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Fantom-S
Fantom-S88
Workstation keyboard
It's a Fact...
Roland's Fantom-S and Fantom-S88 workstation
keyboards are complete solutions for professional
music production. The 61-note Fantom-S and 88-
note Fantom-S88 both feature seamless integration
of audio and MIDI—plus advanced sampling.
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Advanced music production studios with 61-note
Keyboard (Fantom-S) or 88-note Progressive
Hammer-Action keyboard (Fantom-S88)
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Seamless integration of audio and MIDI using
ROM waves and user sampling with realtime
timestretch capability
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All new patches and rhythm sets built from new
64 MB wave ROM
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32 MB sample RAM (expandable up to 288 MB)
with .WAV/AIFF compatibility.
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16 MB flash RAM retains your favorite sounds;
optional SmartMedia storage.
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New Skip Back Sampling for continuous
sampling—never lose an idea again!
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DYNAMIC PAD BANK with 16 velocity-sensitive
pads for easy sample triggering
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3 MFX processors, plus dedicated reverb,
chorus and new mastering processor
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Expandable via four optional SRX-Series Wave
Expansion Boards.
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USB port for .WAV/AIFF file exchange with a PC
or Mac
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4 Line outputs, 2 stereo or 4 mono; stereo line
input and 24 bit S/P DIF digital output.
Playing the Demo Songs
The Fantom-S /-S88 has five built-in demo songs. To
play them:
1.
Press MENU.
2.
Turn the VALUE dial to select Demo Play.
3.
Press ENTER.
4.
Turn the VALUE dial to select a song.
5.
Press ENTER.
6.
When you're done listening, press F8 (Exit).
Selecting and Auditioning Patches
Use the following steps to hear some of the patches
in the Fantom-S and Fantom-S88:
1.
Press PATCH/RHYTHM so it's lit.
2.
Press F1 (Kbd Part).
3.
Turn the VALUE dial to select a patch.
4.
Play the selected patch.
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Selecting Patches by Category
You can quickly select patches from any of 38
different categories. Use the following steps to find
patches by category:
1.
Press PATCH/RHYTHM so it's lit.
2.
Press F1 (Kbd Part).
3.
Press F3 (Patch List).
4.
Press F6 so a checkmark appears next to
"Categ."
5.
Press F1 (5) or F2 (6) to select a category.
6.
Turn the VALUE dial to audition the patches in
the selected category.
Layering Two Patches
Multiple sounds in a performance can be layered
together. Use the following procedure to layer Part 1
with Part 2:
1.
Press LAYER/SPLIT so it's lit.
2.
Turn the VALUE dial to select PRST: 01 Seq:
Template.
3.
Use CURSOR 5 or 6 and the VALUE dial to
place a checkmark next to Parts 1 and 2.
4
Press F2 (Part View).
5.
Turn the VALUE dial to select PR-B 104 Warm
Strings as the patch for Part 2.
6.
Press CURSOR 5 to highlight Part 1.
7.
Turn the VALUE dial to select PR-A 003 Warm
Piano.
8.
Play the layered piano and string sounds.
Creating a Split
After creating a layer, creating a split is easy. Follow
these steps to create a split between Parts 1 and 2.
1.
Follow Steps 1-7 of "Layering Two Patches"
above.
2.
Press LAYER/SPLIT so it's lit.
3.
Press F3 (Key Range).
4.
Press CURSOR 5 or 6 to select PART 1.
5.
Turn the VALUE dial to select C4 in the box
below "Lower."
6.
Press CURSOR 6 to select PART 2.
7.
Press CURSOR 4 to highlight the box below
"Upper."
8.
Turn the VALUE dial to select B3.
9.
Play the keyboard to hear the newly created split
between PR-B 104 Warm Strings on the left and
PR-A 003 Warm Piano on the right.
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