Synthesizer (Performing); Selecting A Tone - Roland FA-06 Quick Start Manual

Synthesizer (Performing)

Selecting a Tone

1.
Press a tone button.
2.
Turn the dial to select the tone you want.
Play the keyboard.
MEMO
• While you hold down the [PREVIEW] button, this unit will play
a demo using a phrase that's appropriate for the selected tone.
• If you press the [ENTER] button, the TONE LIST screen appears.
Here you can choose a tone from the list.
About the types of tone
This unit has SuperNATURAL tones and PCM tones.
SuperNATURAL tone
Type Explanation
These tones reproduce not merely the
sounds of acoustic instruments, but also the
SuperNATURAL
differences arising from the phrase, chord, or
acoustic tones
melodic performances of the player, giving you the
( )
expressive power that is distinctive of that acoustic
instrument.
SuperNATURAL
Each tone components: OSC (oscillator), FILTER
synth tones (filter), and AMP (amp). Powerful synth sounds can
( ) be produced by a single tone.
These are drum sounds that reproduce the natural
SuperNATURAL
tonal change from soft to strong strikes, and the
drum kits
way in which the sound responds to repeated
( )
strikes.
PCM tone
Type Explanation
These are sounds that were called "patches" on
PCM synth tones Roland synthesizers of the past, and have been
( ) tuned for this unit. You can combine up to four
partials (waves) in one PCM synth tone.
These are sounds that were called "rhythm sets"
on Roland synthesizers of the past, and have been
PCM drum kits tuned for this unit. A drum kit is a group containing
( ) multiple percussion instrument sounds so that
different percussion instrument sound are heard
depending on the key (note number) you play.
You can add tones
A wide range of tones from the Axial sound library site can be added to this unit.
For details, refer to the Axial site.
http://axial.roland.com/
Category group
DRUMS/PERCUSSION Rhythm instruments
A. PIANO/E. PIANO
KEYBOARD/ORGAN
BASS/SYNTH BASS
GUITAR/PLUCKED
STRINGS/ORCHESTRA Strings/orchestral
BRASS/WIND
VOCAL/CHOIR
SYNTH/PAD
FX/OTHER
About the screen
1
3
5 6
8
Number Explanation
1 Effect information and status
2
Song information
3 Bank, number, and name of the studio set
4 Tone number and name
5
Type and bank of tone
6 Tone level
7 Category name
8
Keyboard status (active region, dual, split, etc.)
Save your selection
Your selection of tone is temporary. If you turn off the
power or choose a different studio set, your tone selection
disappears. If you want this unit to remember the tone you
selected, save the studio set (p. 18).
Explanation
Piano
Keyboard/organ
Bass
Guitar
Brass/woodwinds
Vocal/choir
Synthesizer/pads
Sound effects/other
2
4
7
11