All user reviews of 5/5 for the Roland XP 60

Synyhé 61 unweighted keys. Velocity sensitive and aftertouch.
4 faders on the front for changes in filters and other parameters edition but impossible to remember settings (reserve for changes in real time then).
64 voice polyphony (Its predecessor, the XP-50 was to be the first to be as generous to its release in 1995).
512 patches + 128 users (but 4 slots extention! Record at the time too)

UTILIZATION

Relatively simple configuration, editing simple by comparison with incredible abilities, almost clear manual in English and French users (!!!) The 128 sounds are somewhat lacking (With extensions, you can have almost 1500 patches, so Do not want to edit too.

SOUNDS

Sounds very general, but some beautiful tablecloths, and some electro sounds excellent.
Only problem: the batteries and other emulations BAR (way too low end for this category)
Huge advantage: the extension of four slots that make up the side of general patches.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since 1999, and I'm quite closed (except for batteries ...). I'm not even tempted by the new generation of "ghost" of the brand.

I am very satisfied with the features it has. 16 track sequencer (MRC Pro), 16-part multitimbral, 64 voice polyphony,onboard effects, groove quantize, RPS, four wave expansion slots for JV series expansion boards (mine has Hip Hop SR-JV80-12 & Techno SR-JV80-11), GM general midi, and much more. The only thing that's missing is a sampler, other than that it's a musician's workstation.

Price paid

$300 and retails for $1000

UTILIZATION

It's gonna take some time to figure out how everything works on the XP-60. I got familiar with the sounds before I got into the sequencing part of the keyboard, with this keyboard like many others you just have take the learning process one step at a time. The manual is somewhat of a task in it's self i found it easier to look up the functions you want to do rather than read from page one.

SOUNDS

The sounds are great. I would say that it has basically the same sounds as the JV-1080 with the same amount of expansion slots. The sounds are basic until you load your expansion slots with sounds, my personal choice to expand your XP-60 with SR-JV80-12 HIp Hop, SR-JV80-04 Vintage Synth, SR-JV80-18 Latin, & SR-JV80-11 if your into Hip Hop, R&B, & Top 40 production, like myself.

OVERALL OPINION

The Roland XP-60 is the musician's workstation for the studio musician as well as the live musician. A well built and tough keyboard the way Roland makes them.

I really am attached to my Roland XP-60 this will be my main keyboard for all my midi gear. I wont be getting rid of it any time soon....

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com
Posted by: Unknown (January 1-, 2002)