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The Cursor Buttons and the VALUE Dial
Many Fantom-X displays contain multiple settings, each
of which is called a “parameter.” Before you can change a
parameter’s value, you must select it. When a parameter’s
value is selected, it’s highlighted, as shown here.
Right now, the patch number “001” is highlighted in blue, and therefore selected.
To select a parameter and change its value:
1. Press the appropriate CURSOR 3, 4, 5 and/or 6 button
until the parameter is highlighted.
2. Turn the VALUE dial to choose the desired setting.
The VALUE dial
We’ll see how these controls work together in a little while.
The Keyboard and Pads
In a sense, the Fantom-X is like two instruments in one: a
synthesizer and a drum machine, and both of these instruments
are always available. At any time you can:
• play a patch on the keys.
• play a rhythm set on the drum pads.
(If you’ve had your Fantom-X for much more than a few
seconds, you’ve probably already discovered this.)
In Patch mode, the keyboard typically plays a single patch
up and down its entire length. The pads, on the other hand,
typically play a “rhythm set.” A rhythm set is a special type of
patch in which each pad plays its own sound.
If you want, you can play a rhythm set on the keyboard—so that each key
plays a different drum or percussion sound—or play a normal patch on the
pads—so that the same sound plays on all pads, at different pitches.
Selecting Patches and Rhythm Sets
To Select a Patch for the Fantom-X Keyboard
1. Press F7 (Part Kbd) so “Kbd”—in the lower-right-hand
corner—turns light blue on the display if it isn’t already.
Nothing changes when you press F7 if the keyboard part was already
selected. In real-world keyboard patch selection, though, the process
begins with this button-press.
2. Press F1 (Patch List). The Patch List display appears, as
shown on the next page.