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Roland Fantom-X8

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Roland Fantom-X8
Roland Fantom-X8
800.00 street price

Fantom-X8 is a 88-note keyboard with Progressive Hammer action Mechanism and channel aftertouch.

Fantom-X series comprises new sound generator chip. Plus to the famous 5-tone architecture and 128 voices of polyphony there’s 1GB of waveform capacity integrated. The series features digital recorder capabilities – not only short samples are possible but also long audio captures. Sample RAM offers up to 544MB and 8 stereo audio tracks are available. You can also load samples in .WAV and AIFF formats and to PC cards with up to 1GB capacity.

Among the new sounds an 88-key piano uses individual stereo multi-samples for each key and every velocity stage, many sounds were recorded in studios with multiple mics and were mixd into samples.

Skip Back Sampling function allows sampling any part of a performance. Dynamic Pad Bank includes 16 velocity sensitive pads with aftertouch.

The sequencing is represented there with a complex process allowing you to sequence MIDI tracks, trigger samples, record audio to RAM, combine internal drums with loops.

Roland's V-LINK technology let you trigger and manipulate video clips when connected to an Edirol video editor like the DV-7PR.

Studio effects include such algorithms like COSM Guitar Amp Modeling, Lo-Fi processing, tempo-synced delay, Slicer, Isolator as well as multiple effects chains.

USB port serves as a USB-MIDI interface and a .WAV/AIFF export channel.

Tags: digital synthesizer

Country of origin / production: Japan

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Usage area
Workstation 
Usage Design/ Form Factor
With Keys 
Archetype
Digital (D) 
Polyphony
Voices128
Multi Timbral Capacity16 part(s)
Tone Generator / Sound Synthesis
Technology of Sound Generation PCM
Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator): Waveform Count1480
Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator): Waveform ROM128 Mb
Programs/ Voices/ Timbres
Single Voice Preset1280
User-defined Single Voice256
Multitimbral Preset96
User-defined Multitimbral64
Drum Kits Preset49
Drum Kits User-defined32
Effects
Reverb 
Chorus 
Compressor 
Equalizer
Parametric 
Sampler
Sampler Format Linear
Sample Memory544 Mb
Resolution 16 bit/ 44.1 kHz
Sequencer
Tracks count16
Step Sequencer 
Pattern Sequencer 
Sequencer Resolution480 ppqn
Note Capacity400000
Tempo (min value)5
Tempo (max value)300
Arpegiator/ Portamento
Arpegiator 
Arpeggio presets128
Arpeggio User-defined Memory128
MIDI
General MIDI v2 (GM2) 
MIDI in/ out
IN 
OUT 
THRU 
Keys
Type Balanced Hammer Effect
Velocity Sensitivity 
Aftertouch 
Size7.5
Number of Keys88
Display
Color resolution 65k colors/ 16bit/ High Color
Resolution: Horizontal320
Resolution: Vertical240
Built-in controllers
Pitch Bend/ Modulation Lever 
D-Beam Infra Red Controller 
Pad16
Programmable 
Jog dial 
Audio out
Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm)2
Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm) headphones preamplified1
Audio in
Analog 1/4"2
Computer Interfaces
USB USB PC Link
USB MIDI through USB
Expandability
Sampler Memory Slot1
Preset Memory Slot/ Wave Expansion Board4
Power
Voltage 220V
Voltage 230V
Voltage 240V
Voltage 115/117V
Voltage 60Hz
Voltage 50-60Hz
Power Supply Built-in, internal
Power consumption17 W
Dimensions
Height165 mm
Width1408 mm
Depth455 mm
Height6.5 in
Width55.55 in
Depth17.95 in
Weight65 lb
Weight29.5 kg
Case/ body
Metal&plastic 
Color
Black 
Silver 
Production start2004
Production ended
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