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New Patch Presets for the Roland JX-3P Synthesizer!

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Note seeing a link for the patches. Check with SynthaTone on YouTube if interested.

"Roland JX-3P Organ, Pan Flute, Saxophone and Brass Section preset patch demo. These patches are examples from a soon-to-be-released sound set that will be available at an affordable price.

These patches can be loaded into a stock JX-3P from a cell phone headphone jack to the input jack of the Tape Memory interface on the back of the synthesizer. An old phone that you have but no longer use makes a great dedicated storage device that you can always have hooked up for easy access. This is a good workaround if your JX-3P has a dead battery and you want to load sounds until you get the battery replaced.

These patches can be programmed manually into a Kiwi-3p KiwiTechnics or River Creative Technology (Organix) modified unit or a Roland Sound Cloud ACB VST instrument using the included data chart decoded from the tape memory audio file.

The JX-3P has a 3rd memory bank with 16 additional presets in the Service Mode. This memory is shared with the Sequencer and is overwritten when a sequence is written. However, if you write a short sequence of no more than 32 steps, it will still be there after you write patches into the 3rd memory bank.

Service Mode is accessed by pressing and releasing the Tape Memory button, then while pressing and holding patch button 4, pressing and releasing the Tape Memory button again. An alternative method is to press and hold patch button 4 when the JX-3P is switched off and then switching it on.

The JX-3P factory presets only hint at the sonic possibilities of this instrument. With the same basic sound as the Jupiter 8, I have found that the JX-3P's only real limitations are the shared envelope generator, and lack of a 2' pitch for the oscillators even though there is a button available for it, something that is found on the Jupiter 6 and Jx-8P. There are workarounds to these limitations that can still enable the creation of fun-to-play sounds reminiscent of the Yamaha DX7 and the Roland D-50. I have come to believe that the JX-3P really should have been named the JX-6, with the JX-8P designated JX-6A or JX-8 if it were upgraded to 8 note polyphony.

The soundtrack for this video was produced in Reaper with the plugins MT Power Drum Kit 2 for percussion and Sanford Sound Design Reverb for ambience. The JX-3P was recorded live in monophonic audio. The music is an original composition."

Update:

"Springtime Swing"

video upload by SynthaTone

"Roland JX-3P Saxophone, Brass Section, Pan Flute and Organ custom preset patch demo.

The soundtrack for this video was produced in Reaper with the plugins MT Power Drum Kit 2 for percussion and Sanford Sound Design Reverb for ambience. The JX-3P was recorded live in monophonic audio. The music is an original composition."

Moog One: finally Firmware 1.5 - first impressions and thoughts

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PPG Wave System

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From the same seller as the DX1. This one is listed for less at $44,285.69.

PPG WAVE 2.2 (switchable to 2.3 modification!)
PPG WAVE PRK FD
PPG WAVETERM B
PPG custom Hard case
PPG WAVETERM B library
PPG cables
PPG manuals

Yamaha DX1 listed for $134,538.80

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"Only 150 made and 50 belived to exist."

Anyone know more about that?

According to Wikipedia: "Only 140 DX1 units were produced.[4] It was used by artists including New Order, such as their tracks 'True Faith' and '1963'."

Two interesting bits on the build:

"handmade Brazilian rosewood case

73-key weighted wooden keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch"

Watson Shrolca (korg volca mutable instruments shruthi fusion)

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"This is a mutable instrument shruthi in a volca size with a touchplate keyboard that can also control external synths."

You can find demos in previous posts here.

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MFB-KULT Ver1.2 Drum Machine SN 05234

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"A few scuffs and scratches can be seen on the left side of the operation panel .
The rubber feet on the bottom have turned whitish with age.

● Operation
Although it happens infrequently, the Attack/Set button and the Volumen/Nr button sometimes do not switch at once when pressed.
There is sometimes a slight buzzing (noise sound) on the R side of the RCA output terminal. The noise disappears when the tip of the cable is turned.
If you fix the cable and use it, there should be no problem. If possible, please try using contact resurrector for maintenance.
Other basic operations, single note and rhythm pattern sounds by pressing the Play button, response of each button and lighting of lamps, variable Level knob, LCD display, MIDI reception check, etc.
The LCD display, MIDI reception, and so on are all in good working order.
The sequencer function has not been tested."

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