Roland Fantom-G FGWS11 Manual page 11

Select any MIDI track, and then press the LIST/EDIT PATCH
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button to open the Part Select window.
Select the part you'd like to use for sequencing.
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To sequence using a sound in an external MIDI device, select the part
with the same number as the MIDI channel you want to use, set Group
to External, and make sure the MIDI device is connected and turned
on. To select a sound in the external device from the Fantom-G, set
the Type, Bank, and Patch Number/Name to the desired sound's Bank
Select MSB and LSB, and Program Change values, respectively.
If you'd like to assign a different sound to an Internal, EXP 1, or EXP 2
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part, set Group, Bank, and Patch Number/Name to select the sound.
You can click F8 (Close) to hide the Part Select window, or leave it
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open and proceed to the next section—it's up to you.
Setting Up Your Sequencing Session
You set up the manner in which you want to sequence each track in the
Realtime Rec Standby window. The basic use of the window is simple:
Press the REC button to display the MIDI-track Realtime
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Rec Standby window and start the metronome—the
PLAY button also flashes to show the song's tempo.
The metronome provides a beat to sequence with so you can take full
advantage of the Fantom-G editing tools, especially Quantize, which
corrects timing issues. (We'll talk more about quantizing later and in
the Perfecting Songs, MIDI Tracks, and Audio Tracks booklet.) If the
beat's too slow or fast, see "Setting the Song Tempo" on Page 10.
You can also change it later if need be. If you don't want to hear the
metronome, press TEMPO, and then click F7 (Click) to turn it off, or
set its global behavior, as we'll discuss on Page 24.
Set the displayed parameters. We'll explain them below.
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Once you're ready to begin sequencing, press the PLAY
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button or click F8 (Start) —the window is replaced by
the Realtime Rec window, which we'll discuss in a bit.
The countoff, and then sequencing, begins.
The Realtime Rec Standby Window Parameters
Recording Track/Phrase
The Recording Track/Phrase parameter selects the track you'll be sequencing
on—when the Fantom-G offers to assign the phrase to a track after
sequencing, this is the track it uses.
When you're sequencing on the Song Play or Song Edit screen, the
Sequencer Auto Track feature can automatically set the parameter to the
same-numbered track as the part you've selected. If this is what you want,
leave the parameter as is. Otherwise, manually set it to the desired track or
click the track you want in the Song Play or Edit window visible behind the
Realtime Rec Standby window.
When "Auto" appears as part of the Recording Track Phrase value—as
shown above—the Sequencer Auto Track feature is turned on. (We'll
discuss why the parameter has "Phrase" in its name in a bit.)
If you'd prefer not to use the Sequencer Auto Track feature in general,
you can turn it off as described on Page 7, and use the parameter here,
or the 6 5 buttons on the Song Play or Edit screen, to select the
desired track. Choose the part you want on its Studio Play screen.
The Recording Track/
Phrase parameter is
highlighted here.
If you see the audio-
track Audio Rec Standby
window instead of this
one, click F6 (MIDI Trk).
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