It’s been a busy week behind the scenes at Studio Nebula. Not a lot of creative stuff going on at the moment, but I’ve taken the time to give much-needed TLC to some vintage gear.
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Quick guide: MIDI Sysex Automation on Roland Boutique JX-03
I bought a JX-03 on the night of Oct. 22. Today I finally had a chance to test this. Here’s what I found:
The knobs send MIDI System Exclusive data (sysex) only while the unit is in chain mode. The device will respond to sysex regardless of whether it is in chain mode.
Unfortunately, MIDI data coming in on the Roland’s input seems to always be repeated at the output. So to set this unit up with your DAW, you must: Continue reading
Roland “Boutique” Line Looks Like Another Winner
Does this look familiar? It's a 2015 realization of the iconic JX-3P user interface. All they need to do is make it sound good.
A major American instrument reseller recently posted photos of the new products on their site, and then promptly took them down – not promptly enough it would seem, as images of the new Roland JP08, JU06 and JX03 (pictured here) are now circulating around the synth community like crabs.
They look good. Really, really tantalizingly good. The Juno and JX modules were listed for Continue reading