Roland JV-880 demos

[@dissonantwaveforms2039]

It’s videos like this that make me wonder why we are all still testing new gear and keyboards for sounds. Peak sound has already been achieved years ago.

[@Joseph-nx3ui]

It’s pretty much a synthesizer arms race at this point, and while things have improved a lot in the realm of performance? I’ll always prefer the rougher, honestly prettier sounds of this era.

[@idletimerap]

And for cheap too. You can cop one of these for the price of a Volca

[@danl9407]

Peak sound has already been achieved years ago- THE BEST QUOTE EVER HEARD! It's like trying to better

[@cheekytygher]

I've had two since new. One of the best synths ever made. Extremely versatile.

[@takugoishii]

Me too

[@itdies2dayyo]

That JP_8 pad is one the best sounding pads i've ever heard.

[@Bhunibelza]

Amazing! I LOVE that warm, rich sound.

[@BishopEddie5443]

The JV-880 is coming back with a vengeance!!! 👍

[@frankmueller77]

It's amazing how they all freaked out back then to listen to such a piano in a Synth. With dynamic filtering, so much better than the U-20. And nowadays you think - what's that? Maybe you can use it for house. So short and thin. But back then... Still love the guitar sounds even today. And the way you've used them hear does them justice for sure!

[@kiskadar69]

IMHO Roland dropped the ball on the JV-880 by not using the Roland U-110/U-220/U-20's piano samples,

[@LittleRichard1988]

@@kiskadar69 But you can get the U series pianos on the JV-880 either with the Piano Selection PCM card or with the Super SRJV expansion board. I did that with my JV-1080 before finally getting a U-220 a couple of years ago. I also prefer the saxophones on the U series which was one of the reasons I got a U-220 in the end.

[@mysterio77690]

very nice sounds! impressive quality, with dynamics pianos and warm analog strings and pad (the 4:15 fairlight pad like is sweet!)

[@adamharris7775]

The Roland JV-880 patch "JV Strings" was heard in the opening/ending theme and 1st episode of the show "The Critic".

[@morrisman64]

Thanks for the great demo

[@patrickshannon5218]

Thanks for sharing, I own one and it has been sitting in my rack for quite a while. I have not really used it much. After hearing your demo, I think I will give it a try again. :)

[@mrdrgonzo]

Love the JV-Heaven patch, would go great in a sci-fi film.

[@nicholasfaith8999]

part's sounded vaguely twin peaks(Laura's theme I believe) for a moment on the piano

[@bernardogui3933]

yes, you are right!!!

[@MrSpasticdancer]

134: jv heaven. such a innocent, optimistic and hopeful synth. its a synth that says come with me into jv heaven

[@fredpayette5146]

Bought one this weekend, pianos and that Flanged Nyln patch sound great !!

[@morrisman64]

+Fred Payette In my opinion one of the best sound modules made during that period and these days you can buy then for around $99.00 a steal.

[@oqueedeuseoquechamadodeus5346]

matando saudade do meu JV 880, quando eu tocava teclado em uma banda de pagode, um teclado PR 510 com este celebro, eu juntava três metais a gosto, dava pra colocar mais instrumento. agora comprei o GR9 mas demorei testar na confiança, agora fui testar não tem os sons nem o demo funciona. e onde concertei meu JV880 que caiu mas acabou a loja de concerto, representante da Roland, eu queria concertar o GR9 mas não consigo endereço de representante aqui no rio de janeiro

[@CngRAMBattery]

You make every synth sound great !!😀

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

Thanks a lot!

[@CngRAMBattery]

@@SynthManiaDotCom I actually found a JV880 at good price: would you recommend it? I have a DX11 at the moment and looking for better strings and pads

[@CngRAMBattery]

I bought it: it’s wonderful!!!

[@johanneschristopherstahle3395]

​@@CngRAMBatteryI think about buying the JV 80. It's cheaper and seems to be easier to edit. The sounds I heard so far are really promising.

[@CngRAMBattery]

@@johanneschristopherstahle3395I have to make a video about my JV880 : there are so many patches to choose from! I like the pizzicato that sound like the “Insomnia” by Faithless…

[@JSoulKeys]

Just bought my jv 880! Can't wait for it to arrive

[@LittleRichard1988]

I did consider getting a Roland JV-880 but I chose the JV-1080 because it has more patches and also because of it's stock drums.

[@gslug1]

I've never really been into ROMplers, but you have made me consider getting one of these. The Slow Strings patch is wonderful.

[@WARDISWARD]

most romplers are full blown synths , with the exclsuion of pulse width . But you cn kinda fake that with a saw+inverted saw and a bit of detuning . Also sync is osc.sync isn't really possible ,except on the roland jd 990 , considered to be best sounding rompler ..with amazing analogue stule sounding iflters

[@dariooliva9272]

expandable and great sounds. but if you edit your own patches its amazing!. only 64 on user memory and 64 more with m-256e card. the vintage synth expansion its awesome!

[@JBsoundhobbyist]

Slow strings patch, or the string tones of it, is/are still used by Vangelis

[@yoniimedjadj8397]

Steel Guitar , the sound of my life 😍❤🎶🎹

[@djshabass]

Great! JV-880 VS JV-1080? I want to try the Saw Tooth Patch on JV-1080 for my talk box.

[@Johnsormani]

I almost have the whole range of these 2x XV3080, JV2080, JV1080, and today the JV880 arrived in the mail. I paid 130€ for it , with is quite a good deal I think. It's in great condition and has a new blue display installed

[@johningram2153]

Dammit, this is what happened last time. I saw a Roland U-110 locally on Facebook Marketplace, then I came to your channel, saw a demo of it and remembered how amazing it was, and felt like $50 for the unit and the 4 cards that came with it was a pretty good deal, and then I bought it. Well, it turns out... it WAS a great deal. Today the deal is not AS good. $215, but still tempting. I'm not gonna buy this one, but these sounds are lovely. Thanks for the demo.

[@jhcmusicii6181]

Had two of these. Now I can't figure out why I got rid of them.

[@kiskadar69]

Great work!

[@CngRAMBattery]

Ciao Paolo, what are your thoughts about the M-VS1 module? I have already the JV880 and love it…do you think the M-VS-1 would be a nice addition in terms of patches? I know it’s unprogrammable bu I am not worried about that, happy to use it as a rompler 😀

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

The M-VS1 was based on the SR-JV80 series Vintage Synth board - check out my website to see if you like those samples: www.synthmania.com/sr-jv80-04.htm

[@zacpiya]

That is the guitar part from Diablo 1!!! such amazing memories! I'm basically sold now!!

[@RaptureMusicOfficial]

Cool JV-880 demo, thanks man!

[@sonjaadamson1714]

The fretless bass sound is also really good. But I also need help! I can't find the drum settings on my JV-880! I've looked everywhere inside the damn thing and could'nt find the drum sounds! Please help.

[@LeadingMotive]

You mean to play them? Go into performance (i.e. multi-timbral) mode and play part 8, which is dedicated to drums. You might have to change MIDI channels for that.

[@zeke917]

If your master controller MIDI TX is set to channel 1, and you want to use the performance mode to record to an eight track sequencer i.e. Alesis MMT8, do you have to sent the MIDI TX unique for each of those patches in the Performance group and make sure they match up to the same for the applicable track on the sequencer? I am assuming you don't have to change the MIDI TX channel on the controller, you can leave it set to 1 (for example)?

[@jaggass]

Can you mix up to 8 sounds together like you can on the JV-80?

[@BenA718]

Play patches can layer 4 sounds; Performance can layer up to 7 plus one percussion layer.

[@alemon22]

i like the piano

[@maxgib9774]

Hi, can i ask to you what Roland expantion to buy between Sr-03 and Srx-02 or Srx11 to run on xv5080 or jv1010/1080(only sx card) for a realer acustic piano? I know that these expantions are old,but if i find one accettable acustic piano i am happy. Regards Massimo

[@ageshero]

aaaaahhh, sounds dope.

[@criz2212]

Just wondering how you assign the sustain pedal mine is not sustaining like for the piano

[@lousekoya1803]

Greatr demo !.....thanks !

[@claymationwaves]

Well that's pretty amazing

[@littlebritain64]

Some people are sure that this synth sounds more organic an dynamic than Jv1080. Opinions?

[@littlebritain64]

@@diluxtube thank you!!

[@kaspariank]

Hi, is the sound library pcm Data rom for U110 is compatible to this ?

[@kiskadar69]

+kev kas No.

[@LittleRichard1988]

No the JV-880 is not compatible with U-110 PCM cards. The cards for the JV-80/880 and JV-1080 are different to the U-110 cards.

[@3OrMoreBones]

looks like im yeeting to ebay again.

[@orlinstoyanov652]

Is there a way to modulate the key to say, a half or whole step up or down? And if so can you store that as a preset to use with a certain sound on a certain song?

[@SynthManiaDotCom]

I don't remember for sure off the top of my head but I think so

[@johanneschristopherstahle3395]

The wave forms should be treated like oscillators, you should be able to 'tune' them.

[@leoardilakeyboard8601]

I have this synthesizer, but I have a problem playing certain keys on the piano I've lost them, I tried restarting them but they still do not sound certain notes, does anyone know what it can be? thanks for help !!!

[@johanneschristopherstahle3395]

Hard to tell. My Yamaha keyboard has keys that go bad and need to be fixed from time to time. Did you check your keyboard with a different expander/midi device/computer?

[@stevenyjtsai]

pretty counds

[@Pan6888]

Fantastic synth even for todays standards that sells for nothing nowdays.

[@Tirso425]

Purchased!

[@JonRiddler]

hey, I'm not really sure what the difference is between this and the 1080 besides release date. The reasons people give for them being different are usually very subjective. What are the actual differences?

[@BenA718]

Hi there. The 1080 is a totally different beast, I have both. The 1080 holds a lot more patches, and you can add 4 expansion cards which are accessible at any time including as part of a Performance patch from the front panel of the unit. The 880 can only hold 1-2 expansion cards (I forget) and the patches are only available one at a time through the Utility menu and you have to load them one at a time; you also lose the patch when you reboot the unit. The 880 is great for taking to gigs if you only want the most basic PCM sounds; if you are doing serious layering or composing you will probably want a 1080/2080/5080. Also, the 880 only supports up to 8 'tracks' in Performance mode; the 1080 supports 16. :) Hope this helps!

[@Byron101_]

muuuch better sound than JV1080... I have both, I prefer JV880.

[@CHRADIO100]

i have one .Power in the PA

[@juanbinckoski]

Hello, are this stock sounds?

[@LittleRichard1988]

Yes