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I joined the Facebook for a Fantom user group, hopefully I'll be able to post soon. The Fantom user is a singer I'm recording a project for and he's out of state, so I can't actually help in person. The bass sound plays fine with cakewalk. He's having trouble with the drums. Midi channel 10 is a very good tip, possibly that will resolve it. He uses it live as a sound module with cakewalk on his laptop If someone actually has the Fantom, please chime in thanks

Yes it is a Fantom question. I'm hoping someone who owns one can chime in. The Roland Clan Forums is not working as far as letting new users join. Old users can still post, but I've tried various ways to contact the forum and several have said it's dead. I've tried other forums and no response. This is such a great forum, I hope someone who has a Fantom can give some insight.

I used Translator to convert several Akai presets and samples to the Roland Fantom format. It put them in the correct folders and the bass plays just fine after loading it into the Fantom memory card. With the drums, is there something different we have to do with the drums like a drum preset section in the memory? I'd like to know the best procedure for importing loading and playing the drums. Right now the problem seems to be simply playing the drums that are on the memory card. Should we be using a certain bank and preset in order to play it from cakewalk?

next time I'll do the freezer thing, this time it['s already in really bad shape - thanks for the tip[

Got it working but the 1/4 tape which was 32 years old, just started flaking and deteriorating. So it was a lost cause. But I learned a lot and resurrected my Win 98 computer, midi interface with SMPTE and Layla card. I did this 11 years ago and the tape was ok, so 16 years worked, but not 32 years

It worked, that is a strange solution - you're amazing

It's been almost 30 years since I had to sync SMPTE on reel to reel to Cakewalk. I've looked through my old notes and can't remember where to plug the cord with the SMPTE tone recorded on track 8 of a 8 track reel to reel to Cakewalk. I have an old WIN 98 computer that I used last time and the midi interface and a Layla sound card. I want to transfer the audio from the 8 track reel to reel to Cakewalk. It's been way too long

Please explain what you mean. I think you mean in CbB midi track to click on bank 0, then it turns into an area you can type into and then paste what? This" Playlist x 128 + Song rule? Every time I paste a variation of this into Bank it changes back to bank 1. I tried to paste playlist 1 or playlist 2 or playlist 3. Please explain. Thanks for your help,

I tried bank 1 and bank 2 and 3, and it doesn't matter it still stays with the same playlist. i have 3 playlists. Thanks for researching this. i can deal with the limitations and make it work. If you have any more cluese let me know. I programmed my Yamaha MPC midi pedals and foot switches so that the foot switches 1-5 will change presets 1-5 in the B3 in whatever playlist I'm viewing

Thanks Promidi, I have 3 playlists in the B3. Bank - 0 responds to my first playlist, GP2 PLAYLIST, but since there's no bank - 1 in CbB in the midi track, I can only choose 1 playlist. I can choose any preset in that bank's playlist by setting the preset number in CbB. Do you have only bank - 0 in CbB or do you have more banks also?

I'm using Arturia B3 and when I select Bank - 0 and a preset number, it only finds presets in 1 bank. There are several banks, so can I get CbB to show more than Bank - 0? I wonder if it showed Bank - 1 and Bank -2, if I'd have more options in selecting a preset.

I tried it - it works - thanks

I know I can hit the freeze synth button on a midi track to freeze it, but can I freeze multiple synths at the same time?

James, This is great news thanks for sharing your experiences. Currently, I just have been avoiding that fader. On more complicated mixes I may wish I had it. Of course I can use the master fader to control a Bus which in most case will solve the problem. I'll for sure open it up and see what I see Thanks so much

Man thanks for the info. So far the midi out is working fine, but I think I'll set up the USB out just in case I need the extra bandwidth. Do you know what is different about midi 2.0? Do you have to use it with a USB? I've always wondered whether we need more than 127 velocity levels.