Okay I have the *DEFINITIVE* word on this from Roland UK tech support.

*All* JV and *all* XPs have the same problem.
Its "because there's no gate on the sample" - whatever that means.
It is a design feature
And it is nothing to do with any A/D converters
There is absolutely no solution to this.

Oh dear.

The only good thing is that any expansion cards for the XP-60
etc can be used on any of the XV range of modules.
And NO they do not have this problem.
When asked "why not" he sounded unsure about this,
but said it was because there was "more memory" in the XVs..


Oh dear.
Well, I'm *really* unsure what to do at this point. I have just bought an XP-60.
I could try and send
the XP-60 back but I want to be able to lay down basic sequences
of music without a computer. And I need high quality classical
/acoustic music instrument sounds. And I dont think anything else
will be within my budget (c.GBP 1100)

Alec