counting down for something BIG! its gotta be either a new piano bench or a General Midi arranger/backing module.

or, the long fabled MC-1000

CLOSE !meatballfulton wrote:a MIDI bandoneon?
the listed products are from NAMM. the countdown is for MusicMesse. the implication is that Roland is going to introduce something awesome in Frankfurt (why else would they countdown?). obviously, we know that is very unlikely unless you want a Roland MS-8000 Xtreme Music Stand w/ MP3 playback and a sheet music light.JayEm wrote:its not hidden, dude
just click the product links
Fantom-G owners will go bonkers if they just make a whole new version. everyone on the RolandClan forums is praying for a 2.0 OS update that fixes all the bugs.justin_havu wrote:Maybe a Fantom-Gi, with an even bigger non-touchscreen display...
Hugo76 wrote:In order to compete with Korg, Roland will have to pair the V-Synth with the Fantom; the resulting Fantom V would be a VERY capable machine. Taking the Fantom G as a starting point and improving what's already there & including the V-Synth engine, will certainly make me reach for my wallet. I feel quite sure this machine will in fact be a reality in the not so distant future.
I think it would definately be a worthy contender. I too think the Kronos is amazing, but Roland's Variphrase technology is *very* interesting, and I think a lot of potential buyers would love its sample mangling possibilities. Roland have many classic synths that could be emulated, or better yet they should just expand on their current VA technology.paugui wrote:I think that would be poor when compared with the Kronos...
Even if Roland would include an emulation of the D-50 (the one in the VC-1) and an emulation of the JD990 and all the ROM available for their previous ROMplers, in terms of synthesis, it would be shy off from the Korg Kronos.