Roland JV-2080
| JV-2080 | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Roland |
| Dates | January 1997–2000 |
| 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 | Patches: 1 USER bank of 128 (RAM) + 4 PRESET banks of 128 (ROM) + 1 General MIDI bank of 128 (ROM). 768 total. Rhythm Sets: 1 USER bank of 2 + 4 PRESET banks of 2 + 1 GM bank of 2. 12 total. Performances: 1 USER bank of 32 + 2 PRESET banks of 32. 96 total. Optional 8 ROM expansion slots and 1 RAM card slot. |
| Input/output | |
| External control | MIDI |
The Roland JV-2080, released in 1997, is an expanded version of the JV-1080. Based on a sample + synthesis architecture, the JV-2080 provided a library of on-board sample material and a semi-modular synthesis engine.
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.
The JV-2080 has three on-board demo songs. The demos are:
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.
In common with other Roland instruments, the JV-2080 could be expanded with SR-JV80 expansion boards, and could accept up to eight of them at a time.
The JV-1080 and JV-2080 attract artists and producers from a broad range of genres. Synthpop artist Thomas Dolby once remarked that he didn't find the JV as immediate in usability as his older synthesizers. The JV-2080 has featured in the studios of Tidy Trax Records, a Hard House record label based in the UK. Australian Electro band Gerling used the JV-1080 on their album Children Of Telepathic Experiences.LTJ Bukem and Photek have also used it in music production and film scoring, respectively.
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