The XP-50 is not just another synthesizer workstation, it's basically a JV-1080 with a built-in keyboard and a 16-track sequencer! It is a digital synthesizer using sampled ROM waveforms. Superb sound quality capable of emulating most any instrument imaginable plus totally fat analog synth type sounds and loads of percussion! It has 64 voices of polyphony and is 16-part multitimbral. The XP-50 makes a great beginner's pro-quality workstation.

It has 8MB of sounds and it also offers a lot of expandability with 4 expansion slots and 2 data card memory slots. You can get up to 42MB of sounds by adding any of the popular SR-JV80 expansion cards suited for Techno, World Instruments, Orchestral or Synthesizers. There's also plenty of multi-effects, reverbs, choruses and filters for creative flexibility, motion control and extensive MIDI implementation.

Some of the features the XP-50 brings (to the JV-1080) are a standard 61-note keyboard with velocity and aftertouch. The MRC-PRO 16-track sequencer which features 60,000 note capacity and can hold 100 patterns and 1 song. Several recording features (loop, step, realtime), quantization and editing features are available too. A built-in 3.5 inch disk drive facilitates storage of your sequences and MIDI data. With a 'bang for your buck' value the XP-50 still makes a great keyboard alternative to the JV-1080. That means you get some of Roland's best sounds in a performance workstation that is as affordable as 'pro-quality' can get (beyond which come the XP-60 and XP-80 mega-synths). It has been used by The Cure.

12 VISITOR COMMENTS

Nasir

January 30, 2012 @ 6:18 pm

Hi Jaslyn:
Do you still have the XP-50 I would be interested in taking it off your hands. Please send me an email at; nasir.pirani@sbcglobal.net

Sebastian

December 1, 2011 @ 6:08 pm

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I have in stock parts for Synthesizer Roland XP-50, in case you need to write any mail to lucerosynthesizers@gmail.com

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Izzy

September 15, 2011 @ 6:32 am

My synth on the road for over 15 years now, I bought one when they first came out and have used it since as my main synth. Super sounds, lovely choruses with the Vocal Expansion Board. The diskette drive is a bit clunky indeed, but what do you expect after 15 years on the road, in smoke, beer and dirt :) Now happily retiring in the home studio, I sampled a lot of patches via AutoSampler on my MacbookPro, so I can still take its legacy on the road in a more modern version.

Always loved this synth, still do...

IZ.

Jasyn

March 23, 2011 @ 6:33 pm

I bought an XP-50 at a pawn shop back in 2004 for $350. Not a bad deal at all. I was new to keys and synth and was learning on a Moog MG-1 and a Korg DW-8000. The XP-50 was quite a different animal and it often left me confused and frustrated. Eventhough It had some killer sounds and a substantial sequencer, I was a newbie and stuck to the presets and did very little editing. I downloaded the manual, and it didn't help much. I never used the disk drive, and never stored my own sounds. It was a great machine, but it just wasn't a great machine for me at the time. Not sure if I miss it or not.

D Ross

January 16, 2011 @ 1:58 pm

I recently got a great deal on an xp50 and retired my Roland w30 workstation that I've used heavily (with no repairs needed) for over 20 years.
The xp50 manual isn't very clear on how to leave the sequencer settings for track 1 when I move on to track 2. I like to do drum, bass and key tracks and then guitar solo like a fool. Anybody with me??

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