Specifying The Note Type, Duration, And Loudness (Note Setup); Entering Notes; Deleting Notes (Clear Step, Clear Note); Saving The Pattern - Roland FA-07 Reference Manual

Specifying the Note Type, Duration,
and Loudness (Note Setup)
Here you can specify the type of notes to enter, as well as their
duration and loudness.
1.
In the PATTERN EDIT screen (p . 50), press the
Setup) button .
2.
Use the cursor buttons to select a parameter, and use the
dial to edit the value .
Parameter Value
Refer to "Note
Note Type
values"
Gate Time 5–200 %
Velocity 1–127
Input by
OFF, ON
Keyboard
3.
To close the editing window, press the
or the [EXIT] button .
Note values
1/32 ( ) Thirty-second note
1/16 ( ) Sixteenth note
1/8 ( ) Eighth note
1/4 ( ) Quarter note
Whole note
1/1 ( )

Entering Notes

1.
In the PATTERN EDIT screen (p . 50), move the cursor to the
location at which you want to enter a note .
2.
Press the [INC] or [ENTER]
MEMO
•
You can also press a key to specify the pitch (the same operation
[ ] [ ]
as the cursor buttons).
•
If you once again press the
note exist, the note is deleted.
•
Notes are input according to the Note Set settings.
[3] (Note
Explanation
Selects the rhythmic value of the notes
that you input.
Specifies the gate time (the length for
which the note will sound) of the notes
that you input, as a percentage of the
rhythm value specified by Note Type.
Specifies the velocity (volume) of the
note messages that you input.
If this is on, you can use the keyboard
to enter notes.
* Use the 16 right-most white keys
to enter notes (the black keys are
ignored).
* The velocity with which you actually
play the key is entered as the note-on
velocity.
[6] (Close) button
1/24( )
Sixteenth-note triplet
1/12 ( )
Eighth-note triplet
1/6 ( )
Quarter-note triplet
1/2 ( )
Half note
button; a note is entered .
[ENTER]
button at a location where a
Deleting Notes (Clear Step, Clear
Note)
1.
In the PATTERN EDIT screen (p . 50), move the cursor to the
location at which you want to delete notes .
2.
Press one of the following buttons to delete notes .
Button Explanation
[DEC] [ENTER]
or Delete the note at the cursor location.
Deletes all notes from the vertical axis of the cursor
[3] (Clear Step)
location.
Deletes all notes from the horizontal axis of the cursor
[4] (Clear Note)
location.

Saving the Pattern

A pattern you create is temporary, and is lost if you turn off the
power or select another pattern.
If you want to keep the pattern that you created, save it on the FA as
a user pattern.
NOTE
The Save operation overwrites any data that was previously in
the save-destination.
1.
In the PATTERN EDIT screen (p . 50), press the
button .
2.
Move the cursor to the save-destination, and use the dial
or the [DEC] [INC] buttons to select the save-destination .
3.
Press the [2] (Rename) button and assign a name to the
pattern (p . 45) .
4.
Press the [7] (Write) button .
A confirmation message appears.
If you decide to cancel, press the
5.
Press the [6] (OK) button .
The pattern is saved.
NOTE
Never turn off the power while data is being saved.
Editing a Pattern
[7] (Write)
[7] (Cancel) button.
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