This was a much awaited and needed detailed comparison between the Fantom and Fantom O. Your sterling work is much appreciated.

Thanks for the great video Darrick. Planning to buy a keyboard this summer and trying to decide between the Fantom and Fantom-0 has been a tough decision. Great to see a breakdown that shows all the actual differences. I probably will get the Fantom 8. Buy-once-cry-once and the myriad small differences add up to justify the added premium.

I appreciate this video, no body yet has done Fantom comparison as this, thank you sir! This was a tremendous help on my decision making.

I've been waiting for this kind of video. Thanks! Fantom O 08 showing up tomorrow and I'm learning as much as I can.

Best explanation of the differences ever! You are truly gifted with both your understanding and knowledge of these things, and your ability to explain it all. Thanks so much for this.

Thanks for this super detailed deep dive. It was what I needed to help me figure out the differences between the 2 Roland Fantom series and to make the right choice for my needs.

Great video! Thank you for breaking it down AND mentioning the comparable competition too.

Your review has helped me decide. I'm going with the Fantom 6. Might as well drop the change once and for all and not regret later.

I bought a fantom 7 (big boy) 3 months before the 0-Series came out. You made me feel better about my choice. Thanks mate, jam on!

Thank you! Be been looking for this for days!

Great comparison. Loving my 0 not a stage performer so for me with all of my NI and MPC Studio one etc it’s a great addition.

Thank you for your intensive explanation on these 2 Fantoms, Derrick. Cheers!

Derrick I'm extremely impressed by your extensive knowledge of these instruments. This is a great comparison. Keep up the great work buddy.

Excellent review and super informative. Really glad I saw this video before making buying decision. Thank you Darrick.

Absolutely fantastic review! Super helpful.

Thanks. Usually people make comparison in depreciated terms to the fantom 0. But this is very useful.🙏

Hi, Darrick Another excelent vídeo with a comprehensive vision. Thank you for posting and help us to decide.

This was dope! Keep it up! 💯 Also, I'd get the 'lil Fantom because my main sequencer is the MPC and I use it for multi-timbral tracking anyways.

Missed this video out the gate. Great comparison by the way. Doing what you do well.

Thanks for going so far in depth, this is very helpful!

Nice job, Darrick. Thank you for this beautifully done comparison. :)

Great video. If I was buying today, I'd hold out (save up) for the big Fantom.

Talking 'bout having some serious knowledge about these units...very impressive, truly a helpful video! Thank you

Much Respect on this informative video!!! I ordered the Fantom 08 keyboard to use with Logic Pro and Ableton. I don't play live but I did want a lightweight keyboard to take with me when I go on vacation as well as use at home. I subscribe to the Roland Cloud, so when I create, I have access to a lot of Roland sounds. I have a Yamaha MOX8-88 (over 10 years old) that I am giving to my kids and grandkids to practice on and hopefully learn to play. Also, the price is right for me. Again, Thank You!! Peace!!!

I knew it! I was waiting on you to do a video about the Fantom-0 series.

Been reading the comments and seeing the various discussions. Nice to see another video from your Darrick. You've done well. A short summary to all reading the comments and deciding between Fantom-0 and MODX. If you are buying the MODX, you are buying it for the: acoustic sounds, great presets, scene functionality, AWM2 & FM engine, 1GB flash memory for custom samples/multisamples, SuperKnob, 4-part multitimbrality, lightweight, patch compatibility with Montage, 10x4 audio interface (class-compliant), almost-decent keys, 7-inch touchscreen, envelope follower and VCM effects. If you're buying the Fantom-0, you are buying it for the: synth sounds (Roland's acoustic patches don't really compare either to Nautilus or the MODX), Supernatural, Zen-core, B3 engines, 32x4 audio interface (not class compliant), classic Roland efx, 8/16 part multitimbrality, matrix control, lightweight design, patch combability with FANTOM and other Zen-Core sounds, 5.5-inch touch screen, decent keybed, vocoder, 16/8 track clip sequencer (3 recording methods. TR-Rec, Step record and linear) up to 64 measures and 8 rows with a microscope, piano roll and automation editing, live synthesizer control, 2GB memory for Pads, 256MB for samples/multi-samples, sub-out and external device port. This should summarize your usage of these keyboards. In general, neither sequencer nor sampler is great in comparison with their predecessors, so if you are looking for an all in one workstation, get a Kurzweil K2700 or the Korg Nautilus. Or if you can find a used one, get a Fantom X/G, Motif-XF or Kronos. Do not buy any board based on a promise by the company, buy it for what it is at that moment. If the promise fails, you are the one who suffers, not the manufacturer. Maybe their brand ratings and reviews will go down, but you may lose the money you spent on that machine.

That was super helpful and complete. Thanks for the breakdown!

Very good comparison and explanation, Good Job!

So helpful you put this video together, thank you

Great video. BTW 256 MB is 1/8th of 2GB (2048 MB), not 1/4th. So Fantom actually has 8 times more multi-sample/expansion memory. I am surprised to see that none has Mic/Hi-z guitar input option switch like the FA series!

Brilliant video. Thanks a lot!

I’ve been tempted by the 07 and you’ve answered many questions, thanks. I guess having a smaller internal memory might be a good thing if it discourages me buying too many extra sounds afterwards.

Great video. For the price there is really no excuse for not including combo jacks for the mic and line inputs on the 0 series imo.

This is exactly the video I was looking for to understand the difference between the Phantom and the Phantom -0. Good job 👌

Thank you for the video, i now know more and it is easier to decide.

Great comparison video! Helped me decide to get the Fantom 6 vs the 06.

Superb comparison review Darrick. Very helpful for me to consider these vs. my current MODX6 / Montage users. Must admit the 0-Series does appear to be better VFM than my MODX and of better overall quality. Let’s see!!! ….. 😎👌🎹🎵🇬🇧🍻

Another great review Darrick. Although I think the Fantom 0 is a great keyboard, and a great value, I prefer the MODX. Here's why... First and foremost, I greatly value that it can import so many different file formats and is widely a 3rd party platform of choice by sound developers. This means I don't have to create many of the sounds I need from scratch. The MODX can import Montage sounds (current technology), the MOTIF series (one of the most popular series over the past 20 years) and the DX-7 series. My bands cover famous music, so I need famous sounds. The MODX/Montage are probably the easiest keyboards to actually find the kind of sounds my bands need. As many have said, Roland doesn't seem to have the 3rd party software support to the level that Yamaha & Korg do. So most of your sounds will probably come from Roland. The memory differences for sampled instruments between the MODX & the Fantom 0 are huge! While the Fantom 0 does provide more real-time controls and some other nice features, adding more memory for sampled instruments is one of the most costly things for them to have done at manufacturing costs, buying memory as they don't make it themselves. The kind of memory needed for sampled instruments is very expensive. You get 4 times as much on the MODX. Is this important? Yes! Depends on what you want to use the keyboard for of course. If you want to do much with sampled instruments sounds, it's very important. The regular Fantom actually has 2 gigs (8 times as much as the Fantom 0) and the MODX has 1 gig. The Fantom 0 has a mere 256 megs (1/4 gig). That is a huge limitation. I actually find only having 1 gig on the MODX to be it's single biggest limitation over the Montage which as 1.7. Some sound collections alone take up a good chunk of memory, and I've avoided using them for that reason. Sampled memory is not only useful for acoustic instruments, but sometimes even to sample synthesized sounds used in 3rd party sound collections. If it is hard to get by with just 1 gig of memory on the MODX, how can people be expected to get by with 1/4 that on the Fantom 0? The answer is.....you won't be doing much with very many sampled sounds of any quality. The quality of the provided acoustic instrument sounds in general are much better on the MODX than the Fantom 0. Most of the sampled based instruments on the Fantom 0 (which use very little memory) come from Roland's 1990's JV soundboards recycled. They are less detailed instruments, generally speaking. Yamaha has many of the very best ones available in a hardware keyboard, and even Kronos users often prefer the Montage/MODX for many of their acoustic sampled instruments. I've tried the majority of the sounds included, or available as sound packs for the Fantom 0 via Roland's own VST instruments. Except the Super Natural sounds, and the B3 engine, all of them are available in VST's and actually far more of Roland's classics in VST format only and not offered in hardware format currently. While there are some great sounds, over all I much prefer the sounds either included with the MODX or available as a downloadable sound collection from 3rd parties or Yamaha themselves. Not only for sampled instruments, but also for synthesized instruments of even analog classics. While the Fantom is much easier to program analog sounds on (plus for the Fantom 0 there), the AMW2 engine is surprisingly capable.....in the right hands, and 3rd party developers have made excellent reproductions of a lot of the Oberheim, Moog, ARP and other sounds. Still not as flexible as having those full engines. I turn to my VST's for that ability. Choosing between MODX or Fantom 0, consider this shoppers. Buy a MODX and run Roland's VST's on your laptop! You'll gain most of the sounds & engines of the Fantom 0, but several other highly desirable ones not available like the D-50. These VST's are even compatible with Fantom 0 sound collections, minus the super natural sounds or B3 engine, but there are far better ones available for that stuff in VST format already. Yamaha unlike Roland & Korg does not offer their technology in software format, so it makes sense to have a Yamaha and run Roland and Korg stuff via software. Both Roland and Korg offer even some of their newest hardware synth technology in VST software format. Although I own 13 keyboards including some from Roland and Korg, my live gigs are all based on my MODX, VST's and MIDI controller keyboards. My Roland's and Korg's stay home because I can replicate them via software. Far less to setup or transport to gigs, and cheaper too! Although I don't doubt the Fantom 0 keybed is better than the MODX, ask yourself, do you have any issues with playing on it? Try it out. I have no complaints, and previous switched from using premium keybeds as I own them from both Korg & Roland. The MODX keybed is not as bad as some say. Korg has actually made some of the worst keybeds I've encountered on some thousand dollar plus instruments, and no one seemed to complain. With the MODX, it got picked on because it such in such huge numbers, and I expect that to continue. As soon as you mentioned only 8 sliders on the Fantom 0, I thought, there goes the real-time drawbars for the B3 engine. I didn't pick up on that til you mentioned it. Oddly, the MODX/Montage offers a 3rd party software package called Organimation (actually the best organ sounds for the Kronos too) that on the MODX/Montage, ingeniously uses the Super Knob to cycle through all 9 drawbars in real-time. I'm amazed how well this works, and it's actually easier than using real drawbars to get the job done. Not as flexible however as a full B3 engine, but I highly doubt the Fantom 0 organ engine is as good as some of those that exist in VST format which I use. Winner = MODX + laptop with Roland & Korg VST's, plus the many other VST's for thousands of different sound engines. Also keep in mind by going the VST route for your Roland synths, you not only get the Zen-Core engines of the Fantom 0, but you get more classic Roland keyboard engines not available for the Fantom. Further more, you can also run the "higher quality" ACB versions of classics like the Jupiter 8, Juno 106, SH-101, etc These offer more faithful emulation of the original hardware classics than what the Fantom or Fantom 0 can run, and also, the form factor of them much better represents the original instruments they resemble rather than the Zen-Core user interface. Want the highly praised D-50, Juno 60 (not lesser quality Juno 106)? Available in VST format only from Roland, along with many others. For those times you just want an easy gig or rehearsal, the MODX will get you through almost anything just as the Fantom 0 will. But either way, next to using VST's too, your gonna be pretty limited vs the thousands of sound engines available, or pretty much unlimited sample memory. I just practiced for the past couple months with just my MODX, and brought the soft synths and additional MIDI controllers last night to more exactly produce some of the sounds in our songs. I could still play them either way. Also, the lack of direct output on the MODX the Fantom 0 has (TRS only) is not much of an advantage, or an advantage at all to most of us. Most live bands will still need a directbox anyway not only for a direct output, but for other abilities too. Or a small mixer that has direct outputs on it, commonly used by live bands and in the studio. Either way, I see little advantage to built-in direct outputs. A bit misleading in advertising, sort of like the Fantom 0 coming with 2 gigs of memory. Memory used for samples is VERY expensive in instruments. Memory used on your thumb drive is next to nothing. Not a bad idea to include the 2 gigs, but it's instrument memory I care about. And also, if you want to sample your own sounds, Sample Robot made for the MODX with a laptop is the ideal way to sample your instruments. At the gig, the sound man often requires an XLR connection to the board, so your Fantom 0 will still need a direct box (about $40), a mixer in your setup with XLR, or buying some kind of adapter (and still to loose the other advantage of a direct box or mixer), so why bother with TRS cables (which also cost more than 1/4 cables)? I still think the Fantom 0 is a great instrument, and like the MODX, one of the best values out there. But I wanted to set the record straight about how these two instruments really compare. People that buy the Fantom 0 should mainly be interested in it's virtual analog abilities, and looking specifically for Roland sounds. You still won't find many analog sounds of other brands models with them. For me, I use mostly Oberheim, Prophet, Moog & ARP analog sounds.

Great video.. An excellent produced in-depth review. I'm looking for a properly weighted keyboard and midi controller anyway as I'm not convinced that my modx-8 isn't really capable of being a midi controller.

This is an outstanding comparison of the two Roland Fantom keyboards and Darrick also gives a very astute summary of some of the ways the Yamaha MODX7 compares with the Fantom boards. I purchased the MODX7 (months before seeing this video by Darrick) and I discovered the same differences he mentioned. I DO like some of the sounds on the Yamaha product better than the Roland Fantom but the V piano is just so much better than Yamaha's best piano that to me, there's no question that the Roland Fantom is the better choice of those two. (I returned the Yamaha MODX7 and purchased the Fantom 7. Twice the money but many times better.) I also want to thank Darrick (if he happens to read this) for his very comprehensive reviews and work here on KZfaq. I've realized I can absolutely count on Darrick Keels for great information regardless of what product or feature(s) he is discussing.

great overview, to me it confirms the big brother is a better investment and even more value/$ then the 0... my reason to choose mode above Roland is the arps, 8 arps simultaneously vs 1 arp.

Thanks for doing this… hopefully Roland is giving you some good $ …if not they should be… This video and your earlier response helped me in deciding on which model is the best of what I need to finish my projects. I’m definitely getting the Big Fantom….I also have the MODX.. ,being that I can only record 10 tracks at a time…& ( you are so correct) about the cheap build quality, made me interested in getting the Fantom.

Thanks Derrick, for your videos, I Watch them a lot. Its Great. I have the modx. It would be great with the fantom 08 workflows, and the sound from Yamaha modx.

Thank you! I have been wondering about this difference, and recently discovered that the 2019 Fantom is out of stock, just about everywhere. Roland seems to be back and forth with the classification. I was going to ask about this at NAMM, but the biggest question is still regarding the time stretching, which is even problematic within some of their own patches. Issues aside, I am pretty curious to see how Roland plays this, moving forward. Thanks again for this comparison. It was really helpful.

I’m so glad I bought the Fantom 8 when it came out.

After making a beat in the fantom can I export the stems so I can import them into my daw session ? The mc 707 does not allow me to do this

This was so helpful. I haven’t seen the Fantom -0 in stores yet for me to test out. The only problem is that I’ve touched the bigger Fantom and the keys are amazing 😩 but the price isn’t so I’m just gonna save up for it.

I must subscribe. You bring high value tech content to the subject. You bring actual working models of the workstations. You do more than chatter on features but go forward with the benefits of each feature. Where do we download your music? Bonus points if you enjoy Gospel.

Great review my Fantom 06 is on the way now

Thank you! I now feel that I can recommend the ‘O’ to friends who admire my Fantom 7 but don’t have it in their budget.

Great comparison. Good job.

Thanks for this. I now own both 😀. I had a Fantom 6 + RD2000, but I just sold the RD2000 and replaced it with the Fantom-08. I'm going to miss the PHA-50 action on the RD2000 (best action on any board IMO), but I needed the ability to switch scenes without notes dropping out and to share scenes between my 61 and 88 in case I only need 1 keyboard for a smaller gig. Also wanted to be able to eq each zone separately which the RD2000 couldn't.

Many thanks, very good work. 🎉

I personally have FA 08 a couple of years now and because of playing a lot of live performances im thinking of buying synthesizer on top of that. I looked at lot of expensive synthesizers, but in the end it looks like I'll stay with Roland because it offers decent performance for relatively little money. In addition, Fantom 07 is user-friendly like FA.

Thank you very much, Darrick! This video and the shorter "V-Piano" one were highly instrumental (pun accepted) in making me choose. It was quite a battle, though, as I was prepared to pay for "full power". - I have just ordered the Fantom-08. On Aftertouch: If I remember my sources correctly, you state in this video that the "-0" models don't feature Aftertouch, and in the shorter video that applying Aftertouch in the "big" Fantom models requires considerable key pressure. According to the "-0" manual, these models can /receive/ both Channel and Polyphonic Aftertouch, and both Pedals (apparently not the Hold one) can be set to Aftertouch. (Channel Aftertouch, I assume.) So, using an expression pedal, one should be able to /transmit/ Aftertouch from the "keyboard department" of the device, rather than from the "keyboard proper". - I have ordered an RPU-3 pedal with my Fantom.

I wish I would have watched this video before I bought the MODX6+. I just sent the MODX6+ back today and ordered the Fantom-06. The features on the Fantom-06 just blow the MODX+ away! I watched some videos on the Fantom sequencer and it's really impressive! I agree this Fantom-0 is the best option! Thank you for making this!

Thank you Darrick. I bought the Fantom 0 because I'm a sampling producer that used an ASR-10 back in the day. Hopefully I can use the Fantom 0 in the same manner. I still haven't seen/heard anything that tells me I can so time will tell. But this video let me know I can at least do a good amount of the things the bigger Fantom is able to do for super less amount of money.

Excellent comparison. You rock.

Hi Darrick, did the pitch wheel/stick function properly for you when trying to do quick manual vibratos? To me it seemed like the Fantom pitch bend was too slow to allow this, resulting in very low movement vibratos. I tried connecting an external pitch bend controller and it worked fine, so not sure what could be going on here.

Great review. Thank you

Thanks have Fantom-07 but didn' t realize the memory management difference between single an multi samples before your video. Is there a way to manage libraries to make them smaller and only keep the most useful sounds ?

Great video, exactly what we needed. A1

Thank you so much for the detailed comparison and guidance. I have a different question tho. May we know what 2 tier keyboard stand are you using? 😊

I was waiting for this movie to come out. 😃 I am so tempted to trade in my Juno DS88 but then I lose my 88 keys. I thought about getting rid of my Juno and Nektar T6 for the 07 and an 88 key midi controller. Having this and an Arturia Keylab midi controller probably would be killer combo. So much to think about. I have not played a real grand piano in years until this week when I played at a funeral. It felt like a toy because I’ve been playing the Roland DS88 keybed so long. I kind of appreciate that heavy action a little more now.

Thank you so much, Darrick, for this great product video. I already have a MODX7+ and love it very much. However, I am looking for a great Midi controller with Neo Vent II connection possibility to blast my B3 GSI hammond app.. sound like the Fantrom 06 could do the trick (and act as backup keyboard at the same time?)… however, not waterfall keys…What is your opinion?

Great video Darrick and cemented my choice of Fantom6 v Fantom06. Love the Fantom.

Excellent informative video. If I could add something, the video mentions (23:43) that Fantom and Fantom 0 can sustain 16 and 8 ‘sounds’ (instruments), respectively, versus Montage and MODX (+) can “only” sustain 8 and 4 instruments, respectively when switching from one performance (multi-instruments) to another -- seamless sound switching (SSS) in Yamaha’s terms. In such a comparison, it is probably worth highlighting that Yamaha sounds contain double the number of elements/partials compared to Roland (at least compared to the Z-core engine-08 RM p18); technically, in many scenarios, both brands can have a similar level of SSS when we look at the number of elements/partials-Yamaha uses processing power to give sound power on a single instrument. In contrast, Fantom uses it to provide a more accessible, flexible SSS. With enough programming, some limitations can be overcome in each approach. I do not have these keyboards; I am just theorizing here… someone can correct these comments as needed.

Thank you! Very good comparison. The 0 series is nice if youre on a budget. But if you want the synth engines and the V-Piano the big one it is. That is not a small part missing on the 0. It is quite a bit that is missing. That is a deal breaker for me. Because I want all the sounds. I own a MODX and I did get all the sounds of the Montage. Yes with less control. But that does not matter for me. I work in a DAW anyway.

Great comparison - DMPM just got that Fantom 0 …. Will be pairing with MPC

Thanks I like your discussion comparing keyboards with emphasis on features and functions. I’d really like to see your comparison of Roland O vs Kurtzweil PC4. How are layers created and stored on each and how does organ work in a layer if sliders are used as drawbars?

Great comparison Darrick well explained , to me the 0 series is an empty box compared to the real deal 😉

Darrick man I just love this videos! Thank you so much for it. I have a favor to ask, can you do a demo video on tone remain and how you hit the polyphony sealing?

Hi Darrick, Love your videos, thank you - you’ve convinced me that I “need” both now! I’m so ready to get into Fantom-world, and Christmas (and Black Friday), is coming up. I’m lucky to have a home office where I have a MacBook running Logic with a NI S61 Mk 2 plugged in. In my gym I have an older Yamaha DGX-660 (to use in between workout sets and to keep noise away from fam.) My current thought, after a myriad of variations, is to replace DGX in gym with Fantom 7, and also replace S61 Mk2 with a Fantom 06, as its light enough to carry into the lounge and noodle around there, helping me to learn and practice a little more often to learn the workflow. Does this sound like a good plan to you? Any downsides, other options? Many thanks in advance 🙏

Love my brand new Fantom06. It works for me as a gigging Las Vegas Dj. I also own a Roland D-50, D-70, Yamaha DX7 and a Krog Wavestation Ex.

Hey Darrick love your videos

Derrick you are awesome. I really appreciate the input you had to my question. Just one more please. What is the difference between the roland fantom fa series and the fantom o series? Does either of these let you hear the tracks as you add each instrument to a scene. Like the Modx does?

Thank you for this Video. My Problem is to Chose if i buy the Korg Nautilus or the Roland Fantom 0. That is hard for me actually. If i only had more Money, so i would simply buy both :D Thank you, your Video was great!

Great video Darrick! You should share the secret of how you get these boards so quickly and have time to go through them and compare them. 😅

Great video thanks. The polyphony thing doesn’t surprise me. Layering multiples samples on top of multiple samples on top of effects on top of More effects - sustaining over long periods of time, filters - oh man - that’s a lot of processing. so I’m impressed by both of these keyboards. I want the big daddy. But Man! $3700. Geez. Thanks.

Very informative video was exactly what I needed. I am thinking of a Fantom 7 or Nord Stage 3 to replace my old Motif XS. When I saw Fantom 07 I thought it was a bargain. I would prefer spend the extra for the full Fantom. Now a question :) Which is better between Fantom 7, Nord Stage 3 and Montage 7. I like mostly Piano and Strings and some synth pads.

Very good tutorial!

Great video, problem is fantom 6/7/8 is not available. Retailers will sell you one but they are not able to give you any idea when they can deliver. Japanese keyboard produced in Taiwan w Chinese parts, supply chain has stopped production of big fantom. Unless your willing to wait forever buy the 0 and upgrade when roland gets it together on flagship

Very good video was very informative

Best comparation video!

I agree 100% with you, the Modx 6, 7 keyboard it's a toy. As for me, it is acceptable at this price. Additionally, the distances between the keys are unequal.

I have one important question, does the Fantom-08 have the sounds from the FA08? I'm planning on buying the Famtom-08 and I would need some of the sounds (Super Natural, PCMS and PCMD)

Hi, if you've ever tried Komplete Kontrol S88, can you tell me how Fantom-08 keybed/key action compares to it? Thank you very much for this info and also for the this video :)

Great video Darrick...just wanna know your opinion which one works out great in comparison for sounds and workflow-Korg Kronos,Yamaha Montage or Roland Fantom??

Hello guy, Thank you for this quite full comparison of the differences between the two models. I would like to give you a tip for your work but I don't see any "thank bouton", like others channels. Would you plane to use this new feature on your channel?

Darrick, great review (as usual!). So, I'm debating between the MODX and Fantom 0; I know you have an MODX and liked the "modern" sound of the MODX . Now that you've tried them both, do you still prefer the MODX? or would you go with the Fantom 0? Thanks !!

really great video! Thank you!!!

Some questions Thoughts You’ve touched on these topics …I wanted to re iterate express my personal opinion. I would love to have answered from These are major components missing for music creators… Roland: Why only 64 measures? When the MODX has 256, and is older. Why no linear sequencer? Why only 256mb s sample time? In 2022 Yamaha: Why no midi note editor/ Piano roll when Roland has it and Yamaha used to have it on the previous workstation? However, I will say that technology on how to create ideas much faster on the newer keyboards but some folks like more creative control even if takes a longer route. I feel that companies like Roland must’ve thought that this younger generation of music creators(( loop/ sample)) beat makers are more dominant than older segmented population that use to create music much more the linear based musicians like myself. Cost? Lack of demand? / Didn’t think it was relevant, in today’s younger music creators? It’s intriguing to say the least. I bought the 1st Motif Classic back in 2001 or 2002, & that keyboard was amazing with what it was at the & we didn’t have those kinds of questions about key components being left off, well, at least I didn’t have those concerns. The Motif had sampling, linear sequencer & midi note editor / piano roll. And back then that flagship keyboard was priced at around $2199….versus nowadays a flagship will cost $3400 & minus those key components. It would be awesome if companies like Yamaha & Roland etc., would explain why they left off certain features. You cannot convince me they didn’t realize that there would a multitude of musicians & beat makers who would question / or have some pushback about the lack of key components of these new keyboards.

Congratulations on the channel!! How do you analyze the sound quality between Korg kronos x Yamaha Montage and Roland Fantom? If you were to choose just one, which one would it be?

Thanks for doing this comparison. Since I already have the big Fantom 7, I was looking for a few good reasons to get the little Fantom 06. Just ordered it.

Just found and subscribed to your Channel. Considering playing in a live band again, and thus looking for the ideal keyboard to do pretty much everything other musicians don't. How would you consider multisampling wrt to old fantom-g with features and memory available for those babies ? Between ModX/Montage Fantoms and Kronos, which one would perform best on the brass (best sound, articulations, most playable - dude I miss the ARX-03 of my fantom-g8, too heavy to move around though...)

I like the 2019 version thank you!

I mostly enjoyed the video. Thanks. That said, your argument about the resolution of the two sounds completely backwards from my experience with every single LCD/LED display I've ever seen or heard of. A larger screen with lower resolution does not look as good as a smaller screen with higher resolution. A smaller screen with the same resolution as a larger screen does not look blurry and a larger screen with less resolution does look more blurry. Only distance from the screen can impact the objective bluriness or clarity of a given screen.

Thanks for this video

Very nice presentation my man. I currently use an Integra 7 in Cubase and I love it. I need a reason to buy one of these. The V-Piano was a start but I need more. I also have Zencore on my Roland account so basically, I have a virtual Fantom-O. Give me a good reason to buy that big Fantom

Thanks for the video! I have the Modx but I will also get a Fantom. Why not get both? Both seem great :)