The Roland JD-800 is a digital synthesizer that was manufactured between 1991 and 1996. It features many knobs and sliders for patch editing and performance control — features that some manufacturers, including Roland, had been omitting in the name of streamlining since the inception of the Yamaha DX7 .

The JD-800 Software Synthesizer is painstakingly crafted to sound and behave exactly like the original hardware. Rather than simply a bunch of JD-800 samples, we used the original waveform data along with advanced modeling techniques to perfectly recreate the big, bright, spacious sound that only the JD-800 can deliver.

The Roland JD-800 is a '90s-era digital synth, featuring a multitude of tactile sliders and real-time parameter controls. Loaded with features, players get 100 built-in basic samples, multi-stage envelopes, Roland's effects suit, and the ability to layer four different synths for one patch.

The JD-800 is Roland's answer to half a decade of hard-to-program synthesizers. Covered in sliders that act as dedicated editors just like a classic analog synth, the JD-800 is an extremely programmable and hands-on digital synthesizer.

The JD‑800 is the latest instrument to join the Roland Cloud. “Ask your average graphic artist to draw you a picture of a synthesizer and most will come up with something like a JD‑800,” wrote Julian Colbeck, beginning his follow‑up review of Roland’s original JD‑800 back in the April 1992 issue of Sound On Sound.

2025年4月3日 · The JD-800, a 24-voice polyphonic instrument, used an updated take on Roland’s proprietary LA Synthesis, first developed for the D-50. That 1987 synth used a combination of short PCM samples to form a sound’s attack portion.

JD-800 PROGRAMMABLE SYNTHESIZER KEYBOARD: Semi-weighted action, 61 Keys (with Velocity and Channel Aftertouch) MAXIMUM POLYPHONY: 24 Voices PARTS: Part 1 to 5, Special Part EFFECTS: Single Mode: 3 Band EQ, Distortion, Phaser, Spectrum, Enhancer, Chorus, Delay, Reverb, Mix Out Filter

Authentic sound and behavior with advanced modeling and original JD-800 waveforms; Includes 64 presets from the JD-800, plus 64 new presets crafted by top sound designers; Detailed recreation of the JD-800’s unique two-stage multi-effects section; Over 90 effects including JUNO and CE-1 choruses, SDD-320 Dimension D, SBF-325 flanger, and more

2015年5月31日 · If I needed to reduce my studio equipment to just three synthesizers (unimaginable, but considering this theoretically), I’d choose the Roland JD-800, the Sequential Pro-One and the Elka Synthex. These Glorious Three could cover practically everything I’d need in terms of making electronic music.

The JD-800 is Roland's answer to half a decade of hard-to-program synthesizers. Covered in sliders that act as dedicated editors just like a classic analog synth, the JD-800 is an extremely programmable and hands-on digital synthesizer.