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    Roland FA-06 and FA-08

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    I created my custom studioset by writing the studioset that comes up on reboot to the 1st user slot then I edited it.

     

    Does anybody know why slot 16 is gray and will not play? It was originally some sort a drum patch and I replaced it with a SN synth but it won't play from the keyboard. Does 16 have to be a drum thing?

     

    This is because Part 16 is by default assigned to the sampler, so it cannot be used to record anything else. Of course it can be re-assigned if you want to use it.

     

    Another thing: I have noticed that the piano sounds have notably less volume (weaker sound) that the leads (critical when playing live)... Has anyone noticed this, or it's just me?

     

    Roland FA-06 and FA-08

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    This is annoying me. I manually manipulate the cutoff and resonance on the Am chord semi-quavers on Bad Romance. But if I re-initialize the tone it doesn't reset the Resonance and Cutoff to zero. My Yo-mama-ha does.

     

    I think these settings belong to the studio set, try putting the same tone in another studio set and you may hear the difference

    Roland FA-06 and FA-08

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    Regarding using the MO08 to "control everything else" in your FA - what is it that you want to do, exactly? Someone with more knowledge than me would need to explain if it is possible to map the cc numbers transmitted by the MO sliders and knobs to specific parameters in the FA.

     

    Thanks for replying keybdwizrd, I just want to control the keybed from my MO-08 (play the FA06 with weighted keys)...to control more things I think it should be more complicatted, and for playing at home I don't need anything else.

     

    Just a nice finding I made today: The sampler can be assigned to a part (1-16) in the studio set, and each pad (16x4 banks=64) is linked to a key. This means that the samples can be actually triggered from the keys. Just find out the correspondence of the pads with the keys. Combine (layer) conveniently the parts and you can trigger samples without stopping playing. I wanted to mention this because a remember previous posts saying that this wasn't possible.

    Roland FA-06 and FA-08

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    Just got my FA-06 yesterday. I'm quite amazed about the quality of the sounds (here called "tones"), and you can easily get lost digging between the 2000 of them. They're grouped by categories, instead of preset banks like the old JV-XP series. Lots of lead sounds (more than 40), excellent for a prog enthusiast like me.

     

    Everything tone related is presented in studio sets (analog to old "performance" modes), 16 parts groups (part 10 for percussion) that can be played in single part mode (for sequencing, i.e., song mode) or layered mode. It has 512 user programable studio sets (apart from the presets), for gigging, at least for me, is more than enough.

     

    Just two questions I have, for someone who already got it. As tones are identified by up to 4 numbers, I was wondering if there is a fast way to call a tone, other than dialing, turning pads in "numeric mode" or previously having saved it into a favorite bank.

     

    The second question is: I got my FA-06 for gigging, but at home I'd like to play it from my Yamaha MO-08 (weighted keys). Can I connect them through USB or MIDI, so I can just play the keys of my MO08 to make sound my FA and control everything else in my FA? Sorry I don't have any idea of MIDI implementation, just tell me where could I start.

     

    Thanks in advance for your replies.

    Introductions?

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    Hi people!

     

    I'm Jorge, a venezuelan - spanish keyboardist living in Barcelona, Spain. I'm starting a band of rock in spanish. I have a Yamaha MO8 and a Roland XP-50. Now, as a Roland man, I'm deciding to replace my old XP-50 with a Juno Gi, a VR-09, or with the new FA-06. Reviews and comments in this forum are very helpful for me to decide. Thanks!

    Roland FA-06 and FA-08

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    My biggest workstation interest in this keyboard is to be able to easily, without a lot of fuss and technical hassle, record audio and MIDI, and at the very least overdub, and ideally, multi-track. From looking at the manual, I'm guessing this is somewhat possible: sample the incoming audio, and then place markers in the sequencer.

     

    ? Will I be able to just listen to the sequenced track and sample just the audio, not the internal sounds?

     

    I'll bet nobody knows this yet

     

    As far as I've noticed, the sequencer only records data, no audio (opossite to the JUNO-Gi)- However, it is possible to record audio samples through the jack - mic imputs. Also the the sequenced songs can be exported to audio files (wav, mp3, etc)

    Roland V-Combo VR-09

    in The Keyboard Corner

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    Hi people!

     

    A newbie here... I have an old XP-50, and I'm thinking to replace it with the VR-09. Would it be worth in terms of sound quality - tweakability? I don't need nor use the sequencer, just good "bread and butter" sounds for gigging. Your opinions would be helpful to me.

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