I believe there are patches in the current motif that go all the way back to the original instrument in 2002 or so. See more ideas about roland fantom, the incredibles and videos. Yamaha has been building on it for more than ten years. The roland fantom g6 is the standard for production. If your are a piano man, then the motif might be for you because it has better pianos and easier performance access, but if you are a producer, arranger, or a piano man that loves more features, then the fantom is for you. Oct 30, 2014 this board will help you learn more about your roland fantom g. Maybe the most powerful aspect of usb on the fantomg is its ability to stream audio from the fantomg to a computer, and from the computer to the fantomg.
The three have the same sound engine, specs and controls and differ only in their keyboard action and sizes. The fantomg is a dream instrument that redefines the boundaries of playability and creativity with its advanced sound engine, revolutionary arx supernatural. So it has both the fantom x acoustic piano sample, and the new sample that roland took of a grand piano they found somewhere that is really awesome. 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. I previously owned the fantom g 88 workstation before i upgraded to the fa 08.
Your guess is as good as mine, yamaha decided to create a new file type that is not compatible with the old ydp and ydl files. Replacement keyboard contact strips can fix synthesizer keys that sound too loudly or that dont sound at all. The roland fa 08 is the newest version of the fantom series. Roland fantom x series leads free patches by carlitos. New roland fantom gattobus factory patches selection duration. Everything on this board is well built and put together to last. The keyboard workstation is the modern musicians sonic swiss army knife. Piano 1 which i sampled from my own dx7s line output. Perhaps they could rework the internal samples like korg did on their m3 xpanded. Roland has kept up their fantom line by introducing their latest version 2019 simply called fantom followed by the octave count. Music workstation reaching new levels of power and luxury.
I have a yamaha cvp 307 and the piano sounds on it are amazing. Roland fantom x series leads free patches by carlitos 02052010, 15. So much potential here but roland yet again finds a way to poison their own tech with decisions that make absolutely no sense. Roland always puts out the most creative and warm sounds. Inspiring onboard production tools and deep computer integration fuel an experience that feels intuitive, natural, and full of possibilities.
Fantomg accepts new arx wave expansion cards, has larger fullcolor screen 5, 16 insert effects per patch and other improvements. The piano sound coming from your g8 is amazing, but when i play prst. Roland fantom g7 76 key synth workstation sampler keyboard. Considering a fantom 7 but not sure i need itits worth it. Fantom has the best sampler, sequencer, and synths around. The roland fantomg8 workstation is a dream keyboard instrument that redefines the boundaries of playability and creativity. Made exclusively for the fantomg series workstations, this free download will emphasize the powerful live performance potential of the fantomg, adding new rhythm patterns, patches and live sets, and creating a new world of flexibility and versatility with new motion phrases. Rolands sampler is a huge improvement over yamahas 10 year old sampler technology offered in their xs6 model. I want the board really really really bad but the only thing holding me back is the brass.
Roland clan forums view topic fantom g piano patches. Roland fantom vs yamaha modx piano pad, e piano duration. The fantom is by far and away the best board for the money bar none. Create complex setups with 16 insert effects per multitimbral patch group, plus global reverbs and choruses. Roland introduces pk9 pedal keyboard roland is pleased to announce the pk9 pedal keyboard, a dynamic midi pedalboard for organists. Synthonia roland fantom x series leads free patches. This wouldnt be so bad if the fantom always had a fast boot time. Innovative hybrid cajon with builtin electronic sounds. Workstations kronos 88, motif xf8 or fantom g8 gearslutz. Patch collection trying to get close to different artists guitar sounds. The fantom incorporates three sound engines, called zencore, drum and the aforementioned vpiano.
This workshop booklet explains how to save fantom g songs, samples, patches, and everything else. In 2008 it was succeeded by the fantomg, which was devised to compete with the new korg and yamaha flagship keyboards. Now, thats a bummer, because so many great patches has already been created and would be great to use with the new amps if. And you can line them up in user performance banks like everyone else, or mix them with single patches called voices in yamahaesein master mode for sequential program changes using both modes. The expandable sound engine delivers our best electronic and. Roland fantomsynthesizer musicyamaha keyboardhome studio musicsound. Vous pouvez egalement utiliser 16 effets dinsertion par patch et couronner ce. See more ideas about roland fantom, the incredibles and synthesizer music. Amazing fx the roland fantom g keyboard is loaded with a stateoftheart effects engine, with multieffects available for each fantom g soundpart. But if you save a project that uses a lot of custom patches, the fantom can take up to 5 minutes or more to boot. Rolands fantom workstation reaches its fourth generation with the g series. The three i am torn between are the roland fantom x8, the yamaha motif, and the korg triton extreme all the full size, 88key versions. Free download made exclusively for the fantomg series workstations, this free download will emphasize the powerful live performance potential of the fantomg, adding new rhythm patterns, patches and live sets, and creating a new world of flexibility and versatility with new motion phrases. Fantom g piano patches versus fantom x piano patches by darth x8 thu jun 24, 2010 1.
Fantom g piano patches versus fantom x piano patches by darth x8. Yamaha screwed their loyal clients and now theyre going to pay for it. Very clean, there is a port to use a mouse so its easy to navigate the screen. This workshop booklet explains how to save fantomg songs, samples, patches, and everything else. 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. Rolands fantom g represents the fourth generation of fantom workstations.
Advanced sound engine with double wave capacity of previous flagship. I tried to retain the expressiveness and smooth velocity switching. Please check out the videos for a better understanding of this incredible keyboard. Yamaha sy77 is a 16 voice multitimbral music workstation first produced by yamaha corporation in 1989.
It was introduced in 2004 as an upgrade from the fantom s series. When using the fantom g as a master keyboard in single patch mode, you can use. Theyve been refining and adding to their preset library for a long time. Roland fantom g6 specifications, pictures, prices, links. Roland fantom g preset sounds performance no talking. In 16part multitimbre mode, up to 22 effect routings can be used simultaneously. Launched at the 2008 winter namm show, the g series fantom arrives in three forms g6 61 keys, g7 76 and g8 88. When the fantomg is selected on the computer as its audio input and output, its easy to get audio back and forth between them. The roland fantom series started with a bit of an uphill battle when it was first released as it lacked features, such as user sampling, compared to korg, yamaha and other brands. Roland clan forums view topic yamaha cp80 samples for. I believe it has a new acoustic piano sample on it that the fantom x doesnt have.
I think that this is a keyboard that works for touring extremely well and also works as a studio keyboard. Fantom is a new kind of creative hub, made for rapid production and expressive performance. The fantom g grand was the first preset, and the first thing i heard out of the g. When new sounds are added, this library will disappear, and the new one will be uploaded. Puts the weird hospitalsurgeongreencolored motif xs to shame. Roland quickly rectified this situation with the fantom s in 2003, before making further improvements to the workstation and releasing it as the roland fantom x in 2004. The roland fantom g8 workstation is a dream instrument that redefines boundaries. If youre looking for windows 10 drivers for it, forget about it. Yamaha motif xf kontakt this is the revisited yamaha motif xf by truenotes samples, now designed for kontakt 5.
Roland has included an advanced sound engine, revolutionary arx supernatural expansion bay, largesized color lcd, powerful new audiomidi sequencer, firstclass ivory feel weighted keys and more to the fantomg8. The sy77 is a synthesizer whose architecture combines afm advanced frequency modulation synthesis, awm2 advanced wave memory 2 for romborne samplebased synthesis, and the combination of these two methods christened realtime convolution and modulation synthesis. Now i know why many stage players use this keyboard. These 2 patches are derived from the quadruple velocity crossfaded dx7 patch 08 e. The yamaha motif xs is in the same bracket, sporting a colour display and a. When you want to use the fantom g in the most traditional, straightahead waymaybe with a single patch on the keyboard and a rhythm set or rhythm on the padssingle modes the way to go. The fantom x has all of the waveforms and actual patches the xa and s has, but has a very large additional set of 88notesampled piano waves. No sound when roland fantom g8 hooked up apple community. The builtin audiomidi sequencer allows up to 128 tracks including 24 audi. These rubber contact strips are in stock and available for sale for keyboards made by access, alesis, ensoniq, moog, korg, kurzweil, nord, novation, doepfer, roland, yamaha and more. The g6 has 5 octaves but you can transpose if you need too. I sampled every 3rd key from c2 to c7 at 4 velocity levels from pianissimo to fortissimo and created fantomsx multisamples based on those 84 individual samples.