The Fantom EX upgrade package offers a variety of new functions and workflow extensions that are intended to give Roland‘s already well-equipped top model synthesizer even more creative power. Fantom EX brings the current best Roland analog modeling technology ACB into the synthesizer, including emulations of the vintage classics Jupiter-8 and SH-101. There are also two new grand pianos as well as the JD-800 and n/zyme model expansions and new studio-quality reverb effects. This sounds like a must-have for all Fantom users, especially since the price of $199 is quite moderate by Roland standards.
New model expansion
Since version 2.1 you can use the ZEN Core model expansions in Fantom. Model expansions recreate popular vintage Roland synthesizers based on the ZEN Core Engine. The analog classics Jupiter-8, Juno-106, SH-101 and JX-8P were previously available for the Fantom, with the EX upgrade the digital classic JD-800 is added. Not surprising, since
