Roland FANTOM-08 Reference Manual

Editing Multisamples and Kbd Samples
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Displaying Internal Memory Usage as a Graph
(WAVE/EXPANSION MEMORY INFO)
WAVE/EXPANSION MEMORY INFO screen
This shows a graph of how much of the internal memory the Kbd
Samples and EXPANSION samples are using.
Menu Explanation
[E1] KBD SMPL
OPTIMIZE
Optimizes the memory used by the
samples that were sampled using
“Sampling To Keyboard”.
[E6] EXPANSION INFO Accesses the EXPANSION INFO screen.
EXPANSION INFO screen
This displays information for the EXPANSION samples installed.
NOTE
You may not be able to install some contents, even if free memory
is available.
Optimizing the Sample Storage Area
You may nd that you can’t add new Kbd samples, as the free
memory might be fragmented after many Kbd samples have been
added and deleted.
Optimizing the memory improves the condition of the sample
storage area.
1. Select [E1] KBD SMPL OPTIMIZE from the WAVE/
EXPANSION MEMORY INFO screen.
A conrmation message appears.
If you decide to cancel, select [E6] CANCEL.
2. Select [E5] OK.
This optimizes the Kbd sample storage area.
NOTE
Never turn o the power while you see the message “working..” on
the screen.
Importing Sample Data
(IMPORT)
This imports FANTOM sample data from an .svz le on a USB ash
drive.
1. Copy the le (with the “.svz” extension) to import
onto your USB ash drive.
2. Insert the USB ash drive into the USB MEMORY
port of the FANTOM.
3. Press the [MENU] button.
The MENU screen appears.
4. Touch <UTILITY>.
The UTILITY screen appears.
5. Touch <IMPORT>.
6. Touch <IMPORT SAMPLE>.
The folders and les on the USB ash drive are displayed.
Number of samples in
the .svz le
Menu Explanation
[E1] Scrolls the screen up/down.
[E6] SELECT Selects the .svz le.
7. Touch the .svz le to import.
8. Select [E6] SELECT.
The IMPORT SAMPLE (SELECT SOURCE) screen appears.
No. marked/no. of items
9. Touching the check box to the left of a sample
selects it for import.
Menu Explanation
[E1] Scrolls the screen up/down.
[E2] CLEAR ALL Clears all of the check boxes.
[E3] SELECT ALL Selects all of the check boxes.

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