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fantomx songs on fantom g

fantomx songs on fantom g

20 Apr 2010, 18:16
Hey folks, i'm new to the fantom G and I have a Fantom X. I'd like to see if I can use my fantom X songs and play them on my fantom G. Also, how much of the srx sounds are standard in the fantom G? Thanks

Re: fantomx songs on fantom g

20 Apr 2010, 19:34
seems like most of the E-pianos ....

Re: fantomx songs on fantom g

21 Apr 2010, 04:54
Bass sounds,some strings,ethno-world sounds etc....There are many sounds from SRX but you will never find them if you look for SRX sign in the name.There is just Koto SRX and Koto SRX Bndr which are the same with SRX in the name,maybe there are some other sound but....There are many sounds from SRX inside FG but you must look for them.The best way to do that is to go to the http://www.rolandus.com/experience/interactive_demos/ and then try to find some patches from DEMOS inside FG.
That is the best way to do this.Or perhaps if you have Fantom X with all those SRX's inside.Sometimes there are just patches that are mixed inside SRX.And that kind of mix is not in the FG but if you know what voices are mixed inside SRX that you can make exact copy of that sound in the FG or maybe better.For example : There is one sound in the world collection named Yuehchin+ and that sound does not exists inside FG.But if you mix Shamisen sound with 485 Clr My Gtr A and maybe some Koto C sound then you will have maybe even better sound on the FG.
FG is so good when it comes to internal Wave ROM and because of that your song can sound even better in the FG.
SRX is not that good comparing to the FG.For me it is better to have Fantom G with ARX01 and maybe some other ARX that will be released in the future or maybe with Brass or EP then Fantom X with 4 SRX's.because Fantom G have superior INTERNAL ROM.And this ROM is much better then Fantom X.

Re: fantomx songs on fantom g

21 Apr 2010, 14:43
"SRX is not that good comparing to the FG.For me it is better to have Fantom G with ARX01 and maybe some other ARX that will be released in the future or maybe with Brass or EP then Fantom X with 4 SRX's.because Fantom G have superior INTERNAL ROM.And this ROM is much better then Fantom X"

Branko,
I sometime ask myself where do you get your impressions from. Did you hear any of the SRX expansions ever? A FX expanded with four SRX expansions will kill the FG in a second soundwise. For the beginning, try the baritone sax, the harp or the banjo on the FG. I know, this somehow belongs to the "exotic" category but it shows you some very good examples where the FG recreates the sample quality of a soundblaster card with 1 Mb Sample ROM from the early nineties. For a comparison, listen to some other keyboards from other manufacturers from the early nineties and you will find better samples of those instruments. However, you have to hear the baritone sax. Then try a motif or M3 for the same sound.
Regarding the ARX: one have to pay over 400 dollars for a card which provides a couple of instruments and the ARX card can be used only on one part in a live setup. For 50-100 dollar more you get Logic Pro with 40 Gb of sample data, sequencer, audioeditor, mastering software and dozens of loops and virtual instruments.
A SRX sound you can use on any part in a performance. Can you use the ARX 03 Brass card for a Brass Combo and a Solo Trumpet from the same card in a Live Setup on the FG? NO. You can't.
Some of the SRX cards simply contain the old sr-jv expansion cards from the mid nineties and those samples sound better than the FG Rom as a whole sample set. It is not without reason that so many people complained that the FG doesn't have the best sounds from the SRX cards.

Re: fantomx songs on fantom g

21 Apr 2010, 23:34
You want to say that Banjo and Harp sounds like crap on FG???
I like Banjo very much and I don't think that sounds like 1 MB soundblaster.Also I like Harp sound very much especially when I put attack on 1 ,2 or 3.
Baritone Sax sound like crap on every keyboard that I have heard including M3 and XS.Other sax patches sound just fine on every model.
I am just comparing some sounds from FG to SRX sounds and I am finding the same sounds or just sounds that sound the same or even better,some of those are not so good on FG. But it is very stupid to expect all SRX Sounds in FG.That would be nice but I want to move forward.I dont want SRX sounds to be with me in the future like 10 more years or so.I like ARX!Especially ARX01 DRUM!Have you ever try it.I have Cubase 5 and all VST's that man can buy but at the end the best Studio voices are coming from my FG and ARX01.There are some better sounds on these VST's that are more realistic but these FG sounds are much better siting in the mix together than all the VST's I have.
And that Harp sound is so good when it comes to music from my country and I just love it.That funny attack is so good sometimes and it put that sound in the front of the speakers.....Man ! Banjo and Harp are GOOD.Do you have a FG anyway?Or it is just M3 for now?

Re: fantomx songs on fantom g

22 Apr 2010, 03:54
For your record, yes I have the FG8. I also owned the RD700GX with two expansions (complete orchestra and world), so I think can compare the sound quality between those srx sound and the same on the FG.

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