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A Value-packed Way to Supercharge Your FANTOM





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The Roland FANTOM EX Upgrade is a feature-packed expansion that turbocharges the company's flagship FANTOM 6, 7, and 8 with unprecedented levels of creative firepower. This expansion includes killer JUPITER-8 and SH-101 expansions powered by Roland's cutting-edge Analog Circuit Behavior technology, along with V-Piano and SuperNATURAL Piano expansions as well as JD-800 and n/zyme ZEN-Core model expansions. New studio-grade Shimmer Reverb and Modulation Reverb algorithms will add dimension to your playing. You will also get DAW control profiles, Mastering EQ and Mastering Comp template functions, and an upgraded V-Piano graphical interface. The bottom line? The Roland FANTOM EX Upgrade is a must-have expansion for every FANTOM owner.





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Analog Circuit Behavior-powered expansions





Here at Sweetwater, our favorite FANTOM EX Upgrade components are its Analog Circuit Behavior-powered JUPITER-8 and SH-101 ACB expansions. The JUPITER-8 absolutely ruled the 1980s, and now you can access a complete circuit-level re-creation of this revered polysynth, complete with a full graphical representation on your FANTOM's color display. When the SH-101 arrived in the early 1980s, it lit the spark that ignited the electronic music revolution. Now, thanks to the FANTOM EX Upgrade, you can harness this iconic monosynth's brain-bending bass and squelchy leads with spot-on accuracy.





Gorgeous grand pianos





Roland's FANTOM EX Upgrade includes two hyper-expressive grand pianos: the German Concert V-Piano expansion 01 and the SuperNATURAL Acoustic Piano 3. Originally developed for the RD-2000 stage piano, the German Convert V-Piano expansion is an inspiring instrument with a rich, powerful, detailed character as well as an organic touch and responsive playability. The SuperNATURAL Acoustic Piano 3 leverages Roland's acclaimed behavior modeling to give you a versatile piano with a lifelike presence, smooth tone, and expressive playability.





ZEN-Core model expansions





With the FANTOM EX Upgrade, you'll also benefit from JD-800 and n/zyme ZEN-Core model expansions. The JD-800 made a huge splash in the early 1990s, arming hands-on players with an easy-to-program synth with tons of ear-grabbing sounds. The n/zyme model expansion is a modern instrument with a brand-new synth engine developed specifically for the FANTOM, arming you with a creative combination of wavetable oscillator layers, phase and shape modulation, resonant filters, and two powerful Step LFOs.





Roland FANTOM EX System Upgrade Features:


Feature-rich system expansion for Roland's flagship FANTOM 6, 7, and 8 Music Workstation Keyboards


Analog Circuit Behavior-powered JUPITER-8 and SH-101 ACB expansions


German Concert V-Piano expansion 01 and SuperNATURAL Acoustic Piano 3


JD-800 and n/zyme ZEN-Core model expansions


Studio-grade Shimmer Reverb and Modulation Reverb algorithms


DAW control profiles for Cubase and Studio One


Mastering EQ and Mastering Comp template functions and new graphical interfaces


Upgraded V-Piano graphical interface