因为现在俺对采样没时间研究，哪位兄弟把下面国外兄弟们的话体会后发表在这个贴子后面，一定多谢。
[B]the XV-5080 is alsoa sample player, Can I sample with it myself ?[/B]
No you can't. A sample player will load samples only. Ofcourse this has a kind of flexibility at it's own. The XV-5080 can read AKAI s1000 to S3000 formats but ofcourse it can also read Roland's own S-sample libraries. These sample libraries are available on CD-ROM and are keymapped. This way: the XV-5080 will reproduce the same natural and realistic sounding samples as a sample player. It will sound the same as if you would load it on a dedicated hardware sampler !
[B]Hmm... Can't I really really sample ? [/B]
O.K o.k ! ....because you are so nosy.... YES you can !. It's not directly sampling from a source as you would do with a "normal" sample. What you need is a computer and a CD writer. The XV-5080 reads WAV and AIF files so what you could do is record a sound on your pc and write it on a CDR or a ZIP disk, provided that you have the means of reading that file into the XV5080 as well.. Then you can place the medium of your choice into the external cd-rom/zip/hd drive that you connected on the SCSI port of the XV-5080 and it can read your wave file. You can also internally keymap different WAV and AIFF files on the XV-5080 and save it later on a SmartMedia card (upto 128mb!) or external SCSI HardDrive. HINT: Use CD-RW's (+ equipment that's compatible with it) for that kind of mess :). You wouldn't want to spoil an entire CD for just 2 wave files.
[B]What about sampler functions (keymapping, stretch, loop etc)[/B]
Lloaded samples can be edited in a fairly good fasion. Loop start and end points can be chosen, fine tune, alternate loop and even the keymaps can be edited and stored. This is really a good portion of editing functionality that you'll have with the XV-5080. Things you CAN't do are, time stretch, normalize, slice etc.....
[B]Does the sample playback integrate into the normal synth section?[/B]
In the same manner that you choose ROM waves into the synthesiser section to edit and make a patch, you'll be able to use the sampling RAM block to combine a loaded sample wave within your patches. Ofcourse this results in an ability to use the RAM samples with the regular synth filters. (TVA, TVF, effects etc).
[B]Who talks about samplers(players) talks about RAM, right ? [/B]
Well: If you buy the device: it will be equipped with no ram.If you want to enable the sample playback option, you need 72 pins SIMMs to install into the socets near to those sockets where you place the SRX and SRJV80 expansion boards in (under the plate with screws. You see it on top of the unit) Those SIMMS can be 2X64 mb maximum. But you could also install 2X32 or even a 16 mb SIMMs.