Roland jd800 the 64 classic factory patches youtube. 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. Let me, for a start, describe the basic idea behind this synth and its architecture. 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. Roland jd800 for sale working perfectly tone tweakers inc.
Enter the legowelt roland jd800 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. Our jd800 patches are available as system exclusive or standard midi files. A true dark horse, this synth made exceptional use of whats known as transwave. If so they are just rom patch cards with new patches for the standard jd 990 waveforms only. The jd800 was introduced in 1991, at a time when menudriven digital synths dominated the market. The jd800 thus became very popular with musicians who wished to.
Feb 03, 20 the roland jd800 is a classic digital synth that stands out for its incredibly handson interface. And if 109 waves arent enough, you can also buy sljd80 sound libraries. Roland jd 800 specifications, pictures, prices, links. Roland jd800 jd 800 jd800 keyboard synth synthesizer mvs1. Jd990 is a multitimbral synthesizer utilizing wavetable samplebased synthesis technology. One thing i never understood about the super jd was the ac power plug that roland installed in the unit. Despite this interesting approach, the jd800 was commercial failure and limited to a short production, then replaced by the enhanced module roland jd 990.
In terms of design, the jd800 is a serious thing or was in 1991. The roland jd800 is a 61 key aftertouch and velocity sensitive, 624 voice 6 part multimbral, digital synthesizer, featuring 14 oscillators 108 samples per patch 64 patches, resonant lowhighband pass filter, dedicated 3stage pitch, 4stage filter, and 4stage amp envelopes, dual lfos triangle, saw, square, random, sh, with. Roland updates jdxa synthesizer with expanded sound library. It gathered programmations created by several sounddesigners who worked for roland. Hi i was wondering if any jd800 owner could do me a favour. The jd800 is designed to make it fun to create sounds. Jul 06, 2017 to celebrate the release of our new ultimate patches for roland jd xi volume iiv, ultimate patches is giving away a free taster pack of 30 premium jd xi patches from the collection.
Roland s cult classic jd 800 digital synthesizer from 1991. If this is the case, you will need to calibrate the unit. Unfollow roland jd 800 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Roland jd800 for sale working perfectly tone tweakers. 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 jd990 is an enhanced version of the jd800 and was the top o the line jdsynth. View and download roland jd800 owners manual online.
Check out the roland jd800 technical specifications page at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. The jd800 has 109 internal waveforms which you can use to create your own sounds. The overall architecture of the jd800 is a touch more than that of a jdxa digital part, but the xa as 4 digital parts, so you can have up two twelve digital layers. Roland jd800 synthesizer see below for the roland mvs1 vintage synth module. The roland jd800 factory patches are not included in the jd850 library.
The quality of the patches you can make is excellent. Roland jd800 jd 800 jd800 keyboard synth synthesizer m. The jaydee eight hundred is one of those quieter names in the synth world, a bipolar case, perceived to be a gem by the synthfreaks but overlooked by pretty much everyone else, hence its. 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 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. One of the most powerful and tactile synthesizers ever made. Missed a few features as id be typing here forever but it easily covers jd800, d50, jp, jupiter, jx and sh09,202,101 territory comfortably and can be rather convincing in its emulation of a few other classic non roland synths too with the lp3 sounding very. The sound is classic late 80searly 90s roland crystalline, powerful, with quality effects. It is a rompler with internal waveshapes or samples stackable upon each other, so that you can have a patch made of four sounds.
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. They were programmed by henrik appelt, a danish sounddesigner. Make sure you have backed up any data you wish to keep before performing these procedures. Jul 01, 2016 missed a few features as id be typing here forever but it easily covers jd800, d50, jp, jupiter, jx and sh09,202,101 territory comfortably and can be rather convincing in its emulation of a few other classic non roland synths too with the lp3 sounding very oberheim like with the resonance reigned in. 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. Legowelt has released roland jd800 sample kit, a free sound pack featuring 350 wav samples recorded from the legendary roland jd800 synthesizer enter the legowelt roland jd800 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. Roland, jd800, jd990, kawai, k5000s, ensoniq and fizmo are trademarks of.
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. These demos are 100% roland jd990, straight from the master stereo outputs no other effects were applied. For the roland jd 800 and of course, the jd990 sound module. Full sysex implementation transmits all slider movements to program another jd800 or jd990 unit but unit ids must be matched. Its a greatsounding synth which is also beautiful to look at. When using the free kontakt player, this library will only work for 15 minutes in demo mode. Roland clan forums view topic jd800 factory patches. Studio repair nikolaus riehm gear guts gallery synthesizer picture album. That list includes just about all of the jd800 stock waves if im not mistaken, and stuff from the d50, and stuff from other roland things. The string ensemble sljd rom card set is rare as rocking horse, it took me forever to.
I consider it more of an analog than a digital instrument. The roland jd800 is a digital synthesizer that was manufactured between 1991 and 1996. 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. Professionally serviced and working perfectly, unlike most. Roland page at synthzone jd800 center great jd800 fan page jd800 stuff.
The classic roland jd800, from an era the early 90s when the analog revival had already started, and roland implemented a digital synthesizer with analogstyle controls. The jd990 is also compatible with jv80 and jd800 expansion boards and can hold one internal expansion board. List of the eight original sound card sound libraries text source. The jdxa is a unique crossover synth that brings together analog warmth and digital versatility in one. 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. 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. Roland jd800 vs jd990 vintage synth explorer forums. To celebrate the release of our new ultimate patches for roland jdxi volume iiv, ultimate patches is giving away a free taster pack of 30 premium jdxi patches from the collection. Finally, they published a 64 patches book named patchbook 1. 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. Mike lindup plays through some of the patches on his roland jd 800. In the introduction to the manual, it is stated that rolands. Roland responded by creating a synth that they wanted to be easy to program and play. Touched by sound is a german company furth which produced 4 soundbanks for the roland jd800 distributed on 3.
The roland jd800 is a classic digital synth that stands out for its incredibly handson interface. Keep in mind that sending these soundbanks to your synth will erase all datas stored in your jd800jd990 internal memory click here if you need some help or indications on how to transfer these soundbanks to your jd800 roland roland produced and distributed 8 double rom cards sets sljd8001 to sljd8008 for his own synth. Super jupiter filmscape ultradance wondersynth supersound wonder mix prices. If theirs two polyphonic vintage synths that sound the greatest, its the yamaha cs80 and the roland jd800 youve already got the cs80 done unfortunately no one knows how good the jd800 is and those who do know of it think its merely a great new age pad synth. Considered the rack version of the famous jd800, even though the module is more. The jd 990 is an enhanced version of the jd 800 and was the top o the line jd synth. The roland jd990 super jd is a module version of roland jd800 synthesizer with expanded capabilities, which was released in 1993. 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. 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.
This synth has so much depth it seems like you have to be an engineer to fully realize its power. Noise itself is the result of improperly trimmed dac digital analog converter. If a unit is not listed here, it does not have an initialization procedure that is userexecutable. It was made with tons of panel controls at a time when that was unfashionable late 80s, early 90s. Roland jd 800 soundfonts sf2 by amberly peart issuu. Joining synthonia will enable you to have your apps or your patches easily accessible by a vast number of potential buyers. The programming is excellent particularly the multis and the arpeggio patches. Roland jd990 user can order the jd800 trilogy as well.
The jd800 is rolands answer to half a decade of hardtoprogram synthesizers. Forum for jd, jv, xp and xv synthesizers from 1990s. Welcome to the mighty sor revolution jd800990 bundle your chance to get 192 unique patches for the cult synthesizer roland jd800990. Ive always wanted to own a roland jd 800 and now i feel like i do using these samples for kontakt. The synthesizer features many knobs and sliders for patch editing. Many of these procedures will erase all memory in the unit. Legowelt has released roland jd800 sample kit, a free sound pack featuring 350 wav samples recorded from the legendary roland jd800 synthesizer.
The full collection includes 720 patches over 4 volumes. The classic roland jd 800, from an era the early 90s when the analog revival had already started, and roland implemented a digital synthesizer with analogstyle controls. It is also an interesting and great sounding digital synth with incredible flexibility and control. I really like synthesizers that are fully handson and i dont do well with excessive menu diving. Vintage expansion patches hack well not a hack, more like a work around. In terms of design, the jd 800 is a serious thing or was in 1991. Patches i created some pretty cool choir patches for it. Despite this interesting approach, the jd800 was commercial failure and limited to a short production, then replaced by. Get 30 free ultimate patches for roland jdxi synthesizer. P ersonally, this is my favourite modern roland synthesizer. The jd 800 has 109 internal waveforms which you can use to create your own sounds.
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