Description
Late-model Super JD Synth Module from 1993. It features one SR-JV80 expansion slot plus PCM and Data card slots. It is supplied with the wonderful SR-JV80-04 Vintage Synth expansion board
The JD-990 was the final model in the JD series and was an enhanced version of the JD-800 keyboard. It predated the JV-series synths, but came with a better filter than the later synths. It’s the filter and improved sound quality of the JD-990 that make it desirable
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“The expansion boards are totally worth having for two reasons: 1) you get access to some great ROMpler voices, and 2) you gain access to the raw waveforms on the expansion boards for adding into your own custom patches”
“Roland have got just about everything right with the JD990 — it sounds superb straight out of the box and its extensive bag of tricks are under the control of a user interface that anyone can handle” – Sound on Sound
“In a bunch of places JD-990 is called “Best Roland Ever Made” and I agree”
“Worth every penny second hand, esp if a clean unit that’s not been bashed around. The JD filter is like nothing on earth. I have a 990 and an 800 and love them both for different reasons (and same reasons i.e the filter)”
“I use (and have for a long time) many soft synths, but this is one of those bits of hardware that just seems quite unique and feels hard to replace”
“To my ears, the Vintage board sounds best in the JD-990”
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Feature
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JV-1010
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XV-3080
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XV-5080
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Polyphony
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24
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28
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64
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64
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64
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128
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128
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SR-JV expansion slots
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1
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1
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4
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8
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1
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4
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4
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SRX expansion slots
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2
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4
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Other expansion slots
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Data + PCM
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Data + PCM
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Data + PCM
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Data
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Smart Media
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Smart Media
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Outputs
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4 (four stereo)
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4 (two stereo)
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4 (two stereo)
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6 (three stereo)
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2
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6
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8 + SP/DIF
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Effects
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Chorus, reverb, EQ + more
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Chorus, reverb
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Chorus, reverb, EFX – 1 x 40
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EFX – 3 x 40
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EFX
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Studio quality
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Studio quality
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Preset Performances
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32
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32
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64
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64
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64
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64
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Preset Patches
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128
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320
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512
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640
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895
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1152
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1152
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Preset Rhythm Sets
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2
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2
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23
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23
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User Performances
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16
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16
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32
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32
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64
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64
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User Patches
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64
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64
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128
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128
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128
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128
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128
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User Rhythm Sets
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1
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1
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2
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2
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4
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4
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Modulation
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yes
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Matrix
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Matrix
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Sample playback
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yes
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Display
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80 x 320 px
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Small, two lines
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Medium
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320 x 80 px
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Very small
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Large
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80 x 320 px
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Format
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2U
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1U
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2U
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2U
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1/2U
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2U
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2U
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Production date
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1993
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1992
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1994-2001
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1997-2001
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1999
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2000
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2000
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In very good, used condition with just a few case marks. Backup battery replaced & unit reverted to factory settings. Supplied with a SR-JV80-04 Vintage Synth expansion board
Tested & working 100%. Photos show the synth for sale
