Roland FANTOM Synthesizer: Performance

[@EduardoRohdeEras]

Great synth... than I realize I'm in Brazil and I have to wait three decades to be able to get my one...

[@ph_stuff]

OU... você pode vender um rim. Já anunciei o meu na OLX. =P É por isso que no Brasil quase não existem "synth guys". Simplesmente ninguém consegue comprar esses equipamentos. Infelizmente.

[@Kinnor.Home.Studios]

Waiting for a great new arranger workstation from Roland.

[@Tirdad1981]

I was going for Yamaha Montage now this beast came out!!!!

[@patsaxon5284]

You may want to consider the Nord keyboard as it is most popular with most professional musicians in Nashville recording artists.

[@elmehdioubouhouch]

montage have the most beautiful piano sound better than the fantom fantom for workflow is great but the quality of sounds is important to me

[@drjthornley]

I've fallen in love with the Fantom!

[@AbsalonWhiteJr.]

4:44 was pretty nice!

[@noonefdsful]

That pad sound 🌋

[@faruzzy]

The Roland Fantom seems to pride itself on its synth capabilities while the Montage FM engine is still something I wouldn't want to pass on. Owning both is the only situation at this point!

[@robertbelknap]

Lmao, Absolutely, trying to figure out how to break the news to my wife.

[@faruzzy]

@@robertbelknap Goodluck!

[@IvanBrain]

Very nice

[@ectyka]

Long wait lol welcome back

[@petertalon595]

Sounds beautiful.

[@peruvianmidilover1216]

I hope you update the Roland Sound Canvas app or make a similar app but with new sounds

[@Khordmaster]

What's this??

[@istvanbalogh3333]

Super!Congratulation!

[@seyinaike]

Love it Roland ❤️❤️

[@Dantoriusar]

yeah! THIS IS FANTOM!

[@walblofeld7791]

Bravo, traduction en français merci Roland

[@pudcan]

Thx Mark 🎹😎👍

[@markquavertune2003]

Thank you for the good demonstration .The sequencer song builder is what sells this to me . Will the chord memory will be the same as the FA models ? I printed the memory chord list from the reference manual of the FA series .Then I cut out the individual pages .Then I scanned them into the PC .Using a drawing program I enlarged each individual chord list to A 4 and printed it .Now I have in quite large print of the chord reference with the individual note list .If I was designing the synth I would have done one thing differently though .Instead of using the dial to switch between the chord assist I would have had a button or had one of the pads assigned to the chord change .Could this be done through a foot controller ? The fantom will be the centre of the studio .

[@evertmeurs]

Does it still has the sampling function like the Fantom X series had? So with multisample and stuff?

[@berkut6313]

Evert Meurs, been looking for that too (went through the manual from Roland website), since my fantom-G's doing it too, but it seems there's no multisampling available, no way to import waveforms to use in your partials, no Sample Robot related way to do that as there is in the Montage/Modx. You can sample, but only play the samples through the pads. Maybe in a firmware update ?

[@evertmeurs]

If it is not there, that is a big con imho.

[@berkut6313]

Yeah, it's just like with the plastic-fa series : you have a kind of sp-404 living as a parasite in your keyboard host. It's drawing power from it, but living a life of its own besides....Nothing a major firmware update cannot solve I guess, but the whole point of multisampling when you are a live musician is to save time and your back by having everything in one machine, instead of carrying many synths around. It's Not just about hitting pads.

[@evertmeurs]

Exactly! Or you have to carry a expensive laptop with you and be dependent to software crap. Too much work. I will keep my Fantom X7. After 17 years old, it still is the best solution for me. Sorry Roland, but I am not convinced with this new plactic Workstation.

[@berkut6313]

To be fair, it's a metal machine, not a plastic one like the fa series. But you can't have it both ways : sturdiness and portability. I highly recommend the Fantom-G series with the Arx-01 (EP) and 03 (Brass : well thought-out for playability, key to musicianship, more than actual sound quality) expansions. But my G-8 is just impossible to carry at gigs. 73/76 (for splits and in order to avoid octave up/downs from one song to another) synth action keys like the G-7 seems a good compromise. Multisampling-wise, Looking into the Montage7 or the plastic ModX 7 for its portability (but lack of aftertouch, which is handy for live performance). Cheers

[@miguelrejas5034]

beautiful masterpiece! it was just about time to reface the Fantom series! Good one on this! Q: Is this board a next step beyond what you have achieved with the G model? or it¨s just about a new design? In other words: An update or an upgrade? TXS a lot for posting. good vid.

[@harrygats]

How do these guys play like this? Can you pls point mr to the right direction on where to learn these kind of stuffs? Planning to buy this hehehhe

[@AlekVila]

Very nice demonstration. Is it capable of being a sequencer hub in a multi-synth studio? I have some outboard gear (e.g., Roland MKS-50, Yamaha TX802, Roland TR-505) that I'd like to connect and control along with the internal sounds.

[@Flavio-ar]

Yes! you can Using standard MIDI or USB MIDI. You can assign up to 16 zones ( "tracks" to a mix of internal, internal/external or external devices) and sequence each one.

[@rashminbhatt6929]

What about Indian tones can you pls share vedio

[@abdielvelazquez773]

Sounds good. About time. Did you included MKS-20?

[@instrumentalistjade8367]

They are greedy. Its not included. They know its used by many musicians and havent include it so sad.

[@Ganurao]

Why is this not in public performances?

[@Flavio-ar]

Easy.... First: pandemy, Second... it's not a bargain

[@sneypunk]

Do you have ram memory for user samples? And you can arm multisample and play from the keys as well as the fantonG? Or just shoot the samples from the pads, as well as in the Fa ...

[@biubis-zh3zj]

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

[@friendlynoise]

Can you power Roland Boutique Synthesizers with the 3 usb external device ports?

[@friendlynoise]

Just power, or also midi and audio data like Aira Link port on the MX-1 mixer? It would be a great selling point if you could connect up to 3 Aira units only with the usb cable.

[@willernst]

@@friendlynoise MIDI for class compliant devices, but I don't think audio is supported. Scott Tibbs has a couple of Advanced Fantom videos on Kraft Music's channel and he's connecting two devices.

[@RayyMusik]

I appreciate legends like Scott Tibbs and Mark Watson showing up again after a long time. The Fantom is certainly great, even the red rear. :) However: the PHA-50, which I know from my RD-2000, is not very piano-like. The keydrop is way too short.

[@EvilDragon666]

Certain pianos do have short travel, tho.

[@RayyMusik]

Mario Krušelj Which ones? I’ve played countless acoustic pianos but never encountered this ‘button feeling’. Also my old Dexibell’s Fatar keybed has longer travel. However, I once played an older Roland e-piano with similarly short travel. Seems to be specific to this company. :/

[@RayyMusik]

@8KisOK Because this is not the only criteria to buy a keyboard. The RD-2000 has thousands of excellent samples, particularly in the expansion packs, and it is a very useful master keyboard due to its easily programmable 8 zones. After all, the action is quite good, just not what a piano player is used to.

[@nikklnirlu9062]

Fantom 6 is best or roland jupiter 80

[@zariisofficial]

Really nice sounds, but i'm still gonna get a Yamaha Montage,

[@elmehdioubouhouch]

like me montage have a beautiful piano sounds

[@CappaTheGreat]

going to get one...as soon as i find space 😔

[@silgrimmarak8699]

Sadly it doesn't have beam unlike fa 06 or vr 09

[@justiz5221]

gostei muito desse teclado a roland superou todas as espectativas esse teclado e um mundo so que algumas coisas ai parece que copiaram nos teclados da korg

[@KhMerMusician253]

impressive 5:00

[@dzeykery37]

Very nice piece of gear but putting pads on right side of keyboard is really bad move for live playing.

[@alicaramba7680]

It's not really for live playing, it's a studio/producers workstation. Also, I think you will be able to trigger drum patterns and sample play from touch screen too.

[@dzeykery37]

@@alicaramba7680 Implementation of Mainstage is telling you that its designed for live playing too. Shame really I would not consider buying one just for that reason...great feature you can't use since its on wrong side of the keyboard. Its like putting pitch bend on the right side of keyboard.

[@Ronin42069]

Can’t call it a performance if you talk throughout the video.

[@rolandglobal]

This video is an overview of the 'Performance' features, not a performance.

[@Ronin42069]

RolandChannel just giving you shit 😂

[@celticprogeny1569]

@@rolandglobal Well title it 'overview of the performance features'. Is that so hard ?

[@shivammusicsargam661]

Price?

[@McOuroborosBurger]

shivam music sargam 4 grand

[@jjhcw]

want!

[@UncleFeedle]

I wasn't particularly taken by the FA series and have been looking forward to seeing a new Roland workstation for a while, but the price of even the 61-note is outrageous - over four times that of the previous generation. No thanks.

[@perfektpitch]

The previous generation was the Fantom G, and that ran for at least $2500 new.

[@doctorcosta]

Build quality of Yamaha keyboards are much better.

[@vvvvvvv3882]

Управление слоями )) в точь как на Мотиф)

[@patsaxon5284]

For on stage performances, it will never compete against the Nord keyboards, because most professional keyboard musicians in Nashville will only play Nord for the recording artists.

[@jithinjoseph1057]

Is it synth or workstation?

[@ablesam]

Both

[@wreckage-vs5jv]

it looks like layer cake from behind

[@rodriguestoni9247]

Roland à voulu copier sur le Yamaha montage ! Rien de neuf

[@Jeremy-su3xy]

touch pad seems to be not so responsive. Ask apple how to make nice touch screen. Then come back in 3 years with better product. alright?

[@basehead617]

The little plastic faders look like such garbage for an instrument at this price point.. I hope they feel better than they look

[@shadowhenge7118]

The aftertouch on the 8 sucks balls... Just so you are aware.

[@ablesam]

Did you try adjusting the aftertouch sensitivity in the system settings?

[@Flavio-ar]

@@ablesam You need a hammer to trigger Aftertouch on Fantom 8 ( I've it and leaving aside AT, it is a beast)

[@ablesam]

@@Flavio-ar Agreed. I checked out the issue and it seems to be a hardware problem. Sad.

[@carlmartinez5234]

TO MUCH TALK!