Roland Fantom G vs. Korg Kronos vs. Motif XF

[@marcusholder495]

I love all the keyboards i have the Phantom G , Korg kronos, and the yamaha motif es.

[@ju34edwards]

Great review. You seem knowledgeable about the keyboards. Although you didn’t play any of them, it was the knowledge of the keyboards that I was impressed with.

[@andywilliam367]

Lol 😆... I still regret sold my Fantom G8 because it's to heavy. But I really miss the modern sounds, especially the electric guitar is shine. I'll get the G soon again 👍

[@romantahirov6973]

Roland is a great workstation !

[@jamsessions41]

Indeed!

[@louissposato4539]

I’ve had three motifs I have tried Korg I have tried Roland Yamaha’s sounds are awesome all three have their strong points but Yamaha is superior

[@Dvd7111]

I have the g8 with arx 1&2 still like it today and yes it’s an easy to learn synth and yes the bass sounds are extreme loaded, and with dedicated features for a better dawless workflow. Nice review 💙

[@jamsessions41]

Thank you... I still use the G6 but I do have the new fantom also

[@souldreamer702]

I have several boards and I do like my Fantom G8. Do you have any advice on how to make the pianos sound better?

[@ET2carbon]

The piano ROMs? The actual acoustic piano patch to sound better? You're gonna need a large sample library like 50GB with 32-bit PCM or DSD/DXD samples recorded in a pro studio in proper round Robbin procedure with multi layering of the many levels of velocities along with the recordings of associated room mics, pedal noise, etc. kontakt has great multi sample engines but for super realistic "better" sounds, it's not gonna come from any of the boards shown here

[@ET2carbon]

Sorry i don't know why I didn't suggest this. You need to install the PIANO ARX SuperNatural board into your G8 for better piano sounds.

[@gravyguns]

As long as the workstation has clear and clean acoustic sounds, I'd be fine with that. With my understanding of sound desigin, I can adjust the amp and filter, envelope generators, apply effects, and manipulate the sound to my liking, but the samples must be clear and clean. With the Fantom's dedicated synthesizer section and the knobs under the screen, it provides more real-time control and fine-tuning, and a better hands-on experience than any other workstation I know of. All other workstation manufacturers should adopt Roland's approach to real-time, hands-on control with an array of dedicated knobs.

[@marcusholder495]

Very true 👍🏽

[@CREATIVEEYEMUSIC]

Hi Sadly Roland have dropped their support for the Fantom G ( in fact any keyboard that is more than 2 years old ) I have a G8 and a Kronos and wondering if you have had any success in getting the Kronos to change voices on the Fantom via midi? I can get the Fantom to change voices on the Kronos but not the other way round. I know how to use MSB and LSB settings on the Kronos but finding that when the Fantom changes voice it ends up with lots of red arrows next to the individual voices suggesting it is receiving other data and editing the LIVE patch? tried all sorts of things but no luck. Would really appreciate your advice as you have both keyboards. Thanks in anticipation. Regards Mike

[@jamsessions41]

No I never used the Kronos as my main board controlling the others. The size of the Fantom screen made me always use it as my central board.

[@CREATIVEEYEMUSIC]

@@jamsessions41 Hi, resolved. I would agree the Fantom G screen ( although not touch sensitive ) is a much easier, simpler and aesthetically pleasing to use than the Kronos which I REALLY dislike but the Kronos does benefit a 16 channel interface than the Fantom 's 8. If I had to get rid of either though I still prefer the Fantom G ( and many of it's sounds )

[@currentlylate1929]

I love the Roland Fantom.. I currently have a Fantom X6 and I agree that the sequence is not as strong as the Yamaha but the Fantom is the most user FRIENDLY FOR me.. I actually had the original fantom and the second generation Fantom S. I wish the Fantom X had the same sequencer as the Fantom S..

[@romantahirov6973]

What the problem? use the fantom s.

[@jamsessions41]

When are you going to upgrade to the New Fantom?

[@professorplums722]

@@jamsessions41 When the new Fantom gets the sequencer of the X and the sampling....oh, and the G blows the both. Size for cutting across.

[@tuneunleashed]

Tbh Roland Fantom G beats the Motif you can layer more sounds which the motif you can’t

[@andywilliam367]

Agree 👍

[@dancassidy7471]

thank you very much.My XF playability is unbeatable I hate the keys on my Korg Kross 2 which otherwise is great. I will send Korg back for Krome

[@scottl926]

2019 Fantom... the best :-)

[@jamsessions41]

I purchased the 2019 Fantom but had to take it back to the store because of malfunctioning but waiting for my new one to come in.

[@scottl926]

@@jamsessions41 yeah i've heard they've had a few QC issues with the screen and freezing, guess I've been lucky with mine.. loving it so far.

[@mattsynth]

@@jamsessions41 My Fantom is only 1 week old and has locked up twice on me. You can't even turn it off without pulling the plug. What is with that Roland?

[@derricklyles6918]

@@jamsessions41 Hey James sorry about your keyboard bro, im having a slow start on learning my Yamaha xs 6 on recording and sequencing audio I have a roland g 6 as well i guess I wanna learn it all can you give me some points on what you did on learning to work you keyboards and mastering them mr brown thanks.

[@jamsessions41]

@@derricklyles6918 I'm a hand on guy where I learn by trial and error. I read the manuals and just try to get the board to perform how I want. What are you trying to learn to do and I can give you some pointers?

[@freddyperezmusicentertainment]

Good ending comment, thank you !

[@mattsynth]

Roland has the best sound but a finicky operating system. The Fantoms do not play well with DAW software, even the new Fantom which I just purchased and will be returning. Yamaha on the other hand sounds pretty damn good and fits in perfect with any DAW, especially Cubase. My MODX works smoother than my Fantom and it is half the price of a Fantom so I am voting for Yamaha. Korg is just goofy and hard to operate, if you ask me.

[@JuliusDeBerryJr]

Just record audio direct. lol

[@currentlylate1929]

Hey buddy I had a MOXF8 and I agree that the sound and the sequence was the most awesome of all of the workstations I've produced on but it was not the most user-friendly.. I sold it after only having it for a few months.. Took a $400 lost but $1200 was better than anything less.. But I'm I spent $600 on eBay for a ment condition Fantomin cluding a 1 year.. warrantee

[@jamsessions41]

The new fantom is great. I will do another video with some of the workflow

[@aquaevitae]

I bought Yamaha Motif XF in 2015, roughly half an year before The Montage came on market, and i was then truly pissed of that i couldn't know what was coming and didn't know to wait for it, so long time i tried to convince my self that Motif XF is just good enough to my workflow, till i finally bought the new Montage and i'm now very happy with it. I'm not saying that Motif XF would be lousy synth at all, coz' it truly isn't, but as i'm doing such an psychedelic atmospheric acid techno house combining an old-school and nu-skool stuff together with a slight of oriental touch, so Montage fits better than Motif XF for my workflow, and now i'm planing to sell my Motif XF.

[@keyoflife24]

How much are you selling it for?