Roland FANTOM-08 User Manual

Owner’s Manual
Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY
.......................... 2
IMPORTANT NOTES
............................... 4
PDF Manuals Available for Download
...........
5
Download Instructions
.................................. 5
Placing This Unit on a Stand
......................
6
If You’re Using the FANTOM-06/FANTOM-07
.................. 6
If You’re Using the FANTOM-08
............................ 7
Panel Descriptions
................................
8
Top Panel
............................................. 8
Rear Panel (Connecting the External Equipment)
.............. 10
Turning the Power On/O
................................ 11
Making the Power Automatically Turn o After a Time (Auto O)
. 11
Introduction
......................................
12
Basic Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
An Overview of This Unit
................................. 15
Units of Sound
......................................... 16
Eects
............................................... 16
Performing
........................................
17
Selecting a Sound (SCENE/TONE)
.......................... 17
Layering Zones (Layer)
.................................. 17
Dividing the Keyboard into Two Regions (Split)
............... 17
Raising/Lowering the Key Range in Semitones (Transpose)
...... 18
Raising/Lowering the Key Range in Octaves (Octave)
.......... 18
Playing Arpeggios
...................................... 18
Playing Chords (Chord Memory)
........................... 18
Selecting/Playing Rhythm Patterns
........................ 18
Changing the Tempo
.................................... 19
Using the Sliders and Control Knobs
........................ 19
Simultaneously Modifying the Volume of Multiple Zones
(Motional Pad)
......................................... 19
Editing
.............................................
20
Editing a Zone
......................................... 20
Editing a Tone
......................................... 20
Editing the Eects
...................................... 21
Saving a Scene or Tone
.................................. 22
Recalling Scenes in the Order of Songs (Scene Chain)
.......... 22
Sampler
............................................
23
Playing a Sample by Pressing a Pad
........................ 23
Playing a Sample Continuously (Hold)
...................... 23
Switching Banks
....................................... 23
Moving/Copying Samples
................................ 23
Sampling
............................................. 24
Sequencer
.........................................
26
How the Sequencer Is Structured
.......................... 26
Playing the Sequencer
................................... 26
Recording a Pattern
..................................... 27
About the Edit Screen
................................... 30
Creating a Group
....................................... 31
Creating a Song
........................................ 31
Control
............................................
32
Performing Live with a Plug-in Synthesizer
.................. 32
Connecting to Your Computer
............................. 32
USB Driver Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Controlling an External MIDI Device (EXT MIDI OUT)
........... 32
Using USB Audio
....................................... 33
Setting the ZONE INT/EXT Button (Zone Int/Ext Control)
........ 33
Settings
............................................
34
Detailed Function Settings (Menu)
......................... 34
Backing up User Data (Backup/Restore)
..................... 34
Returning to the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)
............. 34
Main Specications
...............................
35
Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY”
(p. 2) and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (p. 4). After reading,
keep the document(s) where it will be available for immediate
reference.
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Roland FANTOM-08 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	88
Preset programs quantity	10
Maximum polyphony (notes)	8
Reverberation effects quantity	7
6.35 mm (1⁄4-inch) input	1
Display type	LCD
Power source type	AC

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	354 mm
Width	1393 mm
Height	138 mm
Weight	14800 g