Bad Gear - Roland JV-1080

Become a Patron and get access to music clips from the show, additional content, Bad Gear samples and even more AudioPilz madness Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world’s most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Roland JV-1080. Is this classic Roland rack synth the Roland Cloud of the 90s? Can these sounds still be used in modern music production or do we have to subscribe to Zenology? Can it hold up with analog synths? Check out Don Solaris’ webpage for in depth knowledge on the 1080: Chapters: 00:00 Intro tune 01:06 Overview Roland JV1080 01:49 Wave Generators (Waveforms, Samples) 03:02 General Midi 03:12 Synth Engine (Cross Mod, Filter, LFOs, Envelopes, Modulation) 03:47 Patch Structure (Booster, Ring Mod) 04:06 Presets 04:29 Effects (Insert, Send, Reverb) 04:41 Rhythm Kits (Drums) 04:51 Performance Mode (Multitimbrality) 05:02 Expansion Cards - “The 90s Cloud“ 05:35 Manual, Build Quality, Outputs, Pricing 05:55 Hate 06:22 Jam 1 (Classic Sounds) 07:11 Jam 2 (Synth Tweakery) 08:04 Finale 08:34 Verdict