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Nimrod	You see, I am thinking of adding this module to my keyboard set up, but I have *NO* "Great" Rhodes piano sound as such, and i would like to know if the XV 3080 has one onboard. If not, then it will be a bit (a lot) of a dissapointment, as I want that "hard" Rhodes Piano to complete my set up. True, i could buy a Rhodes Piano and do it that way, but with 128 poly on the 3080, it must have some great sounds on it. Is there anywhere i can listen to demo's of this Sound module? Andrew
Dante	Hi! I have an XV-88, and there are plenty of rhodes sounds. Some are bright and bell-like (don't really like those) but there are some thick warm fender-rhodesish patches as well such as the trem-rhodes, (you can remove the tremolo for a nice sound) and the Rholitzer (if you punch it you get the a wurlie keyboard). With the effects available its quite easy to tweak the sounds... if you'd like a sample email me at smith.matthew@ic.gc.ca and I'll put one together when I get home from work. -Danté-
ChrisK	One of my favourite is the Dyno Rhodes sound; there is a preset called Hit Rhodes, where it's layered with a D 50 Rhodes and an MK 80 Rhodes, with velocity switch: the effect is simply unbelievable.
Fran Carango	My favorite is the "sticky Rhodes", it spanks just like the real thing..Fran
Nimrod	Thank you Dante Fran, and Chris for yor replies. There is a possibilty of me exchanging my Psr 8000 (yamaha) for a XV88, but they are rather big aren't they!. Chris, I assume you are reffereing to the Xv88 patches?!?, and Fran, would you be talking about the XV88 as well? "Sticky Rhodes"? Whatever, the XV sounds like a great board to me, but 76 keys would be better because of little space at home. Thanks all. Andrew
ChrisK	Actually I am referring to an XV 3080 patch, but since the internal architecture is the same, the patch can be easily programmed on the XV88. By the way, I am still waiting for a Sound Diver update for the 3080; does anyone know of a system to upload the internal patches and save them? Thanks
David Green	Hi, The XV series all have the same basic patches, so most from the XV-88 are in the XV-3080. You can also add the SR-JV80-03 Piano Board to get more top quality piano sounds. MP3 demos at www.lilchips.com David ------------------ Li'l Chips Systems www.lilchips.com Roland and Cakewalk Resources Roland Peer-Newsgroups at news://news.lilchips.com
Dante	Trading in for an XV-88 - well, they are big. Approx. 60lb, and take up a fair amount of space. The feel is great though - compared to the other boards out there.