Table Of Contents - Roland Fantom-Xa Owner's Manual

Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY......................................................................2
IMPORTANT NOTES ...............................................................................4
Main Features........................................................................................11
Panel Descriptions................................................................................12
Front Panel................................................................................................................................................. 12
Rear Panel .................................................................................................................................................. 14
Getting Ready........................................................................................15
Connections ............................................................................................................................................... 15
Turning On/Off the Power..................................................................................................................... 16
Adjusting the Display Contrast (LCD Contrast).................................................................................. 16
Listening to the Demo Songs ..............................................................17
Various Performance Features............................................................18
Overview of the Fantom-Xa..................................................................19
How the Fantom-Xa Is Organized ......................................................................................................... 19
About Memory.......................................................................................................................................... 21
About the Onboard Effects ..................................................................................................................... 22
About the Sequencer ................................................................................................................................ 23
About the Sampling Section.................................................................................................................... 25
Basic Operation of the Fantom-Xa ......................................................26
Switching the Sound Generator Mode .................................................................................................. 26
About the Function Buttons.................................................................................................................... 26
Moving the Cursor ................................................................................................................................... 27
Changing a Value ..................................................................................................................................... 27
Assigning a Name .................................................................................................................................... 28
Playing in Patch Mode..........................................................................29
About the PATCH PLAY Screen............................................................................................................ 29
Selecting a Patch ....................................................................................................................................... 30
Selecting Patches from the List............................................................................................................... 30
Selecting Favorite Patches/Rhythm Sets (Favorite Patch) ................................................................. 31
Selecting Patches by Category ................................................................................................................ 32
Transposing the Keyboard in Octave Units (Octave Shift) ................................................................ 33
Transposing the Keyboard in Semitone Steps (Transpose)................................................................ 33
Selecting the Tones That Will Sound (Tone On/Off).......................................................................... 33
Playing Single Notes (Monophonic)...................................................................................................... 34
Creating Smooth Pitch Changes (Portamento) .................................................................................... 34
Playing Percussion Instruments............................................................................................................. 34
Selecting the Parameter Controlled by the Realtime Controllers or D Beam Controller
(Control Setting) ....................................................................................................................................... 34
Creating a Patch....................................................................................35
How to Make Patch Settings................................................................................................................... 35
Saving Patches You've Created (Write) ................................................................................................ 37
Functions of Patch Parameters ............................................................................................................... 38
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