Roland Fantom...Artist Impressions With Ashton Miranda

We take a look at the new Roland FANTOM with Ed Sheeran's keyboard player!
Roland artist Ashton Miranda, session musician and musical director for acts such as Anne Marie, Ed Sheeran, Mabel & L. Devine, gives PMTVUK our first look at the brand new Roland Fantom!
FANTOM-6: 61 Keys (semi-weighted keyboard with channel aftertouch) www.pmtonline.co.uk/roland-fa...
FANTOM-7: 76 Keys (semi-weighted keyboard with channel aftertouch) www.pmtonline.co.uk/roland-fa...
FANTOM-8: 88 Keys (PHA-50 Wood and Plastic Hybrid Structure, with Escapement and Ebony/Ivory Feel, channel aftertouch) www.pmtonline.co.uk/roland-fa...
Available in three models, the Fantom 6 (61 note, semi weighted), Fantom 7 (76 note, semi weighted) and Fantom 8 (88 note hammer action), the new Roland Fantom is an incredibly powerful keyboard, synth and workstation. In this "First Impressions" video, Ashton runs us through some of the standout features, such as the incredible sounding "V-Piano" modelling technology, the all new "Zen Core" synth engine, the powerful and intuitive onboard sequencer and other new features such as "Scene Remain" sound switching, the onboard analog filters and Apple MainStage integration.
Definitely one of the most powerful workstations currently available, try one out now at your local Professional Music Technology...
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[@neilamon123]

Just cemented in my mind that this is this best Workstation Keyboard for the next 10 years

[@juancortezavega5666]

5 years...

[@noelvijay6894]

Well said ....korg Kronos must come new features like Roland

[@petek6428]

@8KisOK How are you finding the Fantom???.. I'm seriously considering buying one mainly for the sequencing and sampling

[@Bashanvibe]

Most definitely

[@franckrobert282]

J’ai 67 ans et bientôt 68 ! J’ai commencé à faire de la musique à 13 ans sans l’aide de personne, je faisais des petits boulots comme le nettoyage des vitres des magasins pour payer mes cours et je n’avais pas d’instruments chez moi pour m’entraîner, mon prof m’avait demandé d’arrêter les cours parce que je ne progressais pas. À l’église où j’allais il y avait un harmonium à pédales et de temps en temps j’allais jouer dessus et c’est comme ça que petit à petit j’ai appris par moi même la musique. Mon premier clavier d’occasion que j’ai acheté c’est quand j’ai créé mon entreprise de bâtiment dès mes 20 ans et c’était un petit Elka dont je ne me rappelle plus la série. Puis quand j’ai rencontré ma femme mon premier instrument fut un Elka double clavier et après ce fut le CVP 900 de Yamaha. Comme je jouer comme un Pieds et que mon entreprise puis mes activités sociaux me prenait beaucoup de temps, avec ma petite famille de 3 garçons adorables, j’étais bien obligé de faire un break en me disant que je reprendrais la musique quand je serai à la retraite. Lorsque j’ai cessé mes activités en 2010, en avant la musique ! 😁 Comme j’ai aimé mon CVP 900 et que Yamaha venait sortir son GENOS, je l’ai acheté puis un ans après j’ai acheté mon premier synthétiseur le Fantom8. Je me suis dit que si j’achète 1 au temps acheter le meilleur qui existe sur le marché pour qu’il vieillisse avec moi. Alors là depuis que je l’ai ! je ne regrette pas même si c’est une usine à gaz pour moi😅chaque jour j’apprends davantage et depuis que le Fantom est passé au EX ce n’est que du pur bonheur. Pour moi c’est le meilleur et plus beau synthétiseur au Monde, bravo Roland et merci pour cette invention et aussi pour cet investissement que j’ai fait, oui parce celui qui possède et qui en possédera, le gardera in vitam internam😁C’est un instrument qui prendra de la valeur au fil du temps ❤ J’ai oublié aussi de dire que je possède le Korg Modwave, Korg sera jaloux si je ne le dis pas 😂

[@j0pj0p]

This is a great video. So useful to hear from an articulate professional. Has helped me decide to buy one!

[@rahim4411]

I'm getting one, I always wanted that Horizontal pitch bend and the vertical Pitch bend with the Mod Wheel, and they actually did my idea! :-) I freakin love this thing. I am Inside The Box, this will be my only hardware Outboard gear, cause I got everything inside my computer. But this is a freakin Beast. Thank you for the video. Awesome demo!

[@wreckage-vs5jv]

The nicest quality pads since my JD. Need to see in a spectrum analyser but from what I hear they go easy into the mix.

[@thatmidlifevlogger4463]

Think this enthusiasm is not fake! Liked the video a lot. Thanks

[@crnova7]

Those nervous squares on the Juno DS :) Mine does that too as I did not have disabled it. I will stick to the Juno as I maybe only used 20% of the possibilities.

[@eduardoantonio6432]

Amazing Workstation its like you put the FA+JD-XA in one machine, and a lot more!, will be this Fantom the Kronoss Rival???

[@hunter_nx987]

It's like a yamaha montage but for Roland lovers. Fantastic!

[@neilamon123]

Hunter_NX Roland always sounds less cheesy from my experience

[@youngmo77]

@@neilamon123 Oh, shots fired!! Roland with the red short, Yamaha with the blue short. Hajimé!!

[@X22GJP]

Montage is like Kronos but for Yamaha lovers. Your point?!

[@coscrupi]

Keep dreaming

[@tuneunleashed]

@@X22GJP Not really more like an improved Jupiter 80

[@jamesc.grissom2548]

I got rid of my Kronos for Montage. Kronos is essentially 9 engines with 20 year old organization. Combis and Programs?? The M1 in 1989 had that. Lol so other than the sound engines Kronos could USB to computer but was not an interface plus every DAW I tried it with took quite a tough effort (through an interface). Montage and MODX stagnated the market with what they released. I love my Montage; but this is taking a very studious approach. The FANTOM is unique. The Zen Core is from the V Piano where there is not a stipulated number in polyphony. The zen architecture is 256 but the Scene arrangement in its main mode is also chained. Seamless transitioning and pattern real-time sequencer, Step sequencer , TR based , and each part in a scene is a sound, each sound is made up of four partials. Each component makeup allows stackable LFO. Totaling 128 running LFOs. Two ARPS, the Pads allow loops, you can cut splice a sample and loop it and use that in any of the sequencer modes. It’s a beast. It builds on Montage philosophy - and really sounds incredible

[@californiacreedence4129]

Does the Fantom have a fully functional integrated audio interface like the Montage?

[@neilamon123]

California Creedence evidently the best on the market

[@edwardc7462]

Seen the performance with ed Sheeran and it looks like he's playing a Korg piano but this new roland definitely looks and sounds great

[@iosuagalev]

I own a Kronos 2 and I was thinking of buying o second keyboard for my rig. I just found the perfect candidate for the job!!!

[@MummifiedInBarbedWir]

Virus Ti2?

[@RKCMUZIK1111]

love it sounds amazing

[@TheAceReviews]

Thank you for the video. Would you please be so kind enough as to consider doing a review of the Roland Fantom 2019? It's not just a workstation, but I believe a fully fledged synthesizer. To celebrate their 50th anniversary, they've added a new wavetable engine to the keyboard. I really like it. Thank you!

[@drinkinslim]

I love these keyboards but it's pretty awful when the filter suddenly kicks in when he moves the knob. You wouldn't want that happening in a live set (or when recording). Is there a setting so it will adjust from where the filter is currently?

[@biubis-zh3zj]

What kind of memory does he use new fantasom, to store samples, and sequences?

[@thejasonpai582]

How do the Fantom's pianos compare with the RD 2000's? Does the Fantom have both modeled and sampled pianos like in the RD 2000, or just modeled pianos via the V-Piano engine? Also, is Zen Core essentially an improved version of Supernatural, or is it not really related at all?

[@willdorak985]

Zen Core is related to the ACB technology. It's basically an ACB processor with more polyphony...etc. The ACB is the successor of the Supernatural Tech.

[@johnpaulpatton9786]

I've seen a couple of videos where the synth's parameters jump (mostly the cutoff), like it does at 22:34. It seems to smoothly pick up most of the time, though. Do you think he did something that made that happen, or is it not picking up the parameter's position?

[@vdlycos]

This is most likely, because the scene contains the info about the cutoff-knob position. When he first touches the cutoff-knob, the current position is now audible instead of the stored position on the scene. The cutoff-knob doesn't necessarily show the current position of the cutoff of your current selected sound. If you look at the knobs above the sliders, you can immediately see he position of the knob after loading a scene. I know I'm late to the comment party but I hope it makes sense to anyone from the future reading this comments. :-)

[@Dan47839]

I recently bought one and I’d love to know what sounds are you using? Are they factory or did you make them yourself?

[@barbodboloukat8229]

Very very excellent High quality all sound and very nice Very excellent High quality Material and High Inpout and Output Port 👍👍👍 Number one 👌👌👌

[@digitaria6574]

Hi Will the sampler record from an external audio input while the sequencer is playing

[@Jonnie_Tha_Junglist]

the thing that i like is the action at least i think escapement is important .. i have not tried it yet but sounds right

[@EulogyfortheAngels]

Can the Fantom trigger different sounds depending on the velocity of playing like the Kronos?

[@mimicry88]

Awesome!!!

[@wreckage-vs5jv]

Ok, I rate this new gen Roland workstation...massive.

[@garyusinger]

Brass sounds? My Fantom G has great brass sound with the ARX03 card added in.

[@marvinkmooneyoz]

can you audio out and back in? As in, run it through some external drive or distortion, then back into its own reverb?

[@ablesam]

Yes

[@costa1854]

I have the Fantom 88 key the impressive and fantastic flagship I think it is one of the most powerful workstations on the market today , fantastic for studio recording , but I think also for live ,and adapts by removing the weight, however, it is normal, we are talking about a professional workstation

[@angthekeys621]

amazing, i’m a roland player since the 90’s, never changed for that feeling with sounds, menu etc.. but it depends on the needings on stage, i’m used to play fa06/08 with jdxa,vr,fp (xp80 in the past, still on my gigs) but my question is should i really need a so ‘ complete and complicated, maybe heavy instrument on stage, will i never use all these functions? It depends on what kind of music, of course, but maybe it’s too much for me, even i’m fashinated by this new fantom. I was thinking to integrate an old kronos with the vsynth for a different set-up, for the sounds, not for karma or other sequencing attitudes, but this feeling with mainstage, it’s very pwerful, does anybody knows if any other synth or workstation have a similar characteristic? Ashton says not, but...

[@DrGargani]

some great points in your musings there, ANG: BTW: the fantom 8 weighs in at 61 pounds!

[@vanessajazp6341]

I've always been a devoted Yamaha keyboardist since my first Clavinova back in the 90's. Yamaha (Clavinova) has always been THE piano sound on a digital keyboard. Their sampling methods and technology have been miles ahead of everyone. But this is the first digital piano I've ever heard that can go toe-to-toe with a Clavinova. Modeling seems to be the way of the future, and sampling is becoming the way of the past.

[@pgtips4240]

I have owned 2 clavinovas in years past and I hated both of them. After the second one I said I would never buy another clav again, I think they sound really cheap and crap, thats the honest truth. I now have a Roland RD2000 which blows every clav out of the water imo. I would consider swapping over to this fantom though, it looks awesome.

[@vanessajazp6341]

@@pgtips4240 I think you’re probably alone in that experience. Clavinovas are top of the line in the industry. No typical stage piano or synth can compare. There’s a reason they’re so expensive. But if you’re happy with what you’ve got, that’s what matters most, yes?

[@pgtips4240]

@@vanessajazp6341 Well I have owned 2 reasonably high spec ones and they really did have a suboptimal sound imo. They would have been ideal for a classical musician who was just interested in reading music and playing classical pieces but for pop, jazz & stage performance etc the sound was just too boxy and boring. The EP's were even worse, just cheap sounding. They are home pianos, not really designed for live performance and it does show. Having said this though, yes, whatever floats your boat, if you like them then all power to you my friend. I will stick with my RD2000 for the time being.

[@vanessajazp6341]

@@pgtips4240 It’s all in the ears and personal taste. I have never heard a Roland piano that sounds as good as a Clavinova. And I do own a Clavinova and a Roland, btw. To my ear, the Rolands all sound dull or too warm, where the Yamaha’s have much greater presence and brilliance. The sound cuts through a mix. There’s a reason you find Yamaha grand pianos on the top concert stages all over the world. The Clavinova is the digital replication of that sound. I get endless compliments about my Clavinova sound when I’m out performing.

[@cachayanadhikari]

Roland is very strong n comfortable for stage program

[@garyusinger]

Can you use the roland ev-5 expesion pedal with the new fantom similar to how you used the wheel?

[@ablesam]

Yes

[@marvinkmooneyoz]

Also, can you make individual notes in v-piano out of tune, as in, the three strings not be in tune with each other? I see you can tune 88 notes separately, just wasnt clear if i can go full prepared piano

[@ablesam]

Yes. Every individual note has it's own tune, character and level which can easily be adjusted via the piano designer.

[@dirkkeersmaekers4343]

What a demo!

[@Hamzabojan100]

I have use Korg Kronos long time but this keybord FANTOM is the best in the marked i wil for sure buy this one and thid is the beast

[@tntills2002]

I've seen several Demos no one has mentioned if those sliders can be used as drawbars for a tonewheel organ. I had the VR 09 and now a Nord. If this can do decent organs I'm selling the Nord.

[@jaybeetdown]

I've seen a video that confirms that they can! It's the sweetwater video.

[@jaandaarsangeet561]

I like this keyboard but I don't like this colour this is wrong colour I like to light colour

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

Masannaf Peer I like black keyboards

[@VeronicaMcCarrison]

I like it 😊

[@alg4633]

COSM Modeling Drawbars?

[@wreckage-vs5jv]

Not thought I'd live long enough for a new keybed and NEW aftertouch sensors. The later forever and always was the weak spot of any Roland/Matsushita kb, only lasting two or three years. Then gradually all aftertouch and velo sensitivity slowly vanished. If you buy used Rolands always check for full 127 midis on vel and aft without the need for a hammer.

[@laurakairi]

Hey there, I’m looking for the ultimate songwriting workstation for contemporary pop music where i can quickly draft out ideas, solid sounding layouts and demos and on top even record vocal guide lines on top of them through the workstation.Does an all in one workstation like this even exist? I‘m not very good with computers and need an efficient solution that enables me to take my Workstation Demos into the Studio later down the line. I‘m thinking of either the Yamaha Genos or the Roland Fantom. Or maybe the Yamaha Montage or Korg Kronos? Please help me out here..anyone, thx :)

[@justincarriere105]

Fl studio

[@blueeyedsoulman]

Must have been some team working on this. Any famous names attached to it? Where developed, Japan?

[@MobileMusic]

I heard Roland worked on the new Fantom since 2013 !

[@siddharthsajjive3768]

16:10 Could someone please tell me how to make tones like that in the fantom which modulates with harder pressing of the notes

[@fray3dendsofsanity]

Isn't that aftertouch and velocity? No idea how to do it specifically on the fantom but those are the things you're looking for to control regarding parameters. Velocity is how hard you press down, aftertouch is when you push down the keys harder.

[@vanessajazp6341]

"Aftertouch" Higher-end keyboards have had this since the 90's.

[@alicaramba7680]

It's not aftertouch. It's some sort of modulation. If you familiar with Roland workstation keyboards it's done through so called "modulation matrix", where source of modulation is velocity and destination in this case is filter cut off fq and resonance. I can't say what exactly is done in this case, it's likely standard LFO modulation and pitch related modulation is employed too at the same time. Also, it seems to me when he hit harder completely new samples are played too. At 16:12 you can hear one high sounding tone l believe is other sample (partial as they call). The most simplistic way to do that - choose LFO and set it to modulate LP/HC filter cut off frequencie. Set LFO to sine wave, then play some chords and set LFO speed and modulation amount to your taste. In this case modulation will be applied in cycles.

[@RASTVOSET]

Multisampl? Sample to keyboard?

[@pcuimac]

Nope.

[@mikemorrisonmusic]

pcuimac Yep, with the 2.0 update. Full multi sampling.

[@RexyFan]

I need me one!

[@cresshead]

i wonder what the sampler is like...same restrictions as my fa-06? ie can't play sample and record samples at the same time...no bouncing down internlly

[@alexwolf8019]

Im sure it works more like my fantom G, with alot more function for modern use.

[@cresshead]

@@alexwolf8019 looked at the manual now, appears same as the FA sampler except being able to add Fx to sample section which yo can't do on the FA

[@cresshead]

@@alicaramba7680 nice workaround

[@alicaramba7680]

@@cresshead Sorry, I checked Fa manual and noticed it can't do what my Juno-G can. Couldn't even think Roland removed this feature for a newer generation keyboard. It seems Fantom (ref. manual p. 44) doesn't have it too, i.e, option to choose user sample instead of internal waveform as basis for a tone.

[@alicaramba7680]

Fantom ref. manual, p. 66 sampling options: 1. Samples the keyboard performance and the audio input from MIC/LINE INPUT jacks 1, 2 and the USB COMPUTER port 2. Samples the keyboard performance. 3. Samples the audio input from MIC/LINE INPUT jacks 1, 2 and the USB COMPUTER port. I guess you can't record samples internally while you play. Also, I've read manual and I couldn't find how to combine samples and internal sound to one sample (audio file). Am I dumb?

[@swarupmahapatra826]

Very nice 👍 . I bought the Fantom 6. But none of the pianos sound good. I have a FA06. The pianos are better than that. But not as good as the Motif or Kronos. Any advice how can they sound better?

[@maccagrabme]

Surely you try it out first before laying that amount out?

[@neocortexlab]

Lastly Roland could sound like Virus in synth part... 20 years have passed... ok, Roland, nice Virus copy done!

[@marike1100]

Awesome workstation but like Montage, it's a bit pricey. That said, if Roland does like Yamaha did with the more affordable MODX, I'm in.

[@brianbombei9376]

They came out with FA first, then added the Fantom. I own FA76, it's amazing in it's own right, but this Fantom looks incredible.

[@marike1100]

@@brianbombei9376 I've owned the FA06, it's great, no question. But it's just a bit dated in comparison to this generation keyboard, I'd love to see an update with using this Fantom's LCD similar to what Yamaha did with the MODX/Montage line.

[@jaybeetdown]

That was a great idea by Yamaha because I bought a MODX! I dont need another sequencer because I sequence with my MPC so it was perfect!

[@michellew.3691]

More zooms to the keyboard eould have been very helpful. Otherwise: Fantastic times to be alive! :-)

[@siddharthsajjive3768]

The scenes and the no glitch on transition of scenes had been adopted by korg way back

[@X22GJP]

Meaning what, exactly? Apple created the smartphone as we know it way back, but nobody harps on at all the manufacturers now churning them out. It's how things evolve and standardise - somebody innovates, everybody copies, and at different times, different people will innovate different things.

[@AnarkiCZ]

Hi, is this comparable to Montage 8 from Yamaha, or is it like Genos? Would it be possible to compare those two?

[@ablesam]

It is more comparable to a Montage as it is a workstation. The Genos is an 'Arranger' Workstation which means that 8-9 of it's 16 channels are dedicated to the parts of styles and thus it will only give you 3 playable right hand voices. The Montage gives you 8 parts and the Fantom gives you 16. The Montage has dual effects per part and the Fantom has 1 per zone. The Montage has the super knob to control multiple parameters while the Fantom has Matrix Control which is a bit more complicated but works in a similar way. They both have inputs to receive external audio but the Fantom has 48V phantom power for Condenser mics. The Fantom has 2 GB keyboard sample space and 1.75 GB pad sampling space while the Montage has 1.75 sample memory for keyboard sounds. The Fantom features an Ableton like sequencer which can features linear, step and TR sequencing options. The Montage has a pattern sequencer. The Montage has no on-board sampling capabilities while the Fantom does and features waveform editing and much more. Montage has 2 engines (AWM2 and FM-X) while the Fantom has a bunch of engines with recent updates but as of writing this it is: Zen-Core which is PCM, VA, SuperSaw and more. Supernatural Piano, E.Piano, Acoustic. V.Piano and the model Expansions: Jupiter 8, Juno 106, SH-101, JX-8P.

[@AnarkiCZ]

@@ablesam wow, thank you very much for your help :-) I am trying to decide which one is the best since I am a piano player wanting to just have fun.

[@flippercool1988]

@@ablesam good information, thanks

[@DJpiya1]

What r the odds of outrunning Montage with this instrument? Any particular areas where this instrument is outshining over Montage?

[@xp50player]

Piyaviraj - having the Zone/Part Select on the left over the channel is better than in that right button grid on the Montage . The PCM polyphony is double @256. It also has the full polyphony V-Piano engine using 1 Zone, which Montage takes up 4 Parts for the better pianos. Then there are only 8 Performance parts on the Montage vs 16 Zones on the Roland. No VA engine in the Montage, which is pretty advanced now on the Fantom. Fantom has stereo analog filter effect, dual CV/Gate. 4-part Motional vector pad on screen. Wheels AND joystick on the Fantom. Internal sampling/editing for the sample pads. No XLRs on the Montage, Fantom has XLR outs and combo/Neutrik XLR ins for the sampler or mic, with dedicated reverb.

[@DJpiya1]

@@xp50player v comprehensive detailing, it is obviously far ahead from Montage with that on board sequencer as well. Thank u very much. 😊😊

[@freddiesamples]

Informative demo, very nice instrument so do I sell the G6 and the G8? .........No!.......... not yet.

[@dbeene36]

I'm not even selling my Fantom X

[@davidkordzgeorge2528]

I have no plans to sell my G6 no way but would live to pick up a 76 keys version of this

[@dbeene36]

@@davidkordzgeorge2528 Yes Sir!

[@freddiesamples]

@@davidkordzgeorge2528 That's my pick................... we'll see

[@JJDPROMEDIAPRODUCTION]

I want it.. :)

[@Shashi3644]

Indian tones available in this?

[@angelfmusic]

Can knob movement in filters be recorded in automation?

[@ablesam]

Yes. But you have to assign them to a midi controller like the mod wheels or knobs on the left side as the sequencer records midi data and the Zen-Core engine has data values up to 1024.

[@johnhanek167]

I'd whip up some cool acoustic jazz tunes with Hammond B3 thrown in for good measure.

[@KaninManeepairoj]

talented musician

[@sarbaazchabahar]

These stuff shouldn't be that expensive. Korg say that no other keyboard can beat the Kronos and Yamaha says no other keyboards can beat the Genos and this guy says that no other keyboards can beat the Fantom. Yet they all sound the same and they all are expensive as hell. Why?🙄🥺 By the way this guy is Jordan Rudess of Roland.

[@rizzleriz4457]

Kong maybe right, the Montage is a tad ahead or behind it depending on who you ask. But the Genoa is undefeated. If you noticed it's in a different class. Yamaha said it's an arranger workstations. It's the only board I've heard that has sounds indistinguishable from a live instrument, woodwind, violin etc. Hate it or love it. Its the best. Now on to another topic, this guy would be a good salesman of you don't know about boards. He's excited about everything and keeps saying he's never seen this or that on another instrument. This maybe true if he's only into one manufacturer, he'd just have to wait on new models. A lot of those he praised are already in the great Montage and Kronos, but then again, he's a Roland person and they're the 1st for Roland. I love Roland, mind you, all the Fantoms, but this reminds me too much of the Montage with its knobs, sliders and built-in 'super-knob' with the added drum pads that I cursed Yamaha for. This board is a good board nonetheless. I would but it. Now for the expense, they are super expensive. These boards is the cost of a used car in my country but sometimes manufacturers not only look at the overall cost to determine prices but also opportunity costs. These boards are professional grade and some professionals scoop even three when they drop so...who are we poor ass? Anyway, all the boards mentioned are great and should bring joy just to own one to play around. Peace.

[@mpmi7588]

Buy an MPC Live or MPC X with a crazy assortment of Roland, Korg, Moog, Yamaha etc. Sounds and you can make your own synth with unlimited tracks, polyphony and sequences and put them into song mode. You can work out of the box and directly into any daw including their own or you can inside of the box. Just a thought for anyone not wanting to spend the absurd amount of money on these big synths that you have to wait for updates on. Make your mono synths poly and vice versa. Edit every sound with all wave shapes and LFOs plus effects and ADSR. I've seen the light so to speak and it's helped me get over the GAS (i just learned that term not too long ago) for a while. Creating the new sounds off of what I already have is fun and sometimes tedious. But if I come up with something cool, I can save it and bring it back up at will.

[@dougdixonhull]

Will Gem Godfrey be doing any demos???? I do hope so

[@taylorhansen9290]

God, I wish

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

Is this keyboard difficult to navigate and use?i’m okay on the keyboards,but not much of a techie.

[@MobileMusic]

It is the. easiest and most intuitive keyboard to navigate and there is nothing;g like it!

[@maxparis4692]

16.20 coldplay effect (a sky ..)

[@snakedike]

I realize demo's usually cherry pick programs but these sound really good. I may have to sell my Jupiter 80.

[@truthmanifestingtruth]

Milo X have you learned your Jupiter 80 to the extent of its capabilities? You may already have what you are looking for. Of course, it’s all about having fun and being inspired so...do your thing!✌🏾

[@tuneunleashed]

Milo X Bruv you can sell it to me to my email contact me on Instagram Lordtunes

[@snakedike]

@@truthmanifestingtruth I'd be lying if I said I did. The 80 is a beast and I still enjoy it.

[@RoRosetree]

Then you will lose all the SuperNatural acoustic sounds, there aren‘t any in the Fantom...

[@snakedike]

@@RoRosetree That's a shame. The supernatural trumpet is the best horn I've ever played on a keyboard.

[@christianthompson1473]

Eh? How can you export audio please?

[@alicaramba7680]

Easiest way is to stream audio through USB to your PC/Mac and record in DAW. Also you can use SAMPLING option (Reference guide, p. 66), this will save data inside Fantom. Of course, you can do this old fashioned way by connecting Fantom outputs to your recorder inputs with cables (DA/AD conversion involved).

[@perfektpitch]

I still need to do an in-depth look at what this thing can do, but HOLY CRAP, that piano blows away both the Kronos and the Nord!! In my opinion. It's about time, Roland!!

[@ggolds5]

AND.... What about organ sounds??.

[@davebassP5]

What a nice guy. No ego at all, just pure talent.

[@troypol343]

So what is Zen Core exactly? Strictly sample playback? or Some ACB type tech combined with samples? No one knows...

[@xp50player]

The ZenCore engine merges the previous VA & PCM engines and adds new features like Sync/Ring/XMOD between pairs of partials, even PCM. It allows 4-partial VA instead of the previous 3. The legacy XV5080/FA/Integra PCM and Supernatural Synth sounds have all been ported to the ZenCore engine. PCM osc partials can alternately use the VA modeled JP/MG/P5 filters, but with lower polyphony.

[@willdorak985]

Zen Zone = ACB technology with more polyphony...etc. That's what a Roland representative told me.

[@frankiewang24]

I wander how its keyed feeling, but I found little information, so you guys don't care this key point?

[@Aetila]

A blow that for that money they refused to implement full sampling capacity, such a pity!

[@jeremythornton433]

Gonna be asking this a lot. What does it do that makes it better than my old Kronos? Not that I'm in the market for it though.

[@DNGMaestro]

Kronos is a nightmare to use, especially compared to Roland.

[@xp50player]

1. All 16 stereo parts have USB output (3 stereo returns) 2. Stereo multimode analog filter with direct analog output. 3. TR drum machine style programming 4. Piano Roll/Step seq editing. 5. Tones bring their own effect into the Scene with no fiddling. 6. High resolution controls(1024 steps), with large value displayed, and Parameter menu shortcut buttons in each section. 7. Ladder/Ring LEDs, most controls lit. 8. PCM Sync osc type 9. Better/sexy editing menus, not from an office copier. 10. New custom semi-weighted keybed and top-notch PHA-50 11. Famous modeled filter types JP/MG/P5. 12. More effects. All parts have own MFX, + 2 Scene IFX, AFX(analog filter/drive/amp, Scene Reverb & Chorus, and system multiband compressor. 13. Boot time(!!!!) 40s, not 3min 14. Non-volatile song/pattern storage within the Scene. 15. Mainstage/Logic control 16. Drag envelopes on screen. 17. On-screen 4-part Motional(vector) pad with auto-mode and momentary/latch options. 18. Joystick + Wheels 19. Full polyphony V-Piano AND(!) 256 poly PCM/VA 20. Dual CV/Gate 21. Reverb processor for mic/line input 22. XLR ins/outs

[@jaybeetdown]

@@xp50player "office copier"🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@uyauabing]

As cumbersome the Kronos is to program, the multisampling feature (import user samples, i.e. retro Fairlight patches) is a feature I really can't do without.

[@adolfoivanhidalgoguzman3494]

Price

[@SunlightOfTheSpirit]

If you are planning on buying this synth then be informed that this doesn't have a traditional sequencer on it. It has a very slow, basic, rudimental Ableton Live clip style that has a 32 bar limit. Even though this is called a Fantom, it is not a workstation so please don't make that mistake. Roland have no plans to include a traditional linear sequencer as this is mainly a performance synth. Furthermore, although it os a flagship, it doesn't have the same acoustic realism as say the Integra 7 which is a major disappointment. The onboard drum sounds are similar to a Casio keyboard and have no character and the TR drum sounds are not the same as on the TR-8s which are far superior in realism which means you'll need to buy another piece of hardware to get quality drum tones. Samples cannot be time stretched or manipulated in real time. You basically have to use a DAW to edit samples then import over USB ???? which is super slow and import at the BPM and key of the track you are working on.

[@xsamitt]

Thank you you just saved me money!!!!

[@timoteiirimia571]

A review for Roland rd88?

[@jjellen5804]

Is he using the 88 in this?

[@ablesam]

The 76 key actually, SK-14 keybed. 88 is the PHA-50

[@ivanfrangugic8355]

can i use sounds from fantom on computer?

[@alicaramba7680]

Do you mean stream sounds to DAW? He say yes, 24:36 - you can stream all 16 channels to DAW and mix, apply effects. record.

[@DanielMorales-qp8rf]

I agree that the roland fantom is an incredible machine, alot of fexibility, but i dont think its as versatile as the kronos. The kronos already had the ability to switch sounds without losongveffects and such. Kronos has nine engines that are deep .i do believe the fantom has some to catch up to the kronos. Im confident that the fantom will get better withupdates. Its a win win if you have either board.

[@ablesam]

The main thing with the Kronos is it's reached the limit of it's abilities. Plus the workflow of it is just a bit tedious. The nine engines thing while impressive is more of a marketing scheme at this point. Korg hasn't even updated the engine's in a long while where as the Fantom is still a work in progress. It is speculated that for the next 4-5 years it (Fantom) is expected to continually receive updates to improve it's functionality and add tone generation systems to max out it's capability. When looking at it that way the Fantom seems promising and more worth of an investment. Either way both boards have a similar crowd.

[@ephjaymusic]

velocity controlled filters.... wew

[@jobatimus]

A good keyboard for DJ.....

[@flippercool1988]

Maschine its for Djs, that is for a professional producer/arranger

[@jasonziyad5985]

My Akai advance midi keyboard does all this from a screen With plugins at a fraction of the cost!

[@heruyoung3828]

Only a true musician would understand the importance of this keyboard

[@johnschotz1614]

Scroll to 3.00min after the self promotion part.

[@jamesedinger4956]

Hmmm...professional musician says it's the best thing ever made.....right, we'll see

[@thesharpenine]

They really think we are idiots - this is re-packaged Montage tech

[@pcuimac]

Nope. It's more like an FA-X with V-Synth and V-Piano capabilities, but lacks a real sampling engine and has no FM synth. The UI seems to be much faster and better than the sluggish Montage.

[@slowstar1]

NAJZAD! (at least!)

[@Executive_Essy]

Honestly....i prefer the Montage more. I love what Roland did here but Montage for me is the one

[@clayton_jansen]

I can respect that. For me, I use mainstage as my main soundsource, so for me i would love this more. Both a very powerful however.

[@heruyoung3828]

But it has no real sequencer I took mines back for the fantom

[@faruzzy]

Suddenly the montage doesn't sound all that appealing anymore lol.

[@qtippz]

Nah, Montage is still a beast. Having that and this would be all you need!

[@tuneunleashed]

faruzzy ha! I don’t know about that my friend the Montage has FM Synthesis it’s a beast of a making master your instrument

[@jaybeetdown]

@@tuneunleashed yeah, this Fantom is JUST NOW getting to the Montage's level.

[@PDG1956]

Poor aftertouch implementation, no linear sequencing and limited sampling - but sounds sources are great.

[@Iain0101]

I love my Fantom X6. This thing isn't even in the same galaxy!

[@Iain0101]

I know how you feel. I sold a Super Jupiter.

[@chaddonal4331]

@@Iain0101 Can you elaborate? Are you suggesting this new Fantom is a step DOWN from the X6?

[@Iain0101]

Quite the contrary. The X6 is great but the new Fantom looks light years ahead.

[@chaddonal4331]

@@Iain0101 Gotcha!

[@pgtips4240]

The sales here is totally over kill!! We know its good but stop exaggerating every aspect like it's mindbogglingly out of this world, it's a nice piano and it is up to date but take a chill pill.

[@RaymondAinyam]

It was so annoying. Everything was overly hyped

[@X22GJP]

It's not a piano. It's a synth/workstation...

[@truthmanifestingtruth]

Graham Potter and a decent one at that, but it’s understandably over-hyped for sales. It’s a great for someone in the market for one, but if one already has a motif, montage, Kronos, or any mid to high-end keyboard or workstation, there’s no need to rush or sell a kidney to try and cop one. They can all make quality music.

[@BrJD-ii4iv]

Stop the Cap. The “scene remains” drops out with the V piano engine.

[@kimrunic5874]

As soon as the work station thing starts - it's always crap innit. The sounds, fine, the functionality all good but as soon as the Casio Chord accompaniment starts - I mean why do they even bother

[@X22GJP]

No, not crap, just something you don't care for. For others, it helps inspire creativity.

[@KISMOSLEK]

To much talk !!!!!! Why not play more :(

[@djpattos]

Yes another Piano sound Whoopy Bloody do.. And another sequencer Whoopy Bloody Doo, accompaniment Really, Oh watch me use the filter Oooh yay, Thats new, NOT, I Want a dedicated synth,. New Synth technology , not another emulator of sounds I can get anywhere or create myself.

[@jumpingman8160]

Quantum is your answer for cheaper

[@Keyboardnut99]

How much was this guy paid! Not saying this is a bad board but a little over enthusiastic for me !

[@thedreamcounsel2482]

Nice features, Roland is a leader, but his "Best Ever", "Worshipy" commentary in this video is quite obvious and a bit on the annoying side. He sounds like a paid Roland rep. Pretty sure Roland will be sending him a Fantom on the house.

[@sarbaazchabahar]

This guy says fantom is better than other keyboards...... I think he is not aware of Korg Kronos. Mehhh...🙄

[@victorhokey]

Fantom is way better than Kronos 😂😂 no disrespect to any Kronos users but that board is wackkkkk 😂

[@sarbaazchabahar]

@@victorhokey disagreed. Cheers.

[@user-ip6cg5jn2x]

Музычка типа БУМ-ТЫЦ, не лучше, позе говоря: ЗВУКОВОЙ МУСОР!

[@chimpy40]

It's a nice bit of kit with a lot going for it, but the piano isn't great compared to that of the Korg and Yamaha

[@pcuimac]

Physical modeling is far superior to sample playing.

[@iosuagalev]

There is a presentation of this keyboard on youtube made by thomann. You should watch it. There is this guy that really shows what this board can accomplish with piano sounds. It blew my mind! I own and use on stage a Kronos 2 and my background is classical piano (so I am very pretentious when it comes to piano sounds :)) but the piano sounds this board can produce and edit are superiour. The editing capability is just far better.

[@chimpy40]

@@iosuagalev thank you, I'll watch it.

[@SuperGeorge2112]

nothing new here zzzzzzzzzz