"A year after selling my JD800, I did buy the JD990, which I think is really good. I've got all the expansion boards for it, but I don't use many of the analogue sounds off the vintage board -- it's mainly used for textures and strings. It's got a good distorted guitar, too."

1. Quoted in material gear at http://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/jd990.php

2. At the bottom right at the submitted photo of part of Vangelis studio gear are two Roland JD-990 (Super JD)

In a photo from Twronline, Tony Banks is shown using two Roland JD-990 sound modules during a tour.

Info: JD-990's voice architecture includes "analog-like" parameters such as ring modulation, Frequency Cross Modulation (FXM) and oscillator sync. The JD-990 also incorporates 'structures' and can use any expansion boards or PCM cards created for the JV80 or JD800. Additional features include 6MB or ROM waveform data (expandable to 16MB) 24 voice polyphony and 8 part multitimbral capability 320x80 dot backlit LCD display 8 outputs configured as four stereo pairs and 2 space rack mount design. An on-board multiple effects processor can be used in both single or multi-timbral modes. A special super synth part can use up to 8 effects simultaneously, while other parts can use reverb, chorus and delay.

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One of Liam's main sound sources for strings and stuff. Used:

Liam uses this synth for almost every track in Jilted Genration album, and it can be heard at the beginning of Poison. It was also used to the main riff on Voodoo People. There is also a preset sound called "EML Wobbler" that is used in ending of 3 Kilos.

Poison (the opening riff) Voodoo People (the main riff)

Liam's quotes: "A year after selling my JD800, I did buy the JD990, which I think is really good. I've got all the expansion boards for it, but I don't use many of the analogue sounds off the vintage board -- it's mainly used for textures and strings. It's got a good distorted guitar, too. "

"I use the JD-990 on every track I do. I used it on the opening of Poison and everyone said 'Aw - where did you get that sound?' It was one of my own sounds that I modified. I used it on Voodoo People for the main riff."

Klaus uses Roland JD 990

As the linked website says, "Mike used two of these on the album (as seen in the 1994 VH1 interview). Also used in Voyager, Tubular Bells III, The Millennium Bell, Tres Lunas, Tubular Bells 2003."

jorisvoornI did a tech talk studio interview with @electronicbeats today. With the setup I did a little classic techno session afterwards with a Prophet 6, JD-990 and TR-9090 which I borrowed from a friend as my own 909 is in repair.

ATB is mentioned using the Roland JD-990 in an interview on Vintage Synth Explorer.

Derek Sherinian is confirmed to use the Roland JD-990 sound module, as listed in the detailed gear inventory from his Leopard Room, according to "Happy Hour(s) at Derek Sherinian's Leopard Lounge" at Music Gear Review.

in the image, you can see the JD-990 module on the rack

Per the liner notes of Front 242's 2003 album Pulse:

Some of the tools used: Clavia Nordlead 2, NordModular, Ddrum4, Korg Z1, Lassence Ventury II, Roland System 100, Vdrum, JD990, Yamaha VL1, Sherman filterbank, Roland Rss, Line 6 EchoPro, Ableton live and Mac computers

"Continuing our live affair with the Roland JD-990 @jonogrant"