RABid Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 [video:youtube] Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffincltnc Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Really nice addition to Fantom. I definitely enjoy these updates and it's been a good year for the advancement of this platform. Quote Yamaha U1 Upright, Roland Fantom 8, Nord Stage 4 HA73, Nord Wave 2, Korg Nautilus 73, Viscount Legend Live, Lots of Mainstage/VST Libraries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radagast Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Unfortunately it only has 8 sliders to control 9 drawbars. Unacceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffincltnc Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Unfortunately it only has 8 sliders to control 9 drawbars. Unacceptable. No, there is a 9th slider next to the 8 that controls the USB levels and they are all in a row. That is the 9th drawbar in the organ model. Quote Yamaha U1 Upright, Roland Fantom 8, Nord Stage 4 HA73, Nord Wave 2, Korg Nautilus 73, Viscount Legend Live, Lots of Mainstage/VST Libraries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 From the demo, I think this organ/rotary/overdrive isn't even VR-09 calibre... but still a whole lot better than nothing. The dedicated screens and knob mapping is nice... I wonder how amenable it is to using those same facilities to control a VST/iOS based organ. Quote Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reezekeys Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Any opinions from the cognoscenti on the fast leslie I'm hearing at around 3:00? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counterpoint Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Any opinions from the cognoscenti on the fast leslie I'm hearing at around 3:00? Reminds me of the same issue Yamaha YC series rotary sim has...that machine gun-like beating sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffincltnc Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 It's not released yet. V 2.11 is still the most recent OS. Quote Yamaha U1 Upright, Roland Fantom 8, Nord Stage 4 HA73, Nord Wave 2, Korg Nautilus 73, Viscount Legend Live, Lots of Mainstage/VST Libraries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 This should have been in there from the start...same thing with multisampling. Quote Korg Kronos 61 (2); Kurzweil PC4, Roland Fantom-06, Casio PX-350M; 2015 Macbook Pro and 2012 Mac Mini (Logic Pro X and Mainstage), GigPerformer 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadroj Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I hate how often I have to say "it'll sound ok with a vent". Good addition, though. Fantom is probably the most full-featured flagship of the big guys right now...maybe. Kronos still kicks ass 10 years later. On a side note, is Ed Diaz back with Roland now, or was that him working for Sweetwater? Quote Hammond SKX Mainstage 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I hate how often I have to say "it'll sound ok with a vent".At least it has aux outputs that make it practical to do that. Cheers, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I hate how often I have to say "it'll sound ok with a vent".At least it has aux outputs that make it practical to do that. Cheers, Mike Thanks for the info, that was my next question. Resisting temptation to pull out credit card. I"ve landed some great deals at Gearfest. Quote "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 ... On a side note, is Ed Diaz back with Roland now, or was that him working for Sweetwater? He has been working for Roland again for a little while. There is quite a few videos on YouTube of him demoing Roland gear. Glad he is back with them. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I suppose if I'm heavily invested in Fantom (or want to be), it's a better clone that it was. I didn't care for the sounds, nor the leslie. Maybe you can do more with it than what this person is showing, but .... ??? BTW, the best benchmark I've found (that is not an actual physical organ and leslie) is the Hammond B-3X on iPad from IK Multimedia. Do not spend any time with it on headphones, as it will make all your other clone instruments sound much worse. No, it does not need a vent to sound good. It makes the vent sound bad. Quote Want to make your band better? Check out "A Guide To Starting (Or Improving!) Your Own Local Band" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan_evett Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I hate how often I have to say "it'll sound ok with a vent". Good addition, though. Fantom is probably the most full-featured flagship of the big guys right now...maybe. Kronos still kicks ass 10 years later. On a side note, is Ed Diaz back with Roland now, or was that him working for Sweetwater? Ed's been back with Roland for a few months now. His 'break' from Roland was rather short-lived, after the massive protest they received as a result... This tonewheel model announcement is very good news; been waiting for it since September, 2019. From the video I can hear the issue with the rotary sim; not suprising, as I think Roland is using one of the original, factory effects. An updated sim to match the new organ model would be helpful. Don't have a Vent, but did use my Lester K on the RD-2000's organ model for an 'afterthought' part on a local session. The overall sound was surprisingly good. Quote 'Someday, we'll look back on these days and laugh; likely a maniacal laugh from our padded cells, but a laugh nonetheless' - Mr. Boffo. We need a barfing cat emoticon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 Yes, the organ emulation is a bit lacking, but I bet that 99.9 percent of the audience will think it sounds great. I may not use it for recording but I would happily use it live. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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