Roland JV-1080 Demo & Review

[@mattkevin]

Literally every single 90s song, movie, tv show used the JV 1080! I love the tinny sparkling sound of the JV 1080!

[@d-culture927]

The 1080 still sounds amazingly good today for something from 1994. No other sound module from that era really comes close to the depth and realism of modern computer-based sample libraries and VSTs. Even though the technology is so simple by today's standards and there's no gigabytes of deep multi-sampling the thing just sounds so soulful and expressive.

[@adammarquez5203]

uuuuuuu

[@jessihawkins9116]

what about pro tools it sound pretty good bruh

[@danaowens30]

​​@@jessihawkins9116 my friend i agree. Its a JV series. Its got that in your face kind of sound to it. Life❤❤❤ it fits our music status and taste for soul and kind emosions to it as well. My friend i own the JV-1010 sound module with sound set and sessions also a bonus hard asf to find SR JV80-08 Keyboards of the 60s and 70s i got it all in one box. Everything thats on this 1080 i got it in my 1010 bruh!Awesome❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@kiko1935]

These videos are so great because they beautifully demonstrate what these instruments can do in the hands of a fantastic musician. I would buy an album of Ujiie jamming on all the classic synths in a heart beat. Keep it up!!

[@bosonbreeder]

Eric Persing is truly a sound designer genius. Thankfully I’ve got both the JV-1080 and his modern masterpiece Omnisphere.

[@wolfgangdevries127]

It's in the compression of the sounds, according to Eric himself.

[@sebrura]

But still there is something simple and beautiful of the hard synths that the VSTs, incl Omni, just can’t match.

[@Acrimonious_Snake]

​@@sebrura Right. A real conversation is always better than Skype.

[@thecalling667]

@@sebrura For sure! The real thing kills any VSTi out there, imo! At least for this "vintage" shit!

[@outrunsega]

ついに！氏家さんはいつか1080をやってくれると信じてました。うちにあるやつよりもいい音に聴こえるのは氏家さんのテクによるもの。上手い人がひくとこんなにも素敵になるんですね。

[@musictrackjp]

English sub-title will soon ...

[@ShotecMusic]

No need for English subtitles. We can imagine what you are saying about this incredible module. ;-)

[@sebrura]

Dude, you play like a God. Great player + vintage synths = heaven

[@Moon_Vibex]

I have the big brother, the JD-990, those 90s Roland expanders kick ass to most of the modern synths. They have a breathe, a soul, they seem alive when you play them.

[@PeterWalkerHP16c]

I got the JV-2080 with 8 x Expansion cards fitted. It's a fantastic synth.

[@extphas]

The DTMサウンドって感じでお洒落な音ですよね

[@soupforare]

Still love my 2080. The quality of the presets really hides the fact that the synth engine itself is fantastic. "ROMpler" hate is silly, these were juggernauts.

[@DestroyER82]

Extremelly happy with XV-3080 here, very usefull for all possible genres..

[@TudorNeve]

some of us love the presets as well

[@soupforare]

@@TudorNeve No, I meant the presets were _so good_ many never dove in to see what could be done. :)

[@gcmproductions3499]

The 1080 and 2080 both were amazing, I had them both ,I definitely miss them pianos

[@youngchool]

Have you notice difference in sounds, 1080 vs 2080? Or 2080 is a 1080 with some improvements? Any midi issues with 2080 as people say? How are piano/organ patches? Thanks in advance!

[@theaudioeng]

Everyone instinctively knows it's one of your great videos Ujiie.... just by listening to the first 30 seconds!!! An absolute classic rack synth used by most of the recording industry then and now I expect. 🎹🇬🇧😎👍🍻

[@troycopeland5156]

I miss my JV1080 my first favorite piece of equipment i purchased from Roland along with the expansions cards I bought as well nothing but good vibes with this gear

[@teamyordle23]

Wow this video is amazing. The JV-1080 is my favorite synthesizer so I love this video so much. The demo is very good too, your piano skills really makes it interesting.

[@Kingofold2112]

I’ve got one on the way and though it will never sound like this I’m excited!

[@vikramjitbanerjeetuki]

My favourite keyboard player in KZbin Master Ujiie 🙏🙏🙏

[@MichaelSouhoka]

Best JV synth ever made, with it's expandability up to 4 SR-JV80 boards!

[@KJCMuzique]

Love this guy's enthusiasm! Amazing sounds as usual!

[@johnbuurman]

thank you sir , for your absolutely great demo's, I can recognise your demo's blindfolded, you are a gifted artist and a master of many genres!!!!

[@adammarquez5203]

This synth rack is practically flawless

[@JurassicTrance]

Been waiting years for this one!

[@noiselessfox7618]

I love how it is either absolutely stunning and brilliant or it's cheesy and dated as all hell. Legendary Tier Synth right there!

[@GabePickles3837]

This has some of the most beautiful vox and strings I have ever heard in a 90s synth. Almost enough to make a grown man cry. :)

[@sebrura]

Just got a JD-990. What a blast from the past!

[@johnb2044]

got to get that sr jv80-04 synth card

[@dirtfriend]

best machine for pads imo. also great if you're trying to ape the musical style of PS2-era games, haha

[@Rhythmattica]

Your opinion "best machine for pads" is noted. Though IMO, 4 years before, and still a champ, the Wavestation.

[@gisibah]

The OST for Rayman was mostly created with the JV-1080. Rémi Gazel, the guy who wrote the music told me so himself when i asked him.

[@mrdali67]

It’s a great mashine for making those Well known 80’ish sounds, but people should serious think what they pay for this + serious overpriced pcm expansion cards when you can get the complete selection built in a 5080 or Integra. Both the 1080, 2080 and 5080 is not worth a whole lot of “retro” money when you can still buy a brand new Integra that has very near a “complete” 1980-2020 Roland Rompler sound collection. It’s both a curse for Roland and a Big plus for the user that Roland released the Integra that both gives the user an almost complete 40 years sound palette and shows Rolands complete lack of evolution during this period. But also shows that many of the JV sounds was already in the late 80’s a very high quality when its 90% of a 30 year later state of the art Roland sound module

[@Rhythmattica]

@@mrdali67 Im with ya...Though still own some old keyboards (Korg/Roland/Ensoniq/yamnaha) but no way id buy a romper today,... I spend that on Vintage analog synths..... Well..the up keep! ;) But I've got a bit of a woody for the Polybrute... AMA....

[@TheVideogamemaster9]

@@gisibah Most of the soundtracks from that era were Roland samples lol

[@kleev6576]

Why don't videogame soundtracks sound like this anymore? IT'S RIGHT HERE! THIS IS WHAT I WANT THESE ARE THE CHORDS AND NOTES I WANT IN MY DAMN GAME MUSIC THESE ARE THE INSTRUMENTS I WANNA HEAR

[@benfrisbey3594]

So many of these sounds I recognize from 90s and 00s Mario games, what an awesome synth!

[@rightside]

This dude has some slick fingers, never mind the module!❤

[@andreasspjut7580]

One of my favourite videos that I come back to nowadays. Good vibes and great playing from Ujiie.

[@rm2kmidi]

My first synth was a Roland XP-30 which uses this same sound engine. I have to say it still sounds good today, no need to upgrade. I especially like the Keyboards of the 60's and 70's expansion, which I think is also compatible with this module.

[@jessihawkins9116]

no

[@rm2kmidi]

@@jessihawkins9116 no? The JV and XP series take the same expansion cards.

[@jessihawkins9116]

@@rm2kmidi no

[@SendyTheEndless]

We had one of these at college and I was always drooling over the owner's manual!

[@has935]

26,7年前に発表されたとは思えない、素晴らしい発音ですね！！！ 当時、欲しくて楽器屋さんでじっとみてた記憶があります。結婚したばかりで、149,800円は捻出不可でした(笑)

[@beloyaraistov8007]

Sounds better, than contemporary roland products!

[@txdap786]

Agree it has more "soul"...

[@beloyaraistov8007]

@Xeraser Roland Fantom 6/8 is good?

[@beloyaraistov8007]

@Xeraser I mean Roland Fantom 6 or 8 , modern, top model, yes. I like jv1080, and want buy it.

[@beloyaraistov8007]

@Xeraser ohhhh thank you very much for your answer. It is very important for me. accepted the information and will keep it in mind

[@beloyaraistov8007]

@Xeraser yes, montage 6 is my dream!

[@musictrackjp]

English sub-title is available now !!

[@cromulence]

You are awesome!

[@bdodger548]

Can you do English subtitles for all your videos?

[@TheEleventeen]

Thank you !

[@connora5752]

Thank you japan for Roland and Boss. Love from England!!!

[@quantika72]

Mine got stolen a couple of years ago and it was fully expanded; I think I’m going to buy one again 🤙🏼

[@aristotlekumpis7095]

I still have my JV-1080. And I think it holds even to this day.

[@AudioReplica2023]

Same here✌️

[@didiak3251]

Same with me. I still have this one ..

[@laranjeirarodrigues]

Great memories of Roland 90's!

[@sjpachica3]

Thank you SO MUCH for the captions!!! Love this video and agree with everything he says. I have one coming soon!

[@newphilmz3605]

First song made me think of Super Mario 64's Dire Dire Docks. And 2:50 sounded like Melee's Target Test

[@Lithuania8634]

I'm here for the strings. And they sound amazing

[@doordedeur]

I think the JV-1080 is great to add punch to a modern synth with more realistic sounds. For example adding the JV piano to a realistic stereo piano sample, to cut more through the mix.

[@jorgenpettersson5578]

I still use my 1080 and looove the piano sound :)

[@Mandy-Lane]

i bought JV 1080 some month ago and learned it and its unbelivable good packed with great sounds.. that shocked me was the acoustic guitars.. and everything else is amazing.. plugins are good.. but THIS is best

[@MrJpbmusic2005]

Had the XP-50 (JV-80)with the "Vintage Synth Expsnsion installed ,and I can honestly say that i never had to go to any other Keyboard /Synth ..

[@12opsynths]

Vintage synth board was killer. On the 990 as well, though not as easy to deal with there.

[@serge2603]

Any instrument sounds great in the right hands!

[@evankeal]

Nah, that's false.

[@rolandexclusive6306]

1080 is my favourite instrument, i use it in every single track.

[@mzisman]

Is this the synth herbie used on return of the headhunters? I think I recognize the clavs, not sure about the EP, though.

[@jazzualdo]

The Expansion Card presented in this video is not a Vintage Synth Card but SR-JV80-99 Experience card.

[@jakob5947]

Great Video! I had a XV3080 and now i got a JV880 and guess what...the JV has so much better dynamics and actually feels like a real instrument!

[@maccagrabme]

Where is the difference most noticeable, all patches or just some? I dont think you can say a XV3080 doesnt feel like a real instrument as it sounds amazing.

[@jakob5947]

@@maccagrabme It does sound amazing, ofcourse, but I didn't connect to it while playing. Most noticeable to me was the difference in the electric pianos (MIDIed Grand usw.) and the Strings (Orch. Strings, Marc., usw.). These really came to life on JV880. Could be confirmation bias ofcourse, but i think its the older lower quality converters that make it sound more raw...like the DX7 vs DX7 mk2 :)

[@jakob5947]

@Xeraser ooh yes i've read about this on donsolaris page! But shouldn't the JV units too have this compression? There it says (if i remember correct) that only the JD 990 wouldn't compress...maybe thats the reason these units are getting so ridiculously overpriced on the used market (750€ and upwards in europe). But considering dynamics, nothing beats my MKS-20 ;) ...also i've never heard of these yamaha units you were talking about...whats special about them?

[@jakob5947]

@Xeraser haha allright, thanks for your explanation! I owned a Motif Classic Rack - until i recently aquired a TG77 and never used the Motif so i sold it. My take on that whole yamaha vs roland thing is, that while yamaha shines with realism, Roland isn‘t bad at making very expressive sounds...so i think it comes down to what you personally value more. :)

[@12opsynths]

I agree. After this and the 2080 the 30 and 50 didn't do it for me. I loved the 2080 for the big display.

[@freddie_video]

まさにこの当時JV1080、この一台持っていれば間違いない的ないい音満載でしたね！

[@24gatesisawanker]

Great demonstration and great playing too. Thanks .

[@mlgboy1]

Such a wonderful demonstration of an 80's synth rack that still sounds so good today, of course enahnced by excellent playing. Arigato. I would love to see a review of the JV2080 as i have one I was given and seeing this demonstration makes me want to get to know it better.

[@bosonbreeder]

Agreed. The JV-1080 was released in 1994 though.

[@trejogregorio]

It's 90's

[@OIDORAEMON]

また氏家さんの影響で欲しくなってしまうじゃないですか！

[@verifiedtoxicangel2411]

i absolutely love this synth mostly because i got it for free ;)... yeah, i had to mess around with the cracks, but suceeded in making it work at last.

[@tylerpoe8628]

Are all of these in the standard unit no expansion!?

[@tomblaze2]

THis one is a classic =- recently heard on hits from Tame Impala and Dayglow

[@NachtSchreck13]

Excellent demo, as always!

[@pulsarpink]

JV-1080手放してしまったけれど大好きだったな。

[@PlasticCogLiquid]

I love the 1080, it's definitely in my top 3

[@jorgelrmf]

Nada se compara à solidez dos timbres dos teclados dos anos 90. Atualmente tudo soa magro e flat demais.

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

One of those pads was similar to one used in don henleys “Boys of summer”.

[@superchroma]

I could have swore I heard the flute sound from Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer as well.

[@AbdiPianoChannel]

Best Roland product ever.

[@musicaldracula2017]

Commercially, yes... Like Korg M1.

[@surefmeurope5766]

I still use the XP30 which uses the same soundset in my productions - and also the TR trinity rack. They have awesome sounds

[@maidiremirko]

4:22 epic ep sound from 90's roland. There is a similar one in xp80

[@助教授教授]

ソフト音源が主流になる前、JV2080と共にハード音源のスタンダードでしたね。これとアカイのサンプラーも

[@mattkevin]

I 100% agree! Todays modern VST's are just too soft, thin, and compressed! I wanna hear the loud, sharp, lush warm, sound of 80s and 90s synthesizers and reel to reel tape.

[@betex_]

Amazing MIDI Sound Module!

[@gaston6340]

Exelente modulo no pasa de moda. Y el jv 1010 tambien.

[@ZenithMusicNet]

Iconic soundmodule, often referred to as bread-and-butter for music production, its sounds are versatile, practically useful and have overall great quality. Subarashi!

[@musicaldracula2017]

Indeed...

[@sonomama82]

気持ちいいよね。懐かしい音です。

[@hitonotameni]

90年代のドラマやアニメってJVの音色だらけなんですよね。自分はインテグラ7に集約しちゃいました。

[@Jimmy5820]

My favorite machine! Those sounds are still great and brilliant!

[@dvamateur]

I used to have a JV-880. I sold it. I keep my U-220 though. Better sounds.

[@joselui2608]

Pague por un 1080 165 € hace 7 años.... Ahora vale más....!!!

[@NestorMetal1]

pensar que de este poderoso módulo nació su versión teclado Workstation, el XP50, el cual tiene el mismo motor de síntesis, de efectos, la misma programación, la misma posibilidad de expansión de 4 ranuras. Igual los XP60, 80, el portátil XP30 y el tope de gama talvez, el JV2080

[@AudioReplica2023]

Yamaha Mx +Jv 1080= Most beautiful ever patches

[@Jason75913]

MX didn't impress me when I tried it locally, very unlike the Juno-DS

[@x-techgaming]

Beautiful sounds

[@oddracir28]

2:47 that piano sounds like the one used in Mario Kart 64

[@st0rmchild]

It probably is. Nintendo has used other Roland rompler sounds in N64 games. The underwater theme from Mario 64 ("Dire Dire Docks") uses the "Crystal Rhodes" preset from the JD-800 (though it is a much lower quality sampled version of it, due to the limitations of the N64 hardware).

[@st0rmchild]

@Xeraser Totally agree. It's a lot of fun to randomly find familiar sounds in old presets…much like listening to old music and recognizing a tiny part that was sampled many years later.

[@AndrewTSq]

12:19 sounds really like some N64 game for some reason

[@shawnmuench]

Only reason I want this is because the VST has latency! Also think the JV 880 is dope. Course the JD 990 is the best of all of them, but expensive!!

[@1pauluzz1]

1:40 Could be the sound used for the Baywatch theme

[@ratchetboo]

Best in class baby, best in class!!!

[@SRDhain]

This is a classic machine. I owned & used a fully loaded one for a long time, on multiple projects. It sounded so good without doing too much tweaking. Multiple outs meant ease of use at the mixing stage too. Maybe roland will (or are) doing a boutique of this, in which case I'll get one. Thank you for uploading 👍🙏

[@2andrea6]

@Xeraser and Sonic Cell? Is It good?

[@2andrea6]

@Xeraser thanks!

[@simonlittlebass]

I would LOVE a boutique 1080! I’m sure it would be difficult for them to put me together

[@BigRoqq]

What exactly do you do to get your sound? Sounds full and enhanced. Do you use some kind of compressor maximizer, Limer etc?

[@hygromanteia]

At 12:55 it sounds like his musictrack.jp intro music!

[@syncopatemusic2323]

I HAVE IT IN MY STUDIO, MY FATHER GIFTED TO ME AND I NEVER SWITCHED ON .. BIG MISTAKE .. THE PADS ARE FUCKING DOPE! I FALL IN LOVE .. AHAH THANK YOU

[@jeffy1993]

XP50持っていたけど、壊れて捨ててしまったのがすごく後悔。コンデンサー修理してでも持っておくべきだった。

[@MajorOSC]

This and the M1 made up most of the Ridge Racer Soundtrack lol

[@biubis-zh3zj]

Great module sound

[@gcmproductions3499]

D 50, jd 990, xp series,jv and fantom series were good especially fantom x

[@patrikmetal9375]

Sonzeira!!!!🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@วัชรกรโยธาคึก-ห4ด]

ชอบอาจารย์รีวิวไปด้วยโยกท่าทาง555

[@pnx505]

*empieza el video* Mi mente procesando el tono: teengo todo excepto a tiiiiiiiii

[@jpnavarromusic]

PENSE LO MISMO :| Los sonidos de Luis Miguel a full!

[@idk-l8k]

13:48 Super Mario Sunshine Secret course

[@Ad_acta1989]

Great module!

[@Deepscore]

Which patch at 6:50, please?

[@gnh4923]

Exelente !👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎵🎶

[@LordCritish]

おつかれええええええ。

[@Only1Science]

How do I assign sounds to their own midi channel? When I change a sound from midi channel 1 to 2, it changes all sounds to midi channel 2.

[@俺はしたいっ]

ピアノ弾けないけど欲しくなる😂