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Roland Fantom XR Synthesizer/Sampler

Roland Fantom XR from an angle.

My Roland Fantom XR!

Closer view of the front-left side.

Closer view of the front-right side.

The Screen of the Fantom XR

Angled photo of my Fantom XR

Here are some photos, demos, and information about my Fantom XR:

At this time of writing, the Fantom is fully loaded and has the following expansions in it:

• SRX-02 Concert Piano
• SRX-03 Studio
• SRX-04 Symphonique Strings
• SRX-06 Complete Orchestra
• SRX-07 Ultimate Keys
• SRX-08 Platinum Trax
• 512MB RAM Upgrade

I bought the Fantom to compliment my fully expanded XV-5080.  My XV has all the ethnic and big orchestral sounds, and the Fantom covers the Rock/Jazz/Pop/Dance soundsets as well as offloads some orchestral sounds for polyphony reasons.

Here are some recordings of the on-board demos from my Fantom XR:

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Download MP3: FantomXR_DavidAhlund-TheEscape

Download MP3: FantomXR_TatsuyaNishiwaki-MoonCluster

Download MP3: FantomXR_ScottTibbs-StillSolace

Download MP3: FantomXR_ChristianSales-NuAges

Download MP3: FantomXR_HisashiSaito-CellularTissue

Download MP3: FantomXR_SatoshiMishiba-AKEBONO

Inside of my Fantom XR:

The inside of my Fantom XR.

A close-up of the SRX Expansion boards in my Fantom XR.

An empty space inside the Fantom XR where possibly an extra pair of TRS plugs were to be at one point.