Hi,

I'm about to buy a XV-5080 and sell my JV-2080. Before I make the jump though, there are some things that I want/need to know about it.

I know that there is a bit of a limitation in that, when using samples, they must go into one of 128 user presets. That's seems reasonable since these are the only writable preset locations. My dealer mentioned (although he is not sure) that it may be possible to store presets using samples directly on SmartMedia and access those directly. This would eliminate the need for me to be limited to 128 custom presets at, say a live gig.

Any of you 5080 owners care to comment? Are there any limitations when using SmartMedia cards? Are they random access or do I have to write all data at once?

Thanks in advance.

Fernando