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Quinnx - check out this keyboard called the "Neko", from a company called Open Labs:

http://openlabs.com/gen2_p1.htm

It runs Windows XP--you could run Reason, Protools, Cubase, Cakewalk, etc. on your keyboard!

Dude, that's a brilliant idea.

About $50, plus $5 shipping.

I called Roland in Los Angeles, and the factory in Japan that produced it had some problems so there currently is a shortage of the part. They should have more in about 4 weeks though.

Probably the board shorted out.

<t>T14,<br/> <br/> once you have the card in the Fantom, you can use teh USB cable to connect to your PC. The PC recognizes it as a standard "mass storage device" (so the OS already knows how to talk to it).<br/> <br/> Alternatively, you can use a memory card reader for you PC and put the Compact Fl...

<t>I think PCMCIA is the same thing as PC Card. Somone in the industry thought that people couldn't comprehend long acronyms like PCMCIA, so they renamed it "PC Card", ironically making it more confusing.<br/> <br/> I called Roland and asked them if I needed a Type-I, Type-II, or Type-III card and t...

Do you usually play standing up or sitting down?

ah, that makes sense. thanks dude!

<r>If you don't have version 2.00 if you get the Audio Track Expansion Kit, it comes with a PC Card to Compact Flash reader<br/> <br/> <URL url="http://www.roland.com/products/en/Fantom-X_Audio_Track_Expansion_Kit/"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.roland.com/products/en/Fanto ... nsion_Kit/">http://www....

I bought a 512MB DIMM but haven't installed it yet. I was wondering, how do samples stay in RAM when the unit is powered off?

I heard you can use a 1GB DIMM. Should I return my 512 and get a 1GB instead?

Thanks!

So all this thing is is a CompactFlash card? Why dont't they just make this available for download? I already spent $3000 on an X-8, lol.

Thanks jgore. I called Guitar Center, and they ordered me a "Fan X UP1" for $50.

Roland says, "This is the latest operating system for the Fantom-X Version 2. Your unit will already have to be running Version 2.00 to perform this update. Please refer to the readme.pdf for the update procedure."

Lol, but how do I get to Version 2.00?

Sweet, thanks! So, can you use all the different card formats your 5-in-1 supports?