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karmathanever · Platinum Member Joined: 12 Jan 2004 Posts: 10404

Fantom EX - can't wait to get into it.... Santa is wrapping it for me as we speak... 🎄
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D575 · Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2023 1:02 pm Post subject:

Broadwave · Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2023 1:16 pm Post subject:

Well, I can confirm that the Jupiter 8 ACB plug-in is 8 voices, although I've not tested it against Zen Core, SN-A, VPiano etc to see if the voice count changes - I suspect it won't as I believe it occupies it's own DSP.

I've listened to the ACB JP-8 against the Zen Model JP-8, and honestly, I really can't tell that much difference. I'm more impressed with the German Grand and JD800 additions.
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bpoodoo · Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2023 7:39 pm Post subject:

I'm not sure what to think about this.

Available for purchase in Roland Cloud Manager $199 USD.

Software updates to workstations are usually expected to free. Didn't the customer already pay enough up-front for the price of the keyboard?

That said, I recognize this update is actually an upgrade that adds lots of new content and features to a workstation keyboard designed to allow such extensibility.

So, maybe it's worth it. Perhaps Roland wouldn't have even undertaken the effort to make the upgrade if they didn't expect to recoup their development costs for it.
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Koekepan · Platinum Member Joined: 27 Sep 2016 Posts: 617

Roland's pushing of their cloud system has been one of the biggest turn-offs I've had. It's been years since I bought anything from them, and I don't see that changing.

And I know that I'm not alone in this.

karmathanever · Platinum Member Joined: 12 Jan 2004 Posts: 10404

Koekepan · Platinum Member Joined: 27 Sep 2016 Posts: 617

Problem a)

I live in a rural area with iffy internet and limited bandwidth. Cloud anything is a problem.

Problem b)

I don't do subscriptions for tools. Either I buy them outright, or I find a substitute (and it's not as if there aren't abundant substitutes).

Problem c)

I want final purchases, not things that can disappear when a computer has a bad hair day, or the person running the computer has a bad hair day, or the company providing it all has a bad hair day (example: books vanishing from Amazon's Kindle).

I realise full well that nothing is forever, and synths need maintenance just like anything else, but if I tuck a KORG Kross into a bag along with a bunch of batteries and headphones and hike up a mountain, I can compose a symphony regardless of what KORG feels about it or whether any computers are running or whether I paid them some kind of bribe just to keep using it.

I don't care if everyone else uses the Roland Cloud and has nonstop bliss like a bunch of junkies getting their fix; it's not for me, and won't be. It's not a model that I appreciate.

D575 · Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2023 5:31 am Post subject:

karmathanever · Platinum Member Joined: 12 Jan 2004 Posts: 10404

Customer service!!! 👍
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Broadwave · Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 12:14 pm Post subject:

D575 · Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2023 3:36 am Post subject:

https://www.gearnews.com/roland-galaxias-one-synth-to-host-them-all/

https://www.roland.com/uk/products/rc_galaxias/
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