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Average rating:
4.8 out of 5
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Hmm... I don't know if I agree with all of the "JD-990 sounds better than a JD-800..." stuff. Lets say if a 990 is a "10", then a well-programmed 800 is a "9.9999999999999999999999995". (In other words......) Plus the sliders DO make a differnce.. One thing to remember, the 990 has 3 years of R/D on the JD-800...and the (slight?) differences aren't 3 years worth, in my opinion.
(Having both makes it easy to compare..)
I wish Roland would have put out a revised JD-800 with the 990 guts...a "JD-900" perhaps? Killer.
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Well simply,this is the best thing ever made by Roland. This great 990 will be the best synths textures generator. If u can buy one,go for it and sell your shitty 1080 ...series. everything is really top of the line with it.
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the best of all pcm-based synth module from roland.sound analogue.especially using it with the vintage synth exp. board.the weak point is just 24-note polyphony,most of the patches used 4 tones to form a patch,so u only get 6-note polyphony on 6 patches at multi/performance program,it's not enough,as a result,i'm gonna get the second one.cheers!
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This thing sounds phenominal. Great fat pads, basses and strings are outstanding. Better than any other roland synth IMHO. It kicks most VA's in the ass. Great onboard effects. Most people seem to have forgotten about this great synth so you can find em cheap. Realistic instruments are just OK. Use it for analog, strings, and FX and you'll be happy.
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I recently traded my JV1080 1 on 1 for a JD990...Apart from one time a hanging note[too much MIDI-signals], this thing is great!
I mean the editing is so intuitive and 10 times better than on the 1080! I made some sounds myself in 1 hour while on a 1080 it took me half an hour to make one sound due to these 'irritating' menu's,multi-function knobs and pages... Some people say that the JV-serie can do everything the JD can,but this isn't true. My ears are still pretty good, and i can hear the difference clearly,the JD990 is intended in the 1st place as a synth, and NOT as a multi-timbral soundsource!
I don't say the 1080 is bad at all, but the 990 is much better in terms of sound and interface. The ONLY thing i miss are the 64 voices of the 1080 compared to the 24 of the 990, but hey, that's quality over quantity for you...
I use my U220 for acoustic sounds like piano/bass/guitars. The JD990 isn't meant for this, but for synthetic sounds and FX...(Bytheway, the U220 is a great addition to the 990 for more poppy/'real' sounds...)
The visual editing of the filter-slopes, envelopes and FX routings are very inspiring to me.Pity it has only 64 user-memories...Well, if it's full, you just program sounds on the fly...
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