The jp8000 is excellent for use in any music where classic synth sounds are needed. This makes me download all of these synths the trancedrive and superwave are outstanding, but pterosaur is wonderful as well. Like the classic roland analog synths of the past, the jp8000 sports a collection of 38 frontpanel knobs and. The roland jd990 super jd is a module version of roland jd 800 synthesizer with expanded capabilities, which was released in 1993. Roland jd 800 the 64 classic factory patches duration. So much finesse and range and pure sound quality for little cash vs some.
Let me, for a start, describe the basic idea behind this synth and its architecture. The jd990 is an enhanced version of the jd 800 and was the top o the line jdsynth. The jp8000 music synthesizer has been designed using a firstofitskind roland analog modeling sound source, combining the fat, powerful sounds. Its not your standard three prong or even two prong ac that roland. Ive been watching videos on the jd 800, and that synth had some really awesome sounds. In terms of design, the jd 800 is a serious thing or was in 1991. Roland jd800 the 64 classic factory patches youtube. In the videos, burton shows 16 of his signature sounds, created on a roland jdxa. When they made the jd 800, roland was responding to angry musicians who hated the black boxes with no controls. Roland clan forums view topic jd 800 patches for jp80.
Jdxa sends midi on more than one channel over usb due to the multi nature of the patches. The juno 106 is too basic to learn the fundamentals on. Many of these procedures will erase all memory in the unit. So as long as i select just channel 1 as the input midi channel on my daw, its fine. Jdxa jp8000 juno60 juno106 junod junog junogi jupiter4 jupiter6 jupiter8 jupiter.
Of the 120 patches and 57 performances programmed, most are emulations of vintage analog synths. Roland jd800 vs jd990 vintage synth explorer forums. Roland octapad is a range of midi electronic drum percussion controllers produced by the roland corporation. Christian morency just released a beta version of a vst patch editor for the roland jds. The jd800 is rolands answer to half a decade of hardtoprogram synthesizers. Although there are a lot of sliders on a jd 800, its actually missing a few components of a more or less fullfeatured analog synth, but would be great to learn roland s wgtvftva way of doing things that they use on their modern digital synths. The synthesizer features many knobs and sliders for patch editing and performance control features that some manufacturers, including roland, had been omitting in the name of streamlining since the inception of the yamaha dx7. Others from that period included the clavia nord lead 1995, korg prophecy 1995, access virus 1997 and yamaha an1x 1997. The jp8000 was seen at the time as the modern incarnation of the classic jupiter8, from 1981. Vince watson talks roland gear, analog vs digital, and the origins of. Our website and phones are open, but shipping may take a few extra days, for the safety of our team. Check out the roland jd 800 technical specifications page at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. The roland jd800 is a digital synthesizer that was manufactured between 1991 and 1996.
One of the most powerful and tactile synthesizers ever made. Roland jdxa custom patches this pair of videos demo a set of custom patches for the roland jdxa synthesizer, created by janne burton puurtinen, keyboardist in the finish rock band, him. The jd990 contains 195 highquality waveforms derived from the jd 800, an enormous number of parameters to edit, and a fast to use, intuitive display to program it. That list includes just about all of the jd 800 stock waves if im not mistaken, and stuff from the d50, and stuff from other roland things. Roland responded by creating a synth that they wanted to be easy to program and play. Make sure you have backed up any data you wish to keep before performing these procedures. Vince watson talks roland gear, analog vs digital, and the origins of techno. Covered in sliders that act as dedicated editors just like a classic analog synth, the jd800 is an extremely programmable and handson digital synthesizer. I love my jd 800, its usually the 1st synth i mess with when i fire up my gear. The roland jp8000 is a 61 key aftertouch and velocity sensitive, 8 voice. The jd is also one of roland first multi timbral synths and up to six parts using up to 24 voices could be played at once. I have a little too much fun in the video and end up playing 10 melodies. Its rackmount design and impressive power and functionality within the studio paved way for the hugely successful jvseries rack modules which lead, ultimately, to the xvseries monstermodules.
Loaded with features, players get 100 builtin basic samples, multistage envelopes, rolands effects suit, and the ability to layer four different synths for one patch. Roland jd800 jd 800 jd800 keyboard synth synthesizer m. I just wanted to compare the jd 800 sound to its patch data. When roland started releasing synths like the jd800 and jp8000, it was the. The synthesizer features many knobs and sliders for patch editing and. Our jd800 patches are available as system exclusive or standard midi files. Resource site with news, info and discussion for roland vs. The jd990 is also compatible with jv80 and jd800 expansion boards and can hold one internal expansion board. Just a little demonstration of a few of the patches ive created for this wonderful synthesizer. It reminded me the old roland jp8000 which was great synth but not a jd800.
Due to these changes all jp8000 patches are compatible with the jp8080 but not all jp8080 patches are compatible with the jp8000. I prefer synths to have keys but the 8080 does have some worthwhile extras. It is equipped with 6 mb of rom containing wavetables, four sets of stereo outputs that are assignable to individual, internal, instruments, and standard midi inout. Are you aware that eric pershing made the majority of atmosphere synth patches on jd990, jx10 and jps. The jd was the overreaction to their voice of the customer. Roland clan forums view topic jd800 factory patches. If a unit is not listed here, it does not have an initialization procedure that is userexecutable. This is one of the classic, early va synthesizers of the late 90s, together with clavia nord lead, yamaha an1x, korg ms2000, and access virus. If it were the jd 800, with its easy to program sliders, then it would be up to you whether you want something lush and easy to program, or something with nice samples and presets with a bit of wonk to program. Here i am playing the jp8000 in all of its vintage beauty.
The yamaha ex5 is more realistic, but theres something about that roland patch that pleases me across the entire velocity band and keyboard scale. A forum for comparing two or more synths against each other. This synth has so much depth it seems like you have to be an engineer to fully realize its power. The classic roland jd800, from an era the early 90s when the analog revival had already started, and roland implemented a digital synthesizer with analogstyle controls. Great collection with a professional demonstration. If your computer has a midi interface or sound card connected to the usb port, you can use your midi interface to load in the sounds. The roland jp8000 is an analog modeling synthesizer released by the roland corporation in. Roland clan forums view topic usb midi note doubles up. I bought a jd990 around 99 when i was more into rack gear, but the past few years ive only been using keyboard synths. You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. One thing i never understood about the super jd was the ac power plug that roland installed in the unit.
From recreations of vintage analog classics to modern, cuttingedge tones that are perfect for the latest music styles and beyond, axial is your home for an everexpanding selection. There are a couple of vids on youtube with the factory sounds so i just need the patch data to compare it to. The jd 800 is designed to make it fun to create sounds. Good news to the roland jd 800 and jd990 worldwide users. These range from jupiterjuno patches to edm mangled sounds that use the. Roland jd 800 synthesizer see below for the roland mvs1 vintage synth module. I think the designers were looking back and trying to capture the magic of the jp8 with a more contemporary feel rather than look forward to a new paradigm. If so they are just rom patch cards with new patches for the standard jd990 waveforms only. Jd 800, includes a brief introduction, along with links to synthesizers produced, references and further information.
Here is a another sampling of original patches and performances i programmed on the jp8000. The roland jd 800 is a classic digital synth that stands out for its incredibly handson interface. The roland jd800 is a 90sera digital synth, featuring a multitude of tactile sliders and realtime parameter controls. And it may be, if only unintentionally and not in the common sense, a milestone in roland s synthesizer history.
Rick wakeman has had one in his rig for some time, but says he had to change it out with something else out because of the red glue issue. If this is the case, you will need to calibrate the unit. They were programmed by henrik appelt, a danish sounddesigner. Jd990 is a multitimbral synthesizer utilizing wavetable samplebased synthesis technology. The roland jp8000 was released in early 1997 as part of the first wave of virtual analog modeling synthesizers va synths. Patches and software a modified version of the jd 800 patch tool are available for the jd 800 and jd990.
I have a little too much fun in the video and end up playing 10. The sljd80 sets have a pcm card with new waveforms and a rom patch card that utilise those waveforms the patches were programmed on the jd 800 so can be read by the 990, but obviously use no 990 features. The sound is classic late 80searly 90s roland crystalline, powerful, with quality effects. The palette screen allows to see all tones of a parameter at the same time, and its extremely. It is also an interesting and great sounding digital synth with incredible flexibility and control. Patches and software are available for the jd800 and jd990. Axial is the official roland tone library site where you can download new sounds for your roland synthesizer that have been specially designed by top programmers. Aug 17, 2017 roland jd 800 the 64 classic factory patches. Hey, im a new member and glad i found this place they are both very different imo, i own both and i got to say if you want deep lush evolving pads the jd 800 is a monster sounds very analog when you crank that volume up it also uses sampled waveforms but so great for evolving pads, the jp 8000 has an excellent sawtooth oscilator called supersaw which sounds bloody fantastic on leads. The overall architecture of the jd 800 is a touch more than that of a jdxa digital part, but the xa as 4 digital parts, so you can have up two twelve digital layers.
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