Roland JV-1010 Synthesiser, SR-JV-80 sounds, Vintage Rack Module, Made in Japan
The JV-1010 is a successor to the legendary JV-1080, the synth used on more recordings than any other. It's a 1/2U module with all the sounds from the JV-2080 plus the sounds from the Session expansion module. According to Sound on Sound:
"It might not be much to look at, but the JV1010 is a sonic gold mine. Some of Roland's vocal patches are a bit on the cheesy side, but there are some pretty good ones in there too, and when it comes to warm pads, bright bells, silky strings, sexy saxes, dance stabs or 'big' synth sounds, the JV1010 is up there with the best of them"
The JV-1010 is a half-width rackmount synth in the later Roland style with a black, brushed aluminium front panel, prominent blue & white lettering, rotary encoder for patch editing, rotary part and category / bank switches plus a headphone socket with volume control. In the usual JV style, pushing the volume control plays a phrase from the selected sound. The synth has one stereo output and onboard chorus, reverb & EFX effects. The effects can be enabled on a per-voice basis and stored as part of a preset
"The compact JV-1010 offers the professional sounds of the acclaimed JV-2080 at an incredibly affordable price. It also includes all the sounds from the "Session" expansion board - including Roland's most popular stereo grand piano - and an expansion slot to give users access to the incomparable SR-JV80-Series sound library."
The JV-1010 includes all the sounds from the Session expansion card so has 895 presets as opposed to 640 for the JV-1080. The JV-1010 has 64-note polyphony and an expansion slot so is a very space-efficient way to add sounds to your rack setup
The main differences between the JV-1010 (in this auction), JV-1080, JV-2080 and later models are summarised in this table
The JV-1010 is 16-part multitimbral, 28 voice polyphonic and has 895 built-in and 128 User patches. It has 16 Mb of built-in sound samples and one card slot for an Roland SR-JV80 expansion board. These boards are compatible with all JV models shown above
As well as the usual Midi in, out & thru, the JV-1010 has a computer interface for Mac and PC. Roland publishes information on how to use the JV-1010 with Sound Diver - see links below for details. Sound Diver, now obsolete but still used by many die-hards, was created by eMagic as a sound editor / librarian
Power supply is an external 9 VAC adaptor (supplied) and the unit has a half-width rack format suitable for racking on a 1U rack shelf
1/2U device suitable for mounting on a 19" rack shelf. External 9 VAC power adaptor supplied
Condition
In excellent used condition with moinor marks & rack rash. Comes with original power supply. Photos are of a JV-1010 sold previously
Vintage gear
All vintage gear will have case scratches and marks. It may also have, or develop, noisy pots and switches. I make my descriptions as accurate as possible and note any existing defects. I test each item before shipping but please understand that vintage gear will not be perfect and adjust your expectations accordingly
Payment
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Delivery
Collection from Brighton BN1 or I can send via insured courier. Turnaround up to 3 days, shipping 3-5 days
Returns
Items can be returned within 14 days. Return postage to be paid by the buyer and returned items must be unused, unmarked and as received. Please retain the packaging to reuse