Roland FA-07 User Manual

Contents
3
Performance
Functions
Editing
Sequencer
(Creating Songs)
Sampler Pads DAW
Appendix
Overview Performing Settings
04: Editing 43
Editing a Studio Set ........................................... 44
Overall Settings for the Studio Set .............................44
Settings for Each Part .......................................... 44
Saving a Studio Set ............................................45
Initializing a Studio Set (Studio Set Init) ........................45
Initializing a Part (Part Init) ..................................... 45
Editing a Tone ................................................. 46
Basic Procedure for Tone Edit ..................................46
SuperNATURAL Acoustic Tone (SN-A) ..................... 46
SuperNATURAL Synth Tone (SN-S) ........................46
SuperNATURAL Drum Kit (SN-D) .........................47
PCM Synth Tone (PCMS) .................................47
PCM Drum Kit (PCMD) ...................................48
Saving a Tone/Drum Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Initializing a Tone (Tone Initialize) ..............................48
Selecting the Partials That Sound (Partial Switch) ...............49
Selecting the Partials to Edit (Partial Select) ....................49
Initializing a Partial (Partial Initialize) ...........................49
Copying a Partial (Partial Copy) ................................49
Editing a Pattern ..............................................50
Initializing a Pattern (Initialize) .................................50
Specifying the Time Signature and Length (Setup) ..............50
Specifying the Grid Scale (Scale) ...............................50
Specifying the Note Type, Duration, and Loudness (Note Setup) 51
Entering Notes ................................................51
Deleting Notes (Clear Step, Clear Note) ......................... 51
Saving the Pattern ............................................. 51
Editing the Eects ............................................. 52
Turning Eects On/o .........................................52
Editing the Eects of the Studio Set ............................53
Editing the Eects of the Tone .................................53
Editing the System Eects .....................................54
05: Sequencer (Creating Songs) 55
Playing Songs ................................................. 56
Selecting and Playing Songs ...................................56
Setting the Tempo of the Song ................................56
Looping the Song Playback ....................................57
Recording the Song ........................................... 58
Recording Workow ........................................... 58
Prepare for Recording .........................................58
Realtime Recording ...........................................59
Selecting the Performance Data to Record
(Recording Select) .......................................60
Removing Unwanted Data During Recording
(Realtime Erase) .........................................60
Auditioning Sounds or Phrases During Recording
(Rehearsal Function) .....................................60
Step Recording ................................................61
Canceling a Recording or Edit (Undo/Redo) ....................62
Editing the Song .............................................. 63
Specifying the Sound Engine Played by Each Track .............63
Muting a Part’s Performance (MUTE) ...........................63
Sounding One Part by Itself (SOLO) ............................63
Edit Performance Data for Entire Tracks (Track Modify) ..........64
Basic Procedure for Track Modify .........................64
Correcting the Song’s Timing (Quantize) .................64
Erasing Unwanted Performance Data (Erase) .............65
Deleting Unwanted Measures (Delete) ...................65
Copying Performance Data (Copy) .......................65
Inserting Blank Measures (Insert) ........................66
Transposing (Transpose) ................................. 66
Changing the Velocity (Change Velocity) .................66
Changing the Duration of the Notes (Change Duration). . . 67
Moving Performance Data Forward or Backward
(Shift Clock) .............................................67
Editing Individual Events of Performance Data (Microscope) ....68
Selecting the Track to Edit / Viewing Specic
Performance Data (View) ................................69
Inserting Performance Data (Create) .....................69
Erasing Performance Data (Erase) ........................69
Moving Performance Data (Move) .......................70
Copying/Pasting Performance Data (Copy/Paste) .........70
Changing the Tempo During a Song .....................71
Changing the Time Signature During a Song .............71
Adjusting the Pan and Volume Balance (Mixer) .................72
Erasing the Song in the Temporary Area (Song Clear) ...........72
Assigning a Name to the Song (Song Name) ...................72
Specifying the Song’s Time Signature (Time Signature) .........73
Deleting a Song (Delete Song) .................................73
Saving/Exporting a Song ...................................... 74
Save the Song .................................................74
Exporting Tracks as Individual WAV Format Files
(Multi-track Export) ............................................74
Exporting a Two-Channel Mix in WAV Format ...................75
Exporting the Song in SMF Format .............................75
Exporting Samples in WAV Format .............................76
Importing an SMF as a Song ...................................76

Roland FA-07 Specifications

General

Control type	Buttons
Backlight color	Red
Backlight buttons	Yes
MIDI-keyboard number of keys	76 keys
Product color	Black
Display type	LCD
Display diagonal	5 \
Interface	USB
Headphone outputs	1
USB ports quantity	2
Compatible memory cards	SDHC
6.35 mm (1⁄4-inch) output	3
Power source type	AC
Bit rate	16 bit
Product type	Digital synthesizer
Keyboard number of keys	76
Maximum polyphony (notes)	128
Reverberation effects quantity	6

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	311 mm
Width	1231 mm
Height	107 mm
Weight	8500 g