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JD-800
Software Synthesizer
Owner's Manual
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© 2021 Roland Corporation

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  • Page 1 JD-800 Software Synthesizer Owner’s Manual © 2021 Roland Corporation...
  • Page 2 About Trademarks VST is a trademark and software of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. Roland is a registered trademark or trademark of Roland Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Company names and product names appearing in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of...

  • Page 3: Screen Structure

    Screen Structure Main Panel: Tone (Original Layout) LAYER MESSAGE indicator Lights up when a MIDI message is received. [TONE A]–[TONE D] button Level meter These buttons turn the partials on/off, and select which tones are to be stacked when played. Shows the output level.

  • Page 4: Pitch Env

    Screen Structure Tone Edit 1 LFO1 / LFO2 PITCH ENV TVF ENV TVA ENV LFO2 works the same as LFO1. VELO VELO VELO [SYNC] button Use this to set how much the pitch envelope changes in response to Use this to set how much the TVF envelope changes in response to Set this to change the tone volume according to how hard you play Turn this on to sync the LFO cycle with the tempo.
  • Page 5 Screen Structure Tone Edit 2 WAVEFORM [A-TOUCH BEND] button [MODE] button KEY FOLLOW LEVEL Click to select the waveform to play from the list that Sets whether MIDI aftertouch bend messages are This button selects the TVF filter type. Set this to make the cutoff frequency change according Adjusts the volume of the tone.

  • Page 6: Key Range

    Screen Structure Main Panel: Common/E ects (Original Layout) BEND EQUALIZER BENDER RANGE A-TOUCH BEND SENS [EQUALIZER] button Sets the amount that the pitch Turns the equalizer on/off. DOWN changes in response to aftertouch, in semitones. This changes the HIGH Sets the negative pitch bend Sets the positive pitch bend range.
  • Page 7 Screen Structure E ect Edit 1 (GRP-A) Drag the label at the top of each e ect left and right to change the order of each e ect. DISTORTION PHASER SPECTRUM ENHANCER [DISTORTION] button [PHASER] button [SPECTRUM] button [ENHANCER] button Turns the distortion on/off.
  • Page 8 Screen Structure E ect Edit 2 (GRP-B) Drag the label at the top of each e ect left and right to change the order of each e ect. CHORUS DELAY REVERB [CHORUS] button [DELAY] button [REVERB] button Turns the chorus on/off. Turns the delay on/off.

  • Page 9: Mini Panel

    Screen Structure Mini Panel (Compact Layout) Level meter Shows the output level. MESSAGE indicator Lights up when a MIDI message is received. [MENU] button PALETTE Use this to make various settings. Ø “Setting” (p. 13) [LEVEL] [CUTOFF] [RESONANCE] [ATTACK] buttons, Parameter name [UNISON] button display (combo box) Turn unison on to play multiple sounds as a layer for...

  • Page 10: Patches And Banks

    Patches and Banks Click the [PATCH] button. Bank The Patch Select window opens. A “bank” contains 64 patches. [NEW] button [LOAD] button Bank By switching banks, you can access a large number of patches. Creates a new empty bank. Loads a bank from a file. A bank can be saved as a le.
  • Page 11 Patches and Banks Creating/Deleting a Bank Patches JD-800 Software Synthesizer manages 64 patches as one bank. Creating a bank Loading a Patch Click the [NEW] button to create a new empty bank. Here’s how to load a patch that’s saved in a bank. When you load a patch, its settings are shown in Deleting a bank the edit area, allowing you to edit the settings.
  • Page 12 Patches and Banks MIDI Learn Function Cancelling Here’s how to associate a MIDI control change with a sound parameter, so that the parameter can be controlled by that MIDI message. Procedure Right-click the sound parameter controller (knob or slider). Choose “Forget MIDI CC.” Make only one of the ACTIVE [TONE A]–[TONE D] buttons light up for the tone in which you want to set a MIDI control change message.
  • Page 13 Specifies the maximum simultaneous polyphony. Voice Limit Middle You can reduce the load on the CPU by lowering the polyphony. Voice Limit Heavy Authentication... Performs user authentication for the JD-800 Software Synthesizer. Help Displays help. About Displays information about JD-800 Software Synthesizer.

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