Introducing the most powerful and luxurious live workstation in roland history. Korg introduced the kronos workstation around the same time as the g and to this day still has updates and advances made for their workstation. Fantom nails coveted instruments from rolands vaunted legacy of genredefining synths, while blazing new synthesis frontiers. Fgws06editing fantomg patches and rhythm sets roland. Roland fantom g sampling multisample user patch instrument. Jp8000 synthesizer, fantom xa synthesizer, xp10 synthesizer, at75 atelier combo organtop key bed only at350c atelier combo organtop key bed only at500 atelier combo organtop key bed only please note these keys may very well work with other roland models not listed here. Create complex setups with 16 insert effects per multitimbral patch group, plus global reverbs and choruses. Afantom g patch which is the basic building block of more complex sounds can hold four stereo waveforms, which may be velocity.
This is the simplest and most basic mode in which the fantomg can be used, such as playing it as a piano or organ. Phenominal sonic building blocks for all your songs. The fantomg is more than just a synth, sampler, audio interface, and sequencerrecorder, though youd think that might be enough. Montage you can assign different assignable knobs for some of this but fantoms more dedicated knobs integrate a bit differently with how different sounds can be selected to apply to their fixedfunction knobs. The fantomg has redefined the boundaries of playability and creativity with its advanced sound engine, revolutionary arx supernatural expansion bay, jumbosized color lcd, powerful new audiomidi recorder, and firstclass 88note weighted ivory feel and synthaction fantomg7 and fantomg6 keys. Oct 30, 2014 this board will help you learn more about your roland fantom g. I started decomposing some of the songs earlier today, and creating studio sets on my fa that have these songs comprised of fa tones that are similar, and layerssplits. In this video i wanted to show how easy it is to have patches sounds switch according to how hard the keyboard is. The fantomg8 is a dream instrument that redefines the boundaries of playability and creativity with its advanced sound engine, revolutionary arx supernatural expansion bay, largesized color lcd, powerful new audiomidi sequencer, firstclass ivory feel weighted keys, and more. Take a guided tour of the fantomg workstation keyboard. However this is still a viable workstation built by roland and still used by many musicians and producers. Roland fantomg8 product specs and info piano and synth. Roland clan forums view topic studio set songpatch.
Lake tahoe, metropolis etc cant really handle full chords on both hands and thats with only 5 zones two of which are splits so not even covering the full range, play one up the other down and you can hear notes dropping out, the montage doesnt seem to suffer the same issue on e. Everything on this board is well built and put together to last. There are two kinds of recordings a fantomg patch can play. Roland clan forums view topic best piano sound for. Is the piano sound in the fantom x8 or g8 very good. In this video you will also learn how to save the newly created patches with effects to the user section of the fantom g. Roland has discontinued the fantom g workstation and all updates to it in favor of other ventures. This professionalgrade 76key synthesizer ships with an essential highquality sound set, including an 88key stereo multisampled piano derived from the fantomg. Each live set, studio set, and patch in the fantomg has its own settings for the behavior of the pads, and the fantomg can automatically switch to. Roland fantom g from sampling to create patch with bpm sync.
Roland fantomg from sampling to create patch with bpm sync. The g6 has 5 octaves but you can transpose if you need too. Overview of the fantomg patch single live studio modes patches are the basic unit of sound on the fantomg. Roland fantom x series leads free patches by carlitos. Mix and match your beats in harmony with the mood of the mob. More details can be obtained from the manual as required, and you are encouraged to experiment according to the specialization you want your fantom g series workstation to deliver. When you play the fantomg for the first time, we recommend that you use it in single mode. The instructor used was the first instructor in the vhs video for the original roland fantom 76 first manufactured in 2002. Fantomg accepts new arx wave expansion cards, has larger fullcolor screen, 16 insert effects per patch and other improvements. The basics of using the fantomx live a patch is the basic unit of sound that you play on the fantomx. The fantomgs pads can serve as an absolutely killer way to launch sequenced phrases as clips onstage, djstyle. The fantom g grand was the first preset, and the first thing i heard out of the g. The fantomx is a music workstationsynthesizer produced by roland corporation.
This is the simplest way to use the fantomx as a piano, organ, etc. A partial follow up to the roland fantomx is the integra7 sound module. Designed with contemporary dance, pop and hiphop musicians in mind, the new fg connects live update adds hundreds of unique temposynced phrases to create instant motion and texture to any sound. Please check out the videos for a better understanding of this incredible keyboard. Roland fantom x series leads free patches by carlitos 02052010, 15. Amazing fx fantomg is loaded with a stateoftheart effects engine, with multieffects available for each fantomg soundpart. I set the fantom g the relatively simple task of reconstructing an ethnic bone flute from dirk campbells origins library, originally created for logics exs24 sampler. Unfollow roland fantom g6 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. These stay firmly attached to their patches, even when working in multitimbral combi modes. Fgws07live mode in the fantomg roland corporation u. Fantom has some dedicated knobs for items which are typically deep edit items. This patch is exactly like the srxdarkgrnd1 patch above except it uses the second of the two waveform sets found on the srx02 concert piano expansion board.
It does not have sequencer, sampler or other functions, however it does contain the waveforms of all srx boards at a time. The fantomg is a dream instrument that redefines the boundaries of playability and creativity with its advanced sound engine, revolutionary arx supernatural. What i have noticed though is that quite a few patches max out the polyphony on the fantom fast here, e. The 61 key keybed that i have on my fantom g6 is awesome, but only semiweighted synth action. In 16part multitimbre mode, up to 22 effect routings can be used simultaneously. Roland fantom workstation keyboard features of the sequencer duration. Roland fantom7 music workstation keyboard sweetwater. The patch is darkened by essentially shifting the samples for each key down 4 semitones as well as use of a velocity sensitive lpf for each tone. And frankly, software pianos are even better, soundwise. Roland replacement g keys for the following models. Dedicated piano button choose the fantomx8, and youll get an 88note progressive hammeraction keyboard designed to capture the feel of a fine concert grand. Fantomx techsyn is filled with more supercool synth sounds, fat analog basses, original dance stabs and hits, rich sweeping resonant pads, cuttingedge synth leads and cool synthfx that will inspire you to make som really great music. The fantomg librarianeditor software has been updated to reflect version 1.
The fantom incorporates three sound engines, called zencore, drum and the aforementioned v piano. Roland always puts out the most creative and warm sounds. At fantoms core are rolands custom behavior modeling chips, powering the instrument with smooth, precise control, massive polyphony, and full patch remain for seamless transitions. The fantomg has a great set of tools for controlling sounds in realtime, from its control sliders and knobs, to the d beam, and more. Im not familiar with the weighted 88 key keybeds on the fantoms. Ive been using the g grand and manhattan grand but dont think they are very realistic. Rackmounted sound module holds up to six srx expansion boards but. Very clean, there is a port to use a mouse so its easy to navigate the screen. Im wondering what piano sound you use or is there a piano patch that brings the keyboard to life. A redesigned keyboard ensures the junostage feels as good as it.
In 2008 it was succeeded by the fantomg, which was devised to compete with the. The mysteriously named zencore fuses a new synth sound engine based on va technology developed for the vsynth with rolands longstanding pcm engine, and is used to produce the sound of a single instrument such as an organ or synth. Being a piano player, the first thing i did was go to patch mode. Really love the layout of the keyboard, with th 8 channel live sets and ive learned from some of the videos on youtube ie eddiaz, how to create layers and. The roland fantom g6 is the standard for production. Synthonia roland fantom x series leads free patches.
Nord user forum view topic sound piano roland fantom g. Two slots for srx expansion boards add even more options to a players sonic palette. I tried to retain the expressiveness and smooth velocity switching. Innovative hybrid cajon with builtin electronic sounds. Fantomg is loaded with a stateoftheart effects engine, with multieffects available for each fantomg soundpart. Its the perfect way to play the amazing new 88key split piano patch, which can be instantly called up by pressing the fantomx series dedicated piano. G6 61 keys, g7 76 keys and g8 88 keys with a weighted piano. This booklet explains how to set up the fantomg realtime controllers and the patches and effects they control. The easiest way to play the fantomx live is in patch mode. See more ideas about roland fantom, the incredibles and videos.