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

Roland Roland Super JD-990 Synthesizer Module ($1,149)

Roland JD-800 / JD-990 1990 - black ($175.81)

Roland JD-800 / JD-990 1990 - black ($175.81)

Roland JD-990 ($924.04)

Roland JD-990 JD990 SUPER JD SYNTHESIZER MODULE Ver 1.05 New Internal Battery ($900)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module + Roland SR-JV80-04 Vintage Synth Expansion Board ($1,587.74)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module 1993 - 1996 - Black (Checked / Warranty / DANCE Expansion) ($1,582.29)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module ($900)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module 1993 - 1996 - Black ($1,756.93)

Roland JD-990 Synthesizer Rack // THE best rack synth of all times ($1,933.92)

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

Roland Dance Drums & Percussion ROM Card JD-800 JD-990 SL-JD80-02 - COLLECTOR CONDITON ($180)

Roland JD-990 BRAND NEW replacement LED Screen Display!! JD990 !! JD 990 LOW PRICE!! ONLY FEW LEFT !! ($118.72)

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

Roland JD-800 // JD-990 FULL 8x SL-JD80 Set of Waveform & Data Voice Card Sets // Rare Offer!! ($2,637.16)

Roland JD-800 / JD-990 // PN-JD80-02 // DANCE ROM card set ($263.72)

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

Graphic Display Upgrade - Roland JD-990 LED Graphic Display Upgrade ! ($181.58)

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

Roland JD-990 (NEW) Custom Negative Black LED Display ! ($181.58)

ROLAND JD-990 JD990 Full set of 32 Pushbutton Tact Switches Panel Switch ($15.76)

Roland JD-990 V. 1.05 firmware upgrade Update EPROM latest OS JD990 chip ic ($17.52)

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

Roland JD-990 (NEW) LED Graphic Display ! ($181.58)

Roland JD-800 / JD-990 | Voice ROM Data & Waveform Card Set | SL-JD80-01 | STANDARD ($263.72)

Roland Super JD-990 // JD9D-1 // Modern Masters // Voice Rom Data Card ($334.04)

Roland JD-990 Oz Perspective Sound Card JD9D-3 ($145)

Roland Super JD-990 Synthesizer Module original brochure in German ($64.46)

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

Roland Brass Section ROM Card JD-800 JD-990 SL-JD80 -05 - ($195.55)

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

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-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 SL-JD80-06 Grand Piano ROM CARD SET jd-990 jd-800 ($400)

1996 Roland SR-JV80-04 Vintage Synth Expansion Board Card for JD-990, JV-80, JV-90, JV-1000, JV-880, JV-1010, JV-1080, JV-2080, XP-30, XP-50, XP-60, XP-80, XV-88, Fantom FA-76, XV-3080, XV-5080 ($299)

Roland PN-JD80-03 Data card for Roland JD800 and JD990 synths - black ($79.70)

Roland PN-JD80-08 Accordion Data card for Roland JD800 and JD990 synths ($104.31)

Roland SL-JD80-08 Accordion ROM Card SET // JD-800 & 990 ($90)

Roland D50, D550, D10, D20, D110, JD800, JD990 - Battery Replacement Fix ($9.32)

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

Roland JD990 Expansion board cover plate mid-90s - black powder - B-Stock ($29.24)

Roland JD990 Expansion board cover plate - black powder finish ($35.10)

Roland SL-JD80-05 Brass Section ROM Card SET 2 // JD-800 & 990 ($200)

Roland SL-JD80 Sound Library FULL SET for JD-800 & 990 ($2,400)

Roland SL-JD80-02 Drums & Percussion Dance ROM Card SET // JD-800 & 990 ($200)

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

Roland SL-JD80-01 Drum & Percussion Standard ROM Card SET // JD-800 & 990 ($100)

Roland SL-JD80-06 Grand Piano ROM Card SET // JD-800 & 990 ($400)