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Everybody and his brother is waiting for the next full-blown workstation from Roland and company but don't hold your breath. The FA-06/08 is indeed a step backward, in my opinion, in terms of quality (or lack thereof) of what a workstation keyboard really should be. The FA is a fair to middlin' effo...

The RD-800 supernatual piano sounds really good but there are a few drawbacks vs. the RD-700NX. The RD-800 can't playback MP3 or midi files and it only has 200 Live Sets vs. the 300 Live Sets plus 100 User Sets on the RD-700NX. The 700NX has a more robust multi-effects system i.e. 2 x 4 systems, 84 ...

No after-touch either. The FA will likely compete with the Korg Krome which isn't saying much if you ask me. The video demonstration was also disappointing and it must be made of plastic since the 61 key version weighs a measly 12 lbs. 10 oz. The first impression I got was a Juno-G with a few extra ...

Unfortunately I don't expect too much from Roland at winter NAMM 2014. Let's be realistic shall we? Roland recently sold Cakewalk (makers of Sonar) to Gibson Guitar probably because they needed the extra cash. Three years ago Roland leased the Anaheim Convention Center "Arena" (a huge audi...

If you're getting a memory error message on boot up you could have a bad memory stick. In which case you may want to consider buying a new memory stick if the problem persists. My G7 has been exposed to cold temperatures but it still runs great. If you have a high level of humidity (moisture) where ...

Roland's overall sales have increased 4.0% from a year ago which is encouraging. But sales of electronic musical instruments e.g. keyboards, etc., have fallen 3.0% from a year ago. Overall sales of electronic musical instruments have fallen in Japan, North America, South and Central America and Euro...

The Fantom G has been officially discontinued. If you go to Guitar Center.com they no longer list the Fantom G. Neither does Sweetwater.com nor Zzounds.com or anywhere else that I'm aware of. I can understand why Roland nixed the Fantom G. The FG is over five years old from a production standpoint a...

Definitely a new BK arranger keyboard. The BK-5 asking price is $999.00 and therefore it's a low-end arranger with 61 keys and few frills i.e. with few advanced features. This new offering from Roland appears to have 76 keys with a Mic input and perhaps even a vocal harmonizer. In the short video an...

More middle-of-the-road offerings from Roland and company I see. It seems to confirm our suspicion that Roland has decided to abandon the workstation segment altogether. Reality has hit home and the fact of the matter is Roland has been losing money 'hand over fist' in the last few years. So I guess...

The decision by Roland to wait so long before releasing a Fantom G successor could be tied to new technology that none of the other workstations on the market incorporate. I'm talking about USB 3.0 and 256 note polyphony... across the entire range of the keyboard. Unlike the JP-80, where the poly is...

"Roland gave the Integra-7... 16 parts with dedicated effects for each part and a higher oscillator count than the JP-80. Just when you think how powerful that can be they tell you they've "halved" the polyphony to 128??" I guess Roland wants you to spend $1,500 extra on a Jupite...

I wanted to offer an apology for being critical of the Integra-7. Especially given the fact that I haven't heard it in person yet. What I'm coming to realize is that Roland apparently doesn't try to put it's best foot forward when it comes to online sound presentations of their products. In fact, wh...

It appears Roland's main priority may not be in pleasing customers but in making money. The Integra-7 sounds good in theory, but in reality, it has limited value and limited overall functionality in my opinion. I listened to the demos at Roland US and there are some nice orchestral and brass sounds ...

Forgive me for being so blunt but charging $927.29 for a main-board is highway robbery in my opinion. The FG main-board probably costs Roland under a $100.00 to produce. That includes part(s), R&D, overhead, etc. The Fantom G is basically a "computer" hooked up to keys and computer par...

Hey you guys. If there was going to be a 2.0 for the G it would have already happened by now in my opinion. 1.50 is over two years old and it surely doesn't take two years to put together a 2.0 update for the G right? The FG needs some attention, but unfortunately, I don't think a 2.0 update is fort...