Whats the difference between a Roland Fantom and a Yamaha Motif keyboard?

February 21, 2009 by
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Is there a difference in sounds? I heard that the Motif has more real instrument feel when it comes to strings, piano, and guitar. I also heard that the Fantom has more clean electronic sounds. What do you experienced keyboardists think?

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  1. Thinking Out Loud on Sat, 21st Feb 2009 8:16 am

    2. It all depends on what type of music you are shooting for.
    1) I think the fantom has a good mix of all the major types of music. The motif is a powerhouse on sound clarity and realness geared toward composition and performance.

    2) The user interfaces are a little different also.

    A) Fantom Has a color screen with nice graphics etc. Pretty easy once you get the hang.
    B) Motif takes a Little time to get used to interface is 2 tone nothing fance a little lag on the refresh rate. but i didnt buy the keyboard for looks .

    c)The fantom has a Mini "MPC" Style pad which is convenient.

    D) the motif has 8 faders and a lot of knob options for mixing and tweaking.

    If i had the choice i would stick with a motif. The sound is amazing.

    I personally own a Motif XS and i love it. Although I would cheat on her with the fantom any day.

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