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Rec Select
You can press F7 (Rec Select) to open a window in which you’re
able to set the type of MIDI data the sequencer captures.
Normally, you’ll leave all of the listed MIDI message types
checkmarked. If there’s a type of MIDI data you’d rather not
record, though, un-check it here.
Step Rec
F6 (Step Rec) opens the Step Rec Standby window in which
you can start step-recording notes, as described in the
Fantom-X Owner’s Manual
, or program the current track to
trigger patterns, as we’ll discuss in “Using Patterns In a Song.”
Setting the Song’s Basic Tempo
If a song stays at the same tempo throughout, its basic tempo
setting determines the song’s tempo. If you’ll be adding
tempo changes throughout the song, the basic tempo value
determines the tempo at which the song starts.
Until you save a song to user or card memory, its basic tempo setting is
temporary—if you load another song or select a new performance, the
current basic tempo setting is lost. We’ll decribe saving a song later.
Setting a Tempo in the Tempo Window
Press TEMPO to display the Tempo window.
You can select the song’s basic tempo by:
•
turning the VALUE dial
—to set the tempo numerically.
•
tapping out quarter notes
—on the F6 (Tap) button to set
the tempo by feel. The Fantom-X requires at least three
taps to recognize the tempo you want.
You can also turn off the metronome from the Tempo window by pressing
F7 (Click) so it’s not lit red. Press is again to light the Click button and turn
the metronome back on.
Setting a Tempo with the TEMPO Knob
1. Press the button at the upper right corner of the REALTIME
CONTROL area repeatedly until its middle indicator lights.
Press this
button.
2. Turn the TEMPO knob—circled in red above—to set the
song’s basic tempo as desired.
To see the tempo you’ve set, look at the Fantom-X display. Many of its
screens have a Tempo readout where you’ll see “
q
=[the current tempo].”
