Owner's Manual - Roland

Playing Back a SongThis chapter explains how you can use the Fantom-X’s sequencer toplay back a song.When you play back a song, we recommend that you use thesound generator in Performance mode. In Performance mode,up to sixteen different sounds can be played separately by thesixteen parts, making this mode ideal for playing songs that aremulti-instrument ensembles of drums, bass, piano, etc.3. Press [PLAY] to start playback.When the song finishes playing, it will stop automatically. Ifyou want to stop playback midway through the song, press[STOP].If you have interrupted song playback, “+” may be displayed atthe right of the measure number. This indicates that the song isstopped in mid measure.Playing a Song Immediately(Quick Play)The Fantom-X is able to play a song from user memory and memorycard immediately, without first loading the song into TemporaryArea. This is called the Quick Play function.Quick Play can be used with MRC Pro songs (extension:.SVQ) andStandard MIDI Files (extension:.MID).1. Press [SONG EDIT].fig.17-001The Song Play screen appears.There will be no sound if samples have not been loaded for thepatches used in the song. You must load the necessary samplesbeforehand (p. 202).Playing Back SongsConsecutively (Chain Play)The Chain Play function lets you consecutively play back (QuickPlay) songs on user memory and memory card.1. Press [MENU] to access the Menu window.2. Use or to select “Chain Play,” and then select[ENTER].fig.17-003_50The Chain Play screen appears.2. Press [F1 (Song List)].Turn the VALUE dial or press [INC] [DEC] to select the songthat you want to play.fig.17-002_503. Press [F1 (User)] if you want to choose from user memory,or press [F2 (Card)] if you want to choose from memorycard.You cannot combine USER songs and CARD songs.• [F1 (User)]: Songs in user memory• [F2 (Card)]: Songs on a memory card* By pressing or in the above screen, you can specify the type ofsongs that will be displayed. If various types of songs are savedtogether, it will be easier to find the desired song if you restrict thedisplayed file types in this way.• VIEW ALL: all songs will be displayed• SVQ ONLY: only SVQ files will be displayed• SMF: only Standard MIDI Files will be displayed• MRC: only MRC files will be displayedBy holding down [SHIFT] and pressing or you canjump to the beginning or end of the song list.If you want to perform Chain Play repeatedly, press [F7 (RepeatAll)] to light it into red. If you press [F6 (Auto Step)] to light itinto red, playback will ends, and the next song will beginplaying automatically.164