Engineering:Roland JV-1080

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Short description: Sound module from Roland Corporation
Roland JV-1080
ManufacturerRoland
Dates1994–2000
Technical specifications
Polyphony64 voices/64 oscillators
Timbrality16-part multitimbral
Oscillator64 total/4 or fewer ("tones") per voice
LFO2 per tone, with eight waveforms
Synthesis typeSample-based synthesis
Filter1 12dB/octave TVF (Time Variant Filter) per tone, with resonance and its own envelope
Attenuator1 TVA (Time Variant Amplifier) per tone
Input/output
Keyboardnone
External controlMIDI (In, Out, Thru)[1]

The Roland JV-1080 (a.k.a. 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.[2]

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[3]
  • Tony Banks
  • Gary Barlow[4]
  • Franco Battiato
  • Roddy Bottum[5]
  • Vince Clarke
  • Luis Delgado
  • Depeche Mode
  • Dubstar
  • Giorgio Faletti
  • Dario G[6]
  • Jens Gad
  • Keith Hopwood
  • Ihsahn
  • Tame Impala
  • Michael Jackson
  • Jens Johansson
  • Bradley Joseph
  • Kenji Kawai
  • Eliot Kennedy[7]
  • Grant Kirkhope
  • Jerry Martin[8]
  • Nathan McCree
  • Kenta Nagata
  • The Neptunes
  • Ping Pong
  • Philip Pope
  • Rhythm Plate
  • RMB
  • Paul Shaffer[9]
  • Paul Van Dyk
  • Vangelis
  • Hans Zimmer
  • Keith Zizza

Expansion Cards

The SR-JV80 expansion cards (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.[10][11]

The three Experience expansion boards contain a selection of sounds from different expansion boards in a single card.[12]

  • SR-JV80-01: Pop[13]
  • SR-JV80-02: Orchestral
  • SR-JV80-03: Piano
  • SR-JV80-04: Vintage Synth
  • SR-JV80-05: World
  • SR-JV80-06: Dance*
  • 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[14]
  • SR-JV80-98: Experience II
  • SR-JV80-99: Experience

Notice: Due to copyright problems Roland no longer distributes the Dance expansion board.

  • JV-1080 opened revealing expansion cards
    JV-1080 opened revealing expansion cards
  • SR-JV80 cards on top of a JV-1080
    SR-JV80 cards on top of a JV-1080

References

  1. ↑ "Roland Super JV1080". Sound on Sound. December 1994. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610010632/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1994_articles/dec94/rolandjv1080.html. 
  2. ↑ "Blast from the past: Roland JV-1080". 10 October 2018. https://www.musicradar.com/news/blast-from-the-past-roland-jv-1080. 
  3. ↑ "Arthur Baker: From Planet Rock To Star Maker". Sound On Sound. June 1997. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150606082732/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1997_articles/jun97/arthurbaker.html. 
  4. ↑ "Gary Barlow: Recording, Production & Songwriting". Sound On Sound. November 1998. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140916012231/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov98/articles/gary.htm. 
  5. ↑ Keyboard magazine, September 1997.
  6. ↑ "Dario G: Recording SunMachine". Sound On Sound. October 1998. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204110/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct98/articles/dario_g.html. 
  7. ↑ "Eliot Kennedy: Producing Sheffield Music". Sound On Sound. September 1997. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150607004157/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1997_articles/sep97/eliotkennedy.html. 
  8. ↑ "Recording Studio Equipment List". Jerry Martin Music. 24 October 2007. http://www.jerrymartinmusic.com/studio_details.php. 
  9. ↑ Ferrante, Michael (January 24, 2006). "Shaffer's Keyboard Rig Setup?". https://www.sweetwater.com/forums/showthread.php?4540-Shaffer-s-Keyboard-Rig-Setup#comment-9. 
  10. ↑ "SR-JV80 Expansion Boards". http://www.planet-groove.com/roland/expansion.html. 
  11. ↑ "Roland XV-5080 128-Voice Synth Module". https://www.roland.com/us/products/xv-5080/specifications/. 
  12. ↑ "Roland JV Series Synthesizers & Expansion Card Buying Guide | Reverb" (in en). https://reverb.com/guide/jv-series-synthesizers-and-expansion-cards. 
  13. ↑ "The History Of Roland: Part 4". 2005-02-01. https://www.soundonsound.com/music-business/history-roland-part-4. 
  14. ↑ "SR-JV80-97 Experience III". http://www.synthmania.com/sr-jv80-97.htm. 

Further reading

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