Roland Fantom-G Workshop Manual page 3

Understanding Layers and Splits
A Live set always contains eight Internal parts, EXP parts, and External MIDI
parts. They're all always there, but you—or whoever programmed a live set
you're playing—can control whether they're playable from the keyboard, as
well as the keyboard keys from which they can be played.
The Importance of the Keyboard Switch
The Keyboard switch—often shown onscreen as the "KBD" switch—
determines whether a part has to actually be selected to play its sound.
When the KBD switch is turned on, a part can be played without being
selected.
This is important since only a single part can ever be selected at a time.
Without a KBD switch, you would therefore be unable to combine sounds—
you'd only be able to play the sound belonging to the single part you had
selected. The KBD switch is what allows you to play multiple sounds at once,
since it allows you to play sounds that aren't selected.
You turn the KBD switch on for any part you want to layer or split.
The Importance of Key Ranges
When multiple parts' KBD switches are turned on, they can all play at the
same time when you play the Fantom-G keyboard. Maybe you want this to
occur. Maybe you don't. Maybe you want to play one sound in one area of
the keyboard, and another sound or a combination of sounds in another.
You set up the behavior you want by setting the parts' key ranges.
Overlapping or separate key ranges are what result in layers and splits.
So, Layers and Splits Are...?
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When two or more parts play in the same key range—
heard stacked on top of each other in a "layer. "
Part 1 D-50 Fantsia
Key Range
C-
Part 2 Stacc Heaven
Key Range
C-
Part 3 Himalaya Ice
Key Range
C-
Part 4 FM Heaven
Key Range
C-
Part 5 Ringy Bell
Key Range
C-
Part 6 Candy Bell
Key Range
C-
Part 7 Classic FM 1
C- Key Range
Part 8 Classic HipHop
C- Key Range
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When different parts play in different key ranges—
Part 1 Lounge Kit 2 KBD
C - Key Range C3
Part 2 HM Grand Brt 3
C #3
Part 3 Vintg.EP BrtCHRS
C #3
Part 4
C #3
Part 5
C #3
Part 6
C #3
Part 7
C #3
Part 8
C #3
their sounds are
KBD
G9
KBD
This is actually
G9
one of the factory
KBD
live sets—PRST
G9
009: D-50 Magic.
KBD
You can select it
G9
and hear what this
KBD
example sounds
G9
like.
KBD
G9
KBD
G9
KBD
G9
you've got a "split. "
In this example—PRST
KBD
016: Jazz Trio 1—the
Key Range G9
only sounds you hear are
KBD
from Parts 1 and 2, since
Key Range
G9
they're the only ones
Four Brt KBD
with their KBD switches
Key Range
G9
turned on. You could
888 +3rd KBD
temporarily add another
Key Range
G9
part's sound to the live
Jazz Vib St KBD
set by selecting it. (Yes,
Key Range
G9
we know there are
Guinguette 2 KBD
only two sounds in this
Key Range
G9
trio—just add drums.)
Wd Std Kit 1a KBD
Key Range
G9
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