Fantom-S and Fantom-X

I GOT IT! Fantom X8, in my room!!

I GOT IT! Fantom X8, in my room!!

4 Jan 2005, 17:54
FINALLY!! Its here!!! AT LAST!!!YEEEPPYYYYY :) :) :)
I didn't believe this day will come!!!

Ok, for impression! :
First, I was like "WOW this is SO d*mn heavy!!"
Then I was "HOLLY....Its beautiful!!!!"
Then... "it doesnt have the awesome sides of the X7\6 ! too bad"
And then the real impression started:)

At first, I didnt have an amp, lol. My stereo realy couldnt handle it.
But then I asked my friend to get me his guitar amp for a while.

I was a bit upset to hear not-so-awesome-as-I-thought-sounds, but then I understood that I have a small amateur guitar amp that the Fantom is plug into it through the phones output to the *CD input* of the amp. Not the regular one...(It must have a bit of distortion in order to make a sound...Its not so good hehe).

Anyway, all of this doesnt matter as I scrolled over the patches and found AWESOME ones, many actually! It has so many that you need to do a real search in order to find what you love.
Compared to my piano the piano isnt overwhelming, but then again, its a st*pid amp and phones output!
But it was still GREAT! Realy!
Was a bit hard to find nice clean and good square and saw.
Well I can talk much more about the sounds...But we all don't have time for this, and I still don't have a good gear to hear it at its best:)

Moving to the use. After scrolling the patches, I thought maybe I will try to split the keyboard just for fun. Wanted it to sound like a specific part in Biaxident, Liquid Tension Experiment.
Thinking "omg I don't have ANY chance" I started to click on the buttons saying "sh*t what did I do" and stuff.
But suddenly, I made it!! It was so easy that I almost cried! Did it all, balance between the sounds, the exact sounds I wanted, the specific split and the octaves location for each sound, what not!
I didnt even think I can tweak it SO deeply!! I was shoked, as were my friends.

Wow, then came the D-Beam. Guys, THIS IS REALY AWESOME!
My brother almost killed me in order to click on that "solo synth" button and play with the D-Beam..Wow this is a nice feature..

I can talk all day:) Was absolutly shocked as I saw how I can affect the sound on the pads with the velocity of my own hands..

Then, for the most important part. The keyboard. 88 keys, weighted, aiming to be the best there is out there. I must say it is realy nice. Weighted enough, a *bit* light but heavier than my piano and thats great.
But (here comes the but...), although I can play it all day, its not as perfect as I thought. The problem: the keys go back up too slowly, making it difficult to play fast things on one key and some cool things I wanted to improve from my too old piano.
But they don't jump when they get there. This is realy realy nice. Most keys rotate up and down a bit, like they are connected to a spring.

So, 3 hours after I enjoyed it, I MUST go to sleep...
The overall impression is realy great. I know Korg Triton should have many great sounds but I havn't heard it and I'm not upset at all for buying a Fantom!
I'm just high as if I took some grass or am drunk!
Can't wait to play on it tommorow, alllllll day!!!=D

thx for reading (or not), lol.

Yours, Guy

In few hours I will get the Fantom X8!!
Heep heep hurray!!!!:)
"Life is not a waffle" - G.a.b.a.b
Yours, Guy

A proud owner of a Fantom X8 !!
"Life is not a waffle" - G.a.b.a.b

Re: I GOT IT! Fantom X8, in my room!!

4 Jan 2005, 17:57
btw, if you wanna know why I didnt test the keys before. The annoying stores in my country have only the X6 for viewing and experiencing...

Yours, Guy

In few hours I will get the Fantom X8!!
Heep heep hurray!!!!:)
"Life is not a waffle" - G.a.b.a.b
Yours, Guy

A proud owner of a Fantom X8 !!
"Life is not a waffle" - G.a.b.a.b

Re: I GOT IT! Fantom X8, in my room!!

4 Jan 2005, 18:16
Congrats!

First, Why you used the phones jack instead Line Output?

Second, it's time to change your signature ;-)

Sam

March 14th 1984
Music student at Dalhousie
Fantom-X 7

Re: I GOT IT! Fantom X8, in my room!!

4 Jan 2005, 18:32
thx!
hehe, oops forgot..changed:)

Line output needs two males, I only have one regular cable..


Yours, Guy

A proud owner of a Fantom X8 !!
"Life is not a waffle" - G.a.b.a.b
Yours, Guy

A proud owner of a Fantom X8 !!
"Life is not a waffle" - G.a.b.a.b

Re: I GOT IT! Fantom X8, in my room!!

4 Jan 2005, 19:49
Kakaroto,

Congratulations!!! Wow, I'm a bit jealous, as all I have is an X6!!!

Do yourself and your X8 a favor, get rid of that guitar amp!!!

Re: I GOT IT! Fantom X8, in my room!!

4 Jan 2005, 19:54
Guy, delighted to hear you are so pleased with your X8... congratulations.

Until you sort out your amp requirements, grab youself an nice pair of comfy "over ear" headphones... it'll sound much better than the guitar amp.

Dave.

http://www.drstudio.demon.co.uk/"Some musicians have a physical block, some have a mental block, while others have a wooden block". Unfortunately, I'm in the 1st category!
Dave

:: http://www.drstudio.demon.co.uk/ :: http://www.myspace.com/daveboulden ::
"Musicians fall into three categories: those with a physical block, those with a mental block and those with a wooden block". Unfortunately, I'm in the 1st category!

Re: I GOT IT! Fantom X8, in my room!!

4 Jan 2005, 20:59
yup! congrats!

as dboulden said, a decent pair of headfones will certainly do justice to the sounds.....

have fun!

Sambasevam.S


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If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is definitively not for you.

Re: I GOT IT! Fantom X8, in my room!!

4 Jan 2005, 21:17
I THINK ITS THE BEST LOOKING KEY RIGHT NOW ...
I WISH IT HAD THE X6 AND X7 SIDES ALSO...
anmd more charatcter.

Re: I GOT IT! Fantom X8, in my room!!

5 Jan 2005, 03:24
Yeah I will try to get a pair today and hear the real sound of it=D

Now I need balanced cables and a power amp...ouch..

btw, this beast is HEAVY!!!I think heavier than written on the site. Wow it will be so hard to carry it over.

Yours, Guy

A proud owner of a Fantom X8 !!
"Life is not a waffle" - G.a.b.a.b
Yours, Guy

A proud owner of a Fantom X8 !!
"Life is not a waffle" - G.a.b.a.b

Re: I GOT IT! Fantom X8, in my room!!

5 Jan 2005, 06:39
My sincere congratulations, Kakaroto! Be sure to start off by reading the Tweak Book ;-)


A.

Re: I GOT IT! Fantom X8, in my room!!

6 Jan 2005, 10:44
LOL yeah:)
thx!

Yours, Guy

A proud owner of a Fantom X8 !!
"Life is not a waffle" - G.a.b.a.b
Yours, Guy

A proud owner of a Fantom X8 !!
"Life is not a waffle" - G.a.b.a.b

Re: I GOT IT! Fantom X8, in my room!!

6 Jan 2005, 17:41
OMG!!!!
I've started to layer patches.
Guys, I've JUST played the same "idea" and patch for...a hour maybe!!(A patch I created..)..

This machine can do EVERYTHING!!:)

(well, at least I'm happy I still don't see what it can't do, lol).

Everything is just awesome...Couldnt be much better (srx maybe? ROFL)..

Just wanted to say my second impression from this beast:)

Can't wait for the song creations!
Have a good day.

Yours, Guy

A proud owner of a Fantom X8 !!
"Life is not a waffle" - G.a.b.a.b
Yours, Guy

A proud owner of a Fantom X8 !!
"Life is not a waffle" - G.a.b.a.b

CONGRATUALTIONS!

6 Jan 2005, 23:52
Hey im very happy for you on your new purchase. I recently bought myself an X8 and I have NO regrets. Try using studio monitors. I have the larger Behringer monitors and the sound is soooooooooooooo sweet! Better than any guitar amp..

all the best and keep the music pumpin!

James

James - Sydney, Australia

Gear: Roland Fantom X8 with 4 Srx cards, Behringer 2031B monitors, Apex AX48B
James - Sydney, Australia

Gear: Roland Fantom X8 with 4 Srx cards, Behringer 2031B monitors, Apex AX48B

Re: I GOT IT! Fantom X8, in my room!!

7 Jan 2005, 06:20
Hey KK
I've got to admit - I'm too jealous.
I'm just a proud owner of the 7 who could not afford the 8
Congrats.

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