The roland boutique jx 03 module continues the legacy of the jx 3p synth. You can use a program like cakewalk, cubase or sysex to send the. Those buttons on my 1984 jx 8p have stopped working, and of course, theres no other way to get the jx 8p to transmit its sysex. You can find a demo of the sound in this here opendir. In a time of rising popularity of digital frequency modulation synthesizers, such as yamaha dx7, jx 8p was marketed as the best of both worlds. Roland jx 8p no rom reset roland kr100 resets at power on roland kr3000 hold from and to, then press. The roland jx 8p is a 6voiced, 61key analog polyphonic synthesizer released in 1984. Roland released the jx8p in 1984 to compete with the yamaha dx7. 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. Unfollow roland jx 8p to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Roland jx 8p polyphonic synthesizer owners manual created date. Roland jx 8p with pg800 i hated the synth for the interface and the trouble i had servicing it, but it would be unfair to say that it is a bad synth.
Roland super jx10 and mks70 info your one stop resource. The jp8000 was seen at the time as the modern incarnation of the classic jupiter8, from 1981. Roland d50550, roland d70, roland jx8p jx10p roland. This week i picked up another roland jx 8p in cosmetically great condition, but had both aftertouch and key issues. It was missing 4 slider caps and had 2 broken keys. Dirk rockendorf kindly provides his mac patch editing software emulating the pg800 programmer. This files were recorded connecting the tape save output to a soundcards input. The sound is like its relatives jx 10 and mks70, very lush, classy and full. For those old enough to remember it, the jx 3p was part of a big revolution in affordable synthesizers. Spare parts and replacement keys for roland jx8p synthesizer. Huge sound library over 2,500 roland d110 original factory and new created voices banks patches single voices sysex format and standard midi files. So you feel inclined to use the jx 8p more for string and vocal textures rather then for aggressive, ripping sounds. Crafted with sixvoice polyphony, midi capability and dual dcos, the roland jx8p analog synthesizer is an excellent introduction into the world of vintage synthesis.
Removing the keybed heres the main board smokey inspecting my work keys are cleaned and ready to be reinstalled white keys in this pic reinstalling the keys all. Roland jx8p the 64 factory patches part 2 of 2 youtube. You can use the patches below on a jv1080, jv2080, xp50, xp60, xp80 and other roland jvxp synths which are sound compatible with these. The roland jx8p is a 6 voice programmable syn thesizer. Make sure you have backed up any data you wish to keep before performing these procedures.
Roland jx 3p analogue synthesizer jx 3p at the first glance looks like a two oscillator version of a juno 60 as it shares the same vcf and vca. Many of these procedures will erase all memory in the unit. Many people wonder is it a little brother of a jx 8p then. Be sure to backup your own patches safely before loading mine. The roland jx 1 was a performance and budget keyboard with some editing capabilities that came out in the early 90s. The patches you hear in this video were found on the internet and a few ive edited or programmed myself. Feel free to download a full resolution file for any demo to hear it in your own studio environment. Factory presets on the jx8p were created by eric persing and dan desouza.
Roland d110 owners manual pdf format download only jx. Roland jx 8p analog synthesizer 1985 new patches hd. Patchman music soundbanks for roland jv80, jv90, jv880. The envelope attack is a little soft compared to other roland synths compare the jx with any juno or jupitersynth. Just like the juno synthesizers it uses dcos for a stable sound. The dos version as well as the win95 beta are available for. Conceived as a streamlined, stagefriendly unit with easily adjusted sliders controlling the synthesis parameters, the jx 8p s 64section memory bank summons sound from warm. Huge sound library over 2,500 roland jx8p original factory and new created voices banks patches single voices on cd or for download.
Roland jx8p the 64 factory patches part 1 of 2 youtube. The roland jx 03 boutique module continues the legacy of the jx 3p synth. The item is the same as hlj 0521011110 hlj 0541011110 hlj 15200110. This may be a long shot, but by any chance, does anyone have the roland jx 8p sysex data for the factory patches p1 through p8, p1 through p8, and i1 through i8. We offer a big selection original factory and created soundssingle voices patches in sysex format. 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. Im finding out that the keys and aftertouch are a relatively easy fix, but a huge pain in the neck with the roland jx 8p. If you have any cool patches with cool names you would like to have included in the factory set do send us a sysex dump with credit info included so we can check them out and maybe make you famous. Setting up a roland jx 8p ive recently come to owning a roland jx 8p through a friend, though it has come with absolutely no cabling whatsoever.
This should be a list of all roland synths with their factory reset function thanks to j. Roland s beautiful stereo chorus gives the jx 8p a lot of depth and warmth. The bank includes all the sounds from demo part i and ii. It contains the original user bank patches that shipped from the factory on both the roland jv80 and the jv90. The jx 8p was released during the popularity and rise of digital fm synthesis popularized by the yamaha dx7 yet it remained a fully analog synthesizer but with added parameters for more complex sounds. Released in 1986, the jx10 super jx was rolands last true analog synthesizer. If a unit is not listed here, it does not have an initialization procedure that is userexecutable. You may have to experience a little until you have a good replay loudness. The roland jx8p features full midi, and also accepts a cartridge to store 32 additional patches. As far as bass theory is concerned, the jx 8p really delivers in low frequency i even have to push the hpf slider up a bit sometimes, however, this is yet. 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. The jx 8p adds portamento, a second eg and additional modulation routings to the jx 3p voice architecture. Whatever the inherent timbre, the jx 8p is one of those models inviting you to dig into parameters and create something new every couple of weeks. This soundset includes fat analog pads, great retro sounds, basses and more.
The synth lead was done on a 1985 roland jx 8p the keyboard in the synth brass patch category icon on your x7 btw. The gui is modelled after the pg800, which is the external editor for the jx 8p. 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. Roland jx 8p 32 retro synth patches sysex download demo. The roland jx 8p is a great analog synth with big sound potential. Its sounds are classic of that era and many are reminiscent of other classic roland synths like the d50, the u20 and the d70. Analogaudio1s soundset with 64 new sounds for the roland alpha juno series. Roland gear factory resets future producers forums. The roland jx 10 super jx was a 12voice analog synthesizer keyboard produced from 1986 to 1989, along with a rackmounted version, the mks70. Dance, rock, alternative, pop, orchestra, band, pianos, rhodespiano, electric and acoustic instruments, solo. As with my other recent uploads, this just a shortish demo of the jx 8p mainly factory presets, recorded live and edited down to a few. The roland jx8p is a sixvoice polyphonic synthesizer that came out in 1985.
The original model was launched when buttondriven interfaces were popular, so it was designed to give immediate access to preset sounds. Its two oscillator per voice design allows for very wide sound possibilities, especially when you take into consideration the crossmodulation that exists. Roland jx8p aftertouch and key repair notes jim atwood. 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 synthesizer.
Oct 28, 2015 since i felt that my last jx 8p video was a bit inadequate i made another one. Jx1 is the factory preset patchtone bank for the jx. Roland d70, roland jx8pjx10p roland jv1010jv1080jv2080 roland. Featuring 64 highly useful, brand new patches which will get the most out of your roland jx 8p. For roland d110 factory and new created sound library. This new board is easy as poping in an ic chip and is an unbelievable piece of technology. This synth was the first roland synth to be fitted with a quality 76. These synths only had a 64 patch user area, so both banks fit into this one jv1080 bank which has a 128 patch. View and download roland jx 3p owners manual online. Roland jv80, jv90, jv880 soundbanks patchman music roland jv80, jv90, and jv880 pro patches are vastly superior to the factory jv8090880 presets. The classic roland jx8p, analog polyphonic synthesizer from 1985.
If you have some files you want to share please upload them. Roland jx8p survival pack new studio patches sounds. The legendary roland d110 sound library and editors. 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. Roland jx 8p is a 61key, velocity and aftertouchsensitive, sixnote polyphonic, fully analog synthesizer released by roland in 1985. Yamaha sy85 large original factory and new created sound library in sysex format and editors pcmacatari,800 single voices on cd or download.
Roland super jx10 and mks70 synthesizer patches your. Most of the procedures and commands shown on this page are specific to jx. 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 rps, to the fabled super saw oscillators. The legendary yamaha sy99 large original factory and new created sound library and editors 3,200 single voices patches banks in sysex format. Orbit proteus proteus 1 plus orchestral proteus 2500. The jx10 mks70 can also read and write tone data for the jx8p this way which in turn can only use the m16c. It is a typical hybrid synth of that era, featuring dcos but vcfs and vcas. Since the jx 8p needs a little bit of effects to really shine i show you each sound with and without effects. Although it lacked the soontobe standard of midi control, later production series of the jupiter8 did include roland s proprietary dcb interface. Roland super jx10 and mks70 synthesizer patches your one.
It has much more things beneath its hood than all those junos, polysiks and stuff, and that ensures more fun and wider palette of patches. The jupiter8, or jp8, is an eightvoice polyphonic analog subtractive synthesizer introduced by roland corporation in early 1981 the jupiter8 was roland s flagship synthesizer for the first half of the 1980s. Roland vr103 sound effect 1 rom pmjx1003 for jx 10 mks70 free shipping see more like this roland keys juno 1 2 6 60 106 jx3p sh101 d10 d20 w30 hs6 10 60 jupiter 6 8 vk09. View and download roland jx 8p owners manual online. Released in 1985 the jx 10 super jx combines two individual jx 8p s for an outstandingly warm, rich and analog sound which is still used in many modern studios all over the world. 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. Roland jx 1 hold write and flute then power on roland. Patch list 01 spacy rez resonant pad 02 bass 03 eventually very slow pad 04 hp stabby high pass short stab 05 sub outlaw gratuitous sub bass. The forerunners to the jx8p were the jx3p and the rack mks30. A downloadable pack of 32 patches for the roland jx 8p or the pg8x in the sysex format.
Its 61 note keyboard is velocity and aftertouch sensitive. The sleek grey exterior and minimalist interface belies the true power inside this machine. Dance, rock, alternative, pop, orchestra, band, pianos, rhodespiano, electric and acoustic instruments, solo, strings, pads, bass, drums kit and percussion, fx. It was actually highly programmable though, especially when used with the optional pg200 controller that added 24 rotary knobs for. Gaia patches by aron magner from the disco biscuits. But to get really fantastic and exciting sounds out of this synth, takes time, experience and programming skills. Despite the handson programming limitations, this roland is just as, if not more, capable than its relatives, the juno 106 series and the jx 3p. How to load these patches into my roland xp50, xp60 or xp80.
Jx8p was among the last true analog synthesizers produced by roland in the 1980s, with alpha juno 12 synths, racks mks50 and mks70, and finally the jx10. Owning a jx 10 im looking for jx 8p patches on paper or pdf document to reconstruct manually some on the patches that werent inserted in jx 10. For those who want to get the best out of the roland jx 8p right away, i offer the analogaudio1 jx 8p sound set, as demonstrated in the video. Line 6 powercab 112 active guitar speaker system for modelers wpolish cloth an.