looking to get one: roland xv5080 vs motif vs triton

Hello,

I am in the process of getting a new synth..I have been looking at the xv-5080, motif and triton..I am leaning more towards the xv5080 because roland seems to be alot more stable with good sounds that dont seem to really get played out as quick as the triton and possible in a couple of years the motif..Just really want to get some thing that will not play out so soon! The triton seem to have been the industry standard for a while, but it seems as if the motif is, or soon to take it spot! And it always seems that Roland synths stand the test of time! I know if I go with the motif or triton I will get the Keyboard version to get the total experience. Just wondering what you guys thoughts are about this! What would be the best deal for the buck!

Thank You!

PS: I heard that the guitar sounds are killer in the motif, but how are they on the Roland XV-5080?

roland has imo some of the best guitar sounds but the motif has some good ones as well. best deal for your buck would be the 5080. it has sample play back, plus it has 2 midi outs which sets it apart from a lot of other modules. don't forget that the triton and motif both have rack versions

The motif will never get played out like the triton and here is my reason why! The motif strength is accoustic sounds, and these sounds have been around for 100 of years but the motif as of right now has the best sounding ones in a keyboad. The triton was known to have the best synth leads and pads and motion sounds. Most of these sounds will stand out like a sore thumb when used in any mix and thats why the triton souds have got played out cause they was so cool to hear and once used or re use they got old but youll never get tired of a good guitar track or piano or what ever is accoustic sounding. Here is another difference. When you use to hear a good synth track people would be quick to say thats a triton preset and most of the time they was write. A good acoustic track that might be the real thing have people guesting if it is or not a motif. The reason the motif is on top righ now is cause its sounds sound so real. If korg had came out with a keyboard with great accoustic and its always good sythn sounds they would still be a keyboard to get but the accoustic sounds on the triton compare to motif is why people have jump ship. I dont think the motif is gona get played out. I think it has more sounds(instruments) that one would really need to understand how use or play to really get good use out of it. I think anybody can take a synth lead come up with a catchy melody but it takes a lil more to make a guitar or piano just rock by itself!

"what you guys thoughts are about this!"

I think this is in the wrong forum. Try the Studio Env or Newbie forum.

mpc3000 wrote:"what you guys thoughts are about this!"

I think this is in the wrong forum. Try the Studio Env or Newbie forum.

lol indeed he is

I agree with young keyz

it also depends on what you wanna do with your sound....like what style of music do you want to make, etc. I definately think, that the user interface facilitates this. I mean, You might want the triton, because you like synthy sounds, and want a good interface to tweak them. Yes you can accomplish this with all of them

...but I also think you should try out the boards, because the interface might sway you if your ears dont. And if you are more likely to edit sounds and create UNIQUE sounds, with one interface over the other, thats important to consider for the long run. IF you want it to last, i definately think if you can continuely find it intuitave and able to edit the sounds, they will grow with you, and last with you; This might not apply to piano, or acoustic sounds, but it does to bass, synthy, and string sounds. So it all depends on what you are going to use the most.

I dont think anybody will tweak a piano sound much, so you are gonna want the best out the box. If a guitar sound is not good out the box, it will be difficult to get it to sound good without it sounding synthish.

MOVED.