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43
Basic Operation of the Fantom-G
Overview Sound 1 Sound 2 Sound 3 Pad Sampler
Menu/System
AppendixSequencer
For details on using the pads, refer to
“Using the Pads”
(p. 188).
The pads have sixteen modes. Press [PAD MODE] to switch the pad
mode.
1.
Press [PAD MODE].
[PAD MODE] will blink, and
the currently selected pad
mode (pad [1]–[16]) will
blink.
If you decide not to switch the
pad mode, press [PAD
MODE] once again. [PAD
MODE] will go out and you
will return to the previous state.
2.
Press a pad [1]–[16].
The pad mode will be switched. The following table shows
what the pads do in each mode, and a page reference where you
can learn more.
Press [PAD SETTING], and the
setting/information screen for
the currently selected pad mode
will appear.
To go back to where you
were, press [PAD SETTING]
once again so its light goes
out.
If you press PAD [NUMERIC],
the pads will operate as numeric
keys.
“Using the pad for
numeric input”
(p. 41)
Basic Pad Operations
Switching the Pad Mode
Pad
number
Pad mode Explanation
Page
reference
1
SAMPLE PAD Play a sample set p. 191
2 RHYTHM Play a rhythm set p. 192
3 CHORD MEMORY Switch the chord form of the
Chord Memory function (p. 81)
p. 193
4 ARPEGGIO Switch the style of the Arpeggio
function (p. 78)
p. 193
5 RPS Play phrases p. 194
6 RHYTHM PTN Play rhythm patterns p. 196
7 TONE SEL/SW Act as tone select and on/off
switches
p. 197
8 TRACK MUTE Switch the mute status of the se-
quencer tracks
p. 197
9 BOOKMARK Call up frequently used screens
you’ve registered for each pad
p. 198
10 MIDI TX SW Act as on/off switches for exter-
nal MIDI transmit channels (1–
16)
p. 198
11 EFFECT SW Act as effect switches (except for
patch multi-effect)
p. 199
12 PATCH MFX SW Act as multi-effect switches for
each part
p. 199
13 PART SELECT Select parts (1–16) and banks
(INT/EXP1/EXP2/EXT)
p. 200
14 PART MUTE Switch the mute status of parts
(1–16) and banks (INT/EXP1/
EXP2/EXT)
p. 200
15 USER GROUP Store/load user group patches,
live sets, or studio sets
p. 201
16 FAVORITE Store/load favorite settings p. 202
Viewing the Pad Settings
Using the Pads as Numeric Keys
Fantom-G_r_e.book 43 ページ 2009年7月2日 木曜日 午後2時55分

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BrandRoland
ModelFantom G8
CategoryElectronic Keyboard
LanguageEnglish

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