An Overview Of Fantom; Basic Structure; Controller; Synthesizer - Roland Fantom-06 Reference Manual

An Overview of FANTOM

Basic Structure

Broadly speaking, this unit consists of four sections: controller, synthesizer, sequencer, and sampler.

Controller

Controller
Keyboard
Pitch bend
Pedal

Sequencer

Synthesizer

Track 1 Zone 1
Track 2 Zone 2
Track 3 Zone 3
Track 4 Zone 4
Track 10 Zone 10
Track 16 Zone 16

Sampler

Controller
This includes the keyboard, pads, pitch bend/modulation lever,
wheels, panel knobs, sliders, and pedals connected to the rear
panel. When you perform a performance operation such as pressing
or releasing a key or pressing the damper pedal, the operation
is converted into a MIDI message and transmitted to the sound
engine and to an external MIDI device.
Synthesizer
This is the section that generates and modifies sound. In response
to the performance data from the controller, it produces an audio
signal that is output from the OUTPUT jacks and the PHONE jack.
This section produces sounds ranging from piano to organ, strings,
lead synths and drums.
Slider
Knob
Pad
Wheel
Audio signal
Performance data
Synthesizer
Sequencer
This lets you create patterns using a 16-track MIDI sequencer.
Tones of the 16 zones in the scene can be recorded directly using
the 16 tracks. Realtime recording, step recording, and TR-REC are
provided.
You can combine patterns to create groups, and place groups in a
desired order to create a song.
Pattern
This is a unit of sequence data that records performance data for an
individual tone. There can be up to eight patterns in one track. You
can record up to 64 measures in one pattern.
Group
This records a combination of patterns for each track. You can
create up to 16 groups in one scene.
Song
By placing groups in the desired order you can create a "song" that
records that order. You can create one song in one scene.
Sampler
The sampler section lets you audio-record (sample) the sound of
your keyboard performance or the input sound from an audio
device or mic. The recorded pad sample can be played by pressing
a pad.
This instrument features a built-in sampler that supports
multisamples, whose sound can be heard via the sound engine.
Ø "05: Sampler" (p. 79)
Pad sample
This is a piece of sampled sound. For each pad sample, you can
specify looping and other settings, and assign it to a pad.
Sampler
Sequencer
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