Roland FANTOM 6 EX

Essential Information About the Roland FANTOM 6 EX Synthesizer

• Premium workstation with 61 synth-style keys featuring aftertouch, designed for expressive playing and live performance
• Multi-engine platform combining ACB, ZEN-Core, V-Piano, SuperNATURAL, and Virtual ToneWheel to cover all styles
• Seamless creation and performance: smooth sound transitions, large color touchscreen, 16 RGB pads, and dedicated controls
• Fully integrated studio: advanced clip-based sequencer, advanced sampling, and 16x3 USB audio/MIDI interface

A New Chapter in the FANTOM Lineage

The latest addition to Roland's high-end range, the FANTOM EX continues the spirit of modern FANTOMs with an even more "all-in-one" approach: sound design, composition, and live performance all in one creative keyboard. It brings together generations of Roland technologies and puts them at the service of an immediate workflow, featuring a massive internal library and expansions designed to revisit vintage tones or explore decidedly contemporary textures.

Who Is It For and What Are Its Uses?

The Roland FANTOM 6 EX is aimed at advanced and professional keyboardists, producers, film composers, and sound designers who want a central instrument both in the studio and on stage. It excels in electro, techno, ambient, synthwave, pop, funk, RnB, and film scoring, thanks to its detailed pianos, expressive organs, iconic synths, and hybrid textures. In live settings, its performance-oriented ergonomics, pads, and front-panel controls facilitate smooth transitions, splits, and layering without breaking creative momentum.

Features and Innovations

Designed as an evolving synthesis platform, the FANTOM 6 EX combines multiple Roland sound generators: ACB for circuit modeling of iconic analog instruments, ZEN-Core for acoustic, electronic, and hybrid sounds, V-Piano and SuperNATURAL for rich and nuanced pianos, and Virtual ToneWheel for characterful organs inspired by the VK series. The onboard library exceeds 7,000 sounds, including ACB Extensions for JUPITER-8, SH-101, and JX-3P, as well as modeling Extensions featuring n/zyme and several Roland classics.

Production is at the heart of the instrument: professional clip-based sequencing, step TR-REC sequencing, Piano Roll editing, and arrangement tools to build complex compositions. Sampling goes further with One Shot playback, key-range assignment, and multi-sampling capabilities, supporting up to 352 layered samples per sound. On the effects side, the library is extensive, including studio-quality Shimmer Reverb and Modulation Reverb, an enhanced Master FX processor (with presets and dedicated interfaces for Mastering Comp and Mastering EQ), and a 32-band stereo vocoder. Connectivity is designed for hub functionality: multichannel audio, MIDI, two CV/Gate outputs for modular control, and USB with a 16x3 audio/MIDI interface, plus dedicated control modes for major production software.

Technical Specifications

Keyboard and Control

• Premium 61-key synth-style keyboard
• Aftertouch
• Large color touchscreen
• Ergonomic control panel with numerous sliders, push buttons, and rotary knobs
• 16 RGB pads for triggering sounds, samples, and clips

Sound Engines and Library

• Sound generators: ACB, ZEN-Core, V-Piano, SuperNATURAL, Virtual ToneWheel
• Over 7,000 built-in sounds from Roland's historic collection
• ACB Extensions: JUPITER-8, SH-101, JX-3P
• Modeling Extensions: n/zyme, JD-800, JUNO-106, JUPITER-8, JX-8P, SH-101
• V-Piano with new user interface
• Preinstalled German Concert V-Piano 01 Extension
• SuperNATURAL Piano generator
• Preinstalled SuperNATURAL Acoustic Piano 3 Extension
• Virtual ToneWheel organs from Roland's VK range

Effects

• Extensive effects library, including studio-quality Shimmer Reverb and Modulation Reverb
• Enhanced Master FX processor with ready-to-use presets
• Improved interface for Mastering Comp and Mastering EQ
• 32-band stereo vocoder

Sequencer and Sampling

• Professional clip-based sequencing tools
• Step TR-REC sequencer
• Piano Roll editing
• Advanced sampling: One Shot playback, key-range assignment, multi-sampling
• Up to 352 layered samples per sound in multi-sampling

Connectivity and Studio Integration

• Comprehensive connectivity with multichannel audio inputs/outputs
• MIDI input/output
• Two CV/Gate outputs
• USB
• 16x3 USB audio/MIDI interface
• Dedicated software control modes: Ableton Live, Logic Pro, MainStage, Cubase, Studio One
• Compatible with ZEN-Core waveform sound Packs and Extensions (Roland Cloud)
• FANTOM EX Upgrade available for owners of previous FANTOM models