Roland FA-08 88-Key Workstation

All-in-one production station with unprecedented power.




Roland’s new FA series reimagines the music
workstation, streamlining it for effortless realtime power, ultra-fast
workflow, and maximum versatility. Ready to support any type of music
you play, the FA-08 comes with a massive sound collection inherited from
the flagship INTEGRA-7, dozens of studio-quality effects, and
expressive realtime controls, plus onboard sampling with zero load time
for instant audio playback from the 16 backlit pads.

The
sequencer features 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 series morphs instantly from standalone use 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.

No Work, All Play
Music
workstations play an important role for keyboardists in a wide range of
creative activities, from live performance to song development to
production in the studio. However, they 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
The
true measure of any music workstation lies with the quality and
diversity of its sounds. Filled with over 2000 tones directly inherited
from the INTEGRA-7, Roland’s flagship pro sound module, the FA series
truly delivers in this area and then some. All of the INTEGRA-7’s
SuperNATURAL synth and XV-5080 PCM tones are onboard, plus an essential
collection of ultra-expressive SuperNATURAL acoustic tones that includes
pianos, organs, drums, bass, strings, and more. The sound engine in the
FA-06/FA-08 is fully compatible with the large, growing collection of
INTEGRA-7 synth tones available as free downloads from Roland’s Axial
sound library site, and it’s also possible to expand the onboard sound
set with FA-series wave sound expansion collections.

Capture Ideas and Create Songs Without Interruption
Simple
yet powerful, the intuitive 16-track sequencer in the FA Series has
been designed to let you capture your inspiration as it
happens—recording is always just a simple button press away, ensuring
that you’ll never lose an idea. In a flash, you can build a full
arrangement with the workstation’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 your song to an SDHC card as a stereo audio
file. It’s also possible to export your tracks as individual WAV audio
files and/or MIDI data for further development in your DAW, making the
FA-06/FA-08 a powerful sketchpad for capturing initial sparks that will
form the basis for your full-scale computer music productions.

Seamless Hardware Integration with Your DAW
In
addition to standalone use as a performance instrument and composing
workstation, the FA-06/FA-08 transitions into your computer-based music
production world with ease. A simple press of the dedicated DAW Control
button instantly sets up the workstation to communicate with your
computer via USB*, letting you use the keyboard and knobs to send MIDI
data to your DAW for playing software synths, controlling plug-in
effects, and more. The FA series also includes control maps for popular
DAWs, providing a quick and easy setup to control transport functions
and more in your specific software. You can even use the FA-06/FA-08 as a
USB audio interface to record a variety of different sources directly
into your DAW, including a mic, guitar, or stereo line level device
connected to the rear-panel input jacks, and you can capture the
workstation’s internal sounds and sampler playback as well. Sound output
is also supported, allowing you to monitor the DAW output through the
stereo output and headphones jacks on the FA-06/FA-08.

Instant-Access Performance Sampler Onboard
Based
on Roland’s mega-popular SP-404SX, the sampler in the FA series
features fun, fast, hands-on operation and sampling/playback via
convenient SDHC cards. You can play audio samples directly from the 16
pads on the panel, making it easy to expand your performances with
loops, backing tracks, one-shots, vocal phrases, sound FX, and more.
Thanks to SDHC flash memory, your samples load instantly with no wait
time, and you can use the four pad banks and clipboard function to
rearrange your samples as needed for any performance. It’s super-easy to
sample the workstation’s own sounds or external sources via the
Mic/Guitar and Line inputs, and you can even play WAV, AIFF, or MP3
samples that you’ve transferred from your computer. A variety of editing
features allow you to tweak your samples to taste, including quick
adjustment of playback position and level. In addition to sample
triggering, the pads can be used for numerous functions such as muting
parts, entering numeric values in the display, and more.

Enhance Your Sounds with a Wide Range of Simultaneous Effects
With
its large selection of pro effects, the FA series provides numerous
options for polishing your sounds and sequencer tracks to studio-level
perfection. Independent MFX engines are available for all 16 parts of a
Studio Set, giving you an enormous level of sound shaping for both live
playing and song mixing. Each MFX engine contains 67 different effects
types to choose from, with an additional option of a vocoder when MFX
are used with Part 1. Six separate COMP+EQ processors are dedicated for
individual drum sounds, while global EQ, chorus, and reverb are on tap
to add a finishing touch to any of your parts as needed. With the unique
TFX (total effects), you also have the ability to process the entire
output of the workstation with dramatic effects such as DJ FX Looper,
Isolator, and many others. All the effects can be tweaked in real time
via the Sound Modify knobs, making it simple to enhance your keyboard
playing, sampling, and sequencer tracks with dynamic sonic textures.

Fast Workflow and Intuitive Realtime Control
You
can feel the speed of this new breed of instrument the moment you hit
the power switch—unlike many workstations that can take a minute or more
to boot, the FA series is ready to play in seconds. The panel is
logically organized into dedicated sections, and the large color LCD
presents a gorgeous look with inviting hi-res graphics for selecting
tones, working with the sequencer, and adjusting various settings. It’s
easy to navigate through the workstation’s large sound selection by
category and assign favorites for fast recall, while dedicated buttons
deliver instant access to often-used functions such as transpose, octave
range, and many others. With six knobs and a powerful yet easy-to-use
assignment matrix, the Sound Modify section lets you control a wide
range of parameters in real time for maximum expression while performing
live and working in the studio.




Features

Light, mobile body with 88-note Ivory Feel-G Keyboard
Over 2000 sounds from the flagship INTEGRA-7 sound module
16-track sequencer with non-stop loop recording
Export sequencer tracks to SDHC card or as multitrack audio or MIDI to your DAW
Onboard sampler based on the SP-404SX
16 independent FX engines, six COMP+EQ processors, global EQ, chorus, and reverb
Six user-assignable Sound Modify knobs
D-Beam, Rhythm Pattern, Arpeggiator, and Chord Memory functions
Guitar/Mic and Line input jacks
Dedicated input reverb provides ambience for performing/recording
USB ports for sound expansion data, updates, and audio/MIDI
interfacing with a computer; MIDI communication with the iPad is
possible when using Apple’s iPad Camera Connection Kit




Order today and satisfy your controller and synth engine needs.





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