Secrets of the Roland FA-06 - editing and saving your work

Viewers continue to have problems LOSING their edits...... there is so much you can edit on a workstation when building songs ..... tones... levels ..... parts ... samples.... it is important to know where everything is STORED ..... so the time you spend creating the exact masterpiece you want is not wasted

[@kimdiez2681]

Again, this is GOLD for any owner of the fa06 wow thanks Stephen !

[@stephenalcaide1778]

Thank you Stephen! You are the gift that keeps giving!

[@davidneau8830]

Hi Stephen, thanks for this video. It's more clear now what we have to save. Tone, Studio set, and then song. (I hope I understand well). It was good explanation. I will need another brain to memorizee all your videos, cause there are so many useful tips ! Thanks again. And Take care.

[@norbsson]

Another great one, heavily helpful! Greetings from Poland!

[@StephenMendes]

Thanks for your comment ...... Happy New Year 🙂

[@norbsson]

All the best!

[@AMikeOnLine]

Great info. Thank you Stephen.

[@OnlyMyPistol]

excellent vid and intro!!

[@wireguy123]

Hey Stephen...I sold my FA a year ago to get a MODX....but after lusting after sounds and pad funtionallity....I bought another.....I appreciate your videos and will have to comb through again to get the great info you have on this wonderful board.

[@freddyperezmusicentertainment]

Thanks, u r great bro ! lot's of shared knowledge ! blessings to you, from Miami, Fl USA, un cubano ! lol !!

[@j3m3r3]

Great info. Thanks!

[@rathodnarendra7364]

There is one tricks to save all user studio set tone or seting with song When you chanj studio set in your user memory no need to remember When we lord song in fa there is in temperiey memmary whech has chanj all part in user tone or seting in fa

[@Farmerwal]

Great intro!

[@topgunanu]

Hi Stephen, trust all's well.. I have a problem accessing my songs in a live set. Is there a faster way to recall a particular song(sequence) rather than spining the dial wheel till i find that song? Please help🙏

[@StephenMendes]

Unfortunately NOT...... my suggestion is to change your FLASH CARD (must turn OFF the keyboard when changing them)..... set up a flash card for your GIG and you will not have to change the card on stage ...... by using multiple flash cards you will not have to spin the wheel through hundreds of songs ...... you CAN organize the songs on your computer and download them to various FLASH CARDs (however it is quite a complicated process and easy to mess up also takes a LOT of time)........ with FA series, Roland has offered a relatively CHEAP keyboard with quite a few ADVANCED features HOWEVER their intention was (and still is) to steer people to their MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE models where these problems (so I am told) are "fixed" ..... you will NOT find "celebrity musicians" playing either FA-06 or VR-09 .... they will buy the far more expensive FANTOM ... or use the older JUPITER (which was also quite pricey in its day) ..... of they buy Yamaha, Korg or Nord (the EXPENSIVE models) ..... but choice is yours, bro.... there are "work-arounds" for almost ANYTHING if you don't have the cash to join the "big league" 😁

[@topgunanu]

True that. Thanks Stephen. I still use my Yamaha psr s775, where the registration memory allows me to store and recall specific arrangements including a midi track stored along with it. And the best part is they are saved alphabetically. So it's easy to just to a particular page to search for that song. I so wish that if i could extend that feature to my Roland if it's connected through midi.

[@wireguy123]

Hey Stephen...How do I assign the song I just recorded after adjusting the studio set to be associated with that Studio set? or Assign that song to be associated with its studio set

[@guyperreault9213]

Really good video,. Thanks! Is there an esy way to recover the samples from an existing song to be used in a different one?

[@StephenMendes]

Load the existing song and save as the new song after you modify the sequence, studio set and any new sounds you want to use with your new song

[@guyperreault9213]

@@StephenMendes thanks

[@jameshardy5578]

Wuss good family just checking to see if you can copy sequences in the fa 06 to make a verse, chorus , hook , intro and outro etc. to make a complete song.

[@StephenMendes]

absolutely yes ...... from the sequencer menu select TRACK MODIFY ..... then select COPY ..... then you can select which track you want to copy (or copy ALL of them) ..... you can select the copy DESTINATION ..... the MEASURES you want to copy .... the types of MIDI EVENTS ..... and the number of times you want to repeat the operation .... it is indeed a very powerful and flexible tool to creating music 🙂 ..... if you have any difficulties using the tool just let me know and I can make a video to help you ...... but PLEASE experiment on a COPY of any "song" while learning how to use this tool cause it is easy to mess up and spoil your work UNTIL you get the "hang of it" 👍

[@jameshardy5578]

thanks bro for the response i can always depend on you for a good reply now i'mgonna use the fa 06 for sequencing the sp404mkii when i sample into it sense it has a better sequencer and now i know i can copy sequences like an mpc is even better two thumbs up for you again until next time shalom@@StephenMendes

[@jameshardy5578]

also the tempo tends to jump around any way of adjusting this issue can't have an off beat track know what i'm saying

[@StephenMendes]

@@jameshardy5578 You have to LOCK the tempo with the following settings..... on the TRANSMITTING (playback) sequencer make sure that switches (or menu options) are set to transmit MIDI start, stop, clock and Song Position Pointer (SPP) ....... on the RECEIVING (recording) sequencer make sure CLOCK is set to "MIDI CLOCK" and the TIME SIGNATURE setting matches the transmitting song........ if you do not see all these individual settings on your sequencers then set "MASTER" on the playback unit and "SLAVE" on the recording unit (and the above settings should be made automatically for you)

[@jameshardy5578]

Thanks again for your valuable input@@StephenMendes

[@ElevatorGalleryLondon]

Great technical info, but what does it actually sound like??!

[@StephenMendes]

Hey Elevator Gallery 🙂....... I have plenty vids that demonstrate sounds ..... below are 4 of them ..... don't know if you watched ? LEAD SYNTH kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqKcf3VtlL-HqLc PHASER SYNTH kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5PFYqVqrLqYbbc PLAY ALONG with SAMPLES (audio tracks) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJmtqJx5fN9khrs PIANO MEDLEY kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqO6k3iii9mLmZY Have a great day 👍🙂

[@ElevatorGalleryLondon]

@@StephenMendes Aha! righto, Cheers!

[@manojchamindasilva196]

Hi Mate, I have a Roland fa 06 and wonder if you can help me with this. I have saved 5 tones from each category (eg. Piano, organ, brass etc) for live play. When I move from one tone to another, and then press the tone category button to revert back to the earlier tone, it doesn't come stright back to the same spot. Hence I have to manually search for the tone I was in. Can you please help me out with this. Not sure if my explanation is clear. I wonder if I can call you? I'm in Australia. Thanks

[@StephenMendes]

You are NOT supposed to do it that way...... you have to use the FAVORITES feature (along with Studio Sets) to organize the tones for quick access during your gigs..... you can even change tones with a footswitch if you do it the proper way..... here are the relevant videos .... USING FAVORITES kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJOTho2OidqYkJI ...... USING FOOT PEDAL TO SWITCH STUDIO SETS kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJbKqWujnJ18gdE ...... I can schedule a ZOOM session with you and you can show me what you are doing if you have a movable camera setup (but you have to pay for this kind of support) ...... so familiarize yourself with my extensive library of videos for the FA-06 (there are 69 videos currently on the FA-06 playlist) and with a little experimentation you will probably figure it out ..... you can always ask a question (in the comments) and get a "free" answer 😁

[@manojchamindasilva196]

@@StephenMendes I really appreciate your quick response. I had a look at your video about the favorites and now I realized your approach is the best way to switch between tones. This method is slightly different to what I am used to do with my Juno di. Looks like now I have to get used to this new method that you have pointed out. Again, I really appreciate all your help and God bless you. Greetings from Brisbane

[@StephenMendes]

@@manojchamindasilva196 Glad I was able to assist you..... and hope you can master all the other great features of this keyboard

[@josephmcconnell5869]

So when you take your SD card out does that mean it erases everything in it like songs and samples? New to the Fa-08 and it's fine if that's the case because I didn't lose anything amazing but I'd like to know for future songs?

[@StephenMendes]

NO.... you do NOT erase the SD card merely by taking it out ..... the only thing that happens is that the songs and samples on the card are no longer available to the Fa-06 (so they disappear from menu UNTIL you put the card back in place)....... however, you should TURN OFF the FA-06 when inserting and removing cards for complete safety (to avoid any possible data corruption of the card contents).

[@josephmcconnell5869]

@StephenMendes thanks for that important info because I really don't want to lose anything when it come time for a complete song! Is there a good program I should use to record into my laptop for the finished song and would the best way to do that be the MIDI into the the USB of the laptop?

[@Shades289]

Are you getting the Fantom O or is it just the same keyboard thanks

[@StephenMendes]

it's basically the same thing..... only a few cosmetic changes

[@dominiccottrill2387]

Is there a way to save the tone parameters when you change them from the knobs on the left (attack, eq, chorus etc)?

[@StephenMendes]

When you save the tone the value will be saved and restored whenever you load it back ..... no matter what the position of the knob is at the time

[@dominiccottrill2387]

@@StephenMendes But the values changed by the knobs are lost?

[@StephenMendes]

@@dominiccottrill2387 the knob values are saved in EITHER the studio set OR the system settings .... you can choose which you prefer..... they are NOT stored with the tone ..... but what IS stored with the tone is the way in which the knobs affect the sound and by how much (sensitivity)...... I guess I will have to make another video ? 😂

[@u-nice3308]

How do you reload it tho

[@StephenMendes]

it's easy..... to reload songs you just press "song select" and use the wheel to find the one you want ...... normally you would save the studio set with the song, but if you desire to load a different studio set then press "sequencer" and move the "highlight" to the studio set and you can change it from there...... I could make a video to show how to reload (from lists) every thing you can save ..... which includes, in addition to the above, patterns, tones, drum kits, arpeggios, etc.

[@kaustabmoninath6782]

Sir hw to edit gm tons?

[@StephenMendes]

GM tones CANNOT be edited