DOES THE MOTIF XS SOUND BETTER THAN THE FANTOM G .

They are both full featured workstations designed to help you make music. Some claim the XS has better presets than the G. Both are Synthesisers and by definition allow you to synthesis whatever sound you need, so in effect they are the same. I own both XS and G and together they sound awesome.

maybe it depends on genre of music .cause i think my G andM3 are good together .I find the XS a lil bit complex .G the everything is in front of u plus there are shortcuts.

I use the G8 and also have a Motif XS rack which tends to make for a great combination. The acoustic sounds in the Motif are great.

Well , I guess I can answer that Because I have them both. In a nut shell. ...Yes the MOTIF XS sounds better than the roland ..But! That has a lot to do with the patches effects and programming.


The fantom G has and can sound just as good but the two machines are to target different needs.

For one, The fantom G has the motif beat hands down with work flow and editing of samples.
The Motif work flow is very strange and tedious regarding the obvious but once you make sense of it , things will click and a work flow develops from there. they are both great machines with the respect for what they do but you Need to test each one and see which one really allows you to flow (work wise ) and create your ideas.

I will tell you the truth.. My motif XS 8 Is sitting on the side not doing anything and i work mostly on the fantom only because I did not test them out before buying. I have contemplated to sell the Motif but the sound that comes from it is so majestic I cant bring myself to it..

this is my opinion .

I was like a Jedi master when i got my XS .When i got the G .I put away my XS.for like 4 months .I been using my M3 and G.so last nite I was working on a song for a artist .Something that would take me 20 to 25 mins to do on My G took me an whole hour XS.and sound wise there are some soundsets yeah the Motif got over G .But there are some that the G blow the XS out of the water.

I'll glady take it off your hands!!!

better yet, I'll take the M3. because I already have the RACK XS.

im serious.

Mega, that's why you use the G to do everything that needs to get done., and you just use the XS for its sounds.

na i love my M3 lol

I am happy to have both.
It´s an unbeatable combination.
The Yamaha for the Natural and perfect Bread and Butter-Sounds.
The Fantom for the pervert-sounding Synth-Sounds especially for House, Hiphop and Trance.

For natural and bread-and-butter sounds, the Fantom-G is pretty good too. I can't really see people getting into this Motif-is-the-best-for-orchestral-sounds hype. I have heard and played Motif's sounds too and I can say that it's the presets that give it this reputation. The Fantom-G doesn't have so good presets when it comes to everyday sounds. Hey - I don't want to shock anyone - but you know, the Fantom-G is a SYNTHESIZER, so this means that you can really CREATE and EDIT sounds, in case anyone forgot it. I have edited many of the preset orchestral sounds and also have created some entirely mine, and all I can say is that when you give this instrument the time it deserves, you can come up with some very good results, in nearly all music genres.
And for those who think that the Fantom-G lacks some sounds, the sampler and sample player is there, waiting to be used for creating new sounds.
Yeah, Roland should have equipped the Fantom-G with better presets and in some cases better samples, but it's up to the user to make the best of their keyboard.

Eh... What's the meaning of this thread?

That's a fair question, FatBrass-) does the motif xs sound better than the fantom g? well... "fantom g" sounds better... this name has a stronger impact-) compared to the (loko)motif excess-)

The title of the thread is a question to which there is no clear answer, that's what I was referring to.

As self-appointed, unbiased judge and referee, here is the tally so far.

Motif XS - 1

Fantom G - 1

Both(Neither) - 4

Mega77 is disqualified for contradicting himself, twice. However, retains his right to changing his opinion since he did bring it up in the first place.