Hi epu

I'm not sure that I agree with you on what Roland should do...

One of Roland's greatest advantages over the other synth-makers is price. The XP-series has been affordable all the time, while Korg and Yamaha flagships are far more expensive. Not to mention Kurzweil, whose synths have the price-tag of a car.. At least in my country..

There is also another problem with including functions like sampling in a workstation: it gets complicated! People on this board are already complaining about the complexity of the XP. Well, say no more...

Another problem is that not all these "all in one" synths work as they are supposed to.. They tend to have various problems that reduce their usability..

What I personally like about Roland is this:
Roland synths are not exciting. They are not silver colored and they don't have touch-screen, sampling etc. But what they *do*, they do well an in a reliable way... And I can afford them!

Besides, the Kurzweil K2600 may be good, but for the cost of one of those you could buy an entire studio! I *cannot* imagine that it is worth it.. No way!

Just my personal opinions..

Stig

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