new sounds

1 Oct 2008, 20:11

I just got my new Fantom G7 today, and it sounds excellent. It compliments my M3 and XS6 wonderfully. I must admit it sounds a lot like the Fantom X7, which it replaced. I giving the FX7 to friends of mine.

The pads seem to respond a little better to off angle strikes, than the FX did. The keys are very responsive. The display is second to none.

This FG7 boots up faster than the M3 Expanded, XS, V-Synth.

My first impression is that the FG7 is duller and M3, yet a little more aggressive than the XS. Of course, it is somewhat dependent on the selected sound. Or maybe I could say that the FG7 is warmer than the M3.

Well lets just say between the three......I want no more. (or until my wife breaks down and lets me get something new again)

Fantom G & X7, Motif XS6, M3, V-synth, JP8000, M1, Wavestation, Radias, Nord Lead 2X, Karma, Snow, electribes and other groove boxes.

Re: new sounds

2 Oct 2008, 01:23

The Fantom-G especially can get really aggressive sounding if pushed in that direction. Hopefully, we'll be doing more patches for it. Right now, check out the patches at Sinevibes, especially the Fantom-G leads which are extremely edgy. (There are some TB patches that kick major ass.)

Also, a trick is to layer patches together either in Live Mode or Studio Mode to fatten up and cross modulate stuff. Try layering different patches with different distortion effects or lo-fi effects. You can get some uber TB and MS like sounds.

Re: new sounds

2 Oct 2008, 06:33

Hi Dan !

Welcome and thanks to be here on this forum

I had my FG6 since May 2008, I'm very happy with it but I hope that Roland will give us a new update very soon : I have a M3-M Xpanded and I had XS6 just before FG6, I think (it's my opinion) that the M3 (since xpanded) and XS sounding better FG6, specially in acoustic category, so it will be wonderful if Roland give us new waveforms (new waveforms, not only old JV/XP/XV... recycled waveforms) and patches to push the FG sounding to the summit

Also for ARX Boards, it's time to inject synthesis technology like v-synth in the FG

(M3 has a Radias board).

I have also a big problem with my FG6, the sound output distorting very high at random time, (phone and line outputs), the solution : put the buttom volume to zero and reboot FG ! Roland knows this problem ?

Thanks and sorry for my english

Fred from a good wine country (Bordeaux - France)

Roland FANTOM G6 - Alesis FUSION 8HD - Korg MICRO X White - Yamaha TG77 - Casio CZ1000