Roland FANTOM-08 Music Workstation 88-Key Trigger Pads

FANTOM-08 brings your creative world together, combining the sonic power and fluid workflow of the top-of-the-line, FANTOM-08 is a streamlined instrument that goes everywhere your inspiration takes you. Play and produce with Roland’s best sounds and unleash your musical vision with a color touchscreen, hands-on controls, and deep computer integration.

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Roland FANTOM-08 Music Workstation 88-Key Trigger Pads

The Roland FANTOM-08 brings your creative world together, combining the sonic power and fluid workflow of the top-of-the-line FANTOM series in a streamlined instrument that goes everywhere your inspiration takes you. Therefore, you can play and produce with a colour touchscreen, hands-on controls, and deep computer integration derived from the flagship models.

Your Musical Everything

FANTOM-08 also has everything you need to create and perform at the highest level. Additionally, with its interactive design and additionally expansive I/O, it blends into every workflow with ease.

Build Songs In A Flash With Fantom-08

What’s more, designed for non-stop music creation, FANTOM-08 lets you shape sounds and make music without interrupting the flow. Due to the hands-on knobs and sliders, colour touchscreen, quick sampling features, and clip-based sequencer; every session is inspiring and fun.

Next-Generation Synthesis

Additionally, explore the sounds of Roland’s past and craft the sounds of tomorrow with the ZEN-Core Synthesis System, our most advanced synth engine to date.

From Spark to Fire

Different musical genres need diverse production styles and tools. As a result, you can capture music in a variety of ways with FANTOM-08, from real-time and step sequencing to the famous TR-REC pattern sequencer, inspired by iconic Roland drum machines like the TR-808 and TR-909.

Instant Control

Due to the colour touchscreen providing interactive control, and the hi-res knobs delivering organic, ultra-detailed response; FANTOM-08 lets you realize musical ideas as quickly as they come. There’s also a synthesizer section with oscillator, filter, and envelope controls, plus buttons and pads for sequencing, triggering, and more.

Maximum Expression With Fantom-08

Some players like levers or wheels, while others prefer external pedals. With FANTOM-08, you can use any of them—or all of them. And there’s even a USB device port to extend your workflow with your favourite USB MIDI controller.

Overall, Fantom-08 Features

  •  Sounds and features inherited from the flagship FANTOM series
  •  Seamless workflow with no confusing modes
  • Light and durable molded body design for easy transport
  • Play and produce with thousands of electronic and acoustic sounds powered by Roland's advanced ZEN-
    Core and SuperNATURAL technologies
  • New SuperNATURAL pianos with authentic acoustic grand sound and response
  • Virtual ToneWheel Organ with harmonic bar control and quick-fire playability
  •  Sounds and features inherited from the flagship FANTOM series
  •  Seamless workflow with no confusing modes
  • Light and durable molded body design for easy transport
  • Play and produce with thousands of electronic and acoustic sounds powered by Roland's advanced ZEN-
    Core and SuperNATURAL technologies
  • New SuperNATURAL pianos with authentic acoustic grand sound and response
  • Virtual ToneWheel Organ with harmonic bar control and quick-fire playability
  • Deep onboard sampling features
  • Scenes contain settings for all 16 layers plus effects and patterns
  • Clip-based sequencing with instant pattern recording and triggering
  • TR-REC sequencer inspired by classic Roland drum machines
  • Color touchscreen, high-resolution knobs, sliders, RGB performance pads, and dedicated synth control
    section
  • Pitch/mod lever and illuminated pitch and mod wheels
  • Massive DSP power for plenty of polyphony and smooth sound transitions
  • 4×32 USB audio interface and native integration with Logic Pro, MainStage, and Ableton Live
  • Mic input and powerful onboard vocoder
  • Support for Model Expansions, Sound Packs, Sample Packs, and more from Roland Cloud
  • Comes with 15 Wave Expansions and 10 Sound Packs, available for download from Roland Cloud
  • Compatible with FANTOM Scenes that use ZEN-Core, SuperNATURAL, and Virtual ToneWheel Organ
    sounds
  • Custom 88-note keyboard with weighted action

KEYBOARD

Keyboard88 Keys  (PHA-4 Standard Keyboard: with Escapement and Ivory Feel)

SOUND GENERATOR

Tone:

ZEN-Core
SuperNATURAL Acoustic
SuperNATURAL Acoustic Piano (EXSN01/03 Preload)
SuperNATURAL Electric Piano (EXSN02 Preload)
VTW Organ (Only ZONE2)
Various MODEL sound generators (Require adding EXM Series)

* ZEN-Core Tones and Model Tones can import and export.
* Backup file has compatibility with FANTOM-6/7/8, but it can read the enabled features only.

Expansion:

EXZ Series
EXSN Series
EXM Series

* The expansion are rewritable internal sound generator memory.
You can download data from the Roland Cloud and write it via a USB flash drive into the FANTOM’s internal memory.

Parts

16 zones (Internal + External)

Scenes

128 scenes x 4 bank

* The Scenes can import and export.

Tones

3,500 tones or greater
90 Drum kits or greater

Tone Remain

8 zones
* When “Scene Remain Switch” enabled.
Tone Remain does not apply to VTW Organ sounds.

Favourite

Rating System: 4 steps (0-3)

Tone Search/Scene Search

Rating, Character

Effects

Multi-Effects: 16 systems, 90 types
Part EQ: 16 systems
Drum Part COMP: 6 systems
Insertion Effect: 2 systems, 90 types (Serial/Parallel connection selectable)
TFX: 1 system, 90 types
Input MFX: 1 system, 90 types

Chorus: 9 types
Reverb: 7 types
Master Compressor
Input Reverb: 7 types
Input EQ: 1 system

Vocoder

Band: 13, 20, 32
Type: Mono, Stereo
Preset Setting: 10
User Setting: 20

Scene Chain

Chain: 16 Scenes x 32 Pages (Total 512 Scenes) per 1 Chain set
Set: 100
Marker: 36 (0-9, A-Z, a-z) per 1 Chain Set

 

PATTERN SEQUENCER

MIDI Tracks: 16

Group16:

Pattern: 8 (per each track)

Pattern Length: 64 measures

Recording Method: Realtime recording, Step recording, TR-REC

Editing Method

Piano roll edit (Touch Edit/Automation support), Microscope

Song

1 (per Scene)

File format

Original, SMF export/import supported

* PAD Sampler trigger data can be recorded.

 

SMF PLAYER

Format

SMF (Format 0/1)

MIDI tracks

16

Tempo range

5-300 BPM

Transpose function

-5-+6 semitone

Track Mute

Yes

Track Solo

Yes

A/B loop function

Yes

* The pattern sequencer and SMF player can be used in each scene.
They cannot be used at the same time.

 

SAMPLER – KEYBOARD MULTISAMPLE

Format

16/24-bit linear, 44.1/48 kHz, WAV/AIFF import supported.

Number of Samples

2,048

Number of Multisamples

128

Sampling Time

The maximum is 2 minutes 44 second (1 Sample).

* A total of approximately 256 MB (Share with Expansion titles)
* Keyboard Multisample can import and export as ZEN-Core Tone.

SAMPLER – PAD SAMPLER

Format

16/24-bit linear, 44.1/48 kHz, WAV/AIFF import supported

Maximum Polyphony

8

Number of Samples

16 pads x 4 banks

Sampling Time

The maximum is 60 minutes (the equivalent of approximately 660 MB).

* A total of approximately 2 GB (including imported WAV files)
* When you use the PAD samples as KBD Wave, then you have to manipulation it.

SAMPLER – INTERNAL STORAGE SPACE FOR FILES

Size

2 GB

OTHERS

Rhythm Pattern

Yes

Arpeggiator

Yes

Chord Memory

Yes

Motional Pad

Yes

PAD Mode

Sample Pad, Note Pad, Partial Sw/Sel, DAW Control, Zone Mute, Zone Solo, Kbd Sw Group, Rhythm Pattern, Pattern, Variation Play, Group Play

AIRA LINK

* When connect to MX-1

Controllers

Pitch Bend/Modulation lever *1
Assignable Switch x 2 (S1/S2)
Control knob x 8
Slider x 8
Wheel x 2 *1
Function knob x 6
Sound Modified knob x 2 *1
4 x 4 Pad

*1: 1,024 step editing support
It can be use with Cutoff, Resonance.

Display

Graphic Type, 5.5″ (1,280 x 720 dots), backlite LCD (Color/Touch screen, Screensaver, Wallpaper support)

Connectors

Headphones jack: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type
MAIN OUT jacks (L/MONO, R) (1/4-inch TRS type)
SUB OUT jacks (L/MONO, R) (1/4-inch phone type)
SUB OUT STEREO (PHONES) jacks: Stereo miniature phone type PHONES Support
Mic Input jacks: 1/4 inch TRS type
Line Input jacks: (L/MONO,R) (1/4 inch phone type)
FOOT PEDAL jacks(HOLD, CTRL1, CTRL2)
MIDI connectors (IN, OUT)
USB MEMORY port
USB COMPUTER port (AUDIO/MIDI)
External Device Port: A Roland A-49 or an A-PRO series MIDI Controller can be connected. * Operation is not guaranteed if a generic MIDI device is connected.

Audio Interface

Max 24 bit/96 KHz
Record 16 Stereo Channel
Playback 2 Stereo Channel

External Memory

USB Flash drive (sold separately)

Power Supply

AC Adaptor

Power Consumption

1,300 mAh

Accessories

Owner’s Manual
AC adaptor

Options (sold separately)

Keyboard Stand:
KS-G8B, KS-10Z, KS-12, KS-20X
Pedal Switch: DP series, RPU-3
Expression Pedal: EV-5
USB Flash drive

SIZE AND WEIGHT

Width

1,393 mm
54-7/8 inches

Depth

354 mm
13-15/16 inches

Height

138 mm
5-7/16 inches

Weight

14.8 kg
32 lbs 11 oz

For more information, please visit the manufacturer's website.