Roland FA-06
Roland FA-06: Taking the "work" out of the music workstation.
Roland's FA series completely redefines the music workstation, simplifying it for easy real-time operation, ultra-fast workflow, and maximum versatility.
No work, just play.
Music workstations play an important role for keyboardists in a wide range of creative activities. However, they can often be complicated and difficult to use to their full potential, which can inhibit the creative process. With the FA-06, Roland has completely reimagined the music workstation to let your inspiration flow, allowing you to perform on stage and develop musical ideas with less effort than ever before.
Perform and record with a huge selection of the best Roland sounds.
With more than 2000 tones, the FA-06 offers a huge palette of high-quality sounds for virtually any musical style. All of the SuperNATURAL INTEGRA-7 and XV-5080 PCM synthesizer tones are on board, as well as the essential SuperNATURAL collection of expressive acoustic tones, including piano, organs, bass, strings, and more.
The FA-06 tone generator is fully compatible with the extensive and growing collection of INTEGRA-7 synthesizer patches available for free download from Roland's Axial sound library.
Generate ideas and continuously create songs
The FA-06's intuitive 16-track sequencer was designed to let you capture your inspiration the moment it strikes. You can instantly create a complete arrangement from a huge array of instrument sounds. And with continuous loop recording, you can fill all 16 tracks without stopping! In addition to real-time recording, step recording is also possible, and you have full control over editing and mixing tracks on the go, as well as saving songs as stereo audio files to an SDHC memory card.
Enhance your sound with a wide range of simultaneous effects.
The FA-06 synthesizer provides numerous options for polishing your sounds and sequencer tracks to studio-level perfection. Independent MFX tone generators are available for all 16 parts of the studio suite, and with the unique TFX (Total Effects) you can process the entire output with dramatic effects such as DJ FX Looper, Isolator, and more. All effects can be customized with Sound Modify knobs to add real-time expression to your performances and productions.
Fast workflow and intuitive real-time control.
You can feel the speed of this new generation of instruments as soon as you press the power switch - unlike many workstations that can take a minute or more to boot up, the FA-06 synthesizer is ready to play in seconds. The panel is logically organized into dedicated sections, and the large color LCD display looks great with attractive hi-res graphics for selecting tones, working with the sequencer, and adjusting various settings. You can easily navigate through the large selection of sounds by category and assign favorites for quick recall.
Instant access to performance samples at your fingertips.
The FA-06 sampler has fast, practical controls and sampling/playback capabilities using convenient SDHC memory cards. You can play back audio samples directly from the 16 front panel pads, making it easy to expand your performances with loops, mixing, single frames, vocal phrases, sound effects, and more. And thanks to the SDHC flash memory, your samples load instantly, with no waiting time.
Seamless integration with your DAW.
In addition to its impressive standalone performance, the FA-06 integrates seamlessly into any DAW environment. With a single press of the DAW Control button, you can instantly configure the keyboard to communicate with your software via USB. Dedicated control cards for popular DAWs provide quick setup for working with transport functions and other parameters in your software. In addition, you can use the FA-06 as a USB audio interface to record a variety of sources directly into your DAW and control them via the stereo output and headphone jack. A free license for Ableton Live Lite is now included with every FA-06 keyboard, allowing you to immediately connect your instrument to a powerful DAW.
Roland's FA-06 synthesizer is a revolutionary workstation. It offers unprecedented ease of use, speed, and versatility, making it the perfect tool for musicians of all experience levels.
Features
- Easy to use
- Large selection of sounds
- 16-track sequencer
- Wide range of effects
- 16-pedal sampler
- Seamless integration with DAW