Roland FA-08 Workstation

Product discontinued

Roland FA-08 Workstation

Product discontinued

Roland FA-08 Workstation Overview

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Overview By GAK

The Roland FA-08 is the top-of-the-range FA Series Workstation. Unlike the others in the series, the FA-08 is the choice for the piano-centric Keyboard player, as it has an 88 note keybed with fully-weighted keys.

Roland’s PHA-4 action has become a firm favourite of our customers, featuring in the extremely popular FP Range, as well as the RD Series, Juno DS and many other Roland Digital Pianos. The reason it has become so popular is that it strikes a great balance between playing like a high-end acoustic grand piano, without being too heavy and it sits in an affordable price range. The action features Ivory Feel keys, escapement and individually weighted keys, graduating in lightness from left-to-right.

To get the most piano-like experience from your FA-08, you can use the Roland DP 10 Piano Style Sustain Pedal (sold separately), to sustain the notes like an Acoustic Piano. When used with a DP-10, the FA-08 supports Half-Pedalling, which is a technique used by professional pianists.

The SuperNATURAL sound engine partnered with the PHA-4 action allows you to play the more traditional keys sounds with more dynamics and real-life expression. SuperNATURAL powers the Acoustic Piano, E.Piano, Clavinets, Drawbar Organs, Strings, Guitar, Synths and Drums tones, meaning the FA-08 will also play like a high-end Stage Piano.

The FA-08 fits perfectly into the Roland CB-88RL Keyboard Carrying Bag. We have made sure that everything you need for your FA Workstation is available in one click, with our Roland FA Workstation Bundles.

For users that require a more extensive/editable synth engine, a more powerful sequencer, higher quality sounds/effects, integration with Zen-Core and Mainstage, check out the Roland Fantom Range.

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Here’s What Roland Say:
"The Roland FA series have consistently been some of our most popular synthesizers since their launch; whether you are looking for a great sounding and flexible synth to use on stage, an easy to use writing tool, or simply the ideal keyboard to compliment your home studio set up, the FA will definitely meet your needs.

The FA-08 features our PHA-4 piano individually weighted action, with ivory feel keys and escapement. This action features on many of our Digital Pianos and has been reverred as one of the market favourites.

The FA synthesizers feature over 2,000 sounds taken from our Integra-7 sound module. These include many acoustic tones powered by our acclaimed SuperNatural technology including SuperNatural Acoustic and Electric pianos, tonewheel organ (with customisable drawbars), strings and drums.

SuperNatural uses a combination of sampling and modelling techniques to re-create the true behaviour of acoustic instruments for added realism. The FA also features a SuperNatural synth engine allowing you to create incredible synth tones from scratch across 3 partials. You can also load in 2 additional expansion packs of sounds from the Roland Axial website.

For live musicians, the FA allows you to split or layer upto 16 tones at once (each with its own MFX) across the keyboard in a studio set which can be easily recalled in a live situation. The FA also features 16 sample pads (based on the SP-404A) which can trigger one shots or complete backing tracks from an SD card. If you’re not working with samples you can reconfigure the pads to operate a number of useful functions within the synth instead.

The FA features a 16-track linear midi sequencer, allowing you to create your own custom songs using the sounds in your studio set (or even sent externally to trigger other midi instruments). This can be exported as a multi-track WAV file to use within your DAW if you wish. Further to this, the FA can be used as an audio interface with your computer over USB, and it also features great DAW Midi control, with pre-made maps for Ableton, Cubase, Logic Pro and Sonar.

For customers looking for features similar to the FA, but in a more professional package check out the Roland Fantom range. Alternatively, if you are looking for something on a smaller budget take a look at the Roland Juno-DS series of synths.

The Roland FA Series all come with a 3 year warranty when registering your product with Roland Backstage."

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Rated 5.00 out of 5 25/3/2021

Awesome! Great feel and functionality.

Nick farrington

Rated 5.00 out of 5 26/4/2020

Fantastic feel and quality, Everything on board to create.

Kevin Murray

Rated 5.00 out of 5 08/5/2019

The Roland FA-08 is a really great keyboard. The sound is amazing with some wonderful tones. The drums are great.

Steve

Rated 5.00 out of 5 08/1/2019

I upgraded to a Roland FA-08 from an XP-30 and I'm delighted with it. The sounds are awesome and it has so many functions I haven't even begun to explore yet. The other main reasons I got it were for the full 88-key range and the ivory-feel weighted keys which are awesome.

Adrian Baker