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I have been contemplating buying n/Zyme and I am pretty sure I would be happy with it. It sounds good in the videos I have seen. It isn't amazing if compared to a VST wavetable synth, but you don't buy it for that reason. You buy it because you want a Wavetable synth in your Fantom. For me, I have o...

Here is Roland's list of what expansions work on what hardware as well as Zenology and Zenology Pro.
https://www.roland.com/global/support/b ... 30f30cd8d/

Copy zones directly in a scene, no, but I think what you need to do is save the zone as a single tone or sound (what does Roland call it), and then you can read that tone into a different zone, effectively copying it. But it may not copy all settings since many settings (like keyboard splits, ARP se...

I hope I understand what you are asking. Apologies if I am mistaken. The Fantom will accept MIDI input from the 3 USB ports just the same as the MIDI DIN ports, but you have to map the controls (for devices like the Crumar D9X that do not map to a common default). By default, the Fantom does not kno...

I view all the ZEN-Core synths as very similar in general, but just with different UI's. Yes, the differences are much bigger than that, but looking at it from the base point of view they all mostly have the same sound capability and similar Model Expansions. The rest is more a matter of personal ta...

I can't say about UK stock in particular, but supply chain issues continue to thwart everyone trying to make and sell products. It only takes a delay on one electronic component (for example) to halt manufacturing, and could take months to get those parts. That part could be as simple as a $2 power ...

I received my replacement Fantom 8 a couple days ago (for a non-aftertouch related keyboard issue). It gave me a chance to compare aftertouch on two different Fantom 8's. On the first Fantom, aftertouch is there, but to use it requires pressing so hard that you cannot finesse it at all, and you migh...

I know this doesn't excuse it not working, but as a Fantom 8 owner, I love my Fantom 8, but yeah, my aftertouch doesn't work properly either. For me it's really not that big of a problem because I personally find non-poly aftertouch to mostly just be kind of a gimmick. You can get expressive with i...

Just a followup - I received my Fantom 8 last week. Based on comments, I didn't have high expectations for aftertouch. But it was even worse than I expected. It is completely useless. It requires so much force to use it that there is a real possibility of causing injury, and when actuated, it is lik...

I just got my Fantom 8 and aftertouch is completely useless on it. You have to press so hard to make it work that you could easily hurt yourself. Most other people report the same thing. We all need to give Roland regular and non-stop comments about this. It is an advertised feature that simply does...

You will enjoy it very much for sure, regardless of this and that... What system are you planning to use it with ? Active monitors ? Passive loudspeakers...? 😀😀😀😀 Yes, I am very much looking forward to getting it. I will use it with my studio monitors (and headphones sometimes). The keybed on the F...

Considering we are talking about the Fantom 8, the feel of the keyboard IS the major feature. So, it is even more disappointing that reviewers haven't said much about the aftertouch issues. Unfortunately, aftertouch seems to be hit and miss on far too many synths. Synth makers need to understand, af...