I am interested in buying a sound module, but don't want to pay for all the extras I won't need: ie: sampling, etc, etc.

The Phantom rack and Triton rack, both look amazing, but are also full blown samplers, which is why they both cost upwards of $1200. I would like to pay a lot less than that -- but only if I can get great sound.

Anyone have experience with this?

I run Roland XV-5050, with two SRX expansion cards - brilliant.
Keith

Hmmm, those are nicely priced. And the sound is as good as the Phantom? How many expansion slots? Are the expansion sounds better than the programmed? Thanks!

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Ed

The 5050 stacks right up there with the Fantom sounds, and the expansion boards have stuff that rivals the best on the market. Best $400 module out there, I think.

I agree with Dave about the 5050..but there are a couple other units to consider...
the 2020 is a half rack with most of the same sounds as the 5050, including 2 slots for expansion..It has 40 insert effects compared with twice as many on the 5050...
Neither of these will give you the capability to play"Scat" sounds..the vocal expansion board will not work with the 5050 or 2020, and there is not a compatible SRX vocal board yet..

This brings me to my suggestion..get a JV1010, still has decent sounds[less the xv stereo sounds,but stellar enough], includes the famed"session" board , and a single slot to add a JV board[like the vocal board]..
You can buy a used JV1010 for under $200 and a used Vocal board for under $100...For under $300, you have a valued module..in a space saving half rack unit..

Fran,
I think you are wrong about the scat voices not being in any of the SRX expansion boards available. The complete orchestra contains orchestra 1, orchestra 2, vocal colections (which contains the scat voices), and one other I can't remember right now. The voice card has choir and the jazz scat voices included.
George Kaye
Kaye's Music Scene
Reseda, California

I am smiling as I write those words, but I am sure you don't mean the same thing that comes to my mind.

Can somenone please tell me what the "scat" sounds actually are? Or provide a link so I can hear?

George , thanks for correcting me..now that you mentioned it ..I do recall that collective group composite on an SRX board, although I have never had an opportunitie to listen to it..

This being the corrected info, I would go for the 2020 or the 5050..
I had the flagship 5080, and it did sound great..so the 5050 without the sample playback features may be the ticket..

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