Roland FANTOM-06 Reference Manual

07: Sequencer07: Sequencer
How the Sequencer Is Structured................110
Pattern....................................................... 110
Group........................................................ 110
Song......................................................... 110
Playing the Sequencer.......................... 111
Playing Pattern ............................................... 111
Making Loop Settings (LOOP)................................. 112
Changing the Tempo ........................................ 113
Muting a Track (MUTE) ....................................... 113
Soloing a Track (SOLO) ....................................... 114
Playing Group ................................................ 114
Playing Song ................................................. 115
Showing the Timeline as Measures (MEAS) ..................... 115
Song Production Workow ..................... 116
Recording a Pattern ............................117
Ways to Record a Pattern ...................................... 117
Preparing for Recording ....................................... 117
Realtime Recording (Real Time REC) ............................ 117
Removing Unwanted Data During Recording (Realtime Erase) .... 119
Step Recording (Step REC) ..................................... 119
TR-REC ....................................................... 121
Editing a Pattern .............................................. 123
Using the Piano Roll to Edit a Pattern .......................... 123
Automation Added to Piano Roll .............................. 124
Selecting Multiple Notes ..................................... 125
Dragging a Note to Copy It ................................... 125
Operations of the [E1]–[E6] Knobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Microscope................................................. 126
Convenient Functions (Pattern Utility) ......................... 126
Applying Various Edits (MODIFY) .............................. 128
Importing SMF as a Pattern (IMPORT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Exporting a Pattern as SMF (EXPORT) ........................... 130
Saving a Pattern .............................................. 131
How to Create a Group ......................... 132
Creating a Group.............................................. 132
Naming a Group (RENAME) ................................... 132
Editing a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Basic Operation in the GROUP Screen.......................... 133
Specifying the Loop Settings (Length) ......................... 133
Naming a Group (RENAME) ................................... 133
Initializing a Group (INITIALIZE) ............................... 134
Exporting a Group as SMF (EXPORT) ............................ 134
Saving a Group ............................................... 134
How to Create a Song........................... 135
Creating a Song............................................... 135
Editing a Song ................................................ 135
Basic Operation in the SONG Screen ........................... 135
Skipping a Specic Group (SKIP)............................... 135
Editing the Song’s Structure (SONG EDIT) ...................... 136
Adjusting the Pan and Volume Balance.......................... 138
Exporting a Song as SMF (EXPORT) ............................. 138
Saving a Song ................................................ 138
Using the SMF Player .......................................... 139
Playing an SMF.............................................. 139
Using AB LOOP.............................................. 139
Changing the Tempo ........................................ 140
Muting a Track (MUTE) ....................................... 140
Soloing a Track (SOLO) ....................................... 140

Roland FANTOM-06 Specifications

General

Bit rate	24 bit
Pitch wheel	Yes
Product type	Digital synthesizer
Product color	Black
Sound effects	Chorus, Reverberation
Sound effects quantity	16
Chorus effects quantity	9
Keyboard number of keys	61
Preset programs quantity	10
Maximum polyphony (notes)	8
Reverberation effects quantity	7
6.35 mm (1⁄4-inch) input	1
Display type	LED
Power source type	AC

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	323 mm
Width	1006 mm
Height	95 mm
Weight	6000 g