I've wanted a Fantom for years, but $$$$$$, so I was really pleased to see this release. My Fantom-06 arrived on Saturday, I'm working my way through learning it now. What a machine!
@hanschristiantankred49272 жыл бұрын
How are you liking it? I'm looking into getting the 08, but haven't had the chance to get a hands on yet. Is the build quality okay?
@ScottsSynthStuff2 жыл бұрын
@@hanschristiantankred4927 It really is, the keybed is surprisingly good. I like the matte surface. I wish it had the larger screen of the flagship Fantom, I find the smaller one hard to read at times. It's taking a while to get my head around, because I keep getting sidetracked with the sounds, and playing with it, but I guess that's a sign of a good instrument.
@hanschristiantankred49272 жыл бұрын
@@ScottsSynthStuff Thanks for your input. Getting lost in the sounds rather than the controls only sounds like a big thumbs up. :) I've asked my local store if they can set one up for me to check out.
@Judasz6962 жыл бұрын
Is enzyme expansion installable?
@ScottsSynthStuff2 жыл бұрын
@@Judasz696 According to Roland, no. I suspect it's because the flagship Fantom has four BMC's, and the Fantom-0 series has only two - so not enough processing power to run it.
@tizzybeatz37612 жыл бұрын
Currently using this with Reason. It’s lit af. I wanted a new Fantom, I already have had an X8 for 17 years now. Man I thought that X8 was a marvel back then, this one is killer! I can’t justify buying the full blown fantom now.
@paulhackney2792 жыл бұрын
Jack ignore the haters.you are a brilliant pianist with a brilliant sense of humour. All the best. Snafu.
@scottguenther-lee22142 жыл бұрын
I have to say that I really love your playing style and awesome attitude. So much fun. Great stuff man! ;-)
@misterkerr71292 жыл бұрын
Thanks to the crew at Andertons Music Co. for putting in the hard work reviewing this kit. So I bought the Fantom O8 from Andertons, getting delivered today! Thanks, love all your demos!
@rickhunter6185 Жыл бұрын
and what are your thoughts about your Roland after 10 months
@TheTomkittelkey2 жыл бұрын
If you are considering to buy any expansions for this synth, be aware! Roland will not allow you to transfer the expansion licenses to your buyer should you once decide to sell the Fantom. You will be stuck with expansions for several hundred bucks which you will not be able to use anymore. So the expansions cost you a lot but don't increase the resale value of the instrument. Just saying because I stepped into this trap with my Jupiter X. Really bad business practice Roland!
@michaeltrenier2 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated.
@lulebay2 жыл бұрын
but you can, use it with zenology pro right?
@gb34962 жыл бұрын
are you sure...? That cannot be legal...
@stability7032 жыл бұрын
You can use them with your daw
@tonylancer73672 жыл бұрын
@@stability703 The expansions for Zenology and the Fantom are different, the only thing you can share between the Fantom and Zenology are the presets.
@ju34edwards Жыл бұрын
I like this board. Roland has been my main keyboard company for decades
@JonMurray2 жыл бұрын
Most fun I’ve seen you have with a keyboard in a while haha! Great video chaps.
@synthmania72752 жыл бұрын
Awesome 👏. I just ordered my 06 version. Can’t wait!
@Totozme2 жыл бұрын
I come to this channel exactly because you talk a lot Jack. If I just want to listen to the patches I assume there are a lot of videos ou there. I'm pretty sure people watch your videos for your expertise and to know how you feel about the instrument. Cheers
@Khordmaster2 жыл бұрын
I concur! We love hearing you talk!
@michaeltrenier2 жыл бұрын
Just set my Fantom up yesterday. Can’t. Wait. To. Dive. IN!!!!
@thortschman2 жыл бұрын
I have the machine since two weeks. Yes it’s basically the same Sounds than 15 years before. Except the Supernatural. But anyway I was exactly searching for that. I used to have a Nord stage 2 and Nord Lead 4. This pair of Keybords are a dream for Jamming Gigs. But during time I settled down in one Band, and I wanted to add more Detail for the Bands Songs. Do to Lack of missing Layer and Split function on the Stage 2 I finally choose Fantom 0. The Lead 4 can be easily controlled with the Fantom, and now I am free to set up very big layers and splits. Yes, the Sound of the Stage 2 for Piano, Organ and EP are much superior, but for the rock band I’m at least search in a same priority for Strings, Brass and other Stuff where the Stage 2 lacks a lot. So it seams a good compromise for Rock band - especially because I’m in love with these 2000/2010ish Sound characteristics which was used a lot by Ushers/Destiny’s Child’s /… live Performances. There where literally 2-3 Roland FantomX/G on the Stage. But I would never bring Fantom 0 to an acoustic Gig or Studio Session, that’s why I will not trade my Stage 2. IMO the Fantom 0 is 100% for Live and controlling a set of Keyboards, only providing standard sounds itself. This Machine makes no sense in a studio because of the old Soundengines.
@devilgabo2 жыл бұрын
Get MainStage with Omnisphere and keyscape/Kontakt libraries.
@Jason759132 жыл бұрын
The sound engine is new, not old, but the preset design is old, same presets from JV1080 and XV5080 from the '90s. Sound engine is closer to VSTs like Massive and Spire, actually, but a little less complex. EGs sound and feel more modern versus older Roland products, and that matters a lot for sound design. As always, we have to learn sound design ourselves and make the modern sounds we want on Roland keyboards because they chain themselves to 30-year-old presets.
@myrisek12 жыл бұрын
Do you think a MODX would be better for a studio work?
@ErraticFaith Жыл бұрын
30 year old presets 'from an era when music was actually good', I might add.
@Neepz712 жыл бұрын
Had my 06 for over a week now, cracking keyboard, but the fact the 4 classic model expansions that are free on the standard Fantom will set you back $600 on the 0 series to get lifetime keys was a bit of a poor move by Roland.
@JeffPalmer832 жыл бұрын
Yeah, if this came with even one or two expansions, it’d be more compelling
@Neepz712 жыл бұрын
@@JeffPalmer83 I actually had to uninstall expansions as the paltry 256mb was 90% full. Whoever in Roland thought 256mb was a good idea in 2022 needs putting on Santas naughty list for life.
@OptimaMrL2 жыл бұрын
I never thought I’d hear drums sound so good in B major 😎
@just_curi0us2 жыл бұрын
I like this guy more than the keyboards he reviews! Hahaha
@fahimdawer2 жыл бұрын
The only one very big drawback of this synth is its sampling memory which is 256mb and 100mb is free ....look at the year 2022 and it's memory Roland is still living in 90s
@dpalaoro Жыл бұрын
Are you talking about RAM?
@fahimdawer Жыл бұрын
@@dpalaoro No I mean ROM..... the memory for user samples and multisamples.....not including that space of 2gb which is allocated for pads for triggering....
@dpalaoro Жыл бұрын
@@fahimdawer oh wow, so the mpc404 or any Mpc has so much more memory then in comparison?
@fahimdawer Жыл бұрын
@@dpalaoro yep but that's a different story and that keyboard is specifically designed for live as it takes to much time to load sounds.......
@dpalaoro Жыл бұрын
@@fahimdawer I Was thinking of getting the fantom-06 for its workstation, sampling, synthesizing, amd sequencing capabilities. Grew.up with a Roland W-30, but eventually not into other gear. Getting back into a workstation has been a recurring thought.
@mrdyer10062 жыл бұрын
you should put these sounds up against the slightly older yamaha MODX. perfect Mid price range 'affordable' package matchup
@AndertonsKeyboardDept2 жыл бұрын
👀...
@karlpron2 жыл бұрын
That pure joy when he released the mayhem :D
@thesynthlord9545 ай бұрын
That string patch was pretty awesome
@derrickaf12 жыл бұрын
Knocked the sounds out the park:)! Nice keyboard work!
@Quhpi...2 жыл бұрын
Wow Jack ! You have a new table.........no shakeing anymore..........Great !
@biggiesmalls7939 Жыл бұрын
Just found this channel, was searching for videos of the Fantom 08 because I'm buying one soon. Very glad I stumbled across this channel, for sure subbed!
@itisconsulting Жыл бұрын
Your videos are always excellent!, Love watching them.
@mybachhertzbaud30742 жыл бұрын
What great board to mark their Anniversary🎶🎹😁
@vacation_generation2 жыл бұрын
That’s a lovely sounding keyboard. The strings were particularly warm and smooth to my ears. The slider controllers remind me of the Kurz (no bad thing).
@hooyah_whit70542 жыл бұрын
Im waiting patiently for my Fantom 08(Mrs says I gotta wait until the new house is ready😕😆)
@tizzybeatz37612 жыл бұрын
The new house needs a new keyboard.
@tonylancer73672 жыл бұрын
I really like the control and how this keyboard integrates with your DAW. Though, I don't feel the pianos, they sound real bland, the organ is okay-ish (don't know if it's the same engine from the VK or brand new, don't think it stands to the YC or Nord organs), and interestingly does not do audio over usb on vendor mode like it's big brother. Pretty cool but pretty weird at the same time (Look but don't look too closely).
@harold12A2 жыл бұрын
I’ve commented on several videos since this board came out on the lack of audio over usb for iOS. They say audio over usb is for computers. And I’ve got a few powerful apps with some good patches I use on my iPad but always need a separate audio interface to get the iPad tones out to Mixer. so I’ve got to pick a modx8 cos it supports audio over usb for iOS and not just PC and Mac. Tested with a friends MODX8 and all I needed was the usb cable. Was able mix my iPad tones with the MODX tones and all came out of the modx8. No need for another another interface just for the iPad. I’ve already got an FA-08 and would have added this but main feature I really need in 2022 is audio over usb for iOS. So MODX it is. I’ll skip this board
@tonylancer73672 жыл бұрын
@@harold12A I read somewhere it might be to do with the Roland operating system since the MODX and Kronos are Linux based so it's easier to have audio over usb. I concur with you though, this is a shortcoming for this board, I like the control and the features (Zen-Core, 16 MIDI zones, Mainstage integration) that it has and I really want to like it, but maybe I think too much, if they did it with the MC-101/707, they can do it with this, that would swing things for me but like you, I'm partial with Yamaha, let's see what we go until June '22 (NAMM).
@neilloughran44372 жыл бұрын
Was thinking of getting this as a master keyboard with some nice internal sounds for gigging... but the main piano sound is really poor... nowhere near the Kronos/Yamaha/K2700... and not as nice as their FP/RD sounds from years ago.... very very odd...
@myrisek12 жыл бұрын
@@harold12A Hi, I am currently considering either MODX8 or Fantom 08 (or perhaps Kurzweil PC4). What do you think about the keybed of these two. Is there a big difference in the quality? I really love the sounds of MODX, but the sequencer is very limited. Thanks!
@harold12A2 жыл бұрын
@@myrisek1 I’ve personally tried Fantom 8 and PC4 and keybeds, and the 88 keys good. Honestly these are very subjective. But from several reviews I’ve watched, if you have the funds, go for the Fantom 8. What will help is if you have a local store with these keyboards available for you to try your hands on them before making a decision
@1masterfader2 жыл бұрын
I have the 06. I just used it at the Long Beach Jazz Festival in my set and I love the sound. I used the tone organ for the drawbars and the leslie and the lead synths for my solo that I layered to make really phat. The 06 is light 15lbs and I love that. It's not really built strong so I suggest getting the hard case for it like I did but for what's under the hood and the ease of getting to each sound with the drum pads it knocks the NORD out of the question. On my page you can hear me use it with my band.
@alldhat-n-den-sum41902 жыл бұрын
To me the only relevant workstation so far that I still use is my Roland fantom G6 I think the new a Fantoms have fallen off the cliff or should I say pushed off the cliff.... for example iconic feature that make a workstation a workstation is its ability to be stand alone aka without a computer, and if needed to be hooked up to a computer, then you should have been given integration with at least five current popular Daws (take your pick of what those Daws should be) .... And that sequencer should have the option to be linear such as in the G Series. The fact that you had 128 internal and /or midi tracks plus 24 linear audio tracks with their own separate mixer and effects capabilities is something other workstations including Roland's workstation after the G Series, illustrates what they have fallen way way off. For example I use the 16 track mixer in conjunction with the 128 and internal tracks like this. I would use sequencer track one for a kick, track two for another type of kick, and do the same with track 3...via creating a sample set. Remember on the G Series you could have an effects for each instrument/patch /sample independently known as PFX. So track 1 would have a low pass filter with some EQ. Track 2 would have the same thing as Track 1 but with different filter and EQ curves and this would be repeated for tracks 3. I would then route those internal instruments kicks to channel one of the mixer and then put a compressor on that mixer channel along with some EQ. Now that channel acts like a kick bus channel... Don't forget I have the master effects on the stereo output too that I can add too such as master EQ band compression, and others. This is just how easy but yet sophisticated, a simulation I can get to that of a real studio mixer desk. When it comes to sampling this is where they are most definitely falling really short. For example, there is no real-time time stretch and tempo locking of a sample to the bpm of a song or track to keep the pitch or key of the sample, like that on the on the G Series. Along with Auto-Chop capabilities of various types. And assigning each chop to a different key on the keyboard or/and to individuals sample pads in any order you want, to be triggered anyway you like, in conjunction with the sequencer with each sample locked to Tempo is awesomeness. And other sampling processing features. I mean come on... And don't forget about SKIPBACK SAMPLING. I mean I have my G6 skipback sampling on all the time 40 seconds maximum but it's enough for me to catch things that I've passed, played or what's routed through my audio input. The Skipback blue button light is constantly on. Even watching this KZbin, I can go back and playback what heard through the audio in 40 seconds ago. Roland getting rid of this feature was a cardinal sin, they shot themselves in the foot here, how could they take this feature away? And when it comes to the Arpeggio there's so many options. You can import, make your own or edit with ample upon amples of Presets with the ability to save to USB this is sick... And back to that Daw like linear sequencer, and its ability to add swing by adjusting by percentage how tight you want your quantization to be, from 0-100 %. As well as add, copy, duplicate, repeat, shorten or lengthening of tracks or parts of a track or time signature or parts.... 🤦♂️ How could Roland do away with so many great features. Back to the effects again another area where they're falling off, in the G Series you could root an edit effects with ample various parameters to me was just brilliant. And the sliders and knobs can be assigned to various parameters whether it be a a instruments envelope, or oscillator or effects etc of which can be automated. And that D Beam!! Look what Native Instruments did when they came out with Maschine mark 1, then Maschine studio, Maschine mark 3 and Maschine mark 3 plus. And the Akai with their MPC Touch and MPC X. They add features while improving previous features not takeaway features. I use my G Series in similar way to that of MPCX and Maschine plus because it is as capable as those Groovebox Sampler Workstations. Hence I state Roland shown a missed opportunity here, which is the young modern crowd who want to make contemporary music not just be stage performance musicians, who are just looking for synths and Piano sounds with the odd sequencing and sampling capabilities. This is why the G Series should have been improved upon with better Daw integration like what the new Fantom has now and then some. For people who make hip-hop, EDM, Drum & Bass, Trap, Drill, Grime and all manner of contemporary music including film score, with the ability to be hooked up to a sound library based cloud plus all the USB capabilities G-Series has the Fantom could have went somewhere, in fact took it so far the competition would have been left in the dust. Example Native Instruments Maschine and akai MPC now have sidechain compressor routing built-in. choose a compressor and route it to a sidechaining of a kick snare or drum loop in conjunction with a pad or synth sound, let that sink in for a minute. They marketing these workstations to the wrong people, and I am a mature man of 50 years but the people who it is overly priced and marketed too are not people who are making music in a contemporary way. Getting people or youtubers to just play the preset sounds /instruments/ various Synths, pianos, electric piano's etc playing riffs and obvious 808/909 sounds, and get excited is so bogus and a waste of time, they're just doing the obvious, like they do with every single synth stage piano workstation etc while deliberately, skipping over the limitations of the products. If Roland or anybody from The Development Team, just for a minute, just think about what I I'm saying, what I am suggesting, what I'm proposing, to put forward in the next Fantom, it would be a studio and Performance showstopper... That's why I've kept my G6. I did have the new Fantom 6, but it's now for sale. Because to me although it sonically sounds superbly great, it's nothing more than a sound module with cheaper feeling keys...All Roland, had to do is add to the G Series what the Fantom has which is the CV controls connections XLR in's and outs touchscreen etc etc...or rather add to the Fantom series all what the G-Series Fantom has. Akai is bringing out a MPC as powerful as the X but with a keyboard 🎹... Come on...
@dmcgwhisper59452 жыл бұрын
Nice playing. In your opinion, which is the best live keyboard, that doesn't run out of polyphony, has seemless scene/patch changes (last sound continues, ie with pedal or other), has the most realistic piano sounds/keybed and has wavetable like synth movement and live editability/control. Thanks.
@themultimusicman2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the insides. I would love to play this instrument...
@thelibrarian3734 Жыл бұрын
A synth, sampler, sequencer, effects and drum machine with live control for £1200, the the option to change the sounds out, I really can’t see what the haters are going on about looking at the state of the competition!
@aliakseikatarkevich24442 жыл бұрын
Hey Andertons! Things that were missing of Roland FA series. 1. Samples on the pads were not tempo synced. 2. Supernatural synths didn't have oscillators sync 3. LFOs couldn't be assigned to any controls so dubstep LFO ruling wasn't possible. Do Fantom-0 series have that functionality?
@Jason759132 жыл бұрын
1. No, and sample pads are exactly like FA keyboards 2. Yes, in Zen-Core has sync 3. This only held true to their SuperNatural Synth engine, which is rather bare bones unlike the PCM and Zen-Core engines with 4 oscillators and mod matrices, you can duplicate your favorite FA patches on Fantom-0, MC-707, and the regular Fantom and have much more mod options plus 4 oscs instead 3 for SNS patches, EGs can get you much closer to sounds you'd expect from Massive or Spire, and they threw in a VCF emulation option but it eats polyphony On FA, it is better to load EXP-11 and use its waveforms in the PCM engine for dubstep and EDM sounds, SNS is best for vintage sounds, PWM, and supersaws, and mainly leads and basses at that, the PCM engine is best for anything else but not bad at leads and basses in general at all, but unison is lacking in the PCM engine, which SNS can do easily.
@aliakseikatarkevich24442 жыл бұрын
@@Jason75913 thanks for explanation!
@guitarnoise2 жыл бұрын
Hey @jack between the Fantom 08 or the SL Numa Piano GT Which would be your choice? Thanks… JFred
@michaeldawes21522 жыл бұрын
Well that was awesome - I want one!
@Fallingoverbackwards2 жыл бұрын
Great demo, can you do more on this? Are the keys also good for synth given they are weighted?
@carltonhall66282 жыл бұрын
I've only ever played one synth, Roland Juno GI, never played a real piano. Is the 88 key weighted version worth the extra for having more keys and weighted, or am I better off saving the cash and getting the 61 key version.
@jjrusy74382 жыл бұрын
that is a really open ended question considering you never played a real piano. best idea is to go to a music store and play synth, semi-weighted, weighted and an actual piano. I have am 88 key weighted yamaha and a 73key synth action korg. it is easier to play piano on the 88 weighted keys for me, but faster on synth solos on the korg, so you have to decide for yourself what feels better. plus if you want aftertouch you would not want weighted which act like a piano with only velocity
@stickzmusic_31312 жыл бұрын
Been dying for a review from Andertons cause I wanna get it
@sharingmatters2 ай бұрын
10:29 so joyful 🎉
@kurtklingklang59182 жыл бұрын
It looks huge.
@theverysinfulcaterpillar57882 жыл бұрын
One thing I can't figure out from any videos or the manuals is if the SuperNatural pianos here have string/sympathetic/damper resonance. It doesn't appear to show up as an editable parameter like in every other SN piano. Or am I wrong about that? If not, is it at least "baked in" to the sound so if you for instance hold down keys they'll resonate with other notes you play?
@thortschman2 жыл бұрын
I own a 07 and can confirm it does not have these features. The Supernatural Pianos for that machine don't come close to the Pianos of my Nord Stage 2. That's why the big Fantom has the V-Piano. But for my case in a Rock Cover Band it is sufficiant. For Acoustic Band I would always choose the Nord or a other Quality Piano.
@tonylancer73672 жыл бұрын
@@thortschman Same observations. I don't know what it is about the pianos Roland have, they are a bit dull and lack the depth. Not sure why it's like that, and it's unfortunate you can't augment with your own samples because the sample memory is small.
@theverysinfulcaterpillar57882 жыл бұрын
@@thortschman thanks much for the report - I've had such a hard time finding out! To be clear, do you mean that there are no parameters or options which mention any of the resonance, or that when playing it doesn't produce any? I'd wondered if they simply baked it in and removed options for it.
@Jason759132 жыл бұрын
@@theverysinfulcaterpillar5788 those things don't exist, period, not part of this keyboard
@PierGen9 ай бұрын
Nice, thank you for the video.
@MorenaNzimande2 жыл бұрын
I guess is challenging Korg Nautilus , this Roland sounds great just worried it will be overpriced here in South Africa😏
@Jason759132 жыл бұрын
Nautilus doesn't have good front-panel controls, not by Korg's own standards THEY set themselves with past products or going by the standards set by Roland and Yamaha
@nuttysquirrel88162 жыл бұрын
2:28 - 3:22 👍
@ToastandJam522 жыл бұрын
I really wanted to like these boards but with no after touch, no v-piano, Roland Cloud, and plastic build at a price of 3 grand it is just not worth it. There are plenty of better options out there.
@NURREDIN2 жыл бұрын
Do you feel that the organ sound on this is better than the organ sound on the Dexibell Combo J-7? The Dexibel is $500 more than the Fantom O-8.
@mr.kreker1387 Жыл бұрын
Nice! How is the keybed? nice to crack or almost like a real piano?
@Jvaldes6092 жыл бұрын
Finally!!!!
@brufiomusicde Жыл бұрын
Jack, you sold me a roland fantom 8 and dont like it ? :D omg im broken
@FasaFeu2 жыл бұрын
got to pump it up :)
@domingoleija34362 жыл бұрын
How quick is da sampling flow amigo?👑🎼🥁🏋🏻♂️
@Jason759132 жыл бұрын
Not quick, and I don't recommend buying a Roland for sampling.
@domingoleija34362 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏🏽
@SteelObelisk2 жыл бұрын
Is it just for lounge music or is it that it seems to be Jack's thing?
@Naotaku2 жыл бұрын
Is the table wobbly, or am I still drunk? :D
@guido81132 жыл бұрын
What about Cubase 12 interface with Fantom 0? Does it work well?
@samfontaine65463 ай бұрын
Hey, what's the name of the lead you play at 10:2( please, I don't find this in my fantom !
@swancakes2 жыл бұрын
Love Roland and love Jack, but I wish the piano sound had more cajones.
@didiercatz2 жыл бұрын
That's putting it lightly IMO, the piano sounds thin as a can...
@legitimatefrenzy2 жыл бұрын
I think it's thin for effects to be added. If this has the jd multi effects it's gunna be great
@didiercatz2 жыл бұрын
@@legitimatefrenzy Could be, but a (few) good piano sounds are essential features for, well, a piano
@legitimatefrenzy2 жыл бұрын
@@didiercatz who knows we gotta wait for a patch show off video
@theverysinfulcaterpillar57882 жыл бұрын
As I mentioned above, there's also a question of whether the pianos have any string resonances of any kind, which strikes me as an essential feature for a piano sound in this price range today, especially a SN piano sound. I've been trying to find out for the better part of a week (nowhere near me to check out first hand) but can't get an answer or anyone who has one to check.
@keitomineproductions41332 жыл бұрын
how do you like the action though?
@BEASTBEATS70011 ай бұрын
Do this have a Key / Scale option on it to select wht scale u wanna play in
@Mark7619662 жыл бұрын
Hit Jack with some Beato keys next synth demo, Falcon. Give his brain a work out.
@lassel16442 жыл бұрын
Cool review but a bit all over the place :) still fun chat between the dudes
@Judasz6962 жыл бұрын
Can this fantom 0 run enzyme expansion?
@Jason759132 жыл бұрын
Nope
@akkunzero2 жыл бұрын
Question, can i make my own lead sound here, like you can custom an osc, just like the analog ones (Gaia, Jupiter, etc.)
@thortschman2 жыл бұрын
Yes it has a build in VA Engine. Not the best one but still it is in.
@dmcgwhisper59452 жыл бұрын
Is this keyboard missing the V piano?
@lucasbuchanan69392 жыл бұрын
Oh sh#t yea fam wesscoassst
@troutmaskreplica12 жыл бұрын
Wow, for a feature that I suspect many would be highly interested in hearing more of (and about), the organ section of this review was pretty much useless. All of 4-5 seconds of the rotary simulator, which players are particularly focused on?? I own a Nord Electro 6D and while I love it for what it is, I'm searching for a single, well-rounded live board that must include a decent B3 emulation.. Not perfect but decent. How about please giving us some real details and examples on the organ sounds and capabilities?
@Javidshah44 Жыл бұрын
Can somebody tell me why Roland lose his sound quality after using for couple of years ??
@ErraticFaith Жыл бұрын
That hasn't been the case for my experience. I am still using Roland boards that are 40 years old lol.
@ChrisP3000x2 жыл бұрын
No ninth drawbar slider. Come on, Roland. Piano, EP, organ sound like 90's romplers. Horns lame.
@Puppetnation717 ай бұрын
nice machine... I'm thinking to sell my Motif XS8
@briantorres32072 жыл бұрын
the fantom 08 or the yamaha modx for video game music ?
@Jason759132 жыл бұрын
Fantom for sure
@williamshaneblyth2 жыл бұрын
Super mellow
@FakeGlasses2 жыл бұрын
I just don't like anything Roland is doing keyboards/synths wise these days. Love my Juno 106. But Nord Stage 3 compact is still the go-to for me. Roland/Boss have taken over my local guitar center, so I get to try all these things. And they never give that "wow/woah!" reaction you want when you play an instrument.
@XPJV2 жыл бұрын
Fantom ZERO = - NO V-Piano - Less memory - Less supernatural instruments
@Jason759132 жыл бұрын
The SuperNatural stuff isn't worth a damn or a fraction of a damn, and there's the regular Fantom if you want more sample memory and V-piano.
@XPJV2 жыл бұрын
@@Jason75913, No, in other fantom(s) there's "supernatural" pianos. But the V-Piano is only in V-Piano itself and inside the 2020 Roland Fantom.
@ErraticFaith Жыл бұрын
Amusingly SuperN is one of the most popular things produced by Roland and as such - regularly considered for inclusion. I'd say that had worth. Several billion in worth actually lol.
@vincenzoaquila1672 жыл бұрын
Does the 08 have hammer weighted keys AND aftertouch? I might have to get one of these
@guyperreault92132 жыл бұрын
Weighted keys , same keybed as the FA series but no aftertouch.
@ErraticFaith2 жыл бұрын
You won't find many sub-flagship's put out with aftertouch anymore. That's the nature of professional demand (at present) as well as parts shortage and cost, unfortunately.
@bobbyorlando1011 ай бұрын
Brass Sounds are cheesy…i found the whole Sound thin
@ConeyIsland19522 жыл бұрын
seems pretty difficult to use ....and why doesn't anyone play a whole song instead of snippets here and there?
@geoffwebber82722 жыл бұрын
problem is if you play the 'wrong' song then you run the risk of a copyright strike.
@eugenephillips4812 жыл бұрын
It is not too difficult at all. I have the full version of the Fantom 8. I LOVE it!! It just takes a minute to understand the workflow. Once you understand the workflow, you can make songs with absolute ease. It IS a different workflow than other boards. Different is okay. This is my main board for all of the controls and song capabilities. I personally think the new Fantoms (flagship and the O Series) are masterpieces and should not be slept on just because there is a learning curve. It will yield benefits for your musical creativity.
@fahimdawer2 жыл бұрын
All Roland products (workstations/synths) almost operate the same way so if you have used Roland in past then it will take 50 minutes to figure out the whole thing....
@ConeyIsland19522 жыл бұрын
@@eugenephillips481 thanks for the reply I perform solo & sing and the workflow to record whole songs is imperative...wondering if a workstation is better suited or an arranger keyboard?
@eugenephillips4812 жыл бұрын
@@ConeyIsland1952 I am "biased" in favor of workstations over arranger keyboards. You definitely can record whole songs on the Fantom. This is my primary use for this board. That said, if you find an arranger keyboard that you like, go for it. Arranger keyboards are, generically speaking, more "bands in a box." You will get some awesome backing tracks that can fill out your live performance. However, the material is "pre-made," but is designed to "flow" with your live performance. If you want to really create your own tracks from scratch, a workstation is the way to go in comparison to an arranger. People do make music with both...it is preference. The Fantom will help you accomplish your goal if you go the workstation route. I hope this helps you.
@alanbg22782 жыл бұрын
Question . is this Nostalgia, or Outdated ? i would love to cull my collection of hardware synths and move away from computers and vsts, but as yet haven't found a 'work station' solution that doesn't suffer from this dilemma. Maybe manufacturers don't want demos that potentially break their nice new keyboards?
@Jason759132 жыл бұрын
The factory presets are '90s sounds repackaged for the millionth time. Korg, Roland, and Yamaha all do this every single time. Keyboardists demonstrating products tend to be into old music. But also every time, you have access to all the ingredients necessary for modern sounds on the workstations. Consider it a "power user feature" to edit oscillators and EGs and so forth. If you want modern sounds, you have to know how to dial them in yourself. A different demo: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6mkdGmQmb9shbc The kind of demo I wish demonstrators would do, lol: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIK1n2yZqtqnjdE Demo with a '90s keyboard: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWLNp4N3h69jmc0
@wolfgangdevries1272 жыл бұрын
Same sounds as my JV which is almost 30 years old :)
@ErraticFaith Жыл бұрын
It's done because it sells. Which is pretty important for any company =P
@alanbg2278 Жыл бұрын
@@ErraticFaith Ah yes ...silly me .
@mrdali672 жыл бұрын
Why o Why ... guess Roland wasn't thinking like musicians. WHERE is the 9'th FADER Roland ? .. duuuhh
@Jason759132 жыл бұрын
touchscreen, duh
@pgtips4240 Жыл бұрын
The only problem with the Fantoms is the lack of arranging capabilities. It's just too much work to create a full song, it's not what I thought it was.
@RonaldFigura2 жыл бұрын
Isn't it a "zero" series? There's a difference. Especially to a computer.
@justaname18622 жыл бұрын
Soon as I heard this guy say "O" series I switched OFF....FFS...It's Fantom "ZERO" Series...the logo is a "Zero"🤔🤪😁
@SamStormsKBD2 жыл бұрын
But it's quite usual that people say "oh" refering to "zero". Isn't it like this in your region?
@justaname18622 жыл бұрын
@@SamStormsKBD We pronounce things as they are written...and in the case of the Fantom Zero...it's actual "Logo" is that of a "Zero"....if it was an "O" as is typed here...it "Wouldn't" have the line through the centre.
@SamStormsKBD2 жыл бұрын
@@justaname1862 you didn't understand my point. You can either say "zero" or "oh" for this number: 0. Maybe in your region/country is not common but worldwide it is
@jackduxbury16322 жыл бұрын
@@SamStormsKBD Thanks for sticking up for me mate! 🤣
@lastname49622 жыл бұрын
I just bought this keyboard. This is not Supernatural Piano but Super Digital Piano. The piano sound better on roland FA 06 than Fantom Series. I was a little disappointed because the piano sound was not supernatural piano. Hopefully there will be a new update from Roland to improve the sound.
@thegerman34805 ай бұрын
Just when you think you own the best workstation on the market some smartass releases one that is even better.........................🙈
@gb34962 жыл бұрын
I stopped watching after he said he "never connected" with the Fantom but he did with its dumbed-down plastic version with inferior keybed...
@mstk88452 жыл бұрын
I can understand that. I’ve never had a keyboard with aftertouch until I recently bought a midi controller will it. Something about it Im not sure of. Maybe I play keys too hard but I don’t like the feeling of not feeling a complete stop. I have the Juno DS 88 which does not have aftertouch built in keybed. I can understand why he says that if the flagship has aftertouch in the keybed. Different sounds on my keyboard feel different when playing the same sound on different keybeds. There are some piano sounds on my Juno that when play them it feels like the sensation on tapping my fingers on a wooden desk but if I turn the sound off and play the keybed that feeling is not there.
@imandan19662 жыл бұрын
How dare he have a different opinion than yours!!! The nerve of him...
@annother33502 жыл бұрын
Listen with your ears.
@Jason759132 жыл бұрын
@@annother3350 really, the big Fantom has botched circuitry or something because the Fantom-0 has none of the bigger Fantom's dullness of sound, noticeable in demo vids and especially in person
@annother33502 жыл бұрын
@@Jason75913 So you can understand why he never connected with the full size one?
@reggiesaidit5132 жыл бұрын
Just sell us the sound module and keep the over price keyboard
@JamarConley8 ай бұрын
Why did you have to throw shade on hip-hop? I won't be watching any more of your videos. You could have just said what you were thinking. "The guy in the red room". When I heard that I instantly caught on to your uncalled-for remark. You can make any genre with the given sounds just like most synths on the market. Are you mad that Roland let a hip-hop producer do a product review? I've seen people play just about every genre when reviewing the Fantom-O. How arrogant can you be?
@oscarsheen30452 жыл бұрын
Is it just me but The sounds sound like a keyboard of the early 2000 or 1990s. The Yamaha and Korgs have much better sounds?
@Jason759132 жыл бұрын
They repackage the same old sounds just like Roland does. They expect you to dial in your own sounds if the the keyboards are lacking. They give you all the tools to do it. Every time, for the last 20 years. And I doubt they'll change anytime soon.
@oscarsheen30452 жыл бұрын
@@Jason75913 thanks. Why do KZbinrs like Anderson make videos, example blindfold videos, comparing sounds without saying to newbie like me that we can dial in our own sounds?
@Jason759132 жыл бұрын
@@oscarsheen3045 They rarely mention it. They know their audience is mainly gigging keyboardists who will just settle for the factory sounds. The Parameter Guide and Reference Manual for the instrument go in depth on the sound engine and how you can make your own patches from scratch or modify existing ones.
@Jason759132 жыл бұрын
@@ErraticFaith Yeah, y'all do, that's what I encounter anywhere I go and if I run into any keyboardists when I am at a local music store, everyone revolves around factory presets or just the pianos, and if I show them one of my custom sounds, they are shocked every time. If I show them some of my modern-sounding house grooves, they'll be floored if they are into house and dance music. At most, some folks mess with insert FX or layering patches, no one goes into tweaking filters, EGs, oscillators, and LFOs like I do, or making new sounds completely. For example, if I use one of my tweaked e.bass presets, mild vibrato kicks in after a short delay after the start of any note, so you'll hear that modulation on sustained notes without me having to touch the mod wheel, impresses people almost every time. Super simple thing to dial in on Korg and Roland gear. Yamaha rocks just fine with acoustic sounds, you freaking wish Yamaha would be this awesome on synth presets: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppOaqoaompammac
@ferranmelero77272 жыл бұрын
Old digital romplers as the JV 1080 or any of the JV or the 50 Are way better than this machine The only Roland brought it I have is that JUNOODS88 this is the only hardware unit from roland I have all of the other Roland synths I have them in the vsts Curiously The first roland product I’ve ever tried was a phantom exse6 I loved the construction on that thing and the sounds The juno ds also has good sounds however It’smainly used as a midi controller
@benediktfritz24812 жыл бұрын
naaaaaaa, uninspiring piece of plastic gear. sounds 2000ish. thank you for the review!
@danielscott79852 жыл бұрын
This entire video sounded like you were just trashing this thing and making fun of Roland having a hip hop producer demo the thing. I was going to buy it but I guess you're alluding that it's just a generic sound engine marketed to joke hip hop producers. Thank you
@Jason759132 жыл бұрын
same 30 year old Roland sounds repackaged for the millionth time, may as well stay away from Roland and Korg forever, buddy Enjoy your Yamaha or Casio with dull sounds 🤣
@danielcolfer46712 жыл бұрын
Not trying to be rude. But it sounds horrible. Great interface but the sounds are poor. Especially the organ, guitars and Rhodes. Having to pay extra for the expansions? Nope. Jack is super cool though.
@ErraticFaith2 жыл бұрын
Well I was trying to think of a short way of saying it but then it dawned on me rather obviously. It's a middle of the road sound, for a middle of the road board. At a time when people are listening to the big boys in the room and looking upward at those. So all in all a skimmed workstation, when workstations often do compromise here and there anyway - is going to be a difficult sell. More so if people are counting their post pandemic coins. Same story for the other brands, not much release over there at all. I don't think its necessarily horrible for the intended market and price tag; in line of the comparison videos that are also up on here vs other products like the MODX. But since it's new and commanding a higher price tag; with potentially a fair amount of clipping on the behavioral modelling and resonance compared to in other/older ranges; it does get docked a few points overall. Saving for a competitor may be a better bet. Depends on the users needs (today) though. As always.
@oldanalog_synth92447 ай бұрын
I hear voice steeling
@fernandoblanc Жыл бұрын
Still sounds fake, gret features but the sounds are kinda funny