Table Of Contents - Roland Fantom-S Quick Start Manual

Fantom-s; fantom-s88

Owner's manual (228 pages)

Turbostart (2 pages)

Table of Contents

Contents

Getting Ready ......................................................................................................................... 3

Connecting an Amp and Speaker System ................................................................................................................. 3

Placing the Fantom-S88 on a Stand (For Fantom-S88 user) .................................................................................... 4

Turning On the Power.................................................................................................................................................. 4

Adjusting the Display Contrast (LCD Contrast).......................................................................................... 5

Turning Off the Power..................................................................................................................................... 5

Listen to the Demo Song ....................................................................................................... 6

Try Out the Sounds ................................................................................................................ 7

Playing the Sounds ....................................................................................................................................................... 7

Selecting Patches by Category ........................................................................................................................ 8

Selecting Patches by Group............................................................................................................................. 9

Auditioning Patches with Phrases (Phrase Preview)................................................................................ 10

Changing the Patch Settings ......................................................................................................................... 10

Playing Percussion Sounds with the Pad (Rhythm Set) ........................................................................................ 11

Changing the Rhythm Set Settings .............................................................................................................. 12

Layering Two or More Patches (Layer) ................................................................................................................... 12

Changing the Performance Settings............................................................................................................. 13

Splitting the Keyboard to Play an Ensemble (Split)............................................................................................... 13

Changing the Performance Settings............................................................................................................. 14

Try Out the Various Performance Features ....................................................................... 15

Moving Your Hand Above the D Beam Controller to Apply Effects (D Beam Controller)............................. 15

Changing D Beam Controller Settings ........................................................................................................ 16

Using Knobs and Buttons to Modify the Sound in Realtime (Realtime Controller) ......................................... 17

Changing Realtime Controller Settings....................................................................................................... 19

Playing Arpeggios(Arpeggio/Rhythm function)................................................................................................... 20

Changing Arpeggio Settings......................................................................................................................... 21

Performing Rhythms while a Rhythm Pattern Plays............................................................................................. 22

Changing Rhythm Group Settings............................................................................................................... 23

Other Performance Features...................................................................................................................................... 25

Velocity/Aftertouch....................................................................................................................................... 25

Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever ..................................................................................................................... 25

Octave Shift (Oct)............................................................................................................................................ 25

Hold Pedal ....................................................................................................................................................... 25

Control Pedal................................................................................................................................................... 26

Transpose (Trans) ........................................................................................................................................... 26

Using the RPS Function.............................................................................................................................................. 27

Using Skip Back Sampling to Sample a Favorite Phrase (Skip Back Sampling) ........... 29

Assigning a Sample to a Pad (Assign to Pad) ......................................................................................................... 30

Creating a Song.................................................................................................................... 31

Erasing a Song From Internal Memory (Song Clear)............................................................................................. 32

Selecting a Performance ............................................................................................................................................. 33

Selecting a Part................................................................................................................................................ 34

Assigning a Vocal Phrase to a Part as a Patch ........................................................................................................ 35

Assigning the Selected Sample to a Part as a Patch (Assign to Keyboard)............................................ 36

Recording the Rhythm Part ....................................................................................................................................... 38

Selecting the Part to Record .......................................................................................................................... 38

Selecting the Recording Method .................................................................................................................. 38

Playing and Recording Rhythm Part........................................................................................................... 39

Recording the Bass Part.............................................................................................................................................. 42

Recording the Piano Part ........................................................................................................................................... 43

Recording the Vocal Part............................................................................................................................................ 44

Mixing in the MIXER Screen ..................................................................................................................................... 45

Loop the Song ................................................................................................................................................. 45

Making Fine Adjustments in the MIXER Screen ....................................................................................... 46

Using Effects ................................................................................................................................................................ 48

Switching the Effects On/Off ....................................................................................................................... 48

Editing the Effect Settings ............................................................................................................................. 49

Saving the Song You Recorded ................................................................................................................................. 50