Creating A Rhythm Pattern (Rhythm Pattern Edit) - Roland Fantom-Xa Owner's Manual

Using the Realtime Control Knobs
to Control the Rhythm
You can use the realtime control knobs to control the rhythm in real
time by adjusting the rhythm parameters.
1.
Play rhythm.
2.
Press the REALTIME CONTROL button so the ARP/RHY
indicator lights.
fig.RhyKnob
Tempo
Rhythm Accent
3.
Turn the REALTIME CONTROL knobs.
While Rhythm Patterns are playing, you can use the knobs to
control the following parameters.
• Accent (p. 96)
• Tempo (p. 95)
Creating a Rhythm Pattern
(Rhythm Pattern Edit)
In addition to using the built-in Rhythm Patterns, you are free to
create your own. After creating an original Rhythm Pattern, you can
store it in the internal user memory.
Broadly speaking, there are two ways to create a Rhythm Pattern.
Step-recording
In this method, you use the keyboard and pads to step-record your
Rhythm Pattern. Each time you input a note, you will advance to the
next step. This method is convenient when you want to create a
Rhythm Pattern from scratch using a Pattern that contains no data.
If you want to create "from scratch," you'll need to initialize the
Pattern. In the RHYTHM PATTERN EDIT screen, hold down
[SHIFT] and press [F4 (INIT)]. A message will ask whether you
want to initialize; 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.
Use the VALUE dial or [INC] [DEC] to specify the velocity
setting for the data you will input.
The data will be input with the specified velocity.
9.
Press [F6 (CLOSE)] to close the Rhythm Setup window.
10.
Press [F6 (STP REC)] to add a check mark (✔).
Now you're ready to step-record.
• To move to the desired input location, press [CURSOR].
• To input notes, play the keyboard or pads.
• To input a tie, press [F2 (TIE)].
• To input a rest, press [F3 (REST)].
• To erase the note, hold down [SHIFT] and press [F6 (CLR
NOTE)].
• To erase all notes at the current step, hold down [SHIFT] and
press [F5 (CLR STEP)].
• You can press [F4 (PREVU)] to audition the pattern you've
input.
A maximum of sixteen note numbers (pitches) can be used in a
single pattern.
11.
When you have finished, press [F5 (EXIT)].
Playing Rhythms
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