Roland Fantom XR Owner's Manual page 7

Advanced Use .............................. 31
Overview of the Fantom-XR .................................................................32
Patch mode and Performance mode...................................................................................................... 32
How the Fantom-XR Is Organized ........................................................................................................ 32
Classification of Fantom-XR Sound Types ................................................................................ 32
About Simultaneous Polyphony................................................................................................. 34
About Memory.......................................................................................................................................... 34
Temporary Memory...................................................................................................................... 35
Rewritable Memory ...................................................................................................................... 35
Non-Rewritable Memory ............................................................................................................. 35
About the Onboard Effects ..................................................................................................................... 35
Effect Types.................................................................................................................................... 35
How Effects Units Work in Different Modes ............................................................................ 36
About the Sampling Section.................................................................................................................... 36
Where Samples are Stored ........................................................................................................... 37
Basic Operation of the Fantom-XR......................................................................................................... 37
Switching the Sound Generator Mode....................................................................................... 37
Moving the Cursor........................................................................................................................ 38
Modifying a Value ........................................................................................................................ 38
About the [SHIFT] button ............................................................................................................ 38
Assigning a Name ......................................................................................................................... 39
Playing in Patch Mode..........................................................................40
About the Patch Play Screen ................................................................................................................... 40
Auditioning Patches (Phrase Preview).................................................................................................. 40
Selecting a Patch ....................................................................................................................................... 40
Selecting Patches by Category..................................................................................................... 41
Selecting Patches from the List............................................................................................................... 42
Selecting Patches by Category..................................................................................................... 42
Selecting Patches/Rhythm sets by Group................................................................................. 43
Selecting Favorite Patches............................................................................................................ 43
Selecting Patches by Keywords (Keyword Search).................................................................. 44
Playing Percussion Instruments............................................................................................................. 45
Selecting a Rhythm Set ................................................................................................................. 45
Creating a Patch....................................................................................46
How to Make Patch Settings................................................................................................................... 46
Patch Edit Menu screen structure............................................................................................... 46
How to Make Patch Settings........................................................................................................ 47
Selecting the Tone to edit (Tone Select) ..................................................................................... 47
Selecting the Tones That Will Sound (Tone Switch) ................................................................ 47
Cautions When Selecting a Waveform ...................................................................................... 48
Functions of Patch Parameters ............................................................................................................... 49
Settings Common to the Entire Patch (GENERAL) ................................................................. 49
Changing How a Tone Is Sounded (TMT) ................................................................................ 51
Modifying Waveforms (WG)....................................................................................................... 54
Modifying the Brightness of a Sound with a Filter (TVF/TVF Env)..................................... 58
Adjusting the Volume (TVA/TVA Env) ................................................................................... 60
Output Settings.............................................................................................................................. 62
Modulating Sounds (LFO1/2/Step LFO).................................................................................. 63
Controller-related settings (CTRL) ............................................................................................. 66
Matrix Control Settings (Matrix Ctrl1-4)................................................................................... 66
Initializing Patch Settings (Init) .............................................................................................................. 69
Copying Patch (Tone) Settings (Copy).................................................................................................. 69
Saving Patches You've Created (Write) ................................................................................................ 69
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