Hi Epu and all,

I agree it's a good idea, but I think Roland has this covered in the new XV-5080 with the optional 128M SIMM memory to load and store samples from CD-ROM's, etc. Hard to imagine they'd go back and expand options on a product line that is being replaced (have you noticed the used market price drop on the 1080/2080's lately?).

It would be nice if they offered a RAM card for the JV/XP, but I think you'd just be directed to upgrade to the XV-5080 (and I'll bet any workstations offered in the future will have this option, too).

Remember: all manufacturers make money by selling new products, not by keeping you happy with the old one. A rule of thumb is that product support for a particular line drops exponentially after product release (that's why I personally would be surprised if Roland ever released another TDW-1 card for the V-Drum system).

Regards,
Christopher