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The S1 and S2 Switches
These two switches, located above the Pitch Bend/
Modulation Lever, are suited to switching things on
and/or off.
The D Beam
The D Beam is an infrared sensor that tracks the position of your hand as it
moves above the sensor. It converts this information to control data, with
which you can do three kinds of things. You can:
•
trigger a pad using the D Beam—
struck the pad. What happens depends on the current pad mode, the
pad you've selected, and what the pad is set up to do.
•
use the D Beam as a mono synth—
over the D Beam.
•
manipulate some aspect of the current sound with the D Beam—as it
converts your gestures to MIDI Control Change values or other data.
To select the behavior you want, press the desired
button to the right of the D Beam so it flashes. Press
a flashing button to turn off the D Beam.
As you move your hand down closer to the
D Beam sensor, its effect increases. As you move
up and away, it decreases. You can see how close
you are in the lower right-hand corner of the Live
Play and Single Play screens, and on the Studio Play
screen when realtime controllers are visible.
The green bar shows how
close in your hand is.
so that the Fantom-G acts as if you'd
playing notes by moving your hand
Viewed from the side,
this is the area above the
D Beam in which you can
move your hand.
Since the D Beam works with (infrared)
light, it works best when it's not used in
direct sunlight. You can adjust its sensitivity
for special lighting conditions using the
System Setup DBeam Sens parameter.
Foot Controls
You can gain foot control of various things in the Fantom-G by connecting
an expression pedal such as Roland's EV-5 or EV-7, a damper pedal like the
Roland DP-10, DP-8, or DP-2, or a footswitch such as the FS-5U or FS-5L.
•
An expression pedal—
produces a continuous stream
of Control Change messages that allow you to adjust
or set parameter values as desired when the pedal's
connected to the rear-panel FOOT PEDAL CTR-1 or -2
jack.
•
A damper pedal—
acts as a sustain pedal when it's
connected to the rear-panel FOOT PEDAL CTR-1 or -2
jack. The DP-10, DP-8, and DP-2 are ideal for this.
•
A footswitch—
is a simple on/off control for various
features and settings. When it's connected to the HOLD
jack, it acts as a sustain pedal. (The DP-2 and FS-5U are
momentary on/off toggle switches, while the FS-5L
latches in an on or off position.)
Keeping an Eye on Realtime Control
The Live Play and Single Play screens always show your realtime controllers
and their current values in the lower area of the screen.
In Studio mode you can toggle display of realtime controllers using the
F6 button to toggle between Studio Play views, one of which shows the
realtime controllers.
EV-5
DP-10
FS-5U
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