Roland Fantom-X User Manual page 9

When the Source or Destination drum key number is selected (highlighted
in blue), a different drum key can be chosen by playing it on the keyboard
or by turning the VALUE dial. If you're editing a rhythm set that's been
selected for the pads, you can use the pads as well.
To audition the copy source rhythm set, press F6 (Compare) so the Compare
button lights red.
When you're ready, press F8 (Exec) to make the copy.
Advanced Rhythm Set Editing Tips
Here are some tips for creating or editing rhythm sets.
Tips for Any Rhythm Set
• Assign different velocity ranges for each wave in a drum key—
This allows you to trigger different sounds depending on
how hard or soft you play the drum key, enhancing the
expressiveness of your rhythm sets. Velocity ranges are
set in the WMT parameter section. Check out PRST:034
StudioX Kit2—especially the hi-hat drum keys—for an
example of using velocity ranges to good advantage.
While a typical use of velocity is to trigger variations of the same type of
sound with varying degrees of force, you can also program a drum key to
play completely different sounds at different velocities.
• Experiment with effects—Effects can add a whole new
dimension to your rhythm sounds. Each drum key in a
rhythm set has its own effect parameter settings, allowing
for a lot of customization. See the Workshop Series booklet
The Fantom-X Effects for more info on using effects.
• When simulating an acoustic drum kit, use realistic panning
for placing instruments in the stereo field—Placing acoustic
drum sounds in stereo as they'd be heard in a real drum
kit adds greatly to the realism of the drum performances
they produce. Drum key panning is set in the TVA section.
Check out the drums in PRST:033 StudioX Kit1 for an
example of realistic drum key panning.
Tips for Sample-Playing Rhythm Sets
• Use rhythm sets for playing beat loops—A rhythm
set's 88 drum keys provide 88 triggers for playing the
sampled beat loops you create or import into the
Fantom-X.
• Incorporate your own unique samples into existing rhythm
sets—Be creative and sample anything you can think of.
See the Workshop Series booklet Sampling on the Fantom-X for more
information on sampling, and on using samples in rhythm sets.
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