FA-06 workstation - recording audio

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In this short video we show you how to record and edit audio tracks on the Roland FA-06 workstation.
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@iceberg220 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your work. It takes dedication and effort to share your knowledge with us and I do appreciate it. Keep them coming, please!

@stephenalcaide1778 6 жыл бұрын

Dude, I love your tutorials man! There is no way way I would ever fall asleep like some other vids I've watched. On top of that, every word you say is so clear and concisely delivered, that it goes through my mind for days after watching. Thank you for pounding this information into my head. I wish every tutorial had the same effect as yours man. Thanks!

@StephenMendes 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks.... it's unusual to get such glowing report on my vids..... so I really appreciate you posting this comment.... best wishes !

@LFOVCF 8 жыл бұрын

Great demo!

@Philigrane5993 7 жыл бұрын

Very useful video. Thumb up !

@wayno705 5 жыл бұрын

I love the way you explain things in such a clear simplistic way not for one second instantly assuming that the viewer is 'o fay' with tech stuff etc - It makes life so much easier for simple folks like me! - Keep it up please - I love it x x x

@StephenMendes 5 жыл бұрын

thanks

@AlfredoZauberer 2 жыл бұрын

Very good!

@margotmuller2893 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for this work - very helpful - please do more of that!!

@StephenMendes 4 жыл бұрын

I'll make another FA-06 video soon again 😁

@tonyj.mckillop6505 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I've just pulled my FA-06 out from a couple of years of storage and am relearning how it operates.

@oO5Dynasty 4 жыл бұрын

ty for this

@norbsson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bro! :)

@theacan565 4 жыл бұрын

I love ur accent!!! SOKKETT

@theacan565 6 жыл бұрын

In the laaaaast video......as you can see we haaaaaaave.......we have a liiiiiiiiiiine input......we gonna uuuuuuuuuuuse.......YEEEEEEEEAH

@StephenMendes 6 жыл бұрын

Well, friend, you either like the show or you don't..... I make these videos on the fly .... whenever the mood takes me and I do not rehearse them or look back..... some do well and some do not.... and it has nothing to do with stammering or stuttering..... the stupid Power Director program I use replaced an entire clip with 'green screen' and I just could not even be bothered to 'redo' it .... and yet amazingly it's got over 7000 views and still getting more..... while one of them I fussed over cant even get 100 views..... why should I care ?

@mikemyday4795 2 жыл бұрын

Hei. Is it possible to save the samples in a Studio Set or per Song? I have not found any information about that in the tutorial. Thanks for your grat videos Mike

@StephenMendes 2 жыл бұрын

The Samples are automatically recorded on the Flash card in the slot and linked to the current SONG ...... samples are NOT connected with Studio Sets in any way

@jajafan363 5 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for tutorial Stephan！ May I ask a question， my fa08 doesn't play my audio after I plugged in microphone，no sound ， no any signal . Do you know why？

@jajafan363 5 жыл бұрын

Actually I do find the signal and the record also works， while I cannot hear anything in my earphone

@StephenMendes 5 жыл бұрын

@@jajafan363 set the TFX location switch to MAIN (and set TFX to THRU) and then check the MIC REVERB level settings these are the only things that could disrupt the signal level as it makes it way to your main output

@jajafan363 5 жыл бұрын

Stephen Mendes Thank u so much Stephen！ Very helpful！！

@user-pk4sd9dd2w 5 жыл бұрын

That's one crazy accent dude, confirms to me that Caribbean accent has Irish origins.

@StephenMendes 5 жыл бұрын

I would hardly read too much into 'my accent' ...... cause it changes from video to video depending on my mood

@soundactivationmeditations259 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the demo 😀 Is it then possible to play the samples through on the notes of the keyboard?

@StephenMendes 4 жыл бұрын

NO this is not possible....... Roland has been deceptive in the terminology, and it has caused much confusion...... this NOT a "sampling keyboard" ....... it records AUDIO CLIPS that can only be triggered from the pads..... it does NOT record "samples" for use as keyboard tones.

@soundactivationmeditations259 4 жыл бұрын

Stephen Mendes thanks so much for making this clear

@wayno705 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Steven - Firstly - hope you're having a FA FA FANTASTIC WEEKEND! - Quick question for ya Mate - can the sample pads be used to select 'combis' during a live set - like on the Korg Kross? - All being well gonna be treating meself to one of these beasts as a Crimbo Pressy to make my live keys set up totally complete - just trying to get the funds together week by week! - Not easy to do when you're just a lowly Bin Man/Labourer in a factory - working on minimum wage - but determined to have the beautiful beast by Crimbo! lol x x x

@wayno705 5 жыл бұрын

I'm actually gonna be buying the FA-07 - Due to keyboard action/size ect - if it's half as good as my dear old Roland A30 Controller (Action Wise) then I will be a very happy ikoo Bunny - please let me know if any of yaz a've come across the FA-07 and have any comments / opinions on the key bed - I really appreciate it! - Have a Cracking weekend folks x x x

@StephenMendes 5 жыл бұрын

@@wayno705 as far as I know the action and keybed are the same for FA-07 and FA-06 .... number of keys is only difference

@StephenMendes 5 жыл бұрын

Not sure what you mean by 'Combis'.... the firmware upgrade now allows keyboard switch groups.... meaning a single pad can switch multiple layered(or split) tones at the same time...

@adriannunez8868 4 жыл бұрын

Are you able to sample other hardware like an MPC or tr808? I’m looking for something similar to an Ensoniq ASR-10 but I’ve been coming short. Thank you

@StephenMendes 4 жыл бұрын

NO ..... you are not able to "sample" with this keyboard.... shame on Roland for using ambiguous language to mislead the public..... what they call "samples" on this keyboard are what, in any DAW, is properly referred to as "AUDIO CLIPS" ........ this is NOT a "sampling" keyboard and it does NOT contain a "sampler" ..... I was a fan of Ensoniq (Mirage and later models) ... I was initially fooled by Roland forked-tongue language also...... fortunately this keyboard has other things that I like, so in spite of my disappointment over this, I still kept their product

@adriannunez8868 4 жыл бұрын

Stephen Mendes thank you so much!! I thought so! Was wondering why I was unable to find any videos or info discussing the issue. Do you by chance know of any other modern keyboards with similar or the same sample capabilities as the Ensoniq Line? Thanks again for you help!

@StephenMendes 4 жыл бұрын

@@adriannunez8868 the cheapest sampling keyboard is the Roland XPS-10 but both Yamaha and Korg include samplers in many of their workstations (just check the Specs)

@MrBinsique 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, is possible to record a midi musique. Then record audio tracks (on pads?) with voices from the micro input of the FA 06? Or is it possible to record midi and Audio tracks? Thank you.

@StephenMendes 4 жыл бұрын

YES you can record MIDI into sequencer ..... and yes you can record audio into pads.... and yes you can record voices from the GUITAR/MIC input (but NOT the 3.5mm line jack) ..... but you CANNOT record MIDI and audio "tracks" together like a normal DAW would do...... the biggest problem with the FA-06 is that when you record an audio clip you CANNOT playback any other clips at the same time ..... which is insane ..... and ultimately creates all kinds of TIMING ERRORS between the various "sample pads" (difficult and time consuming to correct) ...... this keyboard CANNOT replace your DAW unfortunately..... and I am very disappointed over that fact .

@piomanojcosta6028 3 жыл бұрын

i've recorded around 100 songs in midi formate in FA 06 its so beautiful with the 16 track sequencer if ur interested i can show you a sample

@wireguy123 4 жыл бұрын

So..sounds like you cannot record a vocal track into a "Track" synced with your music..only as a pad triggered sound correct?

@StephenMendes 4 жыл бұрын

You can get a "Pad triggered vocal track" synced with your music (if it's out of sync) by moving the "trigger" along the MIDI timeline .... using the MIDI Event Editor (which Roland calls a "Microscope").. I really cannot understand why Roland did not simply allow standard audio tracks as well as MIDI tracks like what you would expect in a Workstation.... the whole idea of triggering audio clips with pads IS a potential source of timing errors (that takes lots of time and fiddling to correct)..... and calling it a "Sampler" is very disingenuous .... because all musicians know that term as referring to an instrument that allows you to create your keyboard tones (patches) from sampling short acoustic sounds and then pitching them all across the entire keyboard.

@taucetus3657 3 жыл бұрын

@@StephenMendes Technology of the day.

@j78k 4 жыл бұрын

How long can a sample be?

@user-im2dc2ws5f 4 жыл бұрын

an important question. Can you microphone record yourself singing for about three minutes, about the length of an average song, by connecting a microphone to Roland and recording directly to daw software?

@StephenMendes 4 жыл бұрын

Yes you can do that ... actually I have a video to show you that ...... but if your microphone has an XLR connector you should use a transformer to give you the 1/4 inch phone plug .... watch this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pq5pmZmolsuXeYk.html

@user-im2dc2ws5f 4 жыл бұрын

@@StephenMendes thanks

@tick441 5 жыл бұрын

you save music on the computer do it have a built in save for songs built in the keyboard

@StephenMendes 5 жыл бұрын

It saves the songs to SDHC memory card that you put into a slot on the back of FA-06 .... this is much better than saving to computer in my opinion

@tick441 5 жыл бұрын

thank u bro

@tick441 5 жыл бұрын

@@StephenMendes thks man

@masterofpipettes7825 2 жыл бұрын

I got an electrical analouge organ (roland vk09), can I plug it in Fa06 as a guitar ?

@StephenMendes 2 жыл бұрын

YES .... there is a GAIN knob on the back of the FA-06 near to the guitar jack ..... by adjusting that (and lowering your output level knob on the vk09) you should be able to get a clean sound without overload .... make sure the switch on the back of the FA-06 next to the jack is set to "Guitar" NOT "Mic" ... best wishes 🙂

@masterofpipettes7825 2 жыл бұрын

@@StephenMendes thank youuu !! :)

@marianobua985 Жыл бұрын

ciao, i tuoi video sono utilissimi. senza il tuo aiuto avei sudato 7 camice. grazie tantissime e buone suonate ciao

@StephenMendes Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir...... greetings from Barbados to Italy 🙂

@marianobua985 Жыл бұрын

@@StephenMendes grazie e buon natale ciao

@ansh5095 4 жыл бұрын

Can I get your svd file of patches and Bin file

@2stepper2000 2 жыл бұрын

HI stepphen thanks for your videos. just got a FA 08, Every time i record a song, it saves the patches as grand piano for all tracks. I put together a whole song with different tones and sounds but when i save the song it clears out all the patches and tones and makes them all grand piano, let me know what i am doing wrong or if any one else has dealt with this. supper frustrating to hear all your trackas changed after working all day on the recording.

@StephenMendes 2 жыл бұрын

You need to save the STUDIO SET .... BEFORE you save the song ..... press WRITE and select the STUDIO SET option, give it a name and save it... then save the song.... and you be good 👍

@2stepper2000 2 жыл бұрын

@@StephenMendes Thanks Dude You Rock!

@dr.likotsi3680 7 жыл бұрын

how to take out my recorded sample to usb flash or computer in Fa 08

@StephenMendes 7 жыл бұрын

The recorded samples automatically get saved on the usb flash... they are never stored in internal memory to get them on the computer you have to take out the flash card from the keyboard and put it in a flash card reader on the computer and transfer the file(s)

@lassel1644 5 ай бұрын

One huge caveat is that you cant preview the sample before you pressed truncate meaning if you have a beat that needs to be 100% in time you are lost after you pressed truncate

@StephenMendes 5 ай бұрын

YES .... timing is a real problem with the "loose" way they have implemented "samples" Why can we not have normal audio tracks like a proper DAW ? I hate this sample nonsense .... moreover you cannot listen to samples while recording another sample ..... so quite useless for adding a vocal track to do a "double take". The point is Roland PREVIOUS "fantoms" from the years ago could do these BASIC operations ... so they are trying to deceive the public by using the word "sample" which most musicians associate with a "sampling keyboard" .... that can pitch a sample sound across the range of the keyboard

@lassel1644 5 ай бұрын

@@StephenMendes Yeah im currently trying to bring in my Kross 2 arrpeggios into my fa- sequencer since the arrpeggios from Kross is kinda hard to sync with Midi so i was pretty sure some sampling will do the trick. It works but not the best workflow

@cursedsound 5 жыл бұрын

Can you copy the sample to a different pad?

@StephenMendes 5 жыл бұрын

YES..... you can copy or move any sample to any other pad.

@cursedsound 5 жыл бұрын

@@StephenMendes Thank you for the answer !

@DrGargani 4 жыл бұрын

I wish many of the other contributors of videos like this, would be forced to have to watch YOURS, as a homework assignment, if you wish, to teach them the correct pacing when dealing with these complex keyboards of today.....to a man, they ALL rush too much, or assume too much, and consequently, do not end up with the sheer clarity that you have exhibited in this video. When you challenge them on this with a comment, they usually say " use the pause button", which is a poor excuse for them not doing this thing right in the first place. In your video , there is no such need for a pause button, YOU yourself pause, and/or repeat, and slowly and clearly....Can't thank you enough. Sampling has never been an easy thing, and I go back to the old days of the Ensoniq Mirage!

@StephenMendes 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment .... glad to help .... best wishes

@streetsveterans 7 жыл бұрын

Where from your pronunciation is easy to undestand!

@kosemoja8348 4 жыл бұрын

Can you loop the samples

@StephenMendes 4 жыл бұрын

After you have finished recording .... you may go to the sample editor and loop the sample (for playback)..... but you cannot record in a loop (like a looper does) ...... you can only record in a loop with the MIDI sequencer .... but NOT with audio samples and the audio capabilities are VERY LIMITED.... you cannot playback samples while recording audio.... and syncing audio samples with the MIDI sequencer is a hit-or-miss affair .... unless you want to "fiddle" with the timing in the EVENT editor (called "Microscope")

@kosemoja8348 4 жыл бұрын

@@StephenMendes thanks for your response

@LFOVCF 8 жыл бұрын

Where are you from? I cannot place your accent. I'm getting Jamaican, Irish, Somerset, and a hint of Yorkshire or Welch ? No offense intended, just curious

@alienbe461 8 жыл бұрын

i think hes one of the chipmunks :)

@instrumentalistjade8367 7 жыл бұрын

LFOVCF i guess he's from Thailand. Or vietnam.

@vicachcoup 7 жыл бұрын

An Irish Geordie with West Indian roots and hints of Outer Mongolian

@elcantante9922 6 жыл бұрын

Good guess

@danirichardsonfwhj 6 жыл бұрын

LFOVCF The accent is from Barbados. I know a few people from there.