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Posted by atxbigballer1 on Dec-08-2008 03:02:

Roland xv-5050

I am the winner of a Roalnd xv-5050 for $300.00! Do you think i got a deal?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...em=300277612779

Posted by cryophonik on Dec-08-2008 03:12:

I've got one and love it! You got a great deal on it - I paid $350 for mine (also used, but in like-new condition) locally earlier this year. I actually replaced my JV1080 with the XV5050 because of the better sound quality, newer expansions, and smaller size (1U vs 2U for the JV1080). I use it primarily for conventional "real" sounds (pianos, strings, woodwinds) and I expanded it with the Orchestra and World cards. I don't do much editing of the presets, but the software editor that comes with it is actually pretty good and much easier than trying to edit the patches from the front panel/menus.

Congratulations!

Posted by atxbigballer1 on Dec-08-2008 03:23:

One of the reasons why i got it was because i all ways want it a Roland xv-5080 and a Roland MC-909 groovebox the Roland XV-5050 hads the same sound engine as the 5080 and the 909!

Posted by cryophonik on Dec-08-2008 03:50:

Yeah - that's the exact reason I went with the 5050 over the 5080. I figured, I don't need all the editing capabilities of the 5080 because I only occasionally tweak a sound. They sound fantastic out of the box, so why spend 2-3 times as much, when the 5050 has the same engine and presets. My ONLY reservation was that it would be nice to have more than just the 2 expansion slots, but it's really not that big a deal - I got the two expansions that I really wanted.

Posted by atxbigballer1 on Dec-08-2008 04:02:

Any good supersaws patches in the xv-5050?

Posted by cryophonik on Dec-08-2008 04:15:

There are a handful of supersaws presets, but I as I mentioned, I use the XV5050 primarily for "real" sounds and rely on my other synths (Virus, Prophet08) for synth sounds. I suggest getting to know the Patch Finder right away - it's simple and lets you sort through categories of patches - and start going through the "SYN" category presets. You'll find some decent saw leads pretty quickly that way. Some saw sounds are layered with others and it shouldn't take much tweaking to turn off the non-saw layer (or change it to another saw), detune it, etc.

Posted by atxbigballer1 on Dec-08-2008 17:24:

Nice setup! Virus, Prophet08 and XV-5050! Some day i will get a access virus snow and i will be set for life!

Posted by Zak McKracken on Dec-08-2008 17:56:

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Originally posted by atxbigballer1
and i will be set for life!
yeah right

Posted by spolitta on Dec-08-2008 18:38:

I have a mint XV-5050 for sale if anyone is interested.

Posted by Eric J on Dec-08-2008 18:40:

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Originally posted by spolitta
I have a mint XV-5050 for sale if anyone is interested.

How much?

Posted by cryophonik on Dec-08-2008 19:13:

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Originally posted by atxbigballer1
Any good supersaws patches in the xv-5050?

One thing I just thought of is that you may want to check out the SRX expansions, particularly the SRX05 Supreme Dance and SRX08 Platinum Trax:

http://www.rolandus.com/multimedia/...x/srx_demo.html

Posted by spolitta on Dec-08-2008 21:13:

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Originally posted by Eric J
How much?

$320 Shipped

Posted by Eric J on Dec-08-2008 21:19:

quote:
Originally posted by spolitta
$320 Shipped

I may be interested next week. I'll send you a PM.