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Bart S. · Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 11:18 am Post subject: Roland Product Premiere

...on September, 15th: http://www.rolandconnect.com/
So, let's conjecture: a new Fantom to compete with Kronos? Laughing

AnthonyB · Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:51 pm Post subject:

Been mentioned HERE on this forum.

However, *IF* it is a keyboard, I hope it doesn't continue the "Fantom" line, but is something very different to previous Roland keyboards, Like the OASYS was different to the normal "Triton" keyboards and other korg products at that time.

If its a keyboard, it has to do well to compete with KRONOS, but since Roland have got other things more covered that Korg haven't (Sequencer/Drum roll/USB mouse interface etc), then maybe they will work on sections of there boards that were lacking. What, I wonder, could Roland produce to REALLY challenge the KRONOS?, Roland have great capabilities for great sounds (Jupiter 80). It needs to be "Complete to Compete", warts and all.

A Jupiter 80 - but a Workstation/sequencer/Sampler???

Some sort of multi-tracker/sampler/recorder enters my mind though...

It'll probably be a guitar tuner, but then again perhaps not, as only Korg do guitar tuners... Wink

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phattbuzz · Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 11:19 pm Post subject:

On the 16th I'll be ordering my Kronos. Roland will have to do something pretty radical to change my opinion. Gawd I hope it's a tuner Wink

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kimu · Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:41 am Post subject:

maybe a V-synth meets the j-80?

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TSUNAMI · Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 4:08 pm Post subject:

That would push the price close to £4000 !!!
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Ahnyxrik · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:07 am Post subject: Roland new gear release!

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! What a waste! We all were waiting & just what we thought.... NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

well... maybe the SPD-SX Sampling Pad... I could use that! Esp. with 2GB of memory internal!

Dreams of a Future Roland Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer crushed AGAIN...
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kimu · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 7:25 am Post subject:

count down finished but nothing appear on
http://www.rolandconnect.com/

EDIT: weird browser... new products but no synth/workstation

TSUNAMI · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:23 am Post subject:

Typical Roland really ... CRAP
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jick · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:06 am Post subject:

Ghehe LOL, there's a reason I'm selling my Fantom G.. But I have to admit I am always curious for new thingies Wink

Just watched the movie. No new synths/sucessor Fantom G. I wouldn't be surprised if Roland decides to end the Fantom line actually.

cello · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:16 am Post subject:

For some reason the vid doesn't work in ie9 (as of this morning anyway) - but can be seen if firefox is used.

Nothing major announced really - and no new ws.
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jerrythek · Platinum Member Joined: 28 Jan 2002 Posts: 2931

I know that there's nothing new in keyboards/synths etc. but I am intrigued by the R-Mix software application:

http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.php?ProductId=1176

Check it out. It offers some really interesting ways to isolate and play with elements within a track/mix. For learning tunes I could see many ways to use that. I've always found these type of technologies a bit "hazy" as regards audio fidelity, so I don't know that it would really work for making new mixes/performing live, but as a learning tool it holds a lot of promise.

At 85 British Pounds (can't find the graphic symbol), it seems worth a spin. And an iPad version coming as well.

There's cool things happening in the world of audio manipulation that we never would have dreamed possible 5-10 years ago. Don't take them for granted.

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Sam CA · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 4:04 pm Post subject:

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