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SR-JV80-12 Hip
Hop Collection
Expansion board
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Number 12 in the Roland SR-JV80-series saga, the Hip Hop
collection expansion board is a goldmine of old (and new) school sounds
for urban styles such as Hip Hop and Rap, but it also features many
other sounds suitable for Soul, Jazz Funk, Reggae, R&B, '70s Fusion,
Disco etc. The loops contained in this board are phenomenal, programmed with taste and inventive - and they "swing" just the right amount to make your head bob following the rhythm. The basses are all classic analog of the Moog and vintage Roland variety, a must for these genres of music. A pleasant surprise is the addition of a bank of special effects and combinations that round up nicely this expansion board. |
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Check out the audio demos below to see what this card can do. |
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| Patch name with audio demo | My comments |
| 001 88 Phat Boyz | Classic gangsta type looop |
| 002 89 Saxy Hit | Superb, groovy rhythm with saxophone and string hits |
| 006 91 Hop Chop | Nice and happening |
| 008 123 ColdBuzz | Very nice aftertouch/mod. wheel filtering action on this one |
| 012 76 DogCatchr | Yep |
| 015 74 Mystery | Lots or reverb |
| 016 138 Kingston | Perfect for reggae or raggamuffin/dancehall styles |
| 019 78 Bacon | This beat sizzles |
| 026 83 HipHpDJ | Grooves like a vintage freight train |
| 030 85 Homie | Nice |
| 034 88 HH LoFi | Hyper-equalized hats, vintage flavor |
| 040 88 Blow Hard | Classic beatbox |
| 042 89 FunkyYeh | The '70s |
| 044 89 SnakySplt | Great split featuring a wide bass on the left and a funky synth lead on the right |
| 055 92 StreetRok | Metallic snare |
| 068 100 Club Mix | Yes |
| 075 150 Ohyea | Great for d 'n' b |
| 077 172 Get Busy | More d 'n' b |
| 080 78 Thin Lead | Typical 1970s style "worm" Moog monosynth |
| 084 88 AftrHours | Hypnotic |
| 087 90 The Fedz | Perfect |
| 095 Loops Menu 1 | Lots of them - many more than portrayed in this audio example. |
| 098 Juno Bass 2 | Classic analog synth bass |
| 104 PhazSub Bass | Low |
| 105 Arrpy Bass | Fantastic ARP style mono |
| 110 Low Bass | Lower |
| 112 Whappy Bass | Chorusy |
| 117 808Kick Bass | Lowest (need subwoofer) |
| 122 Hiphop EP 1 | Sparkly clean Fender Rhodes electric piano |
| 125 MellowTrem | Beautiful electric piano with tremolo |
| 157 RadioSymphny | Distortion is your friend |
| 160 SoftStrings2 | Classic Roland warm pad |
| 163 Juno X | Bizarre Juno rendition |
| 169 40's Chord | Stupendous sax section |
| 174 Freakout Sax | Yep |
| 176 Lo-Fi Hits | Lots of them |
| 182 DJ stuff | Scratchy scratchy so nice, gotta scratch it twice |
| 191 Voice Menu | Cool vocals |
| 206 Smooth Strat | Effected guitar |
| 209 Sat.Nite Ld | Cool Minimoog sound |
| 214 JU Reso Ld 2 | Stupendous Roland Juno type resonant synth |
| 221 Spellcaster | Scary |
| 223 CrazyBaby | Outstandingly hypnotic and far-out setup |
| 225 Roarn Tibet | Beautiful - close your eyes and let the beat transport you |
| 228 Wippa Snappa | Resonant |
| 236 Bristol 1 | Crazy |
| 245 EarlyEvening | Crickets in the summer |
| 001 Hip-Hop 1 | Lots of samples for your programming |
| 002 Hip-Hop 2 | Awesome samples |
| 004 FunkAcidJazz | Useful stuff. |
| 005 Reggae | Dance Hall style |
| 007 TR-808 | The classic, standard Hip Hop drum machine. |
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Roland SR-JV80-12 Hip Hop Collection review with audio demo