The instructor used was the first instructor in the vhs video for the original roland fantom 76 first manufactured in 2002. The fantom g 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 audiomidi sequencer and more. Sure, the factory patches and rhythm sets sound great, but you can also create your own, as youll learn in this booklet. I guess i basically want to know the differances between them. More people seem to prefer the fantom x, roland s prior offering, over the g. While changing sounds as you play is a form of control, thats not.
Each arx board is a dedicated application with its own processor, graphics, and dsp, powered by rolands supernatural sound technology for. Review and history of the roland fantom g tweakheadz. The fantom x is roland s bestever workstation, but it has suffered from one or two annoying omissions, such as the ability to import roland s own sample format. I say this as when i pan from cubase the left channel fades to nothing and the right remains in stereo. As we go along, well mention some interesting control combinations for you to consider using. Introducing the most powerful and luxurious live workstation in roland history. The roland fantom g6 is the standard for production. Roland fantomg from sampling to create patch with bpm sync. Roland fantom synthesizerworkstation demo, overview and.
Roland corporation has released fg connects live a free download designed to enhance the live performance potential of the fantomg, adding new rhythm patterns, patches and live sets, and versatility with new motion phrases. Fgws01the fantomg possibilities roland corporation u. Nov 09, 2012 this video shows how to take a sample and turn it into a single instrument patch. Roland announced the new arx03 supernatural brass expansion board for the fantomg series. Where can i find a version 2 upgrade kit for the roland. Rolands fantom g6, g7, and g8the fantomg familyset a new standard for excellence in workstation keyboards, with spectacular sounds and incredible builtin effectprocessing muscle. The roland fantom x series is one of the best audiomidi workstation series developed by roland. Sure, the factory patches and rhythm sets sound great, but you can also create your own, as youll learn in this. The pack includes patches and splits inspired by the textures of jordan rudess. Fgws07live mode in the fantomg roland corporation u. Apr 25, 2010 free fg connects live project for roland fantomg keyboard synthesizers. Rolands designed the fantom g this way to make it fit naturally into anyones workflow. Fantom x techsyn fantom x 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. As youll see, there are often several ways to do the same thing.
You can use the patches below on a jv1080, jv2080, xp50, xp60, xp80 and other roland jvxp synths which are sound compatible with these. Also, all machines like neko, miko etc, although they have a proprietary shell above the os, in the core they run windows, i. Check out the roland fantoms loading xv5080 patches using the fantoms editor librarian. In this video we demonstrate how to install version 1. You can use a program like cakewalk, cubase or sysex to send the. For recording, the fantomg contains a powerful 128 midiaudio track sequencer. The fantomg series redefines the boundaries of playability and creativity. Read, watch, listen, and learn about roland products and the people that use them. Of course you can tune it to your liking, but its not a fantom g or an oasys or anything like this. 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 g accepts new arx wave expansion cards, has larger fullcolor screen, 16 insert effects per patch and other improvements. Holding down the shift key lets you scroll through on. F6 to view the screens second page or to scroll down.
Subscribe to the roland newsletter to get the latest articles, videos, and news about your favorite roland products. Though the samples are decent on that board, the patches are not, leaving velocity switching during performances highly detectable. At many peoples requests, i did a video on how to sample notes from another keyboard juno60. If you need to crowbar in more data, you can always free up track space by. Feb 20, 2015 roland fantom g demonstrando timbres da programacao. Piaknow roland fantom x tips interested in original music, any style, then this site is for you. The fantomg is designed, first and foremost, as an. Roland fantom g vs x series hey whas up guys im trying to add another weapon to my production game and im currently working with yamaha motif xs6 and i got an imac with logic, reason 5, and komplete 7 kit ect and im trying to maybe add a roland fantom to my collection and i was just wondering if the sounds out of the g series are the same as. The g6 has 5 octaves but you can transpose if you need too.
Fgws06editing fantomg patches and rhythm sets roland. Roland fantom x6 free shipping 61key keyboard synthesizer gift amazing perfect. Patchman music roland fantom xr, x6, x7, x8 soundbanks. Roland fantom where to find updates and drivers youtube. Roland clan forums view topic fantom g or fantom x. The a88mkii is supremely playable, with onboard creative tools for todays musicians and producers. The fantom g is phrase based and not like a typical linear sequencerand takes a bit of getting used to there are also some shortcomings in detail editing in the fg also. While its always nice to offload gear the mv has a great reputation and you could always hook them togethere via midi, using the fg for input and outputthen if you play. Fantomg open patch archive by cyclops thu sep 11, 2008 5. Id guess theyll either be free or paid for downloads. Everything on this board is well built and put together to last. This patch uses the first of the two waveform sets on the srx02 board and improves on the many flaws of the included patches that come on that expansion board. The new fantomx series can play expressive 4tone patches with 128voice polyphony.
Press and hold down middle c, e, and g without allowing the hammers to strike. I am going to be buying a fantom g or x i s the sequencer as eassy to use on the x as it is on the g. Roland s fantom g6, g7, and g8the fantom g familyset a new standard. This workshop booklet explains how to save fantomg songs, samples, patches, and everything else. 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. If youve already been writing patches, live sets, sample, songs, or anything. The fantom g is way overpriced and even if it was the same price as the korg m3 or yamaha motif xs, its two main competitors, i would still choose both over the fantom g. This new expansion board joins the arx01 drums and arx02 electric piano expansion boards.
Synthonia roland fantom x series leads free patches. Scroll wheel this booklet requires fantomg operating system v1. The tweak takes you on a spin through the lineage of the roland fantom keyboard workstation from the jv1080 to the fantom g. In any situation, the best method to use is always simply the one that feels. Mar 29, 20 the fantom x audio track expansion and fantom xr sample tools expansion kits update the fantom x main units to version 2 firmware. I bought a korg m50 new and regret it because it just dont flow when making music. Imo in many ways the fantom g is a step backwards for roland. Fantomg workshop booklet, you can perform most operations on the fantomg using either a connected mousesold separatelyor the fantomgs own frontpanel controls. The bedrock of the fantom gs sound is its 256mb of sampled waveforms. However this is still a viable workstation built by roland and still used by many musicians and producers.
A fantom g patch which is the basic building block of more complex sounds can. You select parameters and objects with a left click. Roland has discontinued the fantom g workstation and all updates to it in favor of other ventures. Yamaha pss270 61 key lighted yamaha porta sound vintage casio sk1 sampling keyboard portasound voice key lighted keyboard piano 49 key casio pt80 keyboard 100 tone casio pt1 piano ln key midi portable yamaha portasound pss270 novation remote pss keyboard digital piano regular 49 key electronic keyboard electronic sampling keyboard tone bank electronic keyboard. Roland fantom x series leads free patches by carlitos 02052010, 15. Roland clan forums view topic fantomg open patch archive. How to load these patches into my roland xp50, xp60 or xp80. History please see the roland s7x description for a background on roland sampler history, the roland xv5080 description for a good description on the road to the fantom, and the roland mv8000 page for yet another spinoff of the roland s7x design. By doubling the rom size of its predecessor, roland have given the fantom g a fighting chance of competing with some of the excellent sample libraries on the market, although it should be noted that most libraries nowadays are in the multi. Order your roland fantom from musicians friend today. Innovative hybrid cajon with builtin electronic sounds.
Each fantomg can also host two roland arx supernatural cards whose breakthrough modeling technology provides sounds with amazing sonic detail, expressive possibilities, and sounddesign opportunities. Roland always puts out the most creative and warm sounds. This is my first video in a couple of years, but i think it will be the first of many more to come. This book is intended for people who want to explore the greatest depths of their fantomg synthesizers from roland. A recent announcement has confirmed that sinevibes and nexoe have collaborated to give away free sounds for the roland fantomg series of keyboards sinevibes fantomg sound expansion series was created with roland equipment specifically in mind, and consists of a wide collection of instruments, loops and drum kits. When you want to use the fantomg 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. Matt has used these sounds in performance for over 4 years. Each fantomg workshop series booklet focuses on one fantomg topic, and is intended as a companion to the fantom g6g7g8 owners manual.
It is a truly immense knowledge resource on sound design and music production, with lots of illustrations and example sounds provided in each tutorial article. Youll find sequencer templates, patch banks, free samples, online tutorials, and a well run. Rolands fantom workstation reaches its fourth generation with the g series. Save roland fantom g6 to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Very clean, there is a port to use a mouse so its easy to navigate the screen. When i plugged 2 balanced jacks into the a outputs the right channel cancels out the left.