The jx is an analog, six voice polyphonic synth with each voice having two dcos, a mixer, a vcf highpass and low pass, a vca, a lfo, and two adsr envelopes. Eric johnsons stature as one of the premier guitar players in contemporary music is his artistic trump card, backed by a grammy award and five nominations, platinum album, top 10 hits like cliffs of dover, praise from critics and the esteem of his peers. It is a 12voice digitalanalog hybrid synthesizer with 24 dcos digital controlled oscillators and a 76key velocity and pressure sensitive keyboard. This page gives details of the modified firmware i developed for the roland jx10 to add systemexclusive editing of tones via midi. The jx10 features the memory capacity that can retain up to 64 different programs patch memory which are the combinations of sounds tones and performance control functions. Released in 1986, the jx10 super jx was rolands last true analog synthesizer. Roland jx8p the 64 factory patches part 2 of 2 youtube. Here it is, going through major brain surgery, learning new tricks. The sound is like its relatives jx10 and mks70, very lush, classy and full. View and download roland jx305 owners manual online. Each volume for the roland jv80, jv90, and jv880 contains 64 patches, 16 performances, and 1 general midi gm rhythm setup of the highest quality sounds available for the jv80, jv90, and jv880.
Restore factory patches sysex procedure to reload the factory. Aitken and waterman which was called the hit factory in the 80s. Marcs jx8p ressource centre pcjx8p editor software. In 2015, roland once again started producing analog synthesizers beginning with their jdxa and jd. In a time of rising popularity of digital frequency modulation synthesizers, such as yamaha dx7, jx8p was marketed as the best of both worlds. You can use this button only in the patch screen and perform. The jx3p is a sixnote polyphonic, 61 key synthesizer with sawtooth, 50 and 10% pulse waveforms, and a noise generator. By the way, they also produced an expansion board card which included 8 additional internal soundbanks. See who uses roland juno106, including deadmau5, john frusciante, daft punk and 236 others. If you feel like supporting me you can buy one of my tracks for a small donation at bandcamp. However there is a memory clearing function that may stop any unusual problems occurring in the unit. Setting up a roland jx8p ive recently come to owning a roland jx8p through a friend, though it has come with absolutely no cabling whatsoever.
Patchman music soundbanks for roland jv80, jv90, jv880. The jx10 has space for 64 patches in its internal memory, each of which can be composed with one 12voice or two tones rendering the synth 6voice polyphonic. Nevertheless, as on the ju06, only a subset of the original factory patches again, numbers 11 to 38 are imitated. Roland page at synthzone jx 8p ressource center good page for jx 8p users super jx zone patches and lots of infos for jx users. Various sounds and erformance p control functions can be stored, ready to be used. I sold my jx several years ago now, and no longer actively sell this rom, as it has been superseded as described above. Ive managed to track down the necessary power cord, but this is my first foray into the audio world and im a little lost as to what else i need.
Patchman music roland jv80, jv90, and jv880 pro patches are vastly superior to the factory jv8090880 presets. If youve been lusting after the warm, rich sounds of rolands classic jupiter8, juno106, and jx3p analog synths from the 1980s and cant get your hands on the originals, you wont get any closer than the roland boutique series. An updated take on its predecessor the jx8p, the jx10 features a full 76 keyboard with velocity and aftertouch, two dcos digitally controlled oscillators per voice, a resonant 24db analog filter, and a digital lcd screen with complex programmability and storage. The classic roland jx8p, analog polyphonic synthesizer from 1985.
This type passes the filtered sound of each tone through a ring modulator to create. Released in 1985 the jx10 super jx combines two individual jx8ps for an outstandingly warm, rich and analog sound which is still used in many modern studios all over the world. Roland super jx10 and mks70 synthesizer patches your. Roland jx8p is a 61key, velocity and aftertouchsensitive, sixnote polyphonic, fully analog synthesizer released by roland in 1985. The sleek grey exterior and minimalist interface belies the true power inside this machine. When i got my jx8p i soon was tired of editing the sounds with the only one edit slider and decided to program this editor. Factory presets 64 patches and 50 tones jx10 and mks70 sysex midi bulk dump. For nearly 30 years, it was the last true analog synthesizer made by roland and has been critically acclaimed as one of their classic analog instruments.
Synth brass sounds were variable from being spot on to a bit off. Roland jx8p the 64 factory patches part 1 of 2 youtube. It is delivered as a new eprom replacement for roland rom a, and is priced 40eur. It is not uncommon for players to want to program their own sounds, as the factory presets are suggestions that show extreme uses of the gr55 and. Roland super jx10 and mks70 synthesizer homepage your. Feel free to download a full resolution file for any demo to hear it in your own studio environment. The jx10 and mks70s factory presets were created by eric persing and dan desousa. You may have to experience a little until you have a good replay. It is a typical hybrid synth of that era, featuring dcos but vcfs and vcas. This files were recorded connecting the tape save output to a soundcards input. New age impressions this updated soundbank now contains 128 patches, 64 timbres, 64 tones, and 1 rhythm setup featuring lots of lush new age synths, gorgeous etherial pads, keyboards, airy choirs, dreamy leads plus a generous assortment of breathy d50 style sounds. These tones can be selected individually, combined together, or split. Released in 1986 it combines two individual jx8p synth engines for an outstanding warm and analog sound which is used in many modern studios all over the world.
The jx03 sports the exact same patches as on a stock jx3p, which made doing a side by side comparison pretty easy. Roland jx8p survival packneu studio patchesklangen ebay. Audio plugins for all operating systems windows, mac os x, linux, ios and android, tagged as roland jx10. The sounds that were important to me, mainly the synth strings and basses, were really really good. Generic sysex loaders for mac or pc will load these patch files. The roland jx10 is a 12voice analog synthesizer released in 1986 and was the last full analog synthesizer they manufactured. The roland jx10 is a fully programmable 12 voice polyphonic synthesizer. The gui is modelled after the pg800, which is the external editor for the jx 8p. Roland page at synthzone jx8p ressource center good page for jx8p users super jx zone patches and lots of infos for jx users. Its 61 note keyboard is velocity and aftertouch sensitive. Roland released the jx8p in 1984 to compete with the yamaha dx7.
These sounds were created exclusively for the original roland jx 8p. It comes with onboard effects like chorus and delay and offers a wider range of programming using the optional pg800 programmer. This new board is easy as poping in an ic chip and is an unbelievable piece of technology. Pcjx8p is a software emulation of the original pg800 and adds the capability to load and save sounds. Editing a tones volume, portamento, monopoly, or bend range patch edit59. How to rock out with alternate patches he was interested in buying a gr55 guitar synthesizer but didnt like the factory presets and sent it back to the store hate it when that happens. It contains the original user bank patches that shipped from the factory on both the roland jv80 and the jv90. So, they edited 6 banks for a total of 3 available rom cards. Padecoder padecoder is a german company bielefeld which produced d50 rom cards with an original and exclusive particularity. How to rock out with alternate patches roland canada. These synths only had a 64 patch user area, so both banks fit into this one jv1080 bank which has a 128 patch capacity. The roland super jx jx10 appeared in 1986 and was manufactured until 1989 with no additional factory mods to my knowledge. D10 and d20 original factory data must be loaded in via midi or a memory card. All of the i tones and the performance patches will be erased, but all the multitimbral timbres will be retained.
This synth was the first roland synth to be fitted with a quality 76 note keyboard with velocity and aftertouch. The roland jx8p is a sixvoice polyphonic synthesizer that came out in 1985. Syx is the factory preset patchtone bank for the jx. This collection contains 64 custom patches and 50 custom tones deeply programmed and ready to be sent to the jx10 or to the mks70 via midi. For details on operating requirements, refer to the roland website. Just like the juno synthesizers it uses dcos for a stable sound. The roland jx10 super jx was a 12voice analog synthesizer keyboard produced from 1986 to 1989, along with a rackmounted version, the mks70. Generic sysex loaders for mac or pc will load these patch files into the super jx 10 or mks70.
The jp8000 was seen at the time as the modern incarnation of the classic jupiter8, from 1981. New audio demos of the jp08, ju06, and jx03 sound modules. It has 32 factory programs in rom, and user memory for 32 programs the jx3p also features a builtin 128step polyphonic sequencer that can be synchronized to external devices, such as drum machines, connected to its simple clock pulse input jack. The jp8000 sought to reproduce the warm tonalities and sheer analog power of its older, bigger brother, of course with a modern slant, adding all kinds of features, from motion control, to. Happily unlike the jx03 and ju06 the jp08 retains the full memory structure of its inspiration, with 64 patches and eight presets comprising split or layered upperlower patches. Roland jx 8p 32 retro synth patches sysex download demo duration. Of the 100 available tones, 50 of them can be edited and saved to memory. Factory presets 64 patches and 50 tones jx 10 and mks70 sysex midi bulk dump. The mks70 is an identical rackmount version of the jx10 synthesizer. Highlights include openess 1, d50 flute, knockrhod, prettyness, dopplerbel, fantabell.