Roland Fantom-G FGWS11 Manual page 6

MIDI Tracks and Audio Tracks
What MIDI and Audio Tracks Are
In the Fantom-G:
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phrases—are played by MIDI tracks. There are 128 MIDI tracks in a
song.
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samples—are played by audio tracks. There are 24 audio tracks in a
song.
Neither kind of track actually contains your song's MIDI data or audio
samples. Instead, each
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MIDI track—is list of phrase playback events. Each event selects a
specific phrase belonging to the project and triggers its playback at the
desired location in the song.
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audio track—is list of sample playback events. Each event selects a
specific sample belonging to the project and triggers its playback at the
desired location in the song.
So, while a MIDI track may look like this on the Fantom-G screen:
What it really is is this:
MIDI TRACK 1:
Bar 1, Beat 1:
Bar 5, Beat 1:
Bar 9, Beat 1:
Likewise, here's what an audio track may look like on the Fantom-G:
Play Phrase 001
Play Phrase 001
Play Phrase 002
Here's what it really is:
AUDIO TRACK 1:
Bar 1, Beat 1: Play Thumper sample
Bar 5, Beat 1: Play Thumper sample
Bar 9, Beat 1: Play Thumper sample
Bar 13, Beat 1: Play Thumper sample
Tracks look like horizontal lanes on the Song Play and Song Edit screens
because that visual metaphor provides a sense of passing time as a song
plays. But they're really just lists of playback events.
What Happens When You Edit
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When you edit tracks—you're really only editing the list of phrases or
samples the track is to play. This is critical for understanding how to edit
songs on the Fantom-G.
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To edit MIDI track notes—you edit the phrase that contains them.
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To edit sound on an audio track—you edit the sound's sample.
How Do Phrases and Samples Get Onto Their Tracks?
Phrases Get Onto MIDI Tracks Like This
Phrases are placed on MIDI tracks
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during sequencing—after each take. The Fantom-G asks if you want to
assign the phrase you've just sequenced to a MIDI track.
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when you manually insert them at the desired location—using F1 (Insert)
on the Song Edit screen. When you've got a MIDI track selected, the
Fantom-G offers you a choice of all of your project's phrases.
Once you've created a phrase by sequencing it, you can add to it—with
new notes, controller gestures, and other instruments—in the Phrase
List screen, regardless of whether it's used on a MIDI track. We'll
discuss this later.
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