Fantom is just a great synth! But the longer I follow the latest synthesizers, the less I believe in progress. Of course, the sound is luxurious. However, it is with great pleasure and convenience that I use devices from Roland, which were created in the nineties. And frankly, many of them sound no worse. I prefer to watch how much fun Dr. Mix gets from playing on it. It inspires and pleases me. Thank you so much for the video!
I had the Roland Fantom X-8 for several years so I know what you mean. I don't find their new keyboards to be too much better than what I had. I want to get another X8.
Was thinking just the same, when you have a wall of gear behind you that this synth is trying to replicate other than live playing or maybe quick ideas would you actually use it. Dr mix has a studio of gear probs doesn't really need a work station synth. I think until new synths have full scale samples inside them or actually have something new it's just another workstation.
I make a lot of psych trance and backwards guitar sometimes on my TB3 B LINE ) STILLsounds good from my rc 505 looper boss -Roland as well.Demos rec on phone and what stood out was the square pulse which hands down beats all my korgs maybe same pulse compared on my electribe 2
@@beadlesastout In my Fantom X-8 I could sample sounds,import samples and slice samples. I'm pretty sure it could sample something live in real time. I never used the X8 for that but it was a cool feature. It also had that feature with piano Doc.Mix demonstrated opening and closing an acoustic piano and altering the damper etc.
Shimmer reverb reminds me of some of the resonator effects I used to get in the Lexicon PCM-80. I remember something similar in the Eventide Harmonizer too.
The JD-800 sounds SO GOOD. I wish they'd put a JP-8080/8000 with it's presets into the fantom already. I love mine but i wish it did classic trance a bit better.
You're so inspriring no matter what instrument you play!! Thank you for this video!! The EX upgrade sounds great!! (Too bad I only have a Fantom 0)....Oh well.... I still have A LOT to learn just using it for now!!
I have watched all the other videos on the new EX platform, and yours is the ONLY one that truly demonstrates what you can actually do with these new sounds!
For sure one of the best products Roland have released in many years. If money and time wasn't a thing, I'd have a Montage, Fantom, Kronos and K2700 sitting together.
The flute/pipe at 5:58 immediately brought to mind the opening of Hide and Seek by Howard Jones. May be really far off on that, but I'd have to switch videos to verify, and I don't feel like stopping this video.
This update put me in the market for a used fantom 8. Copped one a guitar center for $2399 less %10 for the used gear sale promo. Time to update it and shred.
Hmmmm. If the Yamaha S90XS I purchased 12 years before this upload didn’t still hit the spot (and I had the mullah for this beast), I would almost want this monster for the analog emulation alone, let alone its digital synthesis and workstation features. Who wouldn’t want (for instance) a compacted Jupiter 8 or MKS-80, the SH line, a condensed Steinway, a D-50 and all the drum machines money could buy, the sequencer and the interfacing all attached to a hammer-action keyboard!
This piano is amazing!. It took a bit of work, but I searched for over an hour and found the song at 14:07. Céline Dion, Peabo Bryson - Beauty and the Beast.
Literally no Synths beat Yamaha sounds and its Articulattions 😌.... for instance Yamaha Tyros 5 and Genos (Arranger keyboards) AND of course Yamaha Montage 2016 and Now the real beast, literally, without any exaggeration and bias, Montage M series..... takes the win easily and righteously. In case if acoustic sounds, i believe almost everyone agree that Yamaha is/has been number One for many decades Although I personally own Kronos 2 and Fantom O-8..... beside Montage, Tyros 5 and Genos.... they are truly incredible in many aspects... BUT Yamaha sounds is something else....and the most important thing in a keyboard whether it's Synth or Workstation or Arranger... is quality and versatility of the sounds and sound making features such as layering, effects, ( digital or analog or analog emulator) DSP and etc. In case of user interface and the "Flow"... Korg, Roland in some cases do much better.... (not always of course ) But at the end.... Sound quality and the Articulations of Yamaha is incomparable .Period By the way sequencer in Yamaha montage M series is incredible in every aspect... if you don't believe me please try it yourself dears.... I love all the major brands and their innovations but when a product is indeed near perfect, we have to respect it and accepted until the next major product In terms of price, not so much satisfaction 😕😕
If you are watching with headphones, beware of resonance noise. FANTOM-8 ¥445,500 / FANTOM-7 ¥398,000 / FANTOM-6 ¥379,500 + Fantom EX $199 (¥30,032) [NEW!]
ACB is magic. I got a whole AIRA system going here using the MX-1 with TR-8S, TB-3, a SYSTEM-1 and a SYTEM-1m and I got a lot of my peeps asking me "why" when they came out and I told them "ACB is the future and everyone is thinking of it almost as a joke now but they will catch up soon enough." I guess the rest is history. :) I also got a Juno X last year and I am still being impressed by it over a year later - what a great buy, I love that synth so much. This is also very tempting, that update is crazy cool. I haven't verified also but if this is part of the Zen-CORE model expansions, I also have access to it on Juno X :D Great video man, I love everything you do so far. Cheers!
@@helisoma definitely sounds a bit richer to me but never really said it out loud before, people intend to be bold with their statements in the business generally speaking l find lol
I love everything about this, except I've seen videos about the installation process for the upgrade, and it's by and large a complete headache. Would be nice if they made a 2023 way of doing it instead of a 2003 way of doing it.
Dr. Mix , you have a synth player’s dream and an all-around gear heads paradise ! You are a very fortunate man to have at your disposal such fantastic equipment , keep up the good job you’re doing entertaining and educating the masses on everything that is electronic musical !
The new Fantom is the only product Roland has been supporting for this long. Most of their products have a 2 year lifespan, and then stop supporting. But this thing keeps on getting updates, which is nice to see.
What can I say ? I just wish I had your improvisational skills ! - being classically trained I think you get stuck in a rut- you need to see the score and you don't really learn the true art that is improvisation. I ALWAYS enjoy your content and you always make me smile- now if only I can get one of those on loan from Roland ! 😄 A great channel I always look out for notifications from. keep up the inspiring work! . Thanks.
Looks like a great upgrade to the Fantom line. The Fantom interface/GUI and 16-button sequencer has always been best in class. Yamaha's new polyphonic aftertouch - the first true legit P-A that works like it should - and M8Xs upgraded sound engine are still a notch above in my opinion. I wish we could take the Yamaha's sounds/keybed and Roland's chassis/GUI/pads/buttons and make one keyboard. The ability to see Roland's old synths in the GUI and manipulate them visually is terrific.
TH-cam has removed your voice? Your keyboard demo sounds exactly like countless synths through the years. Most of the sound in your demo Sound very outdated for those of us who already own all the big daddy synths. Your patches even sound like stock Logic Sounds with the same manipulation options. Now your voice is suddenly heard at 6:35. Even my Roland Super Jupiter 12 makes nearly all of these sounds. For someone starting from scratch looking for a versatile synth, the Roland Fantom EX is a great place to start. Nice Steinway piano sound. Worth the money for just the piano and bell piano sound alone. But you don't talk about how the keys feels. For what's it's worth, I listened to your awesome demo on world class open back engineering headphones. At 16:02 your voice is suddenly gone again. At 18:25 your voice suddenly comes back for good. The Ex is a great synth for those who don't have a good collection of synths. The V Piano is ROLAND'S flagship piano sound. I have the actual ROLAND V PIANO. It was 6k new with amazing weighted wooden keys to die for. Cheers.
I'm a Fan of Dr Mix and like to search regularly the latest video coming from Dr Mix. I like the historic 80's sounds as well as today's great synth sounds. The performance is excellent.
Oh, you love that shimmer reverb! Thanks Dr. Mix for running through the upgrades in such detail. One thousand soundtrack ideas and ambient chills are running through my head! I'm still hanging on until Roland give us some credits for people who spent real money supporting the development of n-zyme and are now having to pay for it again. Hmm. Let's see what they do. I strongly suspect the answer is 'nothing' and they'll just go for the money.
A Roland é Roland a Yamaha não precisava lançar um novo Montage bastava fazer um upgrade viu software pra não forçar os usuários a comprar outro teclado
I agree. Why don't the include the XV5080 and the best of Integra 7 as standard? Or a dedicated new expansion for bread and butter sounds with 21st century red robin features?
this looks really cool. im not a huge fan of the whole "ecosystem" approach they are going for but either way this seems like a great solution for performing keyboardists to have as many onboard options as possible.
Good sounds, good playing. For me, that's a lot of money. And I'd want the piano keys (RD-2000 feels great) but I wouldn't want to lift the 88 key version.😛🤔 That's a nice set of filters for a workstation, probably the best right now. Tons of synth presets, and different emulations for maximum accuracy vs maximum polyphony, so that's cool.
I have the Fantom 06 and though it's built like a Beer can under hood is the best board I've had ever. I didn't know that some saxes run up the minor scale when you use the pitchbend. No other board does that.
Fantom is just a great synth! But the longer I follow the latest synthesizers, the less I believe in progress. Of course, the sound is luxurious. However, it is with great pleasure and convenience that I use devices from Roland, which were created in the nineties. And frankly, many of them sound no worse. I prefer to watch how much fun Dr. Mix gets from playing on it. It inspires and pleases me. Thank you so much for the video!
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I had the Roland Fantom X-8 for several years so I know what you mean.
I don't find their new keyboards to be too much better than what I had.
I want to get another X8.
Was thinking just the same, when you have a wall of gear behind you that this synth is trying to replicate other than live playing or maybe quick ideas would you actually use it.
Dr mix has a studio of gear probs doesn't really need a work station synth.
I think until new synths have full scale samples inside them or actually have something new it's just another workstation.
I make a lot of psych trance and backwards guitar sometimes on my TB3 B LINE ) STILLsounds good from my rc 505 looper boss -Roland as well.Demos rec on phone and what stood out was the square pulse which hands down beats all my korgs maybe same pulse compared on my electribe 2
@@beadlesastout In my Fantom X-8 I could sample sounds,import samples and slice samples.
I'm pretty sure it could sample something live in real time.
I never used the X8 for that but it was a cool feature.
It also had that feature with piano Doc.Mix demonstrated opening and closing an acoustic piano and altering the damper etc.
17:26 that sounded like the end of brookside!! 😂😂 but that shimmer reverb... pure eargasm! The effects on this are enough to love this fantom! 👌
Thank you for going into detail with the acoustic emulation! So true that a good instrument is inspiring.
Great video Claudio I have just upgraded my Fantom 6 it’s made this baby a beast !!
Claudio's improvs are better than most people's songs, but even by that standard the section from 10:14-11:25 is phenomenal.
It borders on cheesy Hollywood movie music too much for comfort. Blah
I loved it!!!
Shimmer reverb reminds me of some of the resonator effects I used to get in the Lexicon PCM-80. I remember something similar in the Eventide Harmonizer too.
The JD-800 sounds SO GOOD. I wish they'd put a JP-8080/8000 with it's presets into the fantom already. I love mine but i wish it did classic trance a bit better.
You're so inspriring no matter what instrument you play!! Thank you for this video!! The EX upgrade sounds great!! (Too bad I only have a Fantom 0)....Oh well.... I still have A LOT to learn just using it for now!!
I have watched all the other videos on the new EX platform, and yours is the ONLY one that truly demonstrates what you can actually do with these new sounds!
as an addendum, watching it again, you took that Crystal EP sound and did a gorgeous rendition of Beauty and the Beast.....
Claudio as the monk made my day :)
I like to see interviews of the sound designers/programmers who create these sounds...
For sure one of the best products Roland have released in many years. If money and time wasn't a thing, I'd have a Montage, Fantom, Kronos and K2700 sitting together.
I have all except K2700... But I have many orhers !
You are my man bro!!!🤘...exactly I dream the same rig!!!🤘💎
The flute/pipe at 5:58 immediately brought to mind the opening of Hide and Seek by Howard Jones. May be really far off on that, but I'd have to switch videos to verify, and I don't feel like stopping this video.
This thing sounds HUGE even on a smartphone speaker. Roland sound is always the best.
Fantastic sounds. I really enjoyed listening to you play as well.
Nice take again! just got my update a minute ago, i am really excited!
16:55 Amazing!
Who did fantasia first? Yamaha or Roland?
This update put me in the market for a used fantom 8. Copped one a guitar center for $2399 less %10 for the used gear sale promo. Time to update it and shred.
Hmmmm. If the Yamaha S90XS I purchased 12 years before this upload didn’t still hit the spot (and I had the mullah for this beast), I would almost want this monster for the analog emulation alone, let alone its digital synthesis and workstation features. Who wouldn’t want (for instance) a compacted Jupiter 8 or MKS-80, the SH line, a condensed Steinway, a D-50 and all the drum machines money could buy, the sequencer and the interfacing all attached to a hammer-action keyboard!
Amazing synth! Super excited about the ACB. However Roland’s piano sounds have never done it for me. nord is still winning in that dept
My question as a Roland Cloud user, how would a Fantom benefit my workflow when I have all the instruments on my computer?
This piano is amazing!. It took a bit of work, but I searched for over an hour and found the song at 14:07. Céline Dion, Peabo Bryson - Beauty and the Beast.
Great. I have Fantom EX to. I am happy 😂
Fantastic Upgrade.💯👍.. can't wait to have my fantom out of the box again...too much time that i can't turn on😭😭
I love you Dr. Mix! Thank you for the music!
The sound reminds me of the Roland Fantom EX
🤯
It would be amazing to hear you do Cusco Apurimac on this piece of gear
I wish that they include patch mode & full sequencer feature as roland fantom X and G have.
Thanks maese Cladio grazie grazie from Venezuela Carisimo amico
Hello Dr Mix . This is a great Sound ..you Made it ..
I would love to delve into this 😮
2:19 ouhhh! Now you have my attention
Music has the power to mend the world from hate, imagine that. ❤
Great stuff! I hope you get a hold of the new Montage soon! :)
That "Beauty and the Beast" part sounded terrific
another great time watching this great video....as usual...thank you.
I love your seiko speedtimer too, looks great on you 👍
Sounds great but the playing is even better!
Excellent review!
Claudio, if I send you my favorite synthesizer, could you give it a kiss? Of course, I’ll cover the shipping costs. 😉 Regards.
The ACB Jupiter 8 remember me my Roland boutique..😏
This fantom is a superb workstation..
but I think It will cost a lot.
Chopin Valse L'adieu spotted at 12.19!
Literally no Synths beat Yamaha sounds and its Articulattions 😌....
for instance Yamaha Tyros 5 and Genos (Arranger keyboards) AND of course Yamaha Montage 2016 and Now the real beast, literally, without any exaggeration and bias, Montage M series..... takes the win easily and righteously.
In case if acoustic sounds, i believe almost everyone agree that Yamaha is/has been number One for many decades
Although I personally own Kronos 2 and Fantom O-8..... beside Montage, Tyros 5 and Genos.... they are truly incredible in many aspects... BUT Yamaha sounds is something else....and the most important thing in a keyboard whether it's Synth or Workstation or Arranger... is quality and versatility of the sounds and sound making features such as layering, effects, ( digital or analog or analog emulator) DSP and etc.
In case of user interface and the "Flow"...
Korg, Roland in some cases do much better.... (not always of course )
But at the end.... Sound quality and the Articulations of Yamaha is incomparable .Period
By the way sequencer in Yamaha montage M series is incredible in every aspect... if you don't believe me please try it yourself dears....
I love all the major brands and their innovations but when a product is indeed near perfect, we have to respect it and accepted until the next major product
In terms of price, not so much satisfaction 😕😕
What is the song you played in jd 800 e piano ?
HI, can you make a video about the Akai MCP’s. I have a live 2.
Hoping that they will make updates on fantom-0 also.. maybe fantom-0x 😂
best demonstrator
Roland haven't got Dr. Mix Red perfected yet, but they're dang close.
Early for the great content as always
how many keys the ex comes with?
It can do 80s synths , piano , and sound effects , whoop dee doo .
If only I could get one
i downloaded the ex expansion and updated the keyboard but where are the new piano sounds?? i cant find them
Will the new ones come preloaded with EX?
Hey, what parameter do you have the wheel assigned too for that reverb swell?
Красивое! 😍
You're genious!)
😂😂Funny Guy and a very talented also👏🏼👏🏼
German Concert @21m sounds like The Sims build mode theme.
If you are watching with headphones, beware of resonance noise.
FANTOM-8 ¥445,500 / FANTOM-7 ¥398,000 / FANTOM-6 ¥379,500 + Fantom EX $199 (¥30,032) [NEW!]
LD the real 101 is the perfect sound to make dogs bark 🤣
ACB is magic. I got a whole AIRA system going here using the MX-1 with TR-8S, TB-3, a SYSTEM-1 and a SYTEM-1m and I got a lot of my peeps asking me "why" when they came out and I told them "ACB is the future and everyone is thinking of it almost as a joke now but they will catch up soon enough."
I guess the rest is history. :) I also got a Juno X last year and I am still being impressed by it over a year later - what a great buy, I love that synth so much. This is also very tempting, that update is crazy cool. I haven't verified also but if this is part of the Zen-CORE model expansions, I also have access to it on Juno X :D
Great video man, I love everything you do so far. Cheers!
i'm curious your impression but i think the Juno-X sounds nicer than this? i just prefer the tonal color of the X over this
@@helisoma definitely sounds a bit richer to me but never really said it out loud before, people intend to be bold with their statements in the business generally speaking l find lol
The sounds he can create out of these instruments is mind blowing 🤯
Incredible. I wish I was half as good..
for the love of god roland.. please just 1 decent sounding upright piano
16:02 killed me. Right on! I wonder if there will be an expansion for the Fantom O series...
I love everything about this, except I've seen videos about the installation process for the upgrade, and it's by and large a complete headache. Would be nice if they made a 2023 way of doing it instead of a 2003 way of doing it.
Dr. Mix , you have a synth player’s dream and an all-around gear heads paradise ! You are a very fortunate man to have at your disposal such fantastic equipment , keep up the good job you’re doing entertaining and educating the masses on everything that is electronic musical !
Wow… Roland woke up after the release of the Montage m8x 😳
The new Fantom is the only product Roland has been supporting for this long. Most of their products have a 2 year lifespan, and then stop supporting. But this thing keeps on getting updates, which is nice to see.
They're still supporting the System 8 also. 3 years older than Fantom and got a new plug-out expansion just last year.
@@MakeMagicon the other hand, they quickly dropped the JD-XA, which surprisingly still figures in the Roland catalog as an actual product.
@@whisperdancer I doubt JD-XA sells well. System-8 was sort of revived after being endorsed by influential touring musicians.
Cause even after 4 years, fantom is still half baked. I think ABM is a poor idea and Roland went to a wrong way when they designed Fantom.
Hi. Qualcuno mi può dire se prima di fare l’ultimo aggiornamento 3.02 bisogna fare anche quelli precedenti?
Grazie
What can I say ? I just wish I had your improvisational skills ! - being classically trained I think you get stuck in a rut- you need to see the score and you don't really learn the true art that is improvisation. I ALWAYS enjoy your content and you always make me smile- now if only I can get one of those on loan from Roland ! 😄 A great channel I always look out for notifications from. keep up the inspiring work! . Thanks.
Looks like a great upgrade to the Fantom line. The Fantom interface/GUI and 16-button sequencer has always been best in class. Yamaha's new polyphonic aftertouch - the first true legit P-A that works like it should - and M8Xs upgraded sound engine are still a notch above in my opinion. I wish we could take the Yamaha's sounds/keybed and Roland's chassis/GUI/pads/buttons and make one keyboard. The ability to see Roland's old synths in the GUI and manipulate them visually is terrific.
TH-cam has removed your voice? Your keyboard demo sounds exactly like countless synths through the years. Most of the sound in your demo Sound very outdated for those of us who already own all the big daddy synths. Your patches even sound like stock Logic Sounds with the same manipulation options. Now your voice is suddenly heard at 6:35. Even my Roland Super Jupiter 12 makes nearly all of these sounds. For someone starting from scratch looking for a versatile synth, the Roland Fantom EX is a great place to start. Nice Steinway piano sound. Worth the money for just the piano and bell piano sound alone. But you don't talk about how the keys feels. For what's it's worth, I listened to your awesome demo on world class open back engineering headphones. At 16:02 your voice is suddenly gone again. At 18:25 your voice suddenly comes back for good. The Ex is a great synth for those who don't have a good collection of synths. The V Piano is ROLAND'S flagship piano sound. I have the actual ROLAND V PIANO. It was 6k new with amazing weighted wooden keys to die for. Cheers.
Roland Cloud in a box
You should play more piano for us. That’s among the most technically proficient playing I’ve heard on the channel. Nice.
So if my Ex is a phantom, do I still have to pay alimony?
🤣😂
I'm a Fan of Dr Mix and like to search regularly the latest video coming from Dr Mix. I like the historic 80's sounds as well as today's great synth sounds. The performance is excellent.
Roland feeling the heat from Yammy.. lol. Awesome update though!
If I ever win the lottery 😂. Great video by the way. You are an Artist with a capital a 👌
I hoped you would create a video on this! I'm buying the update today. Can't wait!
Oh, you love that shimmer reverb! Thanks Dr. Mix for running through the upgrades in such detail. One thousand soundtrack ideas and ambient chills are running through my head!
I'm still hanging on until Roland give us some credits for people who spent real money supporting the development of n-zyme and are now having to pay for it again. Hmm. Let's see what they do. I strongly suspect the answer is 'nothing' and they'll just go for the money.
Already announced you will be getting a credit or discount on Roland Cloud
A Roland é Roland a Yamaha não precisava lançar um novo Montage bastava fazer um upgrade viu software pra não forçar os usuários a comprar outro teclado
I miss the bread and butter sounds. Cheaper Rolands with Zen-core have an XV-5080 engine built in. I can't find that in the Fantom.
I agree. Why don't the include the XV5080 and the best of Integra 7 as standard? Or a dedicated new expansion for bread and butter sounds with 21st century red robin features?
Thats an awesome upgrade....just need to afford the Fantom itself.
That piano at the end and in the middle was just so beautiful.
The sound of a Steinway D Hamburg, maybe the best piano in the world.
Roland... Love em' or hate em', they always have something to say and offer.
They miss the mark a lot these days, but I’m glad they’re still at it.
Awww yeah! What a BEAST! (The synth isn't bad either.) 😀
4:34-5:10 is just wow.
Jesus fuck... that intro immediately made me want to click off the video.
what a great help to quickly get the most out of the Ex. I downloaded Ex last night...where can I download the Dr Mix talent 🎹🎶
this looks really cool. im not a huge fan of the whole "ecosystem" approach they are going for but either way this seems like a great solution for performing keyboardists to have as many onboard options as possible.
10:14 What an incredible piece of improv, Claudio. That was something special.
came here to say this too
you are getting Indian now... 😊
What a machine! love hearing you play it mate, especially the piano
To many drugs
Not enough
Really cool demonstration... the thing has the whole kitchen sink.. .but not even one oscillator in there?
Good sounds, good playing. For me, that's a lot of money. And I'd want the piano keys (RD-2000 feels great) but I wouldn't want to lift the 88 key version.😛🤔
That's a nice set of filters for a workstation, probably the best right now. Tons of synth presets, and different emulations for maximum accuracy vs maximum polyphony, so that's cool.
haha I actually beat you to the punch with my EX video, Claudio! Had mine out last night only a few hours after release. :)
Fly by Canard!☺️
@@patriciaoudart1508 hahaha
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14:06 Peak 90s sound! 90% of the ballads at that time used this electrical piano 😜
You can almost hear Peter Cetera warming up his voice, lolz.
Everyting is so good, except the...piano.
I have the Fantom 06 and though it's built like a Beer can under hood is the best board I've had ever. I didn't know that some saxes run up the minor scale when you use the pitchbend. No other board does that.
10:00 Just for this tone, I would buy it.
Did they solve the polyphony issue?