Howdy all!
I found this message board about a month ago. I just recently went forward and purchased a used XP-60; after researching synths in its price range and a little over, I determined that it was the most ideal synth for me. Goodness, I know it's kind of a bit of a marketing ploy by Roland to get you to keep spending more money on them, but those expansion boards are really great. I currently own the Orchestral I, Special FX and the Techno expansion boards.

I'm still very much in the beginning of exploring and learning about this grand piece of equipment, but was wondering if you guys have any suggested reading (other than the manual, which I am taking the care to read) to help me get a good understanding of what this synth is capable of and how I can eventually fully utilize it.
Also, are there any sites that helped you guys in creating interesting synthesized music? I'll be using this board for a lot of applications, but it would be really incredible to be able to utilize it for music in the vein of, well, I guess it's known as "Trip-Hop", but basically stuff like Olive. Also, Joe Satriani's ENGINES OF CREATION is the album that got me to realize just how cool synths and electronic music can be.

Also, do any of you have any music you've created with your XPs/JVs/XVs on the net? It would be really interesting to hear what you guys have done with these wicked instruments.

Well, I look forward to learning more from you guys and hopefully becoming a useful participant on these boards. Thanks for your time :-)

--bluesboy2003