Roland Fantom G8
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- Опубліковано 17 січ 2008
- Workstation Keyboard.
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I went into Guitar Center just now on the way home.
I went in there looking at the Korg units since i had the original Karma and loved it.
I sat down with this and was blown away.
This is BY FAR the best keyboard/synth out today.
The sounds have been updated and EVERY sound is fat.
Plus you can edit any sound faster than any other keyboard ever!
The keyboard sounds are just amazing.
Go listen for yourself this does not sound like some fake virtual instrument!
Sound on Sound is/was always the best publication. Such great journalists here...and great workstation for music production/songwriters.
best keybaord ive ever used. it does more then i can even understand. and that screen is absolutely amazing
oh man i played one before and its amazing! so much fun. you can do so much with it, especially with the addition of the mouse.
This is the best workstation out yet.
I actually met this guy down here in Houston when he was demonstrating the V-Synth. He's a fantastic player as well as an all around good guy. For the love of Jesus I hope they enhanced the sequencer so we now have true pattern-based capabilities.
thanks man, I took a look at your suggestions and the microKORG XL looked the best out of those to me. two questions about that because I couldn't tell for sure. Does it have good drum sound and options?, and I saw it has a USB port, but can you play sound formats (wav, mp3, etc) off a flashdrive onto the synth and live edit it (like you can do with the roland G6)?
BTW, Thanks Sound on Sound, you have a great, one of a kind mag!
Hello. Does anyone know whether or not you can adjust the screen brightness of the Roland Fantom G keyboards. I haven't seen any physical knobs on the back panel, but I wonder if there's anything in the settings that will dim the brightness for lower lit room settings after the sun has set and there's not as much natural light coming into the window. Thank you so much in advance.
cual es mejor este roland o el yamaha motif xs8????? y cuanto valen??? gracias
@ElCaza89 He doesn't need to point the mic as they both have separate mics.
very nice but can you guys put the same piano & rhodes sound as in the roland rd1000s or roland mks-20 in these nowadays keyboards or in an expandsion board
Even though I'm not looking to purchase the keyboard, the sales guy has managed to sell it to me. Just wish Roland would go back and recreate a real analogue synth that can emulate all of their classics like the Jupiters and Juno's and JX range. I haven't bought hardware synths for yrs but that would make me purchase.
I can't hear my metronome on my sequencer when i'm recording!!
the drum functions are great
right out of the box
Yeah great demo. I now know exactly what it sounds like. Cheers.
playyyyyyy the thing!
is this keyboard hard to learn how to use
Im in love with this roland!! I want one for meee!!!
Even moisture right out of the box!
Wow, things are sure moving forward in the synth world. I've been waiting to see just what they would come up with next, crazy. Using the X8 since it was released I've wished for some of these features(mouse, VGA, 24 trks, 16 Multi's etc). I'm afraid my present patches and work wouldn't just clone over to this new beast though with its new sound engine. Should I have just waited a few more years with my XV-88? Naa...
@marviosantos You're absolutely right, for electro. For real music, you use instruments that cost money, not $700 laptops! After all, to make money (or good music) you need to spend money. That's like "MUSIC MAKING 101".
could someone post a video about how to operate 48+ volt microphone on a fantom G.
Much thanks.
I was about to buy one... :-(((
How long are people using this complicated tool ? two weeks (the time to discover everything and to get sick) or two years because it's so much fun and pleasure...?
That depends on the kind of instrument you want to reproduce. For example, Synthogy's Ivory sounds better than any ROM-based keyboard piano but on the other hand it's 10 DVDs of samples.
WHAT does ANY of this have to do with connecting to a DAW?!
@Diablos199
Agreed. I too, miss the 360 action of my Triton & I've always had a soft spot for Korg. If they ever make another serious standard breaking workstation, I'll definitely buy one again. Heck, I'd buy the TRITON again if one came across my path. The new M series just felt too light & delicate for my taste. Felt like it might break if I started pounding during a rock rampage. lol Yamaha, I like them as a company but, lately they've seemed to stock the sounds for Hip-Hop.. Fail.
Dillio102 "should i raise more money, return my fantom x, and get a fantom g, OR keep my fantom x?"
i was in your same position with a fantom X7 and when i found out the G6 G7 & G8 all came out i was interested immediately, obviously i saved the money for the X and it was a big commitment so of coarse i wanted the new G. spent much time playing in Guitar Center and decided i would get it, sold the x and got a G6, cause i'm a producer not a Keyboard player, 61 keys is perfect for me. Money
@johnnyostrawb33ry what you mean too much focus on making songs? isn't that the purpose of these workstations?
ME TOOOOO!!!!
Roland! playing a Roland!
@DJaytiM09 ok then i should probly look at something from korg then
OR YAMAHA MOTIF XS?
What good a presentation, if you don't touch one key of the keyboard?
Would have been good to hear it
@johnnyostrawb33ry We arent forcing you to buy this.. this is made for ppl in recording.. if u want strictly super synth get a clavia nord.
Ed Díaz porque no explicas en español???
@InnerflamesUnLtd honestly the only two things i can suggest for awesome sound these days are The korg oaysis and a hammond organ. unfortunately both extremely expensive. oaysis = 8k and hammond organ = 25k the oaysis focuses with max 8 diff ocilators and wavelenghts amazing....
At the same time!
"Twenty-two simultaneous effects at the same time!"
i just heard it only comes with 32mb ( 3 minutes) of sampling time. better have a little extra for dimm memory.
@THEDEFOCATOR
very true
its incredible right out of the box. It will even make a double blue cheeseburger right out of the box.
it is an amazing unit...the only thing missing is hammer action keys
@RedskinsGM2B well i am 17yrs old and im a piano player for 10yrs...i spent hours of searching for a nice keyboard and Fantom just dont fits on me...yeah u can say that i am a korg lover but i didnt say that Fantom is a bad keyboard...its great but not as good as the motif and the m3. Well the only good sounds on it are the lead guitar sound (indeed AMAZING) and a synth lead sound that i cant remember the name (for me i chose the m3 because it has a lot potentials...x-y mode 360 joystick karma)
So that's what it sounds like.
Get some footage of the Kurzweil PC3x, please :)
helps wick away moisture so you get a better feel...
right out of the box
(3:48) 22 simultaneous effects, at the same time!!
Didn't want to share the mic then?
You get everything right outta the box.
1. Keyboard - right outta the box
2. Power cord - right outta the box
3. Manuals - right outta the box
4. Sounds - right outta the box
5. 128 tracks of midi - right outta the box
6. Better feeling keybed - right outta the box
6. Styrofoam inserts - right outta the box
7. Need talent to play - sold separately
Correction to Mr Diaz comment in the video: It's actually 128 tracks of midi in addition to 24 tracks of audio which equates to 152 tracks in total.
@jimzer well roland needs to come out with a keyboard that actually makes sounds like the korg oaysis. roland was known for creating syntheziers that specialise in creating sounds not songs. get me?
Motif Xs has the best acoustic sounds.. acoustic guitars, flutes, pianos.. etc...
...and as a conclusion the Motif sounds NICE but doesnt look NICE (so what huh??)...as for the M3 for me is the best of all 3...it has GREAT leads and pads...Great organs with a bunch of settings to manipulate the sound to ur liking..very good pianos and great bright piano..good strings and the MAGNIFICENT orechestral strings with the layered sounds which sound just amazing...non to mention the touch screen (oh yeah) with the X-Y mode and the 360 degrees joystick (favorite) and 1 last word KARMA
hey, i'm looking to make my own home studio. could someone please take their time out to tell me what exactly i need to build one. anyone with experience. please drop an inbox, i will be forever grateful.
@THEDEFOCATOR That's because people don't need to work for it anymore....it's gotten to a situation where literally ANYONE can make something...even if they shouldn't!
"NewSB"
"Right out of the box!" x2
"Simultaneous effects at the same time!"
Woww O.O
Phantom Power.....on a Keyboard?!?!?
So you basically have a home studio on a keyboard?
@TearTheVeilStudios
"But we have no chicken put at the back" BUT I WANT A CHICKEN PUT IN THE BACK DAMMIT!!
the hell with this! wheres my jupiter 8
Feels a bit "rubberish", but the sounds are terrific.
NewSB technology!
OH SHIT
hahah...22 simultaneous effects:P
I so want to buy this with my redundancy money but my wife will kill me.
omg it almost makes me regret buying an Oasys =S
How about playing the friggin thing
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Fantom g will be my dream forever.. CoZ i cant buy it.. It cost 220,000 yen.. Huhuhu
Lets see the Fantom G8 sells for $3,695.97. ARX-01: Drums and ARX-02 Piano expansion board sells for $445.97. Fully loaded this package costs $4587.91. I'm tired of buying Roland keyboard then expansion boards only for them to be obsolete with the next Keybard release. It was the same for the SRJV80 series now the SRX series. Don't get me wrong I'm a long time Roland user back from the days of the Jupiter 8, But this package is a little too pricey.
that's a little extreme
nice nice nice . But i think the korg OASYS is still better
@Diablos199 Sounds alot like some pathetic hating going on...lol Fanboys or something. I've been playing over 30 years & I've had all the systems you can think of...from the classic Yamaha DX7, Korg Poly 800, Casio CZ, yadda, yadda...as of late, I had a Korg Triton X which I loved the board itself, the key action, the touch screen was nice but the menu interface made it cumbersome & the sounds seemed dull & lifeless, I now have the Fantom G8. By far, the best action & sound/features EVER!
Now why u need a big 3D display? -.--
or a couch
@MRTKOO Now people get lazy and think that all they need is great technology. Before, you had to work hard to get great music with the things they had. With new technology, crappy artists can become famous too.
Well im about to buy a keyboard and i was between Korg M3 Yamaha Motif and Roland Fantom...and my conclusion is...Fantom looks GREAT but sounds really crappy (wtf yeah u have an 8.5 inch screen with great quality but u dont have the most important....good sounds)...as for the Motif well it has the best pianos (Yamaha's specialty) and really really GOOD organs and strings, but it lacks on lead and pads which are very important to play some leads and to add expression on the song u play or create.
True, but thats about it. PC3x has an unlimited amount of tracks instead of your typical 16. Besides, it's acoustic sounds are faaaar realistic and nicer than the fantom.
no one play but only talk???
roland G8: es excelente en pianos
motif xs8: excelente en brass y guitars.
roland es mas facil de usar q motif.
Ed Diaz Rulez
play the damn thing man
yeah, trying to keep up and failing miserably haha. oh well, sound is all that matters. kind of..... you gotta admit itd be nice if there was just one synth out there with it all
Fuck. I have this. I'll never figure this out
but it's better :)
motif xs.......they are WAY BETTER.the sounds are more realistic..
It would of been nice to actually hear the synth..Doh!
And of course it washes your underpants and makes the tea at the same time in a highly intuitive and graphical 3D way.
this guy likes his cakes. he should stand up more.
So impressed the Guy on left speaks out right speaker, guy on right side speaks out the left speaker. This is so Pro. It makes me want one so bad, NOT.
play something!!!!!!!!!!!
thats not true. either you havent played all three and your being ignorant or your bias because the motif has the best sound overall of the three.
Uh, no one can tell you WHAT you ought to do with your money. You need to make a WELL INFORMED decision based on the features that the new model has. Google CAN and WILL be your best friend as well as your LOCAL music stores.
I got so bored I literally nearly fell asleep...
Hahahah yes, sad but true.
still nothing compared to the open labs workstations. miko and neko
Why we can see the "wonderful" and "powerful" Fantom G in action like Bert Smorenburg do with the Motif XS? Roland only says: "Our Worktation is the best overall", this guy "Ed Diaz" only speak and spek etc etc,
Show me the sequencer, show me the pattern, show me What can I do with the fantom G?
If you want to see a real workstation in action see Bert Smorenburg with Yamaha Motif XS.
Is it me or did he say graphic a crap load of times lol