Roland JX-8P Synthesizer Demo #1 Sounds

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  • Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
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    A bank of 30 original patches is now available for download. The bank includes all the sounds from Demo parts I and II. These are some of my original patches made for the Roland JX-8P synthesizer. Bass, dark string and synth pads, arpeggios and stabs.
    There are some realtime patch edits in this demo without the use of the external programmer, so go ahead and give that EDIT slider a nice workout. Would have been nice if the edit slider had a pass-thru data function, that is why you will hear some edit jumps in the audio.
    In addition to utilizing the Beatstep for sequence duties, there is gratuitous amounts of delay and reverb added to most sounds.
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Комментарии • 93

  • @Shred_The_Weapon
    @Shred_The_Weapon 7 лет назад +5

    The more demos I hear of this synthesizer, the more thankful I become to own one.

  • @carriersignal
    @carriersignal 4 года назад +6

    Ahhh. Love that mesmerizing Berlin School sequence stuff at 3:26 That stuff is so hypnotic. Your programming and musical style has always been a favorite.

  • @alexovercast3359
    @alexovercast3359 6 лет назад +10

    3:27 sounds like Risky Business territory. I love it.

    • @BIM0X
      @BIM0X 6 лет назад

      amazing deep detroit techno vibe ! lovely

  • @vewilli
    @vewilli 3 года назад +2

    👍🏻👏🏻 i had this Synth about 35 years ago and I loved it‘s sounds!

  • @wax83
    @wax83 9 лет назад +6

    A highly underrated great synthesizer; and a SOUND of an exciting era!!

  • @shazabrahim5208
    @shazabrahim5208 6 лет назад +7

    2:23 is dark, warm and beautiful!

  • @waldemarsoop1381
    @waldemarsoop1381 9 лет назад +10

    I think what partly makes the JX8P so underrated is that the envelopes and filters have a very narrow "sweet spot", compared to Juno-60 and other classics. These sounds are very well programmet, excellent work. Thank you very much for sharing! All the best.

  • @jonah6622
    @jonah6622 5 лет назад +4

    Getting my JX8P tomorrow... going to be running it through my strymon bigsky/timeline to get some similar and I am beyond excited! Thanks for this video!

  • @InternalMind
    @InternalMind 8 лет назад +11

    Oh shit, i'm getting that hungry feeling again! every beginning of the year i get this temptation to look for old synths to try and buy with the no money that i have!! damn you synth world DAMN YOU!

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  8 лет назад +5

      +InternalMind Haha, I feel it all year. I try to thwart that feeling making music and staying preoccupied. It doesn't help we are definitely living in a synth renaissance right now and its not letting up.

    • @InternalMind
      @InternalMind 8 лет назад +3

      gstormelectro
      Lol, something seriously psychologically wrong with us! i think maybe we're trying to find heaven but finding it in the synth world lol

    • @jimmyjumper323
      @jimmyjumper323 5 лет назад +1

      I know exactly what you mean. 😂

  • @broklee
    @broklee Год назад +3

    I could really use a JX8P in my life

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  Год назад

      I have one of those little JX-08 doo-dads and it definitely scratches the itch. Having sold the original.

  • @fender1000100
    @fender1000100 9 лет назад +2

    Great sounds. The JX8P is very underrated and my second fave synth after the DX7.

  • @Lavion_music
    @Lavion_music 4 года назад +2

    I'm buying this synth because of this video, thank you for the good video

  • @NeilVanceNeilVance
    @NeilVanceNeilVance 6 лет назад +3

    3:30 and on .. Man that is a dream 16:1 bar sequence!

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  6 лет назад +1

      I love revisiting this stuff. I never developed these ideas or made a proper recording. Perhaps the time has come.

  • @devmiles
    @devmiles 9 лет назад +1

    to anyone: the jx8p is seriously fantastic ..i've had one for about the past 10 years now alongside the jx3p.

  • @AllureMusicLab
    @AllureMusicLab 9 лет назад +1

    Hey, you are one of my favorite YT Artists ! Bought yesterday a JX8P because of your sounds ! Bought two Matrix 6R because of your video !
    Thank you very much and best wishes from germany !

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  9 лет назад

      +RobStew1966 Thanks so much! Did you say two Matrix 6Rs? You've got a pseudo-Matrix12 now haha. I am surprised the JX8P realtime editing isn't all that bad, everyone always makes it to be an ordeal without the PG-800. I used to have an Alpha Juno-1, now that was laborious to edit sounds. -g

  • @Miicrowahvei
    @Miicrowahvei 7 лет назад +3

    Sound at 2:55 is gorgeous.

  • @elusivetones
    @elusivetones 6 лет назад +2

    snap! had my 8P since the late 80's, noticed you have the Arturia too! Nice patches you've made!

  • @brajtnerinjo
    @brajtnerinjo 7 лет назад +2

    2:25 pad sounds lovely :)

  • @fragmatic1964
    @fragmatic1964 9 лет назад

    Superb programming! Great showcase of the rich timbres one can produce with the JX-8P...

  • @DavideModu
    @DavideModu 7 лет назад +5

    3:30 great!!!!

  • @jkl321bnm654
    @jkl321bnm654 9 лет назад

    thank you. you're skills are amazing by the way and your passion really shines through

  • @KikusTruskawkus
    @KikusTruskawkus 8 лет назад +1

    You create awesome sound, thanks man! :)

  • @luisalmeida2866
    @luisalmeida2866 3 года назад +1

    Got one of these for my MPC today :D

  • @jimstout
    @jimstout 7 лет назад +1

    Great Sounds! Super nice work!

  • @TorBruheim
    @TorBruheim 8 лет назад +3

    This synth sounds better than Jupiter 8 in my ears. You can make complex sounds with Jupiter 8 and good lead sounds, but not fat brass sounds and fat pads. Roland JX 8P looks ugly, but sure sounds great. Combine JX 8P with the PG 800 controller and you would not miss the Jupiter's 8 knobs and wheels.

    • @slammy102
      @slammy102 6 лет назад

      I disagree.... I think it looks sexy as! :D

    • @floridahiker1800
      @floridahiker1800 6 лет назад +1

      I have a jx8p and a super jupiter mks 80 in storage both not working for years. The problem with analog is oscillators die. With the super jupiter the oscillators go out of sync but it has really tight envelopes. The jx8p doesn't have tight envelopes but has more stable oscillators. The jx8p has better strings and pads and the mks 80 has better bass in my opinion. I would rather have a system 8.

  • @AndrewTSq
    @AndrewTSq 7 лет назад +1

    sounds great!

  • @zicoskywalker
    @zicoskywalker 9 лет назад +2

    amazing fat sounds

  • @synth4ever
    @synth4ever 9 лет назад +1

    Really dig the opening sequenced patch and the last sequenced patch at end of video.
    How did you create these 2 patches, what settings did you use (I assume you started from an INIT patch)? Really enjoy the sonic character of those 2 patches a lot.
    Cheers

    • @synth4ever
      @synth4ever 6 лет назад

      Back again listening to the great arp/sequencer jams in this demo. 3:25 onwards is super rad. Awesome stuff!

  • @ish233
    @ish233 9 лет назад

    Very Nice

  • @MusicFed
    @MusicFed 4 года назад

    Just bought mine and love it. Seems very low in output but maybe mine needs servicing. I noticed you keep the volume all the way up too

  • @testohtoby
    @testohtoby 6 лет назад +1

    I'm in love with those sound !!! I'll take a jx8p from a friend of mine for free tomorrow 😍😍😍. I can't find your post in the blog with the patches. Thx!

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  6 лет назад +1

      What the...?? How is it people keep getting killer gear for free? Is it broken or something. gstormelectronica.blogspot.com/2013/01/download-links-are-back.html

    • @testohtoby
      @testohtoby 6 лет назад

      gstormelectro it has just some minor thing to be fixed but the sound is still freaking huge !!!😍😍😍 Btw thx for the patches 😊

  • @12opsynths
    @12opsynths 10 месяцев назад +1

    Great stuff. Do you have any of the mods for it or is this a factory model?

  • @michaelmoore1697
    @michaelmoore1697 3 года назад +1

    I have tried to load your sysex with CTRLR and MidiQuest, but both fails. Any suggestions?

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  3 года назад

      Maybe try Midiox. My other video shows the general process ruclips.net/video/ulNTvar2fCQ/видео.html You need an app that can transfer an entire sysex patch bank, I don't have those apps so I can't say if they can. Buffer size and transfer rate can make a difference. Make sure midi channel matches in app and synth. Enable sysex on synth, memory protect off. Most legacy synths require patch change to actually see the new contents, otherwise it just shows what was in the patch buffer prior to sysex transfer.

  • @jaycee30865
    @jaycee30865 2 года назад

    Love on a real train. Kinda.

  • @djmarco589
    @djmarco589 8 лет назад

    Very very Nice:-))

  • @P.y.k.u.p
    @P.y.k.u.p 6 лет назад

    a good way to control it without a PG800 is to use a Novation Zero SL. The only drawback is that it works with sysex... so it's impossible to save presets in an octatrack for example...

  • @jkl321bnm654
    @jkl321bnm654 9 лет назад

    I started thinking about some this some more. Is there a beat sequencer like the arturia's which would also allow you to send midi signals to the different filters in the synth, the DSS 1 is really hard to program so opening up cut off filter etc. is cumbersome. It only has one MIDI in port so if I would want to connect an external parameter editing hardware like KISS Box and the beatstep would be impossible any thoughts? thank you.

  • @XxChrisxXBedofRazors
    @XxChrisxXBedofRazors 4 года назад +1

    How were you editing the cut-off without the PG-800?? I've been looking at getting a JX-8P. This synth sounds really good.

  • @jkl321bnm654
    @jkl321bnm654 9 лет назад +1

    hello do you still have the patches for venom up by any chance? also I have a Korg DSS ! and I am wondering if I am able to use the arturia's beat step sequencer with that synth. Thank you.

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  9 лет назад

      My blog link is in the notes, go there and search for 'download links are back' post. Venom patches are there. DSS-1 has midi so yep it will work together nice with beatstep.

  • @dswo70
    @dswo70 9 лет назад

    Oooooh, shiny! I especially like your string patch. Any hints as to the basic skeleton? I'd like to get something similar on a modern poly.

  • @IanSaxman
    @IanSaxman 3 года назад +1

    Gstorm, will these work on the MKS-70 via Sysex? Theoretically there should be some compatibility, but I know theory is often just that. Thanks!

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  3 года назад +1

      I referred to the MKS-70 manual and it supports system exclusive bulk MIDI dump and load. So it should work fine.

  • @DJSPOL
    @DJSPOL 6 лет назад +1

    Nice patches. Did you ever made them available for download?

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  6 лет назад +2

      gstormelectronica.blogspot.com/2013/01/download-links-are-back.html

  • @user-tr7cl7hf4o
    @user-tr7cl7hf4o 9 лет назад +1

    I just sold mine..it was pristine :s why are you doing this to me..

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  9 лет назад

      Ouch. I got this one to flip, but now it would be extremely difficult.

  • @benji01
    @benji01 2 года назад

    Beautiful soundbank and playing! They sound so full and immersive. The JX-8P is one of my favourite analogue synths, and definitely will be a mainstay in my rig (once I have the space for more synths, lol). What are the names of the patches at the 2:23 and 2:47 mark? Thank you for providing a download link. 😊

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  2 года назад +1

      2:47 is melodrama. Don't remember the other, I sold the synth regretfully and don't have a way to decrypt the patch names from the bank I uploaded.

    • @benji01
      @benji01 2 года назад +1

      @@gstormelectro Thank you!! 😊 I loaded the patch bank in the PG-8X (soft-synth), and they sound marvelous -- especially Melodrama -- it has a wonderful Sci-fi sound. I spent some hours with my MIDI controller, some TR-909 samples loaded up, and some external effects; just vibin' to these sounds. 😁 Keep up the awesome sounds and demos! Cheers.

  • @mmmusicfren
    @mmmusicfren 6 лет назад

    How did you do these "chord" arps? By tuning the two DCOs or by using some sort of chord memory?

  • @bobacks
    @bobacks 6 лет назад +1

    These some nice patches. Have you made them available anywhere? Cheers...

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  6 лет назад +1

      Featured post on my blog gstormelectronica.blogspot.com/2013/01/download-links-are-back.html

    • @bobacks
      @bobacks 6 лет назад

      Thanks man.

  • @ultrajayme
    @ultrajayme 2 года назад

    So you're sequencing it through the beatstep?
    I'd like this sample pack. Total rookie question but what's the work around to get the pack into the synth?

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  2 года назад +1

      ruclips.net/video/ulNTvar2fCQ/видео.html that's an old grainy video, but still perfectly valid.

    • @ultrajayme
      @ultrajayme 2 года назад

      @@gstormelectro awesome thanks!

  • @AstonishingSodApe
    @AstonishingSodApe 5 месяцев назад

    Sounds like OPN

  • @issiewizzie
    @issiewizzie 7 лет назад +1

    was this the last rolands analog synths of the 80's

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  7 лет назад

      The Alpha Juno came out the following year 86. I would count the MKS-50 from 1987, it was the rack version of the Alpha Juno. This is why recently the JD-XA/Xi were a big deal - it was the first time in a long while Roland included analog voices in a synth.

    • @elusivetones
      @elusivetones 6 лет назад +1

      There was also the JX-10 shortly after, almost got one of these then got the 8P when that deal fell through

  • @mccraejeremy
    @mccraejeremy 8 лет назад

    I have a question, I am an ultimate NOOB by the way, but are these sounds coming straight from the keyboard with no effects added or are you running it through some kind of effects processor?

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  8 лет назад

      I'm using a Big Sky and Timefactor for some sounds in this.

  • @nicpopollo
    @nicpopollo 6 лет назад

    Can you use the beatstep directly with the jx8p or do you need a computer? Thanks!

  • @AllureMusicLab
    @AllureMusicLab 9 лет назад

    Great ! Absolute Amazing ! Do you share these Patches ! Pleaaaaase !

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  9 лет назад

      RobStew1966 I've been getting a lot of requests for this one. I'll post some patches soon.

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  9 лет назад +1

      RobStew1966 The JX-8P patches are now posted on my blog.

  • @cjayamsterdam
    @cjayamsterdam 6 лет назад

    How does the Beatstep work? You connect it to your daw and from there you let it trigger the jx8p sounds? Or is it connected directly to the jx8p?

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  6 лет назад

      Either way, in the video I used it direct w/ the synth.

    • @cjayamsterdam
      @cjayamsterdam 6 лет назад

      gstormelectro through midi? Cool. Thought it only had usb. Gonna check out the piece.

  • @alexovercast3359
    @alexovercast3359 6 лет назад

    Do you record with a hardware multi-fx unit (delay/reverb) in parallel? What does your recording chain look like?

    • @gstormelectro
      @gstormelectro  6 лет назад +1

      Can't remember if I put fx in series or send/return from my mixer, or if I did that one with my old Alesis mixer or the Mackie I use now. I always record those 'sounds' demos direct to a Tascam DR-05. I used a Strymon Big Sky for the reverb and Timefactor for delays.

    • @alexovercast3359
      @alexovercast3359 6 лет назад

      gstormelectro I'm thinking of getting the kiwi mod for my jx-8p. Pwm not withstanding, do you think this would get me close to the same sound of alpha Juno, as they have the same vcf/vca chip?

  • @tazcerogers2947
    @tazcerogers2947 6 лет назад

    How do you do your arps? On the beatstep?

  • @SS-br4il
    @SS-br4il 9 лет назад

    2:23. It's amazing!