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| Original packaging | Damaged |
| Condition of product | Traces of use (no damage/scratches) |
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General
As software becomes more and more integrated in studios, hardware starts to lose its purpose. From that perspective, Roland have been outfitting gear with their self-developed ZEN-CORE engine for years. When it comes to parameters and nuance, this extensive sound-generator plays on the same level as the best virtual instruments on the market, which is great for keyboardists who want a solid stage-synth under their fingertips instead of a cumbersome, and less performance-friendly laptop. It all comes down to feel, and that's why hardware-synths still have a right to exist. Fitted with a small army of buttons, sliders, encoders and other bells and whistles, and blessed with the superior performance of the ZEN-Core engine, the new Roland Fantom-06 offers the combined potential of excellent hardware and exceptional software.
The Roland Fantom-06
In addition to that small army of controls, the Fantom-06 features a 5.5" touch display (1280x720) which offers an immediately accessible graphic interface. In terms of sound, the extensive ZEN Core engine supplies a total of 256 oscillators/voices that you can virtually anything with. Build fat stacks of up to eight oscillators per voice, or stick to a single oscillator to gain more range - and of course - do everything in between. Expansions are available to download via the Roland cloud to expand the potential even further, and since you're getting multiple SuperNATURAL engines, the sound is as realistic as could be.
Other Highlights
Roland have also built-in two gigabytes of storage capacity to support custom samples which can then be triggered by the keyboard or the performance pads. Meanwhile, a built-in MIDI-compatible audio interface of supports a smooth link-up with your computer, and there's a multi-track pattern sequencer you can use to create grooves. On top of all of that, the Fantom-06 comes with a gigantic stack of effects, plus a vocoder you can use with a line microphone to brilliantly bizarre effect. Add it all up and it's safe to say this synth will take a fair amount of time to get to know in depth - as it should.
Specifications
Product features
| 19-inch rack size | not applicable |
|---|---|
| Number of keys | 61 |
| Arpeggiator/sequencer | arpeggiator |
| Audio via USB | yes |
| Complete | Yes |
| Control | sustain (input), expression (input) |
| Sustainable product | not specified |
| Synthesizer inputs | microphone input, line in |
| Sound source | sample player |
| MIDI & other | MIDI in, MIDI out, MIDI over USB |
| Synthesizer options | extensive |
| Original packaging | Damaged |
| Synthesizer outputs | line out jack, headphone |
| Polyphony | variable (max.256) |
| Synthesizer kind | standard |
| Condition of product | Traces of use (no damage/scratches) |
| Type of keys | keyboard action |
| Vintage remake | no |
| Synthesizer type | keyboard |
| Difficulty level | intermediate |
Weight and dimensions including packaging
| Weight (incl. packaging) | 10,0 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (incl. packaging) | 112,0 x 47,0 x 22,0 cm |
Product specifications
- Roland Fantom-06
- synthesizer
- sound generator:
- ZEN-Core (max. 256 mono oscillators, depending on the complexity of the sound)
- SuperNATURAL Acoustic
- SuperNATURAL Acoustic Piano (EXSN01)
- SuperNATURAL Electric Piano (EXSN02)
- VTW Organ (Zone 2 only)
- various MODEL sound generators, EXM expansions required
- expandable with EXZ, EXSN and EXM packs
- parts: 16
- scenes: 128 x 4 bank
- 3,500+ sounds
- 90+ drum kits
- extensive effects section
- vocoder: 13, 20, 32 bands
- pattern sequencer:
- MIDI tracks: 16
- group: 16
- pattern: 8 per track
- pattern length: 64 beats
- method: real-time, step-recording, TR-REC
- editing: piano roll, microscoop
- sampler:
- format: 16/24 bit, 44.1/48 kHz, WAV/AIFF
- number of samples: 2048
- multi samples: 128
- max. recording time per sample: 2:44
- sample-RAM: 2 GB
- AIRA-link with Roland MX-1
- display: 5.5", 1280x720px, colour, touch
- audio-interface: 96 kHz, 24 bit, recording: 16x stereo, playback: 2x stereo
- dimensions: 1006 x 323 x 95mm
- weight: 6 kg
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De pitch bender verloopt voortdurend. Werd eerder (binnen de garantieperiode) gerepareerd, maar vertoont na enkele jaren weer hetzelfde euvel. Het apparaat klinkt daardoor als een valse kraai. Het risico dat je de onderzoekskosten ad € 255,- nu sowieso moet betalen voor een reparatie die waarschijnlijk niet blijvend tot verbetering leidt is te groot.
Waardeloos apparaat en een zeer slechte reparatieafdeling!
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Roland R&D has done a very good job with the OS. The learning curve is quite straight forward without big slopes to climb. Anyone who has ever used a workstation and or a synthesiser of the past with very little displays and deep menu diving OS implementation, will find a breath while working with any of the Roland Fantom Series machines. Not only the touch screen, but a bunch of shortcuts and dedicated buttons too.
My choice was the 61 keys model because in my studio I use an 88 fully weighted midi controller as my master piece. Still I have a very portable machine that I can take with easy to everywhere, this wonderful Roland Fantom 06. So the best of the two worlds. While playing organ & leads, the 61 synth keys are just gorgeous. While playing Solo Piano (what only seriously happens while in my studio) the 88 weighted controller makes the trick and the responsiveness of the Roland Fantom to the key strokes of my controller via Midi is just as I was playing directly on a Fantom 08. Besides Fantom software will replicate the MIDI IN data through the USB into my PC. That's possible to be configured and even Fantom-0 to listen to all midi data as it came just from a single midi channel, which is very convenient for using the multitimbral scenes from a master keyboard and still mirroring only the midi channels one wishes to the PC via the Fantom-0 USB port. Not to forget that we get 8 sliders, 8 knobs with three possible functions each (one of them user assignable) two wheels that can be assigned. The typical Roland Joystick and two assignable buttons, two switch pedal slots and a CC pedal input.
A vocoder and microphone processing is to be remarkable.
I have tried the Ableton Live DAW implementation and I must say Bravo Roland!
Only one or small two disappointments: I would have loved the 2GB of pad sample memory to be shared with the 256 MB of keyboard sample memory. And after touch capability as well. But we cannot have everything at this price point.
Thus I recommend this board and the whole Fantom series depending on your needs and budget. You will find 6 boards to choose from all ready to rock.
Bax-shop was specially kind and helpful to me, but these details are not part of this review. Just worth to mention that Bax-shop rocks!
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About Roland. They have made a good job. But I will remove one star to be honest.
In 2024, 256 MB of sample memory is ridiculous. That said. The Fantom 0 series are very powerful pseudo workstations. With an update including a full linear sequencer, this became a true workstation.
As a synthesiser and scene performance machine, this is the field where the Fantom 0 shines. Easy to carry and powerful tools to performe, coupled with a very good and extended sound palette that will take you from the old Roland times to the newest and cover signature sound from other known brands at the same time.
Last thing to say. Roland, please, if there is more no used memory inside, please free it for sampling. Otherwise, I recommend this keyboard. And you will not go wrong with Baxshop. They rock!
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De Fantom-06 heeft een 5" touchscreen waar je direct alles kunt aanpassen wat op je scherm is. Alleen al het uitzoeken van een toon gebeurt met direct 20 presets op je scherm die je favoriet kunt maken zodat je meteen ziet wat je wel en niet lekker vindt klinken.
Ook gekocht voor het gewicht: slechts 6kg! en ik heb toch een full size 88 gewogen toets met aftertouch midi controller.
Storend vond ik direct de leds onder de 2 wheels, die schijnen in je ogen. Gelukkig zijn deze uit te zetten.
Vergeleken met de grote broer zijn er wat features weggehaald:
VPiano, Analog Filter, lampjes rondom knoppen zodat je op het podium, iets minder goede sound card, Aftertouch(!), ADSR knoppen (die ik wel mis) en geen effects knoppen (die ik ook mis, om effe snel een delay toe te voegen), scene remain met alle 16 zones, nu slechts 8.
Iets waar m.i. niet goed over nagedacht is, is het weghalen van de zone select knoppen. Hierdoor moet je teveel in een hoekje prutsen met meerdere knoppen daar. CTRL, ASSIGN, Zone SELECT, 1-8/9-16. Er zitten wat teveel functies daar in een hoekje, maar er is mee te werken.
Vooral ook gekocht voor de sequencer omdat ik snel een nummer als inspiratie wil kunnen opnemen zonder computer. Helaas vind ik de sequencer niet zo intuïtief werken als gehoopt. Ja het werkt, en als je een bepaalde workflow aanhoudt komt het allemaal wel goed, maar er zijn rare beperkingen: Je kunt niet van track wisselen terwijl record aan staat, iets dat op mijn mc101 prima kan en veel sneller, ook undo of delete recording van een track kost veel tijd, op de MC101 is daar een shortcut voor en is het instant.
Polyfonie: ja dit geeft soms wel es problemen. bij sommige klanten meer dan andere. Vooral bij pads als je een sustain pedaal inhoudt wordt het gauw problematisch. Dat is jammer maar enigszins op te lossen door met de voice reserve te spelen. Wordt het allemaal alsnog teveel dan kun je met de partials gaan prutsen, een paar hier en daar uitzetten, maar dit kost allemaal erg veel tijd en is in een live omgeving niet haalbaar.
Dan the good stuff:
Dit ding is gewoon een performance beest. De pad modes zijn handig en intuitief, laat je zones muten, variaties en zone groups starten, je kunt filters toewijzen aan de knoppen en wielen, je kunt op het touchscreen spelen voor resonance/cut off. Binnen no time was ik aan het spelen en jammen en vliegt de tijd voorbij.
Effecten en klanken aanpassen is op het grote scherm veel beter te doen, want je ziet wat er gaande is, welke opties je hebt, en kunt makkelijk switchen ipv eeuwig zoeken in menuutjes of gigantisch lange lijsten van opties.
Eigenlijk geeft deze interface met touch screen je pas een kijkje in hoe krachtig de hardware inmiddels is en wat Roland aanbiedt. Ja tuurlijk, eigenlijk doen ze nog steeds niks nieuws, want zoiets als een motion pad zat er in de jaren 90 al in, net als een touch screen op bepaalde modellen.
De supernatural pianos zijn voor mij goed genoeg. De Zencore engine ken ik ook goed inmiddels en je kunt er leuke dingen mee doen. Het geeft je niet het gevoel van de ACB, maar klinkt goed genoeg.
Sampling is ook gaaf en werkt vlot. Het hele ding werkt eigenlijk vlot en je merkt nooit dat ie het niet aan kan.
Bottom line:
Zeker met de recente prijsdaling van 200+ euro is dit echt een koopje! Enorm veel synthesizer voor je geld en gruwelijk veel plezier in een plastic doos die niks weegt. De controls werken algemeen goed genoeg en de compromissen die gemaakt zijn om geld te besparen zijn acceptabel als blijf ik de aftertouch eeuwig missen.
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| Description | Type | Language | Extension |
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| Manual | Manual | English |
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