Roland Fantom-X User Manual page 6

You can send an audio signal to the reverb:
• after the signal's gone through an MFX processor—by setting
its output to MFX and adjusting the signal's MFX reverb
send level.
• directly—by setting the signal's output to A or B and
adjusting the signal's non-MFX reverb send level.
All signals routed into the reverb go into the effect in mono. The reverb
added to the signals is stereo.
The output of the stereo reverb can be routed to physical output pair A or
B, as described later on.
The Mastering Processor
The mastering processor adds professional-quality mastering
capabilities to the Fantom-X. When you've created a final mix
for transfer to a CD or to another recording medium, mastering
allows you to smooth out any remaining overall issues in your
mix. The mastering effect offers a three frequency-range-
dependent bands of compression for this purpose. To learn
about mastering on the Fantom-X, see the Workshop series'
Advanced Fantom-X Recording Techniques.
The Master Effect Switches
The Fantom-X provides a quick way to turn
effects on or off. Press EFFECTS and then F8
(Effect Sw) to show the effects' on/off switches.
Press an effect's F button to toggle it on or off—when it's on, it
lights red. To close the window, press EXIT.
Overview of Working with Effects
Each time you apply effects—no matter what you're doing—
you'll follow pretty much the same basic steps. You'll:
1. Select the desired effect(s).
2. Send your sounds into the effects.
3. Customize, or edit, the effects.
In the next several sections, we'll explain how to perform each
of these steps as you apply effects to patches, rhythms and
parts. The flexibility of the Fantom-X effects means you have
lots of choices in how the effects are used and will sound.
You're likely to want to move a new musical idea from Patch mode to
Performance mode so you can add more instruments—and you'll want to
make sure the sound of your effects doesn't change. We'll list the steps for
doing this later on in "Moving Effects from Patch to Performance Mode." If
this is all you want to know, skip ahead. For a deeper understanding of the
Fantom-X effects, however, read on.
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