Roland Fantom-Xa Musical Instrument User Manual


 
110
Editing a Sample
This operation stretches or shrinks the sample to modify the length
or tempo. You can stretch or shrink the sample by a factor of one half
to double the original length.
* You cannot execute this with more than one sample selected.
1.
Press [SAMPLE EDIT <-> LIST] to access the SAMPLE EDIT
screen.
2.
Press [F3 (MODIFY)] to open the Sample Modify Menu
window.
3.
Press [F3 (TIME STRETCH)].
fig.TIMESTRETCH
4.
Press or to select the parameter.
5.
Use the VALUE dial or [INC] [DEC] to specify the tempo/
length.
When setting the BPM (tempo) value, you can hold down
[SHIFT] and turn the VALUE dial, or use [INC] [DEC] to adjust
the value to the right of the decimal point.
6.
Press [F6 (EXEC)].
A message will ask you for confirmation.
7.
To execute, press [F6 (EXEC)].
The length of the sample will be changed as specified.
* To cancel, press [F5 (CANCEL)].
The
chop
function divides a sample waveform into separate notes.
* The Create Rhythm function (p. 114) makes it easy to create a rhythm
set from a chopped sample.
* You cannot execute this with more than one sample selected.
1.
Press [SAMPLE EDIT <-> LIST] to access the SAMPLE EDIT
screen.
2.
Press [F3 (MODIFY)] to open the Sample Modify Menu
window.
3.
Press [F4 (CHOP)].
fig.CHOP
4.
Specify the point(s) at which the sample is to be divided.
Refer to “Procedure for Dividing a Sample” or “Automatically
Dividing a Sample (Auto Chop)” (p. 111).
5.
Audition the sample as described in the section
“Auditioning the Divided Samples” (p. 111).
If you want to re-make settings, move or delete the point (p.
111).
6.
Press [F6 (EXEC)].
A message will ask you for confirmation.
7.
To execute the division, press [F6 (EXEC)].
The divided samples will be added to the sample list.
* To cancel, press [F5 (CANCEL)].
When you execute the Chop operation, a message will ask whether
you want to execute Create Rhythm.
If you want to execute Create Rhythm, press [F6 (EXEC)].
For the rest of the procedure, refer to p. 114.
If you don’t want to execute Create Rhythm, press [F5
(CANCEL)].
Procedure for Dividing a Sample
You can freely specify the dividing point(s).
1.
Press or to move the cursor to “Current Address.”
2.
Use the VALUE dial or [INC] [DEC] to move the point.
3.
At the location where you want to divide the sample, press
[F2 (ADD)].
The current location will be the dividing point.
4.
Repeat steps
2
and
3
to specify other dividing points.
You can specify up to 15 dividing points; i.e., the sample will be
divided into a maximum of 16 pieces.
Stretching or Shrinking a Sample
(TIME STRETCH)
Parameter
Explanation
BPM
Change the BPM of the sample to the BPM you
specify.
Time Specify the length of the sample as a time value.
Rate Specify the length relative to the current length
of the sample.
50.0–200.0%
Type
Lower settings of this value will make the
sound more suitable for faster phrases, and
higher settings will make the sound more suit-
able for slower phrases.
TYPE01–TYPE10
Quality Adjust
Make fine adjustments to the tonal quality of
the Time Stretch.
1–10
Dividing a Sample into Notes
(CHOP)
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