The XP-10 was an entry-level Workstation synthesizer. It's a digital synthesizer that uses sampled sounds and waveforms stored on ROM chips. Basic envelope and filter settings can be manipulated to tweak the sounds, but that's it. The sounds themselves are preset and not very tweakable. Though its filter is digital, it is resonant and sounds ok. There is also basic reverb and chorus effects. However, the LCD display is narrow and programming can become tedious, if not boring and the interface is often reported as being 'buggy'.

However, its sounds can be anything but boring at times! Standard GM-set and SR-JV80 type sounds include great acoustic instruments (pianos, strings, winds, percussion and brass) and a lot of nice synth-type sounds (303 lines, sub bass, noise, leads, pads). It is quite capable of creating dance music or symphonic performances.

As a workstation, the XP-10 provides at least a starting point. It has an arpeggiator with several preset patterns (but no user patterns). There are two programmable sliders for real-time control of some of the editable parameters like the filter cutoff. Another feature called "X-Dual" mode layers two sounds which can be panned and mixed independently to create a new sound. Today, the XP-10 makes an ok back-up synth for quality but basic sounds, but it still leaves much to be desired.

Wardell Brown

June 24, 2012 @ 7:23 pm

Here you go Ryan, 9v 1000mA

ryan

June 24, 2012 @ 5:51 am

hi, i want to ask about specification power adapter this keyboard (Roland XP-10)..
cause my power adapter is missing..thank you..

Synth2012

June 12, 2012 @ 5:55 pm

This synth is the XP version of the JV30.

Victor

January 13, 2012 @ 7:01 pm

What's the difference between this and the JV30? Is it just the arpeggiator? Does this keyboard have Portamento?

gerry

October 28, 2011 @ 8:31 pm

I still own this synth,as i got it sometime now which has some great synth sounds for dance that are great for acid,techno or goatrance as of the 90's feel to the sounds,& arp are good too.I'm not really keen on the gm sounds.But it has sound that you can't really find anywhere else,so it does live in a world of it's own.It might not have the d beam or knobs or tons of sliders or a ribbon controller,yet it's great for the price.Yet it all depends on the person & what kind of sounds they are looking for,& what styles of music one is intrested in.

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