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SRJV8001

SRJV8001Pop
SoundExpansionBoard

ThisisthefirstinthelonglineofexpansionboardsthatRolandproducedinthecourseof
severalyears.TheSRJV80Popexpansionboardcameoutataboutthesametimeas
Roland'sJV80synthesizerandJV880module,andwasdesignedtoenhancethosedevices,
thankstonewwaveformsthatweremissingintheirinternalROM.
TheJV80andJV880onlyhadroomforoneexpansionboard,butsincethecardswere
successful,Rolandstartedaddingroomformorethanjustonlyonecaseinpoint,whenthey
producedtheincrediblysuccessfulmoduleJV1080(thatwasconsideredandstillis,an
"industrystandardforROMplers"),theyofferedroomforfourexpansionboards.Justafew
yearslater,RolandofferedeightslotsintheirJV2080,thesuccessortothe1080.
ThePopboardisoftenunderestimatedbecause,beingthefirstoffered,containswaveformsthatwereaddedinthestandard
ROMoftheinstrumentsthatfollowed,andpeoplewhoownlatermodelssuchasJV1080,XP80andJV2080don'tthink
theyneed"moreofthesame"breadandbuttersounds:butevenifthat'sthecase,thisboardcontainscertainwavesand
patchesthatarenotavailableanywhereelse.
"Pop"isthenameofthiswaveexpansionboard,andcertainlyitdoesagoodjobofprovidingallthestapleinstrumentsused
inpop,suchaspianos,bass,organs,saxophones,choirsandstrings.It'salsonoteworthytheadditionofafewwaveforms
inD50style,briefattackofverycharacteristicsounds,suchasbreathyflutes,pads,evenPWMwaveformsfromwhichto
startmoldingyoursounds.
Eventhoughthisboarddoesn'treceivetheacclaimofothermorefamousboardsinthisseriesi.e.,theSession,
Orchestral,Vintageor'60s&'70s,itstillisavalidtoolforanymusicianwhoownsoneoftheJV/XPseriesofinstruments.

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audiodemo
001770Grand1

Gorgeousconcertgrandpianoinstagesetting.770referstoRoland'sthentopofthelinesampler,
theS770.Thewaveformsusedforthispatchwereprobablytakenbysamplesdevelopedforthe
770.

002MIDI3Grand

Beautifulexampleofthe"LApiano",amixbetweenacousticandFMelectricpiano.Definitelya
stapleofpopballads.

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00460sE.Piano

AniceWurli

006PopRhodes

SparklyFenderRhodeswithplentyofniceeffects

009Clav1x4

SuperbHohnerClavinetpatch!

012BalladOrg.1

Charming,cleanHammondpatchseveralofthesetypesoforganwaveformswerecontainedin
thestandardROMoflaterXP/JPinstruments.

014StereoOrgan

NiceLeslieeffect,instereo

015JazzOrgan3

Niceandwoody

01960sOrganx4

ClassicVox/Farfisa

020PipeOrgan4

Nice.Theaftertouchcontrolsthevolume.

021Church

Stupendouspreset!Mixesthepipeorganwiththenewchoirwaveformsofthisboard.

024SnowBells

Remindsofearlysampledsoundsinthe80s.

025Ac.Bass1

Accurateandwarmsampledjazzcontrabass

030JazzBass

ClassicJacoPastoriusstylefretlessFenderJazzbasssound

036BassicHouse

Basedonthenewsynthsawwaveforms,aclassicHousebass

039SyncBass

Interestingsynthbass

042SuperNylon

Outstandingclassicalguitar!

043JazzGuitar

Warmhollowbody

047Banjo1

Verynice,verynice...

057Shakupeace

Herewestartwiththemoreesotericsounds...thisShakuhachiwouldworkwellforNewAge

058Cimbalom1

Ilovethesoundofthisinstrument

059Sanza1

akaMbira

061PrayingMonk

Coolvelocityprogramming,greatforethnicstyles

063RaviSitar

Anodtothesitar'smostnotedperformer,RaviShankar

064MysticMount

Moreethnicgoodnessfromthisboard

066VirtuosoVln

Veryexpressive,usefulformanygenres

068ContraBass

Extremelyaccuratesampling

071NewStrings

Niceattack

073JazzyFlute

Oneofthebestsoundsonthisboard!!!Aclassicbreathyjazzflute

075Clarinet

Hypnoticclarinet

083TurboTenor

Veryclean,inspired,andrealistic

084BaritoneSax

Realistic

091BigBandBrass

Verypowerful!

097HarmonicaSw

Classiccowboycampfiresounds

099Accordian2

Anexcellentaccordion

100BladeRunner

Morespecialfx,thistimetheytookinspirationfromthemovieBladeRunner

101MondoChord1

Hugeandpowerful!!!

105Gladiators

Martialsynth

106Enniumill

Millenniumsynthbeautiful,withanexcellentfiltersweep

107Vaseline1

Gorgeousnewagepad,withcrystalsfloatingallaround

112JVVektors

IncrediblepatchinspiredbythefamedKorgWavestation,thisisabeautiful,evolvingpadthat
bringsinandmorphssoundelements.

122StarryNight

ClassicFairlightstylevoxpad

126SoloMonoFXM

AmazingsynthsolothatutilizesRoland'sFXM

128CubicLead

Leadfrom808State'sclassicsong?

133PolySynth

Solid,fatpoly,very1980s

138HadeesHiway

Ominousfxpad

140ImperialSwrd

StarWarssounds

142HouseDrums

Typicalearly90sdrums,plusTablas

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