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Roland Fantom-Xa, Owner'S Manual

The Roland Fantom-Xa is a versatile and powerful music workstation, offering a vast array of sounds and effects. Unlock its full potential with our comprehensive Workshop Manual, available for free download from manualshive.com. This manual covers everything you need to know to master your Fantom-Xa and explore its endless possibilities.

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Patch List

 

PR-C (Preset C Group)

PR-D (Preset D Group)

 

CC#0 = 87, CC#32 = 66

CC#0 = 87, CC#32 = 67

 

No. Name

Voices

Category

 

001 FS Flute

2

FLUTE

002 Atk Flute

2

FLUTE

003 Piccolo

2

FLUTE

004 Andes Mood

1

FLUTE

005 Pan Pipes

2

FLUTE

006 Solo Tp

2

AC.BRASS

007 Horn Chops

2

AC.BRASS

008 Flugel Horn

1

AC.BRASS

009 Spit Flugel

3

AC.BRASS

 

010 Mute Tp /Mod

3

AC.BRASS

011 Harmon Mute

1

AC.BRASS

012 Soft Tb

2

AC.BRASS

013 Solo Tb

1

AC.BRASS

014 Solo Bone

2

AC.BRASS

015 Grande Tuba

2

AC.BRASS

016 FS Tuba

1

AC.BRASS

017 StackTp Sect

4

AC.BRASS

018 Tb Section

5

AC.BRASS

019 TpTb Sect.

2

AC.BRASS

 

020 FS Brass

7

AC.BRASS

021 DynamicBrass

8

AC.BRASS

022 Tpts & Tmbs

2

AC.BRASS

023 Brass & Sax

5

AC.BRASS

024 BrassPartOut

6

AC.BRASS

025 Simple Tutti

2

AC.BRASS

026 Full sForza

4

AC.BRASS

027 F.Horns Sect

3

AC.BRASS

028 Stereo Brass

4

AC.BRASS

029 Brass Fall

2

AC.BRASS

 

030 FS Saw Brass

4

SYNTH BRASS

031 Wide SynBrss

2

SYNTH BRASS

032 DetuneSawBrs

2

SYNTH BRASS

033 J-Pop Brass

6

SYNTH BRASS

034 Brash!

4

SYNTH BRASS

035 Jump For KY

3

SYNTH BRASS

036 Neo SuperBrs

4

SYNTH BRASS

037 SoftSynBrass

2

SYNTH BRASS

038 Silky JP

2

SYNTH BRASS

039 Silk Brs Pad

1

SYNTH BRASS

 

040 FatSynBrass

4

SYNTH BRASS

041 Soprano Sax

1

SAX

042 Solo Sop Sax

1

SAX

043 Alto mp

1

SAX

044 Alto Sax

1

SAX

045 Solo AltoSax

1

SAX

046 AltoLead Sax

1

SAX

047 Tenor Sax

2

SAX

048 Fat TenorSax

3

SAX

049 Baritone Sax

1

SAX

 

050 Sax Sect. 1

3

SAX

051 Sax Sect. 2

4

SAX

052 Horny Sax

2

SAX

053 R&B TriLead

1

SOFT LEAD

054 PeakArpSine

1

SOFT LEAD

055 Theramax

1

SOFT LEAD

056 FS Sqr Lead

2

SOFT LEAD

057 Dawn Of Pan

4

SOFT LEAD

058 Sqr Diamond

2

SOFT LEAD

059 FS SoftLead

2

SOFT LEAD

 

060 Mid Saw Ld

4

SOFT LEAD

061 FS ResoLead

3

SOFT LEAD

062 Dig-n-Duke

2

SOFT LEAD

063 Modulated Ld

1

SOFT LEAD

064 Waspy Lead

1

SOFT LEAD

065 Mew Lead

1

SOFT LEAD

066 Violin Lead

2

SOFT LEAD

067 Oscillo Lead

2

SOFT LEAD

068 JP Saw Lead

2

SOFT LEAD

069 MG Sqr Lead

2

SOFT LEAD

 

070 Tristar

2

SOFT LEAD

 

No. Name

Voices

Category

 

071 Mod Lead

4

SOFT LEAD

072 Digital Ld 1

3

SOFT LEAD

073 Chubby Lead

2

SOFT LEAD

074 Sneaky Leady

2

SOFT LEAD

075 SoloNzPeaker

1

SOFT LEAD

076 Clone Zone

2

SOFT LEAD

077 Legato Tkno

1

SOFT LEAD

078 DC Triangle

2

HARD LEAD

079 Sqr-Seqence

1

HARD LEAD

 

080 Griggley

2

HARD LEAD

081 Pure Square

2

HARD LEAD

082 Legato Saw

2

HARD LEAD

083 Lone Prophat

1

HARD LEAD

084 Porta SoloLd

2

HARD LEAD

085 FS Saw Ld 1

2

HARD LEAD

086 FS Saw Ld 2

2

HARD LEAD

087 Wind Syn Ld

2

HARD LEAD

088 Dual Profs

2

HARD LEAD

089 Gwyo Press

2

HARD LEAD

 

090 Q DualSaws

2

HARD LEAD

091 Mogulator Ld

2

HARD LEAD

092 DirtyVoltage

2

HARD LEAD

093 Clean?

2

HARD LEAD

094 Distortion

4

HARD LEAD

095 FS Syn Ld

2

HARD LEAD

096 SynLead 0322

2

HARD LEAD

097 Digital Ld 2

3

HARD LEAD

098 X-Sink Delay

3

HARD LEAD

099 Noized Lead

3

HARD LEAD

 

100 Space Lead

3

HARD LEAD

101 Destroyed Ld

2

HARD LEAD

102 SyncModulate

3

HARD LEAD

103 Sync Tank

2

HARD LEAD

104 Squareheads

2

HARD LEAD

105 Distorted MG

1

HARD LEAD

106 SonicVampire

2

HARD LEAD

107 Blue Meanie

2

HARD LEAD

108 Defcon

2

HARD LEAD

109 Stimulation

4

HARD LEAD

 

110 Sub Hit

3

HIT&STAB

111 Blue Ice

2

HIT&STAB

112 .16 Orch

2

HIT&STAB

113 In da Cave

2

HIT&STAB

114 BlastfrmPast

2

HIT&STAB

115 Smear Hit 1

2

HIT&STAB

116 Smear Hit 2

2

HIT&STAB

117 Good Old Hit

4

HIT&STAB

118 Mix Hit 1

4

HIT&STAB

119 Philly Hit

1

HIT&STAB

 

120 Mojo Man

2

HIT&STAB

121 Cheezy Movie

4

HIT&STAB

122 Mix Hit 2

4

HIT&STAB

123 Lo-Fi Hit

4

HIT&STAB

124 2ble Action

2

HIT&STAB

125 Funk Chank

2

HIT&STAB

126 Venus

2

HIT&STAB

127 AluminmWires

3

TECHNO SYNTH

128 Raven Chord

4

TECHNO SYNTH

 

No. Name

Voices

Category

 

001 HPF Sweep

2

TECHNO SYNTH

002 Moon Synth

2

TECHNO SYNTH

003 DelyResoSaws

2

TECHNO SYNTH

004 R-Trance

7

TECHNO SYNTH

005 Alfa Retro

3

TECHNO SYNTH

006 Nu Hoover

4

TECHNO SYNTH

007 Hoovercraft

4

TECHNO SYNTH

008 Braatz...

6

TECHNO SYNTH

009 AllinOneRiff

7

TECHNO SYNTH

 

010 YZ Again

7

TECHNO SYNTH

011 Flazzy Lead

8

TECHNO SYNTH

012 Coffee Bee

2

TECHNO SYNTH

013 Sweet House

4

TECHNO SYNTH

014 Alien Bubble

1

TECHNO SYNTH

015 LowFreqHit

3

TECHNO SYNTH

016 Loonacy

6

TECHNO SYNTH

017 Periscope

4

TECHNO SYNTH

018 Electrostars

4

TECHNO SYNTH

019 Going Mad!

4

TECHNO SYNTH

 

020 LoFiSequence

2

TECHNO SYNTH

021 DreamInColor

3

TECHNO SYNTH

022 MelodicDrums

2

TECHNO SYNTH

023 Techno Snips

2

TECHNO SYNTH

024 TB Wah

1

TECHNO SYNTH

025 Waving TB303

3

TECHNO SYNTH

026 Digi Seq

3

TECHNO SYNTH

027 Seq Saw

1

TECHNO SYNTH

028 Reso Seq Saw

1

TECHNO SYNTH

029 DetuneSeqSaw

2

TECHNO SYNTH

 

030 Technotribe

2

TECHNO SYNTH

031 MetalVoxBox

4

TECHNO SYNTH

032 Teethy Grit

3

TECHNO SYNTH

033 Repertition

4

TECHNO SYNTH

034 Jucy Saw

3

OTHER SYNTH

035 Cue Tip

1

OTHER SYNTH

036 TB-Sequence

1

OTHER SYNTH

037 Europe Xpres

2

OTHER SYNTH

038 Squeepy

1

OTHER SYNTH

039 Atmorave

4

OTHER SYNTH

 

040 DOC Stack

2

OTHER SYNTH

041 Sweep Lead

2

OTHER SYNTH

042 Digitaless

2

OTHER SYNTH

043 Flip Pad

3

OTHER SYNTH

044 Short Detune

2

OTHER SYNTH

045 forSequence

2

OTHER SYNTH

046 Memory Pluck

2

OTHER SYNTH

047 Metalic Bass

2

OTHER SYNTH

048 Aqua

2

OTHER SYNTH

049 Big Planet

2

OTHER SYNTH

 

050 Wet Atax

2

OTHER SYNTH

051 Houze Clavi

2

OTHER SYNTH

052 SuperSawSlow

2

OTHER SYNTH

053 TranceSaws

4

OTHER SYNTH

054 Trancy Synth

2

OTHER SYNTH

055 Saw Stack

2

OTHER SYNTH

056 Frgile Saws

2

OTHER SYNTH

057 Steamed Sawz

2

OTHER SYNTH

058 RAVtune

2

OTHER SYNTH

059 Bustranza

2

OTHER SYNTH

 

060 AftTch Ji-n

2

OTHER SYNTH

061 JP OctAttack

2

OTHER SYNTH

062 Oct Unison

6

OTHER SYNTH

063 Xtatic

4

OTHER SYNTH

064 Dirty Combo

2

OTHER SYNTH

065 FM’s Attack

3

OTHER SYNTH

066 Impression

4

OTHER SYNTH

067 Digi-vox Syn

1

OTHER SYNTH

068 Fairy Factor

6

OTHER SYNTH

069 Tempest

2

OTHER SYNTH

 

070 X-Racer

2

OTHER SYNTH

 

No. Name

Voices

Category

 

071 TB Booster

2

OTHER SYNTH

072 Syn-Orch/Mod

6

OTHER SYNTH

073 Pressyn

2

OTHER SYNTH

074 High Five

2

OTHER SYNTH

075 4DaCommonMan 4

OTHER SYNTH

076 Orgaenia

5

OTHER SYNTH

077 Sleeper

4

OTHER SYNTH

078 Sugar Synth

5

OTHER SYNTH

079 Ice Palace

4

OTHER SYNTH

 

080 Story Harp

7

OTHER SYNTH

081 LostParadise

5

OTHER SYNTH

082 Magnetic 5th

2

OTHER SYNTH

083 Jazz Doos

4

VOX

084 Beat Vox

1

VOX

085 Scat Beats

1

VOX

086 Choir Aahs 1

4

VOX

087 Choir Aahs 2

4

VOX

088 ChoirOoh/Aft

4

VOX

089 Angels Choir

4

VOX

 

090 Angelique

4

VOX

091 Gospel Oohs

2

VOX

092 Uhmmm

8

VOX

093 Aah Vox

2

VOX

094 Morning Star

3

VOX

095 Syn Opera

4

VOX

096 BeautifulOne

4

VOX

097 Ooze

2

VOX

098 Aerial Choir

4

VOX

099 3D Vox

3

VOX

 

100 FS Sqr Pad

4

SOFT PAD

101 FS Hollow

4

SOFT PAD

102 Silk Pad

3

SOFT PAD

103 WarmReso Pad

2

SOFT PAD

104 FS Soft Pad

3

SOFT PAD

105 Soft Breeze

2

SOFT PAD

106 JP Strings 1

3

SOFT PAD

107 JP Strings 2

5

SOFT PAD

108 FS Syn Str

5

SOFT PAD

109 Syn Strings

2

SOFT PAD

 

110 OB Slow Str

2

SOFT PAD

111 Super SynStr

2

SOFT PAD

112 Strings Pad

2

SOFT PAD

113 R&B SoftPad

2

SOFT PAD

114 Reso Pad

3

SOFT PAD

115 Phat Pad

2

SOFT PAD

116 FS PhaserPad

2

SOFT PAD

117 Mystic Str

5

SOFT PAD

118 Glass Organ

3

SOFT PAD

119 Wind Pad

4

SOFT PAD

 

120 Combination

4

SOFT PAD

121 HumanKindnes

4

SOFT PAD

122 Atmospherics

2

SOFT PAD

123 Terra Nostra

8

SOFT PAD

124 OB Aaahs

4

SOFT PAD

125 Vulcano Pad

8

SOFT PAD

126 Cloud #9

3

SOFT PAD

127 Lostscapes

2

SOFT PAD

128 Organic Pad

3

SOFT PAD

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Summary of Contents for Fantom-Xa

Page 1: ...t the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION 201a Before using this unit carefully read the sections entitled USING THE UNIT SAFELY and IMPORTANT NOTES p 2 p 4 These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit Additionally in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit Owner s manual should be read in i...

Page 2: ...re and shock hazards 010 This unit either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should immediately stop using the unit and con...

Page 3: ... player The resulting sound may be of a level that could cause permanent hearing loss Damage to speakers or other system components may result 101b The unit and the AC adaptor should be located so their location or position does not interfere with their proper ventilation 101c This unit for use only with Roland stand KS 12 Use with other stands or carts is capable of resulting in instability causi...

Page 4: ...void the possibility of discoloration and or deformation Repairs and Data 452 Please be aware that all data contained in the unit s memory may be lost when the unit is sent for repairs Important data should always be backed up on a memory card or written down on paper when possible During repairs due care is taken to avoid the loss of data However in certain cases such as when circuitry related to...

Page 5: ...assemble or modify the cards Handling CD ROMs 801 Avoid touching or scratching the shiny underside encoded surface of the disc Damaged or dirty CD ROM discs may not be read properly Keep your discs clean using a commercially available CD cleaner Copyright 851 Unauthorized recording distribution sale lending public performance broadcasting or the like in whole or in part of a work musical compositi...

Page 6: ...ing the Cursor 27 Changing a Value 27 Assigning a Name 28 Playing in Patch Mode 29 About the PATCH PLAY Screen 29 Selecting a Patch 30 Selecting Patches from the List 30 Selecting Favorite Patches Rhythm Sets Favorite Patch 31 Selecting Patches by Category 32 Transposing the Keyboard in Octave Units Octave Shift 33 Transposing the Keyboard in Semitone Steps Transpose 33 Selecting the Tones That Wi...

Page 7: ...72 Functions of Parameters of Each Part Performance Parameters 73 Settings for the Realtime Controllers and D Beam Controller 78 MIDI Settings 79 Modifying the Sound in Real Time 80 D Beam Controller 80 Realtime Controller 83 Control Pedal 85 Playing Arpeggios 86 About Arpeggio 86 Playing Arpeggios 86 Arpeggio Settings 87 Creating an Arpeggio Style Arpeggio Style Edit 90 Saving the Styles You Have...

Page 8: ... Song 119 Playing a Song Immediately Quick Play 119 Playing Back Songs Consecutively Chain Play 119 Various Playback Methods 120 Recording Songs 122 Before You Record a New Song 122 Recording Your Performance as You Play It Realtime Recording 124 Inputting Data One Step at a Time Step Recording 128 Editing Songs 131 Loading the Song You Want to Edit 131 Editing Sequencer Data Over the Specified Ra...

Page 9: ...ctory Reset 203 Backing Up User Data User Backup 203 Restoring User Data that You Backed Up User Restore 203 Factory Reset 203 Initializing a Memory Card Card Format 203 File Related Functions File Utility 204 Basic Procedure 204 Copying a File Copy 205 Deleting a File Delete 205 Moving a File Move 205 Initializing a Memory Card Card Format 205 Connecting to Your Computer via USB 206 About USB Fun...

Page 10: ...Checking that memory is installed correctly 217 Using a Memory Card 218 Before Using the Memory Card 218 Writing data to the card 218 Installing the PC Card Protector 218 Troubleshooting 219 Error Messages 225 Performance List 226 Patch List 227 Rhythm Set List 232 Waveform List 241 Arpeggio Style List Chord Form List 244 Arpeggio Style List 244 Chord Form List 244 Rhythm Group List 245 Rhythm Pat...

Page 11: ...rom PC or Mac Plenty of external interfacing The rear panel USB connector supports both file transfer and USB MIDI and can be switched as desired There s also a PC card slot that can accommodate SmartMedia or CompactFlash via a commercially available adaptor You can use a card to store as much as 1 GB of data when using CompactFlash Built in high resolution 16 track sequencer The internal 16 track...

Page 12: ...r or function that is assigned you can use the knobs to modify the sound in realtime p 83 ASSIGNABLE switch Use these buttons to switch the assigned parameter or function to modify the sound in realtime p 84 Hold down SHIFT and press or rotate one of the above switches or knobs to access the corresponding setting screen OCTAVE Transposes the pitch of the keyboard in 1 octave units 3 3 octaves p 33...

Page 13: ...th other buttons to execute various functions MIXER View the Performance mode s Mixer screen p 70 LAYER SPLIT View the Performance mode s Layer screen p 68 PATCH RHYTHM Enter Patch Rhythm mode p 29 VALUE Dial This is used to modify values If you hold down SHIFT as you turn the VALUE dial the value will change in greater increments DEC INC This is used to modify values If you keep on holding down o...

Page 14: ...dify sound or perform various other control You can also connect optional pedal switches DP series etc to sustain sound p 18 925 Use only the specified expression pedal EV 5 sold separately By connecting any other expression pedals you risk causing malfunction and or damage to the unit HOLD PEDAL Jack An optional pedal switch DP series etc can be connected to this jack for use as a hold pedal p 18...

Page 15: ...ck L MONO Audio cables are not included with the Fantom Xa You ll need to provide them 921 To prevent malfunction and or damage to speakers or other devices always turn down the volume and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections fig Connect e 924 To prevent the inadvertent disruption of power to your unit should the plug be pulled out accidentally and to avoid applying undu...

Page 16: ...d audio devices 4 While playing the keyboard gradually raise the volume of the Fantom Xa and connected devices fig Volume 1 Before turning off the power consider these two questions Have the volume controls of the Fantom Xa and all connected audio devices been turned to their lowest settings Have you saved your Fantom Xa sounds or other data you ve created 2 Turn off the power for all connected au...

Page 17: ...playback Playback will stop automatically when the song ends If you press F6 PLAY ALL the songs will playback successively beginning from the first Press EXIT or to stop the demo song 6 Press EXIT to return to the previous screen For the names and copyright information of these demo songs refer to the Fantom Xa s display 981a All rights reserved Unauthorized use of this material for purposes other...

Page 18: ...simultaneously Transpose You can transpose the pitch of the keyboard in semitone steps over a range of G F 5 6 semitones Hold down SHIFT and press OCTAVE or To return to the original pitch hold down SHIFT and press both buttons simultaneously Hold Pedal If an optional pedal switch DP series is connected to the rear panel PEDAL HOLD jack you can press the pedal to cause notes to sustain or hold eve...

Page 19: ...load WAV or AIFF format wave files as samples via a USB connection Loaded sample can be used in patches or rhythm sets When using the Fantom Xa you will notice that a variety of different categories come into play when working with sounds What follows is a simple explanation of each sound category Tones On the Fantom Xa the tones are the smallest unit of sound However it is not possible to play a ...

Page 20: ...ion instrument consists of the following four elements For details refer to the explanations for Tones WG Wave Generator 1 4 TVF Time Variant Filter TVA Time Variant Amplifier Envelope Performances A performance has a patch or rhythm set assigned to each of the 16 parts and can simultaneously handle 16 sounds The Fantom Xa has two screens a LAYER screen and a MIXER screen p 68 p 70 Use the LAYER s...

Page 21: ...ietest of the currently sounding notes will be turned off Usually LAST is selected Note Priority in Performance Mode Since Performance mode is usually used to play an ensemble consisting of several patches it is important to decide which parts take priority Priority is specified by the Voice Reserve settings p 75 When a note within a patch needs to be turned off to make room for a new note the Pat...

Page 22: ... called directly into the temporary area and played The Fantom Xa has built in effect units and you can independently edit each unit s settings Multi Effects The multi effects are multi purpose effects that completely change the sound type by changing the sound itself Contained are 78 different effects types select and use the type that suits your aims In addition to effects types composed of simp...

Page 23: ...quired sounds The sequencer actually plays instruments instead of the musician and since it can record a musical performance it is a tape recorder as well But in reality a sequencer doesn t record sound but actually the steps that cause the sound generator to produce sound so it offers several advantages Sound quality is always excellent the equivalent of first generation tape no matter how many t...

Page 24: ...sequencer data as Patterns and take them to the gig Patterns also make fine scratch pads for musical ideas The Fantom Xa s sequencer can be used at any time regardless of the mode of the sound generator Patch Performance In Performance mode you can use up to sixteen sounds with each part playing a different sound This means that Performance mode is ideal for recording or playing an ensemble that u...

Page 25: ...f a sample in the sample list it does not contain the actual sample data itself fig Multisample1 e Samples that you record or import are stored in sample memory This sample memory is temporary and its data will be lost when you turn off the power If you want to keep these samples you must save them to user memory or a memory card You cannot save data to the preset memory fig SampleMemory e About t...

Page 26: ...l and pan for each of the 16 parts The LAYER screen and MIXER screen provide different views of the same performance For example you ll want to use the LAYER SPLIT screen when you re setting up a keyboard split or use the MIXER screen when you re adjusting the effect settings or volume balance of the patches for each part To select the LAYER screen 1 Press LAYER SPLIT fig PfmLayer To select the MI...

Page 27: ...eater than the maximum value Turning the VALUE dial clockwise increases the value counterclockwise decreases the value Holding down SHIFT as you move the VALUE dial increases value increments so you can make large value changes faster Pressing INC increases the value and DEC decreases it Keep the button pressed for continuous adjustment For faster value increases keep INC pressed down and press DE...

Page 28: ...aming screen you can press MENU and select 1 Undo to return the name to what it was before you changed it From MENU you can select 2 To Upper or press to change the character at the cursor to uppercase From MENU you can select 3 To Lower or press to change the character at the cursor to lowercase From MENU you can select 4 Delete All to clear all the characters you were inputting Song file names m...

Page 29: ... INC DEC to adjust the volume 4 Press F6 CLOSE to close the window Functions in the PATCH PLAY screen fig PatchFunc e About the PATCH PLAY Screen Keyboard Part and Pad Part Patch group Patch number Patch category Patch name Adjust the Volume of the Keyboard Part and Pad Part 1 4 1 4 6 6 Displays the Control Setting screen Adjusts the volume of the keyboard part and pad part 1 8 2 3 4 12 6 5 13 7 1...

Page 30: ...create EXP Wave Expansion Board installed in EXP Slot These are groups used when using patches from Wave Expansion Board installed in the EXP slot and cannot be rewritten However you may modify the settings of the currently selected patch and then store the modified patch in User memory and Memory card The number of onboard patches depends on the specific Wave Expansion Board installed EXP patches...

Page 31: ... By using this function you can rapidly select favorite patches from Preset User Card area or a Wave Expansion Board You can register a total of 64 sounds 8 sounds x 8 banks as favorite patches 1 In the PATCH PLAY screen select the patch or rhythm set that you wish to register 2 Press ENTER The PATCH LIST screen appears 3 Press F1 FAVORIT The FAVORITE PATCH screen appears fig Favorite 4 Use the VA...

Page 32: ... can be selected Selecting Patches by Category Selecting from the List Category Contents Group PAD No Assign No assign PNO AC Piano Acoustic Piano PIANO 0 EP EL Piano Electric Piano KEY Keyboards Other Keyboards Clav Harpsichord etc ORG KBD 1 BEL Bell Bell Bell Pad MLT Mallet Mallet ORG Organ Electric and Church Organ ACD Accordion Accordion HRM Harmonica Harmonica Blues Harp AGT AC Guitar Acousti...

Page 33: ...function is useful when you play transposed instruments such as trumpet or clarinet following a printed score Transpose applies only to the keyboard part 1 In the PATCH PLAY screen hold down SHIFT and press OCTAVE or to adjust the Transpose setting G F 5 6 semitones If you hold down SHIFT and press both buttons simultaneously the amount of movement will be zero fig Transpose There is a single Tran...

Page 34: ...can play a wide range of percussion instruments The Fantom Xa lets you assign the parameters that will be affected when you operate the realtime control knobs assignable switches D Beam pitch bend or modulation lever This lets you modify the sound in a variety of ways by operating the controllers You can specify whether operating the controller will affect the sound assigned to the keyboard part o...

Page 35: ... following parameters 1 With the screen for editing the above parameters shown press F6 ZOOM The Zoom Edit screen will appear fig ZoomEdit 2 Press F1 F5 to select the parameter group 3 Press CURSOR to select the parameter 4 Use the VALUE dial or INC DEC to change the value You can use the REALTIME CONTROL knobs to set the value 5 When you have finished editing press F6 EXIT How to Make Patch Setti...

Page 36: ... settings of any desired patch to the currently selected patch 1 Press PATCH RHYTHM to access the PATCH PLAY screen 2 Select the part keyboard or pad and the copy destination patch p 30 3 Press PATCH EDIT to access the PATCH EDIT screen 4 Hold down SHIFT and press F6 TONE CPY The Patch Tone Copy window appears fig ToneCopy 5 Press CURSOR to move the cursor and use the VALUE dial or INC DEC to sele...

Page 37: ...short decays A one shot waveform records the initial rise and fall of the sound The Fantom Xa 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 It is not possible to use the envelope to modify a one shot waveform to create a decay that is longer than the original waveform or to turn it in...

Page 38: ...pe uses a ring modulator to create new overtones and in addi tion mixes in the sound of tone 2 4 and stacks the two filters Since the ring modulated sound can be mixed with tone 2 4 tone 1 3 TVA can adjust the amount of the ring modulated sound This type applies a filter to tone 1 3 and ring modulates it with tone 2 4 to create new overtones This type sends the filtered tone 1 3 and tone 2 4 throu...

Page 39: ...e more distortion Booster fig Boost1 e The Booster is used to distort the incoming signal fig Boost2 e In addition to using this to create distortion you can use the waveform WG1 of one of the tones as an LFO which shifts the other waveform WG2 upward or downward to create modulation similar to PWM pulse width modulation This parameter works best when you use it in conjunction with the Wave Gain p...

Page 40: ...emitones 4 octaves Patch Fine Tune 50 50 Pitch of the patch s sound in 1 cent steps one cent is 1 100th of a semitone Stretch Tune Depth OFF 1 3 Stretched tuning a system by which acoustic pianos are normally tuned causing the lower range to be lower and the higher range to be higher than the mathematical tuning ratios would other wise dictate OFF Equal temperament 1 3 Higher settings will produce...

Page 41: ...atch such as sax or flute POLY Two or more notes can be played simultaneously Legato Switch OFF ON ON Pressing a key while continuing to press a previous key causes the note to change pitch to the pitch of the most recently pressed key sounding all the while This is effective when you wish to simulate the hammering on and pulling off techniques used by a guitarist Legato Switch is valid when the M...

Page 42: ...ou don t want the tone to sound at all set this parameter to 0 Parameter Value Explanation Tone Mix Velo Control OFF ON RANDOM CYCLE Determines whether a different tone is played ON or not OFF depending on the force with which the key is played velocity RANDOM The patch s constituent tones will sound randomly regardless of any Velocity messages CYCLE The patch s constituent tones will sound consec...

Page 43: ... expansion board is installed and a waveform that indicates a tempo BPM is selected as the sample for a tone If a waveform from a wave expansion board is selected for the tone turning the Wave Tempo Sync pa rameter ON will cause pitch related settings p 44 and FXM related settings p 43 to be ignored If a sample is selected for a tone you must first set the BPM tempo parameter of the sample If a sa...

Page 44: ...ics to affect the T1 of the Pitch envelope If you want T1 to be speeded up for strongly played notes set this parameter to a positive value P Env T4 V Sens 63 63 Use this parameter when you want key release speed to affect the T4 value of the Pitch envelope If you want T4 to be speeded up for quickly released notes set this parameter to a positive value P Env Time KF Time Keyfollow 100 100 Use thi...

Page 45: ...lf that of the LPF This filter is good for use with simulated instrument sounds such as the acoustic piano LPF3 Low Pass Filter 3 Although frequency components above the Cutoff frequency are cut the sensi tivity of this filter changes according to the Cutoff frequency While this filter is also good for use with simulated acoustic instrument sounds the nuance it exhibits differs from that of the LP...

Page 46: ...ayed notes and negative settings will cause the effect to be less F Env T1 V Sens 63 63 This allows keyboard dynamics to affect the T1 of the TVF envelope If you want T1 to be speeded up for strongly played notes set this parameter to a positive value F Env T4 V Sens 63 63 Use this parameter when you want key release speed to affect the T4 value of the TVF envelope If you want T4 to be speeded up ...

Page 47: ...t will occur in the selected Bias Direction Larger settings will produce greater change Negative values will invert the change direction Bias Position C G9 Key relative to which the volume will be modified Bias Direction LWR UPR L U ALL Direction in which change will occur starting from the Bias Position LWR The volume will be modified for the keyboard area below the Bias Point UPR The volume will...

Page 48: ... A Env T1 V Sens 63 63 This allows keyboard dynamics to affect the T1 of the TVA envelope If you want Time 1 to be speeded up for strongly played notes set this parameter to a positive value If you want it to be slowed down set this to a negative value A Env T4 V Sens 63 63 Use this parameter when you want key release speed to affect the T4 value of the TVA envelope If you want T4 to be speeded up...

Page 49: ...ce p 79 When a patch with Matrix Control settings is assigned to a part confirm that any MIDI messages used for the Matrix Control will be received If the Fantom Xa is set up such that reception of MIDI messages is disabled then the Matrix Control will not function Parameter Group F5 CTRL Matrix Control Settings Miscellaneous Settings Parameter Value Explanation CTRL 1 4 Source OFF CC01 31 33 95 P...

Page 50: ...modify the selected parameter in a negative direction i e a lower value toward the left or slower etc from its current setting select a negative value For either positive or negative settings greater absolute values will allow greater amounts of change Set this to 0 if you don t want to apply the effect CTRL 1 4 Switch 1 4 OFF ON REVS Tone to which the effect is applied when using the Matrix Contr...

Page 51: ...that fades away naturally even if the key is not released selecting OFFN or OFFD may result in no sound being heard Tone Delay Time 0 127 Note Time from when the key is pressed or if the Delay Mode parameter is set to OFFN or OFFD the time from when the key is released until when the tone will sound Tone Delay Time specifies the beat length for the synchronized tempo when the tempo that specifies ...

Page 52: ...gger parameter to ON If this is OFF it will have no effect Rate 0 127 Note Modulation speed of the LFO LFO Rate sets the beat length for the synchronized tempo is synchronized with the tempo set in a sequencer This setting will be ignored if the Waveform parameter is set to CHAOS Rate Detune 0 127 Makes subtle changes in the LFO cycle rate Rate parameter each time a key is pressed Higher settings ...

Page 53: ...or this reason tone 1 will follow the settings of tone 2 and tone 3 will follow the settings of tone 4 p 38 Apply the LFO gradually after the key is pressed Fade Mode ON Delay Time Time from when the keyboard is played until the LFO begins to be applied Fade Time Time over which the LFO amplitude will reach the maximum after the Delay Time has elapsed Apply the LFO immediately when the key is pres...

Page 54: ...multi effects 1 4 Output to the INDIVIDUAL 1 4 jacks in mono without passing through multi effects If the Patch Out Assign is set to anything other than TONE these settings will be ignored When the Structure Type parameter has a setting of Type 2 10 the outputs of tones 1 and 2 will be combined with tone 2 and the outputs of tones 3 and 4 will be combined with tone 4 For this reason tone 1 will fo...

Page 55: ...o the PATCH PLAY screen without saving an will be displayed at the left of the rhythm set group If you turn off the power or select a different sound while the display indicates your edited rhythm set will be lost You can edit while viewing a graphic display of the most frequently used important parameters Zoom Edit lets you edit the following parameters 1 With the screen for editing the above par...

Page 56: ...red rhythm set to the currently selected rhythm set 1 Press PATCH RHYTHM to access the PATCH PLAY screen 2 Select the part keyboard or pad and the copy destination rhythm set p 30 3 Press PATCH EDIT to access the RHYTHM EDIT screen 4 Hold down SHIFT and press F6 TONE CPY The Rhythm Tone Copy window appears fig RhyToneCopy 5 Press CURSOR to move the cursor and use the VALUE dial or INC DEC to selec...

Page 57: ...rds the initial rise and fall of the sound The Fantom Xa 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 It is not possible to use the envelope to modify a one shot waveform to create a decay that is longer than the original waveform or to turn it into a sustaining sound Loop These wave...

Page 58: ...urally even if the key remains pressed set this to NO SUS If a one shot type wave p 57 is selected it will not sustain even if this parameter is set to SUSTAIN Tone Pitch Bend Range 0 48 Amount of pitch change in semitones 4 octaves that will occur when the Pitch Bend Lever is moved The amount of change when the lever is tilted is set to the same value for both left and right sides One Shot Mode O...

Page 59: ...es a tempo BPM is selected as the sample for a tone If a waveform from a wave expansion board is selected for the tone turning the Wave Tempo Sync pa rameter ON will cause pitch related settings p 60 and FXM related settings p 59 to be ignored If a sample is selected for a tone you must first set the BPM tempo parameter of the sample If a sample is selected for a tone Wave Tempo Sync will require ...

Page 60: ...rt the shape of the envelope P Env V Sens 63 63 Keyboard playing dynamics can be used to control the depth of the pitch envelope If you want the pitch envelope to have more effect for strongly played notes set this parameter to a positive value P Env T1 V Sens 63 63 This allows keyboard dynamics to affect the T1 of the Pitch envelope If you want T1 to be speeded up for strongly played notes set th...

Page 61: ...he waveform s sound in 1 cent steps one cent is 1 100th of a semitone Parameter Value Explanation Velocity Control OFF ON RAN Determines whether a different waveform is played ON or not OFF depending on the force with which the key is played velocity RAN The rhythm tone s constituent waveforms will sound randomly regardless of any Velocity messages Velo Fade Lower 0 127 Determines what will happen...

Page 62: ...frequency components above the Cutoff frequency are cut the sensi tivity of this filter changes according to the Cutoff frequency While this filter is also good for use with simulated acoustic instrument sounds the nuance it exhibits differs from that of the LPF2 even with the same TVF Envelope settings If you set LPF2 or LPF3 the setting for the Resonance parameter will be ignored Cutoff Frequenc...

Page 63: ...otes and negative settings will cause the effect to be less F Env T1 V Sens 63 63 This allows keyboard dynamics to affect the T1 of the TVF envelope If you want T1 to be speeded up for strongly played notes set this parameter to a positive value F Env T4 V Sens 63 63 Use this parameter when you want key release speed to affect the T4 value of the TVF envelope If you want T4 to be speeded up for qu...

Page 64: ...ing to be alternated between left and right each time a key is pressed Higher settings will produce a greater amount of change L or R settings will reverse the order in which the pan will alternate between left and right For example if two rhythm tones are set to L and R respectively the panning of the two rhythm tones will alternate each time they are played Parameter Value Explanation A Env T1 V...

Page 65: ... 4 jacks in mono without passing through multi effects If the Rhythm Out Assign is set to anything other than TONE these settings will be ignored If you ve made settings so that sounds are separately routed to the INDIVIDUAL 1 jack and INDIVIDUAL 2 jack but no plug is actually inserted in the INDIVIDUAL 2 jack the sounds routed to INDIVIDUAL 1 and INDIVIDUAL 2 will be mixed and output from the IND...

Page 66: ...nce mode and the PERFORM MIXER screen appears fig PfmMixer fig PfmFunc e Displaying PERFORM LAYER Screen Displaying PERFORM MIXER Screen Functions in the PERFORMANCE LAYER MIXER Screen 1 4 7 1 5 4 6 6 1 8 2 3 4 6 5 7 3 3 2 2 5 8 Indicates the current sound generating mode Jumps to the setting screen of the displayed parameter Indicates multi effects MFX1 2 3 chorus CHO reverb REV and masterring MA...

Page 67: ...s LAYER SPLIT 2 Press ENTER The PERFORMANCE LIST screen appears fig PfmList 3 To switch the performance group press or 4 Use the VALUE dial INC DEC or to select the performance 5 Press ENTER to close the PERFORMANCE LIST screen You can bring together your favorite and most frequently used performances in one place by registering them in the Favorite Performance By using this function you can quick...

Page 68: ...ears fig PatchListPfm If you press F1 FAVORIT the FAVORITE PATCH screen p 31 appears If you press F2 CATEG you can select patches by category p 32 3 Press to select the performance group 4 Use the VALUE dial INC DEC or to select a patch 5 Press ENTER to select the patch Using the PATCH SELECT screen 1 Select the part whose sound you want to switch 2 Press PATCH SELECT The PATCH SELECT screen appea...

Page 69: ...the middle range fig Split e A split performance is one application of a layer Changing the key range of each part in the layer results in a split 1 Press LAYER SPLIT to access the PERFORM LAYER screen 2 Press F4 KEYRANG The Key Range window appears fig KeyRange 3 Press or to select the part you want to play 4 Press F3 KBDSW F5 UPPER or to select the parameter 5 Use the VALUE dial or INC DEC to ch...

Page 70: ...he PATCH SELECT screen appears fig PatchSelectPfm 3 To select a rhythm set press F5 RHYTHM to add a check mark If you add a mark the RHYTHM SELECT screen appears 4 Press F1 or F2 to select a group 5 Use F3 F4 PART TRACK 1 8 INC DEC or the VALUE dial to select a patch rhythm set 6 Press ENTER to return to the PERFORM LAYER screen In the PERFORM MIXER screen you can set the following parameters for ...

Page 71: ...indicator lights If you want to turn off part 9 16 press 9 16 to make its indicator light and press PART TRACK 1 8 3 To turn on the part press PART TRACK 1 8 you pressed in step 2 once again so the indicator goes dark This setting is linked with the Mute parameter PART VIEW screen and can be saved as a performance setting Part Mute does not turn off the MIDI receive switch rather it sets the volum...

Page 72: ...LAYER SPLIT to access the PERFORM LAYER screen 2 Select the Performance that you want to initialize p 67 3 Hold down SHIFT and press F6 INIT The Performance Initialize window appears 4 Press to select the initialization type Default Resets the currently selected performance in the Temporary memory to the standard values Use this setting when you wish to create a sound from scratch Sound Control In...

Page 73: ...erformance F1 PATCH When the cursor is at a Type Group or Number you can press ENTER to open the PATCH LIST screen and choose a patch from the list p 30 F2 LVL PAN Functions of Parameters of Each Part Performance Parameters Parameter Value Explanation Type Patch Rhythm Sets the assignment of a patch Patch or rhythm set Rhythm to each of the parts Group USER PR A F GM CARD EXP Selects the group to ...

Page 74: ...fy the output destination of the sound that has passed through the multi effects Chorus and reverb are output in mono at all times The output destination of the signal after passing through the chorus is set with the Chorus Output Select and Chorus Output Assign parameters p 161 The output destination of the signal after passing through the reverb is set with the Reverb Output Assign pa rameter p ...

Page 75: ... each part according to the velocity with which the keys are pressed If you want strongly played notes to raise the volume cutoff frequency set this parameter to positive set tings If you want strongly played notes to lower the volume cutoff frequency use negative settings Set Velocity Sensitivity to 0 when you want sounds played at a fixed volume and cutoff frequency regardless of the force with ...

Page 76: ...AT When portamento is used this specifies the time over which the pitch will change Higher settings will cause the pitch change to the next note to take more time If you want to use the Portamento Time setting of the patch assigned to the part p 41 set this to PAT This setting is ignored for parts to which a rhythm set is assigned Parameter Value Explanation Part Scale Tune for C B 64 63 Make scal...

Page 77: ...1 128 OFF If you want a Program Change number to also be transmitted when you switch Performances specify the value that you want to transmit 0 128 for each part If you do not want this message to be transmitted set this to OFF The data of the part for which the Keyboard Switch is turned off will not be transmitted Level 0 127 OFF If you want Volume messages to also be transmitted when you select ...

Page 78: ...hen the Seq Tempo Override parameter is ON In order to enable this setting turn on the Tempo Override parameter p 200 VALUE 20 250 This value is specified independently for each performance This means that when you switch performances the tempo setting of the Fantom Xa will change The sequencer tempo will be overwritten to the new tempo when you switch performances F4 DBEAM For details refer to Pa...

Page 79: ... will be received ON or not OFF If this is OFF the part will not respond Normally you should leave this ON but you can turn it OFF when you do not want a specific part to be playing during song playback Ch 1 16 MIDI receive channel for each part PC Program Change OFF ON For each MIDI channel specify whether MIDI messages will be received ON or not OFF BS Bank Select PB Pitch Bend PA Polyphonic Key...

Page 80: ... to the D Beam controller 3 While you play the keyboard or pads to produce sound place your hand above the D Beam controller and move it slowly up and down An effect will be applied to the sound depending on the function that is assigned to the D Beam controller 4 To turn off the D Beam controller once again press the button you pressed in step 2 so the indicator goes out If Performance mode is se...

Page 81: ...his switch on produces a complex sound with many harmonics This is effective when the OSC1 pitch is higher than the OSC2 pitch Filter Filter Type OFF LPF BPF HPF PKG Type of filter OFF No filter is used LPF Low Pass Filter This reduces the volume of all frequencies above the cutoff frequency Cutoff in order to round off or un brighten the sound BPF Band Pass Filter This leaves only the frequencies...

Page 82: ...gger Parameter Value Explanation Pad Number 1 9 Pad number affected by the D Beam Pad Velocity 1 127 Strength of the pad sound played by the D Beam controller Pad Control Mode MOMENTARY LATCH Specifies how the D Beam will behave when it is obstructed MOMENTARY The parameter will be on only while the D Beam is obstructed and will turn off when you stop obstructing it LATCH The parameter will altern...

Page 83: ...ing to the function assigned to each knob or button 1 Hold down SHIFT and turn one of the REALTIME CONTROL knobs A screen like the following appears fig RealtimeKnob 2 Press to select the parameter 3 Use the VALUE dial or INC DEC to make the setting 4 If you want to save the settings press F6 WRITE 5 Press EXIT to return to the previous screen Realtime controller settings are saved independently f...

Page 84: ...s selected ASSIGNABLE Switch Settings Parameter Value Explanation Switch 1 2 Assign TRANSPOSE DOWN TRANSPOSE UP TAP TEMPO MONO POLY PORTAMENTO HOLD MFX1 3 CHORUS SW REVERB SW MASTERING SW LOOP RHY START STOP Functions that will be controlled by the buttons TRANSPOSE DOWN Lowers the key range in semitones up to 5 semitones lower TRANSPOSE UP Raises the key range in semitones up to 6 semitones highe...

Page 85: ...ND DOWN Controls the pitch as specified by the Pitch Bend Range Down setting p 41 AFTERTOUCH Aftertouch OCT UP Pedal press raises the key range in octave steps up to 3 octaves higher OCT DOWN Pedal press lowers the key range in octave steps up to 3 octaves lower START STOP The sequencer will start stop PUNCH IN OUT Manual punch in out recording will start stop TAP TEMPO Tap tempo a tempo specified...

Page 86: ...is particularly important The playback pattern of the arpeggio is determined mainly by this selection This sets the arpeggio tempo You can save the arpeggio tempo settings individually in each Patch Rhythm Set or Performance 1 Press TEMPO The current tempo value appears in the display fig Tempo 2 Use the VALUE dial or INC DEC to set the tempo value 5 300 or set the value by tapping F4 TAP a number...

Page 87: ...o with the start stop timing of the sequencer For details refer to Arp Rhythm Sync Switch p 200 1 Hold down SHIFT and press ARPEGGIO The ARPEGGIO screen appears fig Arpeggio 2 Press to select the parameter 3 Use the VALUE dial or INC DEC to make the setting 4 When you have made the setting press EXIT Holding an Arpeggio Playing Arpeggios Along with the Sequencer Arpeggio Settings About Arpeggio St...

Page 88: ...ith a tie the same note continues to sound until the point at which the next new sound is specified Duration settings are shared with the rhythm pattern Motif See p 89 Refer to Selecting Ascending Descending Variations Arp Motif p 89 Velocity REAL 1 127 Specifies the loudness of the notes that you play REAL If you want the velocity value of each note to depend on how strongly you play the keyboard...

Page 89: ...ch time and the notes play in order from the lowest of the pressed keys and then back again in the reverse order U D _ The notes play in order from the lowest of the pressed keys and then back again in the reverse order No note is played every time Rand L Notes will be sounded randomly for the keys you press with only the lowest key sounded each time Rand _ Only the lowest of the keys pressed is s...

Page 90: ...SETUP The Arpeggio Setup window appears fig ArpSetup 4 Press to move the cursor to End Step 5 Use the VALUE dial or INC DEC to specify the number of steps for the arpeggio style 6 Press to move the cursor to Input Velocity 7 Use the VALUE dial or INC DEC to specify the velocity setting for the data you will input The data will always be input with the specified velocity 8 Press F6 CLOSE to close t...

Page 91: ...ad to input it Higher numbered pads produce higher velocity values for example striking pad 1 specifies a velocity value of 15 while striking pad 9 specifies a velocity value of 127 A maximum of sixteen note numbers pitches can be used in a single style 9 When you have finished press F5 EXIT The Styles you create are temporary they are deleted as soon as you turn off the power or select some other...

Page 92: ...he notes of the chord will be displayed 3 When you have finished selecting a Chord Form press EXIT This causes the notes within a chord to be sounded consecutively rather than simultaneously Since the playback speed will change according to the force with which you play the keyboard you can vary your playing dynamics to create a realistic simulation of playing a guitar 1 Hold down SHIFT and press ...

Page 93: ...you want to keep a Chord Form you have made save it to the Fantom Xa s user memory 1 In the CHORD MEMORY screen confirm that the current Chord Form is the one you want to save 2 Press F6 WRITE The CHORD NAME screen appears fig ChordName 3 Assign a name to the Chord Form For details on assigning names refer to p 28 4 When you have finished inputting the name press F6 WRITE A screen will appear allo...

Page 94: ...cording to the pad you pressed the assigned rhythm pattern will begin playing A pattern will begin playing when you press any pad from 1 9 that is unlit A rhythm tone will sound when you press a pad that is lit The pattern or rhythm tone that is sounded by each pad can be specified in Rhythm Group Edit p 99 You can stop playback by pressing a blinking pad 3 To stop rhythm pattern playback press RH...

Page 95: ...et is assigned to the Pad part In the screen this is indicated by RECOMMENDED RHY Recommended Rhythm set 3 Use the VALUE dial or INC DEC to select a Rhythm group number This selects the Rhythm group s basic performance Style U01 32 User P01 32 Preset 4 When you have finished selecting a Rhythm group press EXIT Determining the Tempo for Rhythm Pattern Performances Using a controller to adjust the p...

Page 96: ...uffle 1 24 Sixteenth note triplet six grid sections one beat Grid settings are shared with the arpeggio Duration 30 120 Full This determines whether the sounds are played staccato short and clipped or tenuto fully drawn out 30 120 For example when set to 30 the length of the note in a grid or when a series of grids is connected with ties the final grid is 30 of the full length of the note set in t...

Page 97: ... press F6 EXEC to execute initialization 1 Hold down SHIFT and press RHYTHM 2 Press F2 RHYTHM 3 Press F5 EDIT The RHYTHM PATTERN EDIT screen appears fig RhyPtnEdit 4 Press F1 SETUP The Rhythm Setup window appears fig RhySetup 5 Press to move the cursor to End Step 6 Use the VALUE dial or INC DEC to specify the number of steps for the Rhythm Pattern 7 Press to move the cursor to Input Velocity 8 Us...

Page 98: ...numbered pads produce higher velocity values for example striking pad 1 specifies a velocity value of 15 while striking pad 9 specifies a velocity value of 127 A maximum of sixteen note numbers pitches can be used in a single pattern 10 When you have finished press F5 EXIT The Rhythm Patterns you create are temporary they are deleted as soon as you turn off the power or select some other Pattern Y...

Page 99: ...lect the write destination 6 Press F6 WRITE A message will ask you for confirmation 7 To save the Rhythm Group press F6 EXEC To cancel press F5 CANCEL Never switch off the Fantom Xa while data is being saved Creating a Rhythm Group Rhythm Group Edit Parameter Value Explanation PAD 1 9 Select the pad for which you want to make settings You can also choose the pad that you want to set by pressing th...

Page 100: ...ntroller or sequencer will not play the internal sound generator F5 SOLO Solo Sampling While playing the internal sound gener ator as usual sample only the sound from the external input Effects cannot be applied to the external input sound Parameter Explanation Input Select Input source of the sound that is to be sam pled LINE IN L R L R stereo LINE IN L L mono MICROPHONE L mono mic level This can...

Page 101: ...ely sold memory DIMM p 216 1 Press MIX IN to turn it on off When it is on the button will light 1 Connect your CD player mic or other audio source to the AUDIO INPUT jacks located on the rear panel of the Fantom Xa 2 Hold down SHIFT and press MIX IN The INPUT SETTING screen appears fig InSetting 3 Press or to select the parameter 4 Turn the VALUE dial or press INC DEC to set the value 5 Play back ...

Page 102: ...equency boost cut 2 Enhancer Modifies the harmonic content of the high frequency range to add sparkle to the sound Sens 0 127 Depth of the enhancer effect Mix 0 127 Volume of the harmonics that are generated 3 Compressor Restrains high levels and boosts low levels to make the overall vol ume more consistent Attack 0 127 Time from when the input ex ceeds Threshold until the volume begins to be comp...

Page 103: ...ip Back Sampling ends the ASSIGN TO PAD screen will appear Now you can specify the pad that will play the sound fig AsgnToPad1 3 Select the desired pad by pressing it directly If you press F1 SYNC to add a check mark the Wave Tempo Sync parameter p 59 will be turned ON for the rhythm tone that is assigned 4 Press F6 EXEC A message will ask your confirmation 5 Press F6 EXEC to execute Assign to Pad...

Page 104: ...CANCEL You can also perform this operation from the SAMPLE LIST or SAMPLE EDIT screen by pressing MENU and selecting Load Sample Here s all samples in the user memory and memory card can be loaded When you execute Load All Samples all unsaved samples will be erased If the total size of the data in the user bank and card bank exceeds the size of memory the samples of the user bank will be loaded fi...

Page 105: ...l be removed from all selected samples 3 Press F5 UTILITY and then press F3 DELETE A message will ask you for confirmation 4 Press F6 EXEC to delete the sample To cancel press F5 CANCEL You can also perform this operation from the SAMPLE LIST or SAMPLE EDIT screen by pressing MENU and selecting Delete Sample File Here s how an audio file WAV AIFF can be loaded into memory as a sample Place the aud...

Page 106: ...ou can execute Truncate p 108 to delete unwanted portions at the beginning and end of the sample Sample modify operations Chop Normalize etc apply to the entire sample Even if you specify Start or End they will be ignored If you want to apply the operation only to the region between the Start and End use Truncate to delete unwanted portions of the sample and then perform the sample modifying opera...

Page 107: ...rse direction from Loop Start to Start REV ONE The sample will be played back only once from End to Start in the reverse direction Tempo Original tempo of the sample You can hold down SHIFT and use the VALUE dial or INC DEC to adjust the value to the right of the decimal point 5 00 300 00 In order to synchronize the tempo Wave Temp Sync p 43 must be turned ON Org Key Note number that will play the...

Page 108: ... sample Also the high frequency range of the sample may be emphasized when you use a sampler made by another manufacturer In this case you can minimize the change in tonal character by attenuating the high frequency range You cannot execute this with more than one sample selected 1 Press SAMPLE EDIT LIST to access the SAMPLE EDIT screen 2 Press F3 MODIFY to open the Sample Modify Menu window 3 Pre...

Page 109: ...ected 1 Press SAMPLE EDIT LIST to access the SAMPLE EDIT screen 2 Press F3 MODIFY to open the Sample Modify Menu window 3 Press F2 NORM AMP and then press F2 AMP fig AMP 4 If you want to adjust the volume of the entire sample use the VALUE dial or INC DEC to set the rate of volume boost 5 If you want to apply an envelope specify points Press F3 POINT to display the mark Then press or to select a p...

Page 110: ...cribed in the section Auditioning the Divided Samples p 111 If you want to re make settings move or delete the point p 111 6 Press F6 EXEC A message will ask you for confirmation 7 To execute the division press F6 EXEC The divided samples will be added to the sample list To cancel press F5 CANCEL When you execute the Chop operation a message will ask whether you want to execute Create Rhythm If yo...

Page 111: ... the SAMPLE EDIT screen 2 Press F3 MODIFY to open the Sample Modify Menu window 3 Press F5 COMBINE fig COMBINE 4 Press or to select a parameter 5 Use the VALUE dial or INC DEC to set the value You can press F4 PREVIEW to audition the selected sample 6 Press F6 EXEC A message will ask you for confirmation 7 To execute press F6 EXEC To cancel press F5 CANCEL Parameter Explanation Chop Type How the s...

Page 112: ...elect another rhythm set the rhythm set you assigned will be replaced by that rhythm set If you want to keep the rhythm set you created press WRITE and save it p 57 Before you continue with the procedure below make sure you re in Performance mode and select the rhythm set to which you want to assign the sample 1 With the SAMPLE LIST screen shown select a sample 2 Press SAMPLE EDIT LIST to access t...

Page 113: ...atch you assigned will be replaced by that patch If you want to keep the patch you created press WRITE and save it 1 With the SAMPLE LIST screen shown select a sample 2 Press SAMPLE EDIT LIST to access the SAMPLE EDIT screen 3 Press F4 ASSIGN The Assign to Kbd Pad window will appear fig AsgnToKbdPad 4 Press F4 To KBD The Assign to Keyboard window will appear and you can verify the assignment for t...

Page 114: ... replaced by that rhythm set If you want to keep the rhythm set press WRITE and save it p 57 Two or more samples assigned to different keys are collectively called a multisample One multisample can assign up to 128 samples divided split across the notes of the keyboard A memory card can store 128 multisamples fig MultiSample1 e Create a Rhythm Set Create Rhythm Creating a Multisample Create Multis...

Page 115: ...assigned 9 If you want to use the multisample as a patch press F6 EXEC A message will ask you for confirmation 10 Press F6 EXEC To cancel press F5 CANCEL Never turn off the power while data is being written You can t listen to a multisample unless it s assigned to a part as a patch If you press F5 CANCEL at this point the multisample will be saved but you ll need to perform the additional step of ...

Page 116: ...NTER fig SampleName 5 Assign a name to the sample For details on assigning names refer to p 28 6 When you have finished inputting the name press F6 WRITE A screen will appear allowing you to select the write destination sample fig SampleWrite2 7 Use the VALUE dial INC DEC or to select the write destination sample number The write destination can be either the Fantom Xa s internal user memory User ...

Page 117: ...ber that each pad will send to the sound generator section 1 Hold down SHIFT and press a pad 1 9 The PAD SETTING screen appears fig PadSetting 2 Press the pad for which you want to make settings 3 Press CURSOR to select the parameter 4 Use the VALUE dial or INC DEC to make pad settings If you want to use the Rhythm set settings for the pad part press F4 RHYTHM to add a check mark Using the Hold Fu...

Page 118: ...ad settings for each performance For details on how to save a performance refer to Saving a Performance You ve Created Write p 72 The Fantom Xa lets you assign a previously recorded phrase to a pad as a pattern and play it by pressing that pad For details refer to Playing a Phrase at the Touch of a Finger RPS p 154 The Fantom Xa lets you assign rhythm patterns and or rhythm sounds to the pads and ...

Page 119: ...layback midway through the song press If you have interrupted song playback may be displayed at the right of the measure number This indicates that the song is stopped in mid measure There will be no sound if samples have not been loaded for the patches used in the song You must load the necessary samples beforehand p 153 The Chain Play function lets you consecutively play back Quick Play songs on...

Page 120: ... press The display will indicate MIDI Update while processing takes place and when finished will indicate MIDI Update Completed If you want to silence the playback of a specific instrument you can mute the part that contains the sequencer data for that instrument 1 Press MUTE to make it light 2 Press PART TRACK 1 8 to mute the corresponding part so that its indicator lights If you want to mute par...

Page 121: ...etails on making settings in the Loop window refer to Specifying the Area of a Song that will Repeat Loop Points p 133 You can start stop song playback by passing your hand over the D Beam controller 1 Select the song that you want to play back 2 Hold down SHIFT and press D BEAM ASSIGNABLE A screen like the following appears fig 0000 3 Use CURSOR to move the cursor to Type 4 Use the VALUE dial or ...

Page 122: ...ong p 123 4 Set the tempo p 123 5 Use realtime recording p 124 or step recording p 128 to record 6 Use track edit p 133 or micro edit p 144 to edit the song 7 Save the song to user memory or memory card p 150 Before you record a song select the sound that you want to use for recording Select the recording method that is appropriate for your situation Performance Select a Performance when you want ...

Page 123: ...r recorded and is handled independently of the time signature of the song i e the time signature recorded in the beat track The pattern beat is normally set to a time signature of 4 4 but you can change this setting when the song has a time signature other than 4 4 or when you want to record a pattern with a time signature different than that of the song Only one pattern beat setting can be specif...

Page 124: ...ns the Realtime Rec Control window will appear fig RealRecCtrl Recording Your Performance as You Play It Realtime Recording Basic Operation for Realtime Recording Parameter Value Explanation Rec Track TRK 1 TRK 16 PTN001 PTN100 when record ing on a pattern Specify the phrase track or pattern on which you want to record Rec Mode MIX REPLACE Select how recording is to take place MIX Mix recording wi...

Page 125: ...enient when you want to re record more than one location in which you made a mistake The song will play back when you begin recording When you press a pedal or button playback will switch to record mode and will switch back to play mode when you press the pedal or button once again By pressing the pedal or button you can toggle between record and play modes If you want to use a pedal connected to ...

Page 126: ...ter When Input Quantize is GRID Grid Resolution Quantization time interval Select the shortest note value that will occur in the range to which Grid Quantize will be applied Grid Quantize Strength 0 100 Degree to which notes will be adjusted toward the tim ing intervals specified by Grid Resolution With a setting of 100 the notes will be corrected precisely to the timing of the Grid Resolution pa ...

Page 127: ... of a specific key range hold down the top and bottom keys of that range Data for that range will be erased for as long as you hold down those keys 4 Press F6 CLOSE to close the Realtime Erase window You will return to the normal recording state You can also erase the data of a specific channel When recording arpeggios in real time you can synchronize the arpeggio with the sequencer start stop tim...

Page 128: ...TIE Cancel the previously input TIE F4 REST Inputs a rest First set the Note Type parameter to a length that is the same as the rest you want to input and then press F3 REST Inputting Data One Step at a Time Step Recording Inputting Notes and Rests Parameter Value Explanation Rec Track TRK 1 TRK 16 PTN001 PTN100 when record ing on a pattern Specify the phrase track or pattern on which you want to ...

Page 129: ... previous state After executing Undo you can execute Redo by performing the above procedure once again Inputting a Chord Press the chord The cursor will move to the next step when you release all keys or pads Moving the input location Pressing F6 will move the input location forward by the current Note Type value Pressing F5 will move the input location backward by the current Note Type value Movi...

Page 130: ...ern name of the selected pattern is displayed in Pattern Length shows the number of measures in the pattern 6 Press F6 PUT PTN A Pattern Call message for the pattern selected by the Pattern parameter will be recorded You will advance by the length of the measures in that pattern and will be ready to input the next pattern If you input the wrong pattern you can press or F1 STEP BK to delete the pre...

Page 131: ...playback location The Fantom Xa can record data for multiple MIDI channels in a single track From the SNG EDIT TRK screen press PAGE to see which channel s of data are found in each track the TRACK VIEW screen This screen graphically shows the note data of each channel The height of the bar indicates the note pitch and the length of the bar indicates the duration Press PAGE once again to return to...

Page 132: ...the MRC Pro song format the mute status of the track will also be saved If you set the tempo track Tempo Status to MUTE the tempo track will be muted If tempo changes have been recorded in a song but you want to play the song at a fixed tempo you can mute the tempo track Markers can be assigned to any location in a song These are called Locate Positions Normally locations in a song are indicated a...

Page 133: ... then make corrections if you want to change it 6 Press F6 EXEC to execute the operation When the operation is completed the display will briefly indicate Completed If you decide not to execute the operation press F5 CANCEL If you are not satisfied with the results of executing the function you can press ERASE UNDO to return to the state prior to executing the operation Undo Redo After executing U...

Page 134: ...s Ch 1 16 Quantizes only the notes of a specific MIDI chan nel Measure 0001 Range of measures to be quantized If you set For to ALL all measures will be speci fied For 1 ALL Quantize Type GRID SHUFFLE TEMPLATE See below When Quantize Type is GRID Since the notes will be adjusted to the timing of the specified note value you can use this when you want drums or bass for example to play in an accurat...

Page 135: ...5 Rate 50 Rate 75 Rate 100 Up beat Up beat Up beat Up beat 021 Fusion pushing beats small dynamics 022 Fusion pushing beats large dynamics 023 Fusion pushing beats light swing 024 Fusion pushing beats heavy swing 025 Reggae small dynamics 026 Reggae large dynamics 027 Reggae light swing 028 Reggae heavy swing 029 Reggae dragging beats small dynamics 030 Reggae dragging beats large dynamics 031 Reg...

Page 136: ...if Status is set to System Exclusive Tune Request or Pattern Call this parameter will not be avail able Measure 0001 Range of measures to be erased If you set For to ALL all measures will be specified For 1 ALL Status ALL Note Poly Aftertouch Control Change Program Change Channel After touch Pitch Bend System Exclusive Tune Request Pattern Call Type of data to be erased If Track is set to TEMPO th...

Page 137: ...1 PTN100 If you select PTN001 PTN100 the data from the 16 phrase tracks will be merged as it is copied If TEMPO is selected as Src Track then only TEMPO can be selected for this parameter Dst Mea sure 0001 END Copy destination mea sure If you want the copy des tination to be right after the last measure of a song set this parameter to END Copy Mode MIX REPLACE Specifies whether you want to preserv...

Page 138: ...s to be inserted use this pa rameter Beat can be specified only when you have set Track to TRK ALL Transpose the Key Transpose Parameter Value Explanation Track Pattern TRK ALL TRK 1 16 PTN001 100 Phrase track s or pattern to be transposed TRK ALL Phrase tracks 1 16 TRK 1 16 Specified phrase track PTN001 100 Specified pattern Ch Part ALL Ch 1 16 MIDI channel s of the notes to be transposed ALL Tra...

Page 139: ...alues do not change Range Min 0 C 127 G9 Range of note numbers for which velocity will be changed You can also specify the key range by pressing keys on the keyboard Range Max Changing the MIDI Channel Change Channel Parameter Value Explanation Track Pattern TRK ALL TRK 1 16 PTN001 100 Phrase track s or pattern in which the MIDI channel will be changed TRK ALL Phrase tracks 1 16 TRK 1 16 Specified...

Page 140: ...hanged If you set For to ALL all measures will be specified For 1 ALL Bias 4800 4800 Adds a fixed bias amount to all durations Magnify 0 200 Set this parameter if you wish to increase or de crease durations by a spec ified ratio When set to 100 no change is made A value of 101 or higher in creases the duration val ues of 99 or lower decrease the duration For example to halve duration set this para...

Page 141: ...r data will be extracted If you set For to ALL all measures will be specified For 1 ALL Dst Track Pattern TRK ALL TRK 1 16 PTN001 100 Move destination track or pattern TRK ALL According to its MIDI channel the se quencer data will be di vided among phrase tracks 1 16 TRK 1 16 Specified phrase track PTN001 PTN100 Specified pattern Extract Mode MIX REPLACE Specifies whether you want to keep the sequ...

Page 142: ... Specified pattern Ch Part ALL Ch 1 16 MIDI channel of the data to be shifted in time ALL Shifts ticks of all sequencer data Ch 1 16 Shifts the sequencer data tick of just one specific MIDI channel If you set Track to TEMPO or if Status is set to System Exclusive Tune Request or Pattern Call this parameter will not be avail able Measure 0001 Range of measures in which the sequencer data will be mo...

Page 143: ...rase track PTN001 100 Specified pattern Ch Part ALL Ch 1 16 MIDI channel of the data to be thinned ALL Thins all sequencer data Ch 1 16 Thins sequencer data of just one spe cific MIDI channel Measure 0001 Range of measures whose se quencer data will be thinned If you set For to ALL all measures will be speci fied For 1 ALL Data Thin Value 0 99 For thinning data which incor porates rapid changes us...

Page 144: ...measure beat tick at which the sequencer data is recorded and the data recorded at that location 1 Load the song that contains the sequencer data you want to view edit p 131 2 Press F4 MICRO The MICROSCOPE screen appears Press or to view sequencer data fig Microscope e Each time you press PAGE you will switch between the two screens fig Microscope2 3 Press F5 TRK CH The Track Ch Select window appe...

Page 145: ...ssage and return to the MICROSCOPE screen press EXIT In the case of a Roland type IV system exclusive message the checksum can be calculated automatically when you finalize the values If you do not want to calculate the checksum automatically press F1 AT SUM to remove the check mark When you press F4 TEST the system exclusive message you are editing will be transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector ...

Page 146: ...he playback tempo has been changed temporarily In other words since the tempo change value has not been rewritten this setting will be lost if you select another song or turn off the power If you want to play back at this tempo the next time as well you must re save the song to disk This will rewrite the tempo change value so that it matches the playback tempo The Beat track records time signature...

Page 147: ...d down SHIFT and press F6 ERASE to erase the sequencer data You can also erase the sequencer data by pressing ERASE UNDO in the MICROSCOPE screen If you are not satisfied with the results of executing this operation press EXIT to close the MICROSCOPE screen and press ERASE UNDO to return to the state prior to execution Undo After executing Undo you can use Redo to revert to the previous state by p...

Page 148: ... song will play back at that tempo following the location at which the tempo change was inserted If you want to create gradual tempo changes such as ritardando or accelerando it is more convenient to use Tempo Recording p 125 If you want to make the entire song faster or slower change the playback tempo in one of the PLAY screens 1 From the MICROSCOPE screen press F5 TRK CH 2 Press to move the cur...

Page 149: ... assigned in the middle of a 4 4 song the pattern will not be aligned correctly with the other phrase tracks To make this play back correctly insert a 3 4 beat change into the beat track To return the time signature to 4 4 insert a 4 4 beat change into the measure that follows the last measure of the pattern If you want to change the time signature from a measure that is later than the end of the ...

Page 150: ...e way in which the song played back at the time it was saved you will also need to check the mastering settings Parameters included in System Setup Sound generator mode Patch Performance and Patch Performance numbers MFX 1 3 Chorus Reverb switch The selection of whether Patch mode chorus reverb will use the sound settings of the keyboard or of the pads Transpose and Octave Shift values The selecti...

Page 151: ...ed when you save a file It will help you manage songs if you use the file name to distinguish between types of song and use the song name to assign a title Use the SONG NAME screen to assign a song name p 149 If you assign a file name that is identical to a file name already existing in the user area or memory card and attempt to save a message of File Already Exists Overwrite Sure will appear ask...

Page 152: ...ck and save it to disk An extension of MID will be added automatically 7 Press F6 SAVE A message will ask for confirmation 8 Press F6 EXEC to execute The filename extension will be MID whether you select Save SMF Format 0 or Save SMF Format 1 The two cannot be distinguished in this way To cancel press F5 CANCEL Saving a Song as an SMF File Save as SMF When you save data in SMF format the sound set...

Page 153: ... destination and use to select a song 3 Press F6 LOAD A message will ask you for confirmation 4 Press F6 EXEC to execute To cancel press F5 CANCEL Here s how you can load a song into Temporary Area 1 From the SAVE LOAD MENU screen press F5 The SONG LIST screen appears fig SongList By pressing or in the above screen you can specify the type of songs that will be displayed If various types of songs ...

Page 154: ...essages should be recorded in a pattern If a large amount of MIDI data is recorded in a pattern using RPS to play back the pattern can cause notes to be delayed MIDI messages other than note messages should be recorded in a phrase track You can assign a pattern to each note of the keyboard and specify how the pattern will be played These settings are made independently for each song and will be sa...

Page 155: ...he key select either LOW MID or HIGH F2 KEY F3 PAD KBD Note 16 E0 127 G9 Key to which the pattern will be assigned You can also specify this by pressing a key on the keyboard PAD Number PAD 1 PAD 9 Pad number to which the pattern is to be assigned You can also specify a pad directly by pressing it Pattern STOP OFF PTN001 PTN100 STOP The key pad will be a Stop Trigger key pad that stops the current...

Page 156: ... track contains no sequencer data the song will not play and it will not be possible to play back patterns in synchronization In such cases you can insert several blank measures into a phrase track and play them as a loop A performance that uses the RPS function can be recorded in real time in the same way as a conventional performance This provides an easy way to remix patterns and create a song ...

Page 157: ...2 Press F6 SWITCH The EFFECT SWITCH window appears fig FxSw 3 Press F1 MFX1 F6 MASTER to turn each effect switch on off The switch will turn on off each time you press the button 4 Press EXIT to return to the previous screen When you return to the PLAY screen the settings will be displayed in the following area fig FxSw2 1 In the appropriate mode select the sound to which you want to apply effects...

Page 158: ...ch will be output MFX Output in stereo through multi effects You can also apply chorus or reverb to the sound that passes through multi effects A B Output to the OUTPUT A MIX jack or OUTPUT B jack in stereo without passing through multi effects 1 4 Output to the INDIVIDUAL 1 4 jacks in mono without passing through multi effects TONE Outputs according to the settings for each tone This parameter is...

Page 159: ...f the sound passed through the multi effects A OUTPUT A MIX jacks in stereo B OUTPUT B jacks in stereo If the Mix Parallel parameter is set to MIX all sounds are output from the OUTPUT A MIX jacks in stereo p 194 Chorus Out put Select MAIN REV M R Specifies how the sound routed through chorus will be output MAIN Output to the OUTPUT jacks in stereo REV Output to reverb in mono M R Output to the OU...

Page 160: ...ack in stereo without passing through multi effects 1 4 INDIVIDUAL 1 4 jacks in mono without passing through multi effects PAT Determined by the settings of the patch or rhythm set assigned to the part If the Mix Parallel parameter is set to MIX all sounds are output from the OUTPUT A MIX jacks in stereo p 194 Part Output MFX Select 1 3 MFX1 MFX3 Specifies which multi effects will be used Part Out...

Page 161: ...ferent multi effect and the MFX Output Assign setting will be ignored Chorus Out put Select MAIN REV M R Specifies how the sound routed through chorus will be output MAIN Output to the OUTPUT jacks in stereo REV Output to reverb in mono M R Output to the OUTPUT jacks in stereo and to reverb in mono Chorus Level 0 127 Volume of the sound passed through chorus Chorus Out put Assign A B Selects the p...

Page 162: ...g the Making Multi Effects Settings MFX1 3 Parameter Value Explanation Multi Effects Type 00 78 Selects from among the 78 available multi effects Making Multi Effects Settings MFX Control Parameter Value Explanation Source 1 4 OFF CC01 31 33 95 PITCH BEND AFTERTOUCH SYS CTRL1 4 MIDI message used to change the multi effects parameter with the multi effects control OFF Multi effects control will not...

Page 163: ... large For that reason a number of the more typical of the Fantom Xa s multi effects parameters have been designed so they accept the use of Control Change or other MIDI messages for the purpose of making changes in their values For example you can use the Pitch Bend lever to change the amount of distortion or use the keyboard s touch to change the delay time of Delay The parameters that can be ch...

Page 164: ...9 18 AUTO PAN P 169 19 STEP PAN P 170 20 SLICER P 170 21 ROTARY P 170 22 VK ROTARY P 171 CHORUS 12 types 23 CHORUS P 171 24 FLANGER P 171 25 STEP FLANGER P 172 26 HEXA CHORUS P 172 27 TREMOLO CHORUS P 172 28 SPACE D P 172 29 3D CHORUS P 173 30 3D FLANGER P 173 31 3D STEP FLANGER P 173 32 2BAND CHORUS P 174 33 2BAND FLANGER P 174 34 2BAND STEP FLANGER P 175 DYNAMICS 8 types 35 OVERDRIVE P 175 36 DI...

Page 165: ... R in L out R out 4 Band EQ 4 Band EQ L in R in L out R out Spectrum Spectrum Parameter Value Explanation Boost Cut Low 60 4 dB These boost and cut each of the High Middle and Low frequency ranges At 60 dB the sound becomes in audible 0 dB is equivalent to the input level of the sound Boost Cut Mid Boost Cut High Anti Phase Low Sw OFF ON Turns the Anti Phase function on and off for the Low frequen...

Page 166: ...uare wave SIN sine wave SAW1 sawtooth wave upward SAW2 sawtooth wave downward Rate 0 05 10 00 Hz note Rate of modulation Depth 0 127 Depth of modulation Attack 0 127 Speed at which the cutoff frequency will change This is effective if Modulation Wave is SQR SAW1 or SAW2 Level 0 127 Output level L in R in L out R out Super Filter Super Filter SAW1 SAW2 Parameter Value Explanation Step 01 16 0 127 C...

Page 167: ...switch Depth 0 127 Effect depth Input Sync Sw OFF ON Determines whether the LFO for switching the vowels is reset by the in put signal ON or not OFF Input Sync Threshold 0 127 Volume level at which reset is applied Manual 0 100 Point at which Vowel 1 2 switch 49 or less Vowel 1 will have a long er duration 50 Vowel 1 and 2 will be of equal duration 51 or more Vowel 2 will have a longer duration Lo...

Page 168: ...eft and right phase will be opposite When using a mono source this spreads the sound SYNCHRO The left and right phase will be the same Select this when inputting a stereo source Resonance 0 127 Amount of feedback R in R out L in L out Phaser Mix 2 Band EQ Phaser 2 Band EQ Mix R in R out L in L out Step Phaser Mix 2 Band EQ Step Phaser 2 Band EQ Mix Cross Feedback 98 98 Adjusts the proportion of th...

Page 169: ...ep Rate 0 05 10 00 Hz note Rate at which the 16 step se quence will cycle Attack 0 127 Speed at which the modulation frequency changes between steps Low Gain 15 15 dB Amount of boost cut for the low frequency range High Gain 15 15 dB Amount of boost cut for the high frequency range Balance D100 0W D0 100W Volume balance of the original sound D and effect sound W Level 0 127 Output volume L in R in...

Page 170: ... an input note will be detected Mode LEGATO SLASH Sets the manner in which the volume changes as one step progresses to the next LEGATO The change in volume from one step s level to the next remains unaltered If the level of a following step is the same as the one preceding it there is no change in volume SLASH The level is momentarily set to 0 before progressing to the level of the next step This...

Page 171: ...w range High Gain 15 15 dB Gain of the high range Level 0 127 Output Level Parameter Value Explanation Filter Type OFF LPF HPF Type of filter OFF no filter is used LPF cuts the frequency range above the Cutoff Freq HPF cuts the frequency range below the Cutoff Freq L out R out L in R in Rotary 2 Band EQ 2 Band EQ L in R in Chorus Chorus L out R out 2 Band EQ 2 Band EQ Balance W Balance W Balance D...

Page 172: ...ion 0 20 Adjusts the differences in Pre Delay between each chorus sound Depth Deviation 20 20 Adjusts the difference in modu lation depth between each cho rus sound R in R out L in L out Feedback Feedback Balance W Balance D Balance W Balance D 2 Band EQ 2 Band EQ Step Flanger Step Flanger Balance W Balance W L in R in L out R out Hexa Chorus Balance D Balance D Pan Deviation 0 20 Adjusts the diff...

Page 173: ... 00 Hz note Frequency of modulation Depth 0 127 Depth of modulation Phase 0 180 deg Spatial spread of the sound Feedback 98 98 Adjusts the proportion of the flanger sound that is fed back into the effect Negative set tings will invert the phase L R 3D Chorus 2 Band EQ 2 Band EQ R out L out L R 3D Flanger 2 Band EQ 2 Band EQ R out L out Output Mode SPEAKER PHONES Adjusts the method that will be use...

Page 174: ...and Chorus Low Band Chorus High Band Chorus Low Band Chorus Split Parameter Value Explanation Split Freq 200 8000 Hz Frequency at which the low and high ranges will be divid ed Low Pre Delay 0 0 100 0 ms Delay time from when the original sound is heard to when the low range flanger sound is heard Low Rate 0 05 10 00 Hz note Rate at which the low range flanger sound is modulated Low Depth 0 127 Mod...

Page 175: ... Spaciousness of the high range flanger sound High Feedback 98 98 Proportion of the high range flanger sound that is to be re turned to the input negative values invert the phase High Step Rate 0 10 20 00 Hz note Rate at which the steps will cycle for the high range flanger sound Balance D100 0W D0 100W Volume balance of the origi nal sound D and flanger sound W Level 0 127 Output volume R in R ou...

Page 176: ...lume of the microphone Direct Level 0 127 Volume of the direct sound Pan L64 63R Stereo location of the output Level 0 127 Output level Type Cabinet Speaker Microphone SMALL 1 small open back enclosure 10 dynamic SMALL 2 small open back enclosure 10 dynamic MIDDLE open back enclosure 12 x 1 dynamic JC 120 open back enclosure 12 x 2 dynamic BUILT IN 1 open back enclosure 12 x 2 dynamic BUILT IN 2 o...

Page 177: ...and EQ 2 Band EQ Delay Delay R in R out L in L out Feedback Feedback Balance W Balance D Balance W Balance D 2 Band EQ 2 Band EQ Delay Delay Feedback Mode NORMAL CROSS Selects the way in which delay sound is fed back into the effect See the figures above 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 8000Hz BYPASS...

Page 178: ...dulation Modulation Parameter Value Explanation Delay Left 0 1300 ms note Adjusts the time until the delay sound is heard Delay Right Feedback Mode NORMAL CROSS Selects the way in which delay sound is fed back into the effect See the figures above 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 Adjus...

Page 179: ...requency range High Gain 15 15 dB Gain of the high frequency range L in R in L out R out Quadruple Tap Delay Balance W Balance D Balance W Balance D Delay 1 Delay 2 Delay 3 Delay 4 Feedback 1 2 3 4 L R L in R in L out R out Multi Tap Delay Balance W Balance D Balance W Balance D Delay 1 Delay 3 Delay 4 Delay 2 Feed back 2 Band EQ 2 Band EQ Balance D100 0W D0 100W Volume balance between the direct ...

Page 180: ...the effect Negative settings will invert the phase HF Damp 200 8000 Hz BYPASS Adjusts the frequency above which sound fed back to the effect will be cut If you do not want to cut the high frequen cies set this parameter to BY PASS Left Level 0 127 Output level of the delay sound Right Level Center Level Feedback L in R in Delay L out R out 2 Band EQ 2 Band EQ A B Delay A Delay B L R 3D Delay L 3D ...

Page 181: ...istortion to be added This simulates the slight tonal changes that can be detected by signal analysis equipment Increasing this value will increase the distortion L in R in L out R out 2 Band EQ Balance W Balance W Balance D Balance D 2 Band EQ Feedback Time Control Delay Echo Level Echo Level L in R in L out R out Tape Echo Direct Level Direct Level Wow Flutter Rate 0 127 Speed of wow flutter com...

Page 182: ...oise of a radio As this value is raised the tuning drifts fur ther Radio Noise Level 0 127 Volume of the radio noise Low Gain 15 15 dB Gain of the low range High Gain 15 15 dB Gain of the high range 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 Compressor 2 Band EQ 2 Band EQ R in R out ...

Page 183: ...tch 1 Level 0 127 Volume of the Pitch Shift1 sound Pitch 2 Coarse 2 24 12 semi Settings of the Pitch Shift 2 sound The parameters are the same as for the Pitch Shift 1 sound Pitch 2 Fine 2 100 100 cent Pitch 2 Delay 0 1300 ms note Pitch 2 Feed back 98 98 Pitch 2 Pan L64 63R Pitch 2 Level 0 127 L in R in Pitch Shifter Pitch Shifter L out R out 2 Band EQ 2 Band EQ L in R in L out R out 2Voice Pitch ...

Page 184: ...alance D Balance D 2 Band EQ L in R in L out R out Gated Reverb 2 Band EQ Balance W Balance W Balance D Balance D 2 Band EQ Gate Time 5 500 ms Adjusts the time from when the reverb is heard until it disappears Low Gain 15 15 dB Gain of the low range High Gain 15 15 dB Gain of the high range Balance D100 0W D0 100W Volume balance between the direct sound D and the re verb sound W Level 0 127 Output...

Page 185: ...Adjusts the frequency above which sound fed back to the effect will be cut If you do not want to cut the high frequen cies set this parameter to BY PASS Delay Balance D100 0W D0 100W Adjusts the volume balance between the sound that is sent through the delay W and the sound that is not sent through the delay D Level 0 127 Output Level L in R in Delay Overdrive L out R out Balance W Balance W Balan...

Page 186: ... to cut the high frequen cies set this parameter to BY PASS Delay Balance D100 0W D0 100W Adjusts the volume balance between the sound that is sent through the delay W and the sound that is not sent through the delay D Level 0 127 Output Level Feedback Flanger L in R in L out R out Mix Mix Enhancer Enhancer Balance W Balance W Balance D Balance D Feedback Delay L in R in L out R out Mix Mix Enhanc...

Page 187: ...Feedback Delay L in R in L out R out Balance W Balance W Balance D Balance D Flanger Balance W Balance W Balance D Balance D Feedback Feedback Flanger L in R in L out R out Balance W Balance W Balance D Balance D Chorus Balance W Balance W Balance D Balance D Flanger Feedback 98 98 Adjusts the proportion of the flanger sound that is fed back into the effect Negative set tings will invert the phase...

Page 188: ...et correctly the full 3D effect may not appear 30 30 About the STEP RESET function 06 STEP FILTER 16 STEP RING MODULATOR 19 STEP PAN 20 SLICER 63 STEP PITCH SHIFTER The above five types contain a sixteen step sequencer For these types you can use a multi effect control to reset the sequence to play from the first step To do this set the multi effect control Destination to Step Reset For example if...

Page 189: ...oportion of the delay sound fed back into the effect Negative settings will invert the phase HF Damp 200 8000 Hz BYPASS Frequency above which sound fed back to the effect will be cut If you do not want to cut the high frequencies set this parameter to BYPASS Left Level 0 127 Volume of each delay sound Right Level Center Level Type 03 GM2 Chorus Pre LPF 0 7 Cuts the high frequency range of the soun...

Page 190: ...ound until the reverb sound is heard Time 0 127 Time length of reverberation Size 1 8 Size of the simulated room or hall High Cut 160 Hz 12 5 kHz BYPASS Frequency above which the high frequency content of the reverb will be reduced If you do not want to reduce the high frequencies set this parameter to BYPASS Density 0 127 Density of reverb Diffusion 0 127 Change in the density of the reverb over ...

Page 191: ...Comp 01 Soft Comp 02 Low Boost 03 Mid Boost 04 Hi Boost 05 User Recalls effect settings 00 04 Preset settings 05 User settings By pressing F6 SYSTEM WRITE you can save the current settings as user settings Only one set of user settings can be saved Split Lo 200 800 Hz Frequency at which the low frequency LO and mid frequency MID bands are split Split Hi 2000 8000 Hz Frequency at which the high fre...

Page 192: ...em function settings are only temporary they will be discarded as soon as the power is turned off If you want to keep any changes you ve made in the system settings you must save them in internal system memory When you perform the save procedure the data that previously occupied the save destination will be lost However the factory setting data can be recovered by performing the Factory Reset proc...

Page 193: ...ed in the sample This lets you prevent the attack portion of the sound from being omitted from the sample Trigger Level 0 7 Volume level at which sampling will begin when Auto Trig is ON A setting of 0 is the minimum Gap Time 500 2000 ms Length of silence at which the sample will be divided Whenever there is a silent region longer than the specified time the sample will be divided at that point an...

Page 194: ...NGLE CHORD PHRASE SINGLE The notes specified by Preview 1 4 Note Number will sound successively one by one CHORD The notes specified by Preview 1 4 Note Number will sound simultaneously PHRASE The Phrase associated with the patch s type category is played Preview 1 4 Note Number C G9 Specify the pitch of the four notes that will sound when the Preview Mode is set to SINGLE or CHORD If PHRASE is se...

Page 195: ...rt stop PUNCH IN OUT Manual punch in out recording will start stop TAP TEMPO Tap tempo a tempo specified by the interval at which you press the pedal PROG UP The next sound number will be selected PROG DOWN The previous sound number will be selected FAVORITE UP The favorite patch performance of the next number or bank will be selected FAVORITE DOWN The favorite patch performance of the previous nu...

Page 196: ...O play of a patch PORTAMENTO Portamento On Off HOLD Hold play On Off MFX1 3 SW Multi effect 1 3 switch CHORUS SW Chorus switch REVERB SW Reverb switch MASTERING SW Mastering switch LOOP Loop play On Off RHY START STOP Rhythm pattern playback On Off Switch 2 Assign Parameter Value Explanation Sys Ctrl 1 4 Source OFF CC01 95 PITCH BEND AFTERTOUCH Selects the MIDI message used as the System Control O...

Page 197: ...MIDI messages Program Change Bank Select are sent from an external MIDI device Set this to OFF if performances are not to be switched from an external MIDI device If only a program change is received and if this parameter setting coincides with the MIDI receive channel of a part priority will be given to switching the performance Kbd Patch Rx Tx Channel 1 16 Channel used to transmit and receive MI...

Page 198: ...MC Mode MASTER SLAVE When synchronizing the Fantom Xa with a hard disk recorder such as one from the Roland VS series specify which synchronization signal the Fantom Xa s sequencer will use for operation MASTER The Fantom Xa will be the master Use this setting when you want other devices to follow the operation of the Fantom Xa SLAVE The Fantom Xa will be the slave Use this setting when you want t...

Page 199: ...device appears to be sending MIDI Clock although it is actually playing back tracks to which MIDI Clock has been recorded However since the tempo must be recorded to the VS sync track beforehand MTC is only convenient in synchronizing with songs that do not contain great amounts of tempo data Types of MTC The types of MTC that can be selected by the Fantom Xa are shown below Select the same frame ...

Page 200: ...Value Explanation Sync Mode MASTER SLAVE MIDI SLAVE MTC REMOTE Synchronization message that the Fantom Xa s sequencer will use for operation MASTER The Fantom Xa will be the master Choose this setting when using the Fantom Xa by itself without synchronizing to another device or when you want other MIDI devices to synchronize to the Fantom Xa SLAVE MIDI The Fantom Xa will be the slave Choose this s...

Page 201: ...tion Type CC01 31 33 95 BEND UP BEND DOWN START STOP TAP TEMPO ARP GRID ARP DURATION ARP MOTIF ARP OCTAVE UP ARP OCTAVE DOWN Function controlled by the D Beam controller CC01 31 33 95 Controller numbers 1 31 33 95 BEND UP Controls the pitch as specified by the Pitch Bend Range Up setting p 41 BEND DOWN Controls the pitch as specified by the Pitch Bend Range Down setting p 41 START STOP Starts Stop...

Page 202: ...Low Pass Filter This reduces the volume of all frequencies above the cutoff frequency Cutoff in order to round off or un brighten the sound BPF Band Pass Filter This leaves only the frequencies in the region of the cutoff frequency and cuts the rest HPF High Pass Filter This cuts the frequencies in the region below the cutoff frequency PKG Peaking Filter This emphasizes the frequencies in the regi...

Page 203: ...TMP folder the message User Area Full may appear when you execute the User Restore operation making it impossible to successfully carry out the restoration In this case delete p 205 the file that you added after performing the backup and then execute the Restore operation once again This restores all data in the Fantom Xa to the factory set condition Factory Reset If there is important data you ve...

Page 204: ... or memory card 1 Press MENU 2 Press or to select 3 File Utility and then press ENTER The FILE UTILITY screen appears fig FileUtility 3 Press F1 F6 to select the operation you want to carry out F1 USER Select a file in user memory F2 CARD Select a file on the memory card F3 MARK If you want to select two or more files add a check mark to the files To remove the check mark from a selected file sele...

Page 205: ...nfirmation 3 To delete the file press F6 EXEC To cancel press F5 CANCEL Here s how you can move a file to a different folder 1 As described in the basic procedure select the file that you want to move F1 USER F2 CARD Select the memory Select the folder Move between folder levels 2 Press F5 MOVE A screen will appear allowing you to select the folder to which the file is to be moved 3 View the conte...

Page 206: ...sferring Files to or from Your Computer Storage Mode p 207 You must switch the Fantom Xa to MIDI mode before you connect the Fantom Xa and your computer with a USB cable If you ve selected USB MIDI mode nothing can be received from the MIDI IN connector 1 Press MENU to open the Top Menu window 2 Press or to select 1 System and then press ENTER The System Menu window appears 3 Press F1 GENERAL and ...

Page 207: ...ect to the memory card To cancel the connection press F6 EXIT 4 The display will differ as follows depending on the computer you re using Windows Me 2000 users A drive named Removable disk will be displayed within My Computer Below that drive there will be folders named ROLAND and TMP Macintosh Windows XP users A drive icon named FANX USER will appear on the desktop If a memory card is connected t...

Page 208: ...urce area F1 USER Import from user memory F2 CARD Import from a memory card 4 Press or to select the file that you want to import If you want to select two or more files press F3 MARK to add a check mark to the files that you want to select To remove the check mark from a selected file select and press F3 MARK again If you press F5 SET ALL a check mark will be added to all files of the selected fo...

Page 209: ...98 98SE Win98Me Readme_e htm Mac OS 9 9 04 or later Fantom X Driver OS9 E Readme_e htm Mac OS X Fantom X Driver OSX Readme_e htm Exchanging MIDI Messages with Your Computer MIDI Mode Caution when disconnecting the USB cable You must shut down your computer before disconnecting the USB cable Disconnecting the cable while your computer s power is on may destabilize its operation What is the USB MIDI...

Page 210: ...r computer fig USBconnect Fantom X Librarian is software that lets you manage libraries of Fantom Xa parameter data on your computer It provides an efficient way to manage patch rhythm set and performance data In order to use the librarian included on the Fantom X Editor CD ROM you will need to put the Fantom Xa in Librarian mode The same is true when you want to use a separately sold librarian 1 ...

Page 211: ... or more recommended Display Colors 800 x 600 or higher 32 000 colors or more 1024 x 768 or higher recommended Hard Disk 120 M bytes or more Others OMS 2 0 or later Classic 207 Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc 209 Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc 231 OMS is a registered trademark of Opcode Systems Inc 986 While under most conditions a computer similar ...

Page 212: ...g will be on fig V LINK In this state you can operate the pads to manipulate images in sync with the playback of the Fantom Xa Each mode will function as usual even if V LINK is on 2 With the V LINK screen shown Press V LINK again The V LINK button will go dark and the V LINK setting will be off 1 Press V LINK to access the V LINK screen 2 Press F5 SETUP The V LINK SETUP screen appears fig V LINK ...

Page 213: ...al speed at the left center and right positions of the pitch bend Color Cb Ctrl OFF CC01 CC05 CC07 CC10 CC11 CC71 74 CC91 93 AFTERTOUCH Channel Aftertouch Control change number that controls the Cb color of the image Color Cr Ctrl Control change number that controls the Cr color of the image Brightness Ctrl Control change number that controls the brightness of the image VFX1 4 Ctrl Control change ...

Page 214: ...at the screws you remove do not drop into the interior of the Fantom Xa Do not leave the bottom cover removed After installation of the Wave Expansion Board is complete be sure to replace the cover Be careful not to cut your hand on the edge of the cover or the opening edge while removing the cover 911 Do not touch any of the printed circuit pathways or connection terminals 912 Never use excessive...

Page 215: ...ompleted check to confirm that the installed board is being recognized correctly 1 Turn on the power as described in p 16 2 Press MENU to open the Top Menu window 3 Press to select 1 System and then press ENTER 4 Press F6 INFORMATION The SYSTEM INFO screen appears 5 Press F2 SRX Verify that the name of the installed Wave Expansion Board is displayed fig SRXInfo If the name of the board does not ap...

Page 216: ...oard Remove only the specified screws Be careful that the screws you remove do not drop into the interior of the Fantom Xa Do not leave the bottom cover removed After installation of the memory module is complete be sure to replace the cover Be careful not to cut your hand on the edge of the cover or the opening edge while removing the cover 911 Do not touch any of the printed circuit pathways or ...

Page 217: ...RMATION The SYSTEM INFO screen appears 5 Press F1 MEMORY Verify that the screen correctly shows the amount of memory you installed fig MemoryInfo If the correct amount of memory is not shown it is possible that the memory is not being recognized properly Turn off the power as described in Turning Off the Power p 16 and re install the memory correctly 6 Press EXIT to exit the SYSTEM INFO screen Spe...

Page 218: ...o the card For details on the writing procedure refer to the explanation for the corresponding parameters The Fantom Xa provides a PC card protector to prevent theft of the memory card To install the PC card protector use the following procedure 1 Use a screwdriver to remove both of the screws from the bottom side of the PC CARD slot 2 Insert the memory card into the PC CARD card slot 3 Use the sc...

Page 219: ...dal operations or by MIDI messages volume messages or expression messages received from an external MIDI device Have the samples been loaded correctly p 153 A specific Part does not sound Check the following points Has the volume level of the part been lowered Adjust the Level parameter to raise the volume of the part that is not heard p 73 Is the part being muted Set the Mute parameter to OFF p 7...

Page 220: ...en if the Pan is set all the way to one side you will still be able to hear sounds of the effect component from the other channel Sometimes when playing legato the pitch won t rise Why is this When the Legato Switch parameter p 41 is ON and the Legato Retrigger parameter p 41 is OFF and you hold down keys in the high register to play legato the upper pitch limit of the wave may be exceeded so that...

Page 221: ... be used according to whether or not the multi effects are used Using the Matrix Control or other such means to control the LFO results in noise when the Pan is changed suddenly Lower the change in speed LFO Rate Due to the specialized processing used for the Pan which alters the volume level in each of the left and right sides sudden Pan movements causing rapid changes in these levels creates lar...

Page 222: ...roup is not one designated by the Fantom Xa with Bank Select MSB LSB Note that if you omit the Bank Select and send only the Program Change the tone in the currently selected group that has the specified Program Change number will play Try reselecting the tone using the panel controls Furthermore when selecting tones from an external MIDI device be sure to send the Bank Select MSB LSB and the Prog...

Page 223: ...ice ID number of the transmitting device match the Device ID number of the Fantom Xa Check the Device ID parameter p 197 Are you attempting to write to the User area Data can be written to the User area only in Librarian mode I connected an external sequencer or MIDI keyboard to the MIDI IN connector and attempted to play a Fantom Xa rhythm set but there was no sound Why Check to make sure that th...

Page 224: ...mory a message of Sample Memory Full will appear when you attempt to sample p 105 Erase unneeded samples to increase the amount of free space If there is still not enough install additional memory DIMM modules p 216 Sampled sound contains excessive noise or distortion Check the following points Is the input level appropriate If the input level is too high the sampled sound will be distorted If it ...

Page 225: ... card bank Please delete unneeded songs Now Playing Since the Fantom Xa is playing this operation cannot be executed Stop playback before you execute the operation Permission Denied The file is protected Playback Tempo Range Over Tempo values exceed the allowable limit and data is created in which the closest time available within the al lowable range is specified Recording Parameter Error You are...

Page 226: ...e Rv Hit 063 Robot Bass 064 Gated Drum No Name 001 Seq Template 002 Oh So Smooth 003 Phase EP 004 Rotary Multi 005 Ac Gtr w ARP 006 Burning Lead 007 Dist Gt Mult 008 Delay Santur 009 Str Stack FS 010 Brass Sec FS 011 Grand Orch 012 EpicTrncySyn 013 Highland 014 Neutron 015 Marshland 016 SuperStepLFO 017 AerialGarden 018 FreeFall Pad 019 MultiDly Syn 020 Slice Rv Hit 021 AutoNoiseOSC 022 Robot Bass...

Page 227: ...ifferent order No Name Voices Category 001 TrnsSweepPad 6 SOFT PAD 002 Bend nMod Me 5 TECHNO SYNTH 003 A live Piano 2 AC PIANO 004 Magestic Str 8 STRINGS 005 Nu Bace 2 SYNTH BASS 006 Killerbeez 3 TECHNO SYNTH No Name Voices Category 129 Epic Lead 2 HARD LEAD 130 Crumble Syn 2 HARD LEAD 131 DirtyVoltage 2 HARD LEAD 132 Squareheads 2 HARD LEAD 133 Clean 2 HARD LEAD 134 Mini Growl 2 SOFT LEAD 135 Sqr...

Page 228: ...L GUITAR 126 Twin StratsB 2 EL GUITAR 127 BluNoteStrat 1 EL GUITAR 128 FS Funk Gtr 2 EL GUITAR No Name Voices Category 001 GK Dubguitar 4 EL GUITAR 002 Scratchee 4 EL GUITAR 003 Touch Drive 1 DIST GUITAR 004 FS Chunk 4 DIST GUITAR 005 Trem o Vibe 2 DIST GUITAR 006 Nice Dist Gt 1 DIST GUITAR 007 LP Dist 2 DIST GUITAR 008 Hurting Gtr 3 DIST GUITAR 009 Searing COSM 2 DIST GUITAR 010 FS Loud Gtr 3 DIS...

Page 229: ...s 2 HIT STAB 127 AluminmWires 3 TECHNO SYNTH 128 Raven Chord 4 TECHNO SYNTH No Name Voices Category 001 HPF Sweep 2 TECHNO SYNTH 002 Moon Synth 2 TECHNO SYNTH 003 DelyResoSaws 2 TECHNO SYNTH 004 R Trance 7 TECHNO SYNTH 005 Alfa Retro 3 TECHNO SYNTH 006 Nu Hoover 4 TECHNO SYNTH 007 Hoovercraft 4 TECHNO SYNTH 008 Braatz 6 TECHNO SYNTH 009 AllinOneRiff 7 TECHNO SYNTH 010 YZ Again 7 TECHNO SYNTH 011 F...

Page 230: ...ROOVE 125 Timpani Low 4 PERCUSSION 126 Timpani Roll 2 PERCUSSION 127 Bass Drum 4 PERCUSSION 128 Techno Craft 3 COMBINATION No Name Voices Category 001 A live Piano 2 AC PIANO 002 SoundCheck 2 AC PIANO 003 Imagination 4 AC PIANO 004 Stage EP 5 EL PIANO 005 Curly Wurly 2 EL PIANO 006 EP Belle 3 EL PIANO 007 AMP EP 5 EL PIANO 008 Over D6 3 KEYBOARDS 009 CoupleHarpsi 7 KEYBOARDS 010 HimalayaThaw 4 BEL...

Page 231: ...121 Trumpet 1 0 57 122 Dark Trumpet 1 1 57 123 Trombone 1 0 58 124 Trombone 2 1 1 58 125 Bright Tb 1 2 58 126 Tuba 1 0 59 127 MutedTrumpet 1 0 60 128 MuteTrumpet2 1 1 60 No Name Voice LSB PC 129 French Horns 2 0 61 130 Fr Horn 2 1 1 61 131 Brass 1 4 0 62 132 Brass 2 4 1 62 133 Synth Brass1 3 0 63 134 Pro Brass 3 1 63 135 Oct SynBrass 3 2 63 136 Jump Brass 3 3 63 137 Synth Brass2 3 0 64 138 SynBras...

Page 232: ...024 ArtificalKit 025 Noise Kit 026 Kick Menu 027 Snare Menu 1 028 Snare Menu 2 029 HiHat Menu 030 FX SFX Menu 031 Percussion 032 PrstSmplKit No Name 001 StandardKit1 002 StandardKit2 003 StandardKit3 004 Rock Kit 1 005 Rock Kit 2 006 Brush Jz Kit 007 Orch Kit 008 909 808 Kit 009 Limiter Kit 010 HipHop Kit 1 011 HipHop Kit 2 012 HipHop Latin 013 Machine Hip 014 R B Kit 015 HiFi R B Kit 016 Machine ...

Page 233: ...ngle 2 Cajon Cajon 3 Wind Chime SprgDrm Hit Crotale R8 Click Metro Bell DR202 Beep Reverse Cym Xylo Seq Vinyl Noise Mobile Phone Group Snap Laser Siren AnalogKick 3 TR909 Kick 1 Reg Kick TR909 Snr 4 TR808 Snr 2 Artful Snr Cross Snr 004 Rock Kit 1 R B Kick Rk CmpKick Snr Roll Bright Kick Snr Roll Lp SH32 Kick Reg PHH Reg Kick Reg Kick Reg Stick Reg Snr 2 Reg SnrGst Reg Snr 1 Reg F Tom Reg CHH 1 Reg...

Page 234: ...lap Tibet Cymbal Wind Chime VoxKickSweep Vox Kick 2 Vox Kick 1 Vox Snare 1 Pa Vox Snare 2 Chiki Vox Hihat 2 Vox Hihat 1 Vox Hihat 2 Vox Cymbal Vox Hihat 3 Heartbeat Scratch 2 Scratch 5 Scratch 1 Scratch 4 Scratch 6 Mobile Phone Wah Gtr Riff Wah Gtr Riff 010 HipHop Kit 1 PlasticKick2 Low Kick 2 Snr Roll Lp AnalogKick 3 GoodOld Snr5 Dist Kick Bang CHH TR707 Kick Skool Kick Lo Bit Stk 4 Ballad Snr Ol...

Page 235: ...R8 Shaker 2 Tamborine 2 Shaker 1 Bone Shake Tibet Cymbal Crotale Slight Bell Wind Chime Triangle 1 Mild CanWave JDStrikePole JD Plunk Syn Swt Atk2 GtrStroke Nz River Bubble Train Pass Dentist Nz Org Leakage Agogo Noise SBF Vox Lp SynVox Noise R8 Click Syn Swt Atk1 016 Machine Kit1 TR909 Kick 2 TR909 Kick 4 Light Snr Back Kick DR660 Snr Pick Kick TR808 PHH AnalogKick 6 Pick Kick TR808 Rim Jngl pkt ...

Page 236: ... Crash TR909 Ride CR78 Tamb MG Zap 2 JD Sm Metal MG Zap 6 Syn Swt Atk1 MG Zap 7 808 Maracas TR808 Claves Triangle Mt Triangle Op Euro Hit Scratch 4 Easy Gtr Crotale MG Zap 4 Urbn Sn Roll Calc Saw White Noise Polishing Nz TablaBayam 7 TablaBayam 6 Cajon 1 Filtered Hit Laugh Office Phone AnalogKick 6 022 ArtificalKit TR909 Kick 2 AnalogKick 2 TR808 Snr 5 TR909 Kick 3 Boys Snr 3 FB Kick TR606 Cym Ana...

Page 237: ...06 CHH 2 TR606 DstCHH Lite CHH CR78 CHH DR55 CHH Neck CHH Dance CHH Reg PHH mf Reg PHH f Reg PHH Street PHH Swallow PHH Hip PHH TR909 PHH 1 TR909 PHH 2 TR808 PHH TR606 PHH 1 TR606 PHH 2 Lo Bit PHH Lo Bit OHH 1 Rock OHH Reg OHH mf Reg OHH f Reg OHH ff Reg OHH Lo Bit OHH 2 Lo Bit OHH 3 Neck OHH Bang OHH HipHop OHH TR909 OHH 1 TR909 OHH 2 TR808 OHH 1 TR808 OHH 2 TR606 OHH Lite OHH CR78 OHH 028 Rim To...

Page 238: ...ong Xantom AHitL Xantom AHitL Xantom BHitL Xantom BHitL Xantom CHitL Xantom CHitU Xantom DHit Xantom ESnar Xantom FSnar Xantom GSnar Xantom ISnar Xantom ISnar Xantom JSnar Xantom KSnar Xantom HSnar 034 PassionDrums SH32 Kick JD EML 5th AnalogKick 6 Low Kick 2 Low Kick 3 Back Kick Car Pass PlasticKick3 TR909 Kick 4 R B Rim 2 TR909 Snr 5 Back Snr Boys Snr 2 Reg L Tom TR606 CHH 2 Reg M Tom Lo Bit PHH...

Page 239: ...sa Maracas ShrtWhistle LongWhistle Short Guiro Long Guiro Claves Woodblock Woodblock Mute Cuica Open Cuica MuteTriangl OpenTriangl Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets Mute Surdo Open Surdo 004 PC 25 GM2 ELECTRIC High Q Slap ScratchPush ScratchPull Sticks SquareClick Mtrnm Click Mtrnm Bell Mix Kick Elec Kick 1 Side Stick Elec Snare 909 HandClap Elec Snare 2 Synth Drum 2 Close HiHat2 Synth Drum 2...

Page 240: ...STRA Close HiHat2 Pedal HiHat2 Open HiHat2 Ride Cymbal Sticks SquareClick Mtrnm Click Mtrnm Bell Concert BD ConcertBD Mt Side Stick Concert Snr Castanets Concert Snr Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Timpani Tambourine Splash Cym Cowbell Con Cymbal2 Vibraslap Concert Cym Bongo High Bongo Lo Mute H Conga Conga Hi Opn Conga Lo Opn High Ti...

Page 241: ...itar B 0217 E Sitar C 0218 Santur A 0219 Santur B 0220 Santur C 0221 Dulcimer A 0222 Dulcimer B 0223 Dulcimer C 0224 Shamisen A 0225 Shamisen B 0226 Shamisen C 0227 Koto A 0228 Koto B 0229 Koto C 0230 Ac Bass A 0231 Ac Bass B 0232 Ac Bass C 0233 FngrCmp Bs A 0234 FngrCmp Bs B 0235 FngrCmp Bs C 0236 Finger Bs A 0237 Finger Bs B 0238 Finger Bs C 0239 Precision Bs 0240 Jz Bs Soft A 0241 Jz Bs Soft B ...

Page 242: ...72 E Bass Nz 1 0673 E Bass Nz 2 0674 E Bass Slide 0675 DistGtr Nz 1 0676 DistGtr Nz 2 0677 DistGtr Nz 3 0678 GtrStroke Nz 0679 Gtr Fret Nz1 0680 Gtr Fret Nz2 0681 Gtr Fret Nz3 0682 ClassicHseHt 0683 OrangeHit 1 0684 OrangeHit 2 0685 OrangeHit 3 0686 7th Hit 0687 Brassy Hit 0688 Drive Hit 0689 Filtered Hit 0690 Mild Hit 0691 Narrow Hit 1 0692 Narrow Hit 2 0693 Euro Hit 0694 Dist Hit 0695 Thin Beef ...

Page 243: ...6 Swallow PHH 1057 Hip PHH 1058 TR909 PHH 1 1059 TR909 PHH 2 1060 TR808 PHH 1061 TR606 PHH 1 1062 TR606 PHH 2 1063 Lo Bit PHH 1064 Lo Bit OHH 1 1065 Lo Bit OHH 2 1066 Lo Bit OHH 3 1067 Neck OHH 1068 Bang OHH 1069 HipHop OHH 1070 TR909 OHH 1 1071 TR909 OHH 2 1072 TR808 OHH 1 1073 TR808 OHH 2 1074 TR606 OHH 1075 Lite OHH 1076 CR78 OHH 1077 Crash Cym1 p 1078 Crash Cym1 f 1079 Crash Cym 2 1080 Rock Cr...

Page 244: ...king 8 118 Phrase Backing 9 119 Phrase Backing10 120 Phrase Backing11 121 Phrase Backing12 122 Phrase Backing13 123 Phrase Backing14 124 Whole Note Trig 125 Half Note Trig 126 Graphic Pattern1 127 Graphic Pattern2 128 Graphic Pattern3 Arpeggio Styles are common between Preset Group and User Group Arpeggio Style List USER User Group PRST Preset Group No Chord Name Constituent Notes of Chord Forms w...

Page 245: ...001 StandardKit1 BPM078 28 Bossa PRST 001 StandardKit1 BPM120 29 Latin PRST 001 StandardKit1 BPM090 30 EL Samba PRST 020 Nu Technica BPM120 31 Tabla Phrases PRST 032 Scrh Voi Wld BPM120 32 Graceful USER 032 PrstSmplKit BPM140 No Pattern Name Recommended Rhythm Set Recommended Tempo BPM 01 Pop 1 PRST 002 StandardKit2 BPM112 02 Pop 2 PRST 001 StandardKit1 BPM120 03 Pop 3 PRST 002 StandardKit2 BPM121...

Page 246: ...ock Kit 1 BPM100 069 Rock 2 5 070 Rock 2 6 071 Rock 2 7 072 Rock 2 8 073 Fusion 1 074 Fusion 2 075 Fusion 3 076 Fusion 4 PRST 001 StandardKit1 BPM112 077 Fusion 5 078 Fusion 6 079 Fusion 7 080 Fusion 8 081 Funk 1 082 Funk 2 083 Funk 3 084 Funk 4 PRST 001 StandardKit1 BPM103 085 Funk 5 086 Funk 6 087 Funk 7 088 Funk 8 089 Jazz 1 090 Jazz 2 091 Jazz 3 092 Jazz 4 PRST 006 Brash Jz Kit BPM224 093 Jazz...

Page 247: ... House 7 200 House 8 201 Disco 1 202 Disco 2 203 Disco 3 204 Disco 4 PRST 003 StandardKit3 BPM120 205 Disco 5 206 Disco 6 207 Disco 7 208 Disco 8 209 Reggae 1 210 Reggae 2 211 Reggae 3 212 Reggae 4 PRST 001 StandardKit1 BPM078 213 Reggae 5 214 Reggae 6 215 Reggae 7 216 Reggae 8 No Pattern Name Recommended Rhythm Set Recommended Tempo BPM 217 Bossa 1 218 Bossa 2 219 Bossa 3 220 Bossa 4 PRST 001 Sta...

Page 248: ...ted to it fig MidiCh1 e MIDI uses sixteen channels 1 through 16 Set the receiving device so that it will receive only the channel that it needs to receive Example Set the Fantom Xa to send Channel 1 and Channel 2 then set sound module A to receive only Channel 1 and sound module B only Channel 2 With this setup you can get an ensemble performance with for example a guitar sound from sound module A...

Page 249: ... X O X O O 1 O X X X X X X O 3 X O 3 O 1 X 1 16 1 16 Mode 3 Mode 3 4 M 1 O O 0 127 0 127 O 1 O 1 O 1 O 1 0 127 O 1 X X X X X O O X O 123 127 O X Bank select Modulation Breath type Foot type Portamento time Data entry Volume Balance Panpot Expression General purpose controller 1 General purpose controller 2 General purpose controller 3 General purpose controller 4 Hold 1 Portamento Sostenuto Soft L...

Page 250: ...O O 0 127 O O O O O O O O 1 O 1 X O O 1 O 1 O O X 2 O 3 O X All channel 1 16 X X O O 0 127 0 127 O 1 O 1 O 1 O 1 0 127 O 1 O 2 O 1 X O O 1 O 1 O O X O 123 127 3 O X 1 O X is selectable 2 Not stored transmitted when received but can be created and transmitted using Microscope 3 Mode Messages 123 127 are recorded and transmitted after all currently sounding notes are turned off The All Note Message ...

Page 251: ...types Reverb 5 types Input Effects 6 types Mastering Effects 3 band compressor Sampling Section Data Format 16 bit linear File Type WAV AIFF Sampling Frequency 44 1 kHz fixed Maximum Sampling Time When sampling memory isn t expanded 4 MB mono 47 sec approx stereo 23 5 sec approx When sampling memory is expanded with DIMM 516 MB mono 102 min approx stereo 51 min approx Number of Samples User memory...

Page 252: ...slot supports 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 3 3 V External Storage Device PC Card 1 slot supports SmartMedia and CompactFlash using a PC card adaptor Power Supply DC 9 V AC Adaptor Current draw 1200 mA Dimensions 1065 W x 358 D x 114 H mm 41 15 16 W x 14 1 8 D x 4 1 2 H inches Weight 10 9 kg 24 lbs 1 oz excluding AC Adaptor Accessories Owner s Manual CD ROM Editor USB MIDI driver PC Card Protector AC Adapt...

Page 253: ...t 40 Auditioning Patch 31 Rhythm Set 31 Auto Chop 111 Auto divide Sampling 100 AUTO PAN 169 Auto Punch In 125 AUTO TRIG 100 Auto Trigger Level 100 AUTO WAH 167 B Base Note 118 Beat Auto Chop 111 Beat Indicator Mode 200 Beat Track 24 Bend 74 Bender and Modulation Part Select 195 Bias Patch 47 Bias Direction 47 Bias Level 47 Bias Position 47 Booster 39 Booster 1 2 3 4 39 Booster Gain 39 BPM Arpeggio...

Page 254: ...hm Set 62 Cutoff V Sens Patch 46 Rhythm Set 62 D D Beam Assignable 82 Pad Trigger 82 Solo Synth 81 D Beam Controller 34 D Beam Part Select 201 D Beam Sens 201 Data Thin 143 DEC 27 Default File Type 193 DELAY 177 181 185 187 Delay 75 Delay Time 52 Delay Time KF 52 Delete 136 205 Deleting 205 Dividing Point 111 Sample 105 Demo Song 17 Depth 75 Destination 162 Device ID 197 Display 16 Dissolve Time 2...

Page 255: ...k 191 Hi Level 191 Hi Ratio 191 Hi Release 191 Hi Thresh 191 High Freq 102 High Gain 102 Hold Function 117 Hold Pedal 18 Hold Pedal Polarity 85 195 HUMANIZER 167 I Import Audio 105 208 In FX Type 101 INC 27 INFINITE PHASER 168 Initializing 205 Memory Card 203 Patch Setting 36 Performance Setting 72 Rhythm Set Setting 56 INPUT 100 Input Effect 102 Center Canceler 102 Compressor 102 Enhancer 102 Equ...

Page 256: ...Low Attack 191 LOW BOOST 165 Low Freq 102 Low Frequency Oscillator 20 Low Gain 102 Low Ratio 191 Low Release 191 Low Thresh 191 M Mac OS 211 Manual Punch In 125 Master Key Shift 194 Master Level 194 Master Tune 194 Mastering Effect 22 191 Matrix Control 49 Memory 21 216 Memory Card 22 24 218 Merge 140 Metronome Level 200 Metronome Mode 200 Metronome Sound 200 MFX 2BAND CHORUS 174 2BAND FLANGER 174...

Page 257: ...09 MIDI OUT 248 MIDI THRU 248 MIDI Update 120 Mix 102 Mix In Cho Send Level 101 Mix In Output Asgn 101 Mix In Output Level 101 Mix In Rev Send Level 101 Mix Sampling 100 Mix Parallel 194 MIXER 26 MMC Mode 198 MMC Output 198 Mode 26 Modulation 18 MODULATION DELAY 178 Mono Poly Patch 41 Performance 76 Monophonic 34 Move 147 205 Moving 205 Dividing Point 111 MTC 199 MTC Error Level 199 MTC Frame Rate...

Page 258: ...hythm Set 60 P Env Level 0 4 Patch 44 Rhythm Set 60 P Env T1 V Sens Patch 44 Rhythm Set 60 P Env T4 V Sens Patch 44 Rhythm Set 60 P Env Time 1 4 Patch 44 Rhythm Set 60 P Env Time KF 44 P Env V Sens Patch 44 Rhythm Set 60 Performance 20 Performance Control Channel 197 Performance Mode 26 Performance Parameter 73 Phase 75 PHASER 168 PHONOGRAPH 182 Phrase Loop 43 59 Phrase Preview 31 Phrase Track 23 ...

Page 259: ...84 Reverb 22 190 Reverb Level 159 161 Reverb Output Assign 159 161 Reverb Send Level Solo Synth 81 202 Reverb Source 159 161 Reverb Type 159 161 190 REVERSE DELAY 179 Rhythm Group 94 95 99 Rhythm Key Select 158 Rhythm Level 58 Rhythm Out Assign 65 Rhythm Pattern 94 98 Rhythm Set 20 55 Rhythm Set Parameter 58 Rhythm Tone Name 58 RING MODULATOR 169 Ring Modulator 39 Rolled Chord 92 ROTARY 170 171 Ro...

Page 260: ...tretch Tune Depth 40 Struct 163 Struct 1 2 3 4 38 Structure 38 SUPER FILTER 166 SVQ 24 204 207 Switch 1 2 Assign 84 Switch 1 2 Assign 196 SYMPATHETIC RESONANCE 187 Sync Mode 200 Sync Output 200 Sys Ctrl 1 4 Source 196 System Control 196 System Exclusive Message 145 System Function 192 System Information 192 System Memory 22 System Parameter 193 System Write 192 T TAPE ECHO 181 TELEPHONE 182 Templa...

Page 261: ...193 TRUNCATE 108 Truncate 144 TVA 19 TVA Depth 53 TVA Envelope Patch 48 Rhythm Set 64 TVF 19 TVF Depth 53 TVF Envelope Patch 46 Rhythm Set 63 Type D Beam 82 201 Input Effect Type 102 U Unloading Sample 105 USB 206 Fantom X Editor 210 USB Mode 194 USB Storage Mode 206 USB MIDI Thru 194 User Backup 203 User Memory 22 24 User Restore 203 Using the Clip Filter 213 V VALUE Dial 27 Velo 75 Velo Fade Low...

Page 262: ...t 59 Wave Pan 61 Wave Rnd Pan Sw 61 Wave Tempo Sync Patch 43 Rhythm Set 59 WG 19 Window 26 Windows 211 Write Pad Setting 118 Patch 37 Performance 72 Rhythm Group 99 Rhythm Pattern 98 Rhythm Set 57 Sample 116 System Setting 192 Z Zoom Edit Patch 35 Rhythm Set 55 Zoom In Out 106 ...

Page 263: ... 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 an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the r...

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