Matrix Control Settings (Control 1-4) - Roland Fantom G8 User Manual

Matrix Control Settings (Control 1–4)
Matrix Control
Ordinarily, if you wanted to change tone parameters using an
external MIDI device, you would need to send System
Exclusive messages—MIDI messages designed exclusively for
the Fantom-G. However, System Exclusive messages tend to be
complicated, and the amount of data that needs to be
transmitted can get quite large.
For that reason, a number of the more typical of the Fantom-G's
tone parameters have been designed so they accept the use of
Control Change (or other) MIDI messages for the purpose of
making changes in their values. This provides you with a
variety of means of changing the way patches are played.
You can change the sound of a patch in various ways, for
example by using the pitch bend lever to change the speed of
the LFO, or using your keyboard playing dynamics to open or
close a filter.
The function which allows you use MIDI messages to make
these changes in realtime to the tone parameters is called the
Matrix Control. Up to four Matrix Controls can be used in a
single patch.
To use the Matrix Control, specify which MIDI message (Source
parameter) will be used to control which parameter
(Destination parameter), and how greatly (Sns parameter), and
the tone to which the effect is applied (Tone parameter).
Control 1–4 Source
Sets the MIDI message used to change the tone parameter with the
Matrix Control.
Value
OFF: Matrix control will not be used.
CC01–31, CC32(OFF), 33–95:
Control Change
PITCH BEND: Pitch Bend
AFTERTOUCH: Aftertouch
SYS CTRL1–SYS CTRL4: MIDI messages used as common matrix
controls.
Velocity (pressure you press a key with)
VELOCITY:
KEY FOLLOW: Key follow (keyboard position with C4
as 0)
TEMPO: The specified tempo (sequencer tempo)
or the tempo of an external MIDI
sequencer.
LFO1: LFO 1
LFO2: LFO 2
Pitch envelope
PITCH ENV:
TVF ENV: TVF envelope
TVA ENV: TVA envelope
Velocity and Key follow correspond to Note messages.
Although there are no MIDI messages for LFO 1 through TVA
Envelope, they can be used as Matrix Control. In this case, you
can change the tone settings in realtime by playing patches.
• If you want to use common controllers for the entire Fantom-G,
select "SYS CTRL1"–"SYS CTRL4." MIDI messages used as
System Control 1–4 are set with the System Ctrl 1–4 Source
parameters (p. 301).
There are parameters that determine whether or not Pitch Bend,
Controller Number 11 (Expression) and Controller Number 64
(Hold 1) are received (p. 108). When these settings are "ON,"
and the MIDI messages are received, then when any change is
made in the settings of the desired parameter, the Pitch Bend,
Expression, and Hold 1 settings also change simultaneously. If
you want to change the targeted parameters only, then set these
to "OFF."
• The value of CC#67 (soft) is applied at the moment the note
begins; any changes that occur during the note will not affect
the parameters.
Control Destination 1–4
(Matrix Control Destination 1–4)
Matrix Control Destination selects the tone parameter that is to be
controlled when using the Matrix Control. The following parameters
can be controlled. When not controlling parameters with the Matrix
Control, set this to "OFF." Up to four parameters can be specified for
each Matrix Control, and controlled simultaneously.
In this manual, Parameters that can be controlled using the
Matrix Control are marked with a "★."
Opening and Closing the Filter
●
Changes the cutoff frequency.
CUTOFF:
RESONANCE: Emphasizes the overtones in the region of
the cutoff frequency, adding character to the
sound.
Changing the Volume, Pan, and Pitch
●
Changes the volume level.
LEVEL:
PAN: Changes the pan.
PITCH: Changes the pitch.
Creating a Patch
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