Fantom-0 Series Review - Fantom-06, 07 & 08 | Better Music

The new FANTOM-0 series from Roland brings your creative world together, combining the sonic power and fluid workflow of the top-of-the-line FANTOM series in a streamlined instrument that goes everywhere your inspiration takes you. Play and produce with Roland’s best sounds and unleash your musical vision with a colour touchscreen, hands-on controls, and deep computer integration derived from the flagship models.

00:00 Intro
01:00 Synths
01:47 Sounds and Engine
04:15 Sampling
05:02 Model Expansions
05:33 Layout
05:53 Scenes, Splits and Layers
06:38 Roland Cloud
07:18 Conclusion

Today we're using the FANTOM-06, it has 61 keys. FANTOM-07 is the same keyboard, just 76 keys. FANTOM-08 has 88 keys and is touch-sensitive.

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[HighlandStudio]

I've always been a Korg workstation fan....but holy friggin' hell, this new Roland is a Korg Nautilus killer! Finally....Roland creates a workstation that Korg can't possibly compete with....as I think the Fantom-0 series is the very best workstation ever created(in terms of features for the price.)

[Jvaldes]

I can’t get enough of these videos. I really can’t wait to get mines!

[jameshhenderson]

Great instrument review by someone with a true keyboard musician’s feel.

[NightOrchids]

Nice showcase video... I've just come back to composing music after a 12 year break.. so I'm from the Motifxs, Korg M3 and M50 era.. when we had knobs and buttons as our workflow.. so I love my fantom.. however, long before linear sequencers, we had the ancient drum machines way of step sequences (TR808, 909, DX7) so I'm baffled why all the developers, apart from KORG, have gone back to that old 1980s idea of step sequences.. Strange, although I like the removal of Modes.. to just all one integrated workflow.. I did buy a MODX, but the constant deep dive menu after menu after screen after screen of using it drove me crazy.. and the cheap plastic feel keybed of Modx wasn't my favourite, but I did like Yamahas new sequencer in v.2.5. i just hope Roland see sense and update the fantom seq, because there are times when there's just you and the keyboard and your inspiration.. messing with a computer every session is just a waste of time.. good video though 😊

[CedricSatterfield]

Damn it, I just managed to save up for and get a B stock fantom8 last month!!

[charlesgraham]

Thanks for a great video much appreciated

[seanleeduncan]

This looks like an updated FA06 which I bought and sold five years ago due to the lengthy menu diving and it trying to do so many things (sampler, sequencer, synth) but not achieving any of this to a convincing degree. I wanted to love it. Would like to know what the differences are 9n this 'new' release.

[etpslick]

Strange; I like the Fantom-O better than the regular fantom. Is it me? The piano sounds very impressive.🤨🎶🎹👍🏾

[anthonylascano]

Xp 80 on steroids, a companion keyboard 🎹

[calcuffaro]

Sound/sample bank sounds like it hasn’t changed much since the Fantom G series.

[rossmunroe]

The workstation on this is so amazing. The technology is perfect too, the main reason I want to purchase it. But is the sound engine as good as the FA 06. The integra 7 sound engine feature on the FA is hard engine to go up against (Personally).

Really want to be convinced to get this board because of the workstation. It’s so much better vs the fa 0’s, in my opinion. But idk about the sound engine on the Fantom 0’s

And no stores carry them where I can play around with both smh.

[anthonylascano]

Combined with a vr 730, you win the war

[NikolaNovak]

Thx for review! How easy or hard is it to
a) Change volume / mix of each instrument in split mode
b) Change octave of each instrument in split mode

I "downgraded" from Roland FA06 to DS61, as it was too much menu diving on FA06, whereas direct and easy on DS. I know Fantom-0 is "workstation", not "performance" keyboard, but it's so light it's tempting to use it for both :->

[kirkgayle]

Great review! this was well explained and i really liked how the musician brings it all to life! Wonderful channel as well, so many info, do subscribe!

[deeweezy]

Couple questions can someone help me? Can you record on this keyboard if so how many instruments can you joint together and how many tracks can you save to the memory bank ?

[miekwavesoundlab]

I own Motif XF and Korg M3. I use to play Motif Perf and Korg Karma Combis.

How does this compare for Multi performance? Does it have real-time performance arranger scene switching or is it only basic arps + layer + pattern sequencer?

If it has real-time scene switch Perf mode like Motif XF I’m interested!

[BEASTBEATS]

Hey bro I just got my 06 and I’m trying see if this thing have a way to set your Scale and Key to write your song to cause I don’t see anything or function tht applies tht

[donaldmgaygay]

Does the new Roland Fantom 08 series have Roland cloud

[jwillbassist]

where is this guy from? I am hear a Caribbean Accent

[piano_dreamerc_moll]

how many different sounds can you put on ONE layer? Thnx 😀