Roland Fantom 8 Synthesizer Keyboard

KEYBOARD

88 Keys (PHA-50 Wood and Plastic Hybrid Structure, with Escapement and Ebony/Ivory Feel, channel aftertouch)

SOUND GENERATOR 

• ZEN-Core
• Various MODEL sound generators
• V-Piano Technology
• SuperNATURAL Acoustic* ZEN-Core Tones can import and export

Expansion

• EXZ Series
• EXSN Series
• EXM Series* The expansion is rewritable internal sound generator memory.
  You can download data from the Roland Cloud and write it via a USB flash drive into the FANTOM’s internal memory.

Parts

16 Zones (Internal + External)

Scenes

128 Scenes x 4 Bank

* The Scenes can import and export.

Tones

• Over 3,500 Tones
• Over 90 Drum kits

Tone Remain

16 parts (16 zones / 16 scenes).

* Tone Remain does not apply to V-Piano Technology sounds.

Favorite

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 System, 90 Type
• TFX: 1 System, 90 Types
• Input MFX: 2 Systems(in Parallel), 90 Types
• Chorus: 9 types
• Reverb: 7 types
• Master Compressor
• Master EQ
• Input Reverb: 7 types
• Input EQ: 2 Systems (in Parallel)

Analog Filter

• STEREO
• Type: LPF1/LPF2/LPF3/HPF/BPF/Bypass
• Drive
• Amp

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 Chainset
Set: 100
Marker: 62 (0-9, A-Z, a-z) per 1 Chain Set

SEQUENCER

MIDI Tracks: 16(Internal/External)

Group: 16

Pattern: 8(per each Track)

Pattern Length: 32 measures

Recording Method:  Realtime recording, Step recording, TR-RECEditing MethodPiano roll edit (Touch Edit support / Automation support), Microscope

Song: 1 (per Scene)

File format:  Original, SMF export/import supported

* Sampler trigger data can be recorded.

SAMPLER – KEYBOARD MULTISAMPLE

Format:       16/24-bit linear, 44.1/48kHz, WAV/AIFF

Number of Samples:   8,000

Number of Multisamples:  128

Sampling Time:    The maximum is 2 minutes 44 seconds (1 Sample)

* A total of approximately 2 GB (Share with Expansion titles)”
* Keyboard Multisample can import and export as ZEN-Core Tone.

SAMPLER – PAD SAMPLER

Format:  16-bit linear, 44.1/48kHz, 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).

* A total of approximately 2 GB can be saved (including imported WAV files)
* When you use the PAD samples as KBD Wave, then you have to manipulation it.

SAMPLER – INTERNAL STORAGE SPACE FOR FILES

Size 2GB

OTHER

Rhythm Pattern Yes

Arpeggiator Yes

Chord Memory Yes

Motional Pad Yes

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 Yes

* When connecting to MX-1

CV/Gate Control  2 x CV/Gate or 3 x CV/1 x Gate

Controllers

• Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever (*)
• Assignable Switch x 2 (S1/S2)
• Control Knob x 8
• Slider x 8
• USB Audio Slider
• Wheel x 2 (*)
• Function Knob x 6
• Sound Modified Knob x 11 (*)
• 4 x 4 Pad* 1024 step editing support
  It can be used with Cutoff, Resonance, Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release, Amp, FX Depth.

Display

Graphic Type, 7″, Wide VGA (800 x 480 dots), backlit LCD (Color/Touch screen)

Connectors

Headphones Jack: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type
MAIN OUT Jacks (L/MONO, R) (1/4-inch phone type)
MAIN OUT Jacks (L, R) (XLR type)
SUB OUT1 Jacks (L, R) (1/4-inch phone type)
SUB OUT2 Jacks (L, R) (1/4-inch phone type)
ANALOG OUTPUT Jacks(1,2)(1/4-inch phone type)
Mic/Line Input Jacks: (1,2) (1/4 inch phone type/XLR type)
2 x CV OUT, 2x GATE OUT
FOOT PEDAL JackS(HOLD, CTRL1,CTRL2,CTRL3) (*1)
MIDI connectors (IN, OUT1, OUT2/THRU) (*2)
USB MEMORY Port
USB COMPUTER Port (AUDIO: Max 24bit/96KHz 3 Stereo Output, 16 Stereo Input / MIDI:
3 Port support)
3 x External Device Port: A Roland A-49 or an A-PRO series MIDI Controller can be connected. (*3)

*1: 1024 Step value support
*2: High-resolution velocity data output support
*3: Operation is not guaranteed if a generic MIDI device is connected.