[ddots-l] Re: questions to fantom synthesizer
- From: Vince Mistretta <vmistretta1411@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 16:26:24 -0400
I just downloaded a manual from the Roland Japan site and that one
does reference using the Pads as numeric entry. Interesting why the
US manual doesn't have this stated.
On 10/8/09, Vince Mistretta <vmistretta1411@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Interesting, I've read through all the docs to find it and nothing is
> mentioned about a Numeric Entry feature from the Pads on the X. I
> think I read the manual about five times not finding it. I know I
> found it on the "G" board though. Was it a ROM update?
>
> On 10/8/09, Mark Dew <jmkeybd1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Vince, the fantom x does that.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> At 02:48 PM 10/8/2009 -0400, you wrote:
>>>Has anyone tried the Fantom "G" series yet? That has a feature which
>>>turns the Pad buttons into numeric keys for direct entry access with
>>>just a push of the "Numeric" button.
>>>
>>>On 10/8/09, Omar Binno <omarbinno@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> wow. Thanks Mark. I had a fantom x a few years back, and I didn't
>> experiment
>>>> with it that far. I did notice that the left and right arrows wrapped
>>>> around. This is good to know though.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: Mark Dew
>>>> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 1:43 PM
>>>> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: questions to fantom synthesizer
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That is not the case with the fantom x.
>>>> I have edited all my favorite voices with out that experience.
>>>> The curssor up and down buttons stop at the top and botton.
>>>> There are some cases where the left and right will circle around.
>>>> It could very well be, I've been using Roland for 23 years and I am
>>>> used
>>>> to
>>>> the madness of it all.
>>>> After editing the voices I save them to the user section.
>>>> Then I put them in the favorite list.
>>>> There are 20 banks containing 16 slots to a bank where you can save a
>>>> voice.
>>>> When you bring up the favorite list the up and down cursor buttons
>> scrolls
>>>> through the banks and the f1 through f8 below the screen selects the
>>>> voice.
>>>> Hold the shift and press f1 through f8,
>>>> this selects the 9 through 16 voice of that bank.
>>>> Run the up button up and it stops at bank 1.
>>>> Run the down button down and it stops at bank 20.
>>>> They do not wrap around.
>>>> When you enter the edit mode, the f1 and f2 below the screen scrolls
>> throu
>>>> the different parameter pages.
>>>> F1 stops at page 1 and f2 stops at page 18.
>>>> The up and down cursor buttons selects the parameter to be edited.
>>>> They do not wrap.
>>>> I'm not sure, but there could be a setting some where in a menu that
>> would
>>>> change this.
>>>> Of course as you know as a blind user, we all have to be determined
>>>> to
>>>> find
>>>> a way.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers!
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At 11:43 AM 10/8/2009 -0400, you wrote:
>>>> > Most Roland keyboards are largely inaccessible for blind users.
>>>> The
>>>> >reason for that is that their cursors wrap around in the menus.
>>>> They
>>>> don't
>>>> >stop at the top or the bottom. So you won't know where you left off
>>>> if
>>>> you
>>>> >forget your last position on a menu. They do sound great though.
>>>> -----
>>>> >Original Message ----- From: Oliver Zenz To:
>>>> ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> > Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 11:26 AM Subject: [ddots-l]
>>>> >questions to fantom synthesizer
>>>> >Hi Listers,
>>>> >
>>>> >some times I have heared, that the roland fantom gear is little
>>>> or
>>>> more
>>>> >accessible by blind users. does anny body of you know something
>>>> more?
>>>> >
>>>> >I heared the Juno G, and this little thing sounds pretty well! so
>>>> I
>>>> found
>>>> >out, that it consists to be of the same soundchip as like the
>>>> fantom,
>>>> >but it
>>>> >just has 61 keys, and i was looking after one with 88 keys. But
>>>> all
>>>> models
>>>> >have different sounds, and i would love to have the same sounds
>>>> in
>>>> anny
>>>> >keyboard of this gear, so under the link below you will find a
>> kind of
>>>> >editor and librourian that lets you transfer sounds from one to
>>>> the
>>>> other,
>>>> >wich is normally not possible, because roland placed the waves
>>>> for
>> the
>>>> >sounds in each model in different places. now this editor knows
>>>> where
>>>> the
>>>> >waves of each model are placed and makes the apropriat changes to
>>>> the
>>>> >sounds. so now one can transfer a sound from the fantom-xs to the
>> juno
>>>> g
>>>> >and
>>>> >so on.
>>>> >
>>>> >http://perplextor.wordpress.com/category/juno-g/
>>>> >
>>>> >Thanks and enjoy.
>>>> >
>>>> >ciao,
>>>> >
>>>> >Oliver
>>>> >
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