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Roland JX-3P, Manual

The Roland JX-3P is a classic analog synthesizer known for its rich sound and intuitive interface. Get the most out of your instrument by downloading the free manual from our website. Learn how to unleash the full potential of the JX-3P and create your own unique sounds.

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Table of Contents

Control Description..................................................................................................................... 4
Basic Connections...................................................................................................................... 5
Features....................................................................................................................................... 6
Software Flow Chart.................................................................................................................... 7
Menu Flow Chart......................................................................................................................... 8
Menu Notes................................................................................................................................. 9
Preset Section........................................................................................................................... 10
Performance Control Section....................................................................................................11
3P Upgrade Notes..................................................................................................................... 13

Sens Control..................................................................................................................... 13
Factory Presets................................................................................................................. 13
Clock Display.................................................................................................................... 13
Midi Switch....................................................................................................................... 13
Chorus.............................................................................................................................. 13
Midi Received................................................................................................................... 13
Midi Panic......................................................................................................................... 14
PG-200 Support................................................................................................................ 14
SysEx Dump..................................................................................................................... 14

Sequencer................................................................................................................................. 15

Writing / Editing................................................................................................................ 16
Seq Overdub Edit............................................................................................................. 17
Playing.............................................................................................................................. 18

Arpeggiator............................................................................................................................... 19
Pattern Play............................................................................................................................... 20
Chord Mode.............................................................................................................................. 21
Setting up with External Devices..............................................................................................22
Editing a Patch.......................................................................................................................... 23
Edit Parameters......................................................................................................................... 24

TONE - DCO..................................................................................................................... 25
TONE - VCF...................................................................................................................... 25
TONE - VCA...................................................................................................................... 26
TONE - LFO...................................................................................................................... 26
TONE - ENV 1 & 2............................................................................................................ 26
TONE - Chorus................................................................................................................. 26
TONE - Aftertouch Control...............................................................................................27
TONE - Modulation Control..............................................................................................27
TONE - Bend Control........................................................................................................27
TONE - Voice Mode Control.............................................................................................28
GLOBAL - Arpeggiator Control.........................................................................................28
GLOBAL - Sequencer Control..........................................................................................28
GLOBAL - Pattern Generator............................................................................................29
GLOBAL - Key Control......................................................................................................29
GLOBAL - Fine Tune.........................................................................................................30
GLOBAL - Midi and General Settings...............................................................................30

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3P Upgrade User Manual v400

Summary of Contents for JX-3P

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Page 2: ...Editing 16 Seq Overdub Edit 17 Playing 18 Arpeggiator 19 Pattern Play 20 Chord Mode 21 Setting up with External Devices 22 Editing a Patch 23 Edit Parameters 24 TONE DCO 25 TONE VCF 25 TONE VCA 26 TO...

Page 3: ...orus Speed Mod 36 Optional Fixes for the JX 3P 37 Adjustments for the JX 3P 38 Labels for the JX 3P 39 Midi Data 40 Continuous Controllers 41 Real Time Commands 46 Midi Sysex Support 47 Midi Sysex Dat...

Page 4: ...4 Control Description www kiwitechnics com 3P Upgrade User Manual v400...

Page 5: ...5 Basic Connections www kiwitechnics com 3P Upgrade User Manual v400...

Page 6: ...full effect Aftertouch Modulation Level and dynamics via midi Modulation options include Aftertouch and midi modulations that can be used in any combination Each ENV Mod can select from ENV 1 or 2 an...

Page 7: ...7 Software Flow Chart www kiwitechnics com 3P Upgrade User Manual v400...

Page 8: ...Menu Flow Chart...

Page 9: ...restore the 3P Tone Sequence or Pattern back to the same state that it was when the recording was made NOTE some of the output files are large IMPORTANT All of the dumps Loading and Saving will overw...

Page 10: ...to the original 3P patches All these can be edited and restored When selecting a patch select a combination of the Bank button and the Tone button The Bank and Tone buttons will light to show the sel...

Page 11: ...14 AA 15 level controls Bend Range Switch This sets the Maximum effect of the bender Wide Maximum effect This will be an Octave for DCOs Mid Medium effect This will be a major perfect 5th for DCOs Nar...

Page 12: ...he indicator LED will light when the effect is on Pressing this button again will turn the mute function off This will also effect sequence play This effect will not apply to midi note data Pressing a...

Page 13: ...esets The factory presets have been made close to the original 3P presets Clock Display Midi Switch The two LFOs and the Sequencer clock can display on the front panel LFO 1 2 will display on the Grou...

Page 14: ...nual Dumps of the Currently Selected Tone All Stored Tones the Currently Selected Sequence and the Currently Selected Pattern can be Loaded or Dumped The button sequence required is detailed in the Me...

Page 15: ...und into the sequence Note if more than 6 notes are used in one step only the last 6 notes will play Rate Knob This controls the speed of the Sequencer clock if the clock source is selected as interna...

Page 16: ...me value in the phrase you wish to write Then divide the longer time values by that shortest one e g 2 The external selector switch should remain in the PG 200 position when writing to memory 3 Press...

Page 17: ...destructively stepped forward or backwards by using the Group A button to step backwards closer to the start of the sequence or Group B to step forwards A sequence can be stopped at the current step...

Page 18: ...re it s indicator will go out will stop playing immediately The temp of the playing will be determined by the clock source If the clock source is internal then the tempo will be set by the Rate Knob T...

Page 19: ...92 The behavior or the Arpeggiator can be set using Global A 5 to set the style and Global A 6 to set the range The style can be up only down only up down and random The range can be 0 2 octaves Cance...

Page 20: ...red by pressing and releasing Tape and then pressing the Group B button followed by a Tone button 1 16 to select the pattern to edit The currently selected Pattern will flash Clock Speed can be set us...

Page 21: ...ase note As only one chord can be played at a time the keys played have lowest or highest note priority depending on the Unison or Mono Key Assign Mode setting this will be low note priority if in eit...

Page 22: ...ithin the KiwiTechnics JX 3P Upgrade there will always be small delays between the midi input and midi output as the commands need to be interpreted which cannot be done until a full command arrives F...

Page 23: ...buttons to set switches These are now changed using the Sens slider as well Note The behavior of the Sens control during parameter editing has been changed from the way the original 3P works When edi...

Page 24: ...24 Edit Parameters www kiwitechnics com 3P Upgrade User Manual v400...

Page 25: ...FO 2 DCO 1 Env Modulation Depth DCO 2 Env Modulation Depth A 7 B 7 Range 63 Note this control is center off DCO 1 Env Source DCO 2 Env Source A 8 B 8 1 ENV 1 2 ENV 2 DCO 2 Cross Modulation A 4 1 Off 2...

Page 26: ...slowest LFO 1 2 Delay A 13 LFO 1 A 16 LFO 2 Range 0 127 0 no delay LFO 1 2 Mode B 11 1 LFO 1 2 Normal above and below base note 2 LFO 1 2 Plus above base note only TONE ENV 1 2 Envelope Generators En...

Page 27: ...e 63 Note this control is center off TONE Modulation Control midi and LFO button DCO Freq AA 1 0 Off 1 DCO1 2 DCO2 3 Both DCO LFO Level AA 2 0 Off 1 DCO1 2 DCO2 3 Both DCO ENV Level AA 3 0 Off 1 DCO1...

Page 28: ...Arp Clock Source A 7 0 Int Ext 1 LFO 2 2 Pattern Generator 3 Midi Clock 3 1 32 Note 4 Midi Clock 4 1 32 Note Dotted 5 Midi Clock 6 1 16 Note 6 Midi Clock 9 1 16 Note Dotted 7 Midi Clock 12 1 8 Note 8...

Page 29: ...ern Generator Pattern VCF A 10 0 Off 1 On Pattern VCA A 11 0 Off 1 On Pattern Level A 12 Range 0 127 Pattern Mode A 13 0 Off 1 On Pattern Clock Source A 14 0 Int Ext 1 LFO 2 2 Midi Clock 3 1 32 Note 3...

Page 30: ...1 Midi Sysex Receive Enabled Default 1 Enable Midi Soft Through note real time midi commands will always pass and B 8 will have no effect B 8 0 No Midi Passed Default 0 1 Midi Passed depending on B 9...

Page 31: ...op responding for a short period while the restore is being done Factory Restore 2 Programs 1 256 can be restored to factory settings by the following action Press and hold Edit Write and Seq Write wh...

Page 32: ...skill level KiwiTechnics will not be responsible for damage done to your precious 3P if this upgrade is not fitted correctly Step 1 Opening the 3P After removing the four screws located in the end pa...

Page 33: ...e 40 holes and the pins free of the hole edges before the CPU is lifted The CPU pins should be able to move freely in the hole which shows that they are not still soldered to the hole sides The best w...

Page 34: ...y a notch in one end see pictures It is most important to make sure all the pins are located inside all the socket holes before pressing the upgrade firmly into the socket This will need a firm push t...

Page 35: ...On 3P Jack boards that do not have a midi through the link is still labeled as W5 and is in a similar part of the board The PG 200 is no longer supported and all control needs to be via midi input If...

Page 36: ...n the photo using a damp cloth and then dry Bend down C15 as much as will easily bend away from the IC2 holes Do not force Remove the tape from the double sided sponge on the Chorus Mod PC board and p...

Page 37: ...rows The photo shows these already removed Step 3 Place a link in place of R84 which is identified by the yellow arrow and fit the eight supplied 220R resistors to the eight green arrow locations Ther...

Page 38: ...ne the preset marked DCO1 in the photo Note these tune adjusters are sensitive to ferrous metal screw drivers If you do not have a nonferrous screw driver plastic or similar you will need to move the...

Page 39: ...bled See Sysex Table for details System Real Time Clock Commands O O Will Transmit from Seq Clock if Clock Output is enabled Input clocks passed through to midi out unaltered Recognized within the 3P...

Page 40: ...Control 63 below 63 will subtract effect above 63 will add effect DCO 1 ENV Source 0f 15 yy yy 00 3f 0 63 ENV 1 40 7f 64 127 ENV 2 LFO Mode 10 16 yy yy 00 1f 0 31 LFO1 2 Normal 40 7f 64 127 LFO1 2 Pl...

Page 41: ...32 63 LFO1 40 5f 64 95 LFO2 60 7f 96 127 Both VCF Low Pass Cutoff 29 41 00 7f 0 127 VCF Low Pass Resonance 2a 42 00 7f 0 127 VCF Pitch Follow 2b 43 00 7f 0 127 High Pass Filter Cutoff 2c 44 00 7f 0 1...

Page 42: ...3 below 63 will subtract effect above 63 will add effect LFO Button Level 53 83 00 7f 0 127 Output Mod Level from LFO Button NRPN Data Plus 60 96 Not Supported NRPN Data Minus 61 97 Not Supported NRPN...

Page 43: ...f 56 62 Midi 18 1 8 Note Dotted 40 47 63 6f Midi 24 1 4 Note 48 4f 70 76 Midi 36 1 4 Note Dotted 50 57 77 83 Midi 48 1 2 Note 58 5f 84 90 Midi 72 1 2 Note Dotted 60 67 91 97 Midi 96 Whole Note 68 6f 9...

Page 44: ...here because the BCR2000 is not able to step programs using two buttons All Sound off 78 120 Stops all output immediately All Notes off 7b 123 Stops all output immediately Real Time Commands Midi Clo...

Page 45: ...45 Midi Sysex Support Function Transmitted Recognized Notes Basic ID 1 16 1 16 Omni Set using Device ID in Global Variable S B 4 Load O O Dump O O www kiwitechnics com 3P Upgrade User Manual v400...

Page 46: ...Transmit Receive Seq Dump 0b Request Tone Name 0c Transmit Receive Tone Name 0d Request Tone Parameter 0e Transmit Receive Tone Parameter 0f Request Global Parameter 10 Transmit Receive Global Parame...

Page 47: ...wn 10 both 11 random 03 3 Arp Range 000000xx xx 00 1 Oct 01 2 Oct 10 3 Oct 04 4 Arp Clock Source 000xxxxx xxxxx 00000 Internal 00001 LFO 2 00010 Pattern Source 00011 Midi 3 00100 Midi 4 00101 Midi 6 0...

Page 48: ...n set On y VCF Destination Off On set On z VCA Destination Off On set On 09 9 Pattern Clock Src 000xxxxx xxxxx 00000 Internal 00001 LFO 2 00010 Midi 3 00011 Midi 4 00100 Midi 6 00101 Midi 9 00110 Midi...

Page 49: ...able Midi Clock Gen 0000000x x Off On set Generate Clock 15 21 Enable Clock Display 0000000x x Off On set On 16 22 Master Slave Control 000000yx x Enable set Enabled y Master slave select set Master 1...

Page 50: ...FO Mod Amount 0xxxxxxx 0 127 1e 30 Not Used 00000000 Not Used 1f 31 DCO Cross Mod 000000xx xx 00 off 01 sync 10 metal 20 32 DCO Mix 0xxxxxxx 0 127 Split Control 63 21 33 DCO Control 00vvwxyz z DCO1Env...

Page 51: ...0000xxx xxx LFO 1 Wave 000 Sine 001 Triangle 010 Square 011 Saw 100 Reverse Saw 101 Random 34 52 LFO 1 Rate 0xxxxxxx 0 127 35 53 LFO 1 Delay 0xxxxxxx 0 127 36 54 LFO 2 Wave 00000xxx xxx LFO 1 Wave 000...

Page 52: ...ad Seq 1 8 43 67 Load Pattern 000xxxxx xxxxx Pattern number to load 0 do not load Pattern 1 16 Load Patt 1 16 44 68 Bend Control 0vwwxyzz zz DCO Bend 00 off 01 DCO1 10 DCO2 11 Both y Mix Bend On Off s...

Page 53: ...el 0xxxxxxx 0 127 Split Control 63 4b 75 AT DCO Control 0wxxyyzz zz AT DCO Freq 00 off 01 DCO1 10 DCO2 11 Both yy AT DCO LFO Amount 00 off 01 DCO1 10 DCO2 11 Both xx AT DCO Env Amount 00 off 01 DCO1 1...

Page 54: ...0 127 for tone 1 128 if Bank Number is 0 0 127 for tone 129 256 if Bank Number is 1 3P transmits a 06 6 command 06 6 Transmit Receive Tone Dump Bank Tone 128 data bytes Bank Number 0000000x x 0 for t...

Page 55: ...tion 6 z Pattern Section 5 17 23 Pattern Byte 3 0000wxyz w Pattern Section 4 set sounding x Pattern Section 3 y Pattern Section 2 z Pattern Section 1 18 1b 24 27 Not Used 1c 28 Pattern Length 0000xxxx...

Page 56: ...one 20 data bytes 00 0 Bank Number 0000000x x 0 for tones 1 128 1 for tones 129 155 WARNING This command will overwrite the current sounding tone with the Tone selected 01 1 Tone Number 0xxxxxxx x 0 1...

Page 57: ...er Data format the same as 02 Command 11 17 Request Pattern Edit Buffer Dump No Data 3P transmits a 12 18 command 12 18 Transmit Receive Edit Pattern Dump Null 29 data bytes Null 29 bytes Data Data Fo...

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