Roland FANTOM-08 Reference Manual

About the SAMPLING MENU
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7. Play the device that you’ve connected to this
unit, and touch <START> when you want to begin
sampling.
“NOW SAMPLING” displays while you are sampling, and the time
counter advances.
8. Touch <STOP> when you want to stop sampling.
Sampling stops, and a dialog box appears.
Menu Explanation
[E1] PREVIEW
Lets you listen to the wave you sampled to
make sure it sounds the way you want.
[E4] RETRY This is used to redo the sampling.
[E5] CANCEL
Interrupts the sampling and returns to the
previous screen.
[E6] OK
Conrms the sampling and goes to the
next screen.
9. Select [E6] OK.
The KBD SAMPLE WAVE EDIT screen appears.
Menu Explanation
SAMPLE Selects another sample.
[E1] START POINT Changes the start point.
[E2] LOOP START
POINT
Changes the loop start point.
[E3] END POINT Changes the end point.
[E4] ZOOM HORZ
Changes the zoom factor of the horizontal
axis (waveform time).
(1/65536-1/1)
[E5] ZOOM VERT
Changes the zoom factor of the vertical
axis (waveform amplitude).
(x1–x128)
[E6] PREVIEW
You can preview the sample while pressing
this knob.
<WRITE> Saves the sample parameters.
<RELOAD> Reloads the sample parameters.
<MODIFY> Adds various eects to the sample.
<UTILITY> Displays the “Kbd Sample Utility” (p. 89).
10. Edit the desired parameters.
Parameter Value Explanation
START POINT 000000000–
This is the playback start
position. Use this setting to
skip unnecessary parts at the
beginning of the waveform when
it plays back.
LOOP START
POINT
000000000–
This is the position where the
sample starts again during
repeating playback.
END POINT 000000010–
This is the playback end
position. Use this setting to skip
unnecessary parts of the at the
end of the waveform when it plays
back.
Gain 0, +6, +12 [dB]
Adjusts the sample gain. Use this
to raise the volume if the level of
the recorded sample seems too
low.
Fine Tune
-50.0–+50.0
[cent]
Sets the pitch of the sampled
sound in one-cent steps (±50
cents).
Level 0–127 Adjusts the sample volume.
11. When you have nished making settings, select
the [EXIT] button.
A user tone is created using the sound you sampled, and the
ZONE VIEW1 screen is shown with the current zone selected.
12. Play the keyboard.
You can play the sampled sound in the current zone, with
the pitches matching the notes you play.

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