Saving The Chord Forms You Have Created (Write); Recording Chords On Your External Sequencer - Roland Fantom XR Owner's Manual

Using the Chord Memory Function (CHORD MEMORY)
Saving the Chord Forms You
Have Created (Write)
The Chord Form you create are temporary; they are deleted as soon
as you turn off the power or select some other Style. If you want to
keep a Chord Form you have made, save it to the Fantom-XR's user
memory.
1.
Confirm that the chord form is the one you want to save.
2.
In the Chord Form Edit screen (p. 105), press [SHIFT] so it
lights, and then press
The Chord Name screen will appear.
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3.
Assign a name to the chord form.
For details on assigning names, refer to "Assigning a Name"
(p. 39)
4.
When you have finished inputting the name, press [ENTER].
A screen will appear, allowing you to select the write-
destination.
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5.
Press [ENTER].
A message will ask you for confirmation.
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6.
Press [ENTER] to execute the save operation.
* To cancel the operation, press [EXIT].
Never switch off the Fantom-XR while data is being saved.
Chord Forms are not part of the Performance; they are handled
as separate data. This means that a chord form can be used with
more than one patch or performance.
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Recording chords on your
external sequencer
Chords generated by the Fantom-XR can be recorded on an external
sequencer. To do this, you will normally leave the settings as shown
in the connection example on p. 29, and make the following settings
only while recording what you play using the Chord Memory
function.
Settings on the Fantom-XR
• USB-MIDI Thru: OFF
• Tx Note: ON
In the Patch Mode
Settings on your external MIDI keyboard
• Set the transmit channel to match the receive channel of the
Fantom-XR's "Patch Mode Rx Ch" (p. 156).
Settings on your external sequencer
• Set the receive channel to match the receive channel of the
Fantom-XR's "Patch Mode Rx Ch."
• Turn OFF settings that are labeled "MIDI Thru" or "Thru."
In the Performance Mode
Settings on your external MIDI keyboard
• Set the transmit channel to match the receive channel of the
Fantom-XR's "Arpeggio Channel" (p. 100). (Chord Memory
uses the part specified by "Arpeggio Channel.")
Settings on your external sequencer
• Set the receive channel to match the receive channel of the
Fantom-XR's "Arpeggio Channel."
• Turn OFF settings that are labeled "MIDI Thru" or "Thru."
* When you've finished recording using Chord Memory and want to
resume conventional recording, restore the above settings to their
original state.