Table Of Contents - Roland Piano Owner's Manual

Contents
IMPORTANT NOTES ...............................................................................4
How To Use This Manual........................................................................6
Notation Used in This Owner's Manual...................................................................................... 7
Main Features........................................................................................14
Panel Descriptions................................................................................16
Front Panel................................................................................................................................................. 16
Rear Panel .................................................................................................................................................. 18
Overview of the Fantom .......................................................................19
How the Fantom Is Organized ............................................................................................................... 19
Basic Structure ............................................................................................................................... 19
Classification of Fantom Sound Types....................................................................................... 19
About Simultaneous Polyphony................................................................................................. 21
About Memory.......................................................................................................................................... 22
Temporary Memory...................................................................................................................... 22
Rewritable Memory ...................................................................................................................... 22
Non-Rewritable Memory ............................................................................................................. 22
About the Onboard Effects ..................................................................................................................... 23
Effect Types.................................................................................................................................... 23
How Effects Units Work in Different Modes ............................................................................ 23
About the Sequencer ................................................................................................................................ 24
What Is a Song? ............................................................................................................................. 24
What Is a Track? ............................................................................................................................ 24
Songs and the Sound Generator Mode ...................................................................................... 25
How Phrase Tracks, Parts and MIDI Channels Interact.......................................................... 25
Positions for Storing a Song......................................................................................................... 26
Basic Operation of the Fantom ............................................................................................................... 27
Switching the Sound Generator Mode ([MODE]) .................................................................... 27
Switching Screens from the Menu ([MENU]) ........................................................................... 28
Viewing a List of Patches or Other Data ([LIST]) ..................................................................... 28
About the [1]-[8] Buttons............................................................................................................. 28
Moving the Cursor........................................................................................................................ 29
Modifying a Value ........................................................................................................................ 29
Assigning a Name ......................................................................................................................... 30
Playing in Patch Mode..........................................................................31
About the PATCH PLAY Screen............................................................................................................ 31
Displaying PATCH PLAY Screen............................................................................................... 31
Selecting a Patch ....................................................................................................................................... 32
Selecting Favorite Patches (Favorite Sound) ............................................................................. 33
Selecting Patches from the List.................................................................................................... 33
Auditioning Patches (Phrase Preview) ...................................................................................... 34
Selecting Patches by Category (Patch Finder) .......................................................................... 34
Transposing the Keyboard in Octave Units (Octave Shift) ................................................................ 35
Transposing the Keyboard in Semitone Steps (Transpose)................................................................ 36
Selecting the Tones That Will Sound (Tone On/Off).......................................................................... 36
Playing Single Notes (Mono) .................................................................................................................. 37
Creating Smooth Pitch Changes (Portamento) .................................................................................... 37
Playing Arpeggios (Arpeggiator)........................................................................................................... 38
Holding an Arpeggio.................................................................................................................... 38
Simulating a Rhythm Guitar ....................................................................................................... 38
Using an External MIDI Keyboard to Play Arpeggios ............................................................ 39
Making Arpeggiator Settings ...................................................................................................... 39
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