Arp question

30 Jun 2008, 05:08

How do I set different arpeggios to separate patches and store it with them. Meaning patch 1 using arp nr005, patch 2 using arp nr019. And recalling those arps using patch seletion.
Just like any other board like XS or M3. Same thing with the chord memory.

Or is it so bad that the Fantom-G arpeggios are global?

Re: Arp question

30 Jun 2008, 05:44

Arpeggio settings cannot be stored in patches, but as I remember you can store them within live and studio sets.

Re: Arp question

30 Jun 2008, 06:16

That is strange. Is it because of a limitation in the Fantom G OS structure? Or just not justifiable to have that function in patch mode also. All other keyboard manufacturers have it??

Re: Arp question

30 Jun 2008, 06:26

Well, in patch mode you have four step LFOs with up to 64 steps each, these are in some ways even more powerful than the arps. Do all other manufacturers have them?

And do they have 22 effects processors too?

Re: Arp question

30 Jun 2008, 06:32

Yeah, like Artemiy said, the step LFOs are great!

Have a look at them, I just started exploring them a couple a weeks ago and getting lot of new ideas and inspiration from using them!

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Re: Arp question

30 Jun 2008, 08:18

Do they follow chords and do they retrigger the sound? I thought that StepLFO's just modulate sounds in may ways but are they a musically functional replacement for arpeggios?

Re: Arp question

30 Jun 2008, 09:17

Step LFOs serve a bit different purpose than the arpeggiator, but they are more flexible in certain ways, as not only you can modulate the pitch but also filters, level, pan and even the effects.

Re: Arp question

30 Jun 2008, 09:35

OK. but that does not help me. I have put it up in the wishlist.

Re: Arp question

30 Jun 2008, 09:45

Not a big deal for me at the moment, but am I right in thinking that the ARPs are not programmable in any way? I wasn't able to change any settings via the G's screen or the MAC editor.

Re: Arp question

30 Jun 2008, 10:54

On the V-Synth, you do have the arp pattern saved within the patch itself, which is fantastic. But on a workstation it makes more sense to have a global arpeggiator - on the V-Synth, you need to go through the patch copy function to load up a pattern from another patch. I think the perfect solution is somewhere between these two approches...

Re: Arp question

30 Jun 2008, 12:05

Yes, currently you can not edit or save an ARP. Roland should add this capability in the next OS upgrade. Aretmiy, sorry but LFOs do not compensate for this. Because ARPs can be applied to any patch, and LFO affects only a single patch where it has been programmed.

FantomG ARPs do have variations though. FantomX arp had only one pattern, but FantomG ARPs have multiple patterns with in the same ARP. But they can not be edited in the current OS.

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