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JV-1080

JV-1080 tech specs

Released: 1994
Initial price: £1,599^[1]
Company: Roland
Type: Rompler
Polyphony: 64 voices
Timbrality: 16 parts
Control: MIDI
Display: 40×2 character LCD
Size: 2U

The JV-1080 was a rompler released by Roland in 1994.

Quotes

We used a mix of digital gear and old school analogue to create the sounds on our first album. We had a JV-1080 and used it to get pads and glacial sounds.

— Sister Bliss, Faithless^[2]

Notable users

Faithless^[2]
Massive Attack^[3]

References

"Active Sound" Active Sound (Vendor), The Mix, Dec 1994, p. 129
"Faithless: Breaking Down Classic Tracks with Sister Bliss" Jamie Franklin, Jan 2021
"Massive Attack's New Studio" Sue Sillitoe, Sound On Sound, Oct 2005

External links

Reviews

"Roland Super JV-1080" Dave Crombie, Sound On Sound, Dec 1994
"Patchwork polyphony" Simon Trask, The Mix, Dec 1994, pp. 68—70

Downloads

Documentation

"JV-1080 manual" Roland, Jul 1994

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