OS Version 1.

50 and FG Connects Live emphasizes the power-

ful live performance potential of the Fantom-G series worksta-
tions, adding new patches, rhythm patterns and live sets, and
creating a new world of flexibility and versatility with new Mo-
tion Phrases. Now it’s possible to play the keyboard and accu-
rately perform filter sweeps, autopanning, and sliced gating ef-
fects—all at the same time.
What’s in FG Connects Live?
➡ Live Demo Song (☞p. 3)
➡ Updated and New User Patches (☞p. 8):
• 1-20—Newly Programmed (Common)
• 21-115—New Electronic Sounds (synth bass, pads, arps,
pulsating, one-finger jams, and tech-y sounds)
• 116-170—Orchestral Sounds (section and solo)
➡ New User Studio Sets (☞p. 10):
➡ New Favorite Banks filled with sounds and tips on how
to use the Fantom-G to its fullest (☞p. 10):

➡ New Motion Phrases (☞p. 4) • Bank 1—Live Demo featuring basic Fantom-G and FG
Connects Live features, ARX audio demos and information,

➡ Updated and New User Live Sets (☞p. 6): •

and a Skipback Sampling overview and tutorial
Bank 2—New “Common” Live Sets
• 1-10—Newly Programmed (Common) • Bank 3—One-Finger Jams
• 11-20—General Mixture of New Electronic Sounds • Bank 4—Arps and Pulsating Sounds
• 21-38—One-Finger Jams • Bank 5—Pads
• 39-55—Tech-y Sounds • Bank 6—Synth Bass
• 56-63—Arps • Bank 7—Tek Sounds
• 64-99—Synth Bass • Bank 8—Rhythm Pattern Sets

• 100-118—Pads • Bank 9—Motion Phrases

• 119-127—Pulsating • Bank 10—Orchestral-Multi Live Sets

• 128-129—Hits • Bank 11—Orchestral Section Live Sets

• 130-149—Rhythm Pattern Sets • Bank 12—Skipback Sampling Demo

• 150-162—Orchestral Sections • Bank 13—ARX-01 Drums

• 163-201—Solo Orchestral • Bank 14—ARX-02 Electric Piano

• Bank 15—ARX-03 Brass

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➌ Add the Update File to the Drive

Updating to Version 1.50 1. Insert the USB flash drive into your computer.

What Will I Need? • WINDOWS: A “FANTOM G” window should appear. If not, go to

your computer’s Start menu and double-click “My Computer”.
• Your Fantom-G
• MAC OSX: A “FANTOM G” drive appears on the desktop.
• A PC or Mac Computer
2. From the update folder you downloaded, drag
• A USB flash drive
(or copy/paste) both the “fan_g_upa.bin” and
• The update files (fan_g_upa.bin and fan_g_upc.bin) found in
the same folder as this Read Me file
“fan_g_upc.bin” files to the USB drive.
NOTE: Don’t place “fan_g_upa.bin” and “fan_g_upc.bin” inside
any folder on the USB drive.
➊ Format the USB Drive
If the drive has already been for- 3. After the two files have been copied, eject the
matted on the Fantom-G, you can “FANTOM G” drive from the computer.
skip this step. • WINDOWS: Right-click on the FANTOM-G drive and select
“Eject”.
IMPORTANT: Formatting a USB Flash Drive will completely erase
its contents! Proceed with caution!
• MAC OSX: Drag the FANTOM-G drive to the trash.

1. Carefully insert a USB flash drive into the ➍ Install the Update
Fantom-G’s MEMORY slot. 1. Turn off the Fantom-G.
2. Press the MENU button. 2. Insert the USB flash drive into the Fantom-G’s
3. Cursor to “Format USB Memory” and press F8 MEMORY slot.
(Select). 3. Turn on the Fantom-G.
A blue screen appears. When fully updated, the screen reads
4. Press F7 (OK).
“> Completed!”
The screen will read “Format USB Memory Completed!”
4. Turn off the Fantom-G.
5. Press F7 (OK).
5. Remove the USB flash drive!

➋ Back Up the Internal Project 6. Turn on the Fantom-G.

1. Press MENU.
2. Cursor to “Project” and press F8 (Select). ➎ Factory Reset
3. Cursor to “Backup Project” and press F8 (Select). 1. Press MENU.

4. Press F7 (OK). 2. Cursor to “Factory Reset” and press F8 (Select).

When finished, the screen will read “Backup Project Com- The screen reads “This will clear all the internal memory con-
pleted!” tents, are you sure?”

5. Press F7 (OK). 3. Press F7 (OK).

The screen will read “Factory Reset Completed!”

4. Press F7 (OK).
NOTE: The Fantom-G Version 1.50 update contains Live Sets,
patches, phrases, and other content. If you’d like to explore
this new content, skip to “New Features in 1.30”. If you’d prefer to
reload your old project, perform “Restore Project”.

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3. Press F1 (Live Demo).
Live Audio Demo
FG Connects Live features a new live audio demo that discusses
the Fantom-G’s Live mode and new FG Connects Live features.
The audio demo is approximately two and a half minutes long.

Playing the Demo Song

The Live Demo Song loads.
1. Press FAVORITE.
4. Press PLAY.

The Favorite Play screen appears:

5. Press EXIT to return to the Live Play screen.

2. If necessary, press the CURSOR UP button to se-

lect Favorite Bank 01.

6. Listen, watch, and enjoy!

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3. Play the Fantom’s keys.
New Motion Phrases This Live Set consists of a drum beat with grimy four-bar synth
line.

4. While playing the keys, press PAD 5.

A motion phrase alters the synth sound’s filter cutoff.

5. Press PAD 5 again to turn off the motion phrase.

6. Press PAD 8 to reset the motion phrase.

Designed with contemporary pop, hip-hop, and dance musi- 7. While playing the keys, press PAD 9.
cians in mind, the new FG Connects Live project adds hundreds
of unique tempo-synced effects phrases to create instant motion
to any sound.
Using the Fantom-Gs 16 dynamic pads, players can now experi-
ment with adding combinations of filter effects, panning, cutoff,
and gating to their sounds. This gives performers of all kinds A motion phrase alters the synth sound’s panning.
infinite possibilities to inspire remixing and sound manipulation
on the stage and in the studio. 8. Press PAD 9 again to turn off the motion phrase.
9. Press PAD 12 to reset the motion phrase.
➊ Playing the Motion Phrases
10. While playing the keys, press PAD 13.
1. Press LIVE.

A motion phrase adds a gating effect to the synth sound.

2. Turn the VALUE dial to select Live Set 026: TRob-
binz Mod. 11. Press PAD 13 again to turn off the motion
phrase.
12. Press PAD 16 to reset the motion phrase.

Continued... ☛
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➋ Viewing the Motion Phrases ➌ Selecting Different Motion Phrases

1. Press PAD SETTING. 1. Press the CURSOR DOWN button to select the
phrase on Pad 5.

The RPS Pad Setting screen appears and shows the phrases
assigned to the various pads: 2. Press ENTER to open the phrase list.

3. Choose the desired phrase and press F8 (Select).

Motion phrases are found on phrases numbered 1100—1458.

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Updated and New User Live Sets

No. Live Set Name No. Live Set Name
31 Minimal Beat 68 Stacked 808
32 Club Beat 69 Kiss My Bass
33 D-Step Beat 70 Clicky Bass
34 Floor Beat 71 Gritty Hit Bass
35 TB Disto Beat 72 Hip2B Square
36 TB Bass Beat 73 Old Skool Bass

No. Live Set Name 37 Jumpstyle Kick 74 Spikey Bass

1 Ac Piano Set 38 PackFan 75 Homie Bass
2 E.Piano Set 39 Solid Pluck 76 Crunchy Nutz
3 Ac Piano & Pad 40 Core Team 77 Buzzy Bass
4 Guitar Serentity 41 Club Massive 1 78 Echos of PItch
5 B3 Ham&Pan/Split 42 Power Synth 1 79 I Missed Da Buzz
6 B3+D-Bars 43 Arpeggisaw 80 Mod Master
7 Live Strings 44 D-Tuned Synth 81 Gangsta Saw
8 Live Pop Brass 45 Megamorpher 82 Big Pack
9 Saws in Motion 46 Power Synth 2 83 Tweeky Square
10 Layered Leads 47 Min/Maj/Sus PB 84 Club Hoox
11 Many Many Saws 48 VeloDream 85 Crunch Bass
12 Machine Affair 49 Agroscilator 86 ElectroBass Over
13 Acccid Kit 50 Busty Fifth 87 Hardstyle Bass
14 Dance Floor 51 Happy Saw 88 Dual OSC 1
15 G-Motions 52 LoFi Lead 89 Dual OSC 2
16 Deep End 1 53 Stereo TB 90 Electro Saw
17 Fairy Pad 54 Robin 91 Club Bass
18 Boom Trancer 55 Gulls Bells 92 Disto-Sqr Bass
19 Deep End 2 56 Suicide Clown 93 Passive Bass
20 Jesse Jaxx 57 Creep Show 94 Toss Yo Cookies
21 Jumpstyle Kit 58 Red Eyes 95 Buzz Off!
22 Minimal Kit 59 Fairy Pad 96 Pizzi-Bass
23 Electro Kit 60 Nylon Forest 97 Inverse Bass
24 Trance Kit 61 Classic TB 98 Pulse Bass
25 Slammer 62 DisBasTo 99 DCO Brite Bass
26 TRobbinz Mod 63 Autosync 100 Harp Spin
27 Zephyerized 64 Sawdust Memo 101 Piano Pad
28 Tomkeener Dub 65 Square Ballz 102 Club Massive 2
29 Crunkenshine 66 Distorted Saws 103 BARcode
30 House Beat 67 What U Need Bass 104 aXelleVation

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No. Live Set Name No. Live Set Name No. Live Set Name
105 AM-brassador 144 Electro 183 Fr Horn Vib FG
106 JPs in the Mist 145 Electro NK 184 Fr Horn Solo FG
107 Saw Padding 146 Beatz 185 Fr Horn FG
108 Slow Saws 147 Beatz NK 186 Fr Horn Sect FG
109 Deeper Pad 148 Riddims 187 Tuba FG
110 Zenza Pad 149 Riddims NK 188 Flute Vib FG
111 Electro Pad 150 Live Str Atk 189 Flute Vib 2 FG
112 Quinnxpad 151 Live Str Slow 190 Alto Flute FG
113 Broken Pad 152 Live Str+Horns 191 Oboe Vib FG
114 JKnopf World 153 Live Octa Brass 192 Eng Horn FG
115 McHale’sAirForce 154 Live Soft Brass 193 Clarinet FG
116 Lowbasis’Higharp 155 Live Brass 194 Bs Clarinet FG
117 VPs in a Church 156 Live Sax Sect 195 Bassoon FG
118 Uberstrings 157 Live Woodwinds 196 Sop Sax FG
119 NecroTrancer 158 Live Woodwinds 2 197 Alto Sax Vib FG
120 Quantum Jump 159 Live Orchestra 198 Wide A-Sax FG
121 Warbling Pad 160 Live Orchestra 2 199 Breath T-Sax FG
122 Sea of Saws 161 Live Jazz Sect 200 Bari Sax FG
123 Alter Echo 162 Live Early 201 Recorder FG
124 Saw River 163 Vl Sect FG
125 3rd Saw Down 164 Vc Sect FG
126 Padded Softcell 165 Fast Str FG
127 Shifty Saw 166 Str Stac FG
128 Pseudo Skills 167 Chamber Stac FG
129 Made of 808 168 Vls Spicc FG
130 Dance RPS 1 169 Vas Spicc FG
131 Dance RPS 2 170 Vcs Spicc FG
132 Dance RPS 3 171 String Sparkle
133 Dance RPS 4 172 Ochestra FG
134 House1 173 Horn Warmer
135 House1 NK 174 Stereo Brass FG
136 R&B 1 175 Studio Tpt FG
137 R&B 2 176 Solo Tpt FG
138 R&B 3 177 Mute Tpt FG
139 R&B 3 NK 178 Flugel FG
140 R&B 4 179 Tp Sect FG
141 R&B 4 NK 180 Trombone FG
142 Remix 181 Bore Tb FG
143 Remix NK 182 Tb Sect FG

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Updated and New User Patches

No. Patch Name No. Patch Name
31 Gritty Hit Bass 68 3rd Saw Down
32 Hip 2B Square 69 Padded Softcell
33 Old Skool Bass 70 P Shifty Saw
34 Spikey Bass 71 Solid Pluck
35 Punchy Pass 72 Core Team
36 Vocoder Bass 73 Club Massive

No. Patch Name 37 Homie Bass 74 Power Synth 1

1 Manhattan Grand 38 Crunchy Nutz 75 Arpeggisaw
2 NY Jazzer 39 Buzzy Bass 76 Classic TB
3 Grand Rocker 40 Echos of PItch 77 D-Tuned Synth
4 Upright Baby 41 I Missed Da Buzz 78 Megamorpher
5 Warm Trem EP 42 Mod Master 79 Power Synth 2
6 Sweetest Strings 43 Gangsta Saw 80 Min/Maj/Sus PB
7 Nylon Beauty 44 Big Pack 81 DCO Brite Bass
8 COSM Slasher 45 Tweeky Square 82 BARcode
9 P. Bass 46 Club Hoox 83 aXelleVation
10 Blues Organ/Perc 47 Crunch Bass 84 PackFan
11 BF Trem Wurly 48 ElectroBass Over 85 AM-brassador
12 Gone to Church 49 Hardstyle Bass 86 DisBasTo
13 Clav-D Funk 50 Dual OSC 1 87 VeloDream
14 Saw Synth Brass 51 Dual OSC 2 88 Agroscilator
15 Saws of Grain 52 Electro Saw 89 Busty Fifth
16 MC-404 8vb Bass 53 Club Bass 90 Happy Saw
17 Aahs & Saws Pad 54 Disto-Sqr Bass 91 LoFi Lead
18 Nepal’s Paradise 55 Passive Bass 92 Autosync
19 In the Mid 56 Toss Yo Cookies 93 Stereo TB
20 Ac Brass Stab 57 Buzz Off! 94 Robin
21 Straight 808 58 Pizzi-Bass 95 Gulls Bells
22 Sawdust Memo 59 Inverse Bass 96 JPs in the Mist
23 Square Ballz 60 Pulse Bass 97 Saw Padding
24 Distorted Sawz 61 Crunkenshine 98 Slow Saws
25 What U Need Bass 62 Necrotrancer 99 Deeper Pad
26 Stacked 808 63 Quantum Jump 100 Zenza Pad
27 Kiss My Bass 64 Warbling Pad 101 Electro Pad
28 Clicky Bass 65 Sea of Saws 102 Broken Pad
29 Spicato Bass 66 Alter Echo 103 Lowbasis’Higharp
30 Deep Throat 67 Saw River 104 VPs in a Church

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No. Patch Name No. Patch Name

105 Uberstrings 144 Fr Horn Sect FG
106 House Beat 145 Tuba FG
107 Minimal Beat 146 Tuba 2 FG
108 Club Beat 147 Flute FG
109 D-Step Beat 148 Flute Vib FG
110 Floor Beat 149 Flute Vib 2 FG
111 TB Disto Beat 150 Alto Flute FG
112 TB Bass Beat 151 Afro Flute FG
113 Jumpstyle Kick 152 Piccolo VIb FG
114 Pseudo Skills 153 Oboe Vib FG
115 Made of 808 154 Oboe FG
116 Vl Sect FG 155 Eng Horn FG
117 Vc Sect FG 156 Eng Horn 2 FG
118 Cb Sect FG 157 Clarinet FG
119 Fast Str FG 158 Bs Clarinet FG
120 Str Stac FG 159 Bassoon FG
121 Chambr Stac FG 160 Bassoon 2 FG
122 Vls Spicc FG 161 Sop Sax FG
123 Vas Spicc FG 162 Alto Sax Vib FG
124 Vcs Spicc FG 163 Alto Sax FG
125 Violin FG 164 Wide-A Sax FG
126 Viola FG 165 Breath T-Sax FG
127 Cello FG 166 Blow Sax FG
128 Contrabass FG 167 Tenor Sax FG
129 String Sparkle 168 T-Sax Sect FG
130 Ochestra FG 169 Bari Sax FG
131 Horn Warmer 170 Recorder FG
132 Stereo Brass FG 171 Pens and Knives
133 Studio Tpt FG 172 Noise Snare Loop
134 Solo Tpt FG 173 Stoopid Kick
135 Mute Tpt FG 174 Malediction
136 Flugel FG 175 Noise HiHat Loop
137 Tp Sect FG
138 Trombone FG
139 Bore Tb FG
140 Tb Sect FG
141 Fr Horn Vib FG
142 Fr Horn Solo FG
143 Fr Horn FG

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New User Studio Sets New Favorite Banks

No. Studio Set Name Bank Studio Set Name

33 Jump Style 1 Live Demo featuring basic Fantom-G and FG Connects
Live features, ARX audio demos and information, and a
34 Nu R&B
Skipback Sampling overview and tutorial
35 Remix 2 New “Common” Live Sets
36 Electro 3 One-Finger Jams
37 Hard Grooves 4 Arps and Pulsating Sounds
38 Orchestral 5 Pads
39 Slo Groove 6 Synth Bass
40 Motion Set 7 Tek Sounds
41 Vintage Juno 8 Rhythm Pattern Sets
42 Rock 2010 9 Motion Phrases
10 Orchestral-Multi Live Sets
11 Orchestral Section Live Sets
12 Skipback Sampling Demo
13 ARX-01 Drums
14 ARX-02 Electric Piano
15 ARX-03 Brass

NOTE: For more information about the Fantom-G, visit

http://www.roland.com/synth/Fantom/

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