Panel Descriptions; Front Panel - Roland Fantom-Xa Owner's Manual

Panel Descriptions

Front Panel

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D BEAM
Switches D Beam function on/off. You can apply a variety of effects
to sounds simply by moving your hand (p. 80).
[PAD TRIGGER]
You can use the D Beam controller to control the sounding of the
pads (p. 82).
[SOLO SYNTH]
Play the Fantom-Xa as a monophonic synthesizer (p. 81).
[ASSIGNABLE]
You can assign a variety of parameters and functions to D Beam to
modify the sound in realtime (p. 82).
* Hold down [SHIFT] and press one of the corresponding buttons to
access the D BEAM setting screen.
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VOLUME knob
Adjusts the overall volume that is output from the rear panel
OUTPUT A (MIX) jacks and PHONES jack (p. 16).
[V-LINK]
Switches the V-LINK function on/off (p. 212).
Press this button to access the V-LINK setting screen.
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ARP/RHY
BEAT (Beat Indicator)
This blinks in sync with the tempo and beat.
[ARPEGGIO]
Switches the ARPEGGIO on/off (p. 86).
[HOLD]
Switches the Arpeggio Hold function on/off (p. 87).
[RHYTHM]
Switches the RHYTHM on/off (p. 94).
* Hold down [SHIFT] and press [ARPEGGIO] or [RHYTHM] to
access ARPEGGIO or RHYTHM setting screen.
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REALTIME CONTROL
REALTIME CONTROL knob (
Depending on the parameter or function that is assigned, you can
use the knobs to modify the sound in realtime (p. 83).
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ASSIGNABLE switch ([
Use these buttons to switch the assigned parameter or function to
modify the sound in realtime (p. 84).
* Hold down [SHIFT] and press (or rotate) one of the above switches (or
knobs) to access the corresponding setting screen.
[OCTAVE] (+/-)
Transposes the pitch of the keyboard in 1 octave units (-3– +3
octaves) (p. 33).
* Hold down [SHIFT] and press [OCTAVE] to transposes the pitch in
semitones (p. 33).
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SEQUENCER
Perform sequencer operations such as playback and record.
[TEMPO]
Sets the tempo (BPM) (p. 120, p. 123).
[PATTERN]
Lets you edit or record patterns (p. 123, p. 124, p. 128).
[LOOP PLAY]
Turns Loop Play on/off (p. 121).
[ERASE/UNDO]
Cancels the most recent song edit or recording operation.
[ ]
Moves the song position to the top. If you press this during
playback, you will return to the beginning of the song and stop (p.
120).
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Moves the song position to the first beat of the previous or next
measure (p. 120).
[ ]
Controls sequencer stop.
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Controls sequencer play.
* While stopped, you can hold down [SHIFT] and Press [
perform MIDI Update (p. 120).
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The display changes to the Recording Standby window. (p. 124, p.
128)
If you press this during recording, the Rehearsal function will be
activated (p. 127).
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