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Roland JV-80 Series are PCM synthesizers with PCM ROM expandability. It's an early PCM synth with digital resonant filter. It also has FXM (Frequency Cross Modulation) function that makes PCM sounds noisier.
Roland JV-80 (1992)
28-polyphonic.
Here are some .mp3 examples of single patches of JV-880 (rackmount version). The sounds are recorded without external effects. The sounds are recorded in mono, as one of my JV-880's output jack is dead. This may compromise the effects quality.
To me, JV's filter sounds fat and warm enough. FXM and Analog Feel are useful to add some timbre change in sounds.
Square (159KB)
There are 4 versions in JV-80 Series. Keyboard versions have 8 sliders to edit the parameters.
Roland JV-1000 (1993)Sound Expansion series uses JV-880 engine with the ROM waveforms replaced with the SR-JV80 expansion cards. See M-DC1 page for info and sounds of the series.
Roland M-DC1 (1995)
SoundCanvas SC-55 Series use similar synthesis engine as JV-80. It's GM/GS Standard compliant, and focuses on easy multi-timbre play. It's not deeply editable, but some useful features are added - polyphonic aftertouch, etc. See SC-55mkII page for its sounds.
There are many versions of SoundCanvases. To name a few ones related to JV-80;
Also the Groovebox MC-303 uses the same synthesis engine.
Roland JV-30 (1992)
Roland SoundCanvas SC-55mkII (1993)
Roland MC-303 (1996)
Roland JD-800 is Roland's first full-fledged Rompler. It's the successor of the previous model, D-70, which still used 12-bit architecture. JD-800 used 44.1kHz engine without wave data compression, while JV series had 32kHz with data compression. JV can be seen as a casual version of JD. JD was later updated with all JV waveforms and added features - Super JD JD-990.
Roland JD-800 (1991)
D-70 is Roland's earlier generation rompler. It's the highest-end model of U Series PCM synths (see U-110 and U-220 pages) with newly added digital resonant filter and the unique sample modulation called DLM (Differential Loop Modulation). MV-30 is the basic rompler version without DLM. They built the basis of JV and JD.
Roland D-70 (1990)
Roland MV-30 (1990)
Technics SX-KN2000's "distortion" effect is like JV's FXM. It sounds more like vibrato, as the modulation frequency is lower than JV.
Technics SX-KN2000 (1993)
Roland Super JV Series is the updated version of JV.
Two oscillators can be combined to interact with Ring Modulator and Booster. As such, the architecture resemble KAWAI K4 a little. It widened much the synthesis possibilities of JV, and it made Super JV much deeper than other PCM synths. See Super JV / XP page for some sound examples.
Roland JV-1080 (1994)
Deep Synthesis: Home
7. 25. 2006
Modified: 8. 7. 2006
