For a non possessor of the original cards… legal to use the software roms?
They seem to not appear in the actual Roland offer
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Seriously , who cares ?
Look , I am strongly against using cracked software because that is just disrepectfull to the developers and is just stealing .
But , using some decades old romcards - bin files , be it for the usual suspects (emulated )motorolla based synths , or roland stuff , I have no problem with that at all .
These things have been out of the loop for almost 20 years .
Roland will not send their lawyers to your house , chill - Out
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woooo this is nice
EDIT: found solution to problem #1. Not supposed to be a component file, instructions for Mac at github is not 100%. It’s supposed to say .vst3
PROBLEM #2 / New question though… where to put the ROM files on Mac? Are they supposed to be remained zipped, or do the bin-files need to be directly in the ROM-folder?
I’ve tried placing the bin-files here, as suggested by the plugin itself:
/myuser/library/jv880
… but no go, plugin can’t find them.
Thanks
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Original post:
Anyone got this to work on Mac? Running Sonoma here, have installed both standalone + vst3, Roms have been installed too, but the terminal command I need to run tries to find a file jv880.component - which is not there. If you got it to work, how and when was this .component file installed?
Thx, really want this to work 
can you send it to my email… savonmisher3@gmail.com
The video’s been taken down, does anyone have the roms in a google drive or smth? (im not making a box account)
or at the very least does anyone remember how to get the roms?
I once asked Roland. This was the anwer:
Why Downloading is Illegal:
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Copyright Protection:
ROMs are protected by copyright, meaning only the copyright holder has the legal right to copy, distribute, or sell them.
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Distribution vs. Personal Use:
Downloading a ROM from the internet, even if you own the original device, is considered unauthorized distribution and, in most jurisdictions, is illegal.
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Fair Use Considerations:
Creating a personal backup of a ROM you own might be permissible under certain “fair use” guidelines, but this is a narrow legal concept and doesn’t extend to downloading from the internet.
What You Should Do:
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Purchase Official Products:
The only guaranteed legal way to obtain ROMs or content for Roland synthesizers is to purchase them directly from Roland or authorized retailers.
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Understand Legal Risks:
Be aware that if you download ROMs from unauthorized online sources, you are engaging in copyright infringement and could face legal penalties.
Counterpoint: Roland would look like twats going after people for downloading ancient ROMs and they’re never going to do it.
Of course sharing ROMs is probably against the forum rules (for good reason), so you’re better off searching the Internet. They’re trivial to find.
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Doesn’t matter if ancient or not.
The only manufacturers i know where you legally can download their roms (as long as you own the original devices) are Access (Virus) and Clavia (Nord Lead).
what a bunch of copyright rubbish 
so you can’t give your friend a ROM card that is out of print as a present he has purchase it
if your device has a chip failure you cant repair it downloading a ROM you have purchase a new out of print chip from Roland
crazy