Roland FA-06 Parameter Guide

PCM Synth Tone (PCMS)
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Parameter Value Explanation
Control tab
Env Mode NOSUS, SUST
When a loop waveform is selected, the sound will normally continue as long as the key is pressed.
If you want the sound to decay naturally even if the key remains pressed, set this to “NOSUS.”
NOTE
If a one-shot type Wave is selected, it will not sustain even if this parameter is set to “SUST.”
Rx Bender OFF, ON For each partial, specify whether MIDI Pitch Bend messages will be received (ON), or not (OFF).
Rx Expression OFF, ON For each partial, specify whether MIDI Expression messages will be received (ON), or not (OFF).
Rx Hold-1 OFF, ON
For each partial, specify whether MIDI Hold-1 messages will be received (ON), or not (OFF).
NOTE
If “NOSUS” is selected for Env Mode parameter, this setting will have no eect.
Redamper Sw OFF, ON
You can specify, on an individual partial basis, whether or not the sound will be held when a Hold
1 message is received after a key is released, but before the sound has decayed to silence. If you
want to sustain the sound, set this “ON.”
When using this function, also set the Rx Hold-1 parameter “ON.” This function is eective for
piano sounds.
Matrix Control 1–4 tab
Matrix Control
Ordinarily, if you wanted to change partial parameters using an external MIDI device, you would need to send System Exclusive messages-MIDI messages designed exclusively
for the FA. However, System Exclusive messages tend to be complicated, and the amount of data that needs to be transmitted can get quite large.
For that reason, a number of the more typical of the FA’s partial parameters have been designed so they accept the use of Control Change (or other) MIDI messages for the
purpose of making changes in their values. This provides you with a variety of means of changing the way tones are played. For example, you can use the Pitch Bend lever to
change the LFO cycle rate, or use the keyboard’s touch to open and close a lter.
The function which allows you use MIDI messages to make these changes in realtime to the partial parameters is called the “Matrix Control.” Up to four Matrix Controls can be
used in a single tone.
To use the Matrix Control, specify which MIDI message (Src) will be used to control which parameter (Dest), and how greatly (Sns), and the partial to which the eect is applie
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(Switch).
Control1–4 Source
OFF,
CC01–CC31,
CC33–CC95,
PITCH BEND,
AFTERTOUCH,
SYS CTRL1–4,
VELOCITY,
KEYFOLLOW,
TEMPO,
LFO1,
LFO2,
PITCH ENV,
TVF ENV,
TVA ENV
Sets the MIDI message used to change the partial parameter with the Matrix Control.
OFF: Matrix control will not be used.
CC01–31, 33–95: Controller numbers 1–31, 33–95
PITCH BEND: Pitch Bend
AFTERTOUCH: Aftertouch
SYS CTRL1–4: MIDI messages used as common matrix controls.
VELOCITY: Velocity (pressure you press a key with)
KEYFOLLOW: Keyfollow (keyboard position with C4 as 0)
TEMPO: Tempo specied by the tempo assign source, or the tempo of an external MIDI sequencer
LFO1: LFO 1
LFO2: LFO 2
PITCH ENV: Pitch envelope
TVF ENV: TVF envelope
TVA ENV: TVA envelope
* Velocity and Keyfollow correspond to Note messages.
* Although there are no MIDI messages for LFO 1 through TVA Envelope, they can be used as
Matrix Control. In this case, you can change the partial settings in realtime by playing tones.
* If you want to use common controllers for the entire FA, select “SYS CTRL1”–”SYS CTRL4.” MIDI
messages used as System Control 1–4 are set with the Tone Control 1–4 Src (p. 5).
Reference
For more information about Control Change messages, please refer to “MIDI Implementation
(PDF).”
NOTE
• There are parameters that determine whether or not Pitch Bend, Controller Number 11
(Expression) and Controller Number 64 (Hold 1) are received (p. 58). When these settings are
“ON,” and the MIDI messages are received, then when any change is made in the settings
of the desired parameter, the Pitch Bend, Expression, and Hold 1 settings also change
simultaneously. If you want to change the targeted parameters only, then set these to “OFF.”
• There are parameters that let you specify whether specic MIDI messages will be received for
each part in a studio set (p. 13). When a tone with Matrix Control settings is assigned to a part,
conrm that any MIDI messages used for the Matrix Control will be received. If the FA is set up
such that reception of MIDI messages is disabled, then the Matrix Control will not function.

Roland FA-06 Specifications

General

Control type	Buttons
Backlight color	Red
Backlight buttons	Yes
MIDI-keyboard number of keys	61 keys
Display type	LCD
Display diagonal	5 \
Product color	Black
Sound effects	Acoustic resonance, Synthesizer
Interface	USB
Headphone outputs	1
USB ports quantity	2
Compatible memory cards	SDHC
6.35 mm (1⁄4-inch) output	3
Power source type	AC
Bit rate	16 bit
Product type	Digital synthesizer
Keyboard number of keys	61
Maximum polyphony (notes)	128
Reverberation effects quantity	6

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	300 mm
Width	1008 mm
Height	101 mm
Weight	5700 g