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Here in Norway the normal asking price for a pristine G-8, is about $1500,-/$2000,-

I sold my Jupiter 80, and bought a Fantom G-7! The Fantom is mouch easyer to set up. (I also have the Korg OASYS-88, and three more synth's).

timbo3000 wrote:I was thinking of selling my Fantom G7 to get a Jupiter 80, should I wait??

I sold my Jupiter 80 and got a Fantom G-7 instead. The 80 has a confusing interface. The Fantom must be among the easiest. (I've still got the OASYS).

The user interface of it for one. I am speaking for myself here but it's the only workstation I've used where I felt like I was playing a super powerful instrument rather than diving through menus to get what I want. For the few things that don't have simple controls, you can plug a usb mouse in an...

Sounds great with Sennheiser headphones.. I have both the Roland 2 satelites/sub, and the KRK-6. This goes with (5 other keyboards) in a digital mixer (PreSonus-16), and sounds "thinny". The G-7 via headphones, sounds absoloute great, but I also would need some help here...

I don't know about Korg... I have many boards (including my favourite G-7). I also have the Korg OASYS-88, that cost $10-12.000,- It is built like a tank, and should never have ben replaced by the horrible "plastic fantastic" of the Kronos....

Just can't believe that Roland forgot this option.... I have the FG7, and I can't see how this can be done. In my Kurzweil PC3 and my Korg Oasys, this can be assigned to a button or even the pedal. "Leslie" accellerates, and at the next push, it spins down to slow rotation....

You can use the pads to mute/unmute sounds within a live set. The G (like the Kronos) has "patch remain", so you can switch between live sets during play. Works well for me. (I also have the OASYS, but not the Kronos).

Kurzweil PC3 series is not 100% backwards compatible with the 2000/2500/2600. I own both The PC3 and the Fantom G7, and they are both great boards. In fact, I would rather sell my OASYS than the Fantom ;-)

The Fantom was never ment to be a "Yamaha Tyros" or a "Roland G70". If you want an "entertainment keyboard", the Fantom is not right for you. As a synth/workstation it is still one of the best.

Get yourself a "Roland BK7-m", plug it in via MIDI, and you're OK.

Operating system is last release, so no problem there. A "factory reset" seems to have solved the problem (for now). Thanks to all of you for trying to help :-)

If I do this, the effects are OK. Also, if I use an existing live set as a "base", I can exchange the patches in this live set with patches that I choose from the patch list. When I save this, the effects will play as they should. The problem shows up when I try to use an empty "slot&...

No effects what so ever :-(

No warning window, and no message. I use the patches as they appear in the "program library".