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Roland JV-1080

Sound module from Roland Corporation

Summary

Sound module from Roland Corporation

Field	Value
image	Roland_JV-1080_Pair.jpg
synth_name	Roland JV-1080
synth_manufacturer	Roland
synthesis_type	Sample-based synthesis
polyphony	64 voices/64 oscillators
timbrality	16-part multitimbral
oscillator	64 total/4 or fewer ("tones") per voice
filter	1 12dB/octave TVF (Time Variant Filter) per tone, with resonance and its own envelope
attenuator	1 TVA (Time Variant Amplifier) per tone
lfo	2 per tone, with eight waveforms
dates	1994–2000
keyboard	none
ext_control	MIDI (In, Out, Thru)

The Roland JV-1080 ( Super JV, Super JV-1080, or simply 1080) is a sample-based synthesizer/sound module in the form of a 2U rack. The JV-1080's synthesizer engine was also used in Roland's XP-50 workstation (1995). Due to its library of high-quality sounds and multi-timbral capabilities, it became a mainstay with film composers.

Features

The JV-1080 features a 64-Voice Polyphony, as well as 16-part Multi-timbral capabilities. From the factory, the JV-1080 comes with hundreds of patches, and several rhythm kits (8 megabytes total). It can be expanded with up to 4 SR-JV80 expansion cards, as well as a PCM and Data card, to provide up to 42 megabytes.

Factory Sounds

The core sampled waveforms of the JV-1080 were developed by Roland R&D-LA in Culver City, California.

Many of the most well-known factory presets and expansion board sounds of the JV-series were created by Eric Persing and Ace Yukawa.

Notable users of the JV-1080

808 State
Hirokazu Ando
Arthur Baker
Tony Banks
Gary Barlow
Franco Battiato
Roddy Bottum
Vince Clarke
Luis Delgado
Depeche Mode
Dubstar
Giorgio Faletti
Dario G
Jens Gad
Keith Hopwood
Ihsahn
Tame Impala
Michael Jackson
Jens Johansson
Bradley Joseph
Kenji Kawai
Eliot Kennedy
Grant Kirkhope
Jerry Martin
Nathan McCree
Kenta Nagata
The Neptunes
Ping Pong
Philip Pope
Rhythm Plate
RMB
Paul Shaffer
Paul Van Dyk
Vangelis
Hans Zimmer
Keith Zizza

Expansion Cards

The SR-JV80 (aka "SR-JV") PCM expansion boards (8MB of PCM-ROM each plus associated preset patches) can be used in the Roland XP-50, XP-60, XP-80, JV-1080 and XV-5080, which can each hold four expansion cards, as well as the JV-2080, which can hold eight expansion cards, in addition to compatibility with a number of additional Roland models.

The three Experience expansion boards contain a selection of sounds from different expansion boards in a single card.

SR-JV80-01: Pop
SR-JV80-02: Orchestral
SR-JV80-03: Piano
SR-JV80-04: Vintage Synth
SR-JV80-05: World
SR-JV80-06: Dance (Note: Due to copyright problems Roland stopped distributing SR-JV80-06 Dance expansion board.)
SR-JV80-07: Super Sound Set
SR-JV80-08: Keyboards of the 60s & 70s
SR-JV80-09: Session
SR-JV80-10: Bass and Drums
SR-JV80-11: Techno
SR-JV80-12: Hip-Hop
SR-JV80-13: Vocal
SR-JV80-14: Asia
SR-JV80-15: Special FX
SR-JV80-16: Orchestral II
SR-JV80-17: Country
SR-JV80-18: Latin World
SR-JV80-19: House
SR-JV80-97: Experience III
SR-JV80-98: Experience II
SR-JV80-99: Experience

JV1080_expansion_cards.jpg|JV-1080 opened revealing expansion cards JV1080_Cards_Underneath.jpg|SR-JV80 cards on top of a JV-1080

References

(December 1994). "Roland Super JV1080". Sound on Sound.
(10 October 2018). "Blast from the past: Roland JV-1080".
(June 1997). "Arthur Baker: From Planet Rock To Star Maker". Sound On Sound.
(November 1998). "Gary Barlow: Recording, Production & Songwriting". Sound On Sound.
''Keyboard'' magazine, September 1997.
(October 1998). "Dario G: Recording SunMachine". Sound On Sound.
(September 1997). "Eliot Kennedy: Producing Sheffield Music". Sound On Sound.
(24 October 2007). "Recording Studio Equipment List". Jerry Martin Music.
Ferrante, Michael. (January 24, 2006). "Shaffer's Keyboard Rig Setup?".
"SR-JV80 Expansion Boards".
"Roland XV-5080 128-Voice Synth Module".
"Roland JV Series Synthesizers & Expansion Card Buying Guide {{!}} Reverb".
(2005-02-01). "The History Of Roland: Part 4".
"SR-JV80-97 Experience III".

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