Roland
JV-1080
The 16-part multitimbral monster combines an immense amount of
waveforms and sound structures with extremely versatile on-board
effects, and also boasts an incredible 64-voice polyphony. There's
no argument here, the JV-1080's 32-bit RISC chip CPU provides
unparalleled speed, accuracy and natural performance response. Throw
in eight megabytes of 16-bit waveform data and you've got it all,
right? Well, yes and no. Because it's a JV-Series synth it's also
expandable!
This synth is ready to grow - and grow in a big way. In addition
to the onboard memory you can add one of the
SR-JV80
Series wave expansion boards, each of which holds an additional
eight megabytes of waveforms. If for some reason that is not enough,
you can add another wave expansion board, and another, and another.
In fact you can add up to FOUR SR-JV80 Series wave expansion baords
simultaneously. This gives you instant access to literally hundreds
of patches from various musical genres.
Another two megabytes of waveform data can be added through the
SO-PCM1 Card Series wave cards. Fully expanded, the JV-1080 delivers
a whopping 42 megabytes of JV power.
The extensive variety of built-in effects let you manipulate the
sounds even further. In addition to the renowned Roland reverb and
chours, there are also 40 insert effects, including rotary, auto,
wah, time-controlled delay and two-voice pitch shifter. The
acclaimed distortion and phase-shifting effects from the JD-990 are
also included. And since all of the effects are accessible as
inserts, you can pick and choose which Parts will ne effected.
The JV-1080's beefed-up Tone structure features ten Tones, as
opposed to the six tones perviously available in the JD-990. There
are two wave generators, two time variant filters. Roland also added
a ring modulator and a new booster function. With the booster you
can increase the original waveform's amplitude, well into clipping
range, to produce distotion effects. This and other features make
the creation of new and complex waveforms simple and efficient.
These new functions also provide for efects similar to pulse width
modulation.
In addition to stereo mix outputs, there are also two pairs of
stereo outputs which bypass the effects. As such, these outputs are
great for external effects processing for drum or bass parts. The
user interfact is easier than ever with a 40-character, two-line LCD
display and ergonomically placed buttons for easy access to any
needed parameter.
Take 64-voice polyhony, 16 part multitimbral capability and
incredible expandability, add in a user-friendly interface and the
fantastic Roland sounds and there you have it!
The JV-1080 Super JV Synthesizer Module is clearly the new
reference standard in 64-voice sound modules.
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