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P O L Y P H O N I C S Y N T H E S I z E R

S U P E R J X

Jx-10

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Page 1: ...Manual Version 3 21 Page 1 of 73 P O L Y P H O N I C S Y N T H E S I z E R S U P E R J X Jx 10 O W N E R S M A N U A L 2 0 1 6 U P D A T E V e c o v e n u p g r a d e s 3 x A N D 4 x ...

Page 2: ...Manual Version 3 21 Page 2 of 73 SECTION 1 PANEL DESCRIPTION ...

Page 3: ... parameter is now OFF RECV SEND ON allowing fine control of what gets sent and what is filtered Sysex support allows edit of patch Tone A and Tone B individually No need for M 64C cartridge Fast bulk dump load 4 5 seconds to dump everything Can dump to from cartridge and internal memory Parameter edits patch and tones send sysex so all edits can be sequenced The PG 800 programmer is now supported ...

Page 4: ... off The unit may generate slight heat when in operation However this is not cause for concern To clean use a soft cloth and use only mild detergent Avoid use of any solvents such as paint thinners etc on any surface of the device Avoid using the unit in excessive heat or humidity conditions or where it may be affected by direct sunlight or excessive dust Save your sound data to a cartridge or mak...

Page 5: ... Jack E Monaural Output 2 Jacks A D Mixed output of Upper and Lower B C B Monaural Output of Upper C Monaural Output of Lower A B Stereo Output of Upper C D Stereo Output of Lower 4 Jacks A B C D Stereo Output of Upper and Lower When the JX 10 is set to Whole mode connecting a stereo amplifier to the UPPER MONO and LOWER MONO of the Parallel Output Jacks output jacks B and C shown in the above pic...

Page 6: ...iano sustain effects 2 6 MIDI Connectors In Out Thru These are for connection to other MIDI devices using MIDI SYNC cables optional 2 7 Programmer Connector Connect this to the optional PG 800 programmer using the supplied 6 Pin DIN cord 2 8 Protect Switch Internal Memory Always make sure that this switch is set to the ON position to protect the data in the JX 10 except when saving or loading data...

Page 7: ...parameters See page 20 Editing a Tone 3 4 To write the edited Patch Memory into the JX 10 s memory follow the appropriate WRITE procedure See page 30 Writing a Patch Memory 3 5 Using a Memory Cartridge M 64C the following data transfer is possible a Saving of each Patch Memory Tone to the memory cartridge and loading it back to the JX 10 b Saving the entire data 50 Tones and 64 Patch Memories on t...

Page 8: ...Manual Version 3 21 Page 8 of 73 JX 10 BASIC OPERATION TABLE ...

Page 9: ...ernal devices e g an amplifier and speaker then switch it on The JX 10 is now ready to be played using any of the 64 Patch Memories A Patch Memory is made of one or a pair of the 100 different Tones and various performance control functions such as Split Point Bender Sensitivity etc ...

Page 10: ...ed to the 100 Tones in the JX 10 s memory The numbers of the Tones used for the Patch Memory currently selected are displayed here The Tone number of the LOWER section of the keyboard is shown in Area D E The numbers 1 to 100 are assigned to the 100 Tones in the JX 10 s memory The numbers of the Tones used for the Patch Memory currently selected are displayed in Area E as are the Tone numbers of t...

Page 11: ...eepened Brilliance The tone will become brighter Volume The volume of the sound will increase The On Off setting or value of each Aftertouch effect can be written to each Patch Memory independently but the Aftertouch Fine Adjust knob allows even more delicate adjustment of the effect When this knob is set to the center position the same effect as set in the Patch Memory can be obtained and no effe...

Page 12: ...sign the function by pressing the appropriate Control Assign button C1 C2 or PEDAL SWITCH The Display will now show the Control Assign function that has been selected 2 Rotating the α Dial call the new function to be assigned See the table shown on the next page 3 To continue to assign other functions repeat steps 1 and 2 4 When you have completed assigning all the Control Assign functions press t...

Page 13: ...the knob raises the volume reaching the maximum volume At the same time the MIDI volume of the Upper and the Lower change Controls the MIDI messages of the Upper or Lower section Refer to the MIDI section on page 41 With the new firmware once C1 and C2 are assigned two different Factors they will be controllable by C1 and C2 sliders respectively in real time When PEDAL SWITCH is selected any of th...

Page 14: ...tion and the highest key of the Lower section separately on the same keyboard Quick Edit however does not include this function This is possible only when editing a Patch Memory PROCEDURE Hold the SPLIT Key mode Button down then press the key which is to be the Split Point Whilst holding the button down Press the Key where the keyboard should be divided into two sections Upper and Lower The right ...

Page 15: ...y the same procedure as above The available Tone Numbers however are from 1 to 32 c Chase Play The Chase Play function makes it possible to output the Lower sound slightly later than the Upper sound This function however is available only in Dual Mode Depending on the delay time and the Tone in use the effects created can differ delay like effect sound on sound effect etc PROCEDURE 1 Press the Cha...

Page 16: ...d the second Lower sound Press the TIME Chase Play Button to select Time Adjust mode then change the value using the α Dial Choose a value from 01 to 99 The higher number represents a longer time 01 to 99 When you have completed editing all the functions press the ENTER Key If the level described on the previous page in 1 Level is set high and the key aftertouch is set to a high value more delay s...

Page 17: ...west note of the Upper section Here however these two Factors are used for setting two different Split Points the lowest note of the Upper section and the highest note of the Lower section The value and the note name The lowest note is E1 middle C is C4 and the highest note is G7 indication represents 14 Lower split point E1 to G7 15 Portamento Time 00 to 99 This Factor adjusts the Portamento time...

Page 18: ...played is assigned to the note played later So this mode is suitable for performance with using a portamento effect UNISON 1 In this mode two sound modules are assigned to each key therefore the created sound is richer than in Poly mode i e each of the Upper and the Lower sections becomes a 3 voice synthesizer UNISON 2 This is similar to Unison 1 mode above but one of the two modules is assigned t...

Page 19: ...et the following 3 functions Time Level and Mode so that the desired effect is obtained The Level and Mode are alternately selected by pressing the FUNCTION Chase Play Button The Display shows the function selected The Time function can be selected by pressing the TIME Chase Play Button The value of the selected function can be changed by using the α Dial Parameter Values Range Notes 51 Chase play...

Page 20: ...Patch Memory press the PATCH button The PATCH indicator goes out and the display returns to the usual indication except that the Bank and the Number of the Patch Memory flash showing that the Patch Memory has been edited but not yet written into memory If you call another Patch Memory at this stage the edited Patch Memory will be erased If you wish to keep your edit execute the WRITE procedure b E...

Page 21: ...ng to do with your sound synthesis The PG 800 is in complete control To switch the JX 10 to this mode simply press the Manual button on the PG 800 If there is no change by moving the knob or switch on the programmer it is because the position you have set is exactly the same as is pre programmed If this happens just ignore it and move to the next procedure It may be quicker and easier to select a ...

Page 22: ...with a PG 800 programmer The current edited Factor will be temporarily shown if MIDI 42 EDIT DISPLAY is set on the PG 800 DCO Digitally Controlled Oscillator The DCO is a digitally controlled oscillator that controls the pitch and generates the waveforms that are the sound source of the synthesizer Owing to its digitally controlled system this offers superior pitch stability compared with a VCO Vo...

Page 23: ...ontents by DCO 2 The waveform is determined by DCO 2 s synchronization to DCO 1 SNC2 Both SYNC 1 and X MOD work together SNC1 DCO 1 and DCO 2 affect each other harmonic contents and waveform OFF Each DCO 1 and DCO 2 can have different pitch and waveform characteristics Cross Modulation 25 DCO 2 FTUN 50 50 The frequency pitch of DCO 2 can be adjusted with this parameter Variable range 50 DCO 2 Fine...

Page 24: ...O 2 This adjusts the level of DCO 2 DCO 2 Level 43 MIX ENV When ENV controls DCO 2 s level this sets the amount of the ENV signal DCO 2 Envelope Depth 44 MIX DYNA 3 2 1 off When DCO 2 s level is controlled by ENV Depth and then by Dynamics this sets the sensitivity of the Key Touch DCO 2 Dynamics Range 45 MIX MODE 1 2 2 2 This selects the polarity of the Envelope curve Normally is used In mode the...

Page 25: ...a sine wave then the sound will fade out Cutoff Frequency 53 VCF RES 99 00 This emphasises the cutoff point As you increase the value the created sound will become more unusual more electronic in nature Resonance 54 VCF LFO This controls the cutoff point by the waveform selected at the LFO section Increasing the value deepens the modulation LFO Depth 55 VCF ENV This controls the cutoff point of th...

Page 26: ...o control the VCA using the signal from ENV 2 or by the Gate signal VCA Mode 63 VCA DYNA 3 2 1 OFF This parameter determines the sensitivity of the Key Touch Dynamics effect VCA Dynamics Range 64 CHORUS 2 1 OFF OFF Chorus is OFF 1 Expansive Chorus effect is obtained 2 Rich Chorus effect is obtained Chorus Mode LFO Low Frequency Oscillator This oscillator generates extremely low frequency and there...

Page 27: ...e 85 ENV1 KEY 3 2 1 OFF This changes the time required for an ENV curve to complete its curve ENV time In the OFF position all pitches notes have the same ENV time As the value is increased higher keys have a shorter ENV time ENV 1 Key Follow 95 ENV2 KEY ENV 2 Key Follow PROCEDURE 1 Press the TONE Edit Button The Display responds with 2 Using the relevant Ten Keys assign the number of the paramete...

Page 28: ...e it with the one you have just edited PROCEDURE 1 Press the RECALL button The Display responds with Playing the keyboard will instantly recall the original Tone Naturally this Tone cannot be edited 2 Press the Recall Button again The edited Tone is retrieved Likewise each time you press the Recall Button the original and the edited Tones are alternately called This enables a direct sound comparis...

Page 29: ... Values Range Notes 1 BPM EXTERNAL 20 250 Default 100 2 MODE UP DOWN UP DOWN PLAYED RANDOM Default UP 3 OCTAVE SPAN 1 2 3 4 Default 1 4 INSERT NONE HIGHEST LOWEST UP 3 DOWN 1 UP 4 DOWN 2 Default none 5 PLAY RATE 1 1 2 D 1 2 1 4 D 1 2 T 1 4 1 8 D 1 4 T 1 8 1 16 D 1 8 T 1 16 1 16 T 1 32 Default 1 6 DURATION 1 15 LEGATO Default LEGATO 7 VELOCITY Played 1 127 Default played 8 MIDI KEYBOARD MIDI ALL KE...

Page 30: ...ry To WRITE the edited Patch Memory select a location for it from locations A 1 to H 8 immediately after editing the Patch Memory when the PATCH button indicator is lit and follow the WRITE procedure as follows PROCEDURE 1 To write the edited Patch Memory into the JX 10 s Internal Memory set the Protect Switch on the JX 10 to the OFF position To write onto the Cartridge Memory set the Protect Swit...

Page 31: ...r is already shown in the Display So skip the next steps 3 and 4 go straight to step 5 If you wish to write the edited Tone into a different location take step 3 then go to step 4 3 Set the Voice Memory Select switch on the far left side of the synth to the appropriate position depending on whether you wish to write to the JX 10 s Memory or the Cartridge Memory then assign the new location Tone Nu...

Page 32: ...ill see a dot at the lower right corner of the letter to the left of the name We call this the dot cursor You can change any letter that has the dot cursor at its lower right corner a Press either of the Cursor buttons to move the cursor to the letter you wish to change b To write a letter of the alphabet capitals only use the α Dial to select and to write a number use one of the Ten Keys For othe...

Page 33: ...ays will show up just by pressing the WRITE button and rotating the α Dial until the desired operation to be accomplished is found To complete a WRITE operation you must always press the ENTER button Pressing WRITE again without pressing ENTER first will cancel the operation Display Note Press ENTER the corresponding Patch Upper and Lower Tones will be saved i e overwritten into their respective m...

Page 34: ... also page 35 Press ENTER the selected BANK of a M1024C cartridge is copied to another selected BANK on the same cartridge See also page 35 Displays which sound board voices are currently playing Also on the JX10 Displays the A D converter raw values in hexadecimal C1 C2 Bender Aftertouch and the last note played on the keyboard Velocity and Note Number Tests the memory chips also tests the cartri...

Page 35: ...ng hold of one Note that they aren t available as a new purchase as such he upgrades your old M64C a Copying the Entire Data store from the JX 10 All Patch Memories and 50 Tones All the 64 Patch Memories and the 50 Tones can be copied to the Memory Cartridge M 64C and loaded back to the JX 10 s internal memory at any time 1 Saving 1 Set the Protect switch on the Memory Cartridge to the OFF positio...

Page 36: ...emory you have selected in step 3 8 Press the ENTER Key 9 Return the Protect switch on the Memory Cartridge to the ON position 2 Loading a single Patch Memory to the JX 10 s Internal Memory 1 Set the Protect switch on the JX 10 to the OFF position 2 Set the Voice Memory switch to the CART position 3 Call the Patch Memory to be copied to the JX 10 4 Press the WRITE Button The Display will respond w...

Page 37: ...ation Tone number where you wish the Tone you called in step 3 to be copied 8 Press the ENTER Key 9 Return the Protect switch on the Memory Cartridge to the ON position 2 Coping a Tone on the Cartridge to the JX 10 s internal memory 1 Set the Protect switch on the JX 10 to the OFF position 2 Set the Voice Memory switch to the CART position 3 Call the Patch Memory that contains the Tone you wish to...

Page 38: ...n alternative indication Four different Function Displays are available as follows Patch Memory Selected This is the normal display shown by default MIDI Channel The MIDI Channel number currently in use is displayed Tone Name The names of the Tones currently in use are displayed Split Point In Split Mode the split points of the Lower and Upper sections are displayed Or shows Key Mode DUAL If you w...

Page 39: ...ction Split Point A The highest note of the Lower Section B The lowest note of the Upper Section C When the Split Point is set with MIDI Send it will be displayed MIDI Channel A MIDI Channel number of the Receiver LOWER UPPER B MIDI Channel number of the Transmitter LOWER UPPER C Patch Memory Channel These are displayed when they have been set with MIDI Send ...

Page 40: ...51 100 are in ROM Read Only memory and therefore cannot be rewritten When this is shown several times the JX 10 is in trouble You will need to have it repaired Note The JX8P Cartridge is no longer supported As such the old error messages relating to this cartridge have now been removed 6 4 JX 10 RESET To reset JX 10 MIDI Arpeggiator and Controls to their default values Patches and Tones will remai...

Page 41: ...se when the Key mode is set to Lower Whole the JX 10 is played with the Note ON OFF messages of the Lower section When in Split Key mode the Upper and Lower sections are played independently with messages sent on each MIDI channel The Program Change messages basically work to change the Tone Numbers Therefore if two different MIDI channels are separately set for the upper and the lower sections th...

Page 42: ...nnot be changed with the Program Change Only when the lower MIDI channel is different from that of the Upper can the Lower Tone numbers be changed To set the MIDI channel for the Patch Memory call the Function Number 15 with the Ten Keys and set the Channel Number 11 to 16 or OFF with the α Dial Select OFF if you do not need to change Patch Memories with the Program Change 3 Program Change ON OFF ...

Page 43: ...ctors are used for transmitting the Volume messages in the Control Change separately on the MIDI Channels selected by the Upper and the Lower 66 Lo volume send 67 Midi SEND key mode Upper Lower Split Layer off This Factor can select Upper Lower Split Layer or Off independently of the Key Mode set on the JX 1 0 The Upper mode sends the JX 10 s keyboard information on the MIDI channel selected at th...

Page 44: ...eceives nor sends pitch bend RCV Upper receives pitch bend only SEND Upper sends pitch bend only ON Upper sends and receives pitch bend OFF RCV SEND ON OFF Upper neither receives nor sends modulation RCV Upper receives modulation only SEND Upper sends modulation only ON Upper sends and receives modulation bend OFF RCV SEND ON OFF Upper neither receives nor sends portamento RCV Upper receives porta...

Page 45: ... at full speed 1 slower mode 1 2 slower mode 2 slower than mode 1 In compatibility 2 sysex data coming in for Tone A is redirected to the currently selected tone Some old software also relies on this OFF PG800 SySEX PG800 SYSEX C1 C2 PG800 C1 C2 Dependent on settings the JX 10 display will or won t show Edit parameters OFF Edit parameters are not shown PG 800 Edit parameters are shown when PG 800 ...

Page 46: ...ered Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 3 memorized Note Number Note ON Note OFF 9n v 0 v 1 127 After Touch Key s Ch s Pitch Bender 2 3 4 7 12 semitones 8 bit resolution Control Change 1 5 7 64 65 Modulation Portamento Time Volume Hold SW Portamento SW Prog Change True 0 99 0 127 0 99 0 127 0 99 0 127 System Exclusive System Common Song Pos Song Sel Tune System Real Time Clock Commands When arpeggio is ON ...

Page 47: ...tus 2 nd Byte 3rd Byte BnH 01H value H n MIDI Channel 00H 0FH ch1 16 decimal value Mod depth 00H 7FH 0 127 decimal Portamento time Status 2 nd Byte 3 rd Byte BnH 05H value H n MIDI Channel 00H 0FH ch1 16 decimal value Porta Time 00H 7FH 0 127 decimal Portamento ON Status 2 nd Byte 3rd Byte BnH 41H 7FH n MIDI Channel 00H 0FH ch1 16 decimal Portamento Off Status 2 nd Byte 3 rd Byte BnH 41H 00H n MID...

Page 48: ...annel 00H 0FH ch1 16 decimal value Aftertouch pressure 00H 7FH 0 127 decimal Pitch Bender change Status 2 nd Byte 3 rd Byte EnH low H high H n MIDI Channel 00H 0FH ch1 16 decimal lowH highH 00 00H 40 00H 7F 7FH 8192 0 8192 decimal Arpeggiator Start Status FAH Arpeggiator Stop Status FC Arpeggiator Clock Status F8H Notes MIDI transmit channel is set in MIDI Menus 13 Upper channel and 14 Lower chann...

Page 49: ...H 00H Modulation Status 2 nd Byte 3 rd Byte BnH 01H value H n MIDI Channel 00H 0FH ch1 16 decimal value Mod depth 00H 7FH 0 127 decimal Portamento time Status 2 nd Byte 3 rd Byte BnH 05H value H n MIDI Channel 00H 0FH ch1 16 decimal value Porta Time 00H 7FH 0 127 decimal Portamento ON Status 2 nd Byte 3 rd Byte BnH 41H 7FH n MIDI Channel 00H 0FH ch1 16 decimal Portamento Off Status 2 nd Byte 3rd B...

Page 50: ...00H 7FH 0 127 decimal Pitch Bender change Status 2 nd Byte 3 rd Byte EnH low H high H n MIDI Channel 00H 0FH ch1 16 decimal lowH highH 00 00H 40 00H 7F 7FH 8192 0 8192 decimal Local OFF Status 2 nd Byte 3 rd Byte BnH 7AH 00H n MIDI Channel 00H 15H ch1 16 decimal Local ON Status 2 nd Byte 3 rd Byte BnH 7AH 7FH n MIDI Channel 00H 0FH ch1 16 decimal Arpeggiator Start Status FAH Arpeggiator Stop Statu...

Page 51: ...No operation J End of Exclusive message MESSAGE 2 ALL PATCH PARAMETERS APR A B C D E F G H I F0H 41H 35H mcH 24H 30H 01H valH F7H A Exclusive message start B Roland ID C Operation code APR D MIDI channel mcH 00H to 0FH 1 to 16 decimal E JX10 Format F Level 2 Patch G Group ID H valH Parameter value 00H to F7H 0 127 decimal sent in sequence 51 bytes total I End of Exclusive message MESSAGE 3 PROGRAM...

Page 52: ... C D E F G H I J F0H 41H 34H mcH 24H 20H 02H toneH 00H F7H A Exclusive message start B Roland ID C Operation code PGR D MIDI channel mcH 00H to 0FH 1 to 16 decimal E JX10 Format F Level 1 Tone G Group number 02H Lower Tone H toneH Tone number 00H 63H decimal 0 99 I No operation J End of Exclusive message MESSAGE 4 ALL TONE PARAMETERS LOWER TONE APR A B C D E F G H I F0H 41H 35H mcH 24H 20H 02H val...

Page 53: ...Key mode bb See table 19H Total volume 00H F7H 0 127 decimal 1AH Aftertouch vibrato 00H F7H 0 127 decimal 1BH Aftertouch brilliance 00H F7H 0 127 decimal 1CH Aftertouch volume 00H F7H 0 127 decimal 1DH Upper tone number 00H 63H 0 99 decimal 1EH Upper chromatic shift 00H 18H 0 24 semitones 68H 7FH 24 1 semitones 1FH Upper key assign 00H Poly 1 01H Unison 1 02H Mono 1 04H Poly 2 05H Unison 2 06H Mon...

Page 54: ...0FH DCO1 Env mod depth 00H F7H 0 127 decimal 10H DCO2 Range 00H 16 20H 8 40H 4 60H 2 11H DCO2 Waveform 00H Noise 20H Saw 40H Pulse 60H Square 13H DCO2 Tune 00H F7H 0 127 decimal 14H DCO2 Fine tune 00H F7H 0 127 decimal 15H DCO2 LFO mod depth 00H F7H 0 127 decimal 16H DCO2 Env mod depth 00H F7H 0 127 decimal 12H DCO X mod 00H OFF 20H Sync1 40H Sync2 60H Xmod 1AH DCO Dynamics 00H OFF 20H Dyn1 40H Dy...

Page 55: ...ngle 2DH LFO Delay 00H F7H 0 127 decimal 2EH LFO Rate 00H F7H 0 127 decimal 2FH Env 1 Attack 00H F7H 0 127 decimal 30H Env 1 Decay 00H F7H 0 127 decimal 31H Env 1 Sustain 00H F7H 0 127 decimal 32H Env 1 Release 00H F7H 0 127 decimal 33H Env 1 Key follow 00H OFF 020H 1 040H 2 060H 3 34H Env 2 Attack 00H F7H 0 127 decimal 35H Env 2 Decay 00H F7H 0 127 decimal 36H Env 2 Sustain 00H F7H 0 127 decimal ...

Page 56: ...rmat F Level 1 Tone G grpH Group ID 01H Internal memory 02H Cartridge memory H No operation I toneH Tone number 00H to 31H 0 to 49 decimal J valH Value 00H to 7FH 0 127 decimal Tone data sent 59 times in sequence K End of Exclusive message Message 2 repeats 50 times to send all data for 50 user tones COMPATIBILITY MODES To improve compatibility with existing software packages and fix some transmis...

Page 57: ...H TONE MIDI PARAM VALUE NAME Function Display Recall Button Upper Lower Select or Cursor Up Down Button Copy Button Write Button Master Tune Button Control Knobs and Switches Bender Lever Bend Range Selector Voice Memory Selector Control Assign Aftertouch Fine Adjust Volume Display 32 characters Fluorescent Indicator Memory Cartridge Holder Compatible with M 16C or M 64C Roland JX 10 Produced from...

Page 58: ... LOWER PORTAMENTO ON 36 46 UPPER LOWER HOLD ON 37 47 UPPER LOWER VOLUME ON 1 Sending the Program Change to the MIDI Sound Module by changing Patch Memories on the JX 10 MIDI Setting on the MIDI Sound Module MIDI CHANNEL 1 PROGRAM CHANGE ON In this setting the Program Change Number which corresponds to the Bank and Number of the Patch Memory you have selected is sent on the MIDI CH 1 of the MIDI So...

Page 59: ...rresponds to the Tone number of the Upper section in the Patch Memory you have selected is sent on the MIDI CH 1 of the MIDI Sound Module 1 Likewise the Program Change number assigned to the Lower Tone number is sent on the MIDI CH 2 of the MIDI Sound Module 2 only when the Factors 63 and 64 PROGRAM CHANGE SEND of the Patch Memory are set to OFF How to assign the Program Change number to the Tone ...

Page 60: ...rs 61 and 62 MIDI CH SEND of a Patch Memory are set separately from the value 1 to 16 the transmitting MIDI Channels of the JX 10 are selected regardless of the Upper and Lower Channels which are set in Factors 13 and 14 Upper Lower Channel Send in the MIDI functions section If Factor 62 is set to OFF the Lower CH in Factor 14 Lower Channel Send is selected 61 UPPER MIDI CH SEND 61 LOWER MIDI CH S...

Page 61: ...tor 17 KEY MODE Note Factor 67 MIDI KEY MODE SPLIT UPPER LOWER or LAYER determines the MIDI CH which sends Key messages regardless of the Key Mode of the JX 10 6 Using the JX 10 as one MIDI Sound Module a To use the JX 10 as one MIDI Sound Module MIDI Setting on the MIDI Keyboard MIDI CHANNEL 1 PROGRAM CHANGE ON Set the MIDI functions on the JX 10 as follows 16 PATCH MEMORY 1 13 UPPER MIDI CH 1 31...

Page 62: ...er transmitted on the CH 2 The JX 10 works as two 6 voice synthesizers Even if any of the Program Change Numbers from 101 to 128 is transmitted the Tone Number will not change It is because the JX 10 has the Tone numbers from 1 to 100 7 Relation between Key Mode of the JX 10 and MIDI CH receiving When using the JX 10 as MIDI Sound Module the receiving MIDI Channels are set only in Factors 13 and 1...

Page 63: ...iator HOLD Since the MKS 70 doesn t have a keyboard all instructions are sent to it via MIDI From Firmware Version 3 14 an 8 th parameter was added MIDI This can be added to each arpeggiator patch Possible values for this parameter are MIDI or MIDI OUT Essentially what this means is Where the notes are taken from Keyboard MIDI or both and if arpeggiated notes go to MIDI out OUT in the string All o...

Page 64: ...e settings However under some circumstances the update of the parameter could be sent to the wrong sound board in SPLIT or DUAL modes The parameter is sent to the lastly accessed sound board 3 03 Support to edit both tones at the same time using C1 C2 JX10 only and or from MIDI CC JX10 and MKS70 3 04 MKS70 support filtering notes on off by ODD or EVEN values to allow using 2 MKS70 in parallel No J...

Page 65: ... don t have the GU280 3 13 Fixed a regression introduced in 3 11 The tone HPF parameter is displayed using GATE ENV2 instead of 0 1 2 3 This is cosmetic only so if you turn the alpha dial the parameter will be set to 0 1 2 and 3 but it won t be displayed correctly 3 14 Arpeggiator support for MKS70 8th Parameter added MIDI See MIDI section for details Unison and Mono key assign modes are now suppo...

Page 66: ...st go to the menu to turn it on even if the menu says it s already on reason this confused people who don t have the GU280 4 07 The Roland PULS now used to create real PWM is back If you set PWM WIDTH to 00 the old Roland method of generating a pulse by overdriving the ramp generator is used instead of the pwm daughter board The change is IMHO not audible or very subtle But this allows to install ...

Page 67: ...ex On Off 21 14 Sysex APR 22 15 Sysex IPR 23 Realtime 24 17 Upper Program Change 31 22 Upper Aftertouch 32 23 Upper Bender 33 24 Upper Modulation 34 25 Upper Portamento 35 26 Upper Hold 36 27 Upper MIDI Volume 37 28 Lower Program Change 41 32 Lower Aftertouch 42 33 Lower Bender 43 34 Lower Modulation 44 35 Lower Portamento 45 36 Lower Hold 46 37 Lower MIDI Volume 47 38 Compatibility 51 41 Edit Dis...

Page 68: ...11 VOICE HISS 9 R STRING B 96 VIBES 38 ORGAN PERC 69 FLUTE 1 67 SOUNDTRACK 43 RESO TINK 6 48 WAVE TINK 3 3 MELLOW BRS 8 R STRING A 39 HARMO 1 E ELECTRIC PIANO 2 BACKWARDS PAN L R CALIOPE CLOCK VIBES CATHEDRAL ORGAN HORN SECTION CELLO ORCHESTR DCO WAVE 2 29 TINES B 49 BACK SAW 33 BREATH 95 XMAS BELLS 61 PIPE ORGAN 5 SAXOPHONES 54 CELLO SECT 15 WAVEOLA 3 28 RHODES A 70 FRET NOT 1 60 CALIOPE 43 RESO ...

Page 69: ...A METALLET SYNTHBELL 2 XMAS BELLS VIBES CHURCHBELL RES BELL KALIMBA 2 100 GOWESTVOX 1 50 User Tones 51 100 Preset Tones 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 00 HORNS 1 HORNS 2 MELLOW BRS FAT FIFTH SAXOPHONES S BRASS A S BRASS B R STRINGS A R STRINGS B 10 VOICES A VOICES B PAD 1 WAVEOLA 1 WAVEOLA 2 WAVEOLA 3 RASPWAVE 1 TOUCH POLY SYNTH LEAD 1 SYNC SOLO 1 20 E PIANO 1 PIANO 1 A PIANO 1 B VIBISH A VIBE TINK MARIMBA A...

Page 70: ...anges To Version 3 20 Oct 2016 Gary Ashton Malta garyjashton outlook com Complete overhaul of manual Cleaned up English to make sections easier to read added MIDI comparison charts corrected bad graphics added other useful information and corrected all MIDI assignments for Vecoven Firmware Added index and new section numbering system To Version 3 21 Nov 2016 Gary Ashton Malta garyjashton outlook c...

Page 71: ...0 Outline of JX 10 Functions 7 3 1 Patch Memory Description 7 3 2 Patch Memory Factors 7 3 3 Patch Memory Tone 7 3 4 Writing Edited Patch Memory 7 3 5 Using a Memory cartridge 7 3 6 Sequencer vs Arpeggiator 7 3 7 Patch Memory Names 7 3 8 JX 10 MIDI Functions 7 3 9 JX 10 Display 7 3 10 JX 10 Basic Operation Table 8 Section 4 4 0 Operation 9 4 1 Selecting a Patch Memory 10 4 2 Control Knob Functions...

Page 72: ...od F Tune Env 22 4 7 DCO Mixer 23 4 7 VCF Parameters 25 4 7 VCA Chorus 26 4 7 LFO WF Delay Rate 26 4 7 ENV Generator ADSR 27 4 6c Recalling a Tone 28 4 8 Arpeggiator 29 4 8 Arpeggiator Control 29 4 9 Writing Into Memory 30 4 9a Writing a Patch Memory 30 4 9b Writing a Tone 31 4 9c Naming a Patch Memory 32 4 9d Writing the WHOLE data 33 4 9d WRITE Menu 33 Section 5 5 0 Memory Cartridge 35 5 0a Copy...

Page 73: ...2 7 0a MIDI Portamento Control 42 7 0a MIDI Hold Control 42 7 0a MIDI Volume Control 42 7 0a System Exclusive ON OFF 43 7 0b MIDI Functions for Patch Memory 43 7 0b MIDI MENU FACTORS 43 7 0c MIDI JX 10 Implementation Charts 46 7 0c 1 Transmitted Data 47 7 0c 2 Recognised Receive Data 49 7 0c 3 System Exclusive Messages 51 7 0c Individual Patch Parameters 53 7 0c Individual Tone Parameters IPR 54 7...

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