Playing Samples; Selecting/Playing Samples; Switching Banks - Roland FA-07 Reference Manual

Playing Samples

Selecting/Playing Samples

You can play samples by pressing the pads. The FA lets you assign
samples to the 16 pads and play them.
1.
Press a pad [1]–[16] .
The sample plays.
That pad blinks while the sample plays.
MEMO
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You can press multiple pads simultaneously to make them play.
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You can use the pads to enter numeric values or select parts, or
you can assign other functions to the pads (p. 84).
Making samples continue playing (Hold)
1.
While pressing a pad, press the
The sample continues playing even when you release the pad.
To stop the sample, press the pad again.
If you experience stuck notes!
[HOLD]
Press the button four times in rapid succession. This
stops all sounds that are being played by the pads.
78
[HOLD] button .

Switching Banks

A bank is a set of 16 samples assigned to the pads. The FA provides
four banks: 1–4.
1.
Press the [BANK] button .
The PAD BANK screen appears.
2.
Press a pad [1]–[4] to select a bank .