Ok, OldSchool, bring over an amp sometime, and we'll lay down some tracks: but first you'd have to help me figure out the VS-1880 (I'm buried in manuals over here).

Chris

Dang, Chris, I can't even SPELL VS-1880!

I am curious as to how your relationship with the v-drums module thing is working out. Is there enough difference between the TD-10 and TD-8 to justify the added expense of the former? Have you touched the TD-5?

I may move this over to it's own thread . . .

My name is Jay Storey.

I have a JV-90 (bought new in April 1995).

I have a VE-JV1 voice expansion board, and a
SRV-JV-80-03 (I believe I've got the number correct) Piano wave expansion board installed in the JV-90.

I've posted reviews at Harmony Central for the JV-90 and the VE-JV1 for those that are interested.

I also plan on posting a review of the Piano board as well.

Jay Storey

Hi guys!

I'm Dan O, and I have an XV-88 with the SRX-02 Piano and SR-JV98 Experience II expansion boards. I also have an ol' Roland D-5 keyboard which I usually use as a controller for the XV when I have a fast solo.

I've been very happy with the XV; my big question now is whether to upgrade the operating system. I have yet to hear what the improvements are with the new downloadable OS (v. 1.05).

Hi, I'm Keymann. I'm using two A-70ex on stage controlling (2) fully expanded JV-2080's; a MKS-50; Korg 01RW; M1Rex and
EMU 5K.

Hi, this is NK. I have an XP-80 with Hip-Hop and Techno expansion, and a XV-5080 with Orc.I, World, Latin and Asia expansion. Just know a little about MIDI and do some music-sequencing work as well. I am also a part-time lecturer in a music college.

Recently, after I did some demo on the XP-80 to the students in the class, 7 students each bought an XP-80 with 2 exp card! They all thought it sounded excellent, if compared to the Korg Triton. Of course it would be better off with a XV-series, but XV-series is yet to release a workstation-synth like the XP-80. Anybody has got any idea when will ROLAND release them?

I personally think that in terms of sound quality, Roland is the best. The only thing that I discovered is, compare the XP-80 to the JV-1080 or similar, using the same sound for output, the module seems to have more depth and warm where as the XP is slightly more bright and "a little bit" too sharp.

Last, the XP-80 also has this problem of note "choking" when you have more than 8 MIDI event falling on the same beat clock. It happened to my unit. has anybody experienced this?

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Hi, this is Paul Ip from Texas.

Over the years, I have used quite a bit of Roland equipment. Currently I have XP30 synth with Asian and Orchestral II expansion, G1000 arranger, TD-8 (V-Drum module) with PD-120 V-pad, HPD-15 Handsonic, GI-10 guitar-to-MIDI interface, KC-500 keyboard amps, VS-880V2 recorder, V-5 VideoCanvas video mixer, PK-5 pedal board and various Roland keyboard and electronic drum accessories/pedals. Roland products are generally quite good in quality (to me).

Paul Ip
from Texas

Hello JV-World

Best greetings from Germany. I have a brand new JV-1010 with SR JV80 Country Collection. I'm playing Contry Music in a really good Band and for this my JV-1010 setup is great. I also have a Korg NX5R, Yamaha PSR-740 and a Doepfer LMK4+ Masterkeyboard. It's not the best equipment compared to others of you, but for Country you don't need big Synthies. I like the small boxes like JV-1010 or NX5R because playing a lot of gigs every year like I do and carrying a lot of heavy stuff is really boring!
By the way Rolnad has good pianos and strings, the brass-sounds are better at Yamaha, especially the sweep sounds at the PSR-Series, the synth stuff and Rhodes are better at Korg.

Gerhard

i've a roland xp30, a gem wk6 and an old psr530. my next buy will be a tr rack or a proteus2000. I'm very happy with these keyboards.....

XV5080 with Orch 1-Orch 2 cards
JV2080 with Orch 1-Orch 2-World-Session cards
JD990

Love em all
Torched the Manuals ;-)

Kevan