Similarities between Roland JV-35 and JV-1010?

[pinky_blue]

Hi guys,

I picked up a JV35 (with VE-JV1E installed) and a JV1010 for a VERY reasonable price yesterday.

I was going to sample them for all they're worth before moving them on. Having had a quick run through the presets I couldn't help but think I was hearing a lot of similar sounds. Is this the case? Scanning through the names in the manual seemed to support this.

When sampling, is there one of these which I should favour in terms of sound quality/fidelity? From what I've read the JV35 apparently has the same synth engine as the JV50 and the JV1010 is apparently reduced quality JV2080, I'm not sure how they compare - to my ears there isn't a lot of difference. Can I save myself a lot of trouble by only sampling one of them?

Thanks

[justin_havu]

I haven't had any experience with a JV-1010, but I can confirm the JV-50 is basically a JV-35 with an onboard SMF player.

[pinky_blue]

Thanks for the info. I couldn't find much on the JV35. I'll have a good read through the manuals and see what I can find out.

[max badwan]

The 1010 has 16 meg of ROM (base 1080 + Session), vs the JV, which has 4 meg. The reduced sound quality is due to 16 bit DACs - the 1080/2080 have 18 bit DACs. The 1010 also has the insert effect, I think the JV 35 only has reverb/chorus. If I was going to sample one, it'd have to be the 1010.

[madtheory]

No the reduced quality is primarily a result of the smaller memory. The sampling rate is reduced to make the sounds fit. In some cases, the loop points are earlier too. It's the same set of samples that were used for Quicktime MIDI file player. Awesomely grungy in that form

I would scour the net for patches, load up both machines and sample the best sounding patches. Turn off the reverb though, it's not good, and deploy the chorus carefully- sometimes it's not worth sampling that either.

[pinky_blue]

Thanks guys,

I managed to sample most of the drum sounds from the JV-35 tonight (before I read your replies). Based upon your info I'll most likely favour the JV-1010. I'll definitely do a comparison on a few similar sounds though.

Cheers.