Way better sounding than I expected from Roland!
Ha! I really did not expect this unit to be this good. I’m a Yamaha man, been so for years. I picked this up primarily because of the price... holy $#!%, I did not expect it to sound this good! Somewhere I read someone mention “weak sounding organs”, not the case at all. One thing that had to be done from the start, VELOCITY SENSITIVITY has to be adjusted immediately. That and slippery keys are my only gripe. Oh wait, also the Sfx per tone... come on Roland, people want to set their own custom effects paths... the DM12 is great for that. So, I’ve got this unit running through midi to a Yamaha FM expander, and a DM12 with a master JDXi for doubling up the drums. Oh the drums are magnificent! Better that my $800 drum set, way better sounding. This unit is insanely light weight. Not sure what else to say, I’m kinda bouncing around here. Cool feature, I can run a quick sequence (drums) through midi from the jdxi and ‘record’ it into the sequencer on the FA. Same with the other 3 midi channels. This is cool because I’ve got a bunch of songs I’ve made on the Jdxi that can be tweaked on a far more powerful Daw style system. Oh yea, the sequencer is simple and intuitive. If you’re used to a daw with a mouse you can do this it’s just more button chicks than mouse drags. Overall, way more bad ass of a studio synth/work station than I expected. Oh, and I do industrial with it, the car crash tone is fan’punch you in the face’tactic! Great for industrial 90’s sound.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned