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Playing in Patch Mode
Playing in Patch Mode
Using an External MIDI Keyboard
to Play Arpeggios
You can also use the keyboard of an external MIDI instrument to
play arpeggios.
1. Use a MIDI cable to connect the Fantom’s MIDI IN connector
to the MIDI OUT connector of the external MIDI keyboard.
2. Access the PATCH PLAY screen (p. 31).
3. Press [ARPEGGIO] to turn the Arpeggiator on.
4. Press [MENU] to open the Menu window.
5. Press or to select a “System Edit,” and then press
[8 (Select)].
The System Edit screen appears.
6. Press [1 (▲)] or [2 (▼)] to select the “MIDI” tab.
A screen like the one shown below appears.
fig.02-13_50
7. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to “Remote Keyboard
Sw.”
8. Turn the VALUE dial or press [INC] to select “ON.”
9. Play your external MIDI keyboard.
Making Arpeggiator Settings
1. Hold down [JUMP] and press [ARPEGGIO].
The Arpeggio window appears.
fig.02-12_50
In this window you can set the following arpeggiator
parameters.
Switch: Switches the Arpeggiator on/off.
Hold: Switch between Hold On/Hold Off for the Arpeggiator
performance.
Style: Specify the basic performance style of the arpeggio.
Variation: Select the variation (performance pattern) for each
arpeggio style.
Motif: Specify the order in which the component notes of the
chord will be sounded.
Key Trigger: Specify the timing at which the arpeggio is to
begin playing.
Tempo (=SEQ): Specify the tempo of an arpeggio.
Accent Rate: Vary the strength and note length of the accents to
modify the rhythmic feel (groove) of the performance.
Shuffle Rate: Create shuffle rhythms by modifying the timing at
which notes are sounded.
Shuffle Resolution: Specify the timing of the notes in terms of
note value.
Velocity: Specify the note strength of the keys you play.
Octave Range: Specify the range of the arpeggio performance,
in octave units.
In arpeggio settings, the Style (Arpeggio Style) is particularly
important. The playback pattern of the arpeggio is determined
mainly by this selection.
For details regarding each parameter, refer to “Arpeggiator
Settings (Arpeggio)” (p. 51).
2. Press [CURSOR] to move the cursor to each parameter, and
either turn the VALUE dial or press [INC] or [DEC] to make
the setting.
3. Press [8 (Close)] to close the Arpeggio window.
Arpeggiator settings can be saved with each patch as part of the
patch settings. This means that you can create patches that
contain the most effective settings.