Rediscovering a Roland JV-1080 & 2080 | CONFORCE

[@mrz80]

I've always had a soft spot for those Roland synths, from the JD-800 on. Splurged and got myself a JV-1010 off Reverb for Christmas and am having a blast plumbing the depths of the thing.

[@Conforce]

had the 800. somehow it was a great controller but the sound was a bit strange compared to the others.. it sounded pretty retro and distorted at times.. the 990 is more balanced and sounds less vintage and has more low end.. I do miss the controls though.. just for the filter and resonance control. the rest I couldn't care. programming the synths with editors gets you far better results. also the 800 waveforms were quite dull and too acoustic, I'm glad the 990 has this expansion with vintage waveforms. the 1080 is just very easy to blend... great for esoteric stuff and fx or vibes.. I found myself using it more than the 990... despite on paper it should sound more crap. still if you compare the vst of the 1080 to the real deal, the vst sounds like a flat tire. LOL. editing is easy on the front panel, not so on the 1080, 2080 is easier.

[@madness8556]

I had 3 JV1080s and an XV3080 fully stuffed with expansion boards. They were golden times!

[@Conforce]

Fab!

[@oupahens9219]

What happened. On clay feet now?

[@Dilworthy]

I love mine, bought it when it came down in price from around £1000 to about £400 in the 90's as my first synth module. I've expanded massively with my gear since but this still has a permanent place in the studio and is used a lot. Cracking piece of kit and also has some ooomf to it

[@Conforce]

Yes oooF???? Surprising I rarely use it for booom. Jd’s excel more on that level

[@oatspodcast]

People are gonna regret selling for so cheap! Mine is fully expanded an mint!

[@a1o1]

Love my revamped JV-2080 - still go-to. The LCD upgrade is worth doing also.

[@internalreality]

this channel deserves way more subs. amazing video as always

[@Conforce]

KZbin algos don’t like my frequency and production value hahahahah. I need to do quick gear recordings and comparisons hahahaha but that’s not for me

[@epicon6]

3:58 With Time the VST will likely improve. Roland has released V2 versions of Jupiter 8, Juno 60, Juno 106, Jx-3p synths that have Circuit Mod knobs so you can scroll through plenty of slightly different tunings of the circuitry, and together with the Condition knob you can make them sound "more analog" than OG hardware or whatever you want out of them. So if or when there is a V2 of the JV-1080 it might have the improvements it needs.

[@aristotlekumpis7095]

Great video. I have a 1080, 5080, and 990. They all sound fantastic and I use them in my music quite often. I am going to buy some of your patches. Thanks.

[@Conforce]

Thanks man!!

[@project-95]

Great overview! I have re-bought the 1080 after selling it a long time ago. As your video shows, it is more than usable today if you're willing to program sounds or buy patch sets, which I'm not ashamed to say I've done. Your patches are great 😊

[@Iofflight78]

I had the JD800 and still have the JD990 and then picked up the JV1080 to house the extra cards I had since the JD990 only had room for one (I put the Analog card in there). Anyway the JV1080 really blew me away, it really fits in everything I do. I struggle more to get the JD990 to fit in a mix and find I have to EQ it lot.

[@FernandoGonzalez-dh6qr]

I have 2 JVs, I like the combinations of both, thanks for the video you create a new way Hear them!

[@Average-AL]

I love this day and age. We have such a huge selection of really great music tools to pick from for reasonable prices. For those few select ones that have the inclination and dedication the JVs can bring life to any track and even bring fame ;)

[@DJVasC]

I really like your gear video's and the quality of your video editing is stunning.

[@Conforce]

tnx!!

[@jholtz9970]

Love my JV-1080, bought it well over 20 years ago, and it's the only older hardware synth module that I kept. To me, the 1080 is not complete without the Vintage Synth card! That card makes this thing sing. Beautiful pads, and some very good virtual analog sounds, amazing stuff for 1993-94 when those cards were made. If you buy only one expansion card for the 1080, get Vintage Synth.

[@Conforce]

agreed! I have the vintage expansion in my jd990... but I always wanted to try it in the 1080... simply because I made so many sounds on the 1080 that im curious to hear what they sound like with the vintage card waveforms.. however I think the waveforms sound pretty modern :D not vintage.. the990 has more balls. the 1080 is a more cutting machine, I like it maybe more.. it's just perfect for additional sounds. the 990 I rarely used it. sometimes expensive is not better.. now I need a second vintage expansion board..

[@fruchticaramelos9013]

maybe you can answer this: So it works that if CC numbers are assigned via the system via Control 1 and 2, any parameters can be controlled via ableton here. But the problem is that there are only two CCs that can be controlled. but here many different CCs should be assigned, with an editor from the internet this is also possible. however, no editor should be used, because that is just horror. the CCs should be assigned themselves and then drawn in via the Ableton MIDI clip. With the two CCs mentioned, that’s not an issue.

[@gutsberserker5476]

this is a great documentary, I was hoping to hear more sounds

[@norskradiofabrikk]

Will the presets work on the JV1010? It is AFAIK a 1080 without the user interface, but who knows?

[@Conforce]

Yes they do

[@nelsonclark6824]

I have a JV1010 and love the sounds! Should I get a JV2080?

[@burger659]

Nice.. my fav synths for pads & textures are still the Waldorfs microwaves or blofeld

[@magnatatar]

i like this synth for 2 big reasons: "every" parameter patch should be tone ready output for background and hi fi at the same time, which is kind of for film industry only rather

[@ZenMountain]

??? This makes no sense

[@soundboy605]

Hi there please show us how to make a patch vid.

[@AnalogFlava]

Yeah would love that too, would easily be the most viewed jv1080 vid out there!

[@Bin909able]

Mooie video Boris!

[@CoriMusic97]

There are many patches for sale online! Can the patches be used in both hardware and cloud versions ?

[@LittleRichard1988]

Actually the Session board piano is still usable by today's standards because that sound and many of the Roland SC-88 Pro's other sounds are based on SRJV expansion boards such as Session and Country.

[@bradleylinemihler]

I put my JV away for a while just to concentrate on playing piano...but now its coming back out..had it for most of my life..theres no better synth..well maybe the jd990!. I noticed the sounds are from your wonderful soundset..I love those sounds

[@Conforce]

Yeah 990 is killer for a digital. No plugin sounds like it… but it’s intimidating and heavy compared to the jv. I feel the jv is more usable and less demanding in the mix as the jd’s. Easy blending

[@Conforce]

Sometimes the pro sounding stuff isn’t always the most usable

[@compteenligne7475]

So coool! Thank you so much!

[@jdawe390]

I love the 1080! It all sounds like nice ambient John Beltran sounds to me. Would probably only use it for atmosphere, pads and poly sounds like you have. I don't think I've ever heard it make convincing bass sounds

[@Conforce]

nah bass is not the power.. but why... really.. hahah it's like trying to drill through concrete wall with a pencil really. limitations are good.. omnisphere can do a lot more, also bass but why do i always loose myself in the options... meh

[@Conforce]

love the beltran stuff

[@neofelisherod2947]

It would be cool to be able to convert bin to syx as well Great content Conforce

[@Conforce]

Possible

[@4eyedsun]

@@ConforceI’ve seen the website you reference that concerns SYSEX → .BIN but I don’t know if a tool available that does it the other way round. On that website, there is a similar concert or for the D50 I believe, and it states that’s bidirectional. But I think the JV / XV one is just one way?

[@sK3LeTvM1]

Many people have no idea. For some reason Roland managed to make the 1080/2080 sound totally uninteresting, while these are very, very powerful synths!! I own 3x JD990 and 2x JV2080's beside many other synths. And to be honest, some sounds from those synths sound more analog than some of my real analogs !!

[@Dokaden]

Thank you for the awesome video!! I was wondering actually, do you know much about the preset banks for the JV-2080? I've been trying to collect VSTs and samples that were used for video game composition, and there's specifically a sample within the JV-2080's Preset A (PR-A) bank I'm tryin to get my hands on! I know you've got some stuff on your website, but I wasn't sure if anything like that was included.

[@Conforce]

No idea sorry.. any idea what was used on deus ex?

[@moviduks]

hey mate! great vid :) what would you say is the best software for controling a jv 2080 hardware synth? thanks

[@petertorda5487]

JV-XP Editor from midiFORGE, it is done very well and have patch list for all expansionboards.

[@SeanSchermerhorn]

great video! did I see a snippet of a sound pack you made for blofeld?

[@Conforce]

yes there is gumroad.com/conforce

[@SeanSchermerhorn]

@@Conforce thanks boss!

[@officialpoa3171]

*REAL RAP... I am all for a JV2080 but my son do not sleep on a vst called DUNE 2 AND DUNE 3! they are really Amazing! And there are some older ones in 32bit like Octopus by LinPlug.*

[@wiseoldfool]

I'm watching this for the second time. The Pizzacato made me laugh. I bought a 2080. It is staring at me from its rack.

[@bennettbeselin4279]

Hello i have a problem. I seem to be missing some jv-1080 patches. Like suddenly the soft and bright pads are gone. when i go into the bank list i only have PR-A, PR-B, PR-E.....what do it do pls help ;(

[@Conforce]

Internal battery ? If there is such

[@bennettbeselin4279]

@@Conforce oh sorry i forgot to mention i only have the vst. I’m guessing ur referring to the analog version?

[@Conforce]

@@bennettbeselin4279 should be C and D... you have to load the patches into it. select the empty bank and then press import.. it's a shitty oldschool way...

[@bennettbeselin4279]

@@Conforce yess thank you, i got help from customer support a couple weeks ago. Seems like i somehow had deleted those two banks, i had to put the bank folder onto my desktop and then reload my daw and that updated all my banks again lol. So it all works again. Thanks for your reply anyway!🙏🏼

[@inlandsourcerecords]

🙌

[@audiolego]

Subbed for sure

[@KR4FTWERK]

Hi Conforce, thanks for the vid. I bought the Deepmind for Pads. Do you think the 1080 would be the better choice for the job?

[@Conforce]

Def for smooth silky stuff yes.

[@oupahens9219]

Deepmind too ruff.

[@FernandoGonzalez-dh6qr]

And i have the Synth collection Expansion board with sounds of jx3p, juno-6, pro-10, etc.

[@Conforce]

vintage expansion?

[@FernandoGonzalez-dh6qr]

@@Conforce Yes the vintage collection and it Sounds very nice!

[@InnerVisions68]

@@FernandoGonzalez-dh6qr Vintage Analog

[@sebschroeder4083]

Like your Videos! Good presentation and good content. Is there a way of editing those old machines like 1080/880 and so on from a MacBook maybe with some editor software?

[@Conforce]

Coffeeshopped! Patch base

[@AnalogFlava]

Great vid, got an xp50, thinking if to add a jv1080 all though it is said to be the same. So is one enough for my need? Not sure 😅 I still need to learn to program those pads more eaily, your video is great just a tad short. Would love to see a tutorial from you on making lush pads because you explain things well and I dont think there is any out there 😊

[@oupahens9219]

Hardware seems to have more bottom than Clouds. Funny, hey? It's a truth on social platforms.

[@TokyoScarab]

You sound a little harsh on the sounds in the beginning

[@Conforce]

???

[@shadowrage2593]

Can you listen to the Half-Life 2 tracks "You're not supposed to be here", "Brane Scan", "Lab Practicum" and tell if you recognise some JV presets?

[@Conforce]

Cool will do

[@shadowrage2593]

@@Conforce Thanks!

[@shadowrage2593]

@@Conforce Don't forget to reply pls.

[@saren6538]

boris ? was chatting to you about the microwave on facebook messenger ?

[@jonirischx8925]

There is zero reason to get the hardware, now that the VST version exists. It's literally the same architecture, code, presets in the VST version, except that THERE IS NO NEED FOR MENU DIVING on a small screen. Why on earth would you get the hardware?

[@Conforce]

because you have no clue what it sounds like. spend some time with it. it's coloring, dimension, paying a bit of attention to it will make you believe... at the same time.. i use both. the again, use what you prefer.. i don't like the interface of the plugin. it's a fucking nightmare and windows 95 style. i'd rather stick to the interface.

[@Conforce]

architecture isn't the same as coloring... yes it's a digital synth but what gives it just this little bit of extra character is exactly the conversion and bit of gaining etc etc.. arturia did exactly the same with the esq80 on a plugin.. does it sound the same ???? NO

[@Conforce]

and take note.. the software version DOES NOT BLEND IN my mixes... it just drowns... the hardware has a bit more presence in a total mix... learn and practice.

[@jonirischx8925]

@@Conforce This is typical esoteric 'analog warmth' nonsense, except for a digital synth lmaooooo. I guarantee you if the same patches are played from the vst, and from the hardware, and routed though the same interface into your headphones, you can't tell them apart with meaningful accuracy in a blindfold test. Second of all. You dislike the vst interface *more* than endless menu-diving on a screen size of a pencil, and a single knob? That's insane bruh. Just be straight with it and say you like owning hardware for the sake of owning hardware. That's fine. But all this unscientific "I swear it has some mystical coloring bro bc it's in a metal box bro, I swear bro" needs to stop.

[@jholtz9970]

I might have tried the VST, but I refuse to subscribe to the Roland Cloud.

[@kevinsturges6957]

Just a suggestion: waayyyyy too many cutaways. Peoples attention spans are not that short. Just rely on your content.

[@Conforce]

Waaaaaayyyyyyyy ok Boss!

[@ZenMountain]

Wtf??? Lol!