| There has been a
long ongoing discussion on harmony-central.com and in the newsgroups
about the differences between the synths of the JV/XP series. In the
Links section, there are good pages comparing them.
In short: The XP-30
(details here) is the
newest of the XP-series (it's from 1999).
To help you to decide between the XPs here are the main differences:
| model |
patches |
keys |
Sequencer |
technical |
Display |
Expansion
slots |
remarks |
XP-10
(1995) |
338 |
61,
light
|
no,
only 28 polyphony, no aftertouch |
cheap
18bit DAC, 32kHz |
small |
0 |
not
JV but Sound Canvas model (less quality).
for beginners ONLY |
XP-30
(1999) |
1406 |
61,
semiweight
7.8 kg |
no |
24bit
DAC, 32kHz |
small |
2
(+ Session, Orchestral and Techno built in) |
|
XP-50
(1995) |
640 |
61,
light |
yes |
18bit DAC, 32kHz |
small |
4 |
|
XP-60
(1998) |
640 |
61,
semiweight
10.6 kg |
yes |
18bit
DAC, 32kHz |
graphical |
4 |
|
XP-80
(1996) |
640 |
76,
semiweight
12.9 kg |
yes |
18bit
DAC, 32kHz |
graphical |
4 |
|
I plan to add mor
Info also about the JV-series (mainly, the Rackversion of the above
mentioned XP-synthesizers); comments and questions are welcomed.
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