The new Roland Fantom thread
- KVRAF
- 15206 posts since 8 Mar, 2005 from Utrecht, Holland
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- KVRAF
- 2267 posts since 9 Mar, 2009 from Copenhagen, Denmark
Actually, I learned about the new Fantom 5 minutes after I started the Jupiter X / Xm thread. I figured someone else would do it within minutes
I'm surprised Roland want to release a new Fantom and get back in the workstation field. It's hard to kick the Kronos and the Montage off the piedestahl at the moment.
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Distorted Horizon Distorted Horizon https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=392076
- Banned
- 3882 posts since 17 Jan, 2017 from Planet of cats
Old home keyboards are the best
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- KVRist
- 441 posts since 30 Apr, 2008 from St Louis, MO
I'm happy to see standard style pitch bend and mod wheels in addition to Roland's pitch/mod control.
But the price tag is a serious commitment. I'm still squeezing juice out of my XP60!
But the price tag is a serious commitment. I'm still squeezing juice out of my XP60!
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- KVRist
- 445 posts since 17 Sep, 2014
The FA-series is fantastic for it's price point,but I've been waiting for something better to come along and the new Fantom is it for me(better screen,key-bed,overall build quality,stellar synth sounds and an all around versatile machine.)
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- KVRist
- 445 posts since 17 Sep, 2014
The Kronos is king,in terms of an all-in-one recording studio in a keyboard...but I really love Roland's flash memory-based set up.Essentially,the Kronos is a mobile PC with keys(lousy boot-up times)....whereas the Fantom is instantaneous plug & play.K-Bee wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 2:10 pm
Actually, I learned about the new Fantom 5 minutes after I started the Jupiter X / Xm thread. I figured someone else would do it within minutes
I'm surprised Roland want to release a new Fantom and get back in the workstation field. It's hard to kick the Kronos and the Montage off the piedestahl at the moment.
By the way...though the Montage does have a stellar beefed up DX7 engine within it...I would still have to assert,that the Fantom does kick the Montage off of the pedestal(as the synth sounds are equally as impressive,but also...the Fantom is an incredible workstation for song production...whereas the Montage fails miserably,in this area.)
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- addled muppet weed
- 105548 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
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- KVRAF
- 2267 posts since 9 Mar, 2009 from Copenhagen, Denmark
I have both the Kronos and a MODX which has the same sound engine as the Montage. The FM engine aside, the Kronos just sounds so much better. I've done a whole lot of comparing. You're right about the boot-up time though. It's painful. Maybe it's because it's a PCAlesisVi61 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:58 pmThe Kronos is king,in terms of an all-in-one recording studio in a keyboard...but I really love Roland's flash memory-based set up.Essentially,the Kronos is a mobile PC with keys(lousy boot-up times)....whereas the Fantom is instantaneous plug & play.K-Bee wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 2:10 pm
Actually, I learned about the new Fantom 5 minutes after I started the Jupiter X / Xm thread. I figured someone else would do it within minutes
I'm surprised Roland want to release a new Fantom and get back in the workstation field. It's hard to kick the Kronos and the Montage off the piedestahl at the moment.
By the way...though the Montage does have a stellar beefed up DX7 engine within it...I would still have to assert,that the Fantom does kick the Montage off of the pedestal(as the synth sounds are equally as impressive,but also...the Fantom is an incredible workstation for song production...whereas the Montage fails miserably,in this area.)
I'm not on the market for a Fantom. It really has to convince me if I am to sell my Kronos/MODX.
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 5500 posts since 23 Aug, 2014 from Boston/Cambridge
Checked out the Fantom 6 today. That’s an awesome sounding, looking and feeling board. Plus it seems the bottom board is metal, or at least more so than the one underneath the Fantom 8.
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gentleclockdivider gentleclockdivider https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=203660
- KVRAF
- 6075 posts since 22 Mar, 2009 from gent
-Zen core : culmimation of pcm +va thrown in , meaning
-real osc sync ( both for V.A. and pcm sync )
-pulse width on NON square waveforms ..
-Extended crossmodulation
-A physically modelled piano ( iow no samples )
-A stereo analogue filter
-Superior buid quality
-New updated effetcs
just to name a few
Eyeball exchanging
Soul calibrating ..frequencies
Soul calibrating ..frequencies
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Anthony Newcomb Anthony Newcomb https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=354555
- KVRist
- 50 posts since 25 Mar, 2015 from Florida USA
I'm into my second week of learning the in's & out's of my new Fantom 6 and I'm having a blast! It's a beast in many regards, especially in its synth capabilities...just WOW! It's expensive yes, but nothing about it gives me any reservations about my purchase. Great product, and it's only going to get better with future updates
Software: Logic Pro X - Omnisphere 2 - Spire - Synthmaster - BIAS Desktop - Alchemy 2
Gear: iMac 27" - Zoom Tac-2 Thunderbolt Interface - Presonus Studio Monitors - M-audio Midi Controller x2 - Guitars
Gear: iMac 27" - Zoom Tac-2 Thunderbolt Interface - Presonus Studio Monitors - M-audio Midi Controller x2 - Guitars