Feb 03, 20 the roland jd800 is a classic digital synth that stands out for its incredibly handson interface. Full sysex implementation transmits all slider movements to program another jd 800 or jd 990 unit but unit ids must be matched. Those sounds remind me 90s video gamestv ost and music i grew up with. Vintage expansion patches hack well not a hack, more like a work around. It is also an interesting and great sounding digital synth with incredible flexibility and control. Thousands of new sounds for over 100 synths and samplers. The sljd80 sets have a pcm card with new waveforms and a rom patch card that utilise those waveforms the patches were programmed on the jd 800 so can be read by the 990, but obviously use no 990 features. The jd is also one of roland first multi timbral synths and up to six parts using up to 24 voices could be played at once. They were programmed by henrik appelt, a danish sounddesigner.
The jd 800 thus became very popular with musicians who wished to. View and download roland jd 800 owners manual online. But by that time the prices of old analog synths had started rising again and suddenlyvirtual analog became the next big thing. If your computer has a midi interface or sound card connected to the usb port, you can use your midi interface to load in the sounds. Roland responded by creating a synth that they wanted to be easy to program and play.
By the way, can you get jd 990 and 800 patches on a jv1080. Get the most from your roland jd 800 editor and librarian with fast and easy parameter editing, unparalleled bank organization, inspirational patch randomization, plugin support for au, vst3, vst2, aax, and unmatched daw integration. If you want to see an editor for this synth, give us your feedback on the patch base voting page, to let us know. One thing i never understood about the super jd was the ac power plug that roland installed in the unit. Yes, you can use those cards in the jd 800 and 990. A short demo of the sounds from a custom set i built up over the years. There are several different types of keys used on the roland keyboards, so you will need to make sure you order the correct style click on the link for your keyboard below. Jupiter textures roland jd 800 jd 990 card sound source patches synthesizer. The main screen is the jd xa librarians primary workspace. Touched by sound is a german company furth which produced 4 soundbanks for the roland jd800 distributed on 3.
Roland jd800 the 64 classic factory patches youtube. Its hands on approach is what makes it stand above, and a sound quality that is better than the jv series. Check out the roland jd800 creating a split patch page at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. Patch organizer free patches jd 800 dac calibration. Check out the roland jd800 technical specifications page at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. I love my jd 800, its usually the 1st synth i mess with when i fire up my gear. Your link is exactly what i asked for in my previous post. Find great deals on ebay for roland 800 and roland rd800. The sound is classic late 80searly 90s roland crystalline, powerful, with quality effects. All cubase known patch script files for roland, korg, yamaha, access, kurzweil, alesis, emu, waldorf, boss, novation, and more. Enter the legowelt roland jd 800 sample kit 350 wav samples from rolands 1992 flagship monster synth colossal juicy thick basses, bizarre unearthly pads, uncanny strings, mystifying effects, entrancing chords and lots lots more all ready for u to use in your sampler, daw, tracker, workstation, mpc, octatrack or whatever u use.
Roland jd 800 synthesizer see below for the roland mvs1 vintage synth module. Covered in sliders that act as dedicated editors just like a classic analog synth, the jd 800 is an extremely programmable and handson digital synthesizer. The jd800 is nearly 25 years old, but its still visually and acoustically stunning state of the art, irrespective of its age. Dec 27, 2015 patch converter jd800 jd990 free patches 61 bank total jd800 factory patches converted to jd990 format srjv04 vintage expansion jv patches srjv04 vintage expansion jd patches can be used in any super jv, xp and xv synthesizer, and in jd990 of course. If i needed to reduce my studio equipment to just three synthesizers. Discuss any issues around nords keyboards, share your favorite patches, samples, and music. This unofficial forum is dedicated to the clavia nord keyboards, including the nord stage, nord electro and nord piano. Patches i created some pretty cool choir patches for it. This area communicates directly with the jd xa, and its where you transfer patches to and from the synths patch memories. The sounds on the patch cards are very rich and often better than the internal sounds. Roland super jd 990 synthesizer module 1993 roland jd 800 rackmount version of the keyboard synthesizer with great enhancements but sacrifying the realtime controls galore. Superluminal represents a collection of roland jd 990 patches that showcase my journey programming this awesome synth. Roland jd 800 custom patches published on jul 15, 2019 joakim floke is jd 800 the unnamed king of digital synths.
Using the jd 800 as a giant midi slider box i havent been able to resist trying to use the jd 800 s large number of controls to run other stuff, mainly native instruments reaktor software. At that time, spectrasonics president eric persing was deeply involved in developing all the core waveforms and factory preset sounds for the legendary jd800 synthesizer. The roland jd800 is a 90sera digital synth, featuring a multitude of tactile sliders and realtime parameter controls. I can only repeat myself, how wonderful your panel is. The rack version of the groundbreaking jv80, roland s flagship synth of 1992. Eventually they started creating digital synths with banks of sliders and controls to match those on analog synths the rather ottlooking roland jd 800 for instance.
Roland jd 800 best vintage digital pad synthesizer. Unfollow roland jd 800 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. I bought a jd 990 around 99 when i was more into rack gear, but the past few years ive only been using keyboard synths. The roland jd 800 is a 90sera digital synth, featuring a multitude of tactile sliders and realtime parameter controls. Roland jd800 sticky keys service repair heres a very quick guide to sorting out the infamous roland jd800 sticky key problem as you are only allowed 10 images, im sorry if it is not too clear. It also was when roland started to add more internal effects to its synths and the jds effect section had a good selection including reverb. Roland jd800 vs jd990 vintage synth explorer forums. Released in 1985 the jx10 super jx combines two individual jx8ps for an outstandingly warm, rich and analog sound which is still used in many modern studios all over the world. Highlighting the versatility of the synths analogdigital crossover engine, this collection of 16 brand new programs provides an electric mix of sounds including electric pianos, fm, wurly, hammond, and clavinet patches. Its rackmount design and impressive power and functionality within the studio paved way for the hugely successful jvseries rack modules which lead, ultimately, to the xvseries monstermodules. The jd 800 is roland s answer to half a decade of hardtoprogram synthesizers. Nop no outboard gear in this video, it is straight through the audio interface to the computer. Look for intrepiderie on itunes, amazon, cd baby and others. Roland jd 800 resource centre jd 800 software patches.
Its hands on approach is what makes it stand above, and a. Roland jd 800 soundfonts sf2 by amberly peart issuu. Finally, they published a 64 patches book named patchbook 1. It is equipped with 6 mb of rom containing wavetables, four sets of stereo outputs that are assignable to individual, internal, instruments, and standard midi inout. The patches feature some great evolving pads, powerful basses, moody electric pianos. It is a rompler with internal waveshapes or samples stackable upon each other, so that you can have a patch made of four sounds. Here i have a full set of patches created by me just with in a few months of. The jd 990 contains 195 highquality waveforms derived from the jd 800, an enormous number of parameters to edit, and a fast to use, intuitive display to program it. Midi quest roland jd800 editor and librarian for windows. The jd 990 is also compatible with jv80 and jd800 expansion boards and can hold one internal expansion board. Our website and phones are open, but shipping may take a few extra days, for the safety of our team. I wish roland to release vst emulations of all these synths at some point just to keep this synth legacy alive.
Roland clan forums view topic free roland ultimate jd. Let me, for a start, describe the basic idea behind this synth and its architecture. The roland jd800 is a digital synthesizer that was manufactured between 1991 and 1996. Despite this interesting approach, the jd800 was commercial failure and limited to a short production, then replaced by the enhanced module roland jd 990. Jd 990 is a multitimbral synthesizer utilizing wavetable samplebased synthesis technology. The synthesizer features many knobs and sliders for patch editing. Sep 15, 20 roland jd800 the 64 classic factory patches. Hi i was wondering if any jd800 owner could do me a favour. One of erics jd800 factory patches called crystal rhodes became another instant classic digital sound and was used on nearly every pop record of that era. The jd 990 is an enhanced version of the jd 800 and was the top o the line jd synth. Our jd800 patches are available as system exclusive or standard midi files.
Roland jd800 jd 800 jd800 keyboard synth synthesizer mvs1. The jd800 is designed to make it fun to create sounds. Roland jd800 1991 classic realtime digital synthesizer with total edit. I cant open that link, but a few weeks ago started giving away a free taster pack of 30 jd xi patches from the collection they sell. Software and patches for the jd 800 and jd 990 there are very good professional software supporting the roland jd 800 and jd 990, but if you want a nonpay choice, this are the best. Its not your standard three prong or even two prong ac that roland has in many of its older synths. List of the eight original sound card sound libraries text source. This synth has so much depth it seems like you have to be an engineer to fully realize its power. There are a couple of vids on youtube with the factory sounds so i just need the patch data to compare it to. Despite this interesting approach, the jd800 was commercial failure and limited to a short production, then replaced by the enhanced module roland jd.
The roland jd 990 super jd is a module version of roland jd 800 synthesizer with expanded capabilities, which was released in 1993. If so they are just rom patch cards with new patches for the standard jd 990 waveforms only. The synthesizer features many knobs and sliders for patch editing and performance control features that some manufacturers, including roland, had been omitting in the name of streamlining since the inception of the yamaha dx7. And the waveform card is the essential one the data card only has a set of sounds on it which not even use the waveforms to 100%. One of the most powerful and tactile synthesizers ever made. Jupiter textures roland jd800 jd990 card sound source patches synthesizer. From the cosmic interlude of the patch superluminal to some seriously epic pads such as vista grande, the jd still has what it takes in 2020. Make sure you have backed up any data you wish to keep before performing these procedures. This synth was the first roland synth to be fitted with a quality 76 note keyboard with velocity and aftertouch. See more ideas about this or that questions, yamaha keyboard and recorder music. I could ramble on about roland s digital flagships d50, jd 800, vsynth all night. Large sound library for many roland synths including the jd800. Noise itself is the result of improperly trimmed dac digital analog converter.
Royalty free house and break beat music check out the track called children. The overall architecture of the jd 800 is a touch more than that of a jd xa digital part, but the xa as 4 digital parts, so you can have up two twelve digital layers. The roland jd800 is one of the synths were considering adding support for in patch base. Replacement keys these plastic keys will replace broken ones on your keyboard. Get the best deals on roland jd 800 when you shop the largest online selection at. The jd800 was introduced in 1991, at a time when menudriven digital synths dominated the market. Many of these procedures will erase all memory in the unit. Roland jd 800 sticky keys service repair heres a very quick guide to sorting out the infamous roland jd800 sticky key problem as you are only allowed 10 images, im sorry if. Loaded with features, players get 100 builtin basic samples, multistage envelopes, roland s effects suit, and the ability to layer four different synths for one patch. I just wanted to compare the jd 800 sound to its patch data. For the roland jd 800 and of course, the jd 990 sound module. Professionally serviced and working perfectly, unlike most.
Roland jd800 the 64 classic factory patches duration. I mean theyre missing in our software collection and they are still inspiring and relevant too. The jd 800 could be expanded via pcm and data cards. Roland clan forums view topic jd800 factory patches.
In terms of design, the jd 800 is a serious thing or was in 1991. Roland jd800 for sale working perfectly tone tweakers inc. Structure a single jd patch is based on pure rompler system, composed by up to. Yamaha motif xs series wind controller breath controller sounds rackxs xs6 xs7 xs8 soundbanks patches sounds programs at patchman music see more.
Jv voice architecture with d70 multitimbral architecture without multi. It gathered programmations created by several sounddesigners who worked for roland. That list includes just about all of the jd 800 stock waves if im not mistaken, and stuff from the d50, and stuff from other roland things. Mike lindup plays through some of the patches on his roland jd 800. Sysex in short term for system exclusive messages is a protocol to transfer system exclusive data between 2 devices to backup or restore data, for example patches, presets and user settings of a device. At that time, spectrasonics president eric persing was deeply involved in developing all the core waveforms and factory preset sounds for the legendary jd 800 synthesizer. There are very good professional software supporting the roland jd 800 and jd 990, but if you want a nonpay choice, this are the best. Roland jd 800 specifications, pictures, prices, links. For example, try for instance patch i22, classic sweeper. Loaded with features, players get 100 builtin basic samples, multistage envelopes, rolands effects suit, and the ability to layer four different synths for one patch. If a unit is not listed here, it does not have an initialization procedure that is userexecutable.
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