Roland Fantom-X

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Roland Fantom-X by Roland
Synthesis type: digital signal processing
Polyphony: 128 voices
Timbrality: 16
Filter: 1
Attenuator: 1
LFO: 2
Velocity sensitive: Yes
Aftertouch: Yes
External control: USB and regular MIDI
Memory: 64 Mb + DIMM slot
Onboard effects: 78
Produced: 2004 - 2008
Original price: 1,100 - 1,400

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. In 2008 it was succeeded by the Fantom-G.

[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 four models that differ only in size and number of keys.

In 2005 the Fantom-Xa was released, being a stripped down version of the original Fantom-X.

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