Members electrik force Posted February 21, 2008 Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 Whats the main difference between the JD-990 and XV-2080? Do they sound completely different? I know they're both romplers but I heard this pad sound from the 2080 on VSE and it sounded great. Can the JD-990 Produce that same sound? Do they both have the same views of editing? Im mostly looking for which one can produce more pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members memphis Posted February 21, 2008 Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 the JD has analog filters afaik there might also be some difference in the da converters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bgi Posted February 21, 2008 Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 JD is the pad master. this may help or may add to the confusion http://acapella.harmony-central.com/archive/index.php/t-1100567.html Although which one sounds better is a matter of taste. Many consider the JD-990 to be Roland's best because of the filter section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Don Solaris Posted February 21, 2008 Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 Super JV vs JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members electrik force Posted February 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 Super JV vs JD I'm convinced. But can the JD990 emulate that pad sound on a demo from VSE (I know you know where you can find it). Is that sound exlusive to the JV only? Is there a demo of the 990 I can hear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Don Solaris Posted February 21, 2008 Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 I'm convinced. But can the JD990 emulate that pad sound on a demo from VSE (I know you know where you can find it). Is that sound exlusive to the JV only? What sound? Is there a demo of the 990 I can hear? http://homepage.mac.com/synth_seal/html/ds_jd990.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members electrik force Posted February 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 21, 2008 What sound? http://www.vintagesynth.org/audio/jv2080.mp3 I was convinced by this sound. The JD-990 seems like a better buy. I found on for only 300 US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lewey Posted February 22, 2008 Members Share Posted February 22, 2008 JD is not worth $300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Don Solaris Posted February 22, 2008 Members Share Posted February 22, 2008 JD is not worth $300 Agreed! They go for 400$ these days and never falling in price (people know what's good). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bgi Posted February 22, 2008 Members Share Posted February 22, 2008 JD is not worth $300 Yea, more than $300 - especially with the vintage synth card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lewey Posted February 22, 2008 Members Share Posted February 22, 2008 They go for 400$ these days and never falling in price (people know what's good). These people you are talking about are idiots... and these idiots drive prices up... same deal was when suddenly JV cards went from $50-70 to $150... i actually sold a few of mine and earned about $200... now they're back to original prices i always laugh when i see some POS being sold with premium to some retard... recently i saw some moron buy a USED double ATI X1950 videocard for $600 because it said "special edition on the box"... he could have bought the same two cards for $200... ebay is crawling with idiots... which is a good thing for us sellers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gdh Posted February 22, 2008 Members Share Posted February 22, 2008 I guess I'm in that stupid category as I bought my 1st 990 with Vintage card for @$420 and the 2nd 990 with 60's and 70's card for $300 (the original owner just cleared out his studio and took my 1st offer). I prefer the 990 to the jv series for many of the above stated reasons, those filters are very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bgi Posted February 22, 2008 Members Share Posted February 22, 2008 Welcome to the idiot club, gdh. Call me an idiot for paying $375 for what I want instead of paying more for what I don't want (XV-5080/5050). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poumtschak Posted February 22, 2008 Members Share Posted February 22, 2008 http://www.vintagesynth.org/audio/jv2080.mp3 I was convinced by this sound. The JD-990 seems like a better buy. I found on for only 300 US. This is not a single sound ("Patch" in Rolandese), but rather a MIDI sequenced JV Performance (i.e. up to 15 parts and a Drumkit sharing the 64 partials polyphony) using various presets. I can recognize "Bass In Face", the so-called "RaveDrumSet", and the couple of layered pads which are the sonic signature of the JV. The JD can obviously sound similar or even better, since both share a lot of waveforms inherited from the older JV-80, but the JD cannot compete with the JV line in multitimbral aka "Performance" mode. Not enough voices and power. Oh, and there's no XV-2080. Its JV-2080 or the later XV-3080/5080 line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members electrik force Posted February 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 22, 2008 Oh, and there's no XV-2080. Its JV-2080 or the later XV-3080/5080 line. I realized that. I knew it was a JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members midi Posted February 23, 2008 Members Share Posted February 23, 2008 I think the XV3080 is a good deal: http://cgi.ebay.com/Roland-XV-3080-w-Expansions_W0QQitemZ110225722733QQihZ001QQcategoryZ64386QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 I was about to sell my JD-990 a while back but, when you pull it out and work it a little it will sure put a smile on your face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Don Solaris Posted February 23, 2008 Members Share Posted February 23, 2008 I think the XV3080 is a good deal:http://cgi.ebay.com/Roland-XV-3080-w-Expansions_W0QQitemZ110225722733QQihZ001QQcategoryZ64386QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem XV-3080 in general is not a good deal. It is based on the old 32 kHz engine - the same one as in JV series. 5050 is the best choice in this price range, as it gives all the waveforms from the JD, in original 44.1 kHz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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