Roland FANTOM-06 Reference Manual

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How to Create a Song
Creating a Song
In advance, select a scene, and create patterns and groups as
described in Recording a Pattern (p. 117) and Creating a Group
(p. 132).
1. Press the [GROUP] button.
The GROUP screen appears.
2. Select [E6] MAKE SONG.
The MAKE SONG screen appears.
Input location
3. In the GROUP LIST at the left side of the screen,
touch <ADD> for the group that you want to play
rst.
The group you touch is added to the SONG area in the right side
of the screen, and the input location (red frame) advances by
one position.
Menu Explanation
[E2] Moves the cursor in the GROUP LIST.
[E3] ADD/REPLACE
Switches the input method. If you input
using REPLACE, the group at the input
location is replaced.
[E4] ADD or
[E4] REPLACE
Executes the function set for [E3].
[E5] BACK DEL
Deletes the group at the input location (red
frame) and moves the input location back
by one position.
[E6] SONG Accesses the SONG screen.
<Play icon> Auditions the group whose icon you touch.
4. Repeat step 3 as necessary to create your song.
MEMO
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You can enter a maximum of 32 groups.
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Each scene can have one song.
NOTE
After creating groups or a song, the data you created will be lost if
you switch to a dierent scene or turn o the power without saving
the scene.
Editing a Song
Even after creating a song, you can edit the song structure in
the SONG screen.
Basic Operation in the SONG Screen
1. Press the [SONG] button.
The SONG screen appears.
2. Select a function and edit the parameters.
Menu Explanation
[E1] MAKE SONG Accesses the MAKE SONG screen.
[E2] EDIT Accesses the SONG EDIT screen.
[E3] DELETE Deletes a group.
[E4] SKIP
Species whether a specic group is
skipped when the song plays.
[E5] MEAS Shows the timeline as measures.
[E6] EXPORT Accesses the SEQ EXPORT screen.
Skipping a Specic Group
(SKIP)
On the SONG screen, the groups arranged in the screen will
play consecutively, but you can make the playback skip a
specic group. Since you can do this even while the song is
playing, it is a convenient way to quickly and freely change the
structure of the song.
1. Press the [SONG] button.
The SONG screen appears.
2. Select [E4] SKIP.
One of the group boxes that contain data is shown with a red
frame.
3. Use the cursor [à] [á] [ã] [â] buttons to move the
red frame to the group box that you want to skip.
You can’t move the frame to a box that does not contain data.

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