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6.  Once  you’ve  picked  out  a  pad,  press  F6  (EXEC)—the 
Fantom-Xa asks if you’re sure you want to proceed.
7.  Press F6 (EXEC) again to finish assigning the new sample 
to  the  selected  pad.  Once  the  process  is  complete,  the 
Fantom-Xa takes you to the Sample Edit screen in case you 
want to refine the sample by editing it.
If you’ve turned on Tempo Sync, press 6 to display the Tempo parameter, 
and then set it to the sample’s tempo, or “BPM,” so the Fantom-Xa knows 
how to keep it in sync with the sequencer and/or arpeggiator. 
8.  Strike  and  hold  down  the  pad  you  selected  in  Step  5  to 
listen the new sample.
You  can  work  with  the  sample  just  as  you  would  any  other 
Fantom-Xa sample: playing it, or even using it as the basis for 
a song.
Check out the Fantom-Xa Owner’s Manual to learn more about sampling.
Skip Back Sampling captures not only the sound produced by 
keyboard, but your rhythms and arpeggios as well.
To avoid losing a sample when you turn off the Fantom-Xa, you must save 
it. To learn how to save a sample, see your Fantom-Xa
 Owner’s Manual.
If the SKIP BACK Button Isn’t Lit
When your Fantom-Xa’s sample memory—or “sample RAM”—
is  full,  the  SKIP  BACK  button  remains  unlit  and  Skip  Back 
Sampling  isn’t  available.  You  can  run  out  of  room  if  you’ve 
loaded  a  lot  of  samples  or  if  you  haven’t  expanded  your
 
Fantom-Xa’s sample RAM and you’ve automatically loaded the 
Fantom-Xa demo samples at startup.
You can always unload unnecessary samples to make room—
see “Unloading Samples” in the Fantom-Xa Owner’s Manual
.
In addition, you may want to turn off the Load Preset Samples 
at Startup parameter described on Page 193 in the Fantom-Xa 
Owner’s Manual.
The End
We  hope  you’ve  enjoyed  this  quick  tour  of  your  Fantom-Xa. 
Keep an eye out for other Fantom-Xa Workshop booklets, all 
available for downloading at www.RolandUS.com
.
For the latest Fantom-Xa updates and support tools, visit the Roland U.S. 
Web site at www.RolandUS.com. If you need personal assistance, call our 
amazing Product Support team at 323-890-3745.