Roland JD-XA Demos & Tutorials by Kosmokatze

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Note two of the videos in the playlist above were previously posted (1 & 4). You can use the player controls to skip around.

Playlist at the time of this post:
1. Roland JD-XA | Demo / Ambient / Cinematic / Downtempo - Jam-Session | Part #1 fav. Sequences
2. Roland JD-XA / JD-XI Tutorial for Beginners - #1 Basic Riser Effect #synthesizer #roland
3. Roland JD-XA | Demo / Ambient / Cinematic / Downtempo - Jam-Session | Part #2 fav. Sequences
4. Before you buy a used / second Hand Roland JD-XA //Service Check\\ Test Tutorial - no Tools needed
5. Roland JD-XA | Beginners Tutorial #2 Creating & Sequencing Analog Bass in TB 303 Style in 2 Minutes

Relive the '90s with the Roland JD800: Factory Presets

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"Roland JD-800 - ALL FACTORY PRESETS

The Roland JD-800 is a digital synthesizer that was manufactured between 1991 and 1996. It features many knobs and sliders for patch editing and performance control — features that some manufacturers, including Roland, had been omitting in the name of streamlining since the inception of the Yamaha DX7. The JD-800 thus became very popular with musicians who wished to take a hands-on approach to patch programming. The introduction in the manual states that Roland's intention with the JD-800 was to "return to the roots of synthesis".

Technology
The JD-800 employs Linear Arithmetic synthesis (introduced and made famous by the Roland D-50), which combines sample playback with digital synthesis. The JD-800 has 108 built-in waveforms, which can be expanded via PCM cards. The waveforms span a variety of categories such as analog synthesizers, acoustic instruments, and voices. Many of these waveforms are very short and are used primarily for the attack portion of a sound, while longer ones are used for the sustained part of a sound. The JD-800 was Roland's first instrument to have its core presets developed entirely in the United States, under a short-lived branch of its R&D-LA office in Culver City, California. The core sampled waveforms and factory presets of the JD-800 were created by Eric Persing.

A patch, or single sound, in the JD-800 consists of up to four tones. As every tone consists of an almost completely independent synthesizer voice, a patch could be considered a combination of up to four different synthesizers. In Single mode the JD-800 plays one patch at a time, but in Multi mode it is possible to play five different patches over MIDI, plus a "special" patch. The special patch has different waveforms assigned to the 61 different keys on the keyboard, so is used for drums and percussion sounds. The JD-800 has one effects section. In Single mode, seven effects can be used simultaneously, in series, so all tones in a patch go through the same effects. In Multi mode, three effects can be used at the same time, with all patches sharing the same effects, though any of the patches can be routed to bypass the effects.

A Guy Called Gerald
Coldcut
Gary Barlow
Jean-Michel Jarre
Rick Wakeman
Tony Banks

64 Factory Patches

Timecodes

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Vermona Synthesizer (1983) - Werkstatt Matlak

video upload by Werkstatt Matlak

"Final test after repair and service.
Synthline sequenced via Midi."

[patch] Magnetic Fields Sequence (Blofeld)

video upload by Synthesizer Video Service

"'Magnetic Fields' or 'Les Chants Magnétiques' by Jean-Michel Jarre is THE album of my life. I never would have started making music without this masterpiece. And it took me only thirty years to decypher the starting sequence.

Learn how to build a transposable sequencer on a Waldorf Blofeld. Additionally, let's create a panning delay with uncommon length values.

[00:00] Intro
[01:40] 'Magnetic Fields 1' and the Blofeld
[04:04] Patch Programming
[08:48] Arpeggiator and Multi-Mode
[18:16] Outro"

[patch] Deeper and Deeper (Blofeld)

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"'Deeper and Deeper' is a fantastic piece of music by 'The Fixx' that they composed for the movie 'Streets of Fire'. It wonderfully shows the use of the PPG Wave (just like many other pieces by this band). Since the Waldorf Blofeld is also a bit of a great-grandson of the PPG, let's find out today if we can recreate the distinctive sound at the beginning of the piece.

More Infos on the Blofeld Modifier Simulator:
https://www.frequture.net/products/bl...

[00:00] Intro
[00:29] About "Deeper and Deeper"
[01:50] Oscillators
[03:55] Filters and Envelopes
[05:27] Arpeggiator
[07:34] LFOs
[09:05] Designing with Simulator, Part 1
[17:30] Applying Modulations, Part 1
[21:50] Designing with Simulator, Part 2
[23:17] Applying Modulations, Part 2
[24:52] Delay
[25:47] Final Result
[26:32] Outro"

[patch] Multimode Drums (Blofeld)

video upload by Synthesizer Video Service

"I'm showing in this tutorial how to program a simple rhythm on the Waldorf Blofeld synthesizer, using the multi-mode and the arpeggiator. Use it as a basis for your own experiments!

[00:00] Intro
[02:10] Kick
[08:29] HiHat
[15:18] Snare
[19:02] Tom
[23:45] Beam
[27:51] Arpeggiators
[32:54] Multimode Setup
[35:11] Final Result
[35:42] Summary
[37:46] Outro

Have a look at my products:
https://frequture.net/shop

Check out my music:
https://curiouselectric.bandcamp.com/"

[patch] Fast Arp Chord (Blofeld)

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"I'm showing in this tutorial how to program an arpeggiator sound which is perfect for chords and textures. The fast tempo is ideal for creative use and for less harmonic combinations of notes. Plus, it gives you nerdy 80s digital vibes.

[00:00] Intro
[00:51] LFOs
[03:10] Oscillators
[05:48] Filters
[07:37] Envelopes
[08:11] Arpeggiator
[09:05] Modulations
[10:28] Reverb
[11:06] Final Patch
[11:48] Outro

Have a look at my products:
https://frequture.net/shop"

[patch] Shepard Tone (Blofeld)

video upload by Synthesizer Video Service

"In this tutorial, I'm showing how to program the Shepard Tone on a Waldorf Blofeld synthesizer. The Shepard Tone is an effect that gives you the impression of an infinitely rising or falling sound. This is a good example for careful and delicate choice of parameters during the sound design process.

Attention! I'm sorry, I forgot to set oscillator 2 to 16'' :(

More Infos on the Blofeld Modifier Simulator:
https://www.frequture.net/products/bl...

[00:00] Intro
[00:37] The Shepard Tone
[01:48] Oscillators
[02:12] Explanation of the Structure
[03:41] LFO
[04:13] Modulations and Modifiers
[07:26] Effects
[09:25] Modifier Simulator
[12:17] Final Patch
[12:34] Outro"

Shepard Tones

[patch] Krell: An Aleatoric Sound (Blofeld)

video upload by Synthesizer Video Service

Also see What is Krell? Louis & Bebe Barron - Ancient Krell Music (Forbidden Planet) & More

"This is a mega-tutorial about how to program the Krell sound from the 1956 film "Forbidden Planet" on a Waldorf Blofeld. You should expect heavy use of modulation and modifiers. But first, we are going to have a look on the history of the Krell patch. Then we start programming with the help of my "Blofeld Modifier Simulator".

Attention! My sorry, I forgot to set the sustain to 65 in envelope 4 :(

[00:00] The Krell Patch (Example)
[01:06] Complaining
[02:38] History of the Krell Patch
[07:30] Programming of Low Bouncing Noise (Part 1)
[17:09] How Not to Do the Low Bouncing Noise
[20:37] Programming of Low Bouncing Noise (Part 2) and Simulator
[29:00] Programming of High Theremin Noise
[36:46] Reverb
[38:14] Arpeggiator
[39:50] Final Patch
[40:53] Summary
[47:38] Outro"

Additional Krell posts

[demo] 10 Minutes of Krell Patch (Blofeld)


"This is a demonstration of a self-playing eternal patch, programmed on a Waldorf Blofeld synthesizer. A lot of modulations and modifiers were used. There was no external post-processing and no external effects were applied. The hands were off the unit and the keyboard, though the arp is playing very slow and long 'notes'.

'Krell' is an alien species from the film "Forbidden Planet" (1956). The soundtrack for these creatures was composed by Louis and Bebe Barron and very popular among modularists. It's a good example for an aleatoric patch - a sound playing with the help of randomness."

[patch] 80s Lead Sound (Blofeld)

video upload by Synthesizer Video Service

"Oscillator sync is simply perfect for 80s lead sounds. The Waldorf Blofeld provides beautiful wavetables for this. In this video, I'm showing how to program such a piercing patch which could keep up with an ARP Odyssey."

[00:00] Intro
[00:52] Oscillators
[04:49] Filters and Drive
[06:33] Envelopes
[06:56] LFOs
[10:59] Flanger
[11:47] Delay
[12:28] Final Patch
[12:59] Outro

Xfer Serum - Metamorphosis (50 Presets + 25 Tables + 25 Noises)

video upload by LFOstore

"It's a great fortune to get such a beautiful soundset with 50 exclusive presets, an additional 25 wavetables and 25 live samples to enhance the atmosphere of the sound palette! LFO Store offers an extraordinary bank of sounds that allows you to take a thrilling journey through the sound worlds, filling your compositions with new states and colours!

In this brand-new soundset created by a well-known sound designer Otto K. Schwarz, you will find ready-to-use royalty-free presets for Xfer Serum - an amazing virtual synthesizer that provides the highest sound quality and allows to create the whole range of sounds.

The idea behind this soundset is about ever-changing soundscapes and instruments, with unexpected nuances, moods and shapes. Get ready for mysterious atmospheres, deep, bright and colourful pads, cosmic leads, memorable plucks - and many other sounds that will surely please you.

Whether you're creating ambient, EDM, soundtracks or experimental music, this collection of sounds will be at your service!

Contents
+ 50 presets: 3 Atmospheres, 1 FX, 7 Leads, 25 Pads, 12 Plucks, 1 Sequence, 1 Voice.
+ 25 additional waveforms;
+ 25 additional noises (.wav samples)."

https://sellfy.com/lfo/

[patch] FM Bass (Blofeld)

video upload by Synthesizer Video Service

"I had this idea after listening to Jarre's "Zoolookologie". This is a little tutorial on how to make a piercing bass sound using frequency modulation with audio oscillators - all this with a Waldorf Blofeld. Plus, I'm explaining the difference between frequency, amplitude and phase modulation. Plus, talking about mixing with low frequencies.

[00:00] Intro
[00:44] What are FM, AM and PM?
[02:27] Oscillators
[05:50] FM Settings
[06:45] Unisono
[07:15] Filters and Low Frequencies
[10:24] Envelopes
[11:41] Controller Modulations
[13:56] Final Patch
[14:36] Outro"

[patch] Distorted Pad (Blofeld)

video upload by Synthesizer Video Service

"Creamy distorted pad sound anyone? This video shows you how to program such a nice patch on the classic and affordable Waldord Blofeld. Let's talk about wavetables, the flanger and reverb, of course ;)

[00:00] Intro
[00:44] Oscillators and Wavetables
[03:46] Filters
[04:40] Envelopes
[05:57] Modulations
[08:53] Flanger
[10:10] Reverb
[11:34] Unisono Stereo Trick
[13:12] Final Patch
[13:55] Outro"

Hillwood SY-1800 Analog Synth

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video upload by ohm_studi_ohm

You can find another demo previously posted here.

via this auction

"This is probably the rarest and strangest bird I've met. You may think it's a kind of simple monophonic analog 1 oscillator synth like the Roland SH 2000, but there is more than meets the eye. It took me some time to understand what's going on and to this day I am still not sure exactly how it works but it looks like the oscillator is a kind of very early FM based oscillator. Check the video, especially the "bell" presets and you'll know what I mean.

Tone is shaped by 3 faders labelled "Fundamental", "Overtone" and "Brillance", and these are interconnected.
There is a simple envelope which works as attack decay (labelled "attack" and "sustain") by default but can be switched to attack release by the push of a button ("sustain long"). Funny thing is the attack fader is inverted compared to classic synth topology: when raising the fader the attack gets shorter.
All the presets have their own envelope setting and depending on the presets the attack and decay faders do not behave exactly the same, ie the envelope faders do not totally overide the presets envelope.
You can also have the envelope assigned to the filter by switching on "VCF expand", and control the envelope to VCF amount with the "Expand" fader.
The "Expand Envelope" seems to invert the VCF envelope. It's quite efficient on some presets and not on others.
"Touch portamento" switch is actually a key retrigger option. When activated envelope retriggers on every key stroke (low note priority) otherwise the envelope is legato. So it has nothing to do with the "portamento" fader which is indeed a portamento effect. "Gride" is basically a pitch bend (upwards only).
"Growl" switch adds... growl: it adds a kind of brassy attack to the sound. Not efficient on every preset but can add to the realism of the sound on others.
There is also a LFO which can be delayed (it's more like a slow attack then a proper delay), consisting of either pulse or triangle wave shape, that can be assign to "vibrato", "wow", "chorus", "tremolo", and you can have the envelope repeat on the lfo speed thanx to the "repeat" switch.
And finally there is a noise generator with dedicated fader level and a "Noise only" switch that is self-explanatory.
This makes for a uncommon and interesting monophonic synthesizer. Very expressive in my opinion, once you managed to tame it.

I did service this one as much as I could but without any information and service manual it's hard to be sure it's sounding as it should. There are like 15 trimpots inside to calibrate the synth and you definitely can hear most are changing tone and harmonics.
Anyway it seems to fully function, it's scaled and tuned and it sounds great but again I can not be 100% sure it's sounding as it was intended.

Cosmetic wise the synth is in good condition, especially considering the rather cheap build quality. But of course it has some scuffs here and there."

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U-he Zebra 2 - "Cosmos" Soundset (40 Presets)

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https://sellfy.com/lfo/

"LFO.Store proudly presents a brand new soundset for u-he Zebra software synthesizer. 40 amazing presets, created by the well-known sound designer Otto K. Schwarz, are waiting for your wise action!

'Cosmos' is opening the portal to a new dimension, that is full of breathtaking sounds. Amazing long-modulated pads will show you the depth of the cosmic space. Leads are saturated with the radiance of the distant stars and echoes of other civilizations' voices. Plucks will help you to touch the asteroids and feel the presence of the unknown planets. And much more!

Whether you're creating ambient, EDM, soundtracks or experimental music, this collection of sounds will always be at your service!"

U-he Hive2 - "Future Space" Soundset (50 presets)

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https://sellfy.com/lfo/

"LFO Store proudly presents 'Future Space' - a remarkable soundset for u-he Hive 2, an innovative software synthesizer. 50 exclusive presets were created by the well-known sound designer and film music composer Otto K. Schwarz.

The soundbank uses multiple waveforms to create complex transforming soundscapes that will not leave you indifferent. Here you will find multi-layer pads that take you beyond the event horizon; cosmic leads to let your imagination be revealed; amazing arpeggios to dive deeper into underwater realms and unknown space territories; wonderful plucks, sequences, and much more!

Whether you're creating ambient, soundtracks, EDM or experimental music, this collection of sounds will be at your service!"

Waldorf Blofeld - "Harmony of the Spheres" Soundset

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"'Harmony of the Spheres' is a truly remarkable soundset for Waldorf Blofeld synthesizer with 55 exclusive presets created by the well-known sound designer and sound therapist Otto K. Schwarz.

The soundbank is dedicated to the ancient philosophical concept of the harmony of the spheres, also known as Musica universalis. The ancients spoke concerning the musical and mathematical structure of the cosmos. They believed that the movement of heavenly bodies gives rise to harmony, since it is expressed by distances equal to the consonant musical proportions.

In this bank you will find multi-layer pads that take you beyond the event horizon and dissolve into distant outer space; amazing arpeggios that convey the sounds of near-Earth space objects and allow you to enter the unexplored territories of the unknown planets; impetuous leads piercing dark matter with their bright sound frequencies; polyphonic keys, colored by the radiation of the starry sky.

Whether you're creating ambient, soundtracks, EDM or experimental music, this collection of sounds will be at your service!"

Arp Odyssey MK1 White Overview Demo From 2014

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video upload by JohnnyDexterGoss

"Learn more than you ever wanted to know about the Arp Odyssey MKI."

Spotted the above video from 2014 in the following listing.

SN 282300 via this auction

"The legendary one-and-only. Pristine completely restored original Arp Odyssey 2800 mki White Face duophonic analog synthesizer from the early 1970's

Sounds incredible and functions perfectly. Much more fullness and more aggressive sonically than the black face and many reissued Korg models.

Fully cleaned, serviced and keyboard reset by the fabulous Switched On synth shop in Austin, TX (original shop that Stranger Things composers Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein worked at).

I put $1200 worth of perfecting this unit and then barely ever used it. Never gigged, has only sat in a nice temperature controlled studio.

This is probably the nicest original early 1970's ARP Odyssey 2800 unit you'll be able to find for sale in 2022.

Forgive these bad photos from a few months ago. The well-lit glamour shot photos and full description of service completed on this will post soon, or just snag this before the sharks get to it.

Cheers!"

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Synapse Audio DUNE3 - "Mindscape" Soundset (50 Presets)

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"Soundset is here - https://lfo.sellfy.store/p/dune3

DUNE 3 is an amazing virtual synthesizer that provides the highest sound quality and allows to create the whole range of sounds. In this brand-new soundset created by a well-known sound designer Otto K. Schwarz, you will find 50 ready-to-use royalty-free presets, that will give you a new taste of your music production!

Get ready for deep, bright and colorful pads that take you beyond the event horizon; cosmic leads that reveal the consciousness of the listener; breathtaking arpeggios with hypnotic power - and many other sounds that will surely please you.

Whether you're creating ambient, EDM, soundtracks or experimental music, this collection of sounds will always be at your service!"

Sequential Take 5 - Sound Bank '79

video upload by Polydata

"Drawing from the earliest days of polyphonic synthesizers, Sound Bank ‘79 for the Sequential Take 5 finds its inspiration in synthesizer music found in documentaries and library music from the late 70’s and early 80’s.

Two banks making a total 32 patches for instant inspiration. Sound Bank '79 is a series of vintage tones for different synths and plug-ins, so look out for future releases.

Link:
polydata.bigcartel.com

After payment, you will receive the SysEx file in your email within 24 hours. Loads into Banks 1 & 2 by default.

POLYDATA music
polydata.bandcamp.com

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