pping ▁through ▁patch es , ▁and ▁so ▁forth . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁ 5 - pin ▁M ID I ▁ports ▁( IN , ▁OUT , ▁and ▁TH RU ). ▁ ▁The ▁wave forms ▁and ▁pres ets ▁of ▁the ▁XP - 8 0 ▁are ▁made ▁by ▁sound ▁designer ▁Eric ▁Pers ing . ▁ ▁This ▁product ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁in ▁production . ▁ ▁Similar ▁capabilities ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁newer ▁Roland ▁F antom ▁series ▁music ▁work st ations . ▁ ▁T riv ia ▁The ▁Roland ▁XP - 8 0 ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁Jean ▁Michel ▁Jar re ▁to ▁record ▁his ▁S essions ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁by ▁The ▁Be ast m ast as ▁team . ▁ ▁Also ▁util ised ▁by ▁Fl aming ▁Li ps ▁on ▁their ▁album ▁' Y osh imi ▁batt les ▁the ▁P ink ▁Rob ots ' ▁' ▁ ▁XP ▁series ▁Its ▁family ▁of ▁XP ▁synth es izers ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁released ▁XP - 1 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁XP - 5 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Later ▁joined ▁by ▁the ▁XP - 8 0 ▁and ▁XP - 6 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁last ly ▁the ▁XP - 3 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Roland ▁J V - 1 0 8 0 ▁Roland ▁J V - 2 0 8 0 ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁XP - 8 0 ▁at ▁V int age ▁Syn th ▁Explorer ▁ ▁XP - 8 0 ▁at ▁Roland