Roland U.S.

Reaching New Levels of Power and Luxury

Features

Introducing the most powerful and luxurious live workstation in Roland history. The Fantom-G is a dream instrument that redefines the boundaries of playability and creativity with its advanced sound engine, revolutionary ARX SuperNATURAL™ expansion bay, large-sized color LCD, powerful new audio/MIDI sequencer, first-class “Ivory Feel” weighted keys and more.

• Advanced sound engine with double wave capacity of previous flagship workstations
• 2 x ARXexpansion with SuperNATURAL — the world’s greatest performance-expression technology
• Graphic user interface with extra-large 8.5” wide color LCD and mouse connectivity
• Newly developed onboard audio/MIDI sequencer with 128 tracks, including 24 audio tracks
• Multi-FX for each part; up to 22 effects routings can be programmed simultaneously
• Top-of-the-line keyboard action; weighted PHA II “Ivory Feel” keyboard on Fantom-G8
• Heavy-duty casing with aluminum panel

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Advanced Sound Engine
Driven by a powerful new audio processor, the Fantom-G provides new sonic depth and versatility. With twice the wave-ROM capacity of its predecessor, it contains a treasure trove of Roland’s world-famous SRX-quality sounds, but what really sets this instrument apart is its new ARX expansion, which allows additional SuperNATURAL sound-sets and fully dedicated synth and effects engines to be added to this already powerful live workstation.

SuperNATURAL™ ARX Expansion
Fantom-G provides ARX slots that accommodate two SuperNATURAL expansion boards. SuperNATURAL is Roland’s unique behavior-modeling technology that enables a new level of organic, emotional expression previously unattainable in synthesizers. Applied to traditional-instrument sounds, SuperNATURAL enables the delicate, organic tonal changes and playing nuances of real musical instruments. It’s also a powerful tool for electronic and non-traditional sounds, breathing amazing new life and expression into synthesis.

Power Sequencer Onboard
The Fantom-G is the first Roland instrument to feature Roland’s newly designed power sequencer. In conjunction with the large-size LCD, this pro-level composition tool provides 128 tracks (including 24 audio tracks) in a fully intergraded audio/MIDI graphical environment. A mouse can be also incorporated for computer-like speed and ease. Other convenient features include combo XLR and TRS connector, phantom power for condenser mics, Hi-Z input for guitar and bass, and line input.

Luxurious Extra-Wide LCD
One look and touch and you’ll know that the Fantom-G is an instrument without equal. Only the highest-quality materials have been used to create this dream synth, with a stylish, futuristic design that will turn heads. Front and center is the extra-large 8.5” wide TFT color LCD for enhanced productivity. A first-class assortment of hands- on controls is provided as well, including eight sliders, four knobs, and ten buttons below the LCD.

Amazing FX
Fantom-G is loaded with a state-of-the-art effects engine, with multi-effects available for each Fantom-G sound/part. In 16-part multi-timbre mode, up to 22 effect routings can be used simultaneously. Create complex setups with 16 insert effects per multi-timbral patch group, plus global reverbs and choruses. Mastering effects are provided for polishing songs created with the onboard sequencer.

Supreme Keyboard Feel & Action
The Fantom-G8 is outfitted with Roland’s top-of-the-line PHA II “Ivory Feel” keyboard. This amazing keyboard technology reproduces the real surface feel of ivory acoustic piano keys providing a familiar stability and comfort to the pianist. The white keys have a two-piece structure which reduces the developed keyboard surface material is designed to absorb moisture, ensuring a secure, slip-proof feel that your fingers will love.

Reaching New Levels of Power and Luxury

Specs

Keyboard Section

Keyboard

88 keys PHA II Ivory Feel Keyboard with velocity and channel aftertouch

Sound Generator Section

Mamimum Polyphony

128 voices, shared with the sampling section

Parts

16 parts (Internal) + 16 parts (External) + 2 parts (ARX) + 24 parts (Audio Track)

Wave Memory

256MB (16-bit linear equivalent)

Waveforms

2,230

Preset Memory

Patches: 1,664 + 256 (GM2)
Rhythm Sets: 64 + 9 (GM2)
Live Sets: 512
Studio Sets: 128

User Memory (per one project)

Patches: 512
Rhythm Sets: 64
Live Sets: 512
Studio Sets: 128

Effects

Patch Multi-effects (PFX): max. 16 units (76 types)
Multi-effects (MFX): max. 2 units (78 types)
Chorus: 1 unit (3 types)
Reverb: 1 unit (10 types)

Sampling Section

Data Format

16-bit linear, .WAV or .AIFF

Sampling Frequency

44.1kHz

Maximum Sampling Time

approx. 360 sec, mono/180 sec, stereo (when sampling memory isn't expanded/32 MB)
approx. 108 min, mono/54 min, stereo (fully expanded with DIMM/544 MB)

Number of Samples

2,000 (per one project)

Sequencer Section

Tracks

MIDI tracks (Internal/External/ARX): max. 128
Audio tracks: max. 24
Tempo track: 1
Beat track: 1

Resolution

480 TPQN

Tempo

5.00 to 300.00

Songs

50 (per one project)

Phrases

2,000 (per one project)

Notes Capacity

approx. 1,000,000 notes (per one project)

Song Length

9,998 measures

Recording Method

Realtime recording, Step recording

Others

Arpeggiater

128

Arpeggio Sets

128

RPS Sets

32

Rhythm Pattern Sets

32

Chord Memory

128

Chord Memory Sets

128

Display

Graphic Type, 8.5", Wide VGA (800 x 480 dots), backlit LCD (Color)

Pads

16 pads, Velocity and Polyphonic Aftertouch sensitive

Controllers

Pitch Bend/Modulation Lever, Control Knob x 4, Control Slider x 8, Assignable Switch x 2, D Beam Controller

Connectors

Mic/Guitar Input Jacks: 1/4 inch phone type/XLR type (Phantom power) (Hi-Z) Headphones Jack: Stereo 1/4 inch phone type, A (MIX) Output Jacks (L/MONO, R): 1/4 inch TRS phone type: B Output Jacks (L, R): 1/4 inch phone type: Input Jacks (L/MONO/MIC, R): 1/4 inch phone type, Pedal Jacks: Hold Pedal Jack (Half Pedal recognition), MIDI Connectors: IN, OUT, THRU, USB Connectors: USB Computer Connector (supports file transfer or mass storage class, and Audio/MIDI), Digital Audio Interface: COAXIAL INPUT/OUTPUT, AC Inlet

Expansion Slots

ARX expansion boards: 2 slots
DIMM: 1 slot, supports PC133, CL=2/3, 3.3 V, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB

External Storage Device

USB Flash Memory

Power Supply

AC 117 V, AC 230 V, AC 240 V (50/60 Hz), AC 220 V (60 Hz)

Power Consumption

30 W

Accessories

Owner's Manual, CD-ROM (Editor, USB Audio/MIDI driver), Power Cord

Options

Expansion Board: ARX Series, Keyboard Stand: KS-V7, KS-18Z, Pedal Switch: DP series, Foot Switch: BOSS FS-5U, Expression Pedal: EV-5, USB Memory: M-UF1G

Size and Weight

Width

1,396 mm

55 inches

Depth

502 mm

19-13/16 inches

Height

183 mm

7-1/4 inches

Weight

33.6 kg

74 lbs. 2 oz.

*The specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Support

If you have questions about operating your Roland, BOSS or Edirol product, please check our Knowledge Base for answers to the most common questions.

You can also contact our Product Support department by phone or email.

In addition, we have a library of Product Manuals and Support Documents that you can download and reference. If Support Documents are available for this product, they will be listed below.

Support Documents

Fantom-G ReleaseNote 130: What’s New in Version 1.30

The Version 1.30 operating system update adds new features and a wealth of new content to the Fantom-G workstation keyboard. This booklet explains what’s new in Version 1.30, and how to get the most from this important OS update.

Fantom-G Workshop 01: The Fantom-G Possibilities

This booklet provides a step-by-step, hands-on introduction to the Fantom-G. We’ll give you a taste of its many capabilities, and an idea of what’s in store for you with your new Fantom-G.

Fantom-G Workshop 02: Power User Control

If the Fantom-G’s about one thing—other than its killer sounds and display—it’s power and flexibility. Its controls are built for speed, and things get even better when you add a mouse. This booklet is where it all begins.

Fantom-G Workshop 03: Power User Control 2: The Pads

Nowhere are the Fantom-G’s efficiency and flexibility more on display than the DYNAMIC PADS area. There are so many aspects of the Fantom-G’s operation in which the pads kick things into high gear that they deserve their own booklet.

Fantom-G Workshop 04: Saving Your Work on the Fantom-G

With all the music you can make on the Fantom-G, you’ll want to make sure you know how to store it for safekeeping, along with all the bits and pieces that went into it. This Workshop booklet explains how to save Fantom-G songs, samples, patches, and everything else.

Fantom-G Workshop 05: Single Mode in the Fantom-G

When you want to use the Fantom-G in the most traditional, straight-ahead way—maybe with a single patch on the keyboard and a rhythm set or rhythm on the pads—Single mode’s the way to go. This booklet explains how it works.

Fantom-G Workshop 06: Editing Fantom-G Patches and Rhythm Sets

At the heart of the Fantom-G is its killer sounds. Sure, the factory patches and rhythm sets sound great, but you can also create your own, as you’ll learn in this booklet.

Fantom-G Workshop 07: Live Mode in the Fantom-G

The Fantom-G is designed, first and foremost, as an excellent performance keyboard, and that’s what its Live mode is all about. It’s the place where the Fantom-G really shines. This booklet explains Live mode in detail in order to help you harness the Fantom-G’s performance power.

Fantom-G Workshop 08: Creating Layers and Splits

In Live mode, each keyboard-full of sounds is called a “live set.” A live set is where you combine sounds or assign them to different areas of the keyboard. This booklet shows you how to put sounds together as layers and splits on the Fantom-G.

Fantom-G Workshop 09: Manipulating Sounds in Realtime

The Fantom-G has a great set of tools for controlling sounds in realtime, from its control sliders and knobs, to the D Beam, and more. This booklet explains how to set up the Fantom-G realtime controllers and the patches and effects they control.

Fantom-G Workshop 10: Studio Mode

With its powerful 152-track sequencer/recorder, the Fantom-G naturally provides its own slick studio environment in which to get some songs down. In Studio mode, you have access to as many as 16 patches/rhythm sets/sample sets at the same time, 24 audio tracks, and up to 22 effects! This booklet explains what you need to know about Studio mode.

Fantom-G Workshop 11: Sequencing and Recording

In this booklet, you’ll get all the details on sequencing and recording in the Fantom-G, from conceptual explanations of phrases, samples, and tracks, on up through sophisticated and flexible sequencing and recording techniques. This booklet’s a must if you’re itching to master the Fantom-G’s 152-track sequencer/recorder.

Fantom-G Workshop 12: Perfecting Songs, MIDI Tracks, and Audio Tracks

When you’ve captured your MIDI and audio tracks, the fun’s just starting. This booklet takes you through the Fantom-G’s extensive collection of sequencer/recorder editing tools that will help you refine your music to your notion of perfection.

Fantom-G Workshop 13: Playing Clips from the Fantom-G Pads

The Fantom-G is more than just a synth, sampler, audio interface, and sequencer/recorder, though you’d think that might be enough. The Fantom-G’s pads can serve as an absolutely killer way to launch sequenced phrases as clips onstage, DJ-style. Mix and match your beats in harmony with the mood of the mob. This booklet shows you how to bang out clips from the Fantom-G pads.

Fantom-G Workshop 14: Adding Live Audio to the Fantom-G

The Fantom-G boasts a full-featured mini-mixer that allows you to add live sounds to your playing and songs. Connect a mic, a guitar, or any other instrument to the Fantom-G’s audio inputs, add effects, and it’s show time. The input mixer offers phantom power, its own dedicated effects, and access to the rest of the Fantom-G’s stunning effects. You’ll learn how to incorporate live audio into the Fantom-G with in this booklet.

Fantom-G Workshop 15: Using the Fantom-G with a Computer

The Fantom-G’s potent USB capabilities make it an outstanding companion to a computer and a computer-based DAW (“Digital Audio Workstation”). Of course, you can exchange files. Of course, you can use its keyboard with a DAW and use the Fantom-G as an awesome multitimbral module with effects for your DAW. But did you know the Fantom-G may also be all the audio interface you need to get audio into and out of your DAW? And did you know how easy it is to sample your computer’s audio—and that’s any of its audio—on the Fantom-G? Check out this booklet to learn more.

Fantom-G Experience

Impressions of the Fantom-G live workstation from world-leading artists.

Selecting Fantom-G and ARX-Series Sounds Via MIDI.pdf

Fantom-G ReleaseNote 120: Understanding Phrases, Samples, and Tracks

The Fantom-G contains a powerful combination MIDI sequencer/audio recorder. To help you harness its power, here’s a booklet that explains the relationship between the Fantom-G’s MIDI phrases, audio samples, MIDI tracks, and audio tracks.

InFocus 02: Roland’s Librarian Software

If you’re the kind of person who digs into your Roland/BOSS gear, odds are you go way beyond factory patches and settings. It’s for users like you that we include a computer-based Librarian application for backing up and organizing your data. This booklet explains the Roland/BOSS Librarian.

Fantom-G Brochure (PDF)