KEY FEATURES
- Powerful and intuitive user interface designed for free-flowing creativity
- Compose and perform with Roland’s most advanced sound engines: ACB, ZEN-Core, V-Piano, SuperNATURAL, Virtual ToneWheel, and more
- Over 7000 onboard sounds from the historic Roland library
- JUPITER-8, SH-101, and JX-3P ACB Expansions
- n/zyme, JD-800, JUNO-106, JUPITER-8, JX-8P, and SH-101 Model Expansions
- V-Piano engine with updated UI and preinstalled German Concert V-Piano Expansion 01
- SuperNATURAL piano engines and preinstalled SuperNATURAL Acoustic Piano 3 Expansion
- Virtual ToneWheel organs derived from the Roland VK series
- Massive effects library, including new studio-grade Shimmer Reverb and Modulation Reverb
- Master FX processor enhanced with ready-to-use presets and updated UI for Mastering Comp and Mastering EQ
- Stereo vocoder with 32 bands
- Professional sequencing tools with clip-based workflow, TR-REC step sequencer, piano-roll editing, and more
- Advanced sampling with one-shot playback, pitched keyboard assignment, and multisample support
- Large color touchscreen and ergonomic panel layout loaded with knobs, buttons, and sliders
- 16 RGB pads for trigging sounds, samples, and clips
- Comprehensive connectivity with multi-channel audio I/O, MIDI I/O, dual CV/gate outputs, USB, and more
- 16x3 audio/MIDI USB interface
- Dedicated software control modes for Ableton Live, Logic Pro, MainStage, Cubase, and Studio One
- Expand your creative range with ZEN-Core Sound Packs and Wave Expansions on Roland Cloud
- FANTOM EX Upgrade available to original FANTOM owners on Roland Cloud
- Premium 88-note weighted keyboard with hammer action and channel aftertouch
DESCRIPTION
Introducing FANTOM EX, the most potent creative keyboard on the planet. The latest chapter in the FANTOM legacy supercharges Roland’s premier synth platform with next-level capabilities, offering multiple advanced sound engines, enhanced composition and performance tools, and superior playability.
Equipped with 88 hammer-action keys, FANTOM 8 EX includes every feature from its acclaimed predecessor and so much more. Updated with our most sophisticated technologies, this robust platform brings you a complete creative ecosystem for professional sound design, sequencing, and performance.
SPECIFICATIONS
Type |
Synthesizer Keyboard Workstation |
Sound Engine |
ZEN-Core, V-Piano, VTW Organ, SuperNATURAL |
Type of Keys |
Semi-weighted, Graded Hammer Action |
Other Controllers |
Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever, 2 x Assignable Switches, 25 x Knobs, 9 x Sliders, 2 x Wheels |
Pads |
16 x Pads, 4 x Banks |
Number of Presets |
10 Factory Settings, 20 User Settings |
Presets |
3500+ Tones, 90+ Drum Kits |
Filter |
Analog: 3 x Lowpass, 1 x Highpass, 1 x Bandpass, 1 x Bypass |
Effects Types |
9 x Chorus, 7 x Reverb, Master Compressor, Master EQ |
Sequencer |
16-track, 16 x Groups, 8 x Patterns (per track), 32 x Measures (per pattern) |
Sampling |
Up to 24-bit/48kHz, WAV/AIFF, 8000 x Samples, 128 x Multisamples |
Audio Recording |
Realtime, Step, TR-REC |
Memory |
2GB Internal Storage |
Audio Inputs |
2 x XLR-1/4" Combo (mic/line) |
Audio Outputs |
2 x 1/4" TS (L/mono, R), 2 x XLR (L, R), 4 x 1/4" TS (sub 1,2), 2 x 1/4" TS (analog filter) |
USB |
1 x Type B (audio, MIDI), 1 x Type A (memory), 3 x Type As (external device) |
MIDI I/O |
IN, OUT, OUT/THRU, USB |
Pedal Inputs |
1 x 1/4" (hold), 3 x 1/4" (control) |