Roland Fantom-G FGWS11 Manual page 10

Setting the Song's Basic Tempo
Here's how to set the song's tempo. (You can change
it at any time, since MIDI notes aren't time-based, and
audio-track samples in the Fantom-G automatically
stretch or shrink as needed):
Press the TEMPO button to open the Tempo window.
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Click F7 (Click) so you can hear the metronome.
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Enter the desired tempo by:
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tapping out the beat on F6 (Tap Tempo).
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setting the Tempo value—turning the dial or using INC DEC to
change the tempo in BPM ("Beats Per Minute") increments. Hold
down SHIFT and turn the dial to adjust it by finer amounts.
Press F7 (Click), and then F8 (Close) when you're done.
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You can sequence tempo changes in realtime, as we'll
discuss later. (To learn how to change the tempo or add in
tempo changes using Microscope phrase editing, see the
Perfecting Songs, MIDI Tracks, and Audio Tracks booklet.)
Gathering Sounds to Sequence With
You can select Internal, EXP 1, or EXP2 sounds to sequence in either of two
ways. You can:
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select a studio set—on the corresponding Studio Play screen. PRST
Studio Sets 001-008 provide some basic instrument lineups. If you're
sequencing in the factory project, USER Studio Sets 002-032 do, too.
You can also select a User studio set you've saved in a project.
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select sounds on-the-fly as you sequence—using the Song Play and Song
edit screens' Part Select window.
In the factory project, another way to select instruments to use is by
selecting Songs 008-0125 from the Song List. These songs don't contain
sequences—they simply contain additional studio sets for you to use.
As you select sounds using the Part Select window, you're editing the current
studio set, which the Fantom-G automatically stores with the song when you
save the song using the WRITE button.
Sequencing a MIDI Track—In Detail
For a quick tutorial on sequencing, see Page
14 of the booklet The Fantom-G Possibilities—
the numbered steps in this booklet are meant
only to help you keep your bearings, not as a
tutorial. What's important here are the details
that surround the steps.
Selecting and Preparing a Part for Sequencing
If you're not already on either the Song Play or Song Edit
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screen—you can sequence from either screen—press the
LIST/EDIT SONG button to display the Song Play screen.
If you're starting a new song, you begin sequencing at the top of
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the song. If you're in a song you've already begun, you can begin
anywhere that's been sequenced—shown by a dark background—
using  and  to get where you want to go, or pressing I 3 to go to
the top of the song. The green Now line shows where you are.
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