A new DJ sampler from Roland

Roland's biggest news at NAMM is this DJ sampler called SP-555. It samples everything: analog line and mic signals, plus the digital USB audio stream also. It imports of course the most important file formats: .wav and .aif. It has the superb infrared controller called D Beam, and a huge selection of DSP effects. It is expandable with standard CompactFlash cards up to 2 gigs of sampling memory - and you can synchronize your samples to any video performance with Roland's proprietary V-LINK technology. And a real surprise: the gadget functions as a computer audio interface also, via its USB socket (Sonar LE software package included). A/D and D/A conversion is performed in 24 bits. Check the full info page.