FANTOM-08 Synthesizer
Keyboard
Unify your creative vision.
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. Play and produce with Roland’s best sounds and unleash
your musical vision with a color touchscreen, hands-on controls,
and deep computer integration derived from the flagship models.
Standard 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
- 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
- 4x32 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
Your musical everything.
FANTOM-08 has everything you need to create and perform at the
highest level. And with its interactive design and expansive I/O,
it blends into every workflow with ease.
Extraordinary sounds.
FANTOM-08 includes thousands of professional sounds from
Roland’s immense, trendsetting library, with further expansion
available through Roland Cloud. Create with synthesizers and rhythm
sounds that have defined entire musical genres. Build organic
compositions with pianos and other acoustic instruments. Or shape
sounds of the future with a deep array of modern synthesis
tools.
Inspiring playability.
FANTOM-08 feels fantastic under your fingers with an expressive
88-note keyboard with weighted action and loads of high-res
controls.
Build songs in a flash.
Designed for non-stop music creation, FANTOM-08 lets you shape
sounds and make music without interrupting the flow. With the
hands-on knobs and sliders, color touchscreen, quick sampling
features, and clip-based sequencer, every session is inspiring,
productive, and fun.
Your creative hub.
FANTOM-08 slides seamlessly into modern production setups with a
built-in 4x32 USB audio interface, while native integration with
Logic Pro, MainStage, and Ableton Live lets you interact with the
software using the touchscreen and hardware controls. Going
further, you can freely combine soft synths with onboard sounds and
interface with your favorite MIDI hardware via the dedicated MIDI
output.
Make music everywhere.
FANTOM-08 is easy to carry from your home studio setup to
rehearsal rooms and performance stages. It weighs significantly
less than most other professional 88-note keyboards with weighted
action, thanks to a molded body design that’s sleek, attractive,
and ultra-rugged.
Play and produce with Roland’s best.
Equipped with Roland’s most innovative technologies, FANTOM-08
puts a huge selection of electronic and acoustic sounds at your
command. And with a growing range of expansion options from Roland
Cloud, you’ll never run out of creative fuel.
Next-generation synthesis.
Explore the influential sounds of Roland’s storied past and
craft the sounds of tomorrow with the ZEN-Core Synthesis System,
our most advanced synth engine to date.
SuperNATURAL power.
With Roland’s SuperNATURAL technology, you can play nearly any
acoustic instrument imaginable with unparalleled sound quality and
authentic articulations and response.
A grand experience.
FANTOM-08’s all-new SuperNATURAL pianos play and respond just
like their acoustic counterparts, and you have a range of onboard
tools to customize them for your style and touch.
Organic organ.
Evolved from the famous VK organ series, the Virtual ToneWheel
engine faithfully emulates the sound-generating process of a real
tone wheel organ, backed by quick-fire playability and direct
control with the touchscreen, sliders, and knobs.
Deep sampling.
Using FANTOM-08’s intuitive sampling tools, you can easily
expand and personalize your musical palette by capturing internal
sounds, hardware devices, DAW tracks, and more. Capture directly to
the pads for triggering or the keyboard for instant pitched sounds.
Or build detailed multisamples to create new ZEN-Core tones.
Expand your vision.
With Roland Cloud, you can dive even deeper into the historic
and ever-evolving world of Roland synthesizers. Model Expansions
let you infuse FANTOM-08 with the authentic sounds and unique
characteristics of the JUPITER-8, JUNO-106, and other vintage
icons. And with the growing selection of Wave Expansions, Sound
Packs, Sample Packs, and more, you’ll always keep your music
sounding fresh. To get started, you can download 15 Wave Expansions
and 10 Sound Packs at no charge from Roland Cloud with your
FANTOM-08 purchase.
No roadblocks. Just pure creation.
FANTOM-08 supports your music every step of the way with a
smooth, rapid workflow that’s completely free of confusing modes
and technical frustration. Immensely powerful yet easy to use,
FANTOM-08 enables continuous creation with fluid composition tools,
instantly recallable setups, deep computer integration, and
more.
Make a scene.
With custom creative spaces called Scenes, you can store sounds,
patterns, performance layouts, templates, and more and recall them
with a single touch. A Scene can also be an entire song or section
of a song, and they can be chained together and switched seamlessly
with no gaps or glitches.
Sound that moves.
FANTOM-08 makes it easy to create long evolving passages,
modular-style animated textures, and sounds with deeply intricate
movement. You have two LFOs per partial and four partials per
tone—and since you can stack 16 tones, that’s a staggering 128 LFOs
per voice! Step LFOs are also available with 16 steps of
beat-synced automation and 35 curve choices per step.
From spark to fire.
Different musical genres need diverse production styles and
specialized tools. 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.
FANTOM-08 lets you realize musical ideas as quickly as they
come. The color touchscreen provides instant interactive control,
and the hi-res knobs deliver organic, ultra-detailed response.
There’s also a dedicated synthesizer section with oscillator,
filter, and envelope controls, plus buttons and pads for
sequencing, triggering, and more.
Maximum expression.
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 dedicated USB device port to extend your
workflow with your favorite USB MIDI controller.
Get vocal.
Connect a mic to the rear-panel input and sing in the studio or
on stage with high-quality processing from FANTOM-08’s wide-ranging
effects. Or fire up the 32-band stereo vocoder and use the
expressive power of your voice to create classic VP-style ensemble
tones, robot voices, otherworldly textures, and more.
