Released in 1986, the jx10 super jx was rolands last true analog synthesizer. The jx10 and mks70s factory presets were created by eric persing and dan desousa. Xp60 xp80 patch list user bank 001 temple of xp 002 power split 003 symphonique2 004 robot voice 005 st. Roland jx8p the 64 factory patches part 2 of 2 youtube. The roland jx10 is a fully programmable 12 voice polyphonic synthesizer. Many of these procedures will erase all memory in the unit. Released in 1983, the same year that the midi protocol was invented, the roland jupiter 6 was one of the first synthesizers to have midi built in and was roland s first midi synthesizer. The roland jx 8p is a sixvoice polyphonic synthesizer that came out in 1985. The sound is like its relatives jx 10 and mks70, very lush, classy and full. The jx 10 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. Roland super jx10 and mks70 synthesizer patches your one.
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. Fortunately waldorf supplies these on their homepage. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Big fish audio uvx10p a polyphonic synthesizer by uvi. If you feel like supporting me you can buy one of my tracks for a small donation at bandcamp.
If a unit is not listed here, it does not have an initialization procedure that is userexecutable. 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. Patch file roland s original factory patches for the mks70. Factory presets 64 patches and 50 tones jx 10 and mks70 sysex midi bulk dump.
Do i need to have the voice memory select switch on int or cart. Jx10 by mda synth analogue subtractive vst plugin kvr. 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. There is a little old program included called cpjx which acts as librarian and sysex senderreceiver works great with all windows versions. It does not support the mks70 single patch tone dumps nor does it support sysex editing of. Roland d110 80s synthesizer sound module boxed d10 d20 d50 vintage synth dealer. This synth was the first roland synth to be fitted with a quality 76 note keyboard with velocity and aftertouch. You can find any information about jx 10 available on the net on the excellent super jx zone website which is a compulsory reading for anyone seriously into jx 10. There are several different types of keys used on the roland keyboards, so you will need to make sure you order the correct style click on the link for your keyboard below.
This one was owned by pete waterman ltd stock, aitken and waterman which was called the hit factory in the 80s. Synthesizing acoustic pianos on the roland jx10 part 3. While the former is pretty well written, the assigner code on the jx10 and the mks70 is not particularly pretty. D10 and d20 original factory data must be loaded in via midi or a memory card. That coupled with many factory patches not taking advantage of it enough makes it somewhat confusing, luckily roland put an aftertouch sensitivity slider on the left hand control panel, allowing easy adjustment. The gui is modelled after the pg800, which is the external editor for the jx 8p. The patches you hear in this video were found on the internet and a few ive edited or programmed myself. Restore factory patches sysex procedure to reload the factory. Ive used a touch of reverbdelay from the lexicon mx200. The roland super jx jx10 appeared in 1986 and was manufactured until 1989 with no additional factory mods to my knowledge. Here is a little gift from me to all of you jx 8p owners. Jx10 aftertouch restoration super synthesizer projects.
Generic sysex loaders for mac or pc will load these patch files. You can use a program like cakewalk, cubase or sysex to send the. This page gives details of the modified firmware i developed for the roland jx10 to add systemexclusive editing of tones via midi. These devices usually require roland designated shielded. The jx10 was the first roland synth that included a 76 note keyboard with velocity and aftertouch. How to load these patches into my roland xp50, xp60 or xp80. Meanwhile, lets just share sysex and audio files for this one. Ive got a roland super jx 10 where the patches are wiped clean. Released in 1985 the jx 10 super jx combines two individual jx 8ps for an outstandingly warm, rich and analog sound which is still used in many modern studios all over the world. The roland super jx jx 10 appeared in 1986 and was manufactured until 1989 with no additional factory mods to my knowledge.
You can use the patches below on a jv1080, jv2080, xp50, xp60, xp80 and other roland jvxp synths which are sound compatible with these. Sep 27, 20 some of the sounds of the roland super jx 10. I want to at least load the factory presets but i cant seem to get it to work. You can find a demo of the sound in this here opendir.
Roland jx8p the 64 factory patches part 1 of 2 youtube. Roland jx 8p is a 61key, velocity and aftertouchsensitive, sixnote polyphonic, fully analog synthesizer released by roland in 1985. Manual roland has made manuals for most of their products available as free pdf downloads. This is one of the classic, early va synthesizers of the late 90s, together with clavia nord lead, yamaha an1x, korg ms2000, and access virus. Roland super jx10 and mks70 info your one stop resource. Playing the keyboard will instantly recall the original tone. Restoring factory presets in the waldorf microwave cmi. Born in brooklyn, new york, on may 5, 1959, steve stevens first picked up the guitar when he was only seven years old. Roland d10 initializing restoring the d10 d20 factory. Uvx10p was designed to deliver on all of the strengths of the jx series with none of the weaknesses.
Super jx zone patches and lots of infos for jx users synthesizer. 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. Honing his craft while playing in manhattan, stevens recorded an unreleased album with his band, fine malibus, and also played as a session guitarist. Syx is the twilight collection patch tone bank for the jx10 and mks70. Feel free to download a full resolution file for any demo to hear it in your own studio environment. I sold my jx several years ago now, and no longer actively sell this rom, as it has been superseded as described above. Roland jx8p printed patches for jx10 gearslutz is partsupported by our visitors. Audio plugins for all operating systems windows, mac os x, linux, ios and android, tagged as roland jx10.
These will import with the tone number that is stored in the dump into the currently selected group. 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. Since the jx 8p needs a little bit of effects to really shine i show you each sound with and without effects. 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 last true analog synth produced from roland during the late 80s was the roland jx10 and rack mount version mks70. Your one stop resource for super jx 10 and mks70 patches, tones, utilities and information roland super jx 10 and mks70 synthesizer homepage join the jx 10 and mks70 group on facebook. Recently a nice article from 1986 about jx programming written by eric persing himself.
Released in 1986 it combines two individual jx 8p synth engines for an outstanding warm and analog sound which is used in many modern studios all over the world. This is a legal agreement between you an individual or a corporation and roland corporation herein referred to as roland regarding the usage of this software product herein referred to as software. Apr 04, 2018 new audio demos of the jp08, ju06, and jx03 sound modules. The foregoing provision is effective even if roland corporation has been advised of the possibility of such damages. The jp8000 was seen at the time as the modern incarnation of the classic jupiter8, from 1981. Roland super jx10 and mks70 synthesizer homepage your. The design on the jx10 is essentially two roland jx8p synthesizers put together, with a 76note velocitysensitive keyboard with aftertouch. Replacement keys these plastic keys will replace broken ones on your keyboard. However there is a memory clearing function that may stop any unusual problems occurring in the unit.
The roland jx10 super jx was a 12voice analog synthesizer keyboard produced from 1986 to 1989, along with a rackmounted version, the mks70. The forerunners to the jx 8p were the jx 3p and the rack mks30. 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. Oct 28, 2015 since i felt that my last jx 8p video was a bit inadequate i made another one. We started with a pristine jx 10, mks70, and jx 8p and set off, tirelessly programming and sampling these beauties in highresolution through a worldclass signal chain. 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. Syx is the factory preset patch tone bank for the jx. Syx is the factory preset patchtone bank for the jx. The synth lead was done on a 1985 roland jx 8p the keyboard in the synth brass patch category icon on your x7 btw.
Factory presets on the jx 8p were created by eric persing and dan desouza. Roland super jx10 and mks70 synthesizer patches your. For nearly 30 years, it was the last true analog synthesizer made by roland and has been critically acclaimed as. All of the i tones and the performance patches will be erased, but all the multitimbral timbres will be retained. Sysex problems, bulk load on a roland super jx10 keys. An updated take on its predecessor the jx 8p, the jx 10 features a full 76 keyboard with velocity and aftertouch, two dcos digitally controlled oscillators per voice. Contrary to information from roland, the voice board roms for the jx did not change for version 2. Solo 010 combing slow 011 sessionnyln2 012 celestial 2 0 poly brs 014 dancestack 1 015 303 ow bass 016 flying waltz 017 silky way 018 simply june 019 solo vln 1 020. Please note that the mda jx10 is not related to the jx series of synths available from jxplugins. 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. The sleek grey exterior and minimalist interface belies the true power inside this machine.
Synthesizing acoustic pianos on the roland jx10 part 3 synth secrets. Just comparing this jx 10 to the jupiter8, which was roland s flagship of the early 80s, which now. When i got the microwave it had a lot of german 90s techno sounding presets strangely named like horny bitch and so on horny bitch wasnt even a brass patch fail. The mks70 is an identical rackmount version of the jx 10 synthesizer.
It contains the original user bank patches that shipped from the factory on both the roland jv80 and the jv90. Roland released the jx8p in 1984 to compete with the yamaha dx7. The roland jx 10 is a 12voice analog synthesizer released in 1986 and was the last full analog synthesizer they manufactured. The power supply cord of the product should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a.
The roland jx 10 is a fully programmable 12 voice polyphonic synthesizer. Factory presets 64 patches and 50 tones jx10 and mks70 sysex midi bulk dump. Please note that throughout this article i shall use the conventional term patch to refer to what roland calls a super jx10 tone, and performance to refer to what roland calls a super jx10 patch. It is a typical hybrid synth of that era, featuring dcos but vcfs and vcas. Im using midiox to send the sysex files, and choosing bulk load on the jx. Roland vr103 synth 1 rom cartridge released in 1986 64 patches and 50 tones jx 10 and mks70 sysex midi bulk dump. Roland jx 10 jx 8p at vintage synth explorer jx 8p factory patch mp3 demos at synthmania retrosound jx 8p page jx 8p test report greatsynthesizers going up the country going up the country is a song adapted and recorded by american blues rock band canned heat. Generic sysex loaders for mac or pc will load these patch files into the super jx 10 or mks70. Go to the sounds folder and download the midi continue reading restoring factory presets in the waldorf microwave. New patches for roland jx8p vintage synth explorer forums. It is delivered as a new eprom replacement for roland rom a, and is priced 40eur. A full patchbank with original sounds created by me over a long time. Aug 21, 2007 anyone have jx8p internal bank factory presets.
If you have this one and want to help out, use the contact link on the bottom of the page to let us know. Make sure you have backed up any data you wish to keep before performing these procedures. It is a 12voice digitalanalog hybrid synthesizer with 24 dcos digital controlled oscillators and a 76key velocity and pressure sensitive keyboard. Jx8p allows you to recall the original patch program.
Jx 8p 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 jx 10. When vibrato is set to pwm, the two oscillators are phaselocked and will produce a square wave if set to the same pitch. Using m64c cartridge is the only way to loaddump tones and patches on a jx 10 with factory firmware. It also includes features not found on the jx8p, including a simple 1track sketchbook sequencer and a delay effect which works like a midi delay by delaying one tone rather than acting as a true dsp delay effect. Pitch modulation of one oscillator then causes pulse width modulation. Our nerds havent mapped this synths parameter table yet.