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Roland JV-1080

Roland JV-1080 is a synth made by Roland and released in January 1994. It is the successor to the JV-80 (released sometime between January 17 and 19, 1992) and the predecessor to the JV-2080 (released in late 1996). The JV series was replaced by the XV series sometime between February 3 and 6, 2000.

Notable users/uses[]

  • Isao Abe
  • Hirokazu Ando
  • Antonblast
  • Eric Chevalier
  • Rede Globo (Used from about 1996 to the mid-2000s)
  • FL Studio
  • Gradius Gaiden
  • Toshihiko Horiyama
  • Takayuki Iwai
  • Richard Jacques
  • Baby Einstein
  • Arthur (1996-2022 series)
  • Clifford's Puppy Days (More likely to use the XV-5080)
  • The Mr. Men Show (2008 series)
  • RiHappy
  • Yiwu Xiangsheng Import & Export Co. (Used for various electronic keyboards)
  • Mucofan
  • Super Smash Bros.
  • Grant Kirkhope
  • Franklin (1997-2004 series)
  • Gerald McBoing-Boing (2005-2007 series)
  • Ruby Gloom
  • Blue's Clues
  • Guy Moon
  • Josh Mancell
  • Carrefour (Used for a "ding" SFX in the 2010s)
  • Marvel Super Heroes
  • Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
  • Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
  • Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
  • Mark Mothersbaugh
  • Atsuhiro Motoyama
  • Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
  • Kenta Nagata
  • Hideki Okugawa
  • Pizza Tower ("Philly hit" used for taunts)
  • Vincent Pontarelli
  • Radical Sheep Productions (Used in the 1994-2002 logo)
  • Rayman
  • Santa vs. the Snowman (Used in the opening to the 2002 3D version)
  • Shogo Sakai
  • Motoi Sakuraba
  • SGM (soundfont)
  • Matthew Simmonds
  • SpongeBob and Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy (Flute used; more likely to use the XV-5080)
  • Street Fighter Alpha
  • Street Fighter Alpha 2
  • Street Fighter Alpha 3
  • Yuko Takehara
  • Nobuo Uematsu