Raising/lowering the key range in octaves (octave), Playing arpeggios, Playing chords (chord memory) – Roland Fantom-08 88-Key Music Workstation Keyboard User Manual

Page 18: Selecting/playing rhythm patterns, Raising/lowering the key range in semitones, Raising/lowering the key range in octaves, Playing chords

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Performing

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Raising/Lowering the Key Range in Semitones

(Transpose)

1 .

Hold down the [TRANSPOSE] button and press the

OCTAVE [DOWN] button or [UP] button.

¹

You can change this setting in a range of -5–+6 semitones.

¹

To return to the original setting, hold down the [TRANSPOSE]

button and press the OCTAVE [DOWN] button and [UP]

button simultaneously.

Raising/Lowering the Key Range in Octaves

(Octave)

1 .

Press the OCTAVE [DOWN] button or [UP] button.

¹

You can change this setting for a maximum of ±3 octaves.

¹

To restore the original setting, press the OCTAVE [DOWN]

button and [UP] button simultaneously.

Playing Arpeggios

The arpeggiator is a function that automatically produces an

arpeggio based on the keys that you press.

1 .

On ZONE VIEW, turn ARP “ON” for the applicable zone.

2 .

Press the [ARPEGGIO] button to make it light.

3 .

Play a chord on the keyboard.

According to the notes of the chord you play, an arpeggio

starts playing for zones that are on.

4 .

Move the cursor to “STYLE” and change the style.

The arpeggio performance changes according to the

selected style.

5 .

To turn off this function, press the [ARPEGGIO] button

once again to make it go dark.

MEMO

By using this in conjunction with the chord memory function, you

can easily play a variety of arpeggio sounds using just one finger.

Playing Chords

(Chord Memory)

Chord memory is a function that sounds a pre-registered chord

form when you play a single note on the keyboard.

1 .

Press the [CHORD MEMORY] button to make it light.

2 .

Play the keyboard.

A chord sounds according to the currently selected chord

form.

3 .

Move the cursor to “CHORD FORM” and change the

chord form.

The way in which the chord plays will change.

4 .

To turn off this function, press the [CHORD MEMORY]
button once again to make it go dark.

Selecting/Playing Rhythm Patterns

This unit lets you perform while a rhythm pattern plays.

1 .

Press the [RHYTHM PATTERN] button.

The RHYTHM PATTERN screen appears.

2 .

Move the cursor to “RHYTHM GROUP.”

3 .

Use the [VALUE] dial to select a rhythm group.

4 .

Touch <Intro>–<Ending> to select the rhythm pattern

that you want to play.

The rhythm pattern plays.

MEMO

To stop, touch the icon of the rhythm pattern that’s playing.

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