Roland FXWS09 User Manual

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Workshop

Making a CD of Your Fantom-X Music

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About the Fantom Workshop Booklets

About This Booklet

The Fantom-X Workshop booklets explain some of the exciting
features of Roland’s Fantom-X family of products. Each
Workshop booklet covers a single topic, and is intended as a
companion to the Fantom-X manuals.

This booklet requires Fantom-X O.S. Version 2 or higher. To
learn about the latest Fantom-X software, visit www.RolandUS.

com, or call Roland U.S. Product Support at 323-890-3745.

Other Fantom Workshop Booklets

• The Fantom-X Experience—A quick tour of how the major
Fantom-X creative tools interact.

• The Sounds of the Fantom-X—A tour of the Fantom-X
sounds and Patch mode.

• The Rhythms of the Fantom-X—Exploring the pads, drum
sounds, and rhythms of the Fantom-X.

• The Fantom-X Effects—This booklet helps you get the most
out the powerful effects processing in the Fantom-X.

• Sequencing on the Fantom-X—Learn how to record using
the Fantom-X sounds and its full-featured sequencer.

• Sampling on the Fantom-X—Capture loops, vocals, or any
other sound with the Fantom-X’s built-in sampler.

• Smart Storage in the Fantom-X—Learn all about the
Fantom-X’s storage options for samples and other data.

• Performing with the Fantom-X—Splits, layers, realtime
controllers, and more make the Fantom-X hot onstage.

• Advanced Fantom-X Sequencing Techniques—Learn how
to use time-based effects, create arpeggios, work with
mastering effects, and record realtime patch tweaks.

• Audio Tracks—This booklet explains how to record live
vocals and instruments in your Fantom-X songs.

After you’ve created some great music on your Fantom-X,
why not record it onto an audio CD? That way, you can enjoy
listening to your Fantom-X songs using any CD player. This
booklet describes how to make—or “burn”—an audio CD of
your Fantom-X songs.

There are two different ways to make a CD of your Fantom-X
music:

• Connect the Fantom-X’s audio output to a standalone CD
recorder.

• Use the Fantom-X’s resampling feature to create an audio
file of your song, and then transfer that file to a personal
computer equipped with hardware and software capable
of burning an audio CD.

We’ll explore both of these approaches, as well as the
equipment and/or software you’ll need for each method.

Understanding the Symbols in This Booklet

Throughout this booklet, you’ll come across information that
deserves special attention—that’s the reason it’s labeled with
one of the following symbols.

A note is something that adds information about the topic at hand.

A tip offers suggestions for using the feature being discussed.

Warnings contain important information that can help you avoid possible
damage to your equipment, your data, or yourself.

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About CD-Creation Devices

How to Do It, CD-Recorder Style

If you’re new to the process of creating your own CDs, you
may be a little confused about the hardware that you’d use to
create one. Basically, there are two different types of devices
that can burn audio CDs. You can use a:

• standalone CD recorder—that records music onto a
recordable CD disc as you play back the music on the
Fantom-X. Standalone CD recorders are available at many
consumer electronics and music stores.

• a CD-R/CD-RW drive—that works with personal computer
software to transfer already-recorded audio files to a
recordable CD disc. You computer may contain a CD-R/CD­RW drive, or you can buy an external CD-R/CD-RW drive.
(Some CD-R/CD-RW drives can also play and burn DVDs.)

If you plan to use a CD-R/CD-RW drive, you’ll also need a computer to which
you can connect the drive, and which can run the required software.

Recordable CD discs come in two flavors. You can burn CD-R discs once. You
can burn audio onto reusable CD-RW discs over and over. Use CD-R discs to
ensure compatibility with greatest number of audio CD players.

Burning a Fantom-X Music CD on a CD Recorder

Perhaps the simplest way to create an audio CD of your
Fantom-X music is to connect the Fantom-X to a standalone
CD recorder. Using this approach, you can simply play your
Fantom-X songs into the CD recorder for burning.

What You’ll Need

• A standalone CD recorder

• Cables—to connect the Fantom-X to the CD recorder

• Blank CD-R or CD-RW discs

Consult your CD recorder’s owner’s manual for instructions on its proper
operation.

1. Connect the Fantom-X and Audio CD Recorder

To get the stereo sound of your Fantom-X to the CD recorder,
connect the two devices using one or two audio cables. The
Fantom-X’s rear panel provides a number of different output
jacks for this purpose. The jacks you choose—and the type
of cables you use—will depend on the type of input jacks on
your CD recorder.

If your CD recorder has 1/4” phone-type analog inputs:

1. Use a 1/4” phone-type
audio cable to connect the
Fantom-X’s OUTPUT A (MIX)
L (MONO) jack to the CD
recorder’s left analog input
jack.

2. Use a 1/4” phone-type
audio cable to connect the
Fantom-X’s OUTPUT A (MIX) R
jack to the CD recorder’s right
analog input jack.

The Fantom-X’s OUTPUT A (MIX) jacks use 1/4” phone connectors. If your
CD recorder uses a different type of input jack, you may need to purchase
special cables or cable adaptors. The store where you purchased the
Fantom-X or CD recorder can help you determine the correct cables needed
for the job.

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