Playing In Patch Mode; About The Patch Play Screen; Auditioning Patches (Phrase Preview); Selecting A Patch - Roland Fantom XR Owner's Manual

Playing in Patch Mode

Patch mode is used to play a single sound (patch/rhythm set).

About the Patch Play Screen

Displaying Patch Play Screen
To access the Patch Play screen, use the following procedure.
1.
Press [MODE] so the button lights in red.
You will enter Patch mode, and the Patch Play screen will
appear.
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Functions in the Patch Play screen
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Switches the keyboard part and pad part.
Selects the group, and number
MIDI Receive Channel
of the selected patch.
Indicates multi-effects (MFX1), chorus (CHO),
reverb (REV) and mastering (MASTER) on and off.
Auditioning Patches
(Phrase Preview)
The Fantom-XR allows you to preview patches by hearing a phrase
appropriate for each type of patch.
1.
Press OUTPUT knob.
The patch selected in the Patch List screen will be sounded.
2.
Press OUTPUT knob again, and the phrase will stop
playing.
If you wish to change how the phrase is played by Phrase
Preview, you can edit the Preview Mode parameter (p. 160).
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Selecting a Patch

The Fantom-XR has eight patch groups, including the User group
and Preset groups A–H and GM, with each group storing 128
patches (256 in GM, USER). What's more, you can further expand
your options by installing up to six optional Wave Expansion Boards
(optional: SRX series), enabling you to select from a huge assortment
of available patches.
USER
This is the group inside the Fantom-XR which can be rewritten.
patches you yourself create can be stored in this group. The Fantom-
XR includes 256 preset patches.
PR-A–H (Preset A–H)
This is the group inside the Fantom-XR which cannot be rewritten.
However you may modify the settings of the currently selected
patch, and then store the modified patch in User memory. Groups
A–H already contain 128 prepared patches each, for a total of 1024
patches.
GM (GM2)
This is an internal group of patches compatible with General MIDI 2,
a system of MIDI function specifications designed to transcend
differences between makers and types of devices; these patches
cannot be overwritten. Furthermore, settings of currently selected
patches from this group cannot be changed. The Fantom-XR includes
256 preset patches.
CARD (Memory Card)
This group lets you use patches stored on a memory card inserted in
the front panel card slot. Since the data in this group can be
rewritten, you can use this group to store patches that you create.
XP-A–F (Wave Expansion Boards installed in
EXP-A–F Slots)
These are groups used when using patches from Wave Expansion
Boards installed in the EXP A–F slots, and cannot be rewritten.
However you may modify the settings of the currently selected
patch, and then store the modified patch in User memory and
Memory card. The number of onboard patches depends on the
specific Wave Expansion Boards installed.
XP-A–F patches can be selected only if a Wave Expansion Board
SRX series (sold separately) is installed in the corresponding
slot.