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 JD-990 Synthesizer Rack // THE best rack synth ever ($2,033.60)

Roland JD-990 Rackmount Module Synthesizer In Very Good Condition ($1,250)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module 1993 - 1996 - Black ($899)

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

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 ($1,355.23)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module 1993 - 1996 - Black ($1,478.98)

Roland Super JD-990 w/Vintage Synth Card ($1,050)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module With The Vintage Synth Expansion ($995)

Roland Super JD-990 Expanded Orchestral mid-90's - Black ($1,149)

Roland Super JD-990 Sound Module ($997.67)

Roland Super JD-990 with Vintage Synth Expansion ($990)

Roland Super JD-990 Expanded Rack Mounted Synthesizer ($849.99)

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

Roland Super JD 990 (Pre-Owned) ($1,084.55)

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

Roland JD-800 / JD-990 // PN-JD80-02 // DANCE ROM card set ($277.31)

Roland JD-800 // JD-990 FULL 8x SL-JD80 card set // Rare offer!! ($2,773.09)

Roland JD-800 / JD-990 // PN-JD80-04 // STRING ENSEMBLE // ROM card set ($474.51)

Roland JD-990 , JV-880 , JV-990 , XV-5050 - Rotary Potentiometer with switch ($15.96)

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

Roland JD-800 / JD-990 // PN-JD80-05 // BRASS SECTION ROM card set ($240.33)

Roland SL-JD80-01 " Drums & Percussion - STANDARD " ROM Set for JD-800 / JD-990 ($195.97)

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

Roland JD-990 (NEW) Custom Negative Black LED Display ! ($186.76)

Roland JD-990 V. 1.05 firmware upgrade Update EPROM latest OS JD990 chip ic ($18.43)

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Graphic Display Upgrade - Roland JD-990 LED Graphic Display Upgrade ! ($186.76)

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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)

Replacement Backup Battery for Roland JD-990 JV-1080 JP-8000 ($9.49)

Roland JD990 with Vintage Synth board - serviced ($1,693.81)

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

Roland SL-JD80-04 Strings Ensemble ROM Card-Set für JD-800 JD-990 // + 1J GEWÄHR ✅ ($583.09)

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

Roland SR-JV80-11 Techno Collection Expansion Board, for 1080 2080 JD-990 XP ... ($138.65)

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 PN-JD80-03 Data card for Roland JD800 and JD990 synths - black ($86.27)

Roland D50, D550, D10, D20, D110, JD800, JD990 - Battery Replacement Fix ($9.80)

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

Roland SR-JV80-03 Piano Expansion Board 1990s for JV-1000, JV-880, JD-990, JV-1010, JV-1080, XV-5080, XV-3080, JV-2080 ($115)

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 ($55.46)