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Roland JP-08 Unofficial User Manual

Roland JP-08 Unofficial User Manual

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Unofficial User Guide
Ian R Wilson, 2016
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  • Page 1 Roland Unofficial User Guide Ian R Wilson, 2016...

  • Page 2: Delay

    MIDI and audio data over USB. The USB driver needs to be installed when connecting the to your computer, and can be downloaded from the Roland website. For details, refer to the Readme.htm file included in the download from http://www.roland.com/support/.
  • Page 3 MIDI In Jack Plug in your external MIDI device (controller or keyboard) using a standard MIDI cable to control the Kensington Lock Standard Kensington lock to secure the unit from theft. Allows selection of patches and presets, along with programming the step sequencer and selecting other general effects.
  • Page 4 PATCH PRESET [1] – [8] The patch preset buttons [1] thru [8] allow you to store 8 of your favorite patches. For example instead of recalling patch number 37 by pressing patch number [3] followed by [7], you can simply save this to one of the 8 patch preset buttons, and recall it later by selecting the same button.

  • Page 5: Porta

    DUAL + C1 Switches portamento on and off to create a smooth change in pitch between notes played. DUAL + C2 Adjusts the portamento time for the pitch change from 1 (slow) to 100 (fast). This affects how quickly the pitch changes between note plays.
  • Page 6  MANUAL + [9] [1], [2] Sets Chain Mode on or off. Chain Mode can be used to increase polyphony by connecting more units via MIDI cable. [1]  OFF. Prevents communication with additional units. [2]  ON. Allows additional polyphony with more units attached via MIDI cable.

  • Page 7: Assign

    MANUAL Starts and stops playback of the sequence. DUAL + C1 Sets the tempo of the playback sequence. Up on the C1 ribbon controller is faster and down is slower. [1] thru [16] These represent the 16 steps of the sequencer. Press one of the 16 buttons to toggle the step on (lit) or off (unlit).

  • Page 8: Env1

     MANUAL + [16] [1] thru [2] Sets Off Step mode as follows: 1  Rest (Default) 2  Skip This is a touch-type ribbon controller that emulates a pitch bend wheel. It will also play a preview sound when is not connected to a controller, and is also used to adjust settings in various modes.

  • Page 9: Env2

    PULSE WIDTH MOD Slider + Switch The slider has different effects depending on the 3 choices for the switch:   The slider adjusts the depth of the modulation from the  M (manual) The slider adjusts the size of the pulse-width ...

  • Page 10: Resonance 0

    VCF is a Low-Pass Filter that only allows lower frequencies to pass through to the output. CUTOFF Slider This sets the cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter. Frequency bands above the cutoff are filtered out while those below are allowed to pass through, removing higher frequencies and giving the sound a mellower, subtle, or rounded timbre.
  • Page 11 This allows you to adjust how the sound changes over time using an ADSR (Attack, Decay, Sustain, and Release) envelope. It is important to note that this applies to both Amplitude (volume) and Filter Cutoff Frequency. Attack Attack Time. How quickly the envelope reaches the maximum value after pressing a key. Decay Decay Time.
  • Page 12 Perform the following steps to return your back to the default factory settings: 1. Turn the POWER button [A] to ON while holding down the PATCH NUMBER [1] button. The MANUAL button should blink, indicating that the unit is ready to be reset. Simply turn the POWER button to the OFF position if you choose to cancel the reset at this point, otherwise continue with step 2.
  • Page 13 To make a backup copy of your data, perform the following steps: 1. Turn the POWER button [A] to ON while holding down the PATCH NUMBER [2] button. 2. Connect the USB port to your computer via USB cable. 3. Once recognized, open the “ ”...

  • Page 14: Table Of Contents

    The 64 patches are stored in the BACKUP folder on the in text files named JP08_PATCHx.PRM where is 1 thru 64 for each patch. Since the patch files are text files, they are easy to read and understand. Below is an example of the contents of one of these patch files. LFO RATE (161);...
  • Page 15 The names if each are self-explanatory, and the following table lists each parameter with the corresponding minimum and maximum values for each. Controller LFO RATE LFO DELAY TIME LFO WAVE OSC LFO MOD OSC ENV MOD OSC FREQ MOD DST PWM SOURCE OSC1 CROSS MOD OSC1 RANGE...