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What was the ultimate Roland module, JV, XV, JD?


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I did a lot of searching and reading of old posts and it looks like the JD-990 and the XV-5050 had the better 44.1kHz sound quality but the XV-5050 looks impossible to program without some sort of software editor. Does the XV-5050 let you adjust the gain so you can avoid that filter clipping problem?

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Ah but it uses 32kHz waveforms instead of 44.1kHz like in the JD-990

 

I thought i explored this topic to death. Not all waveforms in 5080 are 32 kHz.

 

 

Does the XV-5050 let you adjust the gain so you can avoid that filter clipping problem?

 

Yes.

 

Is Search command down again? :mad:

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All Rolands you mention have pre-filter gain. But if this is what you are picking up a module for, get a Motif. Instead of a four position switch at the waveform, as on Rolands, they give you 256 positions right at the filters themselves.

 

If this is a vote I'll cast mine for the XV-5080.

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All Rolands you mention have pre-filter gain. But if this is what you are picking up a module for, get a Motif. Instead of a four position switch at the waveform, as on Rolands, they give you 256 positions right at the filters themselves.

 

 

[OT]Hey Bill,

 

In the rolands, you can avoid some clipping with the gain. It also provides some tonal variety when using ring mod and booster, as you know. What does filter gain on the Yamaha do beyond gainstaging? Can you actually clip musically?

 

Jerry

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Not musically. Yamahas just don't snarl the way Rolands do. It's best function is actually an incidental one. By adjusting element level there instead of at the amplifier you can get a useful range out of the sliders if you use them to fade elements in and out. It's the same idea as adjusting tone level at the effects send stage rather than the amplifier stage on a Roland XP. It's the only way to get a usable range out of the sliders on those boards too.

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v-synth and v-synth gt are the best roland synths and imho the only ones even worth getting if you already have another pcm based subtractive "rompler" synth

 

 

Please... sheep.

 

The V synth is just another typical synth but go for it, get all hyped up just like the synth itself. Ill take soft synths over a V synth for sound and cost without blinking.

 

But if you don't get the 990, not much anyone can do... Its pads sound much better than a V synth at a 10th of the price... Without question.

 

Use your ears not your eyes...

 

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Use your ears not your eyes...

 

 

My ears tell me there are sounds the JD does better. For some reason, I like the sweet tonality of the JD. However there are some sounds the V-Synth does better. There are sounds that each will do that the other will not ... The V-synth has a larger sonic palette.

 

So really you are talking about certain classes of sounds that you enjoy, yes? There is no ultimate Roland module ... except in the pursuit of a specific musical objective. Lets use our brains too ...

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