Saving Rhythm Sets You've Created (Write) - Roland Fantom-Xa Owner's Manual

Saving Rhythm Sets You've
Created (Write)
Changes you make to sound settings are temporary, and will be lost
if you turn off the power or select another sound. If you want to keep
the modified sound, you must save it in the internal USER group
(user memory) or CARD group (memory card).
When you edit the rhythm set settings, an "*" will appear in the
PATCH PLAY screen.
When you perform the save procedure, the data that previously
occupied the save destination will be lost.
1.
Make sure that the rhythm set you wish to save is selected.
2.
Press [WRITE].
The WRITE MENU screen appears.
fig.PatchWrite
3.
Press [F2 (PAT/RHY)].
* Alternatively, you can use
and then press [ENTER].
The RHYTHM SET NAME screen appears.
fig.RhySetName
4.
Assign a name to the rhythm set.
For details on assigning names, refer to p. 28.
5.
When you have finished inputting the name, press [F6
(WRITE)].
A screen will appear, allowing you to select the write-
destination rhythm set.
6.
Use the VALUE dial, [INC] [DEC], or
(USER)] [F2 (CARD)] to select the write destination and
rhythm set number.
7.
Press [F6 (WRITE)].
A message will ask you for confirmation.
8.
Press [F6 (EXEC)] to execute the save operation.
* To cancel, press [F5 (CANCEL)].
Never switch off the Fantom-Xa while data is being saved.
or to select "Patch/Rhythm,"
and [F1
Creating a Rhythm Set
One-shot Waveform and Loop
Waveform
The internal waveforms of the Fantom-Xa fall into the following two
groups.
One-shot:
These waveforms contain sounds that have short decays. A one-shot
waveform records the initial rise and fall of the sound.
The Fantom-Xa also contains many other one-shot waveforms that
are elements of other sounds. These include attack components such
as piano-hammer sounds and guitar fret noises.
* It is not possible to use the envelope to modify a one-shot waveform to
create a decay that is longer than the original waveform, or to turn it
into a sustaining sound.
Loop:
These waveforms include sounds with long decays as well as
sustained sounds. Loop waveforms repeatedly play back (loop) the
portion of the waveform after the sound has reached a relatively
steady state.
The Fantom-Xa's looped waveforms also include components of
other sounds, such as piano-string resonant vibrations and the
hollow sounds of brass instruments.
The following diagram shows an example of sound (electric organ)
that combines one-shot and looped waveforms.
fig.Waveform1.e
TVA ENV for looped Organ TVA ENV for one-shot Key
waveform (sustain portion) -click waveform (attack portion)
Level
+
Time
Note off
Tips for Using an Acoustic
Instrument's Waveform
With many acoustic instruments such as piano and sax, extreme
timbral changes occur during the first few moments of each note.
This initial attack is what defines much of the instrument's character.
For such waveforms, it is best to use the complex tonal changes of
the attack portion of the waveform just as they are, and to use the
envelope only to modify the decay portion.
fig.waveform2.e
Level
Tone change stored
with the wave
Envelope
for the TVF filter
Resulting
tone change
Resulting TVA ENV
change
=
Note off
Looped portion
Time
57