Roland JV-1080

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.

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 Xpansion board sounds of the JV-series were created by Eric Persing of Spectrasonics and Ace Yukawa.

Notable users

 * 808 State
 * Arthur Baker
 * Bradley Joseph
 * Dario G
 * Depeche Mode
 * Dubstar
 * Eliot Kennedy
 * Franco Battiato
 * Gary Barlow
 * Giorgio Faletti
 * Hans Zimmer
 * Ihsahn
 * Jens Gad
 * Jens Johansson
 * Jerry Martin
 * Keith Zizza
 * Kenji Kawai
 * Luis Delgado
 * Michael Jackson
 * Nathan McCree
 * Philip Pope
 * Keith Hopwood
 * Paul Van Dyk
 * Ping Pong
 * Rhythm Plate
 * Tony Banks
 * Vangelis
 * Vince Clarke
 * Tame Impala
 * Grant Kirkhope
 * RMB
 * Paul Shaffer

Expansion Cards
The SR-JV80 expansion cards 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.

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


 * SR-JV80-01: Pop
 * 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
 * SR-JV80-98: Experience II
 * SR-JV80-99: Experience

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