Roland JV-2080
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JV-2080 | |
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Manufacturer | Roland |
Dates | January 1996–2000 |
Price | 1399 UKP |
Technical specifications | |
Polyphony | 64 tones |
Timbrality | 16 part multitimbral |
Oscillator | 4 tones per voice |
LFO | 2 per tone, with eight waveforms |
Synthesis type | Sample based |
Filter | 1 TVF (Time Variant Filter) per tone, with resonance and its own envelope. 4 filter types (LPF, BPF, HPF, Peaking) |
Attenuator | 1 TVA (Time Variant Amplifier) per tone |
Aftertouch expression | Channel and Polyphonic |
Velocity expression | Initial and release. Editable crossfade and key range |
Storage memory |
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Input/output | |
External control | MIDI (in/out/thru) |
The Roland JV-2080 is a rack-mount expandable MIDI sound module and an updated version of the Roland JV-1080. Produced by the Roland Corporation, released in 1996 and built on a sample-based synthesis architecture, the JV-2080 provides a library of on-board sample material and a semi-modular synthesis engine.
Main features[edit]
The JV-2080 ("2080") is a sample + synthesis synthesizer with support for 768 internal patches, including General MIDI. In addition to the synthesizer, it also includes a multi-effects module, with 40 effect types, of which three can be used simultaneously. The 2080 is expandable via proprietary modules that contain both sample-based waveform data and patch information. The internal memory of the 2080 is divided into five sections.
- USER – User re-writeable storage (RAM), initially contains a modified copy of PR-E.
- PR-A, B, C, E (Preset A through C and E) – Presets in read-only memory, cannot be modified.
- PR-D (General MIDI) – Presets compatible with the General MIDI system.
- XP-A through H (Expansion A through H) – Patches and Rhythm Sets from expansion boards, installed in slots A through H.
- CARD – Data from compatible memory cards and sound library cards (PN-JV80 series).
The JV-2080 can also be 'stacked' with up to eight units ganged together to increase polyphony to achieve a 512 voice multitimbral performance.
On-board demos[edit]
The JV-2080 has three on-board demo songs. The demos are:[1]
- "Timepeace", by Scott Tibbs.
- "Denki", by Ryeland Allison.
- "Short Cuts", by Yuuki Kato. Directed by Takayuki Nagatani.
Factory sounds[edit]
The core sampled waveforms of the JV-2080 were developed by Roland R&D-LA in Culver City, California. Some of the factory presets and expansion board sounds were created by Eric Persing of Spectrasonics and Ace Yukawa.
Expansion[edit]
In common with other Roland instruments, the JV-2080 could be expanded with SR-JV80 expansion boards,[2] and could accept up to eight of them at a time.[3]
Expansion cards[edit]
- SR-JV80-01: Pop[4]
- 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[5]
- SR-JV80-98: Experience II
- SR-JV80-99: Experience
Notice: Due to copyright problems Roland no longer distributes the Dance expansion board.
Notable users and genres[edit]
Artists and producers from a broad range of genres utilize the JV-1080 and JV-2080. In 2001, synthpop artist Thomas Dolby once remarked that he didn't find the JV as immediate in usability as his older synthesizers.[6] The JV-2080 has featured in the studios of Tidy Trax Records, a Hard House record label based in the UK.[7] Australian Electro band Gerling used the JV-1080 on their album Children Of Telepathic Experiences.[8] LTJ Bukem and Photek have also used it in music production and film scoring, respectively.[9] Other users include Midge Ure,[10] Gary Barlow,[11] Armin van Buuren,[12] Glen Ballard,[13] Jimmy Douglass,[14] London Elektricity,[15] 1 Giant Leap,[16] David Frank,[17] and Máni Svavarsson.[18]
References[edit]
- ^ Di Nicolantonio, Paolo (2004). "Roland JV-2080: 64 Voice Synthesizer Module". Synthmania.com. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ "Roland JV-Series". Sound On Sound. November 1998. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015.
- ^ Johnson, Derek (April 1997). "Roland JV2080". Sound on Sound. Archived from the original on 2015-06-06.
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- ^ "SR-JV80-97 Experience III".
- ^ Fortner, Steve (2001). "Five Questions with Thomas Dolby". Keyboard. No. May. p. 17.
- ^ James, Alex (2001). "Tidy Trax". Future Music. No. 109. pp. 90–91.
- ^ Booth, Phil (2001). "Electro Down Under". Future Music. No. 107. pp. 105–108.
- ^ Barr, Tim (1998). "The Year In Gear". Future Music. No. 74. pp. 134–135.
- ^ White, Paul (November 2006). "Studio SOS: Midge Ure". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Gary Barlow: Recording, Production & Songwriting". Sound On Sound. November 1998. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014.
- ^ Senior, Mike (August 2009). "Armin Van Buuren". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Senior, Mike (March 2003). "Glen Ballard". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Buskin, Richard (September 2002). "Jimmy Douglass". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Inglis, Sam (September 2003). "Tony Colman & London Elektricity". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Bell, Matt (February 2003). "1 Giant Leap". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Senior, Mike (April 2000). "Recording Christina Aguilera's 'Genie In A Bottle'". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Svavarsson, Máni (October 1999). "ROLAND JV-2080". Archived from the original on 2004-04-08. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
Further reading[edit]
- "Roland JV-2080 review". Future Music. No. 55. April 1997. ISSN 0967-0378. OCLC 1032779031.