Owner's Manual - Roland

Editing Songs5. When you are finished editing, press [F8 (Exec)] to finalizethe values of the system exclusive message.To cancel, press [F7 (Cancel)].If you decide to discard the changes you made to the systemexclusive message and return to the Microscope screen, press[EXIT].• In the case of a Roland type IV system exclusive message, thechecksum can be calculated automatically when you finalize thevalues. If you do not want to calculate the checksumautomatically, press [F1 (Auto Sum)] to turn off the light.• When you press [F4 (Test)], the system exclusive message youare editing will be transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector.Channel AftertouchThis MIDI message applies aftertouch to an entire MIDI channel.Value specifies the depth of the aftertouch.System Exclusive messagesThese are MIDI messages used to make settings unique to theFantom-X, such as sound settings. Input the data between “F0” and“F7.”For details on system exclusive messages, refer to “MIDIImplementation” (p. 298).Tune RequestThis MIDI message causes an analog synthesizer to tune itself.Sequencer Data Handled by aPhrase Track/PatternPhrase tracks or patterns can record the following nine types ofsequencer data. The recorded location (measure-beat-tick) isdisplayed at the far left of each data item, and the MIDI channelnumber is displayed beside it.NoteThese MIDI messages represent notes. From the left, the parametersare Note Number, which indicates the name of the note; On Velocity,which specifies the force with which the key is pressed; Duration,which specifies the duration of the note; and Off Velocity, whichdetermines the speed with which the key is released.Program ChangeThis MIDI message switches sounds. The program number (PC#)selects the sound.Control ChangeThis MIDI message applies various effects such as modulation orexpression. The controller number (CC#) selects the function, andValue specifies the depth of the effect.For the function corresponding to each controller number, referto “MIDI Implementation” (p. 298).Pitch BendThis MIDI message changes the pitch. The value specifies theamount of pitch change.Polyphonic AftertouchThis MIDI messages applies aftertouch to an individual note. Fromthe left, the parameters are Note Number which specifies the key,and Value which specifies the depth of the aftertouch.Ptn (Pattern Call message)This is data that causes a pattern to play back. Use the Numberparameter to select the pattern number. The pattern name is shownin parentheses ( ), and the location at which the pattern will finishplaying is shown at the right of the “->” symbol.If the pattern called by the Pattern Call message extends beyondthe last measure of the song, the pattern playback will beinterrupted at that point.• Only one pattern can be played at a time by Pattern Callmessages in a given phrase track. This means that if a PatternCall message is recorded at a location before the previouspattern has finished playing, the pattern that was playing willbe interrupted, and the next pattern will begin playing. If morethan one Pattern Call message is recorded at the same location,the message that is displayed last in the Microscope screen willbe played.• Although it is possible to record Pattern Call messages in apattern, they will not be played. If you want to place the data ofanother pattern into a pattern, use Track Edit to copy the data.Data Handled by the Tempo TrackThe Tempo track records tempo data for the song.Tempo ChangeThis data specifies the tempo. The song will play back according tothe “Value” of the tempo change.The value displayed in “ =**” is the tempo at which the song willactually play (the playback tempo), and can be changed only in thePLAY screen of each mode.If the tempo change value differs from the playback tempo, thismeans that the playback tempo has been changed temporarily. Inother words, since the tempo change value has not been rewritten,this setting will be lost if you select another song or turn off thepower. If you want to play back at this tempo the next time as well,you must re-save the song to disk. This will rewrite the tempochange value so that it matches the playback tempo.193