lucky you, Inray, Roland US won;t release the 5080 until June. They are adding new 'features" (uhh huuhh)

WindsongMan i believe that June is very late as XVxx are ready. I think that Roland wants to build some of them as preorders are many and the manufacturing is limited yet. It seems to me strange if here (Europe) we'll have them three months earlier than US.

PS: Think what will happen when they introduce their new workstation synths based on XV5080 ...

Inray (or anyone else who can answer!).

Can the XV5080 sample or does it just read/load samples into RAM?

Wouldn't it be great if they made it a full function sampler!

However, if they do release worktation versions (with sampling), other manufacturers better watch out! (and that's coming from someone who calls themself Korgasm not Rolandasm!!!!!!).

Korgasm...

XV5080 can only read sample disks into its RAM. It can play Roland S700, Akai S1000 & S3000, AIFF, WAV files. I don't know (yet) if future workstations based on 5080 will do real sampling but who knows?

I think that Roland tried to make their new synths as much cost effective as they could, giving priority in sound quality.

Korgasm,

Roland says that XV5080 will load (or convert load) samples from AKAI S1000 series and Roland S700 series. In the front of the unit (I only saw pictures of it) is printed in big yellow letters:
SAMPLE PLAYBACK
This is not a sampler at all....(I will keep my S760...)

Mgomes

XV 5080 read :
Akai s 1000/3000 programs.
S 700/760 programs and performance.

More info: Roland Corp. Japan has a good page (much better than Roland U.S.) with complete info on the new XV synths, including technical specs, at: http://www.roland.co.jp/worldwide/products/NAMM2000/XV-series.html

Mgomes

Inray, the 5080 June date info was straight from the Roland reps mouth 2 days ago. And I was there with a buddy who placed his preorder at Winter NAAM in Anaheim. He expected his 5080 in May.
I have noticed other very strange disparities with Roland between the US market and Europe especially with price decreases. No consistency.

To all you lucky guys and gals who have already put orders in the for XV's even though they aren't out yet- GET PLENTY OF CATCH UP SLEEP NOW!!!!!!! When you get the unit, you will no doubt have many long nights in absolute sleepless bliss!!!! Cheers.

I just sold one of my JV1080's for a good 2nd hand price! I've also just ordered an XV3080 for myself. I also had the choice of getting a new JV2080 for a good price (of course a few hundred bucks cheaper than the XV). Have I made the right choice of getting the XV over the JV? I can still change my mind and get the 2080 if I want to!!!!