Roland JV-1080
# Roland JV-1080

The Roland JV-1080 (a.k.a. Super JV, Super JV-1080, or simply 1080) is a sample-based synthesizer/sound module in the form of a 2U rack. The JV-1080's synthesizer engine was also used in Roland's XP-50 workstation (1995). Due to its library of high-quality sounds and multi-timbral capabilities, it became a mainstay with film composers.

## Features

The JV-1080 features a 64-Voice Polyphony, as well as 16-part Multi-timbral capabilities. From the factory, the JV-1080 comes with hundreds of patches, and several rhythm kits (8 megabytes total). It can be expanded with up to 4 SR-JV80 expansion cards, as well as a PCM and Data card, to provide up to 42 megabytes.

## Factory Sounds

The core sampled waveforms of the JV-1080 were developed by Roland R&D-LA in Culver City, California.

Many of the most well-known Factory presets and Xpansion board sounds of the JV-series were created by Eric Persing of Spectrasonics and Ace Yukawa.

## Notable users

* 808 State
* Arthur Baker
* Bradley Joseph
* Dario G
* Depeche Mode
* Dubstar
* Eliot Kennedy
* Gary Barlow
* Hans Zimmer
* Ihsahn
* Jens Gad
* Jens Johansson
* Jerry Martin
* Keith Zizza
* Kenji Kawai
* Luis Delgado
* Michael Cretu
* Nathan McCree
* Philip Pope
* Keith Hopwood
* Paul Van Dyk
* Ping Pong
* Rhythm Plate
* Tony Banks
* Vangelis
* Vince Clarke
* Tame Impala
* Grant Kirkhope
* RMB
* Paul Shaffer

## Expansion Cards

The SR-JV80 expansion cards can be used in the Roland XP-50, XP-60, XP-80, JV-1080 and XV-5080, which can each hold four expansion cards, as well as the JV-2080, which can hold eight expansion cards.

The three Experience expansion boards contain a selection of sounds from different expansion boards in a single card.

* SR-JV80-01: Pop
* SR-JV80-02: Orchestral
* SR-JV80-03: Piano
* SR-JV80-04: Vintage Synth
* SR-JV80-05: World
* SR-JV80-06: Dance*
* SR-JV80-07: Super Sound Set
* SR-JV80-08: Keyboards of the 60s & 70s
* SR-JV80-09: Session
* SR-JV80-10: Bass and Drums
* SR-JV80-11: Techno
* SR-JV80-12: Hip-Hop
* SR-JV80-13: Vocal
* SR-JV80-14: Asia
* SR-JV80-15: Special FX
* SR-JV80-16: Orchestral II
* SR-JV80-17: Country
* SR-JV80-18: Latin World
* SR-JV80-19: House
* SR-JV80-97: Experience III
* SR-JV80-98: Experience II
* SR-JV80-99: Experience

Notice: Due to copyright problems Roland no longer distributes the Dance expansion board.

* JV-1080 opened revealing expansion cards
* SR-JV80 cards on top of a JV-1080
