I'd like to get my first drum machine to go with my first sy

[GAS KING]

got any tips on the jdxi?

[JereFuzz]

got any tips on the jdxi?

Haven't played it for a while ... in storage ... will post when start playing with it again ...

[GAS KING]

Thanks.

I spent more time with it last night. all I can say is, when creating patches/sequences (or whatever you call them) is SAVE SAVE SAVE. lol Lost 2 sequences because I pressed the wrong buttons.

[JereFuzz]

Thanks.

I spent more time with it last night. all I can say is, when creating patches/sequences (or whatever you call them) is SAVE SAVE SAVE. lol Lost 2 sequences because I pressed the wrong buttons.

You compelled me to pull it out of my storage unit ... and here are some quick FYIs ...

If you choose a synth engine, Digital Synth 1/2 or the Analog Synth ... choose Menu ... choose Tone Edit ... this will give you the parameters to mod the CURRENT synth ... this gives you a ton of verstility in changing the tone, far more than what you see on the front panel ...

Note that the external audio in is only for Vocoder patches, unfortunately, you can't use it as a thru input if you are playing with another synth, you should get a small mixer for that

There are 16 steps in the sequencer ... to see each series of 16 steps press/hold SHIFT and the number of 16 step squences will show up; choose the one you want and that will be the sequence that lights up when you play the sequence ... for example, if you have 2 X 16 step sequences and you have #1 selected you will see the traveling light for the 1st sequence but not the 2nd, if you have #2 selectd you will see the traveling light for the 2nd sequence but not the first, and so on ...

Sequencer again ... choose a synth engine (dig 1/2 or analog) if you select the sequence as noted above and select the lit sequencer cells you will essentially delete those sounds, if you select all of them you will delete them all, you can't go back and reselect them to turn them back on, you have record again ... each separate synth engine will have to go through this process if you want to clear everything out

Sequencer again again ... choose the drum machine and hit a drum with the key (just once - the last drum you hit is what will be used "makes sense as you read on") if you select the sequence as noted above and select the unlit sequence cells you will add that drum hit to that sequence you selected, you will have to choose different sequences (as noted above) to add that drum sound to multiple parts of the sequence, but remember it ONLY adds that one drum sound, to add other drum sounds you will have to go through the whole process again as noted above; obviously, to delete the drum sound you unselect that lit cell

Sequencer again again again ... now if you want to delete all the drum sounds and start from scratch (1) choose the sequence as noted above and select the step recording method (2) press/hold Erase and select each lit cel, finally (3) select each of the other parts of the sequence using the SHIFT method (as noted above) and peform the erase task again; this is a much faster way of deleting drum sounds if you don't want to have to go and unselect each drum sound individually

in closing, I actually think Roland's SuperNatural digital synth sounds are amazing, and I may be committing sacrilage here, but I actually find them more interesting than the analog synth engine which is why I think Roland has been very stubborn about sticking with digital - they simply do digital really really really well. I have the JU-06 and it is also amazing. A misnomer i had early on for the digial synth engins was that they were samples. They aren't. The MENU>TONE method shown above can change the osc pulse type, ADSR, etc. ... you can actually start from scratch "INIT" to create a brand new custom sound. The housing/marketing of the JDXI gives one the impression that this is an all-in-one bro dude dubstep/techno box entry synth ... it's not ... it's a virtual analog/real analog/drum machine/sequencer synthesizer that has no equal on the market ... there are great virtuals like the Novation Mininova (great LIVE tweeking capability and crazy novel features), MicroKorg, Roland Gaia, Yamaha CS, etc. but this JDXI stands out from the others in that you really don't need anything else to create music - Roland, which is known to be pricy, gave us damn near everything for $499! The JDXI has really compelled me to explore Roland's other digital synth offerings. I think they are a step above everyone in the digital realm ...

[JereFuzz]

Thanks.

I spent more time with it last night. all I can say is, when creating patches/sequences (or whatever you call them) is SAVE SAVE SAVE. lol Lost 2 sequences because I pressed the wrong buttons.

You compelled me to pull it out of my storage unit ... and here are some quick FYIs ...

If you choose a synth engine, Digital Synth 1/2 or the Analog Synth ... choose Menu ... choose Tone Edit ... this will give you the parameters to mod the CURRENT synth ... this gives you a ton of verstility in changing the tone, far more than what you see on the front panel ...

Note that the external audio in is only for Vocoder patches, unfortunately, you can't use it as a thru input if you are playing with another synth, you should get a small mixer for that

There are 16 steps in the sequencer ... to see each series of 16 steps press/hold SHIFT and the number of 16 step squences will show up; choose the one you want and that will be the sequence that lights up when you play the sequence ... for example, if you have 2 X 16 step sequences and you have #1 selected you will see the traveling light for the 1st sequence but not the 2nd, if you have #2 selectd you will see the traveling light for the 2nd sequence but not the first, and so on ...

Sequencer again ... choose a synth engine (dig 1/2 or analog) if you select the sequence as noted above and select the lit sequencer cells you will essentially delete those sounds, if you select all of them you will delete them all, you can't go back and reselect them to turn them back on, you have record again ... each separate synth engine will have to go through this process if you want to clear everything out

Sequencer again again ... choose the drum machine and hit a drum with the key (just once - the last drum you hit is what will be used "makes sense as you read on") if you select the sequence as noted above and select the unlit sequence cells you will add that drum hit to that sequence you selected, you will have to choose different sequences (as noted above) to add that drum sound to multiple parts of the sequence, but remember it ONLY adds that one drum sound, to add other drum sounds you will have to go through the whole process again as noted above; obviously, to delete the drum sound you unselect that lit cell

Sequencer again again again ... now if you want to delete all the drum sounds and start from scratch (1) choose the sequence as noted above and select the step recording method (2) press/hold Erase and select each lit cel, finally (3) select each of the other parts of the sequence using the SHIFT method (as noted above) and peform the erase task again; this is a much faster way of deleting drum sounds if you don't want to have to go and unselect each drum sound individually

in closing, I actually think Roland's SuperNatural digital synth sounds are amazing, and I may be committing sacrilage here, but I actually find them more interesting than the analog synth engine which is why I think Roland has been very stubborn about sticking with digital - they simply do digital really really really well. I have the JU-06 and it is also amazing. A misnomer i had early on for the digial synth engins was that they were samples. They aren't. The MENU>TONE method shown above can change the osc pulse type, ADSR, etc. ... you can actually start from scratch "INIT" to create a brand new custom sound. The housing/marketing of the JDXI gives one the impression that this is an all-in-one bro dude dubstep/techno box entry synth ... it's not ... it's a virtual analog/real analog/drum machine/sequencer synthesizer that has no equal on the market ... there are great virtuals like the Novation Mininova (great LIVE tweeking capability and crazy novel features), MicroKorg, Roland Gaia, Yamaha CS, etc. but this JDXI stands out from the others in that you really don't need anything else to create music - Roland, which is known to be pricy, gave us damn near everything for $499! The JDXI has really compelled me to explore Roland's other digital synth offerings. I think they are a step above everyone in the digital realm ...

Actually, Supernatural is sample-based but it is very tweakable ...

[GAS KING]

Wow, thank you for the info!!