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JV-50

Roland JV-50

JV-50
JV-50 (image courtesy of Roland)

Released: 1993

MSRP: $1295US

Synopsis:

JV-35 with SMF player and floppy drive Architecture Class: Rompler.

Ebay Description:

The Roland JV-50 is a 61 key (aftertouch and velocity sensitive), 14-28 voice (multitimbral), digital GS/GM compatible synthesizer, featuring 1-2 oscillators (with FM), a resonant low-pass filter, an ADR envelope, vibrato (with delay), reverb/chorus, PCM and program card slots, 512 patches (256 editable), 18 rhythm sets (9 editable), 3.5" DSDD floppy drive, SMF compatible sequencer, and MIDI.

Physical

Form Factor Dimensions Weight Audio Input Audio Output Communication Port Control Input Control Output Switch Input Power
61 keys W:1011mm(39.8125in) D:289mm(11.4375in) H:92mm(3.625in) 6.6kg(14.5lbs) no stereo MIDI IN/OUT1/OUT2 MIDI MIDI sustain 9VDC 1.2A (ACK-120)

Interface

Compatibility Multitimbral Memory Program Memory External Storage External Programming UI Input UI Output
JV-30 JV-35 JV-50 W-50 GS/GM 8 GS-preset-tones:226 user-tones:256 preset-drum-set:9 user-drum-set:9 MIDI-SysEx floppy-drive:3.5"DSDD MIDI-SysEx menu based LCD display

Architecture

Multitimbral Polyphony Unison Architecture
16 28|14 (1|2 tones) optional-VE-GS1:28(JV-35) optional-VE-JV1:28|14|7(JV-80) no PCM->DCF->DCA

Output

Effects Pan Modulator Volume Modulator Headphone
reverb chorus key MIDI-CC10 MIDI-CC7 ENV velocity yes

Control

Arpeggiator Arpeggiator External Sequencer Sequencer Memory Sequencer External Continuous Program Change
no N/A SMF player:17-track recorder:1-track disk MIDI bend-lever mod-lever MIDI-CC0-96 MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC5 MIDI-CC6 MIDI-CC7 MIDI-CC10 MIDI-CC11 MIDI-CC91 MIDI-CC93 MIDI-CC100 MIDI-CC101 MIDI

Keyboard

Key Pressure Chord Memory External Control External Sustain Key Scaling Velocity Curves
channel no MIDI-SysEx MIDI pedal no 1

Sample

Stereo Sample Depth Sample Rate Sample RAM Sample ROM Sample Points Sample Trigger Sample Loop Sample Edit
no 16bit ? no ? N/A N/A N/A no

Source

Name Signal Class Waveform Octave Range Amplitude Modulator Harmonics Modulator Pitch Modulator Wave Assign Modulator
Sample digital preset - no FM Vibrato bend-lever MIDI-PitchBend portamento no

Filter

Name Signal Class IC Resonant Shape Frequency Modulator Resonance Modulator Shape Modulator
TVF digital ? yes low pass no no no

Envelope

Name Level Rate Loop Polarity Trigger Level Modulator Rate Modulator
ENV - attack decay release no yes no no no

LFO

Name Waveform Delay Polarity Sync Delay Modulator Level Modulator Rate Modulator
Vibrato triangle? yes no no no MIDI-CC1 mod-lever no
Rompler Models
D-50 D-550 D-10 D-20 D-110 D-5 U-110 U-20
U-220 D-70 MT-32 MT-100 LAPC-I CM-32L CM-32P CM-64
SC-55 MT-120 CM-300 CM-500 SC-155 SC-33 SC-55MKII SC-50
MT-120S MT-200 SC-88 SC-88VL SC-55ST SC-88ST SC-88Pro SC-88STPro
SC-880 SC-8850 SC-8820 MC-303 MC-505 JX-305 MC-307 JD-800
JD-990 JX-1 JV-80 JV-880 JW-50 JV-30 JV-35 JV-50
W-50 JV-90 JV-1000 JV-1080 XP-50 XP-10 JV-2080 JP-8000
JP-8080 XP-60 XP-80 XP-30 JV-1010 M-DC1 M-OC1 M-SE1
M-VS1 M-BD1