Erasing The Currently-Edited Phrase (Clear); Saving A Phrase (Save); Specifying The Time Signature Of A Phrase (Phrase Beat); Phrase Modify Menu - Roland Fantom G8 User Manual

Erasing the Currently-edited Phrase
(Clear)
Here's how to erase the currently-edited phrase. This operation will
not delete the phrase file that's saved in the project.
1.
Access the Phrase Edit screen (p. 238).
2.
Press [F1 (Clear)].
A confirmation message will appear.
3.
Press [F7 (OK)] to execute.
If you decide to cancel, press [F8 (EXIT)].

Saving a Phrase (Save)

This operation will save the phrase to the project.
A phrase you recorded or edited is temporary, and will be lost when
you turn off the power. If you want to keep the phrase, you must
save it.
1.
Access the Phrase Edit screen (p. 238).
2.
Press [F2 (Save)].
3.
Assign a name to the phrase.
For details on assigning a name, refer to "Assigning a Name"
(p. 42).
4.
When you've finished assigning a name, press [F8 (OK)].
A screen will appear where you can select the writing-
destination phrase.
5.
Turn the VALUE dial or use [INC] [DEC] to select the phrase
number.
6.
Press [F8 (Write)].
A message will ask you to confirm the Write operation.
Never turn off the power while writing is in progress.
7.
Press [F7 (OK)] to execute.
If you decide to cancel, press [F8 (EXIT)].
Specifying the Time Signature of a
Phrase (Phrase Beat)
Here's how to specify the time signature of a phrase.
1.
Access the Phrase Edit screen (p. 238).
2.
Press [F6 (Phrase Beat)].
3.
Use the cursor buttons and the Value dial to specify the
time signature of the phrase.
4.
Press [F8 (Close)].

Phrase Modify Menu

1.
Access the Phrase Edit screen (p. 238).
2.
Press [F3 (Modify)].
The Phrase Modify Menu window will appear.
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3.
Use / to choose the desired function, and then
press [F8 (Select)].
→ p. 240
Quantize
→ p. 242
Erase
→ p. 243
Delete
→ p. 243
Copy
→ p. 244
Insert
→ p. 244
Transpose
→ p. 245
Change Velocity
→ p. 246
Change Channel
Change Duration → p. 247
→ p. 248
Shift Clock
→ p. 249
Data Thin
→ p. 249
Truncate
When the phrase modify menu is displayed, you can press a
dynamic pad to jump to the respective modify screen.
For details on the edit window for each phrase modify function,
refer to the corresponding explanation.
4.
Set the parameters of the edit function you chose. Use
[CURSOR] to move the cursor to the desired parameter, and
turn the VALUE dial or use [INC] [DEC] to make settings.
Verify that you've selected the object you intended to edit,
and make changes if necessary.
5.
Press [F8 (Execute)] to execute.
When the operation is completed, the display will briefly
indicate "Completed !".
If you decide to cancel, press [F7 (Cancel)].
You can Undo the result of editing (p. 217).
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