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And once again I answer my own question in case somebody got the same problem in the future .. if there is a future.
Pressing the 01, 03 & 05 button of the sequencer while booting the SYS8 starts selftest mode. Just like the JD-Xa!

Hi. Does anyone know which buttons to press to boot into service & test mode on the System-8?
Fantom G and all my other Roland synth have a key combination i need to hild while booting the machine.
I need to recalibrate the Pitch Bender.
thx in advance

Hi. I got a problem with the 'Pitch Bend Sense' slider on a used System-8. When I switch to a patch for example SYS8 engine and press a C4 I don't get C4 but B3 or D4. It's not exactly that note though. Main frequency is 440Hz and Transpose is 0. I checked that. When I now move the 'Pitch Bend Sense...

My knowledge is only from YT videos and some playing around in the shop, but what you get is mostly a different sequencer that works with "Scenes" and Patterns that repeat until you activate the next row of pattern of build a song from those patterns in a scene. You don't get a linear sequ...

Answering my own question. Thx to Dan Krishers YT video from 15 years ago, I now mastered this function! 😂😅
https://youtu.be/8D0_yoYhkJ8?si=7qNP7XkuU8CFcdOn

Hi. I am dumb. I don't understand how to use this feature. When I activate Chord Memory and press a note a preselected chord is being strummed on my Fantom G7 v1.50 I can use the Pad Mode button to bring the Pads into Chord Memory mode and can select between 5 different sets of Chords mapped to the ...

ROLAND advertises Fantom EX with this: "Composition powerhouse. FANTOM EX is a versatile musical composition platform that excels at speedy creation. Build arrangements in a flash with the clip-based workflow. Trigger sounds, clips, and patterns with the 16 RGB pads. Compose with the classic TR...

Hi. I can get an X7 with 256 MB DIMM RAM and v2.0 installed. There are no SRX cards inside.
Seems to be the original owner selling it. He has all the original CDs and manuals.
What do you people think is a fair price? 850€ ?

Thx Flavio! I was unsure to try, because it's a pain to disassemble a G6 and G7 to switch boards and then recognize it dosen't work. Now I will just switch the boards and use the G6 with the ARX-01 drums card and no extra SDRAM. Maybe I can even remove the SDRAM slot and install a replacement one fr...

Hi. Got a G7 with a not functioning SDRAM slot (137pin).
Can I replace the G7 MB with a G6 MB?
Will it recognize the longer keybed and show G7 in the systems menu?

My "brand new" Xp-30 with one (soon two) ROMulator boards from Sector101.com ! :D ;)

All I can do to help is sending this link to the Micromanual written by Artemiy Pavlov. On page 31 he writes: Noise in imported samples If some of the samples that you imported from your computer have strange noise or produce only noise, you must check their format using a software sample editor. Th...

Fantom 7 and Fantom 80 are very different monsters. I regard the Fantom 7 as an EDM machine. I bought a MC-707 instead. If you don't need the loop oriented sequencer and a ton of old JV/XV sounds and some Jupiter-X functionality, I wouldn't invest in it. I personally prefer my Fantom G7 even though ...

Have you guys tried resoldering the smd chips? The JX-305 units all get the problem of flash rom chips loosing contact to the board. This can be easily repaired with an electronics soldering iron, some flux and tin. The pins just have to be gentley touched, so the tin gets fluid and reconnects to th...

Hi. Just got an XP-30 with two empty slots. Did you try the ROMULator yourself? Do you know anybody who uses it? I am tempted to buy one and make backup copies of all the cards I can buy, get or lend from people, so we can all share and secure the future of those old technological relics. (Praised b...