Check out the roland jp 8000 initializing the jp8000 restoring the factory settings page at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. Super saws is a synth meant to emulate the roland jp8000 and jp8080 famous sound. Jan, 2008 if anyone was thinking of paying a repair shop to replace the internal battery in their jp 8000, think again. Korg dw8000 synthesizer patches jim atwood in japan.
Roland jp 8000 sysex help if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. View and download roland jp8000 owners manual online. The jp 8000 music synthesizer has been designed using a firstofitskind roland analog modeling sound source, combining the fat, powerful sounds associated with vintage analog synths with the flexibility of digital technology and midi. The jp8080 analog modeling synthesizer module offers an advanced analog modeling sound engine with 10note polyphony, powerful external audio synthesis unlike anything on the market today, a unique builtin voice modulator, and smartmedia storage capabilityall in a cool, retrostyled 6u rackmount module with tons of knobs and sliders for easy sound shaping. If you are new to synths roland manuals are very good at not only explaining how your synth works and what all the buttons do, but also help you get started with synthesis. The eq on the jp8000 is no compensation because turning down the bass just makes everything sound weak by comparison, so i find either an external highpass or. Storage memory, 128 presets128 user patches 64 preset performances64 user performances. From recreations of vintage analog classics to modern, cuttingedge tones that are perfect for the latest music styles and beyond, axial is your home for an everexpanding selection. These sounds have been seriously pumped up in the roland. 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. Feedback amount and harmonic level are userdefinable. Check out the roland jp8000 frequently asked questions faq page at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer.
The jp80008080 are excellent, but theres one confusing thing about their architecture. Patchesperformances there are 256 patches in the internal memory 128 preset and 128 user of the jp8000. 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. Incorporates roland analog modeling technology for fat, powerful analogtype sounds and tonal variations. Its very different to the most of soundsets you saw before with al.
This is especially great when controlling the jp 08 from a larger external keyboard. View and download roland jp 8000 owners manual online. While its an analog modeling synth, its synth engine and effects, combined with a deep arpeggiator, made it a powerful keyboard. The roland jp8000 is an analog modeling synthesizer released by the roland corporation in. All patches are compressed with zip to reduce the filesize. It is used by the crystal method, bt, orbital, ken ishii, vince clarke, goldie, dave holmes, prodigy, groove armada, pet shop boys, depeche mode, atb, uberzone, faithless, gary numan, ferry corsten, scooter, konflict, william orbit, paul van dyk and garbage. Jp8000 winjplib a patch librarian for the jp8000jp8080 from roland.
About the roland jp8000 and jp8080 the keyboard and rack synth version, the jp8080 features a dark blue plastic enclosure with orange type designating the various functions of the machine blueorange complementary color schemes were common to graphic design at the time, as well as being the preference of roland. Id been getting memory damaged messages every time i turned on the synth, but i was reluctant to delve inside and had heard stories about solder. They are sending properly but the jp8000 just isnt recieving anything. Included are 128 patches, both a and b user banks, to take your jp into the.
Roland jp8000 and jp8080 alanm trance dubstep patches hd. Roland jx03 cm002 expander unit by dissoww tue mar 10, 2020 8. In 1998, roland released a 6u, 19 rack version of jp 8000 called the jp 8080. You can also get packs of trance patches for the 8000 out there but they cost money, and they are patches you could create yourself with a bit of time. The jp 8080 combined the analog modeling sound engine of the jp 8000 with additional features such as an internal vocoder. The values jump between numbers, which makes the editing very imprecise. Roland jp8000 music synthesizer documenti suono elettronico. All patches are created manually with roland jp8000 and with the roland jp80.
The jp8080 is able to transmit a variety of settings to an external device as exclusive messages. I cant really fault the jp 8000 and i count myself lucky to have one in excellent condition. The user patch or performance that was previously stored in that. You can connect as many jp 8000 jp 8080s to your computer as you like. A demonstration of the patch presets included with the jp8000 synthesiser. See page 54 in the jp8000 owners manual for more info on naming a patch and page 28 for a performance. All sound waves are complex and contain more than one frequency. The jp8000 music synthesizer has been designed using a firstofitskind roland analog modeling sound source, combining the fat, powerful sounds associated with vintage analog synths with the flexibility of digital technology and midi. Roland jp8000 cinematica 128 presets by chronos youtube. Organelle is a hardware instrument that makes it easy to explore new sounds and experiment with new ways of making music. Roland jp8000 sysex help sign in to disable this ad how do i get my jp8000 set to recieve sysex files.
The jp8080 also had three times the number of patches and performances, an additional noise waveform on osc 2 and a distortion effect. The jp8080 is also available in keyboard form as the roland jp8000 specifications. Although roland us has removed it, it is still available from some european company websites. Jp8000, includes a brief introduction, along with links to synthesizers produced, references and further information. But ion ultimately has a wider range of sounds under the hood, and those sounds are less affected by aliasing. Patches that used user waveforms or patches that use an analog oscillator or an external input oscillator are compatible. Korg ms2000 so, ive been listening to way too much tangerine dream lately and ive had an itch for a programmable synth with an analog sound. Memory 128 preset patches, 128 user patches, 64 performances, 64 user performances. The jp 8080 also had three times the number of patches and performances, an additional noise waveform on osc 2 and a distortion effect. Really rising in value too, if thats important to you. Basic synthesis on the jp8000 page 2 of 9 timbre is the nature or quality of a sound. Jp8080, includes a brief introduction, along with links to synthesizers produced, references and further information. Arpegseq powerful vintagestyle arpeggiator with beat patterns.
If a unit is not listed here, it does not have an initialization procedure that is user executable. User b are execut ed, the temporary settings will not be transmitted. It is easy to get a great sound out of the jp 8000, and the manual helps immensely with straight forward information to get more out. Synthesizer roland jp08 unofficial user manual 15 pages. The jp8s highpass was great for rolling off the weight and making sounds fit in a mix. Roland jp8000 initializing the jp8000 restoring the. It was released about 2 years after the d50 and includes 5 part multitimbrel plus a new rhythm section, more preset patches, more user patches, and a 4 mb rom size instead of the d50s 1 mb. It combines playful and intuitive controls with the powerful pure data sound engine.
My goodness, am i having a lot of fun with my most recent acquisition, the korg dw 8000. Midi messages from an external device can also control the sound source. In 1998, roland released a 6u, 19 rack version of jp8000 called the jp8080. It was available in rackmount form as the roland jp8080 the jp8000 was very popular, and was used by dozens of popular artists.
The jp8000 is excellent for use in any music where classic synth sounds are needed. I prefer synths to have keys but the 8080 does have some worthwhile extras. It could also transmit on 4 midi channels simultaneously the d50 could only transmit on 1 at a time. You can use the patches below on a roland jp8000 how to load these patches into my roland jp8000. My problem is not storing patches to the jp8000, that seems to work. Both sound acceptably analog in the lows and mids, while the roland sounds more digital in its highs while ion continues to sound analog. It was a direct competitor to other firstgeneration virtual analog synthesizers such as the yamaha an1x, korg prophecy, and clavia nord lead. Although i get most of my gear from local used audiomusic shops, i also like to snag old broken gear off ebay from japan. This board focuses on individual drum sounds and instruments for maximum dancefloor impact. Subscribe to the roland newsletter to get the latest articles, videos, and news about your favorite roland products. Mar, 2012 just a little demonstration of a few of the patches ive created for this wonderful synthesizer.
Roland jp8000 frequently asked questions faq sweetwater. This might be the first time in history, when a true trance legend releases his very own, authentic, well known precious sounds. The roland jp 8080 is a 6u rack aftertouch and velocity sensitive, 8 voice duotimbral, digital analog modelling synthesizer, featuring dual oscillators super. Where is the best in my opinion, it is the fx and tablecloths. Heres a demo video of the roland jp8000, via stuthomson, who notes that the sounds heard in this demo are custom patches, with no external effects. Being fans of classic roland gear but not the factory sounds oliver really. Seven sliders are worn out to the point that the settings are only partially editable. The jp 8080 analog modeling synthesizer module offers an advanced analog modeling sound engine with 10note polyphony, powerful external audio synthesis unlike anything on the market today, a unique builtin voice modulator, and smartmedia storage capabilityall in a cool, retrostyled 6u rackmount module with tons of knobs and sliders for easy sound shaping. The jp8000 was seen at the time as the modern incarnation of the classic jupiter8, from 1981. A performance patch on the roland jp8000 consists of two separate patches with the keyboard mixed or s. So it is true that the leads and the bass can not compete i think with real analos. You can use a program like cakewalk, cubase or an external sequencer to send the. The jp8000 boasts 128 preset patches and 64 preset performance memories, and another 128 user patches and 64 user performances. Download the demo today, read the setup guide and give it a go, it will be worth it.
Quite a classic virtual analog synthesizer, the jp8000 jp8080. Roland calls these multichannel groupings performances. The plugin is available in audiounit and vsti instrument, both in 32 and 64bit format. Make sure you have backed up any data you wish to keep before performing these procedures. The srx05 supreme dance wave expansion board is the musthave collection of dance music sounds. For indeed, all the controllers on the front make the use of jp8000 very intuitive. Most synths store programs in one area and multichannel groupings of programs in another area. Unfollow roland jp 8000 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Axial is the official roland tone library site where you can download new sounds for your roland synthesizer that have been specially designed by top programmers. My problem is to dump the banks that are currently on my jp8000 to the plugins library. This is what manufacturers are claiming as the next new form of synthesis, moving along from sample synthesis. Many of these procedures will erase all memory in the unit.
The synth was recorded direct with no further processing except for normalisation. Since my budget isnt anything close to bottomless, im stuck in the digital realm rather than going for the real deal. The jp 8000 was seen at the time as the modern incarnation of the classic jupiter8, from 1981. Find great deals on ebay for roland jp 8000 and roland jp8080. The synth was recorded direct with no further processing except for. I unpack the great condition synth and plug it in and tweak.
Thanks to its intuitive, knobbased user interface, a 16. Check out the roland jp8000 initializing the jp8000 restoring the factory settings page at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. Patches that used user waveforms or patches that use an analog oscillator or an external input oscillator are compatible with version 2. I recently picked up this up off ebay from a local seller here in japan. Roland jp8000 the roland synth with the unison supersaw. Roland jp 8000 the jp8000 is rolands new digital synth utilising the latest buzzword in the industryanalog modelling. You can use the patches below on a roland jp 8000 how to load these patches into my roland jp 8000. Mar, 2006 the rolands user interface is better in many ways, and it makes great sounds. All user patches, all user performances, all motion referred to as bulk dump. The jp 08 features a chain mode that allows you to connect two jp 08 modules using the midi ports and create one, 8voice synthesizer, just like the original.
133 412 45 375 343 644 281 1108 881 29 1564 699 958 842 1181 1133 865 1462 739 1610 419 875 1170 397 146 567 1097 668 127 84 14 70 1386 1252 818 535 215 1010 1112 247 697 458 1453 860 1025 1498 662