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.

Tommy Toycen

January 22, 2013 @ 3:12 am

I just bought a used Xp-50 and I'm trying to find out how to get to the Metronome,but can't seem to find the info, in the user's manual on line. We have a new bass player that's just starting out and We were thinking that If we can get the Metronome going, I can sit back and let him work on some of our originals without Me having to play along with every measure... Is it very hard to get it set up?

ed

December 6, 2012 @ 11:32 am

i need a floppy disk software for mine to restore it to factory settings my mail blessedrum@gmail.com, steve holla. i love my xp 50

Tom McLaughlin

November 8, 2012 @ 4:44 am

e'mail mr101@talk-101.net

Tom McLaughlin

November 8, 2012 @ 4:41 am

Hi Guys, I have a Roland XP50 in mint condition.. Bought it new years ago intending to use as hobby but its only been out of the box about half a dozen times in the home. It really is a fabulous instrument but regretably its wasted on me so If anyone is interested please contact me

Steve

October 10, 2012 @ 7:17 pm

Lora. Sounds like the internal memory battery has died, been replaced or just corrupted it. To test the battery go to "system" then press 8/16 and then press the down button a few times (past expansion status) and you will come to battery check. Should say OK. To reload the preset sounds that come with it you need the original floppy that came with it. I have that floppy as I have an XP50 I've had from new. post an email addy and i'll send it. Its a great keyboard and I would never part with it. (just to keep it on topic)

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