All you ever seem to see on demos of this board, is the Grand piano. It's as though thats all it is. and, it's, one of the worst iv'e ever heard and, lacks the tone and depyh of a real one, by a millon miles theres no comparison.

I found I was only using one patch, for song writing, but, found it nvery uninspiring, and irratating.

Roland seem to have a habit, of producing brilliant synths, that have been classics, and cant be beaten, Then they bring out synths that are a real let down, like this.Why, cant they stick to a winning formula.

The D beam is just a gimmick, and, not really realisticaly usable. the strings, are very poor, as the patches. My trusty Triton is, miles better has more bite, and sparkle, nice pads the lot.

They claim, mit has the same engine as the Fantom.If this is true, I dont want one either. in general. I feel, as though Roland just put this together quickly, to put it on the market. To me a synthesizer, has synth sounds, If you want the usual organ, violin, flute, get a home keyboard, it will probably sound much better.

I only had mine a few weeks, but, got rid, a big disopointment. Save your money, or buy a Korg, or Yamaha or something. a giant step backwards from Roland.

anyway... I'm surprised if someone would not care about aftertouch for a 'synth'. You know u would eventually need aftertouch keyboard with high-end quality audio circuitry.