MIDX-20 Update Firmware - With Boss GP-10 - PLUS Korg Arp Odyssey Reissue

Published on Feb 26, 2019 WayneJoness

"Details on how to upgrade the Primova Sound MIDX-20 to install the MIDI Bridge for the Boss GT-1 and Boss GP-10. These steps will also work for the Fender Mustang V2 and others."

Demo with the KORG Odyssey at 2:33.

Create Helicopter Sound Effect Analog Synth DIY Arp Odyssey Program

Published on Feb 26, 2019 WayneJoness

"How to make a helicopter or engine sound effect using a basic analog synthesizer. Use white or pink noise with filter modulation. Add in low frequency VCO drone for added effect. Demonstration with Korg Arp Odyssey desktop module reissue synth."

Roland GR-100 Guitar Synthesizer - Sample Sounds - Factory Presets - Suggested by the Owners Manual

Published on Jan 1, 2019 WayneJoness

Definitely more guitar than synth vs. other Roland Guitar synth models.

https://www.joness.com/gr300/GR-100.htm

"The Roland GR-100 Owner's Manual has a list of 'Factory Presets', Sample Sounds, at the end of the Owner's Manual. These sample sounds were intending to give some direction on how to use the GR-100, using features such as Filter Modulation, Chorus, and Vibrato, all served up with the classic hex fuzz sound the GR-100 is famous for. Check out this new YouTube video I posted which goes through the Sample Sounds to get a little flavor of what this vintage 'electronic guitar' synth sounded like!"

Wayne Joness SBC-1324 Roland Vintage 24 and Modern 13 Pin Converter

Published on Nov 26, 2018 WayneJoness

Demo of the Wayne Joness SBC-1324 with the Roland G707 guitar and GR-300 guitar synth, and the Moog MP-201 Mulit-Pedal. The SBC-1324 is a converter with both 13 and 24 pin inputs, and 13 and 24 pin ouputs. The SBC-1324 was also featured here with a G-707 back in 2012. Below are some pics and info on its creation from joness.com.

"Back in 2009 I was approached by a very talented Canadian guitarist who wanted to be able to control both vintage Roland 24 pin GR-series synthesizers and modern Roland 13 pin GK-series synthesizers with one guitar, either a 13 or 24 pin guitar.

The SBC-1324 is the unit I built to meet this need. The unit has both 13 and 24 pin inputs, and a master analog switch to select between the two. There are six amplifiers for each string input, used primarily to boost the 13 pin signals to the 24 pin format, but they can also be used individually to amplify any single string input, whether 13 or 24 pin.

The unit also generates all the control voltages, plus hex fuzz, needed for the vintage Roland GR-series. For each control voltage, there is a switch to select from the signal coming from the guitar, or the internal control voltage.

In additional, there are control voltage inputs on the back for all four vintage control voltages, so that an external pedal, like the Moog MP-201, can be used as a control modulator. To top it off, an external control pedal can be used as the master control for each control voltage.

This was a one-off project, all hand-wired using perf boards and point-to-point wiring. To illustrate how to use the unit, I made several videos (shown below) that step through all the features."

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Roland GR-300 Native Instruments Kontakt 5 Download Patch - MIDI Triggering - Roland SR-JV80-04 Demo

Published on Sep 30, 2018 WayneJoness

www.gr300.com/MIDI

"Details and demos of both the Roland SR-JV80-04 Vintage Synth card highlighting the GR-300 emulation, plus a demo of a new Native Instruments GR-300 patch based on Scott Summer's original Roland patch."

Roland GR-500 Guitar Synthesizer Vintage Japanese Television Advertisement - with Translation

Published on Jun 29, 2018 WayneJoness

https://www.joness.com/gr300/GR-500.html

"Very rare late 1970s Roland / FUJI ROLAND Corporation television advertisement."

Voyetra Sequencer Plus Mark III & MIDI Meets Guitar at NAMM '85

WBRA Television - Wayne Joness - December 1987 - Festival Fillers - Voyetra Sequencer Plus Mark III

Published on Mar 31, 2018 WayneJoness

"Video recorded in December of 1987, live at WBRA Television Studios in Roanoke, Virginia. Many thanks to Maureen Eiger who made this video possible. I used Voyetra Sequencer Plus Mark III, with a Kawai R50 drum machine, Roland JX-10 (synth brass), Yamaha TX-81Z (bass and other parts), and a humble Casio CZ-101 as my solo synth. More info: http://www.joness.com/gr300/voyetra_e..."

Also check out NAMM Expo '85 MIDI Meets Guitar By Tom Mulhern on Wayne Scott Joness' Vintage Roland Guitar Synth site.

On the Octave-Plateau Voyetra MIDI Guitar pictured below:

"The Octave-Plateau Voyetra MIDI Guitar (about $2,000.00) is a polyphonic synthesizer controller. It has no sound generating circuitry, but it can link directly to any MIDI-equipped synthesizer. Programs can be recalled via the numerical keypad on its upper bout, and such parameters as vibrato and pitch bending can be programmed into the touch plate/pickguards. Besides putting out a MIDI signal, it has a standard guitar pickup output."

"The successful hardware and software company Octave-Plateau Voyetra showed up to the 1985 Summer NAMM show with what may be the rarest MIDI guitar of all time, the Octave-Plateau Voyetra MIDI Guitar.

As a software company producing the acclaimed Sequencer Plus sequencing software, Octave-Plateau Voyetra had plenty of programming chops.

But the company was also responsible for the Voyetra Eight, a cutting edge polyphonic analog synthesier using a serial interface that predated MIDI.

Unlike the Roland 24-pin compatible guitars, Voyetra did not use pitch-to-MIDI processing, but instead used a microprocessor to scan the guitar for activity generated by the contact strings to the frets. This is approach is clearly faster and more accurate than the pitch-to-MIDI approach. In addition, the guitar had no less than 8 programmable knobs and switches for real-time control of various MIDI parameters. Notice in the photo the two rack-mount Voyetra Eight synths, presumably being controlled by the Octave-Plateau Voyetra MIDI Guitar

Little is known about this MIDI guitar. I have only found two references to the guitar, in the issue of Guitar Player Magazine, from September 1985, and in the English music technology magazine, Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music, also from September of 1985."

Roland GR-300 and GK-1 with Xotica EA-1 Acoustic/Electric Guitar

Published on Jun 3, 2017 WayneJoness

http://www.joness.com/gr300/gk1_kit.htm

"Roland GR-300 and GK-1 with Xotica EA-1 Acoustic/Electric Guitar"

Venom 12-Voice Virtual Analog Synthesizer - M-Audio - Alt Patch Demo

Published on Aug 7, 2016 WayneJoness

"Quick demo of some of the alternate factory patches briefly available before the Venom website was shut down.
Once free, impossible to find now."

Roland JX-3P JX-8P GR-700 4x Memory Expansion M-16C Analog Synth

Published on Jan 2, 2016 WayneJoness

"http://www.joness.com/gr300/GR-700.ht... This video will show you how to quadruple 4x the memory of your vintage Roland synthesizer. Works for any synth designed to use the M-16C for memory storage"

Wayne Joness - ANATEK Wind Machine Demo - Very RARE MIDI Breath Controller

Published on Jun 23, 2015 WayneJoness

"Video demonstration of the very rare Anatek Wind Machine. This cool box converts the control voltages from a Yamaha BC1 or BC2 directly into MIDI. Otherwise, you need a compatible Yamaha product, such as a Breath Controller input keyboard, or the VL1m to use the Breath Controller. For this demo, I used the Synful Orchestra virtual plug-in in Digital Performer. Synful has direct support for MIDI controller 2, Breath Controller. The Beethoven music played at the beginning was made with Synful, but I did not create this version, I do not know who did the introductory music."

Wayne Joness - Roland GR-300 Filter LFO Modulation Custom Upgrade Analog Synthesizer

Published on Jun 18, 2015 WayneJoness

"http://www.joness.com/gr300/GR-300.htm

A Roland GR-300 is modified that the LFO can modulate both the pitch (standard) and the Low Pass Filter (VCF). This mode was originally suggested my Mike at metalbox.com, and was posted on the vintage Roland guitar synth forum in August 2013."

Roland GR-77B Vintage Bass Guitar Synthesizer vs GR-700 Demo Features Review

Published on May 30, 2015 WayneJoness

http://www.joness.com/gr300/GR-77B.htm

Preset audio demos below.

"The Roland GR-77B is the greatest bass guitar synth you have probably never heard of! The GR-77B has a superior synth engine, built around the fat classic vintage Roland JX-8P, and a quick 32 millisecond average response time, and tracking that outclasses both modern and vintage bass synths that rely on pitch-toMIDI conversion.

Both the GR-77B, and its older brother, the Roland GR-33B, benefit from following on the heels of more well-known guitar predecessors, the GR-700 and GR-300 guitar synths. In each case, the bass version has improved design and features.

This video details the features of the Roland GR-77B, and compares the GR-77B with the GR-700. The soundtrack for the video was performed entirely on with the GR-77b, with Stylus RMX only providing the rhythm/drums."

Roland GR-77B Vintage Bass Guitar Synthesizer - User Presets Demo


"Quick listen through banks 1- 4, the user presets from the amazing vintage Roland Bass Synthesizer, the GR-77B.

The video starts with a demo the tuning feature, and also shows use of the LFO touch pad, and the latching/unlatching hold pedal."

Roland GR-77B Vintage Bass Guitar Synthesizer - Factory Presets Demo + EV-5 Pith/Filter Mod

Published on May 30, 2015

"Quick listen through banks 5- 8, the fixed factory presets from the amazing vintage Roland Bass Synthesizer, the GR-77B.

The video starts with a demo of using a Roland EV-5 with the Pitch and Filter pedal inputs on the rear panel, plus use of the LFO touch pads on the guitar."

Roland XV-5080 MIDI Sound Module Factory Presets

Published on May 3, 2015 WayneJoness

"The Roland XV-5080: Perhaps the greatest Roland Sound Module ever. You can press the volume knob to generate appropriate phrases to demo sounds. I select a few patches at random and demo them."

Roland XV-5080 Original Factory Demos - 3 Songs

Published on May 3, 2015

"The Roland XV-5080: Perhaps the greatest Roland Sound Module ever. 128 voices, plus 32 MIDI channels! Eight individual outputs and digital interface. Large display, reads SCSI data and imports a wide variety of formats, including Akai and other samplers."

Roland GR-77B Analog Bass Synth with RC-1324-VR and GK-3 Guitar

Published on Jan 4, 2014 WayneJoness·278 videos

http://www.joness.com/gr300/GR-77B.htm

"A few years ago I was asked the question: can you play a Roland GR-33B bass guitar synth with a Roland G-303 guitar? Intrigued by this question, I tested it out, and made a video clip of a Roland G-303 guitar playing a GR-33B bass synth. It works pretty well, though I have to note that the GR-33B is set up only to respond to strings E, A D and G, so you get output on four strings, instead of six.

I wanted to do a similar test with the a GR-77B, so I am using this GR-77B synth, which while it has some wear and tear, functionally is in perfect condition, all the switches work, the unit had all the orginal factory prestes, etc. And like the GR-33B, I found out that it also works really well with a guitar input."

Roland GR-55 Phrase Looper Demo with Filter-Buffer, Venom Synth, and Roland G-77 Bass

Published on Oct 8, 2013 WayneJoness·275 videos


http://www.joness.com/gr300/Filter-Bu...

"Performance video of the Roland GR-55 used with the Filter/Buffer subsonic filter with auxiliary inputs and master effects loop. A Venom synth and Roland G-77 Bass are used with the GR-55."

Roland GR-700 Turbo PLUS - Vintage GR-700 with GR-100 Polydistortion

Roland GR-700 Turbo PLUS - Vintage GR-700 with GR-100 Polydistortion and 13-pin Input

Published on Jun 27, 2013 WayneJoness·267 videos

"http://www.joness.com/gr300/GR-700.ht... The GR-700 Turbo PLUS adds the sound of the GR-100 hexaphonic polydistortion to the Roland GR-700, with all the original features of the GR-700 Turbo. This includes a modern 13-pin input, top panel controls for string level and filter cutoff and EDIT parameters. The PLUS also adds a latching sustain input. The GR-700 Turbo PLUS has the ability to blend analog distortion with synthesizer tones for new synth sounds never heard before."

Latest Guitar Synth Videos by WayneJoness Featuring the Roland GM-70 Turbo

Roland GM-70 Turbo Vintage Guitar Synth Volume Control Options + Hex Fuzz GR-300 Demo

Published on Jun 12, 2013 WayneJoness·265 videos

"http://www.joness.com/gr300/GM-70.htm... The specialized Roland BC-13/GM-70 Turbo circuit board also reconfigures the way volume commands are processed. With the original Roland GM-70, you can have 100% synth output and 0% guitar. Or 0% synth, and 100% guitar. Or any mix between, such as 75% synth, and 25% guitar. But not 100% synth, and 100% guitar. With the GM-70 Turbo Plus, you can have 100% synth, and 100% guitar. The master volume now directly controls the synth volume regardless of the mix/blend control, and the mix/blend controls guitar volume control, dependent on the master volume level."

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Korg Z3 and ZD3 Vintgae Guitar Synthesizer Upgraded with DB25 Connectors and BX-13-VC

Published on May 19, 2013 WayneJoness·261 videos

Demo comes in after 1:50.

"Overview of a Korg Z3 and ZD3 vintage FM guitar synthezsizer. This rig has been modified with DB25 inputs, and re-wired with new, Belkin F3D-111 cable. This is a complete system with pickup, synthesizer, and all the mounting hardware. In addition, you can use this with the included custom BX-13- to play a modern 13-pin synth, like the Roland GR-55."

Roland GR-S V-Guitar Space Effects Pedal Review and Test and Demonstration

Published on Feb 23, 2013 WayneJoness·257 videos

"This is a review of the features and sounds of the Roland GR-S V-Guitar Space pedal. The four modes are reviewed. The GR-S is also tested with a standard guitar pickup, for non-GK guitars."