All user reviews of 3/5 for the Roland JV-1080

I pass over the dtails techniques. Mine had the card "60's 70's." The possibilities are standards but it is a gas plant that thing. The connection is complte trs. No breath, multiple outputs, trs pro.

UTILIZATION

So I just do srieusement the lower the note. I find that using this machine is complicated trs! It's filled with endless sub-menus. The edition of the sounds is long and tedious. The manual is cryptic at times ... Abscon in clear enough.
I prcise I am not a "blair" in Contents of Computer noon and keyboards, but for the dclencher a leslie, have done better math sup.
I remember that for all rglages bte rgler as a split point has took me one hour with the manual (in English) on the knees.

SOUNDS

I think the sounds are turned trs "film music" with tablecloths and beautiful kit from hell, but for acoustic I stayed on my hunger, at least with the sounds of bases. The piano sounds are unusable carrment and more like the rhodes got my DX7. It manages some 60's with the card, especially for some organs and keyboards, but nothing to any of the same.

OVERALL OPINION

I toured with for several years and I sold. I wanted to give my opinion possibly deter a musician in my case (that is - who wants to say something simple and effective for the scne) to buy this machine ... at least not without having at least to try before. The critics are so on logieuses AF mfie we do too much.
The card's 60 is very well, but I think this is bcanne directs "studio / film music." For a musician looking for beautiful sounds effective I think there better today.
I prcise the same era when I bought a m'tais VK7, and I found that the sounds of hammond card "60's" taient better texture than my VK7. Even when it is a good machine. But that decision-head for the shipping ... But the panel is large (2U) so does not excuse a lack of ergonomics: there are plenty of buttons, which sometimes only serve nothing.

Good Midi implementation and 8 outputs. 32 notes poly was a fairly good amount for 1986. Memory card slot on the front allows addition of extra sample waveforms for use in programming your own sounds. Small LCD makes editing difficult (and all editing must be done via this LCD unless the PG10 programmer or a computer is used).

Price paid

£85

UTILIZATION

An absolute travesty. As I mentioned earlier, the 2x16 character display is too small to allow editing parameters not to be abbreviated. Furthermore, the editing system isn't always completely logical. I've never had a manual for this module, but have nonetheless figured out how to use it all. It did take a while though - I've had it 3 years now.

SOUNDS

When compared to todays sample based synths, it doesn't fair well. The samples are poor and make realistic renditions of their respective instruments difficult - avoid Piano's and Horns! It's Sample & Synthesis architecture does lend itself to producing some fairly bizzare sounds which is the only reason that it still sits in my rack. Funnily enough it can also muster some amazing UK Garage style orgran stabs!

OVERALL OPINION

A heavy steel 1U rackmount case, with small un-obtrusive buttons on the front mean that you'd have to really want to cause some damage if you were going to do it any serious harm.

Only used once in a blue moon in the studio mostly due to the fact that its difficult to edit. Theres loads of sound banks available on the internet tho - so have a check. If I needed to sell something in the studio for cash, I wouldn't be too bothered about parting with it - but like any true synth enthusiast - I don't particularly want to part with any of my gear.

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com
Posted by: Unknown ( 5-, 2002)

It's a bread n' butter module. 64 voices, 16 parts, a whole bunch of effects, 6 outs and 4 expansion card slots. I guess that covers the most important features.

Price paid

$400

UTILIZATION

I really don't like playing around in menues.. but this module actually has a pretty nice interface (i like it more than the interface on my JV-2080). It takes alot more time to do stuff on this than on the JV-2080... but since the interface is clean and easy to understand i learned it fast without a manual. There are also some nice quick tutorials on how to use it on the net. (check this for example: http://www.wsd.net.au/jvxp/educational/ )

It's metal, it's black, it looks cool! Never had any problem with either this or my 2080 (almost the same stuff..)

SOUNDS

It got high quality samples. You can layer samples to make new sounds.. add effects.. play around. It really sounds great. The expansion boards (JV-SR-cards) adds extra samples and patches that mostly sound really nice. I almost only use the sounds as background stuff.. hardly ever any sounds from it for main melodies and stuff.. got other stuff for that. I use this module to build up some more atmosphere to my music.

OVERALL OPINION

Thinking of gettin' rid of my JV-modules since i don't use them so much as i really should. And for piano and drums + other stuff i really prefer using a sampler even if that means up to 10 times the work. The JV's are great workhorses.. does it work without fooling around!

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com
Posted by: Unknown ( 5-, 2002)