61 key model will be $3,299. In regards to the drawbar organ, I’m fairly certain one vid made reference to the sliders doubling as virtual drawbars. Roland is clearly aiming this model to compete with the Montage and Kronos. I’d be very surprised if the bread and butter sounds weren’t good. Roland clearly knows how to produce quality traditional sounds. It seems that Roland is doing what Yammie did with the Montage vids, and that’s showcasing the synth capabilities. The Montage was all about that pulsating doorknob upon release focusing on the synth engine, but we later found the traditional sounds were also quite good. It’s probably going to be the same with the Fantom. Kudos to Roland for including pitch mod wheels and a joystick.
Sqk
I had a different impression: When the Montage was presented, acoustic sounds like the Seattle Strings and other orchestral sounds were highlighted as well. Dom Sigalas had some nice demos about those. I'm skeptical with the Fantom so far...