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

Items for Sale on Reverb

1993 Roland JD-990 Super JD Synthesizer Module Rackmount ($999.95)

Roland JD-990 1993 - Black ($850)

Roland JD-990 90s - black ($1,795.73)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module ($1,200)

Roland JD-990 Super JD Rack Synth MIDI Sound Module 1993 - 1996 - Black ($740)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module SERVICED NEW BATTERY ($1,100)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module With SR-JV80-04 Vintage Synth board installed! ($1,150)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module w/ JV80-04 Vintage Synth Expansion Board ($1,082.05)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module 1993 - 1996 - Black ($1,090)

Roland Super JD-990 + SR-JV80-04 Vintage Synth expansion board + M-512E Memory Card ($1,958.98)

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

Roland Super JD 990 (Pre-Owned) ($1,411.55)

Roland JD-990 BRAND NEW replacement LED Screen Display!! JD990 !! JD 990 LOW PRICE!! ONLY FEW LEFT !! ($151.14)

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

Roland JD-800 // JD-990 FULL 8x SL-JD80 card set // Rare offer!! ($2,448.72)

Graphic Display Upgrade - Roland JD-990 LED Graphic Display Upgrade ! ($170.85)

Roland JD-990 (NEW) LED Graphic Display ! ($170.85)

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

Roland JD-990 (NEW) Custom Negative Black LED Display ! ($170.85)

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

Roland Super JD-990 Original Manual ($69)

Roland SL-JD80-04 Strings Ensemble ROM Card-Set für JD-800 JD-990 // + 1J GEWÄHR ✅ ($724.82)

Roland JD990 - super condition ($1,772.93)

Roland SR-JV80-11 Techno Collection Expansion Board, for 1080 2080 JD-990 XP ... ($129.51)

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 ($45)

Roland SL-JD80-08 Accordion ROM CARD SET jd-990 jd-800 ($180)

Roland PN-JD80-03 Data card for Roland JD800 and JD990 synths - black ($87.07)

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

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 ($48.97)