Roland Fantom-08

Create and perform at the highest level with the Roland FANTOM-08. Play and produce with thousands of 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.

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• Incorporate sounds and features from the flagship FANTOM workstation series.
• New and improved fluid workflow.
• New SuperNATURAL pianos with authentic acoustic grand piano sound and response.
• Virtual ToneWheel Organ with harmonic bar control and quick-fire playability.
• Deep onboard sampling capabilities.
• Scenes contain settings for all 16 layers plus effects and patterns.
• Colour touchscreen for intuitive hands-on control.
• TR-REC sequencer taken from classic Roland drum machines – real-time and step sequenced settings.
• High-resolution knobs, sliders and control section.
• RGB performance pads for triggering sounds, sampling, finger-drumming and more.
• Huge DSP power providing maximum polyphony and smooth sound transitions.
• Pitch/mod lever and illuminated pitch and mod wheels.
• 4x32 USB audio interface and native integration with Logic Pro, MainStage, and Ableton Live.
• Mic input and powerful onboard vocoder.
• Support for Model Expansions, Sound Packs, Sample Packs, and more from Roland Cloud.
• Compatible with FANTOM Scenes that use ZEN-Core, SuperNATURAL, and Virtual ToneWheel Organ sounds.
• Newly designed 88-note keybed with synth action.

At the heart of the new Fantom synthesiser keyboards are a wide variety of genre-defying sounds taken from Roland’s ever-expanding library. From classic bass sounds to atmospheric pads and cinematic brasses; the sound library is packed with studio-grade sounds ready for you to use with a single touch.

Offering a comprehensive sound range from authentic acoustic instruments to cutting-edge electronic and hybrid sounds, ZEN-Core pushes the Fantom into new sonic territory. Building on the success of the Fantom workstation series, the Fantom Synthesizer Keyboard features an advanced Zen Core synth engine providing cutting-edge synthesis.

Zen-Core provides precise control over your sounds with a large amount of polyphony and full patch remain, meaning you never experience note drop out when changing scene. A scene can contain up to 16 individual tones, which you can combine for impressive splits or layered sounds. A single tone is made up of up to 4 partials, with each partial comprising a complete synth voice (with oscillator, filter, amplifier and dual LFO). This means a single scene can contain up to 64-oscillators and 128-LFO’s.

You can capture internal sounds, incorporate sound from hardware devices, DAWs and much more with the Fantom-08. You can even capture samples and send them to the RGB performance pads so you can instantly trigger each sound. You can do it all with the Fantom-0 series!

Borrowed from classic Roland drum machines, the TR-REC pattern sequencer is perfect for creating percussive loops and much more utilising both step and real-time sequencing for maximum versatility. Not only that but the onboard colour touchscreen allows you to use clip-based sequencing for instant pattern recording and triggering, providing hands-on control for you patterns.

The Fantom-0 features a comprehensive control section, comprised of a wide range of knobs, sliders and even RGB pads. You can use the sliders for controlling modulation and volume, perfect for making quick, on-the-fly changes. You can achieve everything from smooth sweeps to finer adjustments of texture and sound with the onboard controls. It also includes a dedicated synth section with high resolution (1024 step) controls for oscillator, filter and envelope, as well as buttons and pads for triggering and sequencing.

• Sound Generator:
  • TONE
  • ZEN-Core
  • SuperNATURAL Acoustic
  • SuperNATURAL Acoustic Piano (EXSN01/03 Preload)
  • SuperNATURAL Electric Piano (EXSN02 Preload)
  • VTW Organ (Only ZONE2)
  • Various MODEL sound generators (Require adding EXM Series)
• Expansion:
  • EXZ Series
  • EXSN Series
  • EXM Series
• Parts: 16 zones (Internal + External)
• Scenes: 128 scenes x 4 bank
• Tones:
  • 3,500 tones or greater
  • 90 Drum kits or greater
• Tone Remain: 8 zones
• Favourite: Rating System: 4 steps (0-3)
• Tone Search/Scene Search: Rating, Character
• Effects:
  • Multi-Effects: 16 systems, 90 types
  • Part EQ: 16 systems
  • Drum Part COMP: 6 systems
  • Insertion Effect: 2 systems, 90 types (Serial/Parallel connection selectable)
  • TFX: 1 system, 90 types
  • Input MFX: 1 system, 90 types
  • Chorus: 9 types
  • Reverb: 7 types
  • Compressor: Master Compressor
  • Input Reverb: 7 types
  • Input EQ: 1 system
• Vocoder:
  • Band: 13, 20, 32
  • Type: Mono, Stereo
  • Preset Setting: 10
  • User Setting: 20
• Scene Chain:
  • Chain: 16 Scenes x 32 Pages (Total 512 Scenes) per 1 Chain set
  • Set: 100
  • Marker: 36 (0-9, A-Z, a-z) per 1 Chain Set
• Sequencer:
  • MIDI Tracks: 16
  • Group: 16
  • Pattern: 8 (per each track)
  • Pattern Length: 32 measures
  • Recording Method: Realtime recording, Step recording, TR-REC
  • Editing Method: Piano roll edit (Touch Edit/Automation support), Microscope
  • Song: 1 (per Scene)
  • File Format: Original, SMF export/import supported
• Sampler:
  • Keyboard: Multisample
  • Format: 16/24-bit linear, 44.1/48 kHz, WAV/AIFF
  • Number of Samples: 2,048
  • Number of Multisamples: 128
  • Sampling Time: The maximum is 2 minutes 44 second (1 Sample).
• PAD Sampler:
  • Format: 16/24-bit linear, 44.1/48 kHz, WAV/AIFF import supported
  • Maximum Polyphony: 8
  • Number of Samples: 16 pads x 4 banks
  • Sampling Time: The maximum is 60 minutes (the equivalent of approximately 660 MB).
• Internal Storage: 2 GB
• Others:
  • Rhythm Pattern
  • Arpeggiator
  • Chord Memory
  • Motional Pad
  • PAD Mode
  • Sample Pad
  • Note Pad
  • Partial Sw/Sel
  • DAW Control
  • Zone Mute
  • Zone Solo
  • Kbd Sw Group
  • Rhythm Pattern
  • Pattern
  • Variation Play
  • Group Play
• AIRA LINK: When connected to MX-1
• Controllers:
  • Pitch Bend/Modulation lever
  • Assignable Switch x 2 (S1/S2)
  • Control knob x 8
  • Slider x 8
  • Wheel x 2
  • Function knob x 6
  • Sound Modified knob x 2
  • 4 x 4 Pad

• Display: Graphic Type, 5.5" (1,280 x 720 dots), backlite LCD (Color/Touch screen, Screensaver, Wallpaper support)
• Connectors:
  • Headphones Jack: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type
  • MAIN OUT jacks: (L/MONO, R) (1/4-inch TRS type)
  • SUB OUT jacks: (L/MONO, R) (1/4-inch phone type)
  • SUB OUT STEREO (PHONES) Jacks: Stereo miniature phone type PHONES Support
  • Mic Input Jacks: 1/4 inch TRS type
  • Line Input Jacks: (L/MONO,R) (1/4 inch phone type)
  • FOOT PEDAL Jacks: (HOLD, CTRL1, CTRL2)
  • MIDI Connectors: (IN, OUT)
  • USB:
    • MEMORY port
    • COMPUTER port (AUDIO/MIDI)
    • External Device Port: A Roland A-49 or an A-PRO series MIDI Controller can be connected. * Operation is not guaranteed if a generic MIDI device is connected.
  • Audio Interface:
    • Audio Fidelity: 24 bit/96 KHz
    • Record: 16 Stereo Channel
    • Playback: 2 Stereo Channel
  • External Memory: USB Flash drive (sold separately)
  • Power Supply: AC Adaptor
  • Power Consumption: 1,300 mAh
  • Dimensions (WxDxH): 1939 x 354 x 138 mm
  • Weight: 14.8 kg