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Table of Contents
1. What's new? – Explaining the Fantom-G in 10 seconds
2. What can it do? – Showing the features of the Fantom-G
3. Comparison with the Fantom-X
4. Comparison with the other workstations
5. Q & A
6. Specifications
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  • Page 1 Sales Manual Table of Contents Page 1. What’s new? – Explaining the Fantom-G in 10 seconds 2. What can it do? – Showing the features of the Fantom-G 3. Comparison with the Fantom-X 4. Comparison with the other workstations 5. Q & A 6.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    What’s new? Explaining the Fantom-G in 10 seconds The Fantom-G is a “Live Workstation” for expressive live performance and intuitive song creation featuring: 1) Graphical user interface with 800 x 480 8.5 inch widescreen LCD including mouse operation. 2) Fresh sounds with brand new waves and new SuperNATURAL ARX expansion...

  • Page 3: What Is Mode

    What is MODE? STUDIO 16-part multi-timbre mode. Use a maximum of 16 internal parts (patches) and control 16 external parts. Use this mode while creating a song using 16 sounds with dedicated multi-effect on each sound. <- Studio Mode Screen LIVE 8-part multi-timbre mode.
  • Page 4 Single Individual patches consisting of 4 tones. Use this mode for complete editing of your patches. <- Single Mode Screen * The Live and Single mode allows you have a perfect patch remain function. When you switch the sound, it carries over the released notes, sustained notes and effects of the previous sound.

  • Page 5: New Sounds

    New Sounds The first 10 Live Sets are great sounds to show and it demonstrates the Fantom-G’s powerful and flexible capabilities. Press the LIVE button, which is located in the MODE section on the left side of the front panel. Live Set 001 System G 6 patches with different movements are assigned to the lower section of the keyboard, which create an...
  • Page 6 Live Set 006 Dominique EP 2 different types of electric pianos are layered. You can instantly change the level balance with the Slider 1 & 2. Live Set 007 Guitar Heaven A fretless bass is assigned to the lower section of the keyboard. On the upper section of the keyboard, a 12-string steel guitar, an electric guitar, a pad, and another sweep pad are layered.

  • Page 7: Instant Patch Switching & Perfect Patch Remain

    Instant Patch Switching & Perfect Patch Remain When you switch to the next patch while you are playing, the Fantom-G is able to switch it instantly and will carry over the released notes, the sustained notes, and the effects of the previous sound. Therefore, the transition sounds smooth and musical.

  • Page 8: New Bender Mode

    New Bender Mode The pitch bend lever has 5 modes. Depending on the type of sound and phrase that you want to play, you can choose the most suitable mode. Set the bend mode. Choose the patch that you Press PATCH, then F6 “Pro Use the F1 “Group/Up”...
  • Page 9 Below are the bend modes: Normal Standard pitch bend behavior. Touch When you bend the lever up or down, the pitch will change continuously. However, as soon as the lever moves back towards the center position, the pitch will immediately change to the center position.

  • Page 10: Supernatural Arx Expansion Boards

    What is SuperNATURAL? SuperNATURAL is Roland's breakthrough sound-generating technology that enables a new level of realism and expression. SuperNATURAL reproduces the delicate, organic tonal changes and playing nuances of acoustic and electric musical instruments.
  • Page 11 001: ARX Pop Kit For example, the diagram below shows how the instruments of the first patch are assigned to the keys and how they are grouped in the faders. Fader 1 Kick Fader 2 Cross Stick, Snare 1, Roll, Snare 2 Fader 3 Hi-Hat 1, Hi-Hat 2, Open Hi-Hat Fader 4...
  • Page 12 ARX-01 Main Screen Press F3 (Customize). Press F button and use Knob 4 to adjust the various parameters. F3 (Shell Depth), F4 (Head Tuning), F5 (Muffling), F6 (Mic Position), F7 (Buzz)
  • Page 13 While you are editing, if you press the other keys, you can edit that sound. Next, let’s edit the crash. Press C3# key (crash 1). Press F button and use Knob 4 to adjust the parameters. F3 (Size), F4 (Sustain)
  • Page 14 ARX-02 Electric Piano Again, graphical editing is possible by adjusting elements that are unique to an electric piano. Condition: This changes the Below is the main ARX-02 screen. age, which affects the sound of the electric piano. Amp: Adjust parameters by using the 4 knobs.
  • Page 15 Press F4 (Pickup/Bell) to adjust the Bar Angle, Bell/Thump. Pickup Distance, and Bell Character. Press F5 (Noise) to adjust the damper and hum noise -important elements that add character to the electric piano.
  • Page 16 Press F6 (MFX) to set the multi-effects. Once you select a multi-effect, the basic parameters can also be quickly adjusted from the main screen. Therefore, you don’t have to come back to this screen every time to make adjustments. Press F7 (Pre Amp) to select the pre amp model type. In addition to the MFX, the basic parameters for the pre amp can also be edited from the main screen.
  • Page 17 Press F8 (Speaker) to select the speaker model type.

  • Page 18: Multi-Functional Pads

    Multi-Functional Pads You can use the pads in various ways during live performance, music production, and sound designing. You can instantly switch the various functions of the pads by pressing the PAD MODE button and then pressing the pad to select the function. The pads can also become numeric key buttons by pressing the NUMERIC button that is located next to the pads.

  • Page 19: Effects

    The pad modes are labeled below the pads but here is a short explanation on each mode. Pad Mode Explanation Sample Pad Triggers the Sample Set. Rhythm Triggers the Rhythm Set. Chord Memory Triggers the chords that were set with the Chord Memory. Arpeggio Changes the Arpeggio style.
  • Page 20 Effects A major enhancement has been made on the Fantom-G’s effect processing power. Each patch has a dedicated effect, which is called Patch FX. When the patches are layered in the Live Mode or in the Studio Mode, it still carries the source Patch FX for each of the patches.
  • Page 21 Comparison with the Fantom-X Fantom-G Fantom-X User Display 800 x 480 8.5 Inch 320 x 240 5.7 Inch Interface TFT Color STN Color Mouse Connectivity Slider Control Switch Bender Modes Ivory Feel Yes (G8) Sound Wave ROM 256 MB 128 MB Quality ARX Expansion Built-in SRX Waves...
  • Page 22 Q & A How does the Fantom-G compare to the other workstations? There are big differences in the sound quality, user interface, live performance capability, and sequencer. Sound Quality 1) Dedicated effects for each layered patch. 2) Patch Remain in Live Mode, which allows quick and smooth sound switching because it carries over the sustained notes and the effects of the previous sound.
  • Page 23 Sequencer 1) 128 MIDI Tracks. The others have only 16. 2) 1,000,000 recordable notes. Only 210,000 on next highest workstation. 3) Mic In (supports 1/4 inch, XLR, and supplies phantom power) & Guitar In (Hi-Z). The others do not have these.
  • Page 24 Can you use a trackball instead of a mouse? Some trackballs may work with the Fantom-G, but we cannot support proper operation. Can you export your songs as a wav file? Yes, you can export it as a .wav, then move it to your computer via USB memory flash stick. Does it still support PC Cards? No.