Roland Fantom G to Midi Controller Performance set up

In this video I wanted to show you how to hook up a midi controller to the Fantom G and have the Fantom G supply separate sounds to the midi controller than what is currently playing inside the Fantom G. This function is a very cheap way to expand your keyboard rig and get more work out of your Fantom G. I hope it helps you guys!
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-Ed.

[@drizzt197three]

Thank you! This is exactly what I hoped/believed was possible, but you're the first who has confirmed and explained it. Thank you thank you thank you.

[@ZoeSummers1701A]

I've been wanting to know about this for years. Thank you for taking such time and care to explain and more importantly show how to do this. THANK YOU!

[@NeilWall]

Hi Ed - it's so good to see another G video from you. Makes me feel Roland have not totally abandoned it, although it is nice to have some confirmation in seeing it listed a s 'legacy' on the Roland US site. This was a really handy video, and the kind of depth for flexibility that I love to see. Sometime, someone (not me) will go into the synthesis side and demo making custom sounds.. All the best you and yours. N

[@chakzviewz1]

Roland needs to come out with that Organ board for the G series They will make money too. Just for the customers you know. You're always appreciated Mr Diaz Thanks a mill.

[@adrianh63]

Thank you! thats really cool, using its own synth engine appreciate your videos & your guidance need to replay the sequence to complete or understand

[@paulussantosowidjaja8390]

I am still using Roland Fantom X-7 with Piano Expansion Board plus sometimes Roland PK-5 1 or 2 all at once. Waiting for Roland allow us to use the USB to control MIDI using the cheaper USB hub rather than the becoming too expensive Midi Patchbay. Gracias, Ed for sharing this idea, too!

[@PapaDocMenapace]

Thanks Ed. This saves me a lot of frustration when trying to setup my boards. Looking forward to see more. How about linking to cakewalk Sonar

[@mauricioolivera5423]

I wish Yamaha had a guy like you for their tutorials. Really clear and usefull, I will try to apply this on my Motif.

[@MiguelGarcia-qm7bp]

hola

[@fairweatherfriends.]

Did you figure it out?

[@OogieWa]

Nine years later, I'm about to do this with a Behringer Swing controller playing bass guitar on my Juno DS61. Wish me luck today!

[@EdDiazKeys]

Good luck!!!

[@OogieWa]

@@EdDiazKeys Thanks, Ed, it worked great, only took ten minutes! It works as planned! A full bass, plus 5/7th of a piano at the same time! Or a bass, two octaves of both piano and organ, plus an octave of a synth or sax! Our 3-piece band is going to sound even more awesome! It feels like it took forever to learn the DS, being a bass player. But now, with the help of a lot of folks, you included, we're covering stuff no other bands having five or fewer people can touch! We all three sing, lots of harmonies too.

[@EdDiazKeys]

@@OogieWa That's incredible!!!!

[@Voluminum]

Help me a lot! Thank you very much!

[@Aleredes]

Thank for this information. I use Korg x-50 w/ novation sl 37...

[@1winstard]

What i needed ......thanks

[@sagarsarkar5552]

Hello. Thanks for your great tutorial. I have a question. How do I reduce the volume of the midi input coming into the Fantom? Thanks

[@NyashaKeys]

You are heaven sent

[@uniquevoltage5597]

great video

[@TheTriTonez]

Hi Ed...Could you also include how the Fantom can control Program Changes on the Midi Controller??

[@cyborgmetropolis7652]

Thanks for the video. I have the inverse question: How do you use the Fantom X6/7/8 as a controller for external MIDI equipment?

[@ronweber5707]

Ed, do you think that you could do a video about the new 1.50 version of the Phantom G? Thanks...

[@justinjoshua1648]

Awesome 😎

[@kyblitz8093]

*breathes in*

[@juanmartempro759]

very helpful this clarify some things I was thing about.

[@thekeysman1]

the fantom g has some wicked distorted organs like patches 266 267 smoked water, now i have the Juno di- is there a way to get those specific patches for my keyboard? somehow get them on a usb drive? then save them? or use them? thanks

[@adrianh63]

Really cool dig the educational videos, I'm a beginner just want to personally thank you Ed for your eduvideos on "how to" looking forward to future eduvideos…God Bless

[@lawrencewhite4362]

Thanks so much for this, Ed! Great as always. Could you possibly post a video explaining how to connect my midi controller to my new Fantom-06, please?? Just showing where the menus I need are etc. All the Fantom-0 videos you've done have helped me so much, but now I want to integrate my controller board into my rig.... If you could help, I'll love you forever! All the best from the UK, Lawrence

[@EdDiazKeys]

Hello! Here you go!!!! :)

[@EdDiazKeys]

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[@lawrencewhite4362]

@@EdDiazKeys Thanks Ed! I can't believe you wrote back to me. I feel like I'm chatting to one of the stars! 😄👍... If you don't mind, I have one more question... If I wanted to have TWO midi controller boards doing this, and not just one, is that possible..?!? My Fantom-06 providing the sounds, and two midi controller boards playing sounds I assign via Zones/midi channels...? Thank you x

[@eblemur]

can you control the levels of the different layered sounds on the external midi controller? I have the g6 and i just want to use an external remote with 88keys to control those layered sounds with more space. Can i do that without all the patches staying the same volume?

[@thorne4069]

I have a question. On the layer and split can you edit a patch with transpose?

[@johnvictormayo8632]

Hello Sir Ed. I would like to ask if it possible to have this kind of setup using Maudio as my Midi Out and xps10 as midi in? Thank you

[@ZoranImsiragic]

I have Juno DS. Can I connect some MIDI keyboard to it with a similar effect?

[@eddiefelton5286]

Hey Ed. Is it possible to use a Fantom G as a midi controller via usb with Mac OS Ventura?

[@DaCake2]

Is it possible to use the phantom as your midi controller using an apollo twin and protools? Thanks.

[@andybenitez363]

Is there a way to play several sounds at once divided into the midi controller?

[@SMKRMusic]

Hey bro I have a Roland jx3p and a arranger keyboard Casio 9000 so can I connect my synth with it?

[@ErickDanniaS]

Could I control the volumes levels of the G7 through the faders of the midi controllers?

[@baptizedinblood86]

Could something like this be done with an old synthesizer like a kurweizer k2000?

[@renoruberts]

Great idea! But how connect both. Midi controller needs USBpower supply. Please make a video about the connections

[@osakaben10]

i have a question about how to do this with my DAW and VST hosts(along with midi) i want to do what you did with two midi keyboards and different vst instruments. it's late and I'm not sure if my question is clear enough..i'll get back to you after i get some sleep...

[@mehdiqurbanli]

I have Roland A-500 PRO MIDI controller and KORG PA-1000 synth. Can I do the same on them? Thanks in advance

[@MrCastroma]

Ed I did every thing step by step and still not getting sound from the midi controller... can you help me !!!

[@lebate.j.1368]

Sir.. how can I use midi in tow workstation keyboard..while playing any keyboard need's to change the chords how can we do that.....

[@felitcianoburnett6432]

Can you do this to with fantom X6??

[@psbdgr8]

Hey please can u tell I buy Roland Fantom G6 or Roland Fa 08 and how is Korg Krome please tell me which to buy

[@thiyagu1100]

Can i use this option in juno di or xps 30 roland

[@paulorogerio0608]

Ed my friend and teacher. I have a Fg7 and jv-80. Can I do that? Please help me. Tks

[@sadeepridmika]

can we change the EQ of on board tones??

[@GalstyanHayk]

Thanks for video! I recently bought a Sequentiel Ob6 and I want to connect my Fantom x7 to it to sync only the transpose, do you have any ideas how can I do it to sync just the transpose function between each other? So to not send any other SySex data from Fantom to OB6 to not mess up nothing?

[@EdDiazKeys]

Hello, I don't believe there will be a way to sync transpose. My suggestion would be to create a patch with the transpose written into the patch. That would be the easiest way. However, make sure and have the transposed key wriiten into the name of the patch so there is no confusion.

[@GalstyanHayk]

@@EdDiazKeys Thanks for quick replay! I think when we use pc on the daw it should work when you transpose it on the keyboard, but with.other synth it's not? That's too sad!

[@jorgececilio6005]

Bom dia Antes de mais obrigado pelo seu video. Tenho um Yamaha Psr s 950 que tem problemas nas teclas, queria conectar o Yamaha a um teclado Roland Fantam X para tocar tudo no Roland fantom X como se estivesse a tocar no Yamaha Psrs 950,é possível, se sim tem algum vídeo a explicar como se faz, já tenho alguma idade e nunca trabalhei com legações midi Obrigado Cumprimentos

[@EurasianeyesBand]

Hi Ed, great video. One question though. I know you can split the keyboard and have different sounds over the Fantom keyboard but can you split the keyboard on the controller keyboard and have a different sound on the upper section of the keyboard compared to the sound you have on the lower end? This is not layering the sound as your video shows but it is splitting the keyboard. Cheers, Paul.

[@narekmusic]

Hi Paul, unfortunately that option is not gonna work with a simple midi controller. The problem is, since your midi controller is controlling only one midi channel, you won't be able to split different channels to different split section of the keyboard. However, depending on what kind of midi controller you have you can also use splits on your midi controller to control different splits. For example: if you have another fantom s/x/g (I don't know why one would waste an entire workstation) you could assign different section/splits of on workstation to another one. I hope this answers your question

[@NeilWall]

EurasianeyesBand The Arturia Keylab can split channels at a given note and give the effect you want - but a simple controller will not, as Narek says below. I'm not sure about the Novation controllers.

[@Holmbendtsen]

+Narek Keyz. .... and it is such a shame. I used to use a Motif as my main board and it did the trick.

[@britesynth]

I think you can, same setup as splitting it on the main board the only difference is the channel assignment E.g. Ch1 main keyboard Ch2 brass assigned to c1 - c3 Ch2 lead assigned to C#3 - G9 All you have to do is adjust the key ranges

[@NatthawutChatri2539]

Can juno ds do it?

[@pcuimac]

Esp. useful with a G6/7 and a Fatar or Studiologic hammer action keybed for pianos. :) When do we get ARX-04 Mighty Organs and ARX-05 Virtual Analog cards? Just kidding. But it would be nice to have the librarian updated so we can handle multi sample patches in a convinient way. I know, it will not happen. :( Thx for your useful videos!

[@adatanasov]

Hi, maybe you used a midi keyboard with F. I have the same problem, please help me. How can I use my keyboard for extra sounds from F. Thanks.

[@adatanasov]

Hi, maybe you used a midi keyboard Studiologic with Fantom G. I have the same problem, please help me. How can I use my keyboard Sdudiologic Numa Compact 2 for extra sounds from Fantom G. Thanks. :)

[@MrGeogoy]

Good advice I'm using a Yamaha MX49 synthesizer and I'm gonna use a Alesis Q25 MIDI keyboard controller!!!

[@kauairalph108]

Cool I just got a mx49 and was thinking of getting the Alesis Keytar. Cool man

[@teryllalston3327]

? how can I have my midi with my mo6 if you don't mind?

[@angelav2719]

Hi guys! Can someone please explain how to connect and use my Roland keyboard as a MIDI controller with the Logic Pro X? I have a MIDI 5 pin cable and and an audio interface. So I need to change any settings in the logic? You will save me!!!

[@rafaelbertacchi]

hey Ed, can I trigger arpeggios in the Fantom G from an external midi? Thanx, greetings from Brazil :)

[@lebate.j.1368]

I am using Korg pa 300 one is yemaha old model workstation...

[@JokerMansBeats]

Prashik Bhosale DO NOT BUY A ROLAND FA-08! I made the mistake and bought a Roland FA-06. I took it back to guitar center within 2 days. it's a brittle piece of crap. I returned my FA 06 and just held down the extra money and bought myself a real keyboard...i bought a Roland G8 for 2Gs at Guitar Center. A Fantom G is built rock solid my friend. & there's so much more you can do with a Roland G than with a FA keyboard. The FA boards are extremely Limited far as what you can do with it and especially with sampling

[@thorobreadd76tracks]

can u do this on a fa06?

[@hermandavid1757]

Yes with the 2.0 update this is possible

[@sartaji6142]

hello sir good morning can we controll korg krome en extrnall midi keyboard

[@janobotano]

hola me gustaría hicieras un vídeo del roland XPS30

[@lebate.j.1368]

Sir.. teach me Sir..

[@divyabhajanstudio]

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