Roland Fantom-G none User Manual

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Page 10Container PaneThe Container Pane shows the “containers” that les or objects reside. Containers are anything that contains an object. Obvious e

Page 11Object ListThe most heavily used screen in the right Pane is the Object List, which resides in the rst Tab Panel. This shows the objects conta

Page 12Instrument ViewThe Instrument View gives you a visual on how the Instrument that you have selected in the Container Pane is mapped out across t

Page 13SampleViewThe Sample View displays a waveform and allows playback, including the proper looping that may be programmed into the sound. The wave

Page 14Batch ConvertorThe Batch Convertor gives you the special ability to grab a bunch of objects and convert them in one swoop.Of course you can do

Page 15Docking DialogsAll the right-pane screens - the Object List, Instrument View, Sample View, or the Batch Convertor, can be detached into it’s ow

Page 16Master Translation DialogThe Master Translation Dialog appears whenever you have started a translation process. This dialog allows you to selec

Page 17TranslatingThere’s a lot to Translator™, but it cannot be overemphasized that the main purpose of Translator™ is to TRANSLATE! You start with o

Page 18Bulk ExportIn our terminology, Bulk Export is different than Batch Conversion. It is enabled when you want to convert all (or some) objects in

Page 19Instruments and SamplesBy default Translator™ prefers Instruments. In other words, in you Bulk Export a folder that has Instruments (like .nki,

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Page 20SimpleTranslation™OK, let’s admit it. We’re just converting les. Do you REALLY need this large overbearing Translation Program to simply conve

Page 21Building InstrumentsTranslator™ is primarily a Instrument->Instrument convertor. That means if you have a Instrument le, and you want to lo

Page 22Instrument or Bank le, Translator will convert all Instruments and Banks in that folder but will ignore single samples (WAVE/AIFF/etc.). If th

Page 23Playing InstrumentsYou can play most if not all Instruments within the internal Instrument Player in Translator™. This is format-independant.It

Page 24Auditioning SamplesTranslator™ uses the Sample View to play back samples, either single sample les (such as WAVE, AIFF, SND, and more), sample

Page 25Virtual DrivesYou can create, read, and write Virtual Drives with Translator™. Virtual Drives are large les you create, but within Translator™

Page 26It may be confusing how you can create an image of a disk if your computer doesn’t recognize the drive; or as some people word it “mount” the d

Page 27You can add Virtual Drives (that is, disk images) to your Virtual Drives menu by moving those les, or creating aliases or shortcuts of those 

Page 28FavoritesFavorites are contained in a special section in the Container Pane. It is a section you populate yourself with commonly-used folders,

Page 29LookupsYou can perform a custom search on anywhere you choose, in Translator™ they are called Lookups.To perform a Lookup, go to View-Lookup or

Page 3Translator™ 6Table Of ContentsIntroduction...How To Make A Hard Thing Easy...Basic

Page 30Creating Slice Formats - Beat DetectionOne of the very unique features of Translator is the ability to convert a single piece of audio into a “

Page 31without having to do them one at a time in (say) the Recycle application.To convert one or more pieces of sample data to Slice File format, sim

Page 32Proprietary Floppy SupportTranslator™ 6 reads and writes most proprietary sampler oppy disks and their formats. However, it does so only under

Page 33Miscellaneous FunctionalityTranslator can do quite a few other things besides than translating les.Drag Files out of the Interface and onto yo

Page 34Ejecting DrivesSometimes it’s just easier to eject from a program instead of just hitting the eject button on the drive. And, that’s only Windo

Page 35So, in summary... on EXS24 les that reference >31 le names there is this problem. You can choose to make the library Logic9-only or you ca

Page 36External MIDI and Audio devices are standard on Mac and Windows; the ports are embedded in the operating system, and if you are using external

Page 37Audio/MIDIChoose your MIDI Out port and your Audio In ports here. Set your output MIDI Channel here too. You can test the MIDI out with the MID

Page 38Key Spread: Most of the time you’ll select Full, which means all areas between LoKey-HiKey are lled in. When set to Single Key, the keyranges

Page 39AutoSampler - ParametersTranslator™Create Release Triggers: If checked, AutoSampler will make separate samples of when it releases the key, adn

Page 4Special...SimpleTranslation™...Audio/MIDI...

Page 40Reference ManagerIt’s become a common feature with software samplers to store a Multisampled Instrument as a small le, dening the mapping and

Page 41Collect ReferencesTakes references (good or bad) and moves/copies them to a new user-dened location. If any references are bad, it can x them

Page 42Replace References Translator™Reference Manager - Replace ReferencesThe Replace References function and the accompanying dialog is for textuall

Page 43PreferencesTranslator has a massive amount of optional parameters you can invoke on everything from the dialog view to the specics of the tran

Page 44Show Parent Total Sample SizesIf checked, when showing Instrument/Bank les in the Object List, the size will represent the total memory size o

Page 45Test all non-Reg Files Translator will test any le that does not have an extension. Test All Files Translator will test any le that does not

Page 46SeparatorApplies a separator string after a prex or before a sufx.Apply to Programs, SamplesApplies the separator to programs and/or samples.

Page 47Threshold: This is the minimum level, in linear percent, under which Translator considers silence. Default: 0%Fixed Time: Default: 0Beats: Defa

Page 48WAVEAIFFDelete OriginalStereo ManagementCombine Dual Mono to Stereo - Combine UnconditionallyA source format may use two mono les to represent

Page 49BiasPerhaps you have a special penchant for having sounds brighter than they actually are. Maybe you always want things 50 cents sharp. Maybe y

Page 5Translator™IntroductionTranslator™ is the original and revolutionary Instrument format convertor.Translator™ takes most major professional Instr

Page 50into the Ensoniq ASR-10, it has to be below 16mb. This is an extreme example, but Translator will do it’s best to make it happen. Different str

Page 51WaveplayerSave Prompt After Playback After the wave has stopped playing, a Save As... dialog will appear, askign you to save the waveform as so

Page 52‘IKEY’ Keywords‘ICOP’ Copyright‘IMED’ Medium‘ICMT’ Comment‘ISFT’ SoftwareInclude Comment Tags on .wav/.gig lesDefault: uncheckedFix References

Page 53Update Control Files if data in Sample File is differentOftentimes, a control le doesn’t just hold the sample reference, it will also hold the

Page 54Velocity Grid (Global)This is a global setting for all formats that use Velocity Grid. Default: Unchecked, 8 No alert on Disk Read FailsIt’s no

Page 55Fine Tune (less then 100 cents)PanLFOVolumeModulatorsFilterAmp EnvelopeFilter EnvelopeCopy Existing SamplesThis follows up on the Copy Samples

Page 56Location Same As Source The Program and Sample folders will be the same folder as what the source is.Default: Unchecked FormatThis is format th

Page 57Format PreferencesTranslator has a massive amount of optional parameters you can invoke on everything from the dialog view to the specics of t

Page 58Only 12-char names considered for stereo Akai samples are dual-mono, they are dened as stereo when the names end with -L or -R. This option ma

Page 59Sample Type It’s not always the case that the Sample Type follows the Program Type. Some Program Types have different ways to write the samples

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Page 60Disk ChecksumsOlder Emu’s, and older Windows operating systems, tend to render disks unusable because they miswrite or overwrite the disk “chec

Page 61you do not want these to be considered, for polyphony issues, mainly. Checking these causes Translator to ignore the Fade values in both the Ke

Page 62Effect Type - Wet/Dry - Global Effects Selection - Main or Preset Determines the default effect type that goes into all newly-created Presets,

Page 63Operating SystemDictated by chosen Effect Type (Default)Prompt for le during formattingAlways use below selectionPatch Select behavior when co

Page 64Mark II (Logic 7.1-9.0): Adds Filter Envelope in Groups Mark II (Logic 9.1+): Adds long le name support XFadeThis is the XFade value of

Page 65Parameter ToleranceThe EXS24 writes most of it’s parameters to a global parameter set, except some overrides that are entered into the Groups.

Page 66Parameter ToleranceWhen converting INTO this format, there may be structural limitations where if you wanted to ensure all parameters were conv

Page 67Go To Comparison Options buttonTakes you to the master Comparison Options area (under Options). This is Parameter Tolerance from a different an

Page 68Fade out non-looped samples (last 16 samples)Sometimes sample les have some extraneous information at the end of the le. This is usually not

Page 69Master VolumeThis is the Master Volume written to a HALion Program when a Master Volume is not specied by the incoming format.Default: -6 dbMW

Page 7Translator™ How To Make A Hard Thing Easy Translator™ - How To Make A Hard Thing EasyHere’s a couple things that we feel you should remember, in

Page 70Samples - Creating Aliases/ShortcutsUsing aliases/shortcuts are nice because generally they shield you from managing samples within the BP/RF.

Page 71SlopesMost incoming formats don’t specify a slope curve between envelope points; these three parameters specify what they will be in not speci

Page 72Write as Mac-Type les When Kontakt ran on PPC Mac’s, it wrote header information in Motorola (Big-Endian) format. Although any Kontakt can rea

Page 73Native Instruments Reaktor and BatteryReaktorWindows/MacWrites the Reaktor MAP le in little-endian format (Windows) or big-endian format (Mac)

Page 74Combi Bank, if deemed necessary. On the Triton Rack it’s convenient to have this load into Bank E, but the Triton Keyboard does not have Bank E

Page 75KurzweilAdd Sample Number to Kurzweil Sample NameThis is the Kurzweil sample number in which it is assigned. This may help you with editing lat

Page 76MOTU MachFiveTypeConverts into MachFive 1, MachFive 2, or MachFive 3 les. (MachFive 2 or MachFive 3 are not available yet.) Default: MachFive

Page 77gives you ne-grained control with the velocity values being set on the sample level, which is a good thing. But you may want to make sure that

Page 78afterwards. Check this option if you want Translator to force the incoming Group structures to be preserved. This may compromise a perfect tran

Page 79End Fade OutSpecies a user-dened hardcoded fade-out at the end of the entire loop; this can cut down on clicks when the loop is turned around

Page 8Basic ConceptsTranslator™ uses a derivative of the familiar Finder window on the Mac and Explorer (sometimes called My Computer) screen on Windo

Page 80Prevent Performance CompressionTranslator, unlike any other translation software, converts Roland Performances just as they are set up on the R

Page 81Parameter ToleranceRoland S-7x and XV-5080 share envelopes, LFO and lter settings for all the velocity ranges within a keyrange, and Fantom’s

Page 82Fine Tune ToleranceOne particular limitation of SampleTank 1, and 2, is that every sample within a keyrange was to have the same ne tuning off

Page 83Custom ID NameThis enables the Tank Name and Author elds to be enabled.Default: UncheckedPrompt for Tank NameWhen converting into SampleTank,

Page 84Use “key” opcode when lokey=hikeySFZ has a opcode named “key” which is usually misused because the SFZ published public spec is too vague about

Page 85Include non-reference source samples when -> SoundFontAfter it is nished composing a SoundFont, Translator looks through the new le and de

Page 86Keywords, Ranking, Category, Manufacturer Structure has a fairly powerful database in which you can nd your patches and sounds. These options

Page 87single Instrument represent your incoming Program, rather than a multi-Instrument Bank.Default: 0%Go To Comparison Options buttonTakes you to t

Page 88Supported FormatsTranslator™Supported FormatSOURCE FORMATSSoftware SamplersNative Instruments Kontakt(.nki, .nkm, .nkb) Apple EXS24 Mrk I and M

Page 89Format Conversion ExceptionsTranslator™Format Conversion ExceptionsIt is a recent development over the last 10 or so years to “encrypt” audio s

Page 9Main ScreenWhen you start Translator™, the Main Screen appears. This is the center hub of Translator. Everything is based around this screen. Yo

Page 90Menus - File Translator™Menus - FileTranslatePerforms a translation in the Object List, on whatever is selected. Sample functionality as the Tr

Page 91Menus - HelpTranslator™Select Root Folder...This allows you to view only the items within a single folder. This allows you to clear out the irr

Page 92TroubleshoootingYour Translator™ program should be rock-solid and give you no problems. However, there is always stuff that can go wrong.Below

Page 93Another start up issue is that Translator™ remembers the last location you were at in the browser. Pressing the CONTROL key during startup allo

Page 94Bug ReportsTranslator should not crash or show errors, but reality insists that all programs do at some point. Translator, since it deals with

Page 95Mac/Users/[you]/Library/Application Support/Chicken Systems/Translator 6/Temporary FilesWindows XPC:\Documents and Settings\[you]\Application D

Page 96Updating Translator™You may call us also if, after reading and looking at the documentation, you are stumped. Our ofce hours are 8am-6pm Monda

Page 97Contact UsChicken Systems, Inc.714 5th Street SEWillmar, MN 56201Phone: 800-877-6377 United States, 320-235-9798 elsewhere.Email: support@chi

Page 98CreditsDeveloping software is at the core a one-man process, but making it good requires a team.Translator™ 6 really benetted from good teamwo