Anyne else had this problem with the xp-60? On the Pianos and other soft sounds , there is a noticeable distroting static RIGHt at the end of the note. It sounds like radio static or a cheap soundcard. It is especially noticeable with the reverb on.
It is VERY annoying. It makes the xp-60 virtually useless for soft studio recording. I called rolands customer support, and they guy was a complete jerk. He even began to raise his voice.
Needless to say, it was the worst customer service experience I have had with any product by any manufacturer I have ever witnessed. Roland needs to wake up and realize they are not selling toasters here, but expensive musical instruments that SHOULd have better customer support.
I have 12 days to take the synth back to the sotre and get a refund. I REALLY like the xp-60, but these sounds just kill it for me. A professionly priced sytnh SHOUld have professional sound quality, but sadly, the xp-60 does not.
I figured I would give roland the benefit of the doubt and see if they would fix the problem so I could keep their PRODUCt, but they have been a total hassle.
Looks like I will be exammining the Triton again or wait for the new Roland synth this winter.
Congratulations on being another poor owner of a substandard Roland product, mine is a JV2080, but is the same problem.
All I can say is everyone out there who owns a JV2080, XP80/60 or whatever who experiences this problem should write to Sound on Sound/ Future music etc. It is the only way this will reach a larger audience and embarrass Roland to get off their lazy and unhelpful backsides and sort this.
I have the same noise on my xp-60, but I don't think it is that much of a problem.
I recently bought new loudspeakers, and that appears to have reduced it quite a bit. The noise is much less obvious, and it is much shorter than before. Could the speakers/amplifier have something to say? I don't know, but it could be worth checking out....
Have you tried lowering the master volume slider on the XP60 to about the middle of the slider and pump up your mixer/amp's volume? XPs seem to have some noise when the master volume slider is close to the max.
Yeah I tried that. But I listen to my xp-60 mostly on headphones, so I dont have that choice. When using my amp, I never have the V-slider above half, and I can still hear the tearing noise on the accoustic patches.
If anyone has one of these, try 12 string accoustic guitar, max out the chorus and set it to hall 2, then turn up the volume and get ready to be annoyed.
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Hey Guys, Max out the chorus and hall2, that would annoy me on any instrument,let alone pegging the master volume..Your problems may not be the fault of the XP....Fran
I've tried to here this on an XP-30 and a JV-2080. I did turn all the FX off because I agree with Fran about that. I just don't hear anything that I dont think is part of the sound. I'm listening on AKG K240DFs and Event BAS 20/20s. (If Roland XG/JV synths have so much noise, so many horrendous timing problems, etc... I'm amazed by the number of Pros that use them. Me - I'm just a hobbyist - and I love my Roland gear in blissful ignorance). Peace. RJ
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Hey Guys,I have a XP80 and after reading the posts, I tried to duplicate the problems mentioned, all my factory patches are pretty clear,although the factory after touch settings on the guitars are not what I would use. ......Fran
That's a good point that Fran brought up. Could the grungy decay be due to the aftertouch kicking in? Have you tried turning the aftertouch off to get rid of that static? I know it takes a bit of conditioning to play a keyboard with aftertouch to keep it from throwing in unwanted effects.
I've been another player who has been holding off purchasing an XP-80 due to all the complaints about timing and now this noisy decay.
Well, good luck with whatever you choose to do and whatever synth you end up with.
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