Roland Fantom-X

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Roland Fantom-X by Roland
Synthesis type: digital signal processing
Polyphony: 128 voices
Multitimbral: 16
LFO: 2
Velocity sensitive: Yes
Aftertouch: Yes
External control: USB and regular MIDI
Memory: 64 Mb + DIMM slot
Onboard effects: 78
Produced: 2004 - present

The Fantom-X (X6/X7/X8) is a music production workstation produced by Roland Corporation. It was introduced in 2004 as an upgrade from the Fantom S series. The Fantom-X competes with the Korg Triton, the Yamaha Motif and the Alesis Fusion.

[edit] Features

Featuring an 128-voice PCM-based synthesizer/sampler, MRC-Pro sequencer, 6 effects processors, dynamic pads and infrared D-Beam. It has 4 (keyboard) or 6 (module) SRX expansion board slots.

[edit] Models

There are three models that differ only in number and types of keys:

  • X6: 61 keys
  • X7: 76 keys
  • X8: 88 weighed hammer action keys

There is also a module version called XR. In 2005 the Fantom-Xa was released, being a stripped down version of the original Fantom-X.

[edit] See also

  • Roland Juno-G - entry-level workstation based on the Fantom-X series.