It's surprising you describe the Fantom 7 as extremely quiet, because the semi-weighted unit in the
I saw had a very noisy action, as if the keys are banging against the casing.
I hope some of the Roland representatives can join in and clear up some of the questions, like what the plans are for the onboard sequencer and integration with other DAWs?
Will the sequencer remain as it is, max. length of 32 bars p/pattern, 8 patterns p/track, only 2 time signatures (I really need other time signatures), will Cubase integration be available in the near future?
It would be nice to see other time signatures, more editing options, longer patterns, more patterns in a track.
It also would be nice to get some info about the expandability of the Fantom and Roland's plans in that direction.
So far I've heard that there are 8 slots reserved for expansions, that there are plans for electric pianos, Supernatural acoustic instruments, tone wheel organ models, the engines of the Jupiter X, multi-sampled libraries.
If anyone from Roland could shed some light on this it would be greatly appreciated.
I am considering a Fantom, but because it is lacking some functionality which I find important to have (onboard sequencer, integration with Cubase) I am still reluctant.
I really like the sound of the Fantom.