Roland fantom vs yamaha montage plus#
The FM-X engine (with eight operators, 88 algorithms, feedback, 'spectral skirt' function and access to the 18 filter types) is comprehensive and sonically versatile, with most of the classic DX sounds onboard too, plus there's a conversion utility at for converting/dropping original DX sounds into the Montage. The acoustic guitars are also killer (especially combined with the arpeggiator) and the strings, brass and woodwinds are very inspiring. Yamaha's acoustic sounds are also beautiful here and the CFX/ Bösendorfer grands sound gorgeous, the clavinets are now more authentic and the EP 'gallery' performances are great. Overall sound quality is stunning wide, clean and precise with enough warmth and sheen. OK, so we lied ever-so slightly about there being no workstations in this buyer’s guide, but there’s a lot about the Yamaha Montage that makes it essential to this list. Lacks a dedicated tonewheel organ engine, VA engine, direct sampling and deep sequencer Yes, it’s pricey but it’s worth the investment - you’ll never get bored with this amount of depth and superb sonic results.
For ground-up, majestic sound design, SFX for lm/TV, weird evolving soundscapes, straight-up analogue synth emulation, FM-type sounds, and eery FX/atmos sounds, the Quantum is unbeatable. It can sound huge, small, thin, fat, warm, epic, broken or cold and you can imprint your personality onto the sound using the available parameters, or your own samples. It is truly unique and capable of stunning, otherworldly, or familiar sonic results. Importantly, there are four independent synthesis engines (across the three oscillators). Sounds can be split and layered and voices can be allocated flexibly between layers each layer can also have its own output for independent processing. No multimode for the analogue filter (though the Digital Former makes up for this)Īt its heart, the Quantum is an 8-voice, bi-timbral (2-part) synth, using very high-resolution stereo oscillators routed through dual resonant analogue (or digital) filters. If you're looking for a synth that's very hands-on and that inspires unique new sounds and ideas quickly, the NF-1 is killer! To conclude, it's not cheap but it's a nicely different sounding/looking synth and it deserves your attention. Virtually every parameter onboard can be addressed/sent over MIDI too. It is one of the most inspiring synths we've tried in a while and it will definitely appeal to studio-based sound designers/producers and live tweakers looking for something that breaks the mould in terms of layout and sound.
Sonically the NF-1 can be upfront or ambient in character and we love its overall vibe and sound - it can happily make grungy, lo-fi and metallic noises/ sounds but within a few dial tweaks you'll stumble upon nicely warm pads, glistening FM bells/organs/pianos, round or nasal basses, talking sounds (using the formant filter), wide analogue-sounding strings and sawtooth brass patches, surprisingly deep subs (for a 12dB per octave filter machine), ambient evolving textures, out-there FX and more. The synth has a solid steel chassis and comes with a five-octave Fatar keyboard.
A sequencer and arpeggiator are in place, too, as is the option to control and edit the 008's functions from any HTML5-compatible browser. Other features include oscillator and filter FM and a modulation matrix, while there's also a 4.3-inch, full-colour, context-sensitive display. There are also two LFOs with multiple wave shapes. The filter, meanwhile, offers 16 types and additional filter overdrive, while the filter envelope is said to be ultra-fast and can be assigned to any parameter. The waveforms can be blended to create complex new wave shapes. Each of the eight voices features two VCOs (offering sawtooth, triangle, and square waveforms with PWM and noise) and two sub oscillators. Its powered by an entirely analogue engine. At its heart, the 008 is an eight-voice, 16-VCO and 16-sub oscillator pure analogue polysynth. Launched in 2015, the 008 was a big statement of intent by Modal Electronics.
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