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Realtime Controllers
The Fantom-X boasts an assortment of realtime controllers:
• The Pitch Bend/Modulation lever—
Push the lever forward to turn up
the current patch’s LFO. Push it left
or right to bend the pitch of notes
down or up, respectively.
• The keyboard itself—You can use
“aftertouch” to control sounds by
pressing down into the keyboard.
• The REALTIME CONTROL knobs (circled in red below)—By
turning the knobs, you can:
• adjust a patch’s filter and envelope settings.
• adjust arpeggiator and rhythm generator settings.
• change the values of patch or effect parameters.
• The two ASSIGNABLE SW buttons (circled in yellow above)—
Press the buttons to turn settings on or off, or transpose
the keyboard up and/or down by semitones.
• The D Beam—Move your hand up or down
above the D Beam lenses to:
• trigger pads.
• play notes using a mono synth sound.
• change the values of patch or effect
parameters.
The realtime controllers allow you to manipulate the sound of
the currently selected patch or effect as you play, responding
in realtime to your actions. To try this out:
1. Select the Square Sphere patch in the Pulsating category.
2. Press the D Beam ASSIGNABLE button so it’s lit.
3. Press the REALTIME CONTROL button repeatedly—with
each press, the functions of the REALTIME CONTROL knobs
change, as shown on the display.
4. Play the patch and experiment with how the D Beam and
REALTIME CONTROL knobs change the sound as you play.
As you operate a realtime control, you’re changing the value
of one or more parameters in the patch or in the patch’s effect.
We’ll explain how to set up assignable realtime control later.
Piano Mode
The Fantom-X offers a special Piano mode that provides the
ultimate acoustic or electric piano-playing experience. When
you press PIANO MODE so it lights, the Fantom-X display
presents you unique options for the creation of the most
realistic, expressive piano sounds.