Roland FA-08 88-Key Workstation

Roland's FA-08 88-key workstation offers big bang for the buck with light weight, lots of features, and tons of sounds from the outstanding Integra library. For convenience, sounds and effects, this is your guy.

Why we like it

The FA-06 and FA-08 start with outstanding sounds from Roland's acclaimed Integra-7 (over 2000 sounds), plus great on-board effects—in a Roland-style workstation format. The sounds (strong drums, pianos, acoustic instruments, and synths) really shine.

Of course, you also get Roland's excellent all-in-one keyboard/sampler/16-track recorder, the fastest, easiest way to build songs and tracks. We think you'll be as impressed as we are with the impressive sound/performance combo of the FA series workstations.

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The Roland FA-06 (61 keys) and FA-08 (88 keys) workstations are packed with a massive sound collection from the flagship INTEGRA-7, a ton of studio-quality effects, and expressive real-time 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.

The FA-06 and FA-08 morph instantly from a standalone keyboard 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.

• Light, mobile body with 61-note or 88-note velocity-sensitive keyboard
• Over 2000 sounds from the flagship INTEGRA-7 sound module, including SuperNATURAL® synth and acoustic tones and drums; add even more tones via internal wave sound expansion slots
• SuperNATURAL synth engine is fully compatible with the expansive collection of free INTEGRA-7 synth tones available from Roland’s Axial sound library site
• 16-track sequencer with non-stop loop recording makes it easy to build songs quickly; export your sequencer tracks to an SDHC card as a complete stereo mix, or as multitrack audio or MIDI data for use in your DAW
• Onboard sampler based on the SP-404SX features 16 pads x 4 banks and direct recording/playback via SDHC cards
• Polish your sounds with a multitude of studio-quality effects, including 16 independent MFX engines, six COMP+EQ processors for drums, unique TFX (total effects), and global EQ, chorus, and reverb
• Tweak tones, effects, and external MIDI devices in real time with six user-assignable Sound Modify knobs
• Intuitive, streamlined interface with large color LCD
• Press one button to instantly configure the FA-06 for use with your DAW via USB
• D-Beam, Rhythm Pattern, Arpeggiator, and Chord Memory functions to expand your creative palette
• Guitar/Mic and Line input jacks for performing, sampling, and DAW audio recording; 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