Roland Fantom-Xa Owner's Manual page 138

Editing Songs
Inserting a Blank Measure (Insert)
This function inserts blank measures into a specified song position.
As you can set the time signature of the blank measures, this is
convenient when inserting a phrase having a different time signature
in the middle of a song.
For details on the settings, refer to Basic Operation for Track
Editing (p. 133).
fig.Insert
Parameter Value
Track/Pattern TRK ALL,
TRK 1–16,
TEMPO,
PTN001–100
TRK ALL: Phrase tracks 1–16, the beat track,
and the tempo track
TRK 1–16: Specified phrase track
TEMPO: Tempo track
PTN001–100: Specified pattern
Measure 0001–END
For 1–
Beat Numerator: 1–32
Denominator: 2, 4,
8, 16
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Explanation
Track(s) or pattern into
which blank measures
will be inserted
Measure location at
which the blank mea-
sures are to be inserted
Number of blank mea-
sures to be inserted
In general, the time sig-
nature of the measure im-
mediately before
insertion will be used for
the blank measures. To
change the time signature
of the blank measures to
be inserted, use this pa-
rameter.
* Beat can be specified only
when you have set
"Track" to "TRK ALL."
Transpose the Key (Transpose)
This transposes the pitch of notes within a specified area, over a +/-
127 semitone range. Use this function to modulate from one key to
another in a song, or to transpose the entire song.
For details on the settings, refer to Basic Operation for Track
Editing (p. 133).
fig.Transpose2
Parameter Value
Track/Pattern TRK ALL,
TRK 1–16,
PTN001–100
TRK ALL: Phrase tracks 1–16
TRK 1–16: Specified phrase track
PTN001–100: Specified pattern
Ch/Part ALL, Ch 1–16
ALL: Transposes all notes.
Ch 1–16: Transposes only the notes of a spe-
cific MIDI channel.
Measure 0001–
For 1–ALL
Range Min 0 (C -)–127 (G9)
Range Max
Bias -127– +127
If You Want to Lower the Bass Sound One
Octave...
If your bass is played one octave higher than the staff notation,
use the Transpose function to lower it one octave.
To lower the bass sound one octave, set the Range parameter to
"Lowest-Highest" for the bass part, and set the Bias parameter
to "-12."
When You Want to Change Percussion
Sounds...
You can also use the Transpose function to change percussion
sounds.
Suppose you want to change conga to tom. If the conga sound is
assigned to the D4 key, and the tom sound is assigned to the C3
key, set the Range parameter to "D4–D4" and the Bias
parameter to "-14."
Explanation
Phrase track(s) or pattern
to be transposed
MIDI channel(s) of the
notes to be transposed
Range of measures to be
transposed
If you set "For" to
"ALL," all measures will
be specified.
Range of note numbers to
be transposed
You can also specify the
key range by pressing
keys on the keyboard.
Transpose amount in semi-
tone steps
Set a "+" (positive) value
to raise the pitch, or a "-"
(negative) value to lower
the pitch.