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Roland FA-08 88-Key Music Workstation with 16 Backlit Pads

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88-Keys
Color MultiColored
Brand Roland
Model Name FA-08
Item Dimensions LxWxH 55.8 x 13.4 x 5.6 inches
Item Weight 36.7 Pounds

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  • Light, mobile body with 88-note Ivory Feel-G KeyboardOver 2000 sounds from the flagship INTEGRA-7 sound module16-track sequencer with non-stop loop recordingExport sequencer tracks to SDHC card or as multitrack audio or MIDI to your DAWOnboard sampler based on the SP-404SX16 independent FX engines, six COMP+EQ processors, global EQ, chorus, and reverbSix user-assignable Sound Modify knobsD-Beam, Rhythm Pattern, Arpeggiator, and Chord Memory functionsGuitar/Mic and Line input jacksDedicated input
  • Current draw: 1,300 mA

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Taking the “work” out of the music workstation Roland's new FA series completely reimagines the music workstation, streamlining it for effortless real-time power, ultra-fast workflow, and maximum versatility. Ready to support any type of music you play, the FA-08 features an 88-note weighted-action keyboard and comes packed with a massive sound collection inherited from the flagship integrated-7, a ton of studio-quality effects, and expressive real-time controls, plus onboard sampling with zero load time for instant audio playback from the 16 backlit pads. The sequencer offers simple operation and non-stop loop recording, letting you capture songs and ideas as they come and Export them as multitrack data to use with your DAW. Flowing seamlessly into every part of your creative world, the FA-08 morphs instantly from a standalone keyboard to become the command center of your computer music studio, with USB audio/MIDI interfacing, powerful real-time controllers, DAW transport controls, and much more.


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Taking The 'work' Out Of The Music Workstation

Roland’s new FA series completely reimagines the music workstation, streamlining it for effortless real-time power, ultra-fast workflow, and maximum versatility. Ready to support any type of music you play, the FA-08 features an 88-note weighted-action keyboard and comes packed with a massive sound collection inherited from the flagship INTEGRA-7, studio-quality effects, and expressive real-time controls, plus onboard sampling for instant audio playback from the 16 backlit pads. The sequencer offers simple operation and non-stop loop recording, letting you capture songs and ideas as they come and export them as multitrack data to use with your DAW. Flowing seamlessly into every part of your creative world, the FA-08 morphs instantly from a standalone keyboard to the command center of your computer music studio, with USB audio/MIDI interfacing, powerful real-time controllers, DAW transport controls, and much more.

  • Reimagined music workstation designed to maximize your creative flow
  • Light, mobile body with 88-note velocity-sensitive keyboard
  • Intuitive, streamlined interface with large color LCD
  • USB ports for sound expansion data, updates, and audio/MIDI interfacing with a computer

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No Work, All Play

Music workstations can often be complicated and difficult to use to their full potential, bogging down the creative process and inhibiting the flow of ideas. In developing the FA series, Roland has completely reimagined the music workstation to provide musicians an inspiring platform that’s extremely powerful and versatile, yet simple and intuitive at the same time. With a streamlined interface and focused, practical features that maximize your creative flow, the FA series allows you to experience newfound freedom to deeply explore and develop your musical ideas with less effort than ever before.

Perform and Record with a Massive Selection of Roland’s Very Best Sounds

Packed with over 2000 tones inherited from the INTEGRA-7, Roland’s flagship pro sound module, the FA series offers a huge palette of high-quality sounds for virtually any musical style. All of the INTEGRA-7’s SuperNATURAL synth and XV-5080 PCM tones are on board, plus an essential collection of expressive SuperNATURAL acoustic tones that include pianos, organs, bass, strings, and many others. And with the newly added Tone Remain function, you can switch sounds seamlessly with no notes or effect tails being unnaturally cut off.

Expand your sound collection with free downloads from Roland’s Axial sound library site

The FA sound engine is fully compatible with the large, growing collection of INTEGRA-7 synth patches available as free downloads from Roland’s Axial sound library site. It’s even possible to expand the onboard sound set with free wave sound expansion collections, which you can also get at the Axial site. Independent MFX engines are available for all 16 parts of a studio set, and all the effects can be tweaked with the Sound Modify knobs to add real-time expression to your performances and productions.

Capture Ideas and Create Songs Without Interruption

The FA series’ intuitive 16-track sequencer has been designed to let you capture your inspiration as it happens. In a flash, you can build a full arrangement with the instrument’s huge array of sounds. And with continuous recording in loop mode, you’re able to fill up all 16 tracks without ever stopping! In addition to real-time capture, step recording is also possible, and you have complete control to edit and mix your tracks as you go and save songs as stereo audio files to an SDHC card.

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Customers like the quality and features of the keyboard instruments. For example, they mention it's a great product with lots of features. That said, opinions are mixed on the sound quality.

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15 customers mention13 positive2 negative

Customers like the quality of the keyboard. They mention that it's a great keyboard, with a real piano keybed and high quality tones. Some say that the keys have a slight ivory feel to them. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.

"I'll be brief, it's awesome! Great Sounds, good connectivity options, a number of good manual controls, and LIGHTWEIGHT!!..." Read more

"This is a great keyboard especially if you only want to bring one.Just create however many splits you need...." Read more

"It’s a fantastic workstation keyboard. I’m glad I bought it. It does more than I expected it to do to be honest...." Read more

"Bought this to produce music and it is perfect. Great built in sounds, great action." Read more

4 customers mention4 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the features of the keyboard instruments. They mention that it has a lot of features, good connectivity options, and a number of good manual controls.

"...Great Sounds, good connectivity options, a number of good manual controls, and LIGHTWEIGHT!!..." Read more

"Full of features and very easy to use...." Read more

"...Keys have a slight ivory feel to them. Has tons of features! Amazes me every time i play around with it." Read more

"Key workstation, lots of features, but disappointing key bed..." Read more

3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

Customers like the weight of the keyboard instruments. They mention that it has good manual controls and is lightweight to carry around.

"...This is NO light weight keyboard as far as sound quality, pattern sequencer, step sequencer, sampler, and most of all performance & Vocoder!..." Read more

"...good connectivity options, a number of good manual controls, and LIGHTWEIGHT!!..." Read more

"...Just create however many splits you need.ITs light and sounds great, many videos on youtube on how to work it," Read more

14 customers mention9 positive5 negative

Customers are mixed about the sound quality of the keyboard instruments. Some mention that it has great built in sounds and tones, and a bigger selection of the kinds of sounds that they wanted. However, other customers say that the sounds are thin and unusable, and the keys are not full size.

"...This is NO light weight keyboard as far as sound quality, pattern sequencer, step sequencer, sampler, and most of all performance & Vocoder!..." Read more

"I'll be brief, it's awesome! Great Sounds, good connectivity options, a number of good manual controls, and LIGHTWEIGHT!!..." Read more

"...When I tried Roland it was love at first sight. It had a good balance between sound quality and the keybed feeling. It felt like a real piano to me...." Read more

"...Just create however many splits you need.ITs light and sounds great, many videos on youtube on how to work it," Read more

Real piano keybed and high quality tones
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Real piano keybed and high quality tones
I bought this awesome synth a couple of months ago and it doesn’t stop amazing me with the quality of its tones and how well built it is. When I was out there comparing the keyboards I focused on three only: Korg Kronos, Yamaha MOXF8 and, Roland FA08. I liked the sounds and interface of Korg but not the keybed; it felt like an artificial thing. I liked the Yamaha keybed but not the tones; they didn’t sound bright enough. They felt like old sounds to me. When I tried Roland it was love at first sight. It had a good balance between sound quality and the keybed feeling. It felt like a real piano to me. I’m a pianist at heart so it was very important to me. The tones that you can download for free from the Axial site are really a Plus to consider when buying your next keyboard. I don’t regret it at all. The price was higher than that of the Korg and Yamaha but I’m more than happy with it.
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I bought this awesome synth a couple of months ago and it doesn’t stop amazing me with the quality of its tones and how well built it is. When I was out there comparing the keyboards I focused on three only: Korg Kronos, Yamaha MOXF8 and, Roland FA08. I liked the sounds and interface of Korg but not the keybed; it felt like an artificial thing. I liked the Yamaha keybed but not the tones; they didn’t sound bright enough. They felt like old sounds to me. When I tried Roland it was love at first sight. It had a good balance between sound quality and the keybed feeling. It felt like a real piano to me. I’m a pianist at heart so it was very important to me. The tones that you can download for free from the Axial site are really a Plus to consider when buying your next keyboard. I don’t regret it at all. The price was higher than that of the Korg and Yamaha but I’m more than happy with it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sonidos excelentes
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5.0 out of 5 stars The keys feel great, the sound library is extensive
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