![]() ![]() In combination mode on the KRONOS, you can have a 192 operator FM synth with 64 LFOs. However, In one EXi program bank on the Kronos, you can run dual Mod7 synths for a total of 12 Operators, 8 LFOs, 12 effects, and 4 multi effects per program. MOD 7 is a full blown FM synthesizer with 6 operators and a patch bay for free routing normalization. The Kronos has 9 different synthesis engines. The Montage offers FM-X synthesis which includes 8 operators and 88 algorithms. The Montage looks like a toy compared to the Kronos. Format: 16-bit linear, 44.There is no comparison.Recording Method: Realtime recording, Step recording, TR-REC.Analog Filter STEREO Type: LPF1/LPF2/LPF3/HPF/BPF/Bypass, Drive, Amp.Tones: Over 3,500 Tones, over 90 Drum kits.Sound Generator: ZEN-Core, V-Piano Technology.Keyboard: 88 Keys (PHA-50 Wood and Plastic Hybrid Structure, with Escapement and Ebony/Ivory Feel, channel aftertouch). ![]() With so many people going the MIDI controller route, this is a breath of fresh air for the community." Keyboard Kraze Hands-on demos Guitar Center "This is the workstation that the keyboard world needed. We’re looking forward to seeing how the Fantom ‘platform’ expands in the future. MusicRadar verdict: A versatile powerhouse with bags of connectivity. ![]() However, these are early days for the new Fantom platform Roland has laid the solid groundwork, which we’re sure will be expanded and improved soon. It also misses a dedicated VK-tonewheel organ engine (and those Zone faders are crying to be auto-mapped drawbars)!įull ACB analogue-modelling engines (as in the System-8/Cloud) would also be welcome inclusions, along with linear audio tracks/user multisampling, and currently, Scene saving wasn’t saving all our tweaks. The stereo multimode analogue filter/drive (a workstation first) adds welcome character, and the V-synth-style Motional Pad (on screen) morphs seamlessly between four sounds.ĭownsides? Well, the Fantom would benefit from a dedicated V-Electric Piano engine with the same detailed control and full polyphony/note tuning as the excellent V-Piano engine. With all the engines, deep-step LFOs and comprehensive modulation facilities, control matrix, Structures, VA filters and dual-IFX per-Zone (plus chorus and reverb), it feels engaging. The new Fantom has a wide, warm, precise sound (with a tilt to the brighter/high-mid character) but with a punchy low end. Finally, you have 16 pads (four banks) and these can be used for triggering notes, samples, audio, MIDI (internal/external), sequences and more besides. In addition, there are 16 TR8-style step buttons for step-sequencing, which also take you directly to 16 instrument categories (to speed up editing and performing) and a rhythm track which allows you to chain drum patterns/sync them to the sequencer and then easily switch between each section/pattern onscreen. Roland has done a great job keeping things simple but effective, especially considering the power under the hood. ![]() Then you also get direct oscillator, filter, envelope and effect controls right on the front panel, which take you directly to the main areas of a sound you’d most likely want to edit on the fly. There are six high-resolution clickable knobs for editing under the screen (linked to six key performance parameters). Regarding hands-on control, there’s the standard issue Roland mod/bender, several assignable switches, two wheels (like the JD-XA) plus eight faders with LED level and LED ring dials for each of the 16 Zones (8 x 2 banks), plus one fader for USB audio streaming level from your DAW. ![]()
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