SilverDragonSoun Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 For those of you who have played the Fantom X8, what is your opinion on the action? How does it compare to other things you tried? Begin the day with a friendly voice A companion, unobtrusive - Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 SDS, I sat down and played the Fantom X8 a few months back. Feature-wise, it is an awesome board. The action is good. Since I have a hard time connecting with the Roland sound, I couldn't really get into it beyond that. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delirium Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I had few months ago at home for a month but I returned it back.The action was for me too slow. Maybe it was that particular board but I had problems with fast trills, I felt like hammer didn't have time to come fully back before next strike. My FP5 has much better and faster action (the best action I've been playing so far), similarly my recent acquisition S90ES which is slower the FP5 but still OK (but this one has no graded action so it's a little different) ♫♫♫ motif XS6, RD700GX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Love the action on the FantomX8 as I do most high end Roland gear. Light and fast while not loosing that piano feel. Almsot went with the FX8 but ended up with the RD700SX because I wanted to focus more on piano than workstation features. Having said that, try before you buy. Action is very subjective. Many prefer Yamaha action and that's okay. That is why there is more than one major company selling lots of keyboards. Robert This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyman_sam Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I love both the Motif ES8 and the fantom X8's action. Really good, imo. Dont follow me....i'm lost too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDragonSoun Posted March 15, 2007 Author Share Posted March 15, 2007 Thanks for the responses. Part of the problem was the only place I could try one had a pretty beat up one at a local music store. I could tell for sure as there were some issues with the keys and the stand. What I played felt ok but there are so many things that can effect the action when your playing. Action is such a personal thing for each person but your comparisons are really helpful. I did play the RD700SX and FP% to try and get an idea of the action. I haven't owned a Roland keyboard in over 11 years. Begin the day with a friendly voice A companion, unobtrusive - Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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