FANTOM X OR MOTIF ES?

[EDJ]

THIS IS ANOTHA ROLAND VERSUS YAMAHA THREAD, SO IF YOU A KORg OR N-E OTHA MANUFACTURER FANATIC,THEN DON'T BOTHER PUTTIN' YOUR 51 CENTS IN, UNLESS YOU WOULD RECOMEND EITHA OF THESE TWO KEYBOARDS.

SO WHICH ONE IS BETTER IN YOUR OPINION? WHICH ONE WOULD YOU gET OVER THE OTHER IF THEY'RE BOTH NEK TO NEK IN PRICE? WHY?

 

[BaneTheTerrible]

roland has been using the same sound sets since jesus was playing the keyboard.....but i heard the fantom was just ALRIGHT....and that was from people who know what they are talking about......I like the motif personally, but i have played with that more then i have played with the fantom.

 

[EDJ]

^DO YOU OWN A MOTIF? IS IT THE THE FIRST ONE MADE OR THE NEW ES VERSION?

 

[BaneTheTerrible]

i dont own one, but i was recently considering picking one up so i went to guitar center to mess with it, i probably spent a tottal of 4 hours testing out all the functions, and it was the rack, i only mess with racks, i cant justifiy spending an extra 700-1500 on a set of keys and a function or two that i have on one of my other modules.....but the rack was on point for sure, and i believe that it is based on the older version of the motif, but i think they are putting out a new version of the rack based on the newer models of the motif.

 

[HERESY]

EDJ I gave a review of the motif es in this forum. Use the search engine and see if it is still availiable. I also gave insight on the fantom and you can find that info in a thread started by raginhomosexual. The motif review thread is "MOTIF ES REVIEW FROM A NEW OWNER" and the fantom thread has my name in it but I cant remember the title. I can't say which is better because they do the same thing yet they do it diffrently. In some cases they don't do the same thing but it all depends on what you're trying to do.

 

[NorKoastal]

Shit they both are savage boards.... Both need new drums though... The speed of the loading is what drives me nuts..

 

[EDJ]

HERESY,
YOU SHOULD JUST LINK ME. BUT I WANTED TO HOLLA AT YOU BUT YOUR PHONE FUNNY. I gOT SOME NEWS.

 

[HIGHSPEED]

personally from experience, the motif is the SHIT!, the fantom is mostlymade of sounds for house type music(unless that's what your looking for) it's dope but i would go with the motif , due to the fact i own it..and love it..

Playa-T

 

[EDJ]

^HOW LONg YOU HAD YOUR SHIT FOR?

 

[3VID3NC3]

the fantom is mostlymade of sounds for house type music(unless that's what your looking for)

Playa-T

I dunno aboutt that..I dont own one but I heard plenty of usuable sounds on there when I was messin with it..Then again I dont use the typical rap/hip hop sounds you hear in beats..plus you dont have to use the stock sounds in the keyboard

I love my Motif 6. The ES is on another level tho..Cant go wrong with either aslong as you use them to your full advantage..thats the key

 

[kev ski]

depends on what level your on, if you know how to play then the roland is a better choice, alot of people claim that roland has a flatter sound than korg or yamaha, this may be true because they design it for composers.

 

[EDJ]

^SO YOU SAYIN' THAT THE YAMAHA SOUNDS ARE MORE COLORED FOR AMATEURS?

 

[Vince V.]

Get a Fantom

I got a Motif Rack. It's cool, but I'll trade it for a Fantom x anyday. The guitars are killin the Motif, When you hit a chord it sounds real the way it plays back , The drums on the Motif are cool to me tho. They sound kinda gritty like a sample, not to thin like the triton. I got a triton too. Sorry to say but I do think you get the most for your money with a Triton still. Fantom is tight cuz it's new, Triton just got classic strings and shit tho. Between Motif and Fantom get a fantom .I'll sell you my Motif Rack for cheap , It's mint condition Holla at me. I did Hollow TIps new album , Track 4 on T-mutty's new one. a new cat named Tre Mak and SOme stuff for Big Hollis, tell you the truth I used mostly Mpc2000xl and the Triton . PEace

 

[EDJ]

^ARE YOU TALKIN' BOUT THE MOTIF OR THE MOTIF ES?

 

[Vince V.]

the motif rack

the motif es is barely different than the rack . The rack came out way later than the original keyboard so it has added sounds in a few banks. The es just has a couple different things not many.

 

[phil]

^you dont know what the fuck youre talking about.

the original motif is more than "barely different than the rack" let alone the es.

 

[Vince V.]

you got it?

Cmon bro, you don't know who you're talkin to. I make tracks for a living. I've had both a Motif8 and I still have the Motif rack. What the fuck is so different. They got almost the exact same soundset you fuck. THe ES has a few more sounds and features nothin over the top. Explain yourself!

 

[Legman]

^^^THE RACK CARRYS EVERY SOUND THE MOTIF ES8 BOARD HAS...AND THERES A BIG ASS DIFFRENCE...CUZ THE MOTIF ES8 COMES WIT EFFECTS BANKS THAT YOU CAN USE ALONG WIT THE SOUNDS...THE RACK DOESNT...THE BOARD LETS YOU ACTUALLY MAKE NEW SOUNDS USIN SOUNDS STR8 4RM THE BANK AND DROPPIN THEM INTO VIRTUAL TRACKS...THE RACK DOESNT...AND ON TOP OF THAT...YOU CAN GET MORE OUTTA THE BOARD AND ITS SOUNDS THEN USIN A RACK WIT LETS SAY A KORG TRITON 61 KEY WORKSTATION...SO I DUNNO WHATCHU ON...DOESNT MATTER WHO YOU MADE BEATS FOR...AND HOW MANY YEARS YOU FUCKED WIT SHIT...

 

[phil]

not to mention sampling capabilities, usb connection to pc, using it as a control surface, theres more but you should know this already. you own all this shit.

how can you conclude that the es is "barely different than the rack" lol

 

[Vince V.]

check it tho

I don't make a track with just the MOtif alone, I use the MPC4000 for sampling , and sequencing, THe timing is killin the Motif. The navigation setup on a motif is a joke compared to the Triton or Fantom. And , If you think the shit that you just mentioned is worth 1000.00 more dollars than the rack version, than your'e truly a fool. But hey, yall are the big producers. Peace