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JV2080
64VoiceSynthesizerModule

VolkswagendoBrasil

TheRolandJV2080wasthesuccessortotheverypopular,
industrystandardstudioexpanderofthe'90s,theJV1080.
TheJV2080stillfeaturedthesamegenerouspolyphonyof64
voices,and16partMIDImultitimbrality.Atotalof768patches
areavailableonastockunit(andthat'sbeforeyoustartadding
expansionboards!),includingaGeneralMIDIbank.
Themainimprovementsaremoreeffectblocksusefulin
Performmodeyoucanuseuptothreeeffectssimultaneously,
andstillhavededicatedchorusandreverbandalarge,backlit
LCDdisplay,withaveryusefulcategorysearch.
VolkswagendoBrasil
InscrevaseemnossocanaleDescubratodasas
novidades!

Unscrew10littlescrewsfromthetopoftheunit,andtheJV
2080acceptsuptoeightSRJV80seriesexpansionboardsfor
atotalofcirca2,000patcheswhenfullyexpanded!

The"soniccharacter"ofthe2080isextremely"warm"likemanyRolandsynthsoftheera,evendigitalones,are.Pads
areincrediblywarmandfullsounding,butreally,everycategoryofsoundsiswellrepresented.Andbythetimeyoustart
addingtheexpansionboards,it'sstillanextremelyvalidunit,evenafter10yearsfromitsinception.
It'salsoimportanttonoticethattheJV/XPseriessynthsarecapable,highlyeditablemachinesTherearemany
parameterstoedit,andwiththelargescreenandsoftbuttonshortcuts,it'srelativelyeasyandquicktogetgoodresults
startingfrom"raw"waveforms.
TheJV2080hasbeenmygotostudiomachinefor10years,andevenifithasbeensupersededbytheXVandFantom
series,itcanprovideasolidfoundationofsoundstoanystudio.Ispentquitesometimerecordingmanyaudiodemosto
showhowversatilethisinstrumentcanbeandrememberthisisastockunitbeforeaddinganySRJV80series
expansionboard...)

RolandJV2080factorydemosongs:
1Timepeace
.....................
ScottTibbs
MusicbyScottTibbsCopyright1996,RolandCorporationUS
ScottTibbshasperformedandconductedforseveralorchestralgroups,includingtheAtlantaSymphonyOrchestra,throughouttheUnitedStates,Canada,
LatinAmerica,andJapan.Hisdiversecompositionaloutputrangesfromnumerousfilm,theaterandtelevisionprojectstothesymphonicconcertstage.For
thepastfouryears,hehasbeenteachingmusiccompositionandtheoryatUCLAwherehehasreceivedaPh.D.degreeincomposition.Hehasperformed
withwellknownartistsDizzyGillespie,BillCosby,JerrySienfeld(sic),andBobbyShew,amongstnumerousothers.

2Denki
............
RyelandAllison
MusicByRyelandAllisonCopyright1996,SilverOutletMusicBMI
Ryelandmakeselectronicsgrooveatthespeedofsound,includingcomputercontrolledtransistorrhythm.BusyBeeontheQuakeCoastfashioning

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DistortedReality,Cyberiansounds,andduringtwilight:hisdynamismplundersvibrancyatonceamongpeacelovingfrequencies.Hejigglesremotetoyouth
righteousness,enclosinghistestamenttoambrosialpositiverelatives,buzzingallserviceableresults.
Heishonouredtointroducethistoyou.

3ShortCuts
....................
YuukiKato
MusicbyYuukiKatoCopyright1996,RolandCorporation
Guitarist,bassistanddrummer.Atpresent,heisthemanagingdirectoroftheMusicBrains,Inc.Thiscompanyisinvolvedinvarioustypesofmusic
production,suchasCDandbackgroundmusic,andisbasedinahomestudio(intheSetagayaareaofTokyo)thatwasbuiltwithadesignconceptofa
"wholistic(sic)environmentoptimalforacousticinstrumentsandcomputers."Thecompany'screditsincludedemodataforRolandproductssuchastheSC
88ProandKR,andnumeroustitlesofRolandSMFmusicdata.Onthisdemo,directionishandledbyMusicBrains'chiefdirectorTakayukiNagatani.

RolandJV2080audiodemosinmp3:
Thesedemosare100%RolandJV2080,straightfromthemasterstereooutputsnoothereffectswereapplied.

PATCHES
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0012080

Thispresetdefinitelydeservestobethesoundonehearswhenturningthemachineon.Apowerful,
evocative,majesticandevolvingbreathychoir/pad.ThisistotheJV2080whatpreset00"Universe"
wastotheKorgM1.

002Keep:)

Keepsmiling.Thissoundisatypical303soundthatisbeingtransformedbyexcellentprogramming
ofhipassfilter,andqualitydelayfx.HappyHouseisthenameofthegenrethatisassociatedwith
thehappyfaceinthetitle.

003TempleofJV

Cool

004Adrenaline

HighlydistortedTB303sound.Greatforhardcoretechno.

005RichDynapad

Beautifulsoftpadanalogsounding.

006MorningLite

Delightful,classyandgentlebellpadtypicalofthe1990s

007RainForest

Incredibleprogramming,soundlikealive,fieldrecording

008Str+Winds

Decentclassicalensemble

009BoosterBips

Digitalgrittiness

010Jupiterings

Fantasticanalogfilterrisingpad,inspiredbytheJupiterseriesgreataftertouch

011Sm.BrassGrp

Asmallbrasssectionnice

012TechnoDream

TheclassicsoundsusedinRobertMiles'"Children"

013TrancingPad

Bouncypad

014MentalChord

Rave/Housesound."Mental"wasanadjectiveinvogueintheBritishravesceneafewyearsago.

015FeedMe!

Expressivedistortedelectricguitar,withfeedback

0163OscBrass

Niceanalogbrassorchestrasound

017PlanetAsia

Nicemovingpad

018PieceOfCheez

CoolClavinetthroughfilter

019DecemberSky

Beautifulpadsound,inspiredbytheKorgM1perhaps

020EastEurope

Superbzither

021RiversOfTime

Classicevolvingsound,alaKorgWavestation

024Pulsatronic

OneoftheclassicJV1080sounds

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029HolidayCheer

StupendousChristmassound,alaLinearArithmeticD50

030Glider

Powerfulanalogleadwithportamento"slide"

035X..Whistle

BeautifulrecreationoftheEmuProteus/2whistlepatchthatMarkSnowusedtoscorethe"XFiles"
theme(source:Keyboardmagazine,0/00)

044BlueNotes

Classicjazzsplitcontrabass+ridecymbalontheleft,brassontheright

046Enlighten

Beautifulvoxypadtypicalofthe'90s

049SH2000

TheRolandSH2000wasamonophonicsynthesizerwithaftertouch,nonetheless.

050Shadows

Eeriefxpad

054FullOrchest

Niceandrealisticorchestrapatch

055B'ond'moov!

Typical"electronica"acidsound,bestsequenced/arpeggiated.

058BandPassMod

Respectablefiltersonthismachine.

0594poleBass

Deepsynthbass.

060Octapad

Solid,wideoctavepad

064D50Rhodes

SoftelectricpianolikemanyintheD50.

065SoloStrat

Expressiveandrealisticelectricguitarsound.

067SoapOpera

Classic1940s/1950sorgan

070Dimensional

Superbevolvingresonantpad.

071Stacc.Heaven

Emulationofoneofmyfavoritepatchesever:RolandD50'spreset61,"StaccatoHeaven".Eric
Persing(famousRolandprogrammerandSpectrasonicsfounder)didamarvelousjobcombiningan
organwaveformwith

074Afterlife

Cool

075JUNOPower!

NicebutwhichJunoistheprogrammertalkingabout?Probablythe106.

083Soundtraque

AnotherbeautifulD50factorystylepatch.

084HouseChord

Quintessentialearly'90sHousechord

086DesertCrystl

Splendidelectricguitarwithstringpad.

090Darkshine

Liquidpad

092Surf'sUp!

AgreatVoxContinentalsoundusedinSurfmusicofthe1960s.

097Resojuice

RoughandgrittyanalogresonantleadThemodulationwheeladdsdetuning.

098SiliconStr

MarvelousanalogstringpadThesearethefamedRolandwarmfiltersinaction!

102Sequalog

Bettersequenced.

105SoloSteel

NiceacousticguitarwithsteelstringsIncludesslidenoiseonreleaseofthekeys.

1082.2BellPad

Theprogrammerisprobablyreferringtothedigital/analoghybridP.P.Gsynthesizer

115GlueyPad

Warmandnice.

125Droplet

:)

126SilkyWay

Essentialsoundinanysoundlibrary:the'80ssoftpad!

127HeliumQueen

OutstandingThereminemulationperfectforHalloweenandscoringscarymovies:)

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00164voicePiano

Thestandard2080grandpianosound.Usableformanygenres,althoughmoresuitablefor
pop/rockstyles.

003Classique

Nicelyfiltered,darkEuropeangrandpiano

008E.Grand

ClassicYamahaCPserieselectroacousticpianos

011WestCoast

AnotherJV1080classicsoundAcousticpiano+electricpiano+strings

012PianoStrings

Verynice,usefulpatch

014Waterhodes

Electricpianothroughfx

016SARhodes1

S.A.synthesisusedinthelate'80sRolanddigitalpianos.TheRD1000wasthemostfamous
model.Manyprosuseditinlivesettings.Thesynthesisemployedwas"S.A.",orstructured
adaptive,andratherthanbeingbasedonsubtractive,FM,samplingorotherpopulartechnologiesof
theera,itwasaproprietarytechniquedevelopedbytheRolandengineers.Backthen,ithadno
competition.Itdidn'tsoundexactlylikeapiano,buttheexpressivenesswasthere,thenuances,

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andthefeel.
023PsychoRhodes

Fastfiltering

025MK80Rhodes

TheclassicRolandMK80

026MK80Phaser

versionwithphaser

030JVRhodes+

1980sgoodness

037PhazeClav2

TypicalHohnerClavinetthroughphaser

038PhuzzClav

CoolClavinetthroughfuzzbox

040Claviduck

Clavinetthroughenvelopefollower/filter

046FullStops

NiceHammondorganthemodwheelengagesthe2speedLeslieeffect.

049AugerMentive

AlaBrianAuger

051TheBigSpin

MassiveHammondthroughLeslie

055ToneWh.Solo

Warm,tubelikeHammond,theyrock'n'rollway

056PurpleSpin

DistortedorganalaDeepPurple

058AssaltOrgan

Anassaulttotheeardrumsthe'60sway

059D50Organ

TheclassicD50"58RockOrgan"patch

060Cathedral

Sweetchurchpipeorgan

063PolySaws

Analogsoundingpolysynth

066SawMass

Fat

068PolyBrass

Fusionlike

072FantasiaJV

EmulatingtheclassicD50preset

076HuffNStuff

MoreD50inspiredsounds.

078BellVox1080

Fantasticsoftnoizepad

081Childlike

Simplecarillonlikebells

087MusicBells

Sparklyandnice

092WarmVibes

Verynicevibraphonepatch

099SteelDrums

ThesoundoftheIslands

102DroneSplit

Asiancoolness

104Jamisen

ThetypicalJapaneseinstrument

108NylonGtr

Honestnylonguitar

110SteelAway

TheclassicsteelguitarsoundoftheoriginalJV80/JV880synthesizers.

11212strGtr1

Nice12string

114JzGtrHall

Cool

118JCStrat

JCwho?

119TwinStrats

TypicalTwinPeaks'50sstyletremologuitar

122RotaryGtr

Coolelectricguitarthroughtremolo,ala"BlackHoleSun"

123MutedGtr

Reggaey

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001DistGtr1

Megadistortedrockelectricguitar

003R&RChunk

Excellent,highlyplayableguitarpatch

004Phripphuzz

AlaFripp

009PickBass

StandardFenderPrecisionplayedwithpick.

013FingerBass

Fingeredbass,typicalRoland.

015Ac.Upright

Okaycontrabass

016WetFretls

Expressivefretlessbasswithplentyofeffects.

021SlapBass4

Cleanslappedbass.

025MondoBass

Aggressivesynthbass.

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026ClkAnalogBs

Analogbasswithclickintheattack.

030SuperJupBs

InspiredbyRoland'sown"SuperJupiterMKS80"synth.

035BritelowBass

Cuttingsynthbass

037RubberBass

ClassicRolandsynthbass

038StereowwBs

Stereo,wideopensynthbass

040DeepBass

TypicalMoogbass

041SuperJXBs

InspiredbyRoland'sMKS70SuperJX.

043HIRingBass

Techno.

045SinusoidRave

Woofercrazy

048AutoTB303

Superbfilteredacidsynthala303.

050VeloTekno1

Nicetechnosynth,withcooldelayfx.

051Raggatronic

AnotherclassicJV1080sound.

052BladeRacer

Samehere.

053S&HPad

Nice

055FooledAgain

ThetypicalTheWhosong.

058Rezoid

'90ssynth

059Raverborg

CoolHousesound

069PazZap

Yep

0704Hits4You

Classicearly/mid90ssampledbrassstabs.

074TeknoHit2

ClassicTechnohits

077SquareLead1

Yes

078SquareLead2

Yep

079YouandLuck

Theusual"LuckyMan"patch.

084FXMSawLead

Aggressive,nicesynthleadwiththeunique"FXM"Rolandeffect

088MGInterval

TypicalMoogwithtwooscillatorssetatafifth

092LoudSynLead

Brassylead

095Flute

Lovelyflutesound

099PanPipes

NiceSouthAmericanfeel

101TajMahal

Afluteinalargespace,veryNewAge

103Oboemf

Niceemulation

105Clarinetmp

Okclarinet

108ChamberWinds

Realisticchamberwinds

111Sop.Saxmf

Coolsopranosax

112AltoSax

Nice

114TenorSax

Ok

115BaritoneSax

mm..

118BigbandSax

Bigsection!

119Harmonica

Fantastic,realisticharmonicapatch

121BluesHarp

Classicdirtybluesharmonicasound

128MuteTPmod

TypicalMilesDavissound.

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005Trombone

Exquisitetrombonepatch,withcoolslideviabender

009HornSwell

Regalandrealistic

010BrassIt!

Superbcrossbetweenrealisticandanalogbrass

012Archimede

Nice

015TrueANALOG

Fantasticsoftanalogsynthbrass,typicalofthelate'70s/early'80spolysynths.

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016DarkVox

Beautifulvoxypad

018AngelsSing

Nicepercussivevox

020Longing...

ExcellentFairlighttypechoir

021ArasianMorn

GorgeousFairlightpatch

023MaryAnneVox

PerfectpadforAmbientmusic

024BelltreeVox

Megaravishingvocalpadwithbellsinthebackground

031Doos

ClassicRolanddoosound.

034LFOVox

Yep

036WarmStrings

Soulfulcrossbetweenanalogandsampledstrings

037SomberStr

Realisticstringsection

041TremoloStrng

Yes

044Symphonique

Verycoolensemble,realisticincludestimpani

045FilmOctaves

Thick,lovelystringsectiondoubledinoctaves

047BassPizz

Cool

049HarpOnIt

Beautifulharp

051JP8Str1

QuintessentialRolandpadinspiredbytheJupiter8

052JP8Str2

Variationoftheabove

053EMotionPad

Resonantfilterinaction

054JP8Str3

AnothergreatvariantoftheJP8strings

055VintageOrch

akaSolina

058PWMStrings

Ok

059Warmth

Glueyanapad.

063PulsePad

Nice

064GreekPower

PerhapsinspiredbycertainsoundsusedbyVangelis?

071JP8Hollow

ClassicJupiter8hollowpad

072JP8Haunting

Andvariation.

073Heirborne

Niceanddifferent.

076JetPad2

Lotsofflanger.

082Fantawine

Typicalglasspad

083GlassyPad

AnotherD50favorite.

084MovingGlass

Cool

085Glasswaves

Moreglassypads.

087ShiftedGlass

Fantasticsoftpad!

090RotaryPad

Goesroundandround

091Dawn2Dusk

Gorgeousevolvingpad,alaWavestation

093StrobeMode

LotsofLFOs

094Albion

Niceeffects.

096SteppedPad

Moremodulationcoolness.

098SoundtrkDANC

Yes

099FlyingWaltz

AnothertypicalJV1080/2080sound

100Vanishing

Mysteriousdigital,glassypad.

1015thSweep

Resonantanalogpad

107SandsofTime

Deliciousandstrangepad.Triggersanothersoundatrelease.

108Inertia

Weird

113Shattered

Cool,fullsounding.

115PureTibet

Veryniceambientpatch

117NightShade

Coolnoisepad

118Tortured

Cinematicdramatic

119Dissimilate

Perfectforsoundtracks

120Dunes

Verynicescifisoundfx

121OceanFloor

Incredibleemulationofbeingunderwater

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124VariableRun

Cool

126ComputerRoom

Yep..

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004Honkytonk

Niceandhappyhonkytonk

005E.Piano1

SoulfuldigitalRhodes

019Organ3

TypicalProgressiveorganofthe'70s

021ReedOrgan

Nice

039SynthBass1

Typicalsynthbass

056OrchestraHit

Yep

071Bassoon

Lovely.

076PanFlute

Nice

080Ocarina

Outstanding.

086SoloVox

Nice

100Atmosphere

TheclassicGMsound.

102Goblin

Niceeffect.

106Banjo

Wellsampled.

127Applause

Thanks.

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001EchoPiano

Lovelygrandpianothroughdelay

002UprightPno

Soliduprightpiano

018ExoticVelo

Africanfeeling

088JayVeeSolo

Fullandanalogsounding.

114D50FantaPerc

D50style

126PerkyNoize

Yes

PERFORMANCES
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01StrobePad1

Superb,complexdigitalpad

04OpeningOrch

Realisticandhappyorchestra

05CyberSweep

Superbfilteringaction

07HummingPno

Prettypiano+vocalpad

12SHSplit

Rolandanalogsplit

16LateAutumnSP

Beautiful,melancholicsoftpad

20CeremonialFX

Coolsoundsandpercussion.

21AcPiano+Pad

Yes

27FXBellPad

MoreL.A.synthesisfun

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01Dulcimar&Gtr

Lovelyacousticsounds

02DulcitarStk

Nice

04RaveAttack

Classicearly'90ssounds

10CosmicDawn

Beautifulpad

14StrobePad2

NiceevolvingLFOs

19WhiteHole

ScarySciFiFX

20EasternSplit

FantasticAsianfeel

28PadLead

Marveloussplit

30BassLead

Solidsplit

32DronePipe

Ethnicbeauty

RHYTHM

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001HouseDrumSet

ClassicTR808soundsandmore

002JazzDrumSet1

Honestjazzsamples

PresetA
001PopDrumSet1

Pop/Rocksamples

002PopDrumSet2

Pop/Rocksamples,moreaggressive

PresetB
001PowerDrumSet

Tight

002RaveDrumSet

Nicesamples

PresetC
001JazzDrumSet2

Fusiony

002OrchDrumSet

Orchestralset

VintagePatchesfortheJVseriesbyreaderJulianC.
JCJV=VINTAGE1A=patches.syx
JCJV=VINTAGE2A=patches.syx
JCJV=VINTAGE3=patches.syx
VINTAGE/ANALOGUE'PATCHESforRolandJVseriesSynthesizers.
Theseare3PatchBanksof128patcheseach,whichIprogrammedontheRolandJV2080.AllPatchesuseONLYtheJVinternalwaveformsNO
expansioncards
arenecessary.IbelievethesePatcheswillalsoworkontheRolandXPSynths.
IhavetriedtoemulatesomeofthebestpatchesfromthemanyVintageandrareSynthesizersIhaveownedandplayedovertheyears.SomePatchesare
createdfrommemory,somefromdemosontheNetandsomefromdirectA/Bcomparisonswiththeoriginalsound.
EachBankalsocontainsagoodselectionof'Basics'suchasOrgans,Electric/AcousticPianos,BassandStrings(whichIthinkTheJVdoesparticularly
well).
ThePatchesarein.syxformat.
HopeyouenjoyJULIANC.

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Featuresataglance
Yearofrelease:

1997

Polyphony:

64

Presets:

768stock

Rhythms:

12drumkits

Keyboard:

n/a

Respondstovelocity:

yes

Respondstoaftertouch:

yes

Soundgenerationmethod:

Sampled

MIDI:

in,out,thru

Soundexpansion
capabilities:

yes,SRJV80seriesexpansionboards

Effects:

MultiFX,anddedicatedReverb&Chorus

Controls:

buttons,largedisplay

Outputs:

stereopairs

Display:

LCD,backlitgreen

Misc:

thesuccessortothestudiostandardJV
1080

RolandJV2080pictures(clickonthumbnailstoenlarge)

RolandJV2080manual
availableatwww.rolandus.com
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