I just hope this is true. I remember this same time last year where someone (I believe it was Gorazd) told of a new sampler that would compete directly with the Akai S-5000 & S-6000. It sounded very cool, and I was very anxious for it's introduction at the NAMM show. But alas, it never happened. This leads me to not believe any rumors I hear about new gear coming out shortly. I won't believe anything until my music dealer tells me what the Roland rep has in store for the next year.

I do hope that Roland comes out with a new synth soon, one that will have the features that Gorazd has mentioned. My question is, how could Gorazd know anything about a new synth unless he works at Roland? And if he does, what happened to the sampler that was supposed to be released last year?

I am sorry I don't believe this, but I am tired of people getting my hopes up on something that will never happen. I totally doubt the credibility of the original post. I just hope I am wrong.