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Owner’s Manual
Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland
distributor in your country as shown below.
PHILIPPINES COSTA RICA TRINIDAD NORWAY JORDAN
AFRICA
G.A. Yupangco & Co. Inc. JUAN Bansbach Instrumentos AMR Ltd Roland Scandinavia Avd. AMMAN Trading Agency
339 Gil J. Puyat Avenue Ground Floor 245 Prince Mohammad St.,
Musicales Kontor Norge
EGYPT
Makati, Metro Manila 1200, Maritime Plaza Amman 1118, JORDAN
Ave.1. Calle
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an CAUTION equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the DO NOT OPEN product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO RED
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Fantom-X678_r_e.book 3 ページ ２００５年５月１２日 木曜日 午後４時４０分 USING THE UNIT SAFELY The symbol alerts the user to important instructions Used for instructions intended to alert or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is the user to the risk of death or severe determined by the design contained within the injury should the unit be used triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for improperly. general cautions, warnings, or
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Fantom-X678_r_e.book 4 ページ ２００５年５月１２日 木曜日 午後４時４０分 022a 104 • Always turn the unit off and unplug the power cord before • Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming entangled. Also, attempting installation of the circuit board (SRX series; p. 240, p. all cords and cables should be placed so they are out of the reach 242, DIMM; p. 244, p. 246). of children. ....................................................................
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Fantom-X678_r_e.book 5 ページ ２００５年５月１２日 木曜日 午後４時４０分 IMPORTANT NOTES Maintenance Before Using Cards 401a • For everyday cleaning wipe the unit with a soft, dry cloth or one that has Using Memory Cards been slightly dampened with water. To remove stubborn dirt, use a cloth 704 impregnated with a mild, non-abrasive detergent. Afterwards, be sure to • Carefully insert the memory Card all the way in—until it is firmly in place.
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Fantom-X678_r_e.book 6 ページ ２００５年５月１２日 木曜日 午後４時４０分 Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY ..............................................................................3 IMPORTANT NOTES........................................................................................4 Main Features ................................................................................................15 Panel Descriptions ........................................................................................16
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Fantom-X678_r_e.book 7 ページ ２００５年５月１２日 木曜日 午後４時４０分 Contents Playing in Patch Mode ..................................................................................38 About the Patch Play Screen................................................................................................................... 38 Displaying Patch Play Screen...................................................................................................... 38 Selecting a Patch .............................
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Fantom-X678_r_e.book 8 ページ ２００５年５月１２日 木曜日 午後４時４０分 Contents Output............................................................................................................................................. 73 Modulating Sounds (LFO)........................................................................................................... 74 Apply Portamento or Legato to the Sound (Solo/Porta) ........................................................ 77 Miscellaneous Settings (Misc) .......
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Fantom-X678_r_e.book 9 ページ ２００５年５月１２日 木曜日 午後４時４０分 Contents Creating a Performance ..............................................................................107 Viewing the Part Settings as a List (Performance Part View).......................................................... 107 Adjusting the Parameters of Each Part .................................................................................... 107 Selecting the Parameter Controlled by the Realtime Controllers or D Beam Contr
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Fantom-X678_r_e.book 10 ページ ２００５年５月１２日 木曜日 午後４時４０分 Contents Playing Rhythms .........................................................................................135 About Rhythm Patterns......................................................................................................................... 135 Using Rhythm Groups........................................................................................................................... 135 Playing Rhythm ...............
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Fantom-X678_r_e.book 11 ページ ２００５年５月１２日 木曜日 午後４時４０分 Contents Using the Pads.............................................................................................160 Using the Hold Function to Sustain a Sound ..................................................................................... 160 Using the Roll Function to Play Sounds.............................................................................................. 160 Making Settings for the Pads (Pad Setting) .......
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Fantom-X678_r_e.book 12 ページ ２００５年５月１２日 木曜日 午後４時４０分 Contents Inserting a Blank Measure (Insert) ........................................................................................... 185 Transpose the Key (Transpose)................................................................................................. 185 Changing the Velocity (Volume) (Change Velocity) ............................................................. 186 Changing the MIDI Channel (Change Channel).............
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Fantom-X678_r_e.book 13 ページ ２００５年５月１２日 木曜日 午後４時４０分 Contents Making Reverb Settings (Reverb) ........................................................................................................ 216 Mastering Effect...................................................................................................................................... 217 Connecting to Your Computer via USB (USB Mode) ...............................218 About USB Functions.............................
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Fantom-X678_r_e.book 14 ページ ２００５年５月１２日 木曜日 午後４時４０分 Contents Installing the Wave Expansion Board........................................................240 Cautions When Installing an Wave Expansion Board...................................................................... 240 How to Install a Wave Expansion Board ............................................................................................ 240 Checking the Installed Wave Expansion Boards ......................
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Fantom-X678_r_e.book 15 ページ ２００５年５月１２日 木曜日 午後４時４０分 Main Features Cutting-edge sound engine that Piano mode and Live Setting function unifies audio and MIDI Piano mode lets you use the Fantom-X as a dedicated piano simply by pressing one button. The Live Setting function provides recall of The Fantom-X inherits the same sound engine that was acclaimed on live performance setups, guaranteeing smooth transitions between the Fantom-S, unifying synthesizer and sampler
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Fantom-X678_r_e.book 16 ページ ２００５年５月１２日 木曜日 午後４時４０分 Panel Descriptions Front Panel fig.01-001 1 4 9 2 12 10 14 7 5 6 8 3 15 11 13 [ ], [ ]ASSIGNABLE switch 1 D BEAM You can assign a variety of parameters and functions to these two D BEAM buttons. Use them to switch the parameters and functions to modify Switches D Beam function on/off. You can apply a variety of effects the sound in realtime. -> (p. 122) to sounds simply by moving
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Fantom-X678_r_e.book 17 ページ ２００５年５月１２日 木曜日 午後４時４０分 Panel Descriptions [STOP] [CURSOR] Controls sequencer stop. Moves the cursor location up/down/left/right. While stopped, you can hold down [SHIFT] and Press [PLAY] to [SHIFT] (JUMP) perform MIDI Update. -> (p. 165) This button is used in conjunction with other buttons to execute various functions. [REC] The display changes to the Recording Standby window. -> (p. 170) [ENTER] I
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Fantom-X678_r_e.book 18 ページ ２００５年５月１２日 木曜日 午後４時４０分 Panel Descriptions Rear Panel fig.01-002 fig.01-003 fig.01-007, 008 POWER ON Switch OUTPUT A (MIX) Jacks (L (MONO), R) Press to turn the power on/off. -> (p. 21, p. 22) These jacks output the audio signal to the connected mixer/amplifier system in stereo. For mono output, use the L jack. -> (p. 19) AC Inlet Connect the included power cord to this inlet. -> (p. 21) OUTPUT B Jacks (L, R) fig.01-004 These j
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Fantom-X678_r_e.book 19 ページ ２００５年５月１２日 木曜日 午後４時４０分 Getting Ready Connecting an Amp and Speaker System Since the Fantom-X contains no amplifier or speakers, you’ll need to connect it to audio 921 equipment such as a keyboard amplifier, monitor speaker system or home stereo, or use headphones to hear its sound. To prevent malfunction and/ 1. Before hooking anything up, make sure that the power on all of your gear is turned or damage to speakers or other OFF. devices, always turn dow
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Fantom-X678_r_e.book 20 ページ ２００５年５月１２日 木曜日 午後４時４０分 Getting Ready Placing the Fantom-X8 on a Stand (For Fantom-X8 user) If you want to place the Fantom-X8 on a stand, use the Roland KS-17. Place the instrument on the stand as follows. fig.02-001.e Place it so the center of the stand comes between the "a" and "n" of the word "Fantom." Place so that it is immediately above Rubber feet of the Fantom-X8 Stand screws Center 20
