Roland Fantom-G Workshop Manual page 15

With the Fantom-G's Auto-Track feature turned on—as it is by default—
recording automatically takes place on the same-numbered track as
the part you've got selected.
If you'd like to select a different sound for this track—though
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going to go with the already-selected G-Grand patch—you can press
F6 (Patch List) and select the patch you want using the method we
described on Page 11.
Press the REC (for "Record") button.
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The Realtime Rec Standby window opens and the Fantom-G
metronome starts, to help you play in time with the song's tempo.
The parameters in the Realtime Rec Standby window allow you to
customize your recording session in a variety of ways—or even switch
to recording audio tracks—but for now we'll leave them set as they
are. You'll find explanations of these parameters in the Sequencing and
Recording Workshop booklet.
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Since you're
working with Part
1, MIDI Track 1
is automatically
selected.
Before sequencing, let's change the
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song's speed by pressing the TEMPO
button to open the Tempo window.
You can set the tempo by
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playing it— when you tap three or
four beats on the F6 (Tap Tempo)
button.
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setting Tempo parameter—
measured in BPM ("Beats Per Minute"). To set the coarse tempo,
turn the Value dial. To set the fine tempo, hold down SHIFT and
turn the Value dial.
Press F8 (Close) when you're done setting the song's tempo.
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The Fantom-G is waiting for you to begin sequencing. It won't
actually begin capturing your playing until you press PLAY. At that
point, you'll get four countoff beats and sequencing will begin.
Press F8 (Start)—the Realtime Recording
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window opens. The first "ding" signifies
the start of the countoff. When four
beats have gone by, start playing the
Fantom-G keyboard for as long as you
like. You'll hear another ding at the
start of each measure to help you know
where you are without looking.
When you're done playing, press STOP.
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The Fantom-G asks "Assign New Phrase to Track?" If you
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like what you played— press F7 (OK) to assign the new phrase
to its track. The phrase is also added to the phrase list for use
elsewhere in the song or in another song in the current project.
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didn't like what you played—
delete the phrase from the Fantom-G's memory. (You can then
return to Step 2 to try again.)
If you pressed F7 (OK), you can now see your new phrase on the Song
Play screen, as shown on the next page.
using the Value dial. Tempo is
press F8 (Cancel) to immediately
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