Roland FA-06 & FA-08 Keyboard Workstation Demo - Daniel Fisher

[@ELECTRORAVETECHNO707]

AWESOMEEEEE AL KIND OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC + JAZZ + FUNK + CLASSICAL SOUNDSCAPES THS ROLAND SYNTH IS OUTSIDE THE WORLD !!!!

[@tharindujayasinghe5010]

Roland is an unbelievable brand.. No keyboard can ever get close to the quality of Roland.. Tones are just super cool.. Unreal...

[@gdkjones]

Korg - "Hold my drink"

[@tuneunleashed]

Yamaha- Hold my beer

[@macubicharlemagne8913]

Nord- Hold my champagne

[@Dogmaticrock]

Finally a Fantom successor. My prayers have been answered.

[@TimTVOfficial]

Couldn't resist... I bought one. The realistic choir stuff is awesome! Thanks for the demonstration.

[@EzraBufford]

Love it!!!!! Lord, I want this keyboard!

[@GarryMooreMusic1]

Coldblooded electric piano sound at 3:49 Beautiful!!!

[@ionianblue31]

Sounds quite incredible! I just had a look at the FA-06 product page at Sweetwater and it's a lot less expensive than I thought would be. The only niggle I have with this video is that I think it would have been better if you had the patch names written on the bottom. I enjoy videos like this, though.

[@keybdwizrd]

Yes, the patch names at the bottom of the video would have been nice. :)

[@newpianotutorials]

Damn what a killer display ! Thanks

[@peteroppong1171]

THANKS A LOT FOR AN IMPRESSIVE DEMONSTRATION OF THE NEW FA-06/08

[@monalisamizoram2171]

My question : On Roland Workstation, during measure by measure squencing, recorded sustain pedal on and off data is changed alternately,on become off, and off become on, but sequencing on Krog workstation, all the sustain come up exectly the same as while recording,please answer what about on this FA 06,( I have owned 3 Roland workstation and 1 Korg,My faviourate function of Roland is WAIT NOTE ( Key On ), which korg has never have.THANKs

[@baliman555]

Imagine if Beethoven had something like this !!!!

[@a_burk4501]

Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure has already covered this.

[@montazownianr1]

He would never heard this...

[@adamglinka1]

@@montazownianr1 And lucky he was......

[@mclovin2239]

Montażownia nr1 haha yes!!1!1

[@playonkorg]

He didnt hear anything

[@cahbeats]

Really good synth sounds

[@briansherling5515]

I love the FA-08. Watching this was nice Daniel. You do great demos. One thing I can’t stand, layering piano with strings! It’s like a big lump of moldy cheese on stale bread, When I see gigging keyboard players using those patches I want to jump onstage in a clown suit. But I will admit the FA at least makes it sound almost barely tolerable. Otherwise I think the FA is a very classy joint! I had one 4 years ago and sold it but I just ordered another. I missed it. I think Roland missed a beat by not offering a more full featured sampling option as an upgrade

[@braetv8441]

You are amazing!!!Madd skillz

[@sweetwater]

Thanks Totez Brae. Justt practiz!

[@marc.w.7692]

thank you, very nice to hear and see whats possible and included...

[@FabianoCardoso77]

It is a competitor to Krome and Mox? Or the successor of the Fantom G?

[@promoted738]

I think I'll just walk through the soundset and totally slay every one! lol - coolness.

[@PieruzekRoman]

Very good demo, nice sounds

[@instrumentalistjade8367]

This keyboard is the beast... underrated. But its totally a powerful workstation or keyboard for live playing. Keybed is great.

[@KYNG000]

Now that's a synth !!!! I want one for my studio !!!

[@PutramasOfficial]

I likes this roland fa series

[@RKCMUZIK1111]

Just purchased one love it!

[@seanflorentz7384]

yea the violins have a really nice sound to them almost like unreal, kinda magical

[@42craig]

Rich Cole is it light and easy to transport. I have motif 88 and need a lighter board to take with me . What does it weigh ?

[@rashikapoor7985]

Price?

[@John_Riff]

1) Can you use the built-in sounds as VST Plugg-ins on your DAW? 2) Can you "Export your Audio Mixdown" on Cubase? I mean, can you "Convert MIDI into Audio" of your DAW Using the FA-06 without needing an external Audio Interface?

[@TheCoolProfessor]

13:44 This is what I love to hear!

[@glennsmith8676]

Very nice demo! I can't wait to get mine.

[@leiruagetro]

I am debating between this and a King Korg. The Korg 61 keyboard key bed seems cheap to me, all the roland 61 keys feel so nice and crisp

[@calebreid4398]

Take this. More polyphony and sounds

[@leiruagetro]

@@calebreid4398 I ended up going with something completely different! Novation peak, Prophet Rev 2 haha

[@tomaszdomagala]

Great instrument but How can I export the tracks to a pendrive, for example?

[@DecentralEyes]

At 18:00 the screen is showing a huge amout of info in a small space. Can the screen be replicated on a DAW or editor?

[@Geebaby1026]

I’m taking off tomorrow,my workshop will be hear tomorrow,I can’t sleep,

[@2626aly]

Super... Nice...! ESPECTACULAR PIANO.***** FA-06-07-08

[@keybdwizrd]

As the owner of a Jupiter-50, I am very conflicted after watching this video. I love the 76-key synth action keyboard on the J-50. I fear that the FA06 has a mediocre keybed such as those found on the MOX6 and Krome 51. And I don't like mushy 88-key weighted action boards either. But the J-50 lacks 16-part capability, a large color screen, and the editing knobs such as those found on the FA06.

[@ncheriyan]

I was about to buy a Jupiter 50 when I saw this :) You have a very nice channel...great playing and lots of instruments

[@david-galindo-936]

Michael, I'm in the exact same position as you. I've been using the Jupiter-50 since December 2012, love the action on the keyboard but would benefit from the FA-06 features like 16-part capability, onboard sequencer and sampler and improved portability. I'm considering buying the FA-06 and using it side-by-side the Jupiter-50 but still not sure. What did you end up deciding?

[@djfirestormx]

David Galindo Im in the same boat. I just had my Jupiter 50 since September, and now I see the demo and clearly some of the guitar sounds (especially) and some other stuff seems to be a huge upgrade. Plus it looks hella easier to use in a live scenario even though it is a "workstation". The store I got it from says I will just lose $100 on my JP-50, (considering I got it for $1400 new on a deal). I am on the edge as running split mode a 61 key is too small unless your just using lower for bass, and the 88 is getting to the pain in the ass to move between my place and where we practice with the band. Darn you Roland, we need a FA-07 (assuming a 76 key would be dubbed that)

[@rodnnie]

DJ FireStorm Roland FA-07 is now a thing! Announced just a couple days ago.

[@RayyMusik]

Rimassa Thanks for the info. This is what I've been waiting for - without really expecting it.

[@burnTrobot]

Sweetwater is SWEET, dude.

[@sweetwater]

Hi burntsystems. Funny how it worked out that way:-) Thanks for watching!

[@solojim]

Awesome. Will the stick you did for the DS work in the FA-07

[@sweetwater]

Hi solojim. The synth engines in the DS-Series and the FA-Series are different enough that the preset data is not compatible. -_Daniel_

[@MrEyardibi]

There is a bug in FA series and not resolved. In STUDIO SET mode, I have 16 track (Part). An Expression pedal is used to adjust the volume of the selected part and working good. When I was playing in Part 1, I dim the volume with the EXP. Pedal and without releasing the key notes, I change the Part from Part 1 to Part 2, and suddenly the volume of Part 1 turned to its original value. This is a big problem in live and no solution found in any forum. All user having problem is looking for a firmware update. Thanks Roland

[@MrPiotluk]

important question (for me) can i use 16 pads as a express sounds switcher?

[@peteroppong1171]

Daniel, do you believe the ARX Exp card 3 would solve all my Brass needs

[@Mitsunori_Hokuto]

I can't get over this japanese jazz-fusion-ish 90's sound i love it so much, also could someone tell me what sound is this?

[@ebezmuth6687]

I like this keyboard.... very sweet voice...💛💛💜💜💘💘💘🌹🌹🍁🍁🍁

[@javiertrevino5535]

Great sounds. I'd use this board to make some dope R&B and Pop records

[@juanroca6966]

You are right my friend they make great sounds but cheap action Hey why not use the synth action that ensoniq and Roland had? also the M1 was a great action and no noise.

[@kimdiez2681]

So, is "Studio" mode the same as what Roland always called "Performance" mode ??? Anyone thanks !

[@Born2WinBIg77]

This Keyboard looks great and I am seeking a Workstation purchase. I saw the video but I have Questions 1) If I used stored samples on my SD card on a song session, will the samples I used disappeared if I remove it from the key board or are the samples recorded and saved on the track without need for the sd card data? 2) Whats the max amount of samples that I can load on this unit? How much data can it hold? 3) Can I create synths on this unit by using my own sample library? Can I save my created synths and pull them up when I want? 4) Could I pitch an wav file from my SD card across the kets individually? For instance: If I had a one shot harp, could it pitch across the keys? And If so, Could I save that Sample as well as my settings then rename it and pull it up later without the need of the original sample on my sd card? Any help Would be great before I make my Pre Order purchase. If you know of another keyboard that can do what Ive asked above, what keyboard would that be?

[@DoctorNemmo]

I don’t know

[@Xcorgi]

This thing is amazing! How much do they run? Also, does it have any old Rhodes, Moog, or Devo like sounds? Yes. I love synth from the 80's. Other than that, I believe this can play any genre of music you can imagine.

[@yamitanomura]

The very best !

[@pcuimac]

I hope the price of the Integra will fall to 1200€ now.

[@jedeyemastar5648]

Funny there's always someone coming on to these videos who uses SOFTsynths trying to convince us that we can do just as good as hardware using SOFTsynths. Listen ... I use to be broke without a job for many years I would always go for software but for years I had this frustrating issue that my sounds were not good enough or that my beats always had something missing so one day after getting a part time job I took a dive and purchased the Yamaha motif rack ... The sounds on that thing blew me out of my chair into the back of my studio .till this day I haven't gone back to software apart from sequencing .. that's it... And I had been using softsynth for over ten years ...

[@jonesgerard]

Agreed, I looked into VSti but too complicated, plugin from here and something else from someplace else all stitched together. I want it all in one place with a keyboard attached. One day it will get there but not today. Motif sounds are pure bliss. Plugins are warm piss.

[@the80386]

JedEye MaStar Although I find myself relying a lot on soft synths these days I would never deem workstations as unnecessary or 'thing of the past' as some people these days do. Especially younger generation. Softwares are not a substitute of a proper instrument. I think a big factor of an instrument is to give the feeling of owning something tangible that can be held. That is what keeps the inspiration alive. Soft synths lack that even though many of them these days sound great.

[@richardmasterson2929]

a VST can do everything a digital (or "analog modeling") hardware synth can. it's all 1's and 0's. the only reason you'd want a digital hardware synth over a VST is for the physical knobs the only area where hardware synths can beat softsynths is true analog

[@instrumentalistjade8367]

RichardMasterson but all keyboard players imtalking about famous bands and artist, i think they always use a hardware synth keyboards. On stage concert or shows. Because its reliable. Soft synths are great in a studio. Period

[@303machine]

+Jade Pascual VAs like Virus, Q, Nord Lead, are actually softsynths packaged as hardware, only difference is they have dedicated DSPs unlike PC. By the way you can't program Nord Modular, Nord Modular G without computer. Yes, dedicated hardware tend to be more relialable, but you can see that today even Kraftwerk uses laptops with controllers instead bunch of equipment on stage.

[@NeOMaster91]

Roland RD700-NX is number 1… ;)

[@floridaessene]

Yes ... these patches sound very weak to me ... maybe they are watering down and compressing the original sounds.

[@andrejprole8129]

Hi. I have one question for all ppl who have FA-06. I'm considering buying this keyboard. Only thing I need to know is how good are bass sounds, because im mainly play left hand bass and lead in my band. Currently I own Korg Triton, is this worth that update? Thanks!

[@Armz316]

Andrej Prole go with Korg Krome since you already know your way around Korg. Peace out!

[@ravigupta2927]

How to edit piano nd vibrophone tone on Fa06

[@legoindiecomments1344]

Can I use this with FL Studio?

[@vergil1882]

no, you can't :(

[@cresshead]

sounds great..looks cool and the edit screen looks like something from TRON!

[@wavelengthslyrics2075]

Can I import another sounds?

[@alexis1911]

Hello - This series FA sounds super cool, but I want to KEEP my actual keyboard. Is there any plan to go for an RACK version of the FA-06 (FA-05 ?) , maybe only with the pads ? Could be the ultimate and fantastic instrument for me ! ?

[@ncheriyan]

I am considering adding an 88 key keyboard to my setup. Looking at this and the Kronos but attracted to this more due to the price. I was disappointed that Kronos no longer has piano-roll editor that is currently in my Korg M3. I hope Roland doesn't leave out the piano roll. I have Logic Pro X but i find the M3's piano roll and advanced sequencing features to be a big help when I don't want to drag my computer along. Roland - I am assuming you don't have it right now but please add it if you can....along with tr 808 style loop sequencing if you can :) I like the pattern recording in my Motif XS but it lacks grid and piano roll that would have made it complete...Thanks!

[@zanerichter3806]

Could one play the built-in drum sounds with the 16 pads??

[@user-pk4sd9dd2w]

Hey, anyone recommend which DAW is best to use with Roland FA? Logic, Cubase or Sonar? Tks!

[@sweetwater]

Hello! Thanks for your question and interest in Sweetwater for your Roland FA. Roland has provided a few templates while in DAW mode for Logic, Sonar and Cubase. However, it's really a MIDI controller and you can pretty much map what you need, where you need it. There's more info on that here... rolandus.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002212963-FA-06-FA-07-FA-08-Using-DAW-Control-Mode Please feel free to contact me anytime to discuss further or to place your order. Greg Savino, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, [e-mail]

[@peteroppong1171]

Does Roland's new FA-06 and FA-08 have a smooth sound transition. Will the sound cut when a new sound is selected.

[@marike1100]

Nice Rhodes sound. On the whole I'm not sure the sounds are equal or better than Motif, but they are at least in the ball park. Definitely want to hear more. Thanks for the preview.

[@HighlandStudio91]

Based on what I've heard(I owned a MOX,but never a Roland)...but from everything I've ever heard from YT videos from both companies,it is my opinion,that synths are Roland's specialty,whereas Yamaha's are not....but in terms of acoustic sounds,I think it's fair to say that Roland's Supernatural tones are at the very least,equal...to that of Yamaha's. As far as piano sounds go,people will argue tooth & nail,over which acoustic pianos are more authentic,so it's a matter of taste,but I like both Yamaha's & Roland's pianos...as I am not that fanatical about pianos.

[@DeeRichardsonDavies]

Is it possible to use sampled sounds on the keys in stead of the pads?

[@tkarlmann]

I think this FA-08 seems like a great keyboard with one significant limitation: It seems to have no quickly-selectable "Favorites" settings. As you can see in this video, every time a sound is changed, the camera cuts away. What a shame that a simple firmware fix is not made to use the 16 Pads to do this!!!!!!!!

[@looneyburgmusic]

Who needs a "favorites" if you can simply overwrite the internal stock sounds with what you use the most in order. That is what I have always done. All my most used patches are in Bank A, when I still played live I would place them in order as needed, all it took was a tap of a pedal to change to the next patch.

[@f.asak.ailesi6284]

You got it right, that's why the kronos is the best!! no favorite,no sound remain that was present in the Fantom G,same sound ROM after ll these years shame on you roland.

[@tkarlmann]

Actually, I have since discovered that FA does have a favorites system! It is right under the display. In addition, you CAN use the 16-Pads to select sounds as well. Great 'board.

[@f.asak.ailesi6284]

The thing i hate the most is that sound drop out

[@tkarlmann]

Wise Zias My understanding is that the FA-08 does NOT drop out sounds when you change voices! Where did you find that it did?

[@brandonisaiahcunningham2929]

I dont see how anybody can say this sounds thin.

[@wolfgang4468]

No problem if you grow enough ear wax!

[@broomg9206]

@@Tube2097 Tyler the creator uses this. That’s why I’m here lol. Everything he does sounds amazing so i’m sure this is great

[@chan4031]

Can each different parts/layer in an FA-08 Studio Set be programmed to respond to a key velocity envelop? (e.g. if I want a bass or a bell sound to only play when I hit the key hard) or be controlled by an expression pedal? (e.g. when I want to bring in a strings layer gradually) or be controlled by an expression pedal in both directions? (e.g. when I want to morph from one instrument gradually to another instrument) Could you explain how to do that in a video?

[@GustavoLema]

Are the keys thinner than normal keys? as with the Juno D?

[@FuZhixiang]

I didn't love Roland. After I bought this keyboard I changed my idea. I hope they can improve their touch feeling in later products.

[@NickyMitchell85]

Wwwwwwwoooooooowwwww! That synth sound you played between 1:30-1:50 is sooooooooo trancy '80s energetic! Please tell me how you made that sound! I'm gunna get one o' these babies in 2017! My name is Nicky Mitchell! I'd like to hear from you!

[@TheOmnicell]

Same DB synth as Fantom! That was 10 years ago...

[@ProckGnosis]

Anybody know if the SN Synth engine has a parameter to turn off the amp-envelope, but that still allows the filter to retrigger or complete with legato key presses...so it can sound more like real, analog mono synths? Dug through the manual but didn't find anything. Just curious...thanks!

[@magneto7930]

Any difference between the 6 and the 8 other than the amount of keys?

[@sweetwater]

Hi MAGNETO. Other than the weight and price, that's it. Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_

[@luciaschoefberger]

Does this have speakers in it? Or do you have to connect it to speakers?

[@sweetwater]

Hi Luci Dream. The Roland FA-0 Series has line-level outs for use with a mixer, amp, or powered speaker. There is also a headphone jack, but no speakers. Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_

[@leoo7160]

The piano from 2:09 sounds like the same piano from the Roland XP-60 and XP-80.

[@otisskopik1400]

why is there so much noise at some sounds?

[@ferranmelero7727]

Zount Master : I know it isthe camara is very but

[@petersamiutenki]

Probably there is distortion used to create sound and it gives that harsh sound or noise. I guess it can be cut off with lowpass filter. I find here more interesting sounds than in Yamahas.

[@lgmgold]

What is the name of the sound at 4:50, please? Thanks

[@djlobb]

Are there better sounding brass sounds other than the ones in this demo? Other than that this looks like a magnificent keyboard. Thanks

[@ScottFichter]

That electric guitar is off the hook! 4:23

[@AxelWerner]

are the sampling pads touch sensitive like on drum machines and other "pad" devices ?

[@ft6755]

+Axel Werner No

[@AxelWerner]

+Nimrod piece of waste. In the meanwhile i chose korg kronos 2 as my new toy. Best choice so far.

[@ft6755]

Axel Werner A Korg Kronos is 3 times the price of the FA-06. The sampling pads are a waste of time, wish they weren't part of the synth to get the cost down, same with the shitty D-beam. Apart from that I love mine, it isn't a piece of waste at all.

[@AxelWerner]

+Nimrod I would had payed the price if they did not skimp features on the FA like missing aftertouch, missing velocity sensitivity, like more controller instead of multi use that require key through

[@ft6755]

Axel Werner It has velocity sensitivity mate.

[@ShanMichaelEscasio]

been looking for alternatives to the Roland Prelude which i first saw and immediately fell in love with. The first Roland Synth i had used (and it only lasted 4 months. maybe a refurbished or reconditioned one) was a Roland Juno-D. actually, not mine but our band leader bought it. I am the kind of keyboardist who loves creativity. my own keyboard is an old Yamaha PSR-530 and for 14 years experience i have develoopeed my playing style which uses split layers/dal. so i can perform using 2 sounds at once..the left plays another role and the right plays another. one thing i love about the Juno-D (and i am sure there are a lot of keyboards like this) is the piano-like thick keys (is that called hammer action?)..so with that being said i want to ask if this PA-06 has thick keys? or the normal keyboard keys?

[@jantristian]

Synth keys..not thick weighted keys.

[@jantristian]

***** Get the Fa 06/08...with sampling & sequencer recording, ....links with DAw well...good for live as well.

[@jantristian]

***** Yes... If u need 88 keys weighted..the FA 08... ignore the Jupiter 80

[@jantristian]

***** If you dont wish to spend a lot on a synth... The FA 08 or Yamaha MOXF8 is good enough. Need not get the Nord or Motif. Read the specs online & see if you need those features... for the models you keen on.

[@2711Nikhil]

Sir I want to know how to change Metronome time signature in fa 06

[@sweetwater]

Hi N.R. Deshpande. In the FA-06 Reference Manual (pg. 71) it shows how to set the Time Signature for either the whole Song or per Measure using the Time Signature Track. Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_

[@poppyxander]

you are my freakin hero

[@hblove11]

Pô. o cara vai apresentar o produto com os cabos por baixo do instrumento.

[@pianoman42421]

I have a korg kronos. The sounds are a bit to perfect. The sequencer is terrible. It is a beast, but requires a lot of training. This Roland keyboard looks a lot more user friendly and productive.

[@gjc82071]

That doesn't sound like the Kronos that I own; not at all. The sounds are just awesome. (I don't know how something can sound "too perfect") The sequencer & FX processors are VERY similar (almost identical) to that of the Trinity & Triton. (If you can use one, you can easily use the others) The sequencer, DAW, & FX processors are powerful & extremely simple to use. (far easier than the Kurzweil PC3K, Alesis Fusion, or Yamaha Motif series(which I also own) The Kronos is more "complex" than "complicated". I can see how the Kornos might intimidate some people, (especially first time synth owners/users) but that's simply because it has so many features & different engines. Granted the MOD-7 engines IS definitely pretty hard to program, (I admit I can't figure it out, & gave up trying) but why bother? There are 1000's of free & 3rd party patches/programs online, in addition to the 1000's that come installed on the Kronos. With so many sounds available to choose form, you don't even really NEED to program your own. The other synth engines are either sample based, or analog modeling engines. Anyone who can program a ROMpler, an analog, or an analog modeling synth, should have no trouble at all programming the Kronos. The Roland FA just has many of the Integra 7's sounds, which are the exact same sounds on the 15+ year old XV5080 & SRX/SR-JV expansion boards. Keeping the same sequencer or successive keyboards isn't bad. It's a good idea actually. But doing that with sounds is not too good. Roland hasn't come up with any new sounds in well over a decade. They're taking the exact same sounds & just putting them in different keyboards. That is called "stagnation". The XV5080, Fantom, Integra, & FA all sound the SAME. Korg is an innovator, Roland & Yamaha are followers. (& can't even follow well)

[@the80386]

Reece Pipes what do you mean a bit too perfect? Kronos has all kinds of tone shaping options. You can get everything from hyper real to crusty old early twentieth century tones if you know how to work it. I used Kronos for almost 2 years along side my PC3LE and softwares. Loved every bit of it.

[@chicoandtheman7599]

zeebazu Right? What can you say to someone, who's biggest complaint about a synthesizer is that it's "too perfect". LOL. What does that even mean?? I LOVE my Kronos X 88 & my Kurzweil PC3K6. Very different synths, but equally great in their own ways. BTW, you said you've used Kronos for 2 years & "loved" every bit of it. Did you get rid of your Kronos? If not, have you updated your Kronos to OS 3.02?

[@pianoman42421]

I mean it's that good and perfect, it don't really sound authentic. I noticed all of the pianos are really quite to which is a pain when you go from a piano preset to a synth which then near enough blows your ear drums. The kronos also takes to much time to do anything simple.

[@the80386]

Gerry No it malfunctioned from falls ceiling rain leak. An EE engineer friend of mine bought it for cheap and uses it now after fixing. If I really need it, I can easily go to his place in just 5 minutes walk. Malfunction wasn't the main reason though. I am finding myself doing much more studio work for clients than live. Workstations are great for flow and performance but given enough preparation time, new soft synths can sound astounding especially for the commercial work I do now. So I started leaning towards VSTs and my Kronos kept sitting. The PC3LE stays mostly as Midi controller and a gig board that I won't be very sad if damaged or stolen. I still love both of them a lot and would recommend them to anybody with a workstation board requirement in a split second.

[@bigkingsha]

I was ready to buy this thing when I went to the Guitar Center last week. I messed around with it for a while, then I spotted a Kronos. I started playing with the Kronos...which I caved pretty quickly to and bought the next day. I know you can't really compare the two, but the Roland felt like a plastic toy compared to the Kronos, which is more expensive but damn well worth the money.

[@marike1100]

+king shaman Even though the FA-06 is around 1/3 of the price of a Kronos 61, it absolutely doesn't feel like a "plastic toy" in comparison. Sound-wise, you'd be hard pressed to say that one worth $2000 more.

[@bigkingsha]

Markus Arike Do you own a Kronos?

[@marike1100]

king shaman I used to own the original Kronos 61, but it developed a hard drive issues so I had it serviced and sold it at a loss. Talk to anyone who owns or plays the FA-06 or FA-08, they love it. Like most Roland products, build quality is excellent at its price point, it has great sounds, is easy to sequence and the keys on both models feel terrific.

[@seanflorentz7384]

does the kronos have those magical type sounds like the violins and spacey synth things? It seems like some keyboards wouldn't all have that quality and have a more professional sound or something, like orchestral

[@Armz316]

Sean Florentz check out Luke Edward's demo of Korg Kronos. See if you like it. Thanks.

[@i_the_pianist]

Will I need to buy an amp if I purchase the Roland AP-06?

[@sweetwater]

Hi Mankhraw. I couldn’t find an AP-06, so I'm going to assume you meant FA-06. If so, then yes. There are no speakers in the FA-series, so you'd need either headphones or an amp/speaker combination to be able to hear it. -_Daniel_

[@i_the_pianist]

@@sweetwater Thank you so much for the information Daniel, it has been very helpful- Mankhraw

[@i_the_pianist]

@@sweetwater Hello Daniel, I've been very blessed by your last comment, and I just wanted to know if I bought the FA-07 would it be the same as the FA-06? -Mankhraw

[@ManxKeys]

I agree with the design and features but with a build quality of a workstation like this and at the same time very expensive it is not worth buying I won't sacrifice weight to build quality of the 61 key version it would have been a nice buy if the price range is of that of korg krome

[@kaloyankolev8907]

hello !can i play mp3 or midi backtracks on this ?

[@sweetwater]

Hi Kaloyan Kolev. Give us a call at 800-222-4700 and we can help answer this question for you based on your setup.

[@lookmanostrings]

SweetwaterSound Answer the damn question LOL

[@Robbinsffxi]

lookmanostrings Yes. Just give us a call at PHONE-ONLY-SUPPORT-4700 and we can help answer this question based on your setup! xD

[@cdanny74]

+Kaloyan Kolev hi with your pc mode midi and push button dauwn after follow instruction

[@peterscustoms3900]

In other words the answer is NO! lol

[@chris1.2]

i was disappointed to find that the sustain and release envelopes have zero effect on the super natural sounds like sn piano. I wondered If the option is buried somewhere in the millions of unnecessary parameters you never use?

[@ArmandoFerrerMusic]

There is a midi parameter (""sustain"" or ""decay"" or something like that, i don't remember) which adds some sustain to the notes in the sn piano. You can increase that parameter and you will have some sustain on it

[@trollsgaming8384]

FA-06 vs GW8? Whats the best?

[@FuZhixiang]

Of course FA-06

[@yeahuri4724]

Show us when you switch the sound ... Let me hear the reverb that fade peacefully during the change ...

[@Soul.Connection]

Ok he can play. So what setting did he really show anyone?

[@luisvidal7979]

Podrían hacer un manual en español?

[@amineziani4841]

does it produce sound drop out when switching sounds? like the Fantom X

[@brandonisaiahcunningham2929]

No it has patch remain or sustain, whatever its called...

[@amineziani4841]

Oh very nice then looking forward for more :D

[@lucascano2334]

What´s the name of the sound at 4:24? Someone tell me please!!

[@DementedBeats0914]

a sexy ass electric guitar

[@gfddol187]

cant beat roland for realistic sounds and more

[@seanflorentz7384]

anybody know of a keyboard with the spacey synths of the korg triton? I'm not too experienced I'm just trying to learn

[@floridaessene]

Best is to pickup a used Ttiron LE 61 for around 600. There is NO keyboard sounding as good for spacey synths as the Triton series.

[@oscartorres9251]

Hi, this i koy. Can you tell me which type of this keyboards have the most closesrt sound to an accordion. I love the sounds the fa-o6 has.

[@excitingvalence]

super ...

[@danallen2005]

sweet

[@theodorewhitehurst1721]

I would love to represent ROLAND

[@enricodefilippis9757]

bravissimo

[@Bflatest]

is this better than my KORG M3?

[@instrumentalistjade8367]

Bflatest yes it is

[@mrbluesky4ever]

Bflatest if I had a roadie to carry my stuff I'd bring my M3 to every gig. I have both an M3 and FA-06 and wouldn't part with either. The FA 06 is a much better keyboard for gigging, the M3 more conducive to writing music! Both are beasts!

[@SLK-Estudio]

Me gustan casi todos los sonidos con excepción de los Brass que son un desastre…