Roland JV-2080

JV-2080
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ManufacturerRoland
DatesJanuary 1996–2000
Price1399 UKP
Technical specifications
Polyphony64 tones
Timbrality16 part multitimbral
Oscillator4 tones per voice
LFO2 per tone, with eight waveforms
Synthesis typeSample based
Filter1 TVF (Time Variant Filter) per tone, with resonance and its own envelope. 4 filter types (LPF, BPF, HPF, Peaking)
Attenuator1 TVA (Time Variant Amplifier) per tone
Aftertouch expressionChannel and Polyphonic
Velocity expressionInitial and release. Editable crossfade and key range
Storage memory
  • Patches: 1 USER bank of 128 (RAM) + 4 PRESET banks of 128 (ROM) + 1 General MIDI bank of 128 (ROM). 768 total.
  • Rhythm Sets: 1 USER bank of 2 + 4 PRESET banks of 2 + 1 GM bank of 2. 12 total.
  • Performances: 1 USER bank of 32 + 2 PRESET banks of 32. 96 total.
  • Optional 8 ROM expansion slots and 1 RAM card slot.
Input/output
External controlMIDI (in/out/thru)

The Roland JV-2080 is a rack-mount expandable MIDI sound module and an updated version of the Roland JV-1080. Produced by the Roland Corporation, released in 1996, and built on a sample-based synthesis architecture, the JV-2080 provides a library of on-board sample material and a semi-modular synthesis engine.