Basic Pad Operations; Switching The Pad Mode; Viewing The Pad Settings; Using The Pads As Numeric Keys - Roland Fantom G8 User Manual

Basic Pad Operations

For details on using the pads, refer to "Using the Pads" (p. 188).

Switching the Pad Mode

The pads have sixteen modes. Press [PAD MODE] to switch the pad
mode.
1.
Press [PAD MODE].
[PAD MODE] will blink, and
the currently selected pad
mode (pad [1]–[16]) will
blink.
If you decide not to switch the
pad mode, press [PAD
MODE] once again. [PAD
MODE] will go out and you
will return to the previous state.
2.
Press a pad [1]–[16].
The pad mode will be switched. The following table shows
what the pads do in each mode, and a page reference where you
can learn more.
Pad
Pad mode Explanation
number
1 SAMPLE PAD Play a sample set
2 RHYTHM Play a rhythm set
3 CHORD MEMORY Switch the chord form of the
Chord Memory function (p. 81)
4 ARPEGGIO Switch the style of the Arpeggio
function (p. 78)
5 RPS Play phrases
6 RHYTHM PTN Play rhythm patterns
7 TONE SEL/SW Act as tone select and on/off
switches
8 TRACK MUTE Switch the mute status of the se-
quencer tracks
9 BOOKMARK Call up frequently used screens
you've registered for each pad
10 MIDI TX SW Act as on/off switches for exter-
nal MIDI transmit channels (1–
16)
11 EFFECT SW Act as effect switches (except for
patch multi-effect)
12 PATCH MFX SW Act as multi-effect switches for
each part
13 PART SELECT Select parts (1–16) and banks
(INT/EXP1/EXP2/EXT)
14 PART MUTE Switch the mute status of parts
(1–16) and banks (INT/EXP1/
EXP2/EXT)
15 USER GROUP Store/load user group patches,
live sets, or studio sets
16 FAVORITE Store/load favorite settings
Basic Operation of the Fantom-G

Viewing the Pad Settings

Press [PAD SETTING], and the
setting/information screen for
the currently selected pad mode
will appear.
To go back to where you
were, press [PAD SETTING]
once again so its light goes
out.

Using the Pads as Numeric Keys

If you press PAD [NUMERIC],
the pads will operate as numeric
keys. → "Using the pad for
numeric input" (p. 41)
Page
reference
p. 191
p. 192
p. 193
p. 193
p. 194
p. 196
p. 197
p. 197
p. 198
p. 198
p. 199
p. 199
p. 200
p. 200
p. 201
p. 202
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