How The Sequencer Is Structured; Pattern; Group; Song - Roland FANTOM Series Reference Manual

How the Sequencer Is Structured

Pattern

This unit's sequencer lets you record and play back using 16 tracks which correspond to the zones .
Each track can have up to eight patterns, and these variations are called patterns .
For each track, you can switch the variation during playback .
Each pattern can be up to 32 measures long, and will play as a loop of the length that is specified for each pattern .
PATTERN
TRACK1 TRACK2 TRACK3
A
B
C PLAY
D PLAY
PLAY
E
F
G
H
ZONE1 ZONE2 ZONE3

Group

The combination of patterns created for each track is called a group . You can create groups such as "Intro, " "Verse, " or "Fill"
corresponding to each section of your song .
GROUP
GROUP-01 :Intro
TRACK1 TRACK2 TRACK3
A
B
PLAY
C
D PLAY
PLAY
E
F
G
H

Song

The groups you create can be arranged into an order that's called a song . You can specify looping (LOOP) for individual groups and
for the entire song .
SONG
Step1 Step2
GROUP-01 GROUP-02
Intro Verse1
MEMO
Patterns, groups, and songs are all saved for each scene .
80
TRACK4 TRACK5 TRACK6 TRACK16
PLAY
PLAY
PLAY
ZONE4 ZONE5 ZONE6 ZONE16
TRACK4 TRACK5 TRACK6 TRACK16
PLAY
PLAY
PLAY
Step3 Step4
GROUP-03 GROUP-02
Verse2 Verse1
PLAY
PLAY
Step5
GROUP-05
Ending