JV-2080 Patch List Comments
JV-2080 Patch List Comments
JV-2080 Patch List Comments
JV2080
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
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ScottTibbs
MusicbyScottTibbsCopyright1996,RolandCorporationUS
ScottTibbshasperformedandconductedforseveralorchestralgroups,includingtheAtlantaSymphonyOrchestra,throughouttheUnitedStates,Canada,
LatinAmerica,andJapan.Hisdiversecompositionaloutputrangesfromnumerousfilm,theaterandtelevisionprojectstothesymphonicconcertstage.For
thepastfouryears,hehasbeenteachingmusiccompositionandtheoryatUCLAwherehehasreceivedaPh.D.degreeincomposition.Hehasperformed
withwellknownartistsDizzyGillespie,BillCosby,JerrySienfeld(sic),andBobbyShew,amongstnumerousothers.
2Denki
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RyelandAllison
MusicByRyelandAllisonCopyright1996,SilverOutletMusicBMI
Ryelandmakeselectronicsgrooveatthespeedofsound,includingcomputercontrolledtransistorrhythm.BusyBeeontheQuakeCoastfashioning
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DistortedReality,Cyberiansounds,andduringtwilight:hisdynamismplundersvibrancyatonceamongpeacelovingfrequencies.Hejigglesremotetoyouth
righteousness,enclosinghistestamenttoambrosialpositiverelatives,buzzingallserviceableresults.
Heishonouredtointroducethistoyou.
3ShortCuts
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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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PresetBperformances
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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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SITE
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homepage
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