Roland Fantom-X7 76-Key Sampling Workstation

World's first "Giga-Workstation" keyboard, giving musicians nearly 1GB of wave memory when fully expanded and powerful 128-voice polyphony.

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Roland Fantom-X7 76-Key Sampling Workstation reviews

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"Fantom X, X for X-treme Fantom Power... powerful sounds and functions!"

Feature:
I never got a chance to use skip bak sampling, but I have heard it is uniquely inquisite. Full of features and surprises. I failed at the sequencer section, but the technician at the music store made it look easy. I suppose once you get the hang of navigating through the settings, effects, and parameter functions, it's not so bad after all. The colored LCD display may not be toucher-graphic like the Triton, but navigating through parameter settings, realtime control settings, assignments, and functions to MFX processors is a breeze. Just as it is a breeze to navigate by tough-graphic editing on the Triton Extreme. Another plus for Roland is the nicely organized categories of sound patches you want to select. If you want to select a sound, press menu, I forgot what mode it has to be in though, but once you do that, there will be a list of instrument categories on the display such as percussion, Strings/Bass, Malet, Acoustic Pianos, Electric Pianos, Synths, and more. Each category has a vast selection of different instrument types. Example: under E. Pianos, there are Tines, Whirly Grand, Clav w/wah, Phaser Rhodes, Mark II, Wurlitzer Stage, and many many others. You can even tweek their effects like phase, tremolo with adjustments to rate, depth, resonance, speaker modeling distance and sound ratio, and all that other stuff. The Organs are super-stellar. Try Memories sound patc or 60's Combo Classic Organ with distortion and rich overdrive. Although you cannot really have full assignment ratio of Leslie rotary speed and modeling to the modulation/pitch stick like you do on the Triton Extreme, you can still assign that effect to the D-beam or to your assignable knobs. Look at the LCD display to look at corresponding adjustments and monitor your parameter levels. So far, the Fantom X is user friendly when it comes to functions, features, and parameter settings and editing. It is true that Roland may have skimped out a little on insert effects, but for a novice keyboard player, what more could one need. Then again, the Extreme is just as daring, isn't it? Either way, both keyboards are a perfect choice for novices and professionals.

Quality:
Other than sound quality, the material of the instrument is durable, proffessional, and reliable. I mean... a steel-titanium chassis, how durable and heavy duty can one get here. That's pretty good for a keyboard. Considering if one is going to use it for studio use, or stage performances, this keyboard is built solid state. Some of the buttons and keys are a little cheap, but they still feel smooth. The keys and buttons are probably built for superfluous reasons. Good keyboard I've seen so far.

Value:
I don't know of the Fantom X's value. I don't one one yet, but my guess is that it is very valuable as far as functions and sound.

Sound:
Roland, by far, are one of the most realistic, lush sounding keyboards ever. The electric pianos, acoustic pianos, synths, and organs are SUPER! The sounds on the Fantom X are more smoother. They are not as bright and live-ish/performance-ish sounding like on the Triton Extreme. However, the Triton Extreme has breath-taking sounds as well. If you do not like hassling with tweekability, sound and parameter adjusting/editing, I reccomend the Fantom X. If you do not mind tweeking sounds and editing a lot, the Triton Extreme would be no problem for you. Although Triton Extreme has a superb vacuum-processing Valve Force tube unit located above the joystick region, which gives extra warmth, overdrive, disortion and boost to your sounds and effects; the Fantom X has similar functions. You just have to navigate through effects editing parameters, equalizing functions, and various adjustments of modulations, multi effects, insert effects. Believe me, the distortion, warmth, and snarl is just as good as the Valve Force, however, it may not possess actual/authentic Tube system in it. I prefer most of the electric pianos better on the Fantom X than on the Triton Extreme, but the Triton Extreme has good electric pianos as well. The vintage organs, clavs, and melltrons are very ood as well. I have not yet got a chance to try the FArfisa organ, my favorite of all organs. They were known for their distorted synth/fluty-churhcy sounds and other tones as well. Anyhow, the sounds are very superb on the Fantom X. The Fantom X is not so bad after all when it comes to sounds.

Support:
I don't know if this is true, but I heard that Roland customer support is very friendly, and helpful. If not, prove me wrong here. I'll be more than willing to suffice under such criticism.

Overall:
A good, overall keyboard. It is in my eyes, on par with the Triton Extreme.

Submitted: 5/19/2004

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* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

"Best keyboard mandkind will ever see"

Feature:
What the heck feature doesnt it have?? ever since the day roland came out with the fantom x series keyboards, i was won over by them on so many levels. but yeah the features, who needs a CDR drive built in to it when you have a studio right at your fingertips?? as long as you have a working computer with a cdr drive then its all good to go. from all the realistic sounds to all the sampling modes, arpeggiator, skip back sampling, pad bank, the list just goes on and on

Quality:
the steel construction. thats enough said.

Desirability:
you cant just go past a fantom x!!! just the overall presence of it is just unbelieveable

Sound:
The roland fantom x has the most unbelieveable sound on the whole planet!!!! all the acoustic piano sounds, electric piano sounds, guitar, bass, synth, drum, percussion, vocal sounds theyre all just absolutely perfect

Ease of Use:
if your just getting started into playing keyboards it will take a little bit of time but once you learn all the "nooks and crannies" on the fantom x it is probly the most user friendly flagship professional keyboard out there

Support:
havent needed any support which is a REALLY good thing

Overall:
the fantom x is all you need. with the ability to plug your guitar, bass, and even have the capibility to get drums set up to it. it really is a studio at your fingertips

Submitted: 11/26/2006

Style of Music: Progressive rock/metal

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The Fantom-X Series are the world's first 'Giga-Workstation' keyboards, giving musicians nearly 1GB of wave memory when fully expanded and powerful 128-voice polyphony. The synthesis section has all-new waveforms and room for 4 SRX expansions, while the sampler's RAM can be expanded to 544MB, with an inexpensive DIMM chip - enough memory to use like a digital recorder. The Fantom-X Series is also the first line of workstation keyboards with a color LCD screen.

Features

128-voice workstations with 61-note keyboard (Fantom-X6), 76-note keyboard (Fantom-X7), or 88-note (Fantom-X8) Progressive Hammer-Action Keyboard

Seamless integration of audio and MIDI using gorgeous new ROM waves and sampling with realtime timestretch capability

128MB wave ROM includes quality-focused sounds like 88-key split piano and more

32MB sample RAM expandable to 544MB with optional DIMMs

New color LCD screen - a first in a workstation keyboard!

Innovative features like Skip Back Sampling, Dynamic Pad Bank and V-LINK*

3 MFX processors, plus dedicated reverb, chorus and mastering processor

USB port for MIDI, .WAV/AIFF file exchange and 4x SRX expansion

PC card slot for backing up samples and data with up to 1GB capacity

4 Line outputs (2 stereo or 4 mono), stereo Line input and 24-bit S/PDIF I/O

*V-LINK requires optional Edirol DV-7PR with software version 1.50 or higher.

V-LINK: The Future of Performance
The Fantom-X Series is not only a great choice for studio musicians, but also for live performers. Using Roland's V-LINK technology, musicians can trigger and manipulate video clips when connected to an Edirol video editor like the DV-7PR. Imagine being able to instantly trigger clips from the Dynamic Pad Bank, or create transitions and effects using the pitch bender and knobs. It's a live performer's dream!

The Fantom's 2nd most obvious unique feature is the new, improved 16 rubber Dynamic pads. Use them for drums, vocals or sounds with the Fanom's amazing realtime timestretch, wave edit and chop capability and its ability to load .WAV/AIFF files right off your computer. (Of course it samples - analog or digital.) For that matter use the PC card slot for up to 1 GB storage or even an external drive. The very cool USB file sharing feature has been upgraded to also act as an MIDI interface.

Another unique tool is the Skip Back sampling that always lets you go back in time and capture whatever you just played. These waveforms immediately draw themselves on the color display. If you are playing to a groove, the wave is set to be cut and adjusted by the beat (it appears on a barline grid).

When you are gazing at the hi-rez LCD screen you will feel like you are at a powerful computer based sequencer... and you are! In fact, these keyboards use a new Roland chip that is their most powerful integrated DSP ever. The Fantom can record 400,000 note songs, with 480 TPQN. The sequencer section has been refined. Check out the very cool 'tiled' screen that shows your favorite 16 edit pages, instantly available from the sample pads. All editing options exist, with amazing graphics.

Finally you can work in a completely seamless world of audio/MIDI without feeling like you are at an office terminal. Of course, you can instantly store all your work to your home computer if that is convenient. Also the arpeggiator is completely programmable with the coolest display screens around.

We've left the sounds for last, but they may be the Fantom's strong suit. With 128 meg of over 1400 classic Roland waveforms, and room for 4 64 SRX expansion boards, every sound you need is at your fingertips. One piano patch alone, boasts over 700 samples (4 stereo samples for EACH note).

On the back panel you will find 4 Line outputs (2 stereo or 4 mono), stereo Line input and 24-bit S/PDIF I/O.

Technical Info

Specifications

Keyboard:
- X6: 61 keys (with velocity and channel aftertouch)
- X7: 76 keys (with velocity and channel aftertouch)
- X8: 88 keys (Progressive Hammer Action Mechanism and channel aftertouch)

Sound Generator Section Maximum: Polyphony 128 voices (shared with the sampling section) n Parts 16 parts

Wave Memory: 128 MB (16-bit linear equivalent)

Waveforms: 1,436 n Preset Memory Patches: 1,024 + 256 (GM2), Rhythm Sets: 40 + 9 (GM2), Performances: 64

User Memory:
- Patches: 256
- Rhythm Sets: 32
- Performances: 64

Card Memory (PC card):
- Patches: 256
- Rhythm Sets: 32
- Performances: 64

Effects:
- Multi-Effects: 3 systems
- 78 types
- Chorus: 3 types
- Reverb: 5 types
- Input Effects: 6 types
- Mastering Effects: 3-band compressor

Sampling Section Data Format: 16-bit linear (File Type: .WAV/.AIFF)

Sampling Frequency 44.1 kHz (fixed)

Maximum Sampling Time:
- Standard: 32 MB (mono: 360 sec. approx., stereo: 180 sec. approx.)
- Maximum (expanded with DIMM): 544 MB (mono: 102 min. approx., stereo: 51 min. approx.)

Number of Samples:
- User memory: 2,000 (maximum total approximately 32 MB)
- Card Memory: 7,000 (PC card)

Sequencer Section Track:
- Phrase Tracks (16 MIDI channels per track): 16
- Pattern Track (16 MIDI channels per track): 1
- Tempo Track: 1
- Beat track: 1

The Pattern Track can hold up to 100 patterns. n Resolution 480 TPQN

Tempo: 5 - 300

Note Capacity: Approx. 400,000 notes

Song Length: 9,998 measures

Recording Method: Realtime recording, Step recording

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Arpeggiator:
- Preset: 128
- User: 128

Rhythm Patterns:
- Preset: 256 (32 groups)
- User: 256 (32 groups)

Chord Memory:
- Preset: 64
- User: 64

Display Graphic 320 x 240 dots backlit LCD (Color)

Pads: 16 pads, Velocity and Aftertouch sensitive

Controllers: Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever, Control Knob x 4, Assignable Switch x 2, D Beam Controller

Connectors: Headphones Jack, A (MIX) Output Jacks (L/MONO, R): 1/4 inch TRS phone type, B Output Jacks (L, R): 1/4 in. phone type, Input Jacks (L/MONO/MIC, R): 1/4 in. phone type, Hold Pedal Jack (Half Pedal recognition), Control Pedal Jack (assignable), MIDI Connectors (IN, OUT, THRU), USB Connector (supports file transfer (mass storage class) and MIDI), Digital Audio Interface (COAXIAL INPUT/OUTPUT), AC Inlet

Expansion Slots:
- Expansion of waveforms and patchs for the internal sound generator): SRX expansion boards: 4 slots
- Expansion of sampling memory: DIMM: 1 slot (supports 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB (3.3 V))

External Storage Device: PC card: 1 slot (supports SmartMedia and CompactFlash using a PC card adapter)

Power Supply: AC 117 V, AC 230 V, AC 240 V (50/60 Hz), AC 220 V (60 Hz)

Dimensions (W x D x H):
- X6: 41-3/8 x 14-1/8 x 4-15/16 in. (1050 x 358 x 125 mm)
- X7: 49-11/16 x 14-1/8 x 4-15/16 in. (1262 x 358 x 125 mm)
- X8: 55-7/16 x 17-15/16 x 6-1/2 in. (1408 x 455 x 165 mm)

Weight:
- X6: 12.5 kg / 27 lbs 9 oz
- X7: 14.5 kg / 32 lbs
- X8: 29.5 kg / 65 lbs 1 oz

Accessories: Handbook, Owner's Manual, Sound/Parameter List, Sample Data (Audio) CD, CDROM (Editor, USB MIDI driver), Sticker, Power Cord

Options:
- Wave Expansion Board: SRX Series
- Pedal Switch: DP Series
- Foot Switch: BOSS FS-5U
- Expression Pedal: EV-5

*'Phantom' is a registered trademark of and is licensed by Phantom Guitar Works, Inc.

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Since the analog heyday, Roland has led the industry in the development of professional synthesizers. From the Jupiter 8 to the TR-808, and all the way up to the Fantom X, Roland can be counted on to deliver tools that empower the pros. The Fantom X is available in 61-key, 76-key, and 88-key hammer action versions, each with 16 dynamic pads for sample/loop triggering. These systems provide nearly 1GB of wave memory when fully expanded (with 4 SRX optional boards). Out of the box you get hundreds of brilliant sounds to inspire innovation in your music; a huge selection of pianos, strings, basses, drums brass synth sounds and much more provide the finest musical palette available. Paint your aural masterpiece with a 128-voice polyphonic canvas. The pro features of the Fantom X are too numerous to list. They include a color LCD screen for easy visible maneuvering, tons of sample and sound memory, 3 multi-effects processors, USB for file transfer (WAV/AIFF) and MIDI interfacing, a hefty selection of connectivity, smart skip-back sampling to capture musical phrases you've already played, and much more. The Fantom XR puts the same sound engine and I/O in a 1-space rack. Whether this is your first workstation or the last you will ever need, the Fantom X will empower you to let others hear the music in your head.

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