Roland Fantom

Roland has announced a free update for owners of the Fantom G:

Roland Corporation U.S. is pleased to announce the release of Version 1.30 for the Fantom-G series workstations. This free download adds a number of new innovative features, sound content and system enhancements to the Fantom-G’s operating system, including:

• Arpeggio Import Function for creating user arpeggio styles
• Enhanced functionality including independent tempo for Live and Studio modes
• New keyboard modes for RPS and Rhythm Patterns
• New real-time control of multiple sounds at once
• Hundreds of new rhythm patterns and RPS phrases
• New piano patches, Live Sets, and Studio Sets

The Fantom-G Librarian/Editor Software has been updated to reflect Version 1.30 features.

Details at the Roland site.

The Beatles – Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

Description:

Beatles cover done on a Roland Fantom XA keyboard synthesizer set to Shroomy with arpeggiator.

via PhantomWarlock

Sinevibes‘ new GX series sound expansion libraries for the Roland Fantom-G workstations are now available.

The three titles are:

• GX Drums: complete range of sounds for modern beat production, with drums, percussion, elements, effects and melodic instruments. Includes 402 samples, 40 sample sets and 20 patches.
• GX Bass: synth bass collection. Includes 100 patches.
• GX Synth: synths, leads, chords, acid and motion sounds, electric pianos, bells and organs. Includes 100 patches.

The Drums, Bass and Synth GX sound expansions for the Fantom-G series are available with prices ranging from $29/€23 to $39/€29. A bundle for $79/€59 is available.

Sinevibes has announced that the Planet F and Planet X sound libraries are now available for Roland SonicCell synthesizer module.

Description:

The Planet F and Planet X libraries have been designed to take all the great features of the Roland synthesizers to the extreme. From vintage analog and digital classics to new and never-heard-before instruments, phrases and grooves, the Planet libraries include an extremely large collection of different sounds that are ready to go into any modern performance and production.

Planet F and Planet X are immediately available in all loadable formats for Fantom-S, Fantom-X, Juno-G and SonicCell, at $29 each. These libraries are part of the Planet Pack which adds the Fantom Tweakbook for a total of $59 (23% off), and the upcoming fifth edition of the Tweakbook will add SonicCell compatibility as well (as a free update to all owners of the fourth edition).