Synths ⇝ Roland ⇝ Roland JD-990

The Roland JD-990 is the rackmount version of the Roland JD-800 with a few extras thrown in. It has 6 megabytes of ROM sounds (two more than the JD-800) and includes many effects including filter, ring modulator, cross-modulation, delay, reverb, phaser, distortion, chorus, and equalization.

It has a lot of expansion potential due to its support for both SL-JD80 expansion cards and the JV80 series of expansion boards.

The JD-990 is known to have been used by Apollo 440, Mirwais, and Prodigy.

Specifications

Year Released: 1993

Polyphony: 24 notes

Multitimbral: 8 parts

Preset Patches: 128

User Patches: 64

Preset Performances: 32

User Performances: 16

Preset Drum Kits: 2

User Drum Kits: 1

ROM: 6MB

Effects: 3-band EQ, distortion, phaser, spectrum enhancer, chorus, delay, reverb

Screen: 320 x 80 pixel backlit LCD

Power Consumption: 23 watts

Dimensions: 482 mm x 281 mm x 88 mm

Weight: 5.1 kg

This is a 2-space rack unit.

User Demo Videos

Rating

Sound Samples

WAV samples are available on freewavesamples.com.

File Downloads

Roland JD-990 Manual

Roland JD-990 Service Notes

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Roland JD-990 Super JD Synthesizer - 16-Voice Polyphony, Advanced Sound Engine - Excellent w/ Power Supply & Manuals ($1,385.25)

Roland JD-990 // JD9D-3 // OZ Perspective // Voice Rom Data Card ($296.01)

Roland JD-990 JD990 SUPER JD SYNTHESIZER MODULE New Internal Battery! ($800)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module 1993 - 1996 - Black (Checked / Warranty / DANCE Expansion) ($1,931.94)

Roland Super JD-990 Synthesizer Module EXPANDED ($1,950)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module 1993 - 1996 - Black ($1,449.86)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module ($900)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module w/ JV80-04 Vintage Synth Expansion Board ($1,080)

Roland Super JD-990 w/ Vintage Expansion Card ($1,150)

Roland JD-990 Synthesizer Rack // THE best rack synth of all times ($1,993.55)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module 1993 - 1996 - Black ($1,872.73)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module 1993 - 1996 - Black ($875)

Roland Super JD-990 // JD9D-1 // Modern Masters // Voice Rom Data Card ($344.34)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module - Black ($800)

Roland JD-990, Serviced, Nice! ($1,000)

Roland JD-990 Synth Patches • 11 Bank Set - Digital Download ($40)

Roland JD-990 BRAND NEW replacement LED Screen Display!! JD990 !! JD 990 LOW PRICE!! ONLY FEW LEFT !! ($129.05)

Roland - JD-990 , JV-880 , JV-990 , XV-5050 - Rotary Potentiometer with switch ($19.90)

Roland JD-800 / JD-990 // PN-JD80-02 // DANCE ROM card set ($271.85)

Roland JD-800 JD-990 Yellow ($149)

Roland - JD-990 , HP-330E/530E/535/1300e/1600e , FP-9 - Power switch ($7.90)

Roland JD-990 (NEW) LED Graphic Display ! ($178.48)

Roland JD-990 V. 1.05 firmware upgrade Update EPROM latest OS JD990 chip ic ($18.06)

Roland JD-990 V1.05 OS EPROM! NEW! ($18.99)

Graphic Display Upgrade - Roland JD-990 LED Graphic Display Upgrade ! ($178.48)

ROLAND JD-990 OWNERS MANUAL I USER GUIDE synthesizer module VINTAGE SYNTH DEALER ($69.99)

Roland JD-990 (NEW) Custom Negative Black LED Display ! ($178.48)

ROLAND JD-990 JD990 Full set of 32 Pushbutton Tact Switches Panel Switch ($16.25)

Roland Classic LED Screen Display For JD-990 // Brand New ($100)

Roland JD-990 Oz Perspective Sound Card JD9D-3 ($155)

Roland Super JD-990 Original Manual ($69)

Roland - FP-1,HP237/1800,JD-990,JV -1000,RM-700, KR-770 - New Power Cord ($22.90)

Roland - D50 ,D550,D10, D20, D110,JD 800, JD 990 - battery ($3.99)

Roland PN-JD80-05 for JD-990/800 ($120)

Roland SR-JV80-11 Techno Collection Expansion Board, for 1080 2080 JD-990 XP ... ($131.80)

Roland JD-800 / JD-990 Sound Bank - "Atmospheric Textures and FX with Special Percussion Set-up" ($8.99)

Virtual JD-990 editor / programmer - Roland JD-990 - LOGIC v4 - 7 / vX 10.33+ ONLY ($34.99)

Roland JD-990 System ROM version 1.05 (Latest OS) EPROM upgrade JD990 ($42)

Roland JD-800 or JD-990 Sound Card SL-JD80-01 Standard Drums Mid 90’s ($180)

Roland JD-800 or JD-990 sound card SL-JD80-03 Rock Drums 1991-1996 ($190)

Roland M-512E RAM Card R-8 R-8M JD-990 JD-800 D-50 D-550 JV-1080 ($119.61)

Roland JD-800 or JD-990 sound card SL-JD80-02 Drums & Percussion DANCE 1991-1996 ($200)

Roland PN-JD80-03 Data card for Roland JD800 and JD990 synths - black ($80.35)

Roland D50, D550, D10, D20, D110, JD800, JD990 - Battery Replacement Fix ($9.61)

Virtual JD-800 editor / programmer - Roland JD-800 / JD-990* - LOGIC v4 - X ($34.99)

Roland "Rock Drums" SL-JD80-03 Sound ROM Card Set for the JD-800/990 ($175)

M256E 16x multi-bank RAM card No battery Needed. M256D 16-in-1 for Roland JV 1080 2080 JD 990 D70 M256 ($95)

Rack ears to fit Roland JD-990 D-550 JV-1080 JV-2080 ($57.99)

Rack ears to fit Roland JD-990 D-550 JV-1080 JV-2080 ($55.58)