Thanks for going through a bunch of the stuff Roland didn't advertise. I am very happy with this upgrade in so many levels. Especially for the price. Kind of like Christmas came early.
@Winter-zv1dv
8 ай бұрын
I was just going to comment on one of your old videos yesterday that you’re an absolutely fantastic presenter and hoped you would create more videos… and now here you are! Thank you ZT.
@andys4261
8 ай бұрын
Thanks Allen, another great video! I’m just about to purchase my first Fantom and am so excited by the additional features shown here for a relatively low upgrade price. Looking through yours and others’ videos and Facebook groups, it amazes me the number of people who just seem to want to complain about everything Roland do. In my experience, perfection rarely exists - and even where it does for one person, it won’t be perfect for another! 🤷♂️
@JeffShuck
8 ай бұрын
Great video -- got my Fantom in November 2019 and have been consistently impressed with the investment from Roland in high-quality, usable upgrades. Amazing!
@RobertSaintJohn
8 ай бұрын
Thrilled to see you presenting this update, Allen! It will tide me over until I jump in myself this weekend 👍
@ZTAudio
8 ай бұрын
Well it's a "strictly amateur effort" (and it shows!), so thanks!
@evgaradeon2455
2 ай бұрын
@@ZTAudio kzitem.info/news/bejne/q2-H25Z-pYthjJg How to make this timbre on the phantom?
@omarumanzor8087
6 ай бұрын
At first I was a bit bummed at the $199 price tag, but after comparing to the paid upgrades to DAW software it makes sense.
@DrGargani
8 ай бұрын
wow, amazing that none of that whatsoever would be utilized by me! LOL.....so, I will have to hold on to the 200 bucks....only improvement I want is to beef up the sequencer...
@DrawAndErase
8 ай бұрын
This is a great upgrade. It sucks for those who bought N/Zyme, but for those who didnt its good value, lots of new engines, and sounds and some effects. Its better than them charging for a new keyboard entirely, shows the fantom still has life in it
@insomthegreat
8 ай бұрын
Its like 4 years old it should have life and not on a b.s subscription platform.
@DrawAndErase
8 ай бұрын
it should have life, what does that even mean? You buy it once and put it on your keyboard and it's yours forever so not really a subscription is it. That's the way software is going now, most companies make expansions for new sound and expression paid, either that or ask them to make new hardware and get that software for 4K in your new fantom instead, I know which one I'd rather have.
@ursullavandenbord2322
7 ай бұрын
Excellent review. Thanks a lot. Fantom EX rules !!!
@zxkevin57
8 ай бұрын
So basically I threw away a 149.00 bucks,with the last enzyme update,or if you have enzyme I should pay 50.00 for the EX upgrade 🤬🤬😞
@defenderstargate1447
8 ай бұрын
They are going to be emailing enzyme owners a discount code.
@zxkevin57
8 ай бұрын
Awesome deal if you haven't paid for enzyme yet,Roland make it right or you lost another customer!
@andrewmountainpike8264
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for all your info and help. Im off to update. Steinway is an American company in Queens NYC they have a factory in Hamberg Germany that make pianos for EU. They do sound different.
@thorr2
8 ай бұрын
Great video! If it supports SMF files, does that mean it now has support for GM/GS? Previously, if I tried to play them in via MIDI, no sound would come out because the instruments are not there in the Fantom sounds.
@ursullavandenbord2322
8 ай бұрын
Great. But no video on youtube about Modulation reverb. Only shimmer. Will you show us also the modulation reverb ? thanks.
@whwh7339
8 ай бұрын
How do I get to where I’m overlooking the synth interface like at 21:28? I can’t seem to get out of scene select mode where it has lists of scenes grouped into ABCD like at the 4:50 mark.
@bnjmnwst
8 ай бұрын
I don't know about anyone else, but, when the background in a field on your Fantom screen is red, I can't read the label/lettering inside that field at all.
@gariculus
8 ай бұрын
Where is the SH-101 ACB model? I installed the update and don't see the SH-101 file in the downloaded package, only JP8.
@Winter-zv1dv
8 ай бұрын
Says coming in December, free for early purchasers of this new Expansion.
@biggiesmalls7939
5 ай бұрын
Hey ZT, do you have any experience with the daw integration function on the fantom? I own Studio One 5, and was looking forward to direct daw integration with the EX upgrade. I've tried EVERYTHING i can think of, but i just can't get the fantom to control studio one 5 like I'm able to with Ableton. Other than daw integration, my fantom works as it should with studio one, sends and receives midi data, audio is there, just can't do the DAW CNTRL function with studio one 5 on my fantom ;(
@ZTAudio
5 ай бұрын
The big issue seems to be that not all of the same functions are supported for all of the various DAWs. I don't thing the transport controls are supported on Cubase or Studio One, for instance (which is kind of lame).
@st8kout961
8 ай бұрын
I'll wait until Black Friday to see if it goes on sale.
@MarianoPerez
8 ай бұрын
That's what I'm thinking :)
@rolandschlangen1860
5 ай бұрын
Say Hi to the dog
@philipslade6810
6 ай бұрын
Hopefully Bitwig daw integration soon,as many artists are migrating to bitwig
@TimmyTheSnail
8 ай бұрын
Still no FL Studio integration 💔
@------YeahOK------
8 ай бұрын
One day this synth will be obsolete. Imagine paying for all this stuff?? Then what? 😂
@OlavSFlaa
8 ай бұрын
Which synth will not be obsolete one day? And "all this stuff" costs 199 dollars which is about 5% of the price for this kind of synths.
@evgaradeon2455
2 ай бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/q2-H25Z-pYthjJg How to make this timbre on the phantom?
@patrickfrancis7547
8 ай бұрын
Another Disaster Only Roland Could make something Great into something just not worth wasting my time on My Cloud manager apparently cant be found or cant be overridden in order to get to the update . Roland just made it not worth it to climb the mountain to the update . MPC and AKAI are just so much better because it does not take a Computer tech to actually update their software. I have updated many times with Roland . I m over it so fed up with why its just so difficult for these guys to get a CLUE !
@FugaziSB
8 ай бұрын
Roland is not a "Funny" company, they are a cynical corporate who rushed a half baked poorly designed high priced workstation which is basically a hyped midi controller. My last Roland instrument ever!
@jrf1962
8 ай бұрын
The Operating System and any fix bugs should be free! You paid already over 3000 dollars for the keyboard. It is not right this. I will never buy Roland again then. Lost one customer and many others. Tell Roland! And what about orchestra not natural sounds. Classic guitar very bad. Orchestra sound should be natural not synthetic by the engine. Roland is not complete. Bugs should be fixed for free. You paid a lot of money for this keyboards and the user should be take care on those things without paying any money extra.. This is a demonstration we receive a keyboard with no bugs free and pay for it
@OlavSFlaa
8 ай бұрын
Well, they could have discontinued Fantom and released Fantom EX as a new hardware synth. Then it would cost you over 3000 dollars instead of 199 dollars to get the latest features. I am glad they did it this way. But I agree that bugfixes should be free.
@bettingkannada
8 ай бұрын
Lol....Fantom is good value gave you
@jrf1962
8 ай бұрын
@@bettingkannada Ketron are the best sound quality included realist orchestra.
@matthewgaines10
8 ай бұрын
@@jrf1962 I think you're being unrealistic. Your Fantom still works without the EX upgrade. If you don't want to pay, don't buy it. They didn't promise new functionality would be free when you bought it.
@defenderstargate1447
8 ай бұрын
This is not a bug fix upgrade. This is an upgrade of entirely new synths. Good on them for not coming out with new hardware and forcing people who wanted these updates to sell and re-buy. The Fantom is holding up to its promise of a synth that could be expanded into the future.
@Curious_Skeptic
5 ай бұрын
Still confused by Roland! Jupiter X has the system 8 type sounds, but lacks the workstation tools. Fantom 6 has killer workstation features, but no the same quality as System 8 or Jupiter X. I was really hoping The Fantom would have came with the ACB chips built in. I just keep seeing glorified laptops built into a midi controller vs. true proprietary purpose built chip tech. It's hard to justify the prices of Fantoms, Even the Korg Kronos. You can still buy a quality laptop, a VERY nice midi controller keyboard, and mostly free VST and even DAW software and be way ahead of the game in ability and flexibility. Not to mention, less than half the price! I keep seeing folks falling for this whole 'hardware is better' idea! Guess what, you are using almost the exact same software based DAW environment. There's no HARDWARE being dedicated to produce sounds. Software created sound, not chip based tech! We deserve to understand what we are buying vs what we THINK we are buying. I've gone full cycle many times. DAW/ Hardware, Hybrid, Back to DAW. In 2024, I'm realizing that most companies have taken the easy money grab! It's just custom midi control interfaces, off the shelf CPUs, a software team to program, rinse and repeat. Very few companies are making anything NEW. Think that is why Analog made such a comeback and is in demand. It's actual hardware instead of more software! You get something for your money. SOLID STATE TECH. vs. software in a box.
@mikel6025
7 ай бұрын
Too much blah, blah… If you are doing the review, get straight to the point!
@MrAchandrachud
8 ай бұрын
Hi I am using Mainstage with Fantom 06. Some sounds transmit midi data but some don't. This is very unlikely. Can you throw some light on the problem. Appreciate your videos. Thank you.
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