Roland Fantom-G FGWS11 Manual page 14

End Sw
The Fantom-G sequencer normally keeps sequencing until you press STOP.
If you want a phrase to be a specific length, you've got to hit STOP fast after
your last measure, something that can be hard to do. End Sw allows you to
automatically set the length of your new phrase in advance—activate the
parameter, set Rec End Point and Rec Length, and you're good to go.
Your longest track sets the length of your song, as shown by the
darkened track area in the Song Play and Edit windows. While it'll
rarely matter if your song looks a little longer than it really is, you can
avoid having extra measures at its end by activating End Sw.
Rec End Point, and Rec Length
These two parameters are essentially two ways of looking at the same thing,
and their values are therefore linked. When you've turned on the:
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Loop Sw parameter—Rec End Point/Rec Length sets the length of your
sequencing loop.
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End Sw parameter—Rec End Point/Rec Length sets the length of the
phrase you'll be sequencing.
Tempo Rec
Turn on the Tempo Rec switch when you want to sequence tempo changes
in a song while the song plays. Then:
Press START or click F8 (Start) to begin sequencing.
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Press the TEMPO button to open the Tempo window.
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Use your mouse's scroll wheel, INC and DEC, or the Value dial to
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change the song's tempo as desired.
Press STOP when you're done.
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While you can sequence tempo changes at the same time as you play
something from the keyboard or pads, we recommend against doing
this so that your tempo changes get your undivided attention.
Your tempo changes are sequenced onto a special song tempo track, which
you can edit later if need be, as we'll explain in the Perfecting Songs, MIDI
Tracks, and Audio Tracks Workshop booklet. You can also sequence them
again, using Replace mode in the Realtime Rec Standby window.
Rec Start Point
When you hit PLAY or F8 (Start), sequencing begins at the green Now line's
current location.
The Now line is at Bar 3. When you hit PLAY or
F8 (Start), that's where sequencing will begin.
If you have a countoff, the Fantom-G backs up
by the required amount.
The read-only Rec Start Point indicator shows you the starting location for
sequencing, in bars, beats, and ticks.
F6 (Audio Trk)
You can quickly switch from MIDI track sequencing to audio-track recording
by clicking F6 (Audio Trk)—when you do this, you're taken to the audio track
Audio Rec Standby window, which we'll discuss on Page 18.
F7 (Rec Select)
The Rec Select feature lets you filter out
MIDI data you don't want to capture.
(Some can be inadvertently generated,
such as Poly and Channel Aftertouch.)
While the Fantom-G's large sequencer
memory means you don't have to
think about filtering MIDI data, you
can, by clicking F7 (Rec Select), and
then unchecking any type of data you
don't want.
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