Roland XP-60

The presets sound GREAT!
Editing patches is easier than on previous Roland Products, but not as easy as something with knobs.
The manual is MUCH better than other Roland manuals I have had the pleasure of reading. It is difficult to find what you are looking for though.

It has 64 Voice polyphony, which is a little difficult to figure out at first, because some patches will use up to four voices, but I have had no problems with conflicts during sequencing....
It has several built in effects, and they are excellent. Very subtle, but also very easy to edit. Also, they turn on and of with three buttons right on the face of the keyboard.
it can have up to four expansion cards, as well as being able to import samples from the floppy drive.
It does have an inboard sequencer, which NORMALLY works really well. However, sometimes if you switch modes while it is in Recording Standby, it'll lock all sixteen channels into on patch. And it is very difficult to undo, so far. I usually just get frustrated and lave it alone for a couple hours....

All of the instruments are incredible. The sax has the scream of the reed witht the aftertouch, the piano pans left to right with the bass to treble end, it's synths sound almost analog if you think REALLY hard of an old moog... even the guitars are good, for a keyboard. The organs are great, and the ambience stuff is actually usable.
The onboard effects are good. Sometimes the reverb sounds a little cheesy though, but it is easily edited.
It is very responsive, particularly with aftertouch, though the velocity comes set for people a lot heavier handed than me, so I had to change it to light. And I learned to play on an acoustic....

Aside from the problem with the sequencer, it is completely reliable.
I would play on any of my Roland Keys on a gig with no backup.

I haven't had to deal with them for this keyboard, but when it comes to getting parts and whatnot, they are very helpful.

I would definately buy it again! It has quickly become the workhouse of my concept studio.
I have been playing keys for ten years, and I own a Roland U-20, Roland XP-60, Yamaha PSR 190 (BLEH!), and a Smith and Bro's Parlor Grande (Accoustic), and I had a Moog-Liberation. But it went to the analog synth warehouse in the sky....
I love the sounds! Even just the ones that come preset from the factory are great.
I compared it to several products. A few of them were the XV-88 (wonderful workstation, very expensive), Phantom 500, the Korg Triton (nice sounds, but didn't seem very reliable). This (the XP-60) had a well rounded sound palatte, a inboard sequencer, and it was on sale!

don't buy any other keyboard the xp-60 is really all you need. It is easy to use after practice on it. the patched are not tah difficult to download. You just have to work at it.

The xp-60's capability's are unlimited with the sr-jv80 expansion boards. You can get almost any sound you want. the xp-60 can load up to 4 boards at a time.

The instruments on the keyboard sounds just like the real thing. The keyboard reacts very well with the players velocity. It doesent have static during playing.

I can always depend on my keyboard to come thru when i need it. And if i had a gig with no backup i would still use it.

The presets overall are good. This machine seems to be designed for modern music. I wish the classical sounds were a little more in number (maybe I should break down and buy the classical expansion board?). The piano sounds are quite good. They come through in the mix and prvide the punch I need. The organs are not what I expect. I use my Korg for organs rather than the Roland. I use it primarily for piano in my band, but use strings, piano and orchestral instruments in the studio. The PCMEFXHEAVY patch is cool when you add more reverb to it. It really soudns like a guitar when played fast and power-chording it in a mix sounds good too. The drums are also great ( I use a kit from the JV880 and the XP-60 at the same time for my drum sounds). The basses are also good (again, I combine sounds from my JV880, SQ2 and the XP-60 for bass). I would not normally use the sax for anything except the Tenor Sax when soloing in the band. You can get teh growl out of it and in an ensemble, it is pretty cool. I also like the trombone sounds and the brass sounds.

This unit has 64 note polyphony and a great sequencer (once you figure out how to use it). It has Chorus and Reverb and Insert Effects. They are good in nature (although I do add a global reverb to my whole mix for all the boards). This thing can be controlled by just about anything. There are lots of controller inputs and a separate Click Track output with volume control (cool). You can expand it via Expansion boards (up to 4 of them). It also has an arppegiator onboard and many different styles of arppegios. It also has a sound shaper on the front panel for real time changes in the sound. It also has Transpose buttons on the front (which is cool for me) that is very helpful. It also has 2 sets of stereo outputs (the direct output has to be programmed in the sound though).

The sounds overall are good. I do wish there were more orchestral sounds on it though. The oboe and bassoon patch are really bad though (I also have an Ensoniq SQ2 that is 10 years old and the Basson patch is 100 times better than in the Roland. The same for the Flute sound). The pianos are good (although not as good as the Technics I used to have - but then it was an $8000 keyboard) The drums are good, basses are good, leads are okay (I use my Korg and Alesis for leads over the Roland though), the strings are really nice (Glad they carried some of the old JV strings over), effect sounds are good too, pads are okay although I would like more basic pads (like in Bruce Hornsby's song - The Way It Is). I have the Piano Expansion board installed (pulled it out of the JV880) and the factory piano sounds are brighter and better than the sounds on the expansion board. I wish the Rhodes sounds were better though (my Alesis QS6 Fat Roadz sound is great and nothing short of the real thing compares).

I can depend on this keyboard. I have owned it for 6 months or so and thus far, it has not failed. I have used it as my main board when stage space was at a minimum and it sounded good and played good.

Not too sure about Roland's support line, I have never had problems with their equipment. I have owned a JV880 since 1994 (Bought it new) and have never had problems with it. Roland seems to be a good company though. I would try to write the manual a little better though. I had a hell of a time using the sequencer in the beginning and basically gave up on it. I went back to the Ensoniq for my sequencer and even my laptop for software sequencing. I finally had t ogo online and get another printout on the XP-60 from a user's site and it showed me the one thing I was not doing in the sequencer. Once I got that down, it is a breeze. The sequencer is killer and the tempo track is really nice and works well.

Just read everything above. I wish I had another one (or the XP-80) that would never leave the studio. I really hate taking it out on gigs, but after bringing it the first time, the band was hooked on the piano and the other sounds I use. Now I have to take it on every gig and it bothers me. I bought it to be the main brains in my studio (controlled from my Ensoniq SQ2), but it goes every weekend to the gig. I would buy another one if it were stolen. I did compare it to other products and it came out on top - the price and features were right for the money. Ultimately I would like to have a Kurzweil K2600 with sampling, but until I sell my house (or I find a way to plant a working money tree out back), I will use this keyboard and enjoy it every time I use it. I own the XP-60, Korg X-5 (still has a better guitar then the Roland), Ensoniq SQ2 32 Voice, Roland JV880, Yamaha TG33, Alesis QS6, Roland VG8, Yamaha DJX (gotta have a screw around keyboard sometimes). It does help me make music and works well.

AS FAR AS THE PRESET GO , I THINK THEY COULD BE BETTER . BUT I ENJOY SOME OF THE UNIQUE SOUND THAT ONLY THE XP MODELS OFFER . EDITING PATCHES IS FAIRLY EASY TO ANYONE WHO HAS AN EVAULVED LEVEL OF PATIENCE . ONCE YOU GET HOW TO DO IT YOU'LL DO IT ALL THE TIME ,THERE NO OTHER WAY . THE MANUAL IS A WEAK START UP TOOL ,LET JUST SAY IT IS NOT FOR BEGINNERS .

THE EFFECTS ON THE XP-60 ARE NOT THE GREATEST ,BUT USEFUL WHEN YOUR IN NEED AND ARE SIMPLE TO USE AND EDIT .I JUST BOUGHT MY BOARD ONE MONTH AGO BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO GET MORE EXPANSION CARDS FOR MORE PATCHES . MIDI ON THE OTHER HAND IS THE MOST FRUSTATING THING I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTER IN MY 23 YEARS ON THIS ROCK . IF ANYBODY READING THIS HAS INFO ABOUT MIDI CONNECT xp-60 to boss 660 PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT REHAB123@HOTMAIL.COM PLEASE

MUST OF THE SOUND ARE GREAT ,TWEECKING THEM MAKE THEM BETTER BUT THE IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH AJUSTING AND TWEECKING YOU DO THE HORNS REALLY SUCK . IN MY GENRE OF MUSIC THE HORN ARE NOT VERY IMPORTANT , BUT IF THEY WHERE BETTER I WOULD PROBABLY USE THEM. THE XP-60 IS THE IDEAL INSTRUMENT FOR ALL KINDS OF MUSIC :POP ,R&B ,DANCE ,HIP HOP AND EVEN ROCK .THE ONLY THING I COULD SAY ABOUT THE EFFECT IS THAT THEY ARE BASIC .

I THINK I COULD DEPEND ON IT . I SAVE ALL MY WORK ON HARD DISK AND TRAVEL AND THE DISK ARE EASY TO LOAD ANY JERK COULD DO IT .

IF IT WERE LOST OR STOLEN I WOULD PROBABLY GO ON A CITY WIDE BUTT KICKING TOUR SMACKING EVERYONE . NO DOUT I WOULD BACK DOWN AND BUY A NEW ONE BECAUSE THE SENQUECER IS ALLSOME AND IT IS WRTH EVERY DOLLAR I PAIDED AND THEN SOME . I HAVE BEEN PLAY SYNTHES FOR GOING ON SEVEN YEAR I HAVE HAD CHEAP BOARDS AND EXPENSIVE ONES SO I AM CREDITABLE IN KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE . I HAVE A STUDIO 24 MIXER, ALISISS EFFECT AND ADAT ,A ROLAND JS-30 SAMPLING WORK STATION ,A BOSS DR-660 MK ,PLUS MISC. STUFF . THE MAIN THING THAT MAKES A DIFFERRENCE TO ME IN MY WHOLE JOURNEY THOUGH THIS MUSIC ADVENTURE IS OF CAUSE "THE SENQUECER" IT HAS BROUGHT MY MUSIC TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL AND GIVEN ME A NEW PROSPECTIVE RANGE AND QUAILTY . FOR SOME STRANGE REASON I HAVE SLOWLY BUT SURELY FIGURED OUT THIS MACHINE , BUT THE MIDI CONNECT I DO'NT UNDERSTAND YET, MAYBE I HAVE HAD IT LONG ENOUGH WHO KNOWS . I COMPARED IT WITH THE "TRINITY TRITON" AND FOUND THAT THE XP-60 IS THE BEST YOU CAN GET FOR IN THAT PRICE RANGE . WISH IT HAD A MORE PRESET DRUM KITS ,A SAMPLER ,AMD A ROLAND XP-60 MANUAL FOR DUMMIES . IT HAS HELPED ME UNDERSTAND THE THEORY AND ENLIGHTED THE FUTURE .

Keyboard is essy to use for anyone with a reasonable degree of intelligence.

Editting is made easy by the large backlit screen. Patches can be editted without the use of a manual.

64 note polyphony. The keyboard action is very nice. The built in effects are very good. It has 4 expansion slots for the Roland XP/JV expansion series, and expanding the synth to get its full potential is highly recommended.

It has a very powerful onboard sequencer that can be used for most projects very effectively - again, if you know what you're doing.

The factory presets are decent. The piano sounds are fairly good as well as some of the woodwinds. The preset drums are okay. I highly recommend expanding the unit with either a Session, Techno or HipHop expansion if you want better drums, however.

The keyboard works well for mainstream pop type of stuff, as well as many other styles - depending on your own programming and sequencing ability. This is true of any keyboard - people expect a keyboard to do the job for them. Be a real musician - know how to use your gear, and you can make anything sound professional.

Very dependable. I would use it on a gig without any back up.

N/A - I have never had to deal with Roland.

It is easy to upgrade via the four expansion cards. You buy the card, open the unit, install the card, and turn on the power.

If it were lost or stolen, I would probably replace it - either that, or get a Korg Triton with expansions. The XP series and the Triton are my workstations of choice.

I have been playing / producing music for over 10 years. I have had access to many other synths/etc. One of my all time favorites was the Wavestation SR, so I am always comparing synths to it.

Once you learn how to use the Sequencer, it is pretty intuitive. Again, people are looking for some "magic synth" that's going to make them sound like a pro. It isn't the synth that's going to do that .. Learn to use what you have properly.

ROLAND WAKE UP !

I bought my XP-60 about 6 months ago . After a while I decided to sell it . In this review you ' ll find some reasons , why you shouldn ' t buy the XP-60 . Let me tell you . I had no idea about the software I was using , because the manual was so terrible and it drove me round the bend ! It ' s total a joke and I got rid of it in a few hours of struggling to understand the meaning of this manual . I think you should edit the sounds in a workstation , if you want to use it seriously . That ' s why I don ' t wanna talk about the presets that much . But they ' re good , but there is a huge problem with the effects , I ' ll explain it later ; that ' s the main reason why I sold it . The XP-30 comes with a software where you can edit the patches , but the XP-60 comes with it ' s manual (!) . I can not say anything about editing the patches , forgive me .

The keyboard polyphony is 64 notes and it suffices to many keyboardists . It has a 16-Tracks sequencer , but I don ' t know how to use it , that ' s terrible . That ' s why the manuals are so important ! It ' s got expansion capabilities , 4x expansion from the SV-Expansion board series . I bought my keyboard with the Orchestral and Vocal Expansion board ! The boards cost about 200 $ . Let ' s talk about the effects . The effects are terrible : The reverb effect and the sustain made me sell this keyboard . It ' s got a terrible hiss sound by the much-sustained patches and that makes the XP-60 a bad workstation . XP-60 is used in many studios today , but the Xp-30 sounds much better than the Xp-60 and it doesn't have this hisss noise problem . I have no idea about the XP-80 and XP-50 . All I want to say , when you go to the Roland Distrubutor and try the XP-60 ; try carefully , you ' ll hear this terrible sound . I ' m sorry , this is a really bad instrument : TRASH !

When I don't add the hiss sound and terrible sustain and terrible reverb , the sounds are really very good . I sold the Xp-60 and got a XP-30 and the sounds are the same , but the XP-30 sounds better ( XP-30 doesn ' t have this reverb effect problem ! ) . Onboard effects are very bad . It reacts with the velocity and aftertouch very well , and the sounds are 50% 50% . The pads , strings , organs are good . Vocal sounds are terrible . The sax !!!!!!!!! Hahahahahah : TERRIBLE CAN NOT EXPLAIN THIS SOUND ! YOU SHOUL TRY IT ! THE WORST SAX SOUND IN THE WORLD ! Roalnd , wake up !

This is not a professional keboard with all these errors ! I don ' t use it at home , should I use it in a gig ??????

It ' s not lost or stolen , it ' s sold :) I ' m playing the keys for many years . I have a KORG N364 at home , it's much better than the XP-60 . I own a XP-30 , and it is really very very good .

DON'T BUY THE XP-60 , IT'S ONE OF THE WORST WORKSTATIONS IN THE WORLD . ROLAND WAKE UP !

As far as programing, patch editing, and midi controller go, it doesn't get much easier. There is also a wealth of information on the internet (and a patch editing program) that can make understanding the power of this synth possibe.

With 64 voice polyphony, onboard effects, 4x expansion, a sequencer, and easy midi control setup, what more could you ask for? SAMPLING!! That is the only reason this machine doesn't get a 10 in this area.

OK, it's preset sounds aren't the best, but can cover a wide range of musical tastes. The expansion boards are there for you to tailor the machine towards your preferred musical genre ( and they sound awesome--9.5 in this catagory), making it one of the most versital keyboards out there. Fully loaded with 4 expansion boards it has 1700+ sounds!

I've also checked my keyboard for the grungy-static hiss that has been heard on some patches with a lot of sustain and have found that this hiss (at least on my XP-60) is too low to even make it a concern. You have to have volumes and the amp turned way up to even hear it. In a song this won't be noticed.

Never had a problem.

Never had to call them. I use internet resources to get answers and the only time I did that was to answer midi programing questions on controlling my MC-505 from the XP-60.

If it were stolen, I would wait until Roland came out with it's next generation workstation with the XV-88's synthesis engine and buy it. As long as it could read the XP's data format and use it's expansion boards. Otherwise I would buy another XP-60.

I started with a JV-1000 back in 1993. Moved on to an XP-80 in 1995, and after I had to carry it through London in an ATA case, bought an XP-60 in 1998. I have invested too much time in these keyboards too give them up. I only wish that it also had sampling capability.

I also own an MC-505, a BOSS BR-8, and 6 expansion boards--Dance,Hip Hop,Techno,Session,Sound FX, and World.

When creating music in Contemporary Jazz, House, Garage House, Trance,and Ambient, Roland gear has been there to light the way for my creativity.

ROLAND sets the trends. Others follow.

Well, a couple of months ago I was writing a review of the XP-50...then someone kindly releived me of that board by breaking and entering my house, so with a little help from my insurance company now I'm writing a review of the XP 60.
Editing patches on the XP 60 is much easier than on the XP 50, thanks largely in part to the larger LCD screen. A software editor is still the way to go for serious editing.
The presets are the same as on the XP 50; nice pads (warm!), good ensemble patches, and fantastic stuff is possible with tweaking.
The manual, while updated from the XP 50, is still as useless as ever.

The session card is a good all-around card for the XP 60, and has some great piano samples on it; not quite as good as some dedicated piano modules, but the piano sounds on this card are light-years better than the factory presets and even, in my opinion, usable in solo situations.
Polyphony is 64 (around 16-20 in reality when sequencing).
The sequencer is about the same as on the XP 50 but once again the big LCD screen makes using it a lot easier. The sequencer is quite easy to use once you get past the learning curve; I still think that most editing functions take too many keystrokes but it does a very good job at on-the-fly sequencing.
A nice feature is the appegiator, which is well implemented and sounds good (as opposed to the Korg N364, which has an appegiator which is un-editable and basically impossible to use with a sequencer).

What is unfortunate with the XP series is that once you've heard the sounds on some expansion boards (Session , Drums and Bass, Orchestral and Hip-Hop come to mind), it's really really really hard to take the factory presets seriously...
The marketing stategists at Roland must be rubbing their hands together with glee...
Depending on what type of music you're into, the on-board sounds of the XP 60 can be quite sufficient, and there are tons of sound banks available on the net for free downlaod, some of which are very good (acid experience, for example). However, for those of you who like me enjoy trying to get realistic accoustic solo instruments (piano for example), the expansion boards are hard to ignore.

If it's built like my old XP 50 was, this thing should take a hell of a lot of abuse.

Never had to deal with Roland

If my XP 60 is stolen (as was my XP 50), I'm seriously going to think of buying a Rottweiler and chaining it to my home studio. I would definitely buy another XP 60.
For the price (1300$ US), it is hard to find other keyboards which offer as much as the XP 60.
It is just unfortunate that Roland has decided to fall into the marketing gimmicry of offering expansion boards filled with greats sounds that, in all honesty, should have been included on the board in the first place.

I bought this keyboard in Oct. 2000, so I guess it's pretty new.
I think it is a wonderful instrument. At first, I had trouble getting the sequencer to do what I wanted it to do, but a call to Roland solved the problem. I haven't fully explored all the functions yet, but compared to the Yamaha W-5 I used to use it's excellent and far more superior. The manual is very detailed and is more useful as a reference once you start delving into the advanced features of the keyboard. However, I ordered the video manual and it is extremely helpful as an overview of basically everything the keyboard does. The sequencer is extremely easy to use (and fast!) when you get used to it. Overall, its not as easy as operating a tv, so I give it a 9.

64 voice polyphony, great keyboard action for semi-weighted keys, the built-in effects are fine, has extensive editing features, sequencer is (as I already said) a breeze, and expansion is great! I purchased the Session and Techno expansion cards, and between the 30% or so dance sounds on the Session card, the whole Techno card, the free DanceKit disk (128 patches, 2 rhythm sets) that came with the keyboard, and the preset patches, I have a boatload of dance-geared sounds (about 600-700). Then there's editing and making/saving my own.
I've done some great songs so far. I love to experiment with all kinds of music, but I see music heading more and more in the electronic direction in some way/shape/form. So, these sounds are very applicable. I'm looking forward to buying the Hip-hop card and possibly the Special FX or Bass and Drums cards. I just can't get enough drum sounds. The Session card has excellent samples of real instruments. Overall, I see this synth as being the most useful for recording, as opposed to live use. The dance sounds will pass live, but who wants to go hear some Joe sitting up there on the stage with his keyboard pressing stop and start when he wants us to hear a great sax solo? C'mon, hire a sax player. These sounds were definitely selected with the recording musician in mind. When you're recording, you want the truest, most accurate sound anyway. Then you add all the effects to processing you want externally.
The arpeggiator is very interesting...it doesn't always play back what it sounds like going in, but most often it plays back something better than the preset pattern. My favorite arpeggio is the 3-finger guitar. The only thing this synth lacks is a sampler, but Korg can keep there waste of money and space "touch graphic display."
You're going to have to push something anyway to get the thing to do what you want, so why not save by using buttons? It should either be all buttons, or all touch display. To have the touch display with buttons also is to just have something cool to look at. Aren't we supposed to being doing music, here? Enough said.(My apologies, Korg)

Most of the instruments on the Session card that are meant for realism are pretty close, actually. Especially the pianos, nylon guitar, tenor sax, strings (wow--extremely nice and full!) and flute. But, I think the trumpets still leave something to be desired, but in a full mix of music they work fine. All the dance sounds are great, and the drums on the Session and Techno cards are excellent--lots and lots of little rhythmic sounds--I like that.
I etremely enjoy playing this keyboard (After all, I waited over a year to get a synth!).
Overall, the sound quality is superb to me. Besides, so much music is still recorded on analog with anolog instruments, so there's not much sense in complaining about it. Besides, when it comes to music it's not the sound quality that matters in the long run, right? It's the songs themselves, the creativity and thought behind them, and the musicianship. Just ask Hendrix or the Beatles or the Stones or any professional artist. You honestly think people sell records because they had the BEST the sound quality out there?
Even still, the quality of this machine, compared to what I hear in the music industry right now, is among the best. I definitely say you can't go wrong.

I'm sure I can depend on it. From the reputation Roland has and the fact that I dropped one end of it to the ground trying to get it from the gig bag to my stand in my room and it still works great--didn't even take a scratch. The key is to take care of it. If it were a $100 casio then maybe I'd be a little careless with it every now and then, just like a beginning Jc Penney special acoustic guitar. But no one with any sense just throws their Martin or Taylor or Gibson Les Paul around carelessly, so there's no reason to mistreat this unit. If you take good care of it (that goes for anything, for that matter--i.e. your car, dog, wife, etc.) it will take care of you!

Well, my story goes like this.
Upon removing the keyboard from the box and plugging it in, I began to play with the sounds, going through most of the preset patches in about an hour or so. I then set out to install the Session and Techno cards, which was extremely easy. My next task (that same day) was to lay down my first sequence/song to get a feel for the sequencer. Well, four hours later, I had no song. I went to bed that night very frustrated because I could not figure it out. I think my head was jammed with too much Yamaha information to be able to decipher a new interface. So, the next morning I decided to give Roland a call. Within minutes I was talking to a representative who this maching IN and OUT! He was extremely nice and helpful, and in less than five minutes and a few questions I was sequencing with great understanding and agility! Thanks so much Roland!

I would be really upset if it were lost or stolen, but I would not take revenge by killing someone or damaging their property--that's not right. I compared this product to every other synth in the $1000-$2500 price range and am very thankful I picked this particular one. The Xp-80 is only necessary if you perform and you need the extra keys, but if it's main residence is in your home recording rig (like me) then go with the Xp-60. It'll save you almost $400.00!
Overall, this keyboard is an excellent instrument if you are creative and willing to put some work into making music with it.(after all, isn't the music worth it?)

Well I don't know what software version I am using.
The presets most of them are kick arse and F**king Killer, altough some of
them may sound a bit difference in preformance mode, but all you have to do is
copy the effects from the patch to preformance if you want that effect if not
make your own killer effects. Non the less, once you tweak these sounds you can have
some killer mother f**king shit!!! The manual if full of crap, I feel asleep serval times
trying to read this dam manual. At first I was pulling my hair out trying to follow the manaul and got the only
headache because I have been sitting down for one hour and I still had no progress.
I had a smoke came back threw the manual across the room, and next thing you know it just hit me.
Editing the sounds then became so clear to me. Look at the nice big LCD display it explians everything and you can see
graphs bars numbers...you name it. Sound editing has never been easier once I got tha hang of it and then I had some killer sounds.

The keyboard action is good. You can really feel those semi-weighted keys
and they feel quite nice if I may add so, and the make for great playing.
the 64note polyphony is most def kick arse. The built in effects are cool I suppose.
I have not spent much time on them yet, but it was a little hard trying to mess with it
in preformance mode, but like I said I have not really dove into it yet, so I dont know what it is capabel of.
From what I hear so far they sound good as far as messing with them I dont know. Maybe I should call Josh and ask him
he has one. Expansions slots, just blew my black metal ass away... Wow!!! The vocal card and vintage synth card just rock.
I feel like I am playing on of those Jupiter 6 or those old vintage synths when I use that card. There is a card for any kind of muic.
The next card on my list is the Techno card. The squencer on it is very nice, I like it alot and you can really edit in detail just if you had a pc.
Its kinda of diffcult at first, espcailly if you go by the manual, but once you get the hang of it, it is pretty cool.
The sequencer on my old synth was loop format, but this one you just keep adding stuff which makes it cool, The only thing I miss about my old synth (Jx-305)
is the drum programming. I find it very diffcult to program drums on the Xp-60, being that it was easier on the 305 becuase you would input them on a grid, there is no grid on this sequencer and
most of my songs that I am trying to do over agian have no drums to them. Does anyone have any idea how I can program a doble bass, if not I will buy me a grove box from Roland. I use to have
one and programming drums is easy as 1 2 3 on those things.

The sounds Blew my Black metal ass away, and it blew away Dani's Filth balck metal ass, Josh is still kicking Shagraths
ass. Anyhow I am into that doom gothic meets techno industrial, with a weird split in the middle and a cherry on top.
Non the less the sounds work great for my dark music, and for the hard aggressive stuff too.
You just have to know how to ultilize them thats all. Tweak the sound to your liking and for what you need it for.
I love to the filters on this synth, I like using the BPF fliter alot for dark sounds, its hollow empty and dark, if you use it
propally you get some cool shit of it. It reacts well to my playing and the after touch kicks ass, sometimes you got to do a little work
on the envelope to get it do what you want, but man this synth is a killer!!! I use modules as well, so if I can get the sound from here then I get
it from my rack of modules. Keep Kickin Ass Roland You Guys Rock!!!

Hell yeah, you dam right I can depend on it. This thing fell on my toe the other day
and it nearly broke it off. This bad boy is rugged and heavy it is read to take an ass wooping.
Besides Josh always slams his to the floor and they still work, so I know that they are rugged.
Yes I would use this band mo-fo without a back up.

I called them serval times, and they have always been helpful and cheer full.
Thanks Tony from Roland with your help dude!!!! Tony went out of his way to get me
running again.

Dani you jack ass how many times must I tell you to keep your grubby black metal hands of my
gear before I break them. If someone were to steal this you best belive I would buy another in a heart beat I would.
Everyone was telling me, get a Triton. Heck who the hell has that kinda of money to burn. I like the xp a whole lot better.
Just because it does not have a plam pilot like screen does not mean it sucks, and for the price can you go wrong. I think I got
quality stuff for the price I payed and that Triton could go to hell along with Dani Filth. My music sounds better since I have gotten this.
All of my old songs have gotten a new make over with new sounds and they are a killer. Its Roland so what do you expect. Only bad peace of euipment I think they made
was that Jx-305 groove synth. It was a really horriable experince dealing with it and the sounds, sound like farts on the crap, what the hell happen there Roland?