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Roland JD

Family of Roland digital synthesizers

The JD series is Roland's family of digital synthesizers known for hands-on, detailed sound design, beginning with the slider-laden JD-800 and its rackmount counterpart the JD-990, and continuing into the hybrid analog-digital JD-XA.

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  • Technical line drawing of Synthesizers

    Synthesizers

    Hardware synthesizers, synth model families, and related electronic instruments.

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  • Roland

    Roland is a Japanese maker of electronic musical instruments, including synthesizers, drum machines such as the TR-808, and the JC-120 Jazz Chorus, a benchmark solid-state guitar amplifier known for its built-in stereo chorus and produced since 1975.

Family models

  • Roland JD-990

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Roland JD-990 is a rackmount digital synthesizer released in 1993 as a powerful tone module relative to the JD-800. It expanded the JD sound engine with more waveforms, advanced effects, and deep multitimbral capabilities for studio production.

  • Roland JD-XA

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Roland JD-XA, released in 2015, is a crossover synthesizer that combines a true analog voice section with a digital synthesis section, allowing the two to be layered or used independently. It targets producers who want both analog warmth and digital versatility in one keyboard.

  • Roland JD-800

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Roland JD-800, released in 1991, is a digital synthesizer that bucked the menu-driven trend of its era with a panel full of sliders for hands-on, real-time sound design. Its bright, detailed sample-based engine and expressive control made it a favorite for pads and evolving textures.

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