Depends on the MFX Type Multi effect control allows you to use MIDI messages ...

Page 33: ...lity of using MIDI messages to control multi effect parameters in real time The ARX 03 expansion board lets you use four multi effect control settings simultaneously To use multi effect control you need to specify which MIDI source Source 1 4 will be controlled by which parameter Control Assign 1 4 and to what extent Sens 1 4 MFX Control Sens 1 4 MFX Control Source 1 4 Value Description 63 63 Spec...

Page 34: ...ard Time 0 1 3 0 sec Time over which the reverb sound decays Low Damp Freq 20 1000 Hz Frequency below which the low range of the reverb sound will be dampened Low Damp 1 100 Amount of attenuation for LF damp 100 no effect High Damp Freq 1000 10000 Hz Frequency above which the high range of the reverb sound will be dampened High Damp 1 100 Amount of attenuation for HF damp 100 no effect High Cut Fr...

Page 35: ... which the reverb sound decays Size 1 8 Size of the room or hall High Cut Freq 160 Hz 12500 Hz BYPASS Frequency above which the high range of the final output sound will be cut BYPASS no cut Density 0 127 Density of the reverberation Diffusion 0 127 Change in reverb density over time With higher values the sound will become denser over time This is particularly noticeable with longer reverb times ...

Page 36: ...Y Turns the sound of each player on off Bend Range Up 0 12 Specifies the amount of pitch change for BendUp This setting is in semitone steps valid when Bender Mode is NORMAL LOCK1 or LOCK2 From Main Screen F7 F3 on the Fantom G Bend Range Down 0 12 Specifies the amount of pitch change for BendDown This setting is in semitone steps valid when Bender Mode is NORMAL LOCK1 or LOCK2 Parameter Value Des...

Page 37: ...een F7 F4 on the Fantom G Parameter Value Description Staccato Controller Assign OFF CC1 CC95 PITCH BEND AFTERTOUCH Specifies the number of the controller that will turn Staccato on Fall Controller Assign OFF CC1 CC95 PITCH BEND AFTERTOUCH Specifies the number of the controller that will turn Fall on Doit Controller Assign OFF CC1 CC95 PITCH BEND AFTERTOUCH Specifies the number of the controller t...

Page 38: ...er 2 that will affect vibrato depth Pitch Control 1 OFF CC1 CC95 PITCH BEND AFTERTOUCH Specifies the number of the controller 1 that will affect pitch Pitch Control 2 OFF CC1 CC95 PITCH BEND AFTERTOUCH Specifies the number of the controller 2 that will affect pitch Portamento Control OFF CC1 CC95 PITCH BEND AFTERTOUCH Specifies the number of the controller that will turn portamento on off Dynamics...

Page 39: ...f you want to save the patch you ve edited proceed as follows 1 Press the WRITE on the Fantom G 2 Assign a name to the patch For details on how to assign a name refer to the Fantom G owner s manual fig 01 101 eps 3 When you ve finished assigning the name press the F8 OK button 4 Select a patch number and press the F8 WRITE button 5 When the confirmation screen appears press the F7 OK button to sav...

Page 40: ...p can be controlled using a specified controller p 35 Multi Effects Types FILTER 3 types 01 STEREO EQ p 43 02 ENHANCER p 43 03 AUTO WAH p 44 CHORUS 1 types 04 HEXA CHORUS p 44 DYNAMICS 2 types 05 COMPRESSOR p 45 06 LIMITER p 45 LOFI 4 types 07 LOFI COMPRESS p 46 08 TELEPHONE p 46 09 PHONOGRAPH p 47 10 TAPE ECHO p 48 REVERB 1 type 11 GATED REVERB p 49 DELAY 4 types 12 STEREO DELAY p 50 13 MODULATIO...

Page 41: ... 1 Select a higher Q value to narrow Mid dle Range 1 Mid1 Gain 15 15 dB Gain of Middle Range 1 Mid2 Freq 200 8000 Hz Frequency of Middle Range 2 Mid2 Q 0 5 1 0 2 0 4 0 8 0 Width of Middle Range 2 Select a higher Q value to narrow Mid dle Range 2 Mid2 Gain 15 15 dB Gain of Middle Range 2 Level 0 127 Output level L in R in L out R out 4 Band EQ 4 Band EQ Parameter Value Description Sens 0 127 Sensit...

Page 42: ... higher value for Q to narrow the range to be affected Level 0 127 Output level Auto Wah L out R out L in R in Parameter Value Description Pre Delay 0 0 100 0 ms Adjusts the delay time from the direct sound until the chorus sound is heard Rate 0 05 10 00 Hz note Frequency of modulation Depth 0 127 Depth of modulation Pre Delay Deviation 0 20 Adjusts the differences in Pre Delay be tween each choru...

Page 43: ...low frequency range High Gain 15 15 dB Gain of the high frequency range Level 0 127 Output level L in R in L out R out Compressor 2 Band EQ 2 Band EQ Compressor Parameter Value Description Release 0 127 Adjusts the time after the signal volume falls below the Threshold Level until com pression is no longer applied Threshold 0 127 Adjusts the volume at which compression begins Ratio 1 5 1 2 1 4 1 1...

Page 44: ...ied to the sound after it passes through the Lo Fi ef fect OFF no filter is used LPF cuts the frequency range above the Cutoff HPF cuts the frequency range below the Cutoff Post Filter Cutoff 200 8000 Hz Basic frequency of the Post Filter Balance D100 0W D0 100W Volume balance between the direct sound D and the effect sound W Level 0 127 Output level L in R in L out R out Compressor Lo Fi Lo Fi Co...

Page 45: ...equency response Disc Type LP EP SP Rotational speed of the turntable This will affect the frequency of the scratch noise Scratch Noise Level 0 127 Amount of noise due to scratches on the record Dust Noise Level 0 127 Volume of noise due to dust on the record Hiss Noise Level 0 127 Volume of continuous hiss Total Noise Level 0 127 Volume of overall noise Wow 0 127 Depth of long cycle rotational ir...

Page 46: ...ass 15 15 Boost cut for the lower range of the echo sound Treble 15 15 Boost cut for the upper range of the echo sound Head S Pan L64 63R Independent panning for the short middle and long playback heads Head M Pan Head L Pan Tape Distortion 0 5 Amount of tape dependent distortion to be added This simulates the slight tonal changes that can be detected by signal analysis equipment Increasing this v...

Page 47: ...nd until the reverb sound is heard Time 5 500 ms Adjusts the time from when the reverb is first heard until it disappears Pan L64 63R Stereo location of Pitch Shift Low Gain 15 15 dB Gain of the low frequency range High Gain 15 15 dB Gain of the high frequency range Balance D100 0W D0 100W Volume balance between the direct sound D and the reverb sound W Level 0 127 Output level L in R in L out R o...

Page 48: ...00 ms note Adjusts the time until the delay sound is heard Delay Right Phase Left NORMAL INVERT Phase of the delay sound Phase Right Feedback 98 98 Adjusts the amount of the delay sound that s fed back into the effect Negative settings invert the phase HF Damp 200 8000 Hz BYPASS Adjusts the frequency above which sound fed back to the effect is filtered out If you don t want to filter out any high ...

Page 49: ...t 0 2000 ms note Adjusts the time until the delay sound is heard Delay Right Feedback 98 98 Adjusts the amount of the delay sound that s fed back into the effect Negative settings invert the phase HF Damp 200 8000 Hz BYPASS Adjusts the frequency above which sound fed back to the effect is filtered out If you don t want to filter out any high frequen cies set this parameter to BYPASS Rate 0 05 10 0...

Page 50: ...el L in R in L out R out Left Tap Right Tap Triple Tap Delay 2 Band EQ 2 Band EQ Balance W Balance D Balance W Balance D Feedback Center Tap Parameter Value Description Threshold 0 127 Volume level at which the reverse delay begins Delay 1 4 0 2000 ms note Adjusts the time until Delays 1 4 are heard Feedback 1 98 98 Adjusts the amount of the delay sound that s fed back into the effect Negative set...

Page 51: ...multi effect control to control that parameter About Note Value Description 1 64T Sixty fourth note triplet 1 64 Sixty fourth note 1 32T Thirty second note triplet 1 32 Thirty second note 1 16T Sixteenth note triplet 1 32 Dotted thirty second note 1 16 Sixteenth note 1 8T Eighth note triplet 1 16 Dotted sixteenth note 1 8 Eighth note 1 4T Quarter note triplet 1 8 Dotted eighth note 1 4 Quarter not...

Page 52: ... LIMITER LOFI COMPRESS TELEPHONE PHONOGRAPH TAPE ECHO GATED REVERB STEREO DELAY MODULATION DELAY TRIPLE TAP DELAY REVERSE DELAY Reverb 1 system 8 types ROOM HALL PLATE STUDIO CHURCH SRV ROOM SRV HALL SRV PLATE Customize Functions Stability Personality Growl Turbid Noise Control Assign Miscellaneous 6 channel Mixer Screen Accessories Owner s manual Screwdriver In the interest of product improvement...

Page 53: ...3 GATED REVERB 49 HEXA CHORUS 44 LIMITER 45 LOFI COMPRESS 46 MODULATION DELAY 51 PHONOGRAPH 47 REVERSE DELAY 52 STEREO DELAY 50 STEREO EQ 43 TAPE ECHO 48 TELEPHONE 46 TRIPLE TAP DELAY 52 MFX Control Screen 35 MFX Control Sens 1 4 35 MFX Control Source 1 4 35 MFX screen 34 MIXER 31 Multi Effects 42 N Noise 27 P Patch 19 Save 41 Patch Init 41 Patch Selection 23 Personality 26 Player 19 Player Edit 2...

Page 54: ... Section Style screen 29 Selecting an instrument 25 Solo 20 Stability 26 Stack Mode 22 SuperNATURAL 17 T Tune Key Shift screen 30 Turbid 27 U Unison Mode 21 Utility Screen 41 V Vibrato screen 31 ARX 03_e book 56 ページ２００９年２月２６日木曜日午前９時６分 ...

Page 55: ... in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into...

Page 56: ... Roland Corporation U S 5100 S Eastern Avenue Los Angeles CA 90040 2938 323 890 3700 WARNING This product contains chemicals known to cause cancer birth defects and other reproductive harm including lead For C A US Proposition 65 This product complies with the requirements of EMC Directive 2004 108 EC For EU Countries ARX 03_e book 58 ページ２００９年２月２６日木曜日午前９時６分 ...

Page 57: ...59 For EU Countries ARX 03_e book 59 ページ２００９年２月２６日木曜日午前９時６分 ...

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