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Roland, please add linear sequencing! And I'll buy a Fantom 6 or 7 in a heartbeat!

No company would ever provide or promise a roadmap of updates. I always buy something as is. I'll wait and see what Roland will do about the Fantom. My most wanted updates are 1) linear sequencing, and 2) the editor and librarian.

Because most people prefer a software sampler? I couldn't care less about the sampling capabilities of the Fantom.

The Quantum sounds just OK to me. In contrast, the new Kyra sounds amazing with amazing specs. It sounds like the combination of the Virus on steroids and the best of all the classic Waldorf synths.

The XV-5080 must be the most recycled synth ever. 20 years after its release, Roland still finds a way to recycle it. Don't get me wrong. I love some of the 5080 sounds.

I love Roland but the promo vid is terrible. I find the music in the vid absolutely uninspiring. I immediately lost interest in this app. Roland should spend their resources on something better than this toy app. Why not spend resources on creating a PC/Mac/iOS editor and librarian for the Fantom?

When I read that playing Schumann's "From a Foreign Land" was the stiff test for any piano (the OP got the title wrong BTW), I knew that he had no credibility.

No one will be able to tell the sound differences among ACB, Zen-Core model and even the real things in a mix.

If the Fantom sells well, Roland will support it. Although I can buy a Fantom right now, I'm not in a hurry and will wait. I personally avoid to buy first generation hardware stuff.

I don't "assume" something is included in a product that I want to buy. I do research to check if something is included.

kimsnarf wrote: I did not like the Kronos at all. It was like using a slow computer with a tiny screen and a painful, tiny UI.

Exactly. The Kronos never felt like a musical instrument.

Fantastic. The models are the ones already included in the Jupiter-X. Does this mean that the Fantom can create the same VA tones as the Jupiter-X?

1. PC/Mac patch editor and librarian. This feature should be automatic for all digital synths.
2. Audio track recording in the sequencer.

I love the synth action of my FA-07. Among all weighted action keys I've tried, I like that of the Juno DS-88 the best. It's not close to real grand piano hammer action (I have a Kawai concert grand), but for general application purposes the DS-88 action would work best for me. I'm considering getti...

I don't want a cooling fan in a synth, and that's why I asked. I've lost interest in a few synths because of their noisy cooling fans.