Yamaha MODX VS roland Fantom 0 Series

There is no brass, sax, woodwinds and symphonic orchestra sounds

Hi - thankyou for the great review - out of interest - what keyboard stand are you using in this video - the height and tilt of the top level is excellent.

Yamaha MODX sounds light years better.

It's only 8 Keyboard Controllable Parts, but maintains 194 Polyphony (256 on MODX+).

Fantom-0 starts running out of Polyphony as soon as you go above 4-5 parts. 16 Parts is only a theoretical capability, and would only work if all 16 were extremely basic, low Polyphony sounds... defeating the objective.

MODX gives you a lot more.

Wish I could put Yamaha's pianos and guitars into my Roland Fantom. It would be the perfect machine.

Now that there’s a Modx+ now what?
Since I’m in the Roland camp would there a more of learning curve with Yamaha compared to Roland? Nice presentation- Ty. 🎧

MODX the one to go. Yamaha more specific options that can not be symphonied together. MODX very fascinating regarding sound - wow

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roland here, deeper natural sound, the modx sounds almost coloured and a little too wide/bright

Gosto demais do Roland
Mas o yamaha soa mais natural

I have both and it is difficult to compare. MODX is a synthesizer and the Fantom a workstation. The user interface of the Fantom 0 beats the MODX with a lot of points. Also you can layer 16 sounds live on the Fantom0, only eight on the MODX without using midi or a computer. Fantom 0 have more sounds. The memory is crap and the MODX have far more memory. The synthesizer expansions for the Fantom 0 makes the Fantom more than one synthesizer. So I got the SH-101, JX-8P, Jupiter-8 and Juno-106 engines. Very powerful.

This is not worth to be called a "camparison".

I was a Roland (and Korg) guy back un the 90s (JV-80, XP-80 etc.). Somewhere in the 2010s, after great instruments like the first Fantom series, they lost track and kept pushing out uninspired products while Yamaha was dominating the market with their Motif series. Korg had their moment with the Oasis and Kronos (while having issues, the Kronos was still innovative). It is only the last few years that Roland seemed to remember they also used to make great instruments.
While I was convinced to buy a Kawaii ES-920 digital piano, I ended up with the Roland FP-90X. The responsiveness of the PHA50 action in combination with the modeling piano just blew me away. I'm still deeply disappointed that Roland only used one of two virtual models and, even worse, only the inferior sound stage piano samples instead of the super natural ones. But still, I love the FP-90X.
It's good to see that they're also headed the right direction again with their latest Fantom workstations. More competition is always good for the consumer.

Both keyboards sound amazing in these expert hands.
Thank you

Would you please tell me, what dynamic curve on the MODX are you using? It looks to me that I can't achieve that kind of keybed response. Is it a custom made? I really like the way you play. I am so disappointed with MODX's keyboard quality, I am about to sell it. I never manage to play it so easy as you do.
Alway afraid that I might break some key. I am more into piano keys and 88 notes keys keyboards, but the MODX and Fantom 07 which I bought several days ago are perfect for touring. So lightweight instruments, great for carrying around. I just wish te MODX had better keybed. Tha Fantom 07's keyboard is not the best one, but it plays very fine. Comparing to my Jupiter 80, Fantom's keybed is a bit cheaper, but I can live with it.
So please tell me what key velocity you use on the MODX. Thanks in advance!

Dura lo que el amor más o menos.

Tested both today. Yamaha sound Is Better for me. No history for piano/ strings / organ the winner Is Yamaha. Display Is Better in the Roland although Is smaller than Yamaha buy much more defined. Also for visual impact and workflow Is Better Roland. My opinions based in sounds and keybed feeling so for me the winner Is Yamaha.

How do the key beds compare?

Yamaha rocks

I just ordered the modx+7 as a guitar player I can’t wait to learn a new medium

I like modx much better! Probably i will purchase , thanks for video, very very helpful

Fantom for synths and leads…Mod X for everything else 😂…getting both would make the perfect combination

I've had the MODX8 for three years now and it still amazes me every time I turn it on, and amazes me even more every time I watch a comparison video with the MODX vs XYZother. Yamaha really outdid themselves with this board!

ModX Plus has double the memory which handles the voice stealing problem.

Very informative. Thank you folks.

I own a Fantom 6 synth - for $ 3500 dollars it better sound like a MODX

I own the Fantom and the MODX and the MODX sounds muts better.

Yamaha modx6 plus & Roland fantom 06 which one is best?
Please tell me!

Guitars sounds bad on both keyboards, but modx much better. Roland guitars are so bad....

It is really hard... I lika the Layout of the Roland. More Triggers, Knobs and Pads. You can "Fell" what you do. But the "inside" is old.. the Natural Sounds are horrible old and not "up to date".. But (i think) a easy way to create Songs with the Sequenzer... The Modx (or ModX+ now) sounds much better, has an interesting inside with tons of Arpggiator, and Wavetables, DX Sounds and much more. But the Menu is very ugly and the Sequenzer not really easy to understand (I think). And the Overlay is much Boring. Just 4 Knobs and Faders, a "Superfader" (that seems a little bit like a slider) and some Buttons. Seems, that you most of the time tab on that display, just I play on my Handy or tablet-PC. That is not very cool..
I can't decide what I like better and what is more important to me. A lot to “touch” or a sound that will still delight in three years.

What is your really Favorit Instrument, if you go to "an lonely Island" and just can take only on of them with you? :)

I like the hold while changing sounds that the Fantom has which is great for playing live. I also like the audio input on the Roland because I like to listen to and play along with Spotify tracks and can easily feed my phone audio into the keyboard. The MODX piano sounds are exceptional but I think the performance features of the Fantom give it an edge.

MODX is the King ❤

Yamaha acoustic sounds better but i love roland forever 🤣🤣🤣

J'hésite encore entre un Roland fantôme 8 et un yamaha modx8+. Lequel est le plus simple à utiliser ? Je suis débutant en piano, mais guitariste depuis de nombreuses années, mais je ne connais pas grand chose aux synthétiseurs, j'ai juste un petit clavier arrangeur yamaha psr 670 dont je n'utilise pas la partie accompagnement que je trouve trop vieillotte. Quelqu'un saurait-il m'aiguiller ?

Nice sounds from both. However, I've owned a Korg Triton Classic from brand new in 1999 and the sounds on it seem better than some of these ones demonstrated.

So 4k or 1k (new) i think I'd rather save the 3k

Can you give me one keyboard please i can't buy 😟

As an amateur keyboardist I am coming to the conclusion that it was not in my head that Yamaha sounds better than Roland. I had a 1996 Yamaha CS1x and traded for a Fantom 06. I immediately noticed a difference in sound quality (and we are talking about a 20+ old synth!) It's obvious at this point especially when you look at Yamaha history. Roland never made real pianos!

Yamaha Win

Fantom 0 lacks enough memory so will run out of space fast. Roland pianos sound too metallic, overcompressed and empty of harmonics. I had a 2003 Roland Fantom which had similar "empty" piano sounds that's why I sold it. Roland has always good build quality but the pianos really suck. I have 2 yamahas right now and thinking about getting a modx+8...Roland has better interface though..Thanks for the great comparison.

Tanto faz. Os dois são bons.

Nice take on the Layla outro in the beginning

In other words - if you wanna get it right - you need BOTH of those 😆😆
So - CAN these two be clocked / synchronized TOGETHER ?? - if yes - how ?? I have a TOTAL 0 idea .....

The 4th chord to Layla is an Ab13 not a Bb

I have both....Fantom 08 and MODX6(not the +). I need both. The piano sounds are better in the MODX, although I am not wild about the keyboard action. The organs are worlds better in the Fantom....not getting rid of either one.

As a modx8+ owner and as someone who also played a lot on roland fantom, my honest opinion
Yamaha modx8+ = much better sounds (except rhodes and ep's)
Roland = Much more intuitive, easy to use and more relevant tools for live

And since sound quality is such an important aspect I leaned for the yamaha
But please YAMAHA if you here me Im begging Just create a MODX with the workflow and interface of the roland fantom
and you will have the best quality for price keyboard of all time period.

Was that first song from Smashing Pumpkins?

Nice playing regardless of the instruments man. If I could do Layla like that on any piano sound, I'd just sleep so much easier