Roland FANTOM Series, Reference Manual

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Basic Pad Mode Operation
You can assign various useful functions to the 16 pads of the
FANTOM, such as playing samples or muting zones. These
functions are called pad modes.
MEMO
Pad mode settings are saved in the scene.
1.
Press the [PAD MODE] button.
The PAD MODE screen appears.
2.
Press a pad [1]–[8] or [16] to select a function.
The pad mode changes, and you return to the previous screen.
You can also switch pad modes by touching an icon in the
screen.
Pad Function Explanation
[1]
Sample Pad The pads play samples.
[2]
Note Pad The pads play tones.
[3] Partial Sw/Sel The pads select partials and turn them on/off.
[4]
DAW Control The pads control your DAW software.
[5] Zone Mute The pads turn zone mute on/off.
[6]
Zone Solo The pads turn zone solo on/off.
[7] Kbd Sw Group
The pads turn the keyboard switch group on/
off.
[8]
Rhythm Pattern The pads play rhythm patterns.
[16] System The pads use the Pad Mode system settings.
MEMO
After selecting a pad mode, you can hold down the [SHIFT] button and
press the [PAD MODE] button to access the edit screen for the selected
function.
Playing Samples
(Sample Pad)
The pads play samples.
MEMO
For details on using the sample pads, refer to “Pressing the Pads to Play
Samples” (p. 64).
Playing Tones
(Note Pad)
In the same way as using the keyboard to play sounds, you can
play tones by pressing the pads. Since you can specify the zone,
note number, and velocity for each pad, you can (for example)
use the keyboard to play the tone of zone 1 while using the
pads to play the drum kit tone of zone 10.
MEMO
Settings for each pad are saved as system settings. You can’t make pad
settings independently for each scene.
Pressing a pad will play a tone according to the settings of each
pad.
Menu Explanation
[E1] knob
Selects a pad.
[E3] SYSTEM
WRITE
Saves the edited settings to the system.
[E4] knob
Selects the zone played by the selected pad.
[E5] knob
Selects the note number played by the selected pad.
The selected note is indicated by a
7
above the keyboard in
the screen.
[E6] knob
Specifies the velocity played by the selected pad.
Assigning Convenient Functions to the Pads
(PAD MODE)