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Settings Common to All Modes (System Function)
Sync Mode
Specify the synchronization message that the Fantom-X’s sequencer
will use for operation.
Value
MASTER: The Fantom-X will be the master. Choose this setting
when using the Fantom-X by itself without
synchronizing to another device, or when you want
other MIDI devices to synchronize to the Fantom-X.
SLAVE-MIDI: The Fantom-X will be the slave. Choose this setting
when you want the Fantom-X to synchronize to
MIDI Clock messages received from another MIDI
device.
SLAVE-MTC: The Fantom-X will be the slave. Choose this setting
when you want the Fantom-X to synchronize to
MTC (MIDI Time Code) received from an external
device.
REMOTE: Use this setting when you wish an external MIDI
device to have remote start/stop control. The tempo
will be in accord with what has been set on the
Fantom-X.
Sync Output (Sync Output Switch)
Set this parameter ON when you want synchronization related MIDI
messages (MIDI Clock, Start, Continue, Stop, Song Position Pointer
and Song Select) to be transmitted to an external MIDI device. If not,
set it OFF.
Value: OFF, ON
Tempo Override
Specify whether the sequencer tempo will change (ON), or will not
change (OFF) when you switch performance.
Value: ON, OFF
Arpeggio/Rhythm Sync Switch
Specifies whether the arpeggio or rhythm pattern will start/stop in
synchronization with the sequencer. This parameter does nothing if
the sequencer is stopped.
Value
OFF: Start/stop will not synchronize to the synthesizer.
ON: While the sequencer is running, the arpeggio will
start at the beginning of the next measure. When you
stop the sequencer, the arpeggios will also stop.
MMC Mode
When synchronizing the Fantom-X with a hard disk recorder, such
as one from the Roland VS series, specify which synchronization
signal the Fantom-X’s sequencer will use for operation.
Value
MASTER: The Fantom-X will be the master. Use this setting
when you want other devices to follow the operation
of the Fantom-X.
SLAVE: The Fantom-X will be the slave. Use this setting
when you want the Fantom-X to receive MMC
(MIDI Machine Control) from an external device and
operate accordingly.
MMC (MIDI Machine Control) is a specification that allows
MIDI messages to be used to control devices such as tape
recorders, VTR’s, and digital recording systems. Thirty-seven
MMC commands are available, including Stop and Play.
MMC Output (MMC Output Switch)
Turn this “ON” if you want to synchronize with a hard disk
recorder, such as one from the Roland VS series. When set “ON,”
MMC (MIDI Machine Control) related commands (Play, Stop and
Locate) will be transmitted.
Value: OFF, ON
MTC Sync Output (MTC Sync Output Switch)
Set this parameter ON when you want MTC (MIDI Time Code) to be
transmitted to an external MIDI device. If not, set it OFF.
Value: OFF, ON
MTC Frame Rate
Specify the MTC frame rate. Make sure that the same mode is set in
both master and slave devices.
Value
24: 24 frames per second
25: 25 frames per second
29N: 29 frames per second
29D: 29 frames per second
30: 30 frames per second
When synchronizing with a hard disk recorder such as the
Roland VS series, any frame rate is all right—as long as the
setting matches that of the Fantom-X. However, when
synchronizing operation with video devices such as video
decks, the video device’s frame rate is fixed, so the Fantom-X’s
setting must correspond to that frame rate.
Sync/Temp
MIDI Clock and MTC
MIDI Clock and MTC (MIDI Time Code) are both messages
used for synchronization. Select either of them depending on
the application.
MIDI Clock transmits and synchronizes operations to a
sequencer’s performance tempo, whereas MTC synchronizes
operations between devices based on an absolute time. Since
Roland VS Series workstations are hard disk recorders, they
cannot send MIDI Clock. Therefore, using a MTC is convenient
for synchronization of the hard disk recorder and the Fantom-X.
However, VS Series devices also feature specialized tracks for
recording MIDI Clock, so with the Fantom-X’s MIDI Clock
recorded in this manner, we have another synchronizing
technique in which the VS device appears to be sending MIDI
Clock (although it is actually playing back tracks to which MIDI
Clock has been recorded). However, since the tempo must be
recorded to the VS sync track beforehand, MTC is only
convenient in synchronizing with songs that do not contain
great amounts of tempo data.
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