Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Roland sent me a couple of their current flagship instruments to see what a lover of their vintage gear thinks of their modern stuff.

Before filming anything, I gathered viewer questions on social media which I've attempted to the answer in this video. Let me know if you have any more!

Further Jupiter-X info: roland.com/uk/products/jupiter-x
Further Fantom info: roland.com/uk/products/fantom_series
Loopop Fantom deep look: youtu.be/V-NgoVwZlnU
Synth Mania Jupiter deep look: youtu.be/YbJylMnCT0k

0:00 Intro
0:57 What do you want to know and what is Zen-Core?
1:38 Part 1: Does Zen-Core sound good?
4:17 Part 2: Model comparisons with vintage counterparts
6:04 Part 3: Programming comparisons
9:00 Part 4: Features practical demos
12:39 Part 5: Suggestion Improvements
14:20 Summary
15:21 Outro Jam

With thanks to Andrew and David at Roland and Conny at Asteroid Killer Music.

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