Filter
Top Products
180
Settings Common to All Modes (System Function)
Keyboard Sens (Keyboard Sensitivity)
Adjusts the keyboard’s touch.
Value
LIGHT: Light weight synthesizer keyboard like
MEDIUM: Standard
HEAVY: Acoustic piano simulation
Aftertouch Sens (Aftertouch Sensitivity)
Specifies the Aftertouch sensitivity. Higher values will allow
Aftertouch to be applied more easily. Normally you will leave this at
“100.”
Value: 0–100%
Power Up Mode
Specifies the condition that the Fantom will be in when the power is
turned on.
Value
LAST SET: Reinstates the patch and performance selected at the
time the Fantom was last turned off.
DEFAULT: The Fantom will be ready to play Performance
“USER:01.”
Backlight Saver
Specify the time to pass before the backlight saver function is
activated. If you do not want to use the backlight saver, set it to
“OFF.”
If there are no panel operations or MIDI input for longer than the
time specified here, the backlight will go dark. While the backlight is
off, the display darkens, and the BEAT orange indicator lamp blinks.
Value: OFF, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 minutes
The backlight saver function will be defeated when you play the
keyboard or operate the panel of the Fantom, or when the following
MIDI messages are received.
• Channel Voice Message
• Channel Mode Messages
• System Exclusive Message
Sequencer Settings (Sequencer)
fig.15-04_50
For details on the setting, refer to “How to Make the System
Function Settings” (p. 178).
Sequencer
Sync Mode
Specify the synchronization message that the Fantom’s sequencer
will use for operation.
Value
MASTER: The Fantom will be the master. Choose this setting when
using the Fantom by itself without synchronizing to another device,
or when you want other MIDI devices to synchronize to the Fantom.
SLAVE MIDI: The Fantom will be the slave. Choose this setting
when you want the Fantom to synchronize to MIDI Clock messages
received from another MIDI device.
SLAVE MTC: The Fantom will be the slave. Choose this setting
when you want the Fantom to synchronize to MTC (MIDI Time
Code) received from an external device.
REMOTE: Use this setting when you wish an external MIDI device
to have remote start/stop control. The tempo will be in accord with
what has been set on the Fantom.
Backlight Saver
This backlight saver extends the backlight’s operational life. If
the backlight becomes dim or fails to light, the display screen
will be dark and difficult to read.
The factory default settings call for the Backlight Saver function
to be switched off. However, in order to maximize the life of the
backlight, we recommend that you turn the Backlight Saver
function on.
MIDI Clock and MTC
MIDI Clock and MTC (MIDI Time Code) are both messages
used for synchronization. Select either of them depending on
the application.
MIDI Clock transmits and synchronizes operations to a
sequencer’s performance tempo, whereas MTC synchronizes
operations between devices based on an absolute time. Since
Roland VS Series workstations are hard disk recorders, they
cannot send MIDI Clock. Therefore, using a MTC is convenient
for synchronization of the hard disk recorder and the Fantom.
However, VS Series devices also feature specialized tracks for
recording MIDI Clock, so with the Fantom’s MIDI Clock
recorded in this manner, we have another synchronizing
technique in which the VS device appears to be sending MIDI
Clock (although it is actually playing back tracks to which MIDI
Clock has been recorded). However, since the tempo must be
recorded to the VS sync track beforehand, MTC is only
convenient in synchronizing with songs that do not contain
great amounts of tempo data.