Hmm. Here's a product idea. Since we now know that Roland's new XV modules will only PLAY BACK samples, there's less of an insentive to get it.

Roland could make more money off of the existing XP/JV series by releasing an expansion board that had Flash ROM on it that could hold samples. They could write some new OS code and stick it on the Expansion Board so they don't slow down the CPU.

The Sampling OS could take up 0.5 MB and we could use the remaining 7.5 MB to hold samples. The XV series would be truly groundbreaking if it could sample period!

The Infamous EPU!