Roland Boutique JX-03, User Manual

Page: 8 / 35

8
I.
General Functions
Common Section
The Common Section of the JX-03 is where bank and patch information is stored and recalled for performance.
The first set of 3 buttons marked A,B and C are the BANK selection buttons
The second set of 16 buttons are the PATCH selection buttons
To select a bank choose the bank from the A, B or C section and then select the patch.
To select a patch use the corresponding number button for the patch you’d like to call up.
For example: To Call up patch B 11 (S Wah) simply press BANK B, and then Button 11.
To store a patch is equally as straightforward.
To store a patch first double-check that you are not about to overwrite a patch you really love.
But be careful not to lose the patch your working on in order to check.
This causes a conundrum doesn’t it?
Well, not always, but it certainly can. It’s a good idea to consider using MANUAL mode - a mode where what you see
on the panel is what you are hearing in the speakers. This way you are free to call up a patch and make sure it’s one
you aren’t worried about overwriting before you lose precious sounds you might need.
From MANUAL checking a patch is as simple as pressing BANK C, and then PATCH 11 and play a note or two to see
if patch C11 is something you could do without. If it is, simply press MANUAL again and you’ll be transported as if by
magic back to the patch you were working so hard on. Nothing is lost, and you can be absolutely sure of where you’d
like to put it.
To write this patch to BANK C Patch 11 press BANK C, and then long press PATCH 11 and hold it until you see the
button flash. Once it flashes you know your patch has been stored.
The common section is also the location of many interesting settings for effects, the sequencer, swing, portamento,
midi channel, tuning, velocity, clock source, and more features. In various modes these same buttons perform all
sorts of other functions.
See system settings (page 19) for more details about everything the common section buttons can do.