Theres a big display, and it easy to create custom patches editing. To my left, i have a roland jv 80 on the bottom tier and a jp8000 on the top tier being used as midi controllers although i layer them with other sounds that control a jv 880, jv 1080, jd 990 wthe vintage synth expansion board and a s760 with the rc100 controller. In combination with old waveforms, some musicians still prefer 2080 over fantom. Roland jd 990 and 2x roland jv 2080 sound module line out. It can be expanded with up to 4 srjv80 expansion cards, as well as a. Jd 990 is a multitimbral synthesizer utilizing wavetable samplebased synthesis technology. However i havent really used it much yet since i recently bought a korg ms20 mini, and its taken over just lately. The vintage board is said to sound better with the jd 990, because it has a set of patches programmed especially for the jds specs. Roland jd 990 another roland classic the super jd the super jd is is one of the great synthesizers that roland produced during the 90s and sounds even better loaded with our patches.
Jd990 expander board patches vintage synth explorer forums. The 5050 is the best bang for the buck in the xvjv series, imho, unless you want jv slots. The jv and xp series synths have a large lcd screen although its always a lot easier to use a computer editor when editing sounds. We like to use motus unisyn which has a great jv xp editor included in the package. I exchanged my jv1080 for the jd 900 after selling a jd 800 beforehand. Imo the jv80880 is the best of the jv series synthesizer soundwise. Take the deep dive into the 990 s synthesis, hearing its classic history along with futuristic sound. If youre looking for pianos, rhodes, clavis, saxophones, brass, harmonicas or a lucky man preset, youre not going to. Ability to use an 8 mb expansion board from the srjv80 series. It will cover the same sonic ground as the jd 990 and jv 2080 in 1 unit. I too have a xp30 which is jv 2080 expanded with some voice cards. Beautiful orchestral strings, in the typical roland sonic signature of the 90s. It is defo a keeper in my retro sounding musical productions. A collection of 64 finely crafted roland jd 990 patches.
If so they are just rom patch cards with new patches for the standard jd990 waveforms only. This is an old demo from 2007 back from sealeds which is no longer active. It is similar in look to the jv10802080, but many owners swear that the jd990 sounds. Jd990 different concept from previous year, but they do look quite the same. I really like the way the jv1080 sounds and it is multitimbrel, but looking through the manual and. Play them back from a sequencer into your jd 990 and have quick access to all those patches. Piano 1 14 nasty man bass 15 distsynchorus 16 hybrid strings 17 slow sync lead 18 fantasia 990 21. This set contains 64 custom patches programmed by don solaris.
Sitting next to an xv5080, xv3080 and jv1080 in the rack, the jd990 doesnt miss a beat and holds its own with icon sound. The rack version of the groundbreaking jv 80, rolands flagship synth of 1992. These are prefixed audio patch that connects the 2 pair of tones into variable. Packed with the most professional features you can find in a synthesizer, the xv5080 has plenty of quality builtin digital effects including reverb and effects derived from roland srv3030, vstudios, and rss technology. Each card contains patch data and wave data, so you can instantly get at these great sounds. Could have been called a jv 990, since it uses jv multitimbral architecture and memory includes jv jd waveforms and additional direct outputs. On the jv 80880 and jd 990, a load of the patches needs to performed. Roland pnjv8005 contemporary composer patch rom for jv 1080 jv 2080 jd 990 etc.
The jd990 is a digital synth with 6mb of rom sounds with analoglike edit. The jv 1080 s beefedup tone structure features ten tones, as opposed to the six tones perviously available in the jd 990. The xp30 and xv88 can accept up to two srjv80 boards. Tones can share filters and ring mod via structures similar to jv 1080. Full pcm list here expansion the jd 990 can be expanded using 3 kinds of cards. The 1080 only has jv slots and the xv5050 only have srx slots. It is similar in look to the jv10802080, but many owners swear that the jd990 sounds better due apparently to better dac converters, and the onboard low, high and band pass filters. Doesnt matter anyways, ive got a jd800 and more than enough memory cards to transfer and store patches between the 800 and 990. The jd990 is an enhanced version of the jd800 and was the top o the line jdsynth. Roland jv 880 photos click on thumbnails to enlarge. Has anyone ever converted the factory patches from the jd990 with the srjv8004 vintage synth board into a format for the xv5080 with the srx07 ultimate keys. My only problem was that i never really got on with the sound. The sljd80 sets have a pcm card with new waveforms and a rom patch card that utilise those waveforms the patches were programmed on the jd800 so. This series of 1 and 2 mbyte cards for the jv 80, jv 880, jv 90, jv, jd800, jd 990 and jv 1080 consists of incredibly highquality sounds that take advantage of these instruments powerful capabilities.
The jd 990, i use it for 15 years, i love it and i keep it, he has a personality and a single grain that roland would not try. If youre looking for pianos, rhodes, clavis, saxophones, brass, harmonicas or a lucky man preset, youre not going to find them in this set, thats for sure. I just recorded the same midifiles with fist jv880 and second jd990. The jd 990 and xv5080 are the sort of synths that will require you to invest time to program them. Create sounds for synthesizers from korg, roland, yamaha, casio, oberheim, ensoniq, and more. Esq1, jd 990, jv 1080, d05, ms20 mini, dx7iid, rx11 original poster 3 points 1 year ago thanks.
The roland jd 990 super jd is a module version of roland jd800 synthesizer with expanded capabilities, which was released in 1993. The jv 1080 features 10 tone structures, as opposed the six tone structures previously available in the jd 990. I also have a jd 990 arriving do you know if it will work on this. Sounds for the jv 1080 and a roland impressions bank for the yamaha an1x. Evolution of a classic synth module roland jv 1080 vs integra 7. Roland jv 1080 jv1080 editor freeware by akatuystudio.
I was working on some 990 demos along with 1080, and no matter what patch i select, i always have to reduce 990, at least 10 db below other channels. Roland jv1080 specifications, pictures, prices, links. The jv 1080 is expandable via four srjv80 expansion slots it also has two card slots, one for waveform cards from the sopcm1 series, and the other for storing patches on a data card, either the roland m512 128 patches, 32 performances, 2 rhythm sets or the m256 64 patches. But the 1080 had a ton of usable patches and could have a load of cards.
Library of patches and sounds for roland synthesizers including juno 660, jx8p, jupiter 8, jx10, jd800, jx3p, juno106, jp8000, jv 1080, jd 990, jdxi, jdxa. It has 64 voices of polyphony and 16 part multitimbral, its no wonder this is part of almost every film score composers setup as well as many more. It also has roughly 34x the real world polyphony of the jd 990. Roland jv1080 synthesizer module 1994 programmable rompler rackmount. It cannot properly parse midi sysex data in either format. I had jv 1080 but i instantly switched into jv 2080 as soon as i realized that jv 2080 uses exactly same supereasy interface as jd 990. Which meant back then that some of the patches could technically. Other synths like the super jv 1080 xp50 are compatible, but the dedicated patches for those are not so well programmed and do not take advantage of the jv xps newer specs. The roland jv1080 was one of the hottest and most popular digital synthesizers ever to come from roland. Patch base is a collection of the best patch editors available for ipad and mac.
The 990 is not upward compatible, it doesnt work that way. Roland jv1080 jv1080 editor freeware by akatuystudio. Imo the real magic of every jd is how it cuts through the mix. What are the proscons of a digital hardware synth vs.
Patches and software a modified version of the jd800 patch tool are available for the jd800 and jd 990. Its rackmount design and impressive power and functionality within the studio paved way for the hugely successful jvseries rack modules which lead, ultimately, to the xvseries monstermodules. There are two wave generators, two time variant filters. It is equipped with 6 mb of rom containing wavetables, four sets of stereo outputs that are assignable to individual, internal, instruments, and standard midi inout. The way it goes is the jd990 will load jd800 and jv80 patches off a card only srjv80, sopcm1, pnjd80, pnjv80, or m256de. You may only want to do the ones that are the jd patches, and not do the jv style patches.
Jv880, 1080, 2080, and jd990 comparisons keys, synths. All cubase known patch script files for roland, korg, yamaha, access, kurzweil, alesis, emu, waldorf, boss, novation, and more. Roland jd emulation on super jv and xv synthesizers starting with model jv1080, some waveforms from the jd800 were transferred into jv1080. But i am building jv1080 soundset which should be out in about a month. All the sounds from the good old jd990 demo from later to be. Unfortunately many trademark patches from jv no longer exist in fantom. Incredible sound quality capable of emulating any instrument imaginable plus totally fat analog synth type sounds and loads of percussion. It is true that the xp series have better bread and butter patches than your jv. Easier than a dx7, harder than any dcovco subtractive synth youve likely encountered. Roland also added a ring modulator and a new booster function. Plus you will get also all 8 card sockets and more effects per patch. Chemiztry the dope beat maker every song on this page was created with the roland jd 990. The only one dedicated site to the jd 990 sonicplug jd 990 offers you extended info about the module, a faq, patches, notes about famous users, a forum and more.
Page 5 the included disk contains three demo songs that use the sr jv80s sounds, as well as performance data that combines the srjv80s patches. An extensive variety of builtin effects take your sounds to another level. Roland jv 80 jv jv 1010 jv 1080 jv 2080 largest collection sounds patches ebay its loaded with tons od different programs, etc. Find great deals on ebay for roland jd 990 and roland jd800.
As i understand it so far, the xv5080 should have nearly all the functionality of the jd 990 with some minor exceptions x. Its worth noting that the xv series uses both sample rates and sound a lot better imho. The sounds include those from the jv 2080 plus many more new sounds and waveforms from the jd 990 and super jd. All the sounds from the good old jd990 demo from later to be uploaded to youtube, are now available for purchase in standard syx format, ready to be uploaded to jd990. The jv 1080 and xp50 features 64voice polyphony, as. Thinking of getting a jd990 or xv5080 any opinions.
Jv1010 1999 jv1080 in half rack module, session patches waveforms added. Sound library organization, with icloud integration. From the factory, the jv 1080 comes with hundreds of patches, and several rhythm kits 8 megabytes total. The jv 1080 features a 64voice polyphony, as well as 16part multitimbral capabilities. Forum for jd, jv, xp and xv synthesizers from 1990s. With the addition of a ring modulator and a new booster function, completely new. The roland jv 80, jv 90, jv, jv 880, and jv 1010 synths from the jv series can be expanded with one srjv80 wave expansion board, as can the jd 990 and the fantom fa76.