street priceRoland’s sound module XV-5080 sports 128 voices, 32-part (!) multitimbrality, over 1000 factory patches, built in SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) and Wordclock input, stereo waveforms, Matrix Control and can be expanded via SRX and SR-JV80 Series boards - there are 2 SIMM slots for sample memory expansion.
XV-5080 represents the amazing sound and expressive synthesizer/sample player architecture. The module allows for up to 128MB of Roland, Akai, .WAV and AIFF samples.
Preset memory offers 1152 patches, 64 performances and 23 rhythm sets while user memory comprises 128 patches, 64 performances and 4 sets. 90 different types of multi effects can be applied letting you put your sound through 3 MFX simultaneously in Performance Mode. There are also 4 types of reverb, 2 types of chorus and a 2-band EQ per output offered. Effects processors include 24-bit reverbs, COSM modeling, remix, RSS 3D effects, and more.
Expansion slots are represented with a SR-JV80 Series 4-slot, SRX Series 4-slot and 2 SIMM slots for sampler memory. An external storage is possible via a supported SmartMedia Card.
The specs together with the large screen, user-friendly interface and excellent connectivity prove that even 15 years after being launched XV-5080 is a perfect and instrument which is still in demand among professionals and is popular on the secondary market.
XV-3080, XV-5050 and Fantom XR can be listed as the alternative to XV-5080. Among the competing instruments of that era, we can mention KORG Triton Rack and Yamaha Motif-Rack ES. However, it is Roland XV-5080 that occupies a leading position regarding each parameter.
Tags: digital synthesizer
Country of origin / production: Japan
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| Usage area | |
|---|---|
| Sound Module/ Tone Generator | |
| Usage Design/ Form Factor | |
| Rackmount, 2U | |
| Archetype | |
| Digital (D) | |
| Polyphony | |
| Voices | 128 |
| Multi Timbral Capacity | 32 part(s) |
| Tone Generator / Sound Synthesis | |
| Technology of Sound Generation | PCM |
| Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator): Waveform Count | 1083 |
| Programs/ Voices/ Timbres | |
| Patches | 14 |
| Tones | 4 |
| Single Voice Preset | 1152 |
| User-defined Single Voice | 128 |
| Multitimbral Preset | 96 |
| User-defined Multitimbral | 64 |
| Modulation | |
| LFO Waveforms | |
| Ramp Up | No |
| Effects | |
| Reverb | |
| Chorus | |
| FX Units | 3 |
| Equalizer | |
| Parametric | |
| Sampler | |
| Sample Memory | 128 Mb |
| MIDI | |
| General MIDI v2 (GM2) | |
| MIDI in/ out | |
| IN | |
| OUT | |
| THRU | |
| Display | |
| Color resolution | Monochrome |
| Resolution: Horizontal | 320 |
| Resolution: Vertical | 80 |
| Built-in controllers | |
| Potentiometer | 1 |
| Knob/ Switch | 44 |
| Jog dial | |
| Audio out | |
| Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm) | 5 |
| Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm) headphones preamplified | 1 |
| Digital: coaxial | 1 |
| Audio in | |
| Analog 1/4" | 2 |
| DAC | |
| DAC Frequency | 44.1 |
| Resolution | 16 bit |
| Computer Interfaces | |
| SCSI | |
| External drives/ memory cards | |
| SmartMedia Card | |
| Expandability | |
| Sampler Memory Slot | 2 |
| Preset Memory Slot/ Wave Expansion Board | 8 |
| Power | |
| Voltage | 230V |
| Voltage | 240V |
| Voltage | 115/117V |
| Power Supply | Built-in, internal |
| Power consumption | 25 W |
| Dimensions | |
| Height | 88 mm |
| Width | 482 mm |
| Depth | 281 mm |
| Height | 3.6 in |
| Width | 19 in |
| Depth | 11 in |
| Weight | 10 lb |
| Weight | 4.9 kg |
| Case/ body | |
| Metal&plastic | |
| Color | |
| Grey | |
| Production start | 2000 |
| Production ended | |
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