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

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