Refresh your musical journey with the FANTOM EX, the much-anticipated progeny in Roland's storied synthesizer lineage designed to continuously spark your creativity. This powerhouse 88-note keyboard with hammer-action elevates Roland's premier synth platform to new heights with an array of advanced sound engines, enhanced composition and performance tools, and exceptional playability. The FANTOM EX8, featuring 88 hammer-action keys, builds upon the acclaimed features of its predecessor, incorporating the latest technologies to offer a comprehensive creative ecosystem for professional sound design, sequencing, and live performance. With its robust core custom processors ensuring smooth and precise operation, ample polyphony, and seamless transitions between patches, the FANTOM EX8 empowers you to realize the sound in your head without compromise. It's loaded with dozens of simultaneous effects, including new studio-grade reverbs, updated Master FX, and an analog filter for adding warmth, grit, and old-school vibes to your tones. Roland's Analog Circuit Behavior (ACB) technology further enhances the experience by faithfully recreating the characteristics of analog circuitry, offering three ACB instruments with advanced features like Circuit Mod and Condition functions for achieving various vintage character nuances. Inspiration. Creation. Realization. Own it with FANTOM EX8.Roland FANTOM 8 EX Includes:Owner's manualPower CordRoland FANTOM 8 EX Features:Roland’s premier synthesizer series, updated and enhanced with the latest technologiesPowerful and intuitive user interface designed for free-flowing creativityCompose and perform with Roland’s most advanced sound engines: ACB, ZEN-Core, V-Piano, SuperNATURAL, Virtual ToneWheel, and moreOver 7000 onboard sounds from the historic Roland libraryJUPITER-8, SH-101, and JX-3P ACB Expansionsn/zyme, JD-800, JUNO-106, JUPITER-8, JX-8P, and SH-101 Model ExpansionsV-Piano engine with updated UI and preinstalled German Concert V-Piano Expansion 01SuperNATURAL piano engines and preinstalled SuperNATURAL Acoustic Piano 3 ExpansionVirtual ToneWheel organs derived from the Roland VK seriesMassive effects library, including new studio-grade Shimmer Reverb and Modulation ReverbMaster FX processor enhanced with ready-to-use presets and updated UI for Mastering Comp and Mastering EQStereo vocoder with 32 bandsProfessional sequencing tools with clip-based workflow, TR-REC step sequencer, piano-roll editing, and moreAdvanced sampling with one-shot playback, pitched keyboard assignment, and multisample supportLarge color touchscreen and ergonomic panel layout loaded with knobs, buttons, and sliders16 RGB pads for trigging sounds, samples, and clipsComprehensive connectivity with multi-channel audio I/O, MIDI I/O, dual CV/gate outputs, USB, and more16x3 audio/MIDI USB interfaceDedicated software control modes for Ableton Live, Logic Pro, MainStage, Cubase, and Studio OneExpand your creative range with ZEN-Core Sound Packs and Wave Expansions on Roland CloudFANTOM EX Upgrade available to original FANTOM owners on Roland CloudPremium 88-note keyboard with hammer action and channel aftertouchRoland FANTOM 8 EX Specifications:Keyboard:88 Keys (PHA-50 Wood and Plastic Hybrid Structure, with Escapement and Ebony/Ivory Feel, channel aftertouch)Sound GeneratorZEN-CoreV-Piano Technology (Only ZONE1)ACB (Only ZONE1)VTW Organ (Only ZONE2)SuperNATURAL AcousticSuperNATURAL Acoustic PianoSuperNATURAL Electric PianoVarious MODEL sound generators* ZEN-Core Tones and Model Tones can import and export.ExpansionEXZ SeriesEXSN SeriesEXM SeriesACB 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 Ban * The Scenes can import and export.TonesOver 7,000 TonesOver 90 Drum kitsTone Remain16 zones * Tone Remain does not apply to V-Piano, ACB and VTW sounds.Favorite: Rating System: 4 Steps (0--3)Tone Search / Scene Search: Rating, CharacterEffectsMulti-Effects: 16 systems, 93 typesPart EQ: 16 systemsDrum Part COMP: 6 systemsInsertion Effect: 2 Systems, 90 Types (Serial, parallel connection selectable)TFX: 1 System, 90 TypesInput MFX: 2 Systems (in Parallel), 90 TypesChorus: 9 typesReverb: 7 typesMaster CompressorMaster EQInput Reverb: 7 typesInput EQ: 2 Systems (in Parallel)-Analog FilterSTEREOType: LPF1/LPF2/LPF3/HPF/BPF/BypassDriveAmp-VocoderBand: 13, 20, 32Type: Mono, StereoPreset Setting: 10User Setting: 20Scene ChainChain: 16 Scenes x 32 Pages (Total 512 Scenes) per 1 Chain setSet: 100Marker: 62 (0--9, A--Z, a--z) per 1 Chain SetSequencerMIDI Tracks: 16Group:16Pattern: 8 (per each Track)Pattern Length: 64 measuresRecording Method: Realtime recording, Step recording, TR-RECEditing Method: Piano roll edit (Touch Edit / Automation support), MicroscopeSong: 1 (per Scene)File format: Original, SMF ... Roland FA