Roland JV-1080 finally, as virtual instrument!

[Ingonator]

I just did an audio demo using a resonant sweep pad sound that i created with the JV-1080 plugin last week (with a few changes done in the last days):

JV-1080 plugin_IW - Resonant Sweep Pad 1 - Demo 1

At the beginning of the audio demo (in the first 39 seconds) the Modhweel was used to add LFO filter modulation and later aftertouch to add some vibrato (both added with the mod matrix in the plugin).
This demo was done using a single instance of the plugin and the only external FX used was a Limiter.

Here is another demo with a slightly reduced Resonance amount in the patch:
JV-1080 plugin_IW - Resonant Sweep Pad 1 - Demo 2

FWIW all 4 Tones were used to add both octave detune and fine detune of the oscillators.
The analog feel and random pitch parameters were used to add some random Osc/voice detuning.

[chk071]

Dropbox links don't play on this site.

[Ingonator]

Dropbox links don't play on this site.

The audio demos i just posted are working for me here in Chrome and Windows 10.

If playback does not work in your browser you might download the file with the right-click menu.

[chk071]

Oh, right... they only won't work in Microsoft Edge here. One of the things which don't work in Edge. Nevermind. Sounds good BTW. Filter is a bit on the digital side, but, not unpleasant.

[Ingonator]

I just did an audio demo using a resonant sweep pad sound that i created with the JV-1080 plugin last week (with a few changes done in the last days):

JV-1080 plugin_IW - Resonant Sweep Pad 1 - Demo 1

At the beginning of the audio demo (in the first 39 seconds) the Modhweel was used to add LFO filter modulation and later aftertouch to add some vibrato (both added with the mod matrix in the plugin).
This demo was done using a single instance of the plugin and the only external FX used was a Limiter.

Here is another demo with a slightly reduced Resonance amount in the patch:
JV-1080 plugin_IW - Resonant Sweep Pad 1 - Demo 2

FWIW all 4 Tones were used to add both octave detune and fine detune of the oscillators.
The analog feel and random pitch parameters were used to add some random Osc/voice detuning.

I just tried to recreate a comparable patch with Repro-5 which was not simple, also as i used all 4 Tones and the built-in effect in teh JV-1080 plugin. While i did not really nail the patch in Repro-5 i did get it quite close. I added two external FXs to Repro-5, the ERS Dim D Chorus and Lexicon MPX Native Reverb (JV-1080 uses built-in Reverb FX).

Here are the audio demos of the JV-1080 plugin and Repro-5 (different notes than the previous demos):
JV-1080 plugin_IW - Resonant Sweep Pad 1 - Demo 3

Repro-5_IW - Resonant Sweep Pad 1 - Demo 1

Independent of how close those patches/synths sound i do not think that the overall sound quality of both plugins is too far away with this specific patch. I did not really expect that they sound similar but IMO they are also not too far from each other.
Anyway the fact that they sound different does not mean that one of them actually sounds "bad".

Personally i prefer the JV-1080 plugin patch. It was the patch that i created first and for me it sounds like intended even if others might not like it or do not like the synth (at least for this kind of sounds).

Compared to my JV-1080 plugin patch the Repro-5 patch really sounds worse without the ERS Dim D Chorus added. The JV-1080 uses 2 additional detuned Tones to create a Chorus like effect without actually using a Chorus. Besides that as alraedy mentioend the analog feel and random pitch parameters were used to add some random osc/voice detuning.

[david.beholder]

In the end there should be conclusion that Prophet 5 sounds worse than JV 1080.
No, thanks.

[gentleclockdivider]

Every synth that has a harmonically rich waveform fed through a resonant filter will more or less sound the same .
It makes absolutely no sense to bring in the pro 5 into the equation .

[david.beholder]

That's Ingo, he is paid advertiser. Every topic he is visiting he is mentioning several brands.
Nothing new here.

[Frantz]

I just tried to recreate a comparable patch with Repro-5 which was not simple, also as i used all 4 Tones and the built-in effect in teh JV-1080 plugin.

FWIW, out of all of these, I prefer the reduced resonance JV-1080 Demo 2 track and the Repro5 track.

I am not a huge fan of strong resonance in general but this gives a good taste of what you can do with the JV-1080. Good work.

[Shiek927]

These replies are silly haha. I love the JV1080 and the sound of the 90's. To me, it's pointless to compare Repro 5 and the JV because they are completely different and have their place. You CAN have both, you know

[AnX]

To me, it's pointless to compare Repro 5 and the JV because they are completely different and have their place.

You will break the internet with these sensible answers

[braj]

That's Ingo, he is paid advertiser. Every topic he is visiting he is mentioning several brands.
Nothing new here.

Do have anything to prove that? It kind of verges on slander. He loves synths, and loves talking about them, and has favorite brands, like everyone.

[Ingonator]

In the end there should be conclusion that Prophet 5 sounds worse than JV 1080.
No, thanks.

That was not my point. Someone told that the JV-1080 sounds typically digital so i recreated teh patch in Repro-5 (which was first doen in the JV-1080 plugin).
My point was lso not to prove that the JV-1080 sounds similar or better than Repro-5 but that the JV-1080 could at least come close to the sound of an analog emulation.

I mentioend that i prefer the patch in JV-1080 as it sounds like it was intended be me. With Repro-5 i could only come close with using some external FXs including a Chorus (which was not used with the JV-1080 patch). The fact that Repro-5 lacks certain features of JV-1080 like having 4 oscillators/layers is obvious and you could not really change that.

Last but least i love both synths for what they are able to do. There is a lot that i could only do with Repro-5 and not with the JV-1080 plugin.

These replies are silly haha. I love the JV1080 and the sound of the 90's. To me, it's pointless to compare Repro 5 and the JV because they are completely different and have their place. You CAN have both, you know

i HAVE and also use both and obviously you did not get the point of my comparison and did also not read my own comments on the audio demos properly.

[Ingonator]

That's Ingo, he is paid advertiser. Every topic he is visiting he is mentioning several brands.
Nothing new here.

Totally stupid comment. I am a normal customer of both Roland Cloud and Repro-5 (+ Repro-1) and paid the usual prices for the products (while i bought Repro-1 with the introduction price and got Repro-5 as a free update). So where exactly is your point here?

FWIW I was and/or am indeed closely related to Waldorf and Tone2 and also earned some money from them i did but i did not mention any of their products here (while i would do if it would fit here somehow). That i am somehow related to those two should be known since a long time here at KVR.

He loves synths, and loves talking about them, and has favorite brands, like everyone.

Exactly that.

[Ingonator]

Now with the Roland Cloud plugins like e.g. JV-1080, D-50 and Jupiter-8 i got some really nice replacements for the Roland hardware synths i had owned more than 10 years ago (e.g. XV-3080, JV-90, D-50, Jupiter-8).

The JV-1080 plugin offers most of what was included in XV-3080 i had owned and has even some additional features (especially with the effects). Besides that it might even sound better than the hardware XV-3080, at least for my taste.
Overall i am quite happy about what teh JV-1080 plugin offers, same with the D-50 and Jupiter-8 plugins.

When i reached the 12 months of Roland Cloud subscription my current plan is to get the JV-1080 as a permanent license (before this it was the D-50 or Jupiter-8).