Roland FANTOM Series Reference Manual page 90

Recording a Pattern
3.
Select [E2] TR-REC.
The TR-REC screen appears . The [TR-REC] button is lit, and tone
category buttons [1]–[16] change to functioning as the TR-REC
step buttons .
MEMO
You can also access the TR-REC screen by pressing the [TR-REC] button instead
of the [REC] button .
4.
Make TR-REC settings.
Set the various recording parameters in the screen .
Tone
Recording parameters
Drum Kit tone
Recording parameters
Recording
Value
Parameter
Specifies the length of one step .
1/16:
Scale 1/32:
1/12T:
1/24T:
Length 1–32
Gate Time
1–100%
Velocity
REAL, 1–127
5.
Use the keyboard to specify the instrument
that you want to record (only for a drum kit
tone).
The instrument changes when you press a key of a different
pitch .
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A previously
entered note
Velocity
A previously
entered note
Velocity
Explanation
Four steps make one beat .
Eight steps make one beat .
Three steps make one beat .
Six steps make one beat .
Specifies the length of the pattern .
Specifies the gate time as a proportion of the
scale . The gate time indicates the time from
note-on to note-off . Specify a lower value to
create staccato, or a higher value to create
tenuto or a slur . Normally you can leave this at
about 80% .
Specifies the strength with which the key is
pressed . If you want to enter the velocity value
with which you actually press the key, set this to
"REAL . " Otherwise, specify the desired velocity,
using p (piano)=60, mf (mezzo forte)=90, and f
(forte)=120 as approximate guidelines .
5 For tones other than a drum kit, use the keyboard to specify the pitch
that you want to input .
5 When you specify an instrument or pitch, the yellow frame in the screen
moves correspondingly .
6.
Press the tone category buttons [1]–[16] to
illuminate the steps at which you want a note
to play.
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HH
SD
Pitch to be entered
BD
Notes are entered at the corresponding step locations in the
screen .
To delete a note, press a lit tone category button [1]–[16] to make
it go dark .
You can also press the [APLAY] button and enter notes while the
pattern plays .
7.
You can change the input position by holding
down the [SHIFT] button and pressing a tone
category button [1]–[16].
Instrument to be
entered
8.
Press the lit [TR-REC] button to stop recording.
MEMO
5 You can't enter TR-REC mode during realtime recording or step
recording.
5 By scrolling the keyboard (instrument) area in the left of the screen, you
can move the displayed area up/down.
5 By using the scroll bar of the piano roll in the upper part of the screen,
you can move the displayed area forward or backward through the
measures.
Drag up/down
˜ ˜
1st measure 2nd measure 3rd measure
Flashing
Display area
˜
4th measure
Drag left/right