Roland Review: Fantom

History:

Purchase: Purchased from Musician's Friend for $1895 and some change. Was looking for an all in one type workstation with some cutting edge features for doing heavy MIDI work.

What I Like About This Roland Fantom: Everything about this unit is awesome. I had one of the earlier XP series workstations and that was a great unit, but the Fantom simply blows it away. Without going into too much detail, probably the single best feature is the fact that it's so damn easy to use! The layout of the menus and the function keys and the way you navigate around the system is so improved it's amazing. Also, the sound quality is simply incredible.

What I Do NOT Like About The Roland Fantom: There's not a thing I've found yet, but I'll let you know when I do!

Roland Fantom Quality Rating: Construction and quality are first rate. The unit is built very well and feels very solid, especially the keys and their response. I don't think I'd drop the unit to test it, but it seems like it could take a beating.

Review Summary: For $1895 you get everything thrown in but the kitchen sink. If you're looking for a powerful, great sounding workstation / synth that's also easy to use you can't go wrong.

Rating of this Roland product: 5

This Roland Fantom Keyboard MIDI Review Submitted By: Keys

Review Date: 2001-08-03