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Creating a Patch
With the Fantom, you have total control over a wide variety of
settings. Each item that can be set is known as a parameter. When
you change the values of parameters, you are doing what is referred
to as Editing. This chapter explains the procedures used in creating
patches, and the functions of the patch parameters.
How to Make the Patch
Settings
Start with an existing patch and edit it to create a new patch. Since a
patch is a combination of up to any four tones, you should listen to
how the individual tones sound before you edit.
1. Access the PATCH PLAY screen, and select the patch
whose settings you wish to modify (p. 32).
You cannot edit the patches in the PR-E (GM2) group.
If you want to create all your patches from the ground up, rather
than the patches that have already been prepared, carry out the
Initialize operation (p. 43).
2. Press [MENU].
The Menu window appears.
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3. Press or to select a “Patch Edit,” and then press [8
(Select)].
The Patch Edit screen appears.
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4. The parameters are organized into several editing groups.
Press [1 (▲)] or [2 (▼)] to select the tab for the editing group
that contains the parameter you wish to edit.
For details on how the parameters are grouped, refer to
“Parameter list” (Sound/Parameter List).
5. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to the parameter you
wish to modify.
• Some of the parameters have a “” symbol. This indicates that
if you press [LIST] when setting one of these parameters, the
related window will appear. For example if you press [LIST] at a
parameter that requires you to specify a name, the Name
window will appear.
• When all the parameters cannot be shown within a single
settings screen, a scroll bar will be displayed at the right side of
the screen. In such cases, press to scroll the screen
downward.
Four Tips for Editing Patches
● Select a patch that is similar to the sound you wish to
create (p. 32).
It’s hard to create a new sound that’s exactly what you want if
you just select a patch and modify its parameters at random. It
makes sense to start with a patch whose sound is related to
what you have in mind.
● Decide which tones will sound (p. 36).
When creating a patch, it is important to decide which tones
you are going to use. In the Patch Edit screen, set Tone Switch
1–4 to specify whether each tone will sound (on), or not (off). It
is also important to turn off unused tones to avoid wasting
voices, unnecessarily reducing the number of simultaneous
notes you can play. Tones for which the Tone Switch displays a
check mark (✔) will sound.
● Check the Structure setting (p. 56).
The important Structure parameter (PATCH/TMT) determines
how the four tones combine. Before you select new tones, make
sure you understand how the currently selected tones are
affecting each other.
● Turn Effects off (p. 165).
Since the Fantom effects have such a profound impact on its
sounds, turn them off to listen to the sound itself so you can
better evaluate the changes you’re making. Since you will hear
the original sound of the patch itself when the effects are turned
off, the results of your modifications will be easier to hear.
Actually, sometimes just changing effects settings can give you
the sound you want.