JV-880

Roland JV-880

Released: 1992

MSRP: $899US

Synopsis:

Rack JV-80 with an extra stereo output. Architecture Class: Rompler.

Ebay Description:

The Roland JV-880 is a 1U rack (aftertouch and velocity sensitive), 7-28 voice (4|8-part multimbral), digital synthesizer, featuring 1-4 oscillators (129 samples with FM) per patch (192 patches, 64 editable), resonant low|high|band pass filter, dedicated (4-stage) pitch, filter, and amp envelopes, dual LFOs (sine, triangle, saw-up|down, square, random, peak-hold with offset and attack|decay), portamento, reverb/chorus, PCM and program card slots, 1 rhythm set, dual stereo outputs, and MIDI.

Physical

Form Factor	Dimensions	Weight	Audio Input	Audio Output	Communication Port	Control Input	Control Output	Switch Input	Power
1U rack	W:482mm(19in) D:358mm(14.125in) H:45mm(1.8125in)	4.2kg(9.25lbs)	no	stereo:2	MIDI IN/OUT/THRU	MIDI	MIDI	no	16W AC

Interface

Compatibility	Multitimbral Memory	Program Memory	External Storage	External Programming	UI Input	UI Output
JV-80 JV-880 JV-90 JV-1000 W-50	preset-performance:32 user-performance:16 card:same	preset-patches:128 user-patches:64 rhythm-set:1 card:same	MIDI-SysEx Program-card:M-256E PCM-card:SO-PCM1	MIDI-SysEx	menu based	LCD display

Architecture

Multitimbral	Polyphony	Unison	Architecture
4\|8	28\|14\|7 (tones:1\|2\|4)	no	PCM->DCF->DCA

Output

Effects	Pan Modulator	Volume Modulator	Headphone
reverb chorus	key MIDI-CC10	aftertouch MIDI-CC LFO1/2 key MIDI-CC7 A-ENV velocity	yes

Control

Arpeggiator	Arpeggiator External	Sequencer	Sequencer Memory	Sequencer External	Continuous	Program Change
no	N/A	no	N/A	N/A	MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC5 MIDI-CC6 MIDI-CC7 MIDI-CC10 MIDI-CC11 MIDI-CC38 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	variable	7

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	sample:129	-	no	FM	aftertouch MIDI-CC LFO1/2 MIDI-PitchBend P-EG portamento	no

Filter

Name	Signal Class	IC	Resonant	Shape	Frequency Modulator	Resonance Modulator	Shape Modulator
TVF	digital	?	yes	low\|band\|high pass	aftertouch MIDI-CC key LFO1/2 F-EG velocity	aftertouch MIDI-CC	no

Envelope

Name	Level	Rate	Loop	Polarity	Trigger	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
P-EG	4	4	no	yes	no	velocity	key velocity
F-EG	4	4	no	yes	no	velocity	key velocity
A-EG	3	4	no	no	no	no	key velocity

LFO

Name	Waveform	Delay	Polarity	Sync	Delay Modulator	Level Modulator	Rate Modulator
LFO1	sine saw square random1 random2 (with offset)	attack\|decay	no	key	key	aftertouch MIDI-CC	aftertouch MIDI-CC
LFO2	sine triangle saw-up saw-down square random peak-hold (with offset)	attack\|decay	no	key	key	aftertouch MIDI-CC	aftertouch MIDI-CC

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