Fantom-0 Feature requests

Have to confess I keep coming back to this thread JUST to look at the Segovia pic!

I would really like to see a way to fire a set of commands (like a macro) from the S1 and S2 buttons

A few of requests:

• I would love to be able to have the AUDIO IN on/off status stored as part of a scene and not be global (or be switchable between "Global" and "per Scene" in the System settings.
• Be able to map the AUDIO IN on/off function to S1 or S2
• The ability to route the incoming AUDIO IN signal to a specific Zone so that it is sent back out via the matching USB audio channel (I'd even be happy if this piggy-backed on the Vocoder Zone assignment when the Vocoder is switch off)

A simple improvement: Add velocity max as a function that can be controlled by the pedals, and extend the range of velocity max from 1-127 to 0-127.

The value of velocity max only affects keys at the time when they are pressed. It does not affect the currently held keys. This is useful for more "musical" changes. For example, it can be used as an alternative to volume/expression, and in contrast to the latter, only changes the volume/timbre of newly played notes.

Another example is: It could be used to enable/disable parts with a pedal, and in contrast to the keyboard switch groups, it only disables key events, and not control events like the hold pedal.

- the possibility to install the JD-800 Model Expansion

Just got a Fantom-07. Bought it because I wanted 1 keyboard for on the go that could do any sound AND be programmable. Especially hammond organ. Really liked the list of features but as I learn more about the kbd I find it is full of unusual feature limits. So here is what I would ask for after using for a month:

An actual zen core editor for the PC. According to what I have learned, the zenology VST cant edit the patches that come installed on the -07

A real connection to the PC: you have to load model expansions on a USB drive then reboot the kbd holding down a key? What is this, the 80's? My System-1 has a filesystem at the other end of the USB for this...

And while we are talking about PC connections, how about direct integration into roland cloud?

I'd like to be able to split any zone with any zone, not just 1 and 4. (?!?!?)

Make the VTW splittable and assignable to any zone. Great organ sound but is little more than crippleware stuck in zone 2.

... havent even touched the synth section yet - updates probably coming!

Ed

edoutthere wrote:

According to what I have learned, the zenology VST cant edit the patches that come installed on the -07

Fantom doesn't have anything called patches. They have tones and scenes. Zenology can edit the tones (which are common to all Zen-core environments), Zenology cannot edit the scenes (which are Fantom-specific). A Mac/PC-based editor/librarian that could handle scenes would be a huge benefit.

edoutthere wrote:

I'd like to be able to split any zone with any zone, not just 1 and 4. (?!?!?)

1 and 4 is merely the default. You can split any zone(s) with any other zone(s), any time you want.

edoutthere wrote:

Make the VTW splittable and assignable to any zone. Great organ sound but is little more than crippleware stuck in zone 2.

Split would be nice, though at least you can split with some other (non-VTW) organ sound. The zone doesn't matter much... zone 2 is as good as any other. The shortcoming is that you can't move (cut/copy/paste or independently save/load) zones. So for example, if you start assembling a Scene and have something in zone 2, and later decide you're like to try a VTW organ in that scene, you can't get what you've done in Zone 2 into some other location, you have to manually recreate it in another zone in order to free up zone 2 to hold the organ. Again, this kind of thing could be addressable in an editor/librarian, if there were one.

dboulden wrote:

A few of requests:

• I would love to be able to have the AUDIO IN on/off status stored as part of a scene and not be global (or be switchable between "Global" and "per Scene" in the System settings.
• Be able to map the AUDIO IN on/off function to S1 or S2
• The ability to route the incoming AUDIO IN signal to a specific Zone so that it is sent back out via the matching USB audio channel (I'd even be happy if this piggy-backed on the Vocoder Zone assignment when the Vocoder is switch off)

+1 on these

Roland needs a dedicated website for handling feature requests for all their products. Microsoft does this with their developer tools and users are able to review these ideas and refine these ideas and vote for their favorites. Status of the idea is also shown. Personally, I've had ideas completed and are now part of their product and other ideas where Microsoft decided not to go in that direction and closed commenting on that idea. It drives more engagement with a product, and can be used to solicit feedback and keep users interested. For instance, I'd love an analog synth module more like an Oberheim in addition to the other Roland Jupiter 8 and Juno 106 that I've purchased. Or, I'd love it if the currently selected scene always stayed near the top of the list of scenes in a chain. But more than either of these ideas, I'd love a dedicated place where I could make such suggestions and where individually these ideas are reviewed and acted upon. Forums like this are great, but they are not the same as having a dedicated site for reviewing and managing ideas.

Quantize needs WAY more options. 1/64, 1/8. 1/32. SHUFFLE is far too limited and virtually useless this way.

Yamaha has something like that, not amazing but works... but Roland is an infinitely smaller company I guess, and not the quickest for the updates (except when product is launched)

Here are some of my wishes for the Fantom 0:

1. Class Compliance 😒 - Another company does this WELL.

2. Allow the USER to have ALL Sample/Expansion Memory to either fill with expansions or external samples - That's what another company does 😉

3. FULL Backwards compatibility to the previous FA Series - The Fantom X/Xa/Juno-G/SonicCell family was backwards compatible with the XV series, hence we were able to load the "infamous" XV Collection from this very site. While you can load your SD from the FA, the most you can do is transfer your pad samples. Maybe some patches as well?? Same architecture, amirite? Sequencer data is a BIG uh-uh.

4. an easier way to program MIDI CC with faders. - this goes with class compliance, I use my iPad a lot. That will really set this keyboard over the top!

Some feature requests:
- A shortcut to duplicate the length of a pattern (like in MC-101, that duplicates the notes too, ideal for extending rhythms patterns).
- A way to import a song/project from MC-101,MC-707 ... So I can draw some ideas in my MC-101 and then do the big work in the Fantom-07.
- A tempo track (or even better, a linear sequencer editing style).

The MC101 doesn't duplicate the notes, only the length which you can do quite quickly on the fantom-0.

I have a lot of gripes with the sequencer (compared to the MC-101) also.

- I want to go into record mode and out of record mode like on the MC-101.
- I want to be able to delete my recording without going to the pattern utility, select the pattern, delete, confirm. Yes there is undo, but to go there you have to exit record mode. Why not a start over button when you mess up. The erase function is okay, but unpractical if you made a lot of mistakes or want to delete a lot. For getting out 1 wrong note it's okay, but if you have 4 measures you are still waiting a long time to correct that mistake.
- Pattern utility not possible to record message is annoying. As pointed out by someone else: make it switch back to record mode and exist pattern utility when you press the button.
- When I'm recording a pattern I want to be able to switch with up/down to another pattern, instead of doing this on the touchscreen (or there with the up/down) BEFORE I start recording. Or have me touch the pattern on the tiny list of pattern while recording.
- When a pattern is empty, don't show it as a pattern even if it was 'recorded' ...
- Have a default option to record as mix instead of new
-Make sure the recording of a pattern starts when other patterns start at their first measure. Now it's quite common that I accidentally start my pattern when another pattern is at measure 2 or 3. (can be avoided with 1 measure count in, but takes time)
- I keep getting this message: confirm you track, this pattern will record blank (while I think everything is clear), and then it also doesn't record a blank! Why do we get this message?

redfish71 wrote:

The MC101 doesn't duplicate the notes, only the length which you can do quite quickly on the fantom-0.

There is a feature in the MC101 (pushing [SEQ] + [>]) that does duplicate the notes, so it's really quick to create a basic 1-bar drum pattern (f.ex. just bass drum), and then with this feature extend the pattern to 4-bars and add other drum sounds here and there. In the Fantom-0 you have to manually do so (record a 1-bar loop, extend the length, go to edit mode, select all notes pressing shift, copy, move 1-bar to the right).

I'd love the ability to use the audio inputs with their own effects settings PER SCENE. The G6 had that capability and I used it all the time to run my guitar through my keyboard (using the amp sim effects) for rehearsals.