Roland ARX-01 User Manual

1 Table of Contents Page 1. What’s new? – Explaining the Fantom-G in 10 seconds 2 2. What can it do? – Showing the

10 SuperNATURAL Expansion Board Underneath the Fantom-G, there are 2 open slots to install the “SuperNATURAL ARX Expansion Boards”. Not only do they a

11 001: ARX Pop Kit For example, the diagram below shows how the instruments of the first patch are assigned to the keys and how they are grouped in

12 3) Press F3 (Customize). 4) Press F button and use Knob 4 to adjust the various parameters. F3 (Shell Depth), F4 (Head Tuning), F5 (Muffling), F

13 While you are editing, if you press the other keys, you can edit that sound. Next, let’s edit the crash. 1) Press C3# key (crash 1). 2) Press F but

14 ARX-02 Electric Piano Again, graphical editing is possible by adjusting elements that are unique to an electric piano. Below is the main ARX-02

15 Press F4 (Pickup/Bell) to adjust the Bar Angle, Bell/Thump. Pickup Distance, and Bell Character. Press F5 (Noise) to adjust the damper and hum n

16 Press F6 (MFX) to set the multi-effects. Once you select a multi-effect, the basic parameters can also be quickly adjusted from the main screen. Th

17 Press F8 (Speaker) to select the speaker model type.

18 Multi-Functional Pads You can use the pads in various ways during live performance, music production, and sound designing. You can instantly switch

19 The pad modes are labeled below the pads but here is a short explanation on each mode. Pad Pad Mode Explanation 1 Sample Pad Triggers the Sam

2 What’s new? Explaining the Fantom-G in 10 seconds The Fantom-G is a “Live Workstation” for expressive live performance and intuitive song creation

20 Effects A major enhancement has been made on the Fantom-G’s effect processing power. Each patch has a dedicated effect, which is called Patch FX. W

21 Comparison with the Fantom-X Fantom-G Fantom-X Display 800 x 480 8.5 Inch TFT Color 320 x 240 5.7 Inch STN Color Mouse Connectivity Yes No

22 Q & A How does the Fantom-G compare to the other workstations? There are big differences in the sound quality, user interface, live performa

23 Sequencer 1) 128 MIDI Tracks. The others have only 16. 2) 1,000,000 recordable notes. Only 210,000 on next highest workstation. 3) Mic In (suppor

24 Can you use a trackball instead of a mouse? Some trackballs may work with the Fantom-G, but we cannot support proper operation. Can you export y

3 What is MODE? STUDIO 16-part multi-timbre mode. Use a maximum of 16 internal parts (patches) and control 16 external parts. Use this mode while

4 Single Individual patches consisting of 4 tones. Use this mode for complete editing of your patches. * The Live and Single mode allows you h

5 New Sounds The first 10 Live Sets are great sounds to show and it demonstrates the Fantom-G’s powerful and flexible capabilities. Press the LIVE but

6 Live Set 006 Dominique EP 2 different types of electric pianos are layered. You can instantly change the level balance with the Slider 1 & 2.

7 Instant Patch Switching & Perfect Patch Remain When you switch to the next patch while you are playing, the Fantom-G is able to switch it instan

8 New Bender Mode The pitch bend lever has 5 modes. Depending on the type of sound and phrase that you want to play, you can choose the most suitable

9 Below are the bend modes: Normal Standard pitch bend behavior. Touch When you bend the lever up or down, the pitch will change continuously. Ho