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Settings Common to All Modes (System Function)
 
Sync Mode
 
Specify the synchronization message that the Fantom-X’s sequencer 
will use for operation.
 
Value
MASTER:
 
The Fantom-X will be the master. Choose this setting 
when using the Fantom-X by itself without 
synchronizing to another device, or when you want 
other MIDI devices to synchronize to the Fantom-X.
 
SLAVE-MIDI:
 
The Fantom-X will be the slave. Choose this setting 
when you want the Fantom-X to synchronize to 
MIDI Clock messages received from another MIDI 
device.
 
SLAVE-MTC:
 
The Fantom-X will be the slave. Choose this setting 
when you want the Fantom-X to synchronize to 
MTC (MIDI Time Code) received from an external 
device.
 
REMOTE:
 
Use this setting when you wish an external MIDI 
device to have remote start/stop control. The tempo 
will be in accord with what has been set on the 
Fantom-X.
 
Sync Output (Sync Output Switch)
 
Set this parameter ON when you want synchronization related MIDI 
messages (MIDI Clock, Start, Continue, Stop, Song Position Pointer 
and Song Select) to be transmitted to an external MIDI device. If not, 
set it OFF.
 
Value:
 
 OFF, ON
 
Tempo Override
 
Specify whether the sequencer tempo will change (ON), or will not 
change (OFF) when you switch performance.
 
Value:
 
 ON, OFF
 
Arpeggio/Rhythm Sync Switch
 
Specifies whether the arpeggio or rhythm pattern will start/stop in 
synchronization with the sequencer. This parameter does nothing if 
the sequencer is stopped.
 
Value
OFF:
 
Start/stop will not synchronize to the synthesizer.
 
ON:
 
While the sequencer is running, the arpeggio will 
start at the beginning of the next measure. When you 
stop the sequencer, the arpeggios will also stop.
 
MMC Mode
 
When synchronizing the Fantom-X with a hard disk recorder, such 
as one from the Roland VS series, specify which synchronization 
signal the Fantom-X’s sequencer will use for operation.
 
Value
MASTER:
 
The Fantom-X will be the master. Use this setting 
when you want other devices to follow the operation 
of the Fantom-X.
 
SLAVE:
 
The Fantom-X will be the slave. Use this setting 
when you want the Fantom-X to receive MMC 
(MIDI Machine Control) from an external device and 
operate accordingly.
 
MMC (MIDI Machine Control) is a specification that allows 
MIDI messages to be used to control devices such as tape 
recorders, VTR’s, and digital recording systems. Thirty-seven 
MMC commands are available, including Stop and Play.
 
MMC Output (MMC Output Switch)
 
Turn this “ON” if you want to synchronize with a hard disk 
recorder, such as one from the Roland VS series. When set “ON,” 
MMC (MIDI Machine Control) related commands (Play, Stop and 
Locate) will be transmitted.
 
Value:
 
 OFF, ON
 
MTC Sync Output (MTC Sync Output Switch)
 
Set this parameter ON when you want MTC (MIDI Time Code) to be 
transmitted to an external MIDI device. If not, set it OFF.
 
Value:
 
 OFF, ON
 
MTC Frame Rate
 
Specify the MTC frame rate. Make sure that the same mode is set in 
both master and slave devices.
 
Value
24:
 
24 frames per second
 
25:
 
25 frames per second
 
29N:
 
29 frames per second
 
29D:
 
29 frames per second
 
30:
 
30 frames per second
 
When synchronizing with a hard disk recorder such as the 
Roland VS series, any frame rate is all right—as long as the 
setting matches that of the Fantom-X. However, when 
synchronizing operation with video devices such as video 
decks, the video device’s frame rate is fixed, so the Fantom-X’s 
setting must correspond to that frame rate.
 
Sync/Temp
MIDI Clock and MTC
MIDI Clock and MTC (MIDI Time Code) are both messages 
used for synchronization. Select either of them depending on 
the application.
MIDI Clock transmits and synchronizes operations to a 
sequencer’s performance tempo, whereas MTC synchronizes 
operations between devices based on an absolute time. Since 
Roland VS Series workstations are hard disk recorders, they 
cannot send MIDI Clock. Therefore, using a MTC is convenient 
for synchronization of the hard disk recorder and the Fantom-X. 
However, VS Series devices also feature specialized tracks for 
recording MIDI Clock, so with the Fantom-X’s MIDI Clock 
recorded in this manner, we have another synchronizing 
technique in which the VS device appears to be sending MIDI 
Clock (although it is actually playing back tracks to which MIDI 
Clock has been recorded). However, since the tempo must be 
recorded to the VS sync track beforehand, MTC is only 
convenient in synchronizing with songs that do not contain 
great amounts of tempo data.
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