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    Roland Fantom-O Series

    Jan 17, 2023 4 minutes

    Strengths

    + Superb sounds from the Roland archive
    + A lot of the full Fantom's features for a lot less money
    + Expandable via Roland Cloud

    Limitations

    - No aftertouch on the keyboard
    - Classic Roland Cloud synth emulations don't come included
    - Workflow isn't immediately obvious and there is a learning curve

    Released in 2019, Roland's latest generation Fantom keyboards are excellent workstations, but they're big, heavy (particularly the 88-key model) and pricey. As such, there's definitely a gap in the market for a ‘budget’ Fantom range that offers similar tech but at a lower price point and in a more compact form factor.

    Fantom-0 is that range; comprising 61-, 76and 88-note models, the keyboards it contains are designed to be used in your

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