Got an xv but didnt want to fork out a fortune for an over the top rompler. I will focus now on xv 5050 and compare it with jv1080. I am torn between having more expansion slots and the ability to get the cheaper and popular jv expansion boards along with the srx boards xv 3080. Not to rehash the subject, but is that true for the xv 5050 as well. The xv 3080 is a 128voice professional synthesizer that picks up where the classic jvseries synthesizers left off. Admittedly this never seemed like too much of a problem on the earlier jv series, for various reasons.
I only wanted a couple of cards so the 5050 worked out so much better for me. Roland support xv3080 owners manuals owners manual. The roland xv 3080 128voice synthesizer module is based on the bestsounding, most expressive and expandable new synthesizer architecture in roland history. Innovative hybrid cajon with builtin electronic sounds. Mfx is a section of multi effects which can be applied simultaneously in performance mode. Xv series xv series contain the whole jd990 waveform set. A demo of some of the patches of the roland xv3080 that we are selling. To my ears they sound ok, but not much better than the xp series. If the xv 5050 is already disconnect the xv 5050 from your computer before starting up windows.
That being said, i can find all three of these in the same price range. Please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources. The xv 5080 and a more powerful engine and much better effects. Xv 5050 is a rack synthesizer with a 64voice polyphony and 16part multitimbrality. Replacement is rather simple for anyone who knows how to use a screw driver and can remove parts and replace. All of these machines come with newer kickass 24bit converters and high quality dsp effects way better than 1080 and 2080 generation. Motif rack vs roland xv 5050 gearslutz is partsupported by our visitors. Whereas xvs 5080, 3080 and 88 enjoy a generous 128 voices, the 5050 has been bestowed only 64 voices.
Personally id go with xv 5080 or xv 3080 for the thicker sound and xv 5050 for more hifi sound but less bass. This is a case in halfrack 1u, with a 64voice polyphony, 1083 waveforms ie 64mb, and three gnrateurs effects paramtrables multieffects. My xv 3080 has good sounds but i find and have heard many say that the xv range only come into their own when you install expansion cards. This is part 2 of the xv comparison video and yes, it gets even nerdier. From a waveform perspective, the xv 3080 was basically a xp30 that supplmented nearly all of the legacy xv jv waveforms with a number of new waveforms. So far, i have been using a roland xv 5050 production discontinued and more recently the roland sd50 mobile studio canvas with win 7.
This workhorse module offers 128 voices, true stereo waveforms per tone, expressive matrix control, expandability via new 64mb srx and. This article relies too much on references to primary sources. As with the jv1010, the xv2020 delivers all the quality of the flagship xv models at a much lower cost by reducing the number. I do get regular offers to upgrade my laptop to win 10 and found there seems to be driver available for the sd50. With xv 3080 being 32k and xv 5080 and xv5050 with original 44. Volume 1, wind controller essentials, for the roland xv 2020, xv 5080, xv 88, xv 5050, xv 3080, and compatibles contains a full bank of 128 allnew and amazing patches and 64 astounding performances specially designed to be used with and requires a midi wind controller or breath controller. The structure gives 64mb wave memory, 1083 waveforms. Includes the roland xv 5080 xv 3080 xv 88 and xv 5050. Rolands xv 5050 is a 64voice synthesizer packed with their xv 5080 synth engine in a small 1unit rackmodule. Some of the waveforms have been renamed, but they are there. It features four stereo tones per patch, expressive matrix control and over a thousand inspiring presetsexpandable via highquality srxseries wave expansion boards. In fact, i think you could do a midi dump from one to the other like between the x and xr. This flagship module offers 128 voices, true stereo waveforms per tone, expressive matrix control, expandability via new 64mb srx and popular srjv80series wave expansion. The sounds on the xv 3080 are superb, and if you like them, you should consider it, because youre not going to get anything like it on the x.
Roland xv5050 64 bit driver not strictly asonar question, but ive been trying without success of course find a 64 bit driver for my xv5050 outboard box. I powered off the xv 5050, put the usb cable in a different usb port, powered on the xv 5050, and it worked. In timehonoured roland tradition, some areas of the manual are less than enlightening. Roland 5050 versus 5080 vintage synth explorer forums. Or having the latest module with the select fantom sounds but only having 2 srx expansion and 64 voice vs. Prorecs synth sound disks for the roland xv3080 our roland xv3080 sounds are now here. The roland xv 3080 128voice synthesizer module is based on the bestsounding, most expressive and expandable new synthesizer architecture in. Xv editor is an application that lets you use your computer to make settings for the xv 5080 3080 88 and xv 5050 2020 parameters. Xv 3080 vs xv 5080 xv 3080 due to me not needing the ability to play akai samples disks etc etc im purely after the sounds. This workhorse module offers 128 voices, true stereo waveforms per tone, expressive matrix control, expandability via new 64mb srx and popular srjv80series wave expansion boards, and a. Use this driver for all macintosh computer running os x. Synth editor and librarian for the roland xv series of synthesizers. Win 10 drivers for the roland xv5050 and the sd50 pg. This is the driver necessary for connecting the xv 5050 to your usb port for computers running on windows 98 or windows me.
It has a usb port and id like to try a software editor, but nothing talks to it without a 64 bit driver. The xv 2020 is the latest addition to the family of roland xv, dj is in the models 5050 and 5080. A forum for comparing two or more synths against each other. Though it uses the same sample set as the 3080 it converts those rom samples to a higher bit rate before processing though the synth engine and effects. Xv 88 2 xv 5050, xv 3080, and xv 2020 modules 2 xv 5080 4. Fyi, i believe that the 5050 has all of the sounds of the larger xv 5080. You must have a way of copying this file from your computer to a smartmedia card. The xv series by roland is still popular and i think thats for a couple of good reasons. After the reboot, the first plugin of usb cable and poweron of xv 5050 did not work. Roland xv2020, xv5080, xv88, xv5050, xv3080 soundbanks. Getting ready installing the wave expansion board, connecting to midi devices and audio equipment, turning on and off, restoring factory settings, listening to the demo songs, playing sounds patches, modes, sound libraries, playing with a midi keyboard, using multiple patches, split keyboard patches, switching patches with external midi.
The first big departure from the other xv synths is the 5050 s polyphony. This is the macintosh os x version of the roland xv expanders editor application. It should be said that xv series have a destructive form of compression similar to mp3 and it can be spotted visually with most simple. Have scoured the internet and it seems roland never wrote one. Windows 2000 users use the following procedure to install the xv 5050 driver. Okay, so the 5080 is the older unit, with the double the polyphony of the 5050 and more expansion capabilities. Details about 3v replacement battery for roland synthesizer xv 2020 xv 3080 xv 5050 xv 5080 88. Super jv vs xv series following the jvxp series were rolands xv series. For roland synthesizer xv 2020 xv 3080 xv 5050 xv compatible model.
The xv 5080 has a 44,1 khz samplingrate, the 3080 uses 32 khz. The 5080 was actually the first true new xv architecture. With a massive 128 voices, the xv 3080 is capable of extensive layering and multitimbral applications. These drivers are already included in the xv 5050 editor download. This is the factory demo from the roland xv 3080 synthesizer. The effects present 3 types of chorus, 5 types of reverb. The xv 3080 is the same engine as the xv 88 keyboard.
Quick start guide for the roland xv 3080 synthesizer. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. I went into device manager sound, video and game controllers, and saw the xv 5050 listed there. Theres a 2band equalizer for each of the 4 outputs. Comes with a huge selection of musically useful sounds.
The xv 3080 and xv 88 have identical sound engines and the same sounds, no differences. Another demo of the roland xv5050 synthesizer module on the shelf above the keyboard in this video. All sounds were recorded direct with no additional effects. The xv 5080 is rolands ultimate sound module, based on the bestsounding, most expressive and expandable new synthesizersample player architecture in roland history. It has all the patches from the 5080, plus the ones in the 3080, plus some of the sounds from the original fantom fa76. The xv 5080, and xv 5050 have both been replaced by the fantomxr.
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