Using Song Edit To Arrange Samples Or Phrases - Roland Fantom G6 Quick Start Manual

Using Song Edit to Arrange Samples or
Phrases
You can edit your song by moving or copying samples and phrases.
1. Press [SONG] twice to access the Song Edit screen
Moving a sample/phrase
You can change the location at which a sample/phrase plays back, or move it to a different track.
Use the cursor buttons to select the sample/phrase that you want to move, and perform the following
operations depending on how you want to move it.
To move by
Measures
16th notes (120 ticks)
Single tick
Between tracks
Copying a sample/phrase
You can copy the sample/phrase immediately following its current location in the track.
If you want a phrase loop to play repeatedly for several measures, this provides a way to quickly create
copies of it.
Use the cursor buttons to select the sample/phrase that you want to copy, and press [F3 (Copy)] to copy it to
the immediately following location.
Editing a copied phrase will modify the content of all copies of that phrase. If you want to edit only a copied
phrase, you should Duplicate it before editing it.
1. In the phrase list, duplicate the phrase that you want to edit.
➝ Owner's Manual "Duplicating a Phrase (Duplicate)" (p. 215)
2. Edit the duplicated phrase.
To make detailed edits to the
performance data (MIDI)
To overwrite-record onto a phrase
To transpose
To switch the sound (part) of a
phrase, e.g., Piano➝Bass
3. Assign the edited phrase to the song.
➝ Owner's Manual "Inserting a Sample/Phrase at a Specified Location (Insert)" (p. 233)
Deleting a sample/phrase
You can delete a sample/phrase from the track.
Use the cursor buttons to select the sample/phrase that you want to delete, and press [F2 (Delete)] to delete
the sample/phrase.
Each time you press the [SONG] button, you'll switch between the Song Play screen and Song
Edit screen.
Button operation
[SHIFT] + cursor (left/right) buttons
[SHIFT] + [VALUE] dial
[SHIFT] + [INC] [DEC]
[SHIFT] + cursor (up/down) buttons
If you're using a USB mouse, you can move a sample/phrase by dragging it with the mouse
(hold down the left mouse button and move it).
If you're using a USB mouse, you can copy a sample/phrase by clicking it while holding
down [SHIFT].
Edit it in the Microscope screen (Owner's Manual p. 250)
Select the phrase in the phrase list, and press [REC] to overwrite-record
(Owner's Manual p. 221)
Use the Transpose function (Owner's Manual p. 245) to transpose.
Use the Change Channel function (Owner's Manual p. 246) to change
the MIDI channel. Set the Src Channel to "1" (the piano part) and the Dst
Channel to "2" (the bass part), and then execute (F8 Execute).
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