Trend price : 150€
Not really a true classic JV synthesizer like 1080 / 2080 series, but more like a superb canvas keyboard with GS-Midi compatibility
Overview
61 velocity keys, standard pitchbender and modulation. Main display features a a 16 * 2 Lines
display, 58 push buttons and 5 sliders.
Back panel connector terminals:
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2 pedal inputs for HOLD and SUSTAIN
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Midi interface
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main out
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headphones
Voice
architecture manages 24 voices polyphony. Internal ROM wavetable offers 445 tones (317 GS + 128 drums) at 16 bits resolution mainly derived from classic canvas SC-55.
A JV-30 tone can be composed by one or various multisample but PCM cannot be edited.
Sound
various instruments families (e.g brass, piano, orchestral) offering a vast array of 445 PCM bread and butter sounds.
Each tone offers 8 different possible variations ready to go easily accessible from panel.
Performance
system manages up to 16 parts and some parameters:
- volume and panning
- effects send
- fat mode: stacks 2 voices and adds a pan position
- otave add 1 octave lower layer
- dual: lay 2 different tones
- split defines 2 zones for split play
- solo mode (monophonic)
- transpose: up to 12 tones
Envelope
simple ADR for amplitude
LFO
1 basic vibrato modulation functions:
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adjustable frequency
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depth amount
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delay starter
Filter
classic resonant filter with single cutoff parameter.
Memory
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8 performances
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128 ROM preset tones
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128 RAM presets
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9 ROM drum kits
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9 RAM drum kits
Review
OK: cheap / good for GS canvas playbak
NOT : limited / edit / outdated by JV/XV/Fantom/FA
"A JV machine limited to general Midi purposes.Unless you don't like to edit synth and like preset GS, then it is a wise choice for very cheap today."
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci
