How to build a song on Fantom - Shelter (Porter Robinson & Madeon) Cover

💡 Inspiration 💡 No stop recording video (no cut). Process to created a whole song on Fantom-7. I have been asked to show how to create a song from scratch using only ZEN-Core sounds and the Fantom internal sequencer, including automations. Enjoy. #rolandathome

[@bigguyfitfam]

This is the demo Roland needed! All the stuff they have is a lot of talking and not a lot of playing /using the instrument. Thank you!!

[@maxfattori5540]

Thanks for your nice words John! All the best for you and your musical journey!

[@deecollier696]

I LITERALLY would listen to this song on repeat her vocals are beautiful

[@ConeyIsland1952]

I watched it again and again it is very informative to create a song in fantom hope to see more like this ..Thanx

[@adeebsiddiqui5140]

I'm 14. I love the F8. My dad won't buy me it. So, I'm gonna do freelance coding with js, earn some money, and hopefully buy the F8 inshallah. Wish me luck!

[@kumarsajal8400]

Yeah. I am just born. So I am gonna launch a rocket to mars earn some money and buy a chocolate

[@PRRazcle]

Keep dreaming son & if your luck changes remember to share cause that Dam F8 is like 4K dollars you’ll need some “Luck” for sure 😮🧐😏

[@PaulJohnsonUK]

Get good at coding and you can earn a fantom in no time. Good luck and follow your dream.

[@pranayavnish8028]

even better get a DAW(Ableton Live preferably) and some gud VSTi, these arranger/workstation keyboards are things of the past.

[@MobileMusic]

​@@pranayavnish8028 You would create much more music on a mobile iPad (in your pocket) using mobile apps *on-the-go* than you would ever create on a stationary DAW where you get tied up to a desk (most of my projects were created 100% on iPad). The point is - use the right tool for specific tasks. Keyboards and workstations have their uses - otherwise, Roland would not release this flagship Fantom workstation and you would not be watching these videos. Your laptop's battery may die or the DAW may crash during a live gig but a Keyboard will never let you down. (I have an iPad Air, iPad Pro, Roland JD-Xi and Roland Fantom 6)

[@gattobus]

Nice!!! ❤️

[@coscrupi]

Hey Gat.....Did Roland put your sound in there(factory), or was it a download Max got from you? Im assuming the latter... Cheers

[@maxfattori5540]

@@coscrupi HI Cosimo.. the sounds created from Gattobus are inside the Fantom as Factory sounds. We've included those sounds in the preset list.

[@coscrupi]

@@maxfattori5540 saluté 🍻

[@jasonfoord4755]

Brilliant video. As I'm new to the Fantom these are really helping me learn. Please keep producing them.

[@JeffBoen]

Just got my F6 last weekend. Don't forget, in Song mode you can just tell it to repeat each group X number of times... so no need to drop each section in multiple times. You could have just dropped each one in once and then set the repetitions in the Song mode. But yeah, this thing is *so* fast for getting ideas down... exactly why I bought it.

[@octavio-blues-sound3022]

But ... It seems that it doesn't have a built-in rhythm section or a drums machine, I mean, some more "natural" drums patterns... not exactly an "electronic" one... Am I wrong...???

[@JeffBoen]

@@octavio-blues-sound3022 It does have a "drum machine". There are natural drum sets as well as complete 606, 626, 707, 808 and 909 kits, along with *tons* of other electronic drum tones (and you can even sample your own). There is a "rhythm section" as well, where you can choose from preset patterns in various styles just to give you a beat to play along with, or you can build your own patterns in either standard MIDI recording mode (quantized or non-quantized) or in "TR Record" mode where you input your beats in the 16 beat button method like the old 808/909. Granted, you may mean it isn't a "drum machine" in that you don't have velocity sensitive pads to play live like on a TR-8S, etc. but you do have the keyboard for that. If you need to create drum grooves you absolutely can do anything you can imagine.

[@octavio-blues-sound3022]

@@JeffBoen Thanks a lot bro... That's a good information...! I'll be thinking about buying it for... It really sounds awesome... Thanx again...!

[@pudutzkisremixworld8513]

The Fantom is pure joy. Your video demonstrates that.

[@powrhausut]

Incredibly helpful. I've been a little frustrated with my Fantom as it's a bit different from other synthesizers I've used. This video helps me understand the process a bit better. Thank you!

[@ConeyIsland1952]

OUTSTANDING!!! I learned so much just watching you produce this song wow ,.. .....please make more demos for us fantom laymen Thank you

[@markstein6226]

Great video. You obviously make everything look so easy and sound so good. Well done!

[@maxfattori5540]

thanks Mark! -

[@LeighWilbraham]

Reading the comments - great video and well demonstrated, but the comments below really arent anything to do with this video. Why do people continuously WHINGE! Id like to thank you for this video as i've learnt from it

[@Mat-q5z]

Fot my F8 last week, you give me confidence and some first steps, thank you &all the best! ❤️

[@robbiemarsh100]

Brilliant thanks for posting. Really helpful.

[@josephzhao5539]

This video is a godsend for me, I also have a fantom and madeon is my favorite artist of all time and your process is so clear, very well done

[@maxfattori5540]

thanks for the nice words Joseph... wish you a lot of fun and inspiration with your Fantom! Take care. M

[@TheSonnyJExperience]

First of all, this song is absolutely amazing and this cover is too - I love how easy it was for you to create without having to go through fucktons of menus and being able to see how you are editing the sound every step of the way is amazing. I'm saving up now to get one of these soon! I keep coming back and watching this video because I'm excited to play around! Thanks for sharing!

[@frederiqueaubailly]

Oh lala...................C'est super chouette et je ne savais pas qu'on pouvait réaliser cela, j' en veux un absolument.Merci pour la vidéo

[@MacLamar]

Thanks so much for this video and I appreciate the comments as well. One of these days I'll figure this beast out. In the meantime it's really enjoyable exploring all the possibilities and it sounds sooooo good. Loved your song building video.

[@TheDormantPsycho]

super helpful video! Thanks!

[@gerardjayetileke4373]

Brilliant. Was busting my ass trying to figure out how to do exactly this. Gave myself a Fantom 8, a Beast! Thank you.

[@elyad67]

Outstanding performance!

[@JoseRojas-kv7kv]

Maestro de Maestros

[@robh7671]

WOW This is very good, May have to look into the Fantom a bit more.

[@zaclee2004]

enjoyed the vibe

[@TheOneMonk]

What a great vibe. Instant smile :-)

[@mpsn9968]

Well done! Relaxing...Overthinking to give myself a Fantom 7 as birthday gift. Looking all videos around and found yours very helpful, thanks for sharing.

[@Khordmaster]

Thanks for putting this together dude! Im inspired 😀

[@kamranjelani7014]

You made me buy this awesome instrument....

[@maxfattori5540]

all the best for you musical journey Kamran! Enjoy your Fantom!

[@michaelgrant5312]

Yes I love this, it's like a recording studio

[@estherfontroc]

Woooww beautiful, thank you... 😊

[@machiwoomiapoo]

Excellent video! :)

[@gulfstreamG500]

Bravissimo!

[@ozonelokomix]

Wow, nice job! I have to say, i'm Roland lover! I have one Fantom G and i'm very interested on this new model!

[@fabgroove]

SUPER !!! 👍🙏🏻

[@ZTAudio]

I’m not sure cut I commented when this first came out ... such a beautiful piece of work. Multo rispetto!

[@maxfattori5540]

Thank you so much ZT Audio... wish you the best in your musical journey. Take care. M

[@СССРТВНижнийНовгород]

Max Fattori just cool ! Phantom 8 is my dream !

[@MarkGardner66Bonnie]

Wow... that was really nice. thanks for sharing... I had been using a Motif ES and XS which I really kick myself for selling. I am now using a Kronos which I really love, but as retirement looms closer I am thinking about adding the Fantom 8. Thank you.

[@viragomania]

great video on how to use Fantom to work thru musical ideas. I wish more "hardware" videos were to the point about how you use the "tool/workflow" to get from what is in your head to something committed digitally (use to say to paper but that is now passe' :)

[@QUDASCIENTISTTV]

Wow! Awesome.

[@pianoproductions9059]

Sick job

[@TheImaxify]

It was satisfying and therapeutic!

[@Th3rdFloor]

Fantastic!!

[@AleoAgrarFarmTM]

Wow👍

[@michaeljohnson928]

Sooooooooo dope brotha

[@kirilladm8525]

You can also include the MultiPad voice sample in to the pattern as separate zone and include it in to the group. All you need is to select the Multipad zone number in General Scene edit menu

[@kirilladm8525]

Alan Shortt sure, as described above all you need is to sample your audio into Multipad

[@shadowhenge7118]

I love my fantom 8 so much im seriously considering a fantom 7 jist to handle synth leads. Wish the stock projects were like this. Could learn so much more.

[@simplygroove]

good job with this great workstation thank’s for this tuto and bravo for this cool song you have a good tool but you are also a talented artiste I’m a fan of my fantom 8 And i love his piano keyboard

[@liviudrutumuzica6405]

Nice Roland

[@12978fghdiu23gewsduf]

How easy is it to put this into your DAW when your done to tweak each track?

[@withoutyourspacehelmet1124]

Inspiring

[@MobileMusic]

*Nice job!*

[@frederick2690]

Thank you Max..

[@user-fm3vj5im1m]

Did I miss something? This video seems to start halfway through the process.

[@le2559]

WOW! very nostalgia 0:14

[@kingrueone]

bravo!

[@fabgroove]

Coooollll…..👍

[@maxg70]

cool but i need to see what you actually hit by buttons to make it works.

[@javiertrevino5535]

that was dope

[@jizzyb1572]

Dope

[@DrGargani]

excellent job!! the only thing that would have made this video better would have been a close up inset of the screen on the Fantom...

[@Capt-Cran]

Awesome ... "top shelf" ...

[@tigerboy4516]

bravo

[@cuneytylmaz6351]

WOWWWWWWW SÜPERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR ROLAND FANTOM 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@KashKashshiro]

This monster is far superior than my animal fa 06

[@thomascook2535]

Goooood. With lots of love and wishing good health and peace for you and your family. How about making in depth video covering piano roll editor and velocity tab. and It is possible to do cut off automation realtime recording from a dedicated knob while doing recording?

[@OulaAntere]

Cutoff automation is easy, just assign any of the assignable knobs/sliders/wheels to CC74 (Cutoff). Unfortunately you cannot do it with the dedicated knobs on the right side of the screen. You'll just get the basic 128 steps of granularity from standard MIDI instead of the 1024 that the dedicated cutoff/resonanse/adsr knobs on the right offer.

[@thomascook2535]

@@OulaAntere Ya I know with assignable sliders and knobs it works but not with the dedicated cut off filter knobs :-( But thanks for input and your above message :-)

[@racingballtv5703]

Love Edirol M16Dx to rear and Love Fantom !!!!

[@MEqwed]

Grande Max

[@cuneytylmaz6351]

ROLAND FANTOM SÜPERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@MikeHenrick1]

Great 👍

[@maccagrabme]

So much better than the original as I cant stand that heavy sidechaining and noisey buildup on this style of music. You've actually made it listenable.

[@thomascook2535]

Very good work. Is possible to download the scene including backing tracks. kindly let me know.

[@maxfattori5540]

Thx Thomas, it was uploaded by a guy (I shared it with him) via the Patchland Facebook group. Could you kindly check it? Wish you a lot of inspiration with your Fantom! M

[@EuroTileandDesign]

VERY COOL :-)

[@Sicolirics]

Hay mucha diferencia de sonido con los nuevos fantom 0 ? Desde tu punto de vista que es lo mas destacable de este sintetizador de tu video?

[@Bertrandarmel]

Fantomtastic Max! Thanks for sharing. Are the voices you triggered, preset voices or you did create them? Best and continue the excellent work!

[@maxfattori5540]

Hi Bertrand, yes, all internal sounds except for the Vocal part, an imported sample (from the USB pen). Have great music!

[@fredscott6372]

Would you ever combine korg kornos with a Roland fantom? Just curious

[@dasstraat]

ADSR is not recorded, maybe next version software. probably it takes too much memory.

[@peterlevens1]

thanks

[@scorpionleader1967]

Can you write odd and compound time signatures using step programming?

[@deecollier696]

Working 2 jobs to afford this Beauty

[@simonwale6993]

Cool 😎

[@Bronwyn031]

Wow! Just wow on the speed you were able to put this track together. [QUESTION] I can't find the answer to this question anywhere in the manuals, online forums or here on YT. My Fantom-8 was ordered last Wednesday and as of today, left Chicago International bound for Southern California via Air Freight. I'm so excited! Now the mystery question that I'm hoping any Fantom 6,7,8 owners could answer for me. Can I export my work via USB as a multitrack file directly into my desktop DAW (Samplitude Pro X5) where I can record my vocals over my track and complete final mixing and mastering out into Soundforge Pro 14? I'm wondering if my Fantom will be able to send all of my track elements separately straight into Samplitude so I could fine tune, edit and mix? I'm thinking if this is not possible I could just record each element separately track by track into Samplitude and mix everything that way.

[@maxfattori5540]

Dear Bronwyn, yes you can. The Fantom has 32 separated audio channels via USB connection. You should install the driver , foc downlaod on the Roland website. Wish you a lot of fun and inspiration with Fantom. M

[@segwaydave]

Congrats! I ordered mine on Friday. Super excited also!

[@Bronwyn031]

@@maxfattori5540 💖💖💖

[@KB-py6jd]

Best workstation tutorial ever. Where did you get the vocals?

[@EdgarUmryan]

I believe to save this project, you’ll need to save few new tones as well as scene, because you’ve modified some synth controls knobs, which affects tones. Or maybe there’s a way to keep it under scene save only?

[@maxfattori5540]

great question! In reality, on the Wah wah guitar sound, already the effect can receive the CC01 (modulations) from the preset Tone. I've used all Zen-Core presets, so saving the Scene is all what you should do.

[@EdgarUmryan]

Max Fattori Max Fattori i mean on drums for example, you’ve changed parameters whilst creating step-sequence drums and used knob to improve hi-hat and also used filters knobs too, this all makes star logo appearing under tone. I’ve tried this way and always needed to save both scene and each tone affected, otherwise if you load scene next time you’ll get factory settings. Thanks for your reply!

[@maxfattori5540]

@@EdgarUmryan : great spot, and Fantom knowledge! you can in this case record cutoff and reso inside the track, even just on the HiHat (assigning CC71 and CC74 to different controllers, like knob, or wheel, or S buttons) so that in the song you have all you need, and this allows you to save just the Scene.. :-)

[@EdgarUmryan]

Max Fattori Thanks a lot, will try this today... :)

[@turfer176]

Great video and track is there a way of recording the filter movements

[@maxfattori5540]

sure, you should assign the CC74 to the Wheel 2 (press [Shift} and move the Wheel to do it) and do the same process I did for the Wah Wah. Enjoy!

[@turfer176]

@@maxfattori5540 Thx

[@alan93]

That is really good, the only thing I could suggest is mixing up that high hat rhythm so its not so straight. Maybe even put some bass fills in there to simulate a real bass player?

[@henson2k]

What's the advantage to use Fantom (or any professional workstation) vs computer software for the same result? Quality of sound?

[@elkay80]

the joy of not having to sit in front of a computer, tuning some knobs with the mouse. it´s a different workflow i would say

[@WoodyPianoShack]

HI max, lovely tune, I notice you stopping playback when you change track, is this necessary, or can you change tracks during recording?

[@maxfattori5540]

Dear Gareth, hope you are ok. You do not need to stop the playback in the recording process. It is up to you, you can use the Fantom as a no stop 16 tracks MIDI loopstation too, beside the classic usage. I hope to. see you soon. M

[@WoodyPianoShack]

@@maxfattori5540 perfect, that's exactly how we want it to be... :D

[@ElektronicCricket]

Hi Max, I’m wondering … 🤔 a few questions : is there a limitation in memory, how many scenes can you store in the Fantom that includes a whole song and how fast can you loading a song ? Is it possible to import midi data from your DAW inside the Fantom (should be)? Is it possible to play wave files (from a usb I suppose) multiple stems and sync with internal clock … 😊 I’m pretty sure that a lot of musicians want to know that.

[@frederiqueaubailly]

I can give an answer on 3. yes we can import midi sequences into the daw and record them on the fantom. I do it with fl studio. I open tracks out 1 out 2 and etc etc and as soon as I run reading in fl studio i'm making a recording on fantom. Hoping it's understandable.

[@maxfattori5540]

You have 512 scenes in the Fantom. then you can back up then (so each back up loaded can have 512 scenes). Yes, You can import MIDI files inside Fantom Sequencer

[@DrGargani]

those of us who HAVE this keyboard get the general idea and can appreciate what you are doing....those out there who have NOT purchased this keyboard can only wonder, as, there should be a closeup second part on the screen where you can clearly see the display and what you are doing with it. To us, in the former, you are preaching to the choir, but to the uninformed out there, you are just further confusing them! LOL....

[@maxfattori5540]

At the end of the fair, it is about music. Doesn't matter the technical things and specs, I'm shoring just the music I like and that I like to play...

[@DrGargani]

@@maxfattori5540 got you.....and it is a GREAT keyboard

[@THINJIMI]

Agreed. I cannot see what he’s doing on screen. I have one of these babies coming,and need to learn how!

[@DrGargani]

@@THINJIMI my best advice is: don't get overwhelmed and try to do too much all at once....as the OP said, it is about the music: so, in the beginning, just go though all of the sounds and draw inspiration...the other technical aspects, learn as you need them.

[@THINJIMI]

@@DrGargani - Thank-you….Do you know if I can put an audio file of a friend’s song on the Fantom, and then add tracks to it from there?

[@filipzawadzki9424]

Do you still own it? How many tracks you can have in arrangement?

[@chriss1152]

Does this have the-chord memory function like 08

[@madmanjack6923]

At 5:52 what tone was that and how did you assign a wah effect to wheel 2? That's insane-great

[@maxfattori5540]

Thanks madman!! i t it s an internal tone, 'Mod WahGtr' (ZEN-Core Preset E0146) and the mod wheel is automatically assigned to the MOD wheel...all the best for you !!

[@madmanjack6923]

@@maxfattori5540 thank you. Found it!

[@davidallyn1818]

Quick question - are you able to save your work as an audio file, or do you need to output to a board/workstation??

[@ablesam]

Yes. You can choose to sample the sequencer to storage. But better a option would be to use the built in audio interface and stream the audio to your computer which will give you more flexibility of your tracks and allow you to do a proper post production on your song.

[@SunlightOfTheSpirit]

Hey Max, thank you for the inspiring content. I have the F8. I can’t seem to get the velocity to go to 100 never mind trying to get it to 127. My playing is always too quiet. Do you find that this is the case for you? It might be my velocity curve. It’s set to medium, but even when I change it to light it still seems like I need to press uncomfortably hard on the keys to get max velocity.

[@MobileMusic]

Fantom 8 has weighted keys

[@SunlightOfTheSpirit]

@@MobileMusic they fixed the issue after many complaints. The velocity works better, but still not great, loads better though.

[@adriandavidchiapin7141]

bye bye DAW !

[@lessamuelson]

Help: I recorded 5 patterns. one with 4 beats, 2 with eight beats and 2 with 16 beats. How can I copy and paste the 1 measure (drums) and the 2 measure ones so they are all 4 measure? when I layer them on top of the drums they all go to 1 measure. thanks for any help.

[@maxfattori5540]

HI Les, you should proceed as following: 1) select the pattern you want to extend 2) press edit 3) shift and select all the notes you want copy 4) press the copy function (with the knob) 5) while pressing the copy (6th knob) use the left arrow button below the Alpha Dial to move the copied notes to the next measure or where you want. Note! this works only on version 1.5. Hope this can help

[@Only-Juno-G]

This Zen - Core crazyness is just a bended mirror and a shiny replica of the real sounds of 80's 90's. Imho in a daw in 10 mins you can do much better things with some great VST synths.

[@maxfattori5540]

Maybe, but in the case of DAW/VST usage, you are suggesting, you do not touch real sliders and knobs like I'm doing. but a mouse... and I said maybe, since I wait that you to show me the process you suggested with your musical skill....about ZEN-Core , completely not agreeing with you ...sorry man!

[@Only-Juno-G]

@@maxfattori5540 I am really sorry I ve listened your performance and music, i am totally sure and certain this message was landed at a wrong place. Sometimes I open many youtube tabs. Sorry and respect !:)

[@KashKashshiro]

Did you process the vocal part entirely internal with the Fantom?

[@maxfattori5540]

Hey y AIRY! no, I just used a sample as it is - no processing and no mastering 🙂

[@NostalKeys]

Very nice!!! A question for you: At 4:15, you started recording on track B-1 and A-1 was kept, not erased. How did you do that? When I try to record something else, like you did (A-1, B-1), it either gets the previous recording (A-1) deleted or it mixes both A-1 & B-1. I'm having serious headaches with this recording system. Tks.

[@frederiqueaubailly]

It's simple you record A1 while watching that in the rec destination section the cursor is positioned on new and you record B1 while keeping the cursor positioned on mix. It makes a kind of overdub.

[@adeebsiddiqui5140]

Which ones better? Yamaha PSR SX900 or the F6?