Korg M3 vs. Roland Fantom X

oddeo · 17th June 2007

I am selling my Triton Studio and am looking to buy either an M3 or a Fantom. Both have their strenghts and weeknesses.

Any ideas on why I should go with one over the other for electronic music production?

Thanks for you insight.

Crandak · 17th June 2007

You should also check out the Yamaha motif xs before you make a decision.

oddeo · 17th June 2007

What about the XS would be beneficial over the M3 and Fantom?

Crandak · 17th June 2007

check it out for yourself.
Motif XS Home Page

Versatile255 · 17th June 2007

Id say u should look at the motif xs or fantom instead but i also suggest you go to guitar center to try all 3. If by electronic music u mean techno,rave,trance id say the fantom would be etter ive seen alot of ppl use them for that but me i got a motif es i love that thing.

Tone Laborer · 18th June 2007

I couldn't tell you which one would be best for you, but I got a fantom x7 and I'm really liking it. It's easy to get around on. I like how the patches have a lot of musically expressive touchs built in so I don't have to program much. Great splits and layers. Tons of cool A pianos and E pianos. Bunches of Techno and hiphop sounds, though that's not my thing.

My only 2 complaints are the split second gap switching patches, and I find the neon orange pads slightly hard on the eyes. Some light blue ones would have been less obnoxious and looked better against the silver.

They're all good products and I'm no synth expert, so take my opinion FWIW.

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17th June 2007	#2
Crandak Gear maniac Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 229	You should also check out the Yamaha motif xs before you make a decision.

17th June 2007	#5
Versatile255 Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 936	Id say u should look at the motif xs or fantom instead but i also suggest you go to guitar center to try all 3. If by electronic music u mean techno,rave,trance id say the fantom would be etter ive seen alot of ppl use them for that but me i got a motif es i love that thing.

18th June 2007	#6
Tone Laborer Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Austin,Tx Posts: 1,370 2 Reviews written	I couldn't tell you which one would be best for you, but I got a fantom x7 and I'm really liking it. It's easy to get around on. I like how the patches have a lot of musically expressive touchs built in so I don't have to program much. Great splits and layers. Tons of cool A pianos and E pianos. Bunches of Techno and hiphop sounds, though that's not my thing. My only 2 complaints are the split second gap switching patches, and I find the neon orange pads slightly hard on the eyes. Some light blue ones would have been less obnoxious and looked better against the silver. They're all good products and I'm no synth expert, so take my opinion FWIW.