From billy@irvine.com Sat Apr  9 23:08:07 1994
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 1994 09:40:21 GMT
From: ** Bouncer ** <billy@irvine.com>
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
Subject: Re: Roland JX-10 and Super Jupiter

>  I'm about to buy a Roland Super JX-10 or a Super Jupiter. Could somebody
>please give me some brief informations about these two synthesizers?

JX SERIES
Roland released the JX-3P in 1983, a new-generation synthesizer with MIDI,
digital control (though analogue synthesis) and digital parameter access.
The JX-3P featured 6-element dual-DCO voicing, a five octave keyboard, 64
patch memories and a *very* basic sequencer. Modular equivalent: MKS-30
Planet S.

The machine was relaunched in 1985 as the JX-8P, gaining a velocity and
aftertouch sensitive keyboard, 96 patch memories, a RAM cartridge slot, some
clever modulation routing and a much-improved MIDI spec. The sequencer got
the boot.

In 1986, Roland announced their new flagship, the JX-10. Essentially two
JX-8P's in one box, it featured a 76-note velocity and aftertouch sensitive
keyboard, a respectable real-time sequencer and a snazzy fluoresent display.
Modular equivalent: MKS-70 Super JX.

ps.  The above info was provided by a previous post to rmms by....
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    The JX10 offers some quasi-FM tunning/ring-modulation which
makes it an analog synth quite capable of some digital timbres.
Also, the JX10 is 12 voice polyphonic.  It can be split/layered,
playing two independent patches, each with 6 voice polyphony on
two different MIDI channels.  There also is the PG-800 which is an
analog-style knob/switch interface for programming the synth.
The programmer also generates system exclusive (I believe) which
means you can sequence an edit in real-time.  The aftertouch is
a little stiff to play from the keyboard (possibly related to the
same way Roland setup their A80, heavy duty resistors? :-)

   The JX10 useses the "old style" Roland MC-64 memory cartridges.
These might be hard to find, unless a store somewhere had some old
stock back behind the counter somewere.  The back panel of the JX10
sports a mono-mix, stereo-upper, and stereo-lower audio outputs
(for a total of 5 outs).  With its built in chorus (two levels) you
can get some very warm classic Roland sounds.  It also provides
volume pedal, sustain pedal, and patch-change-advance pedal inputs.
Oh, and you can name your own patches (12 characters I believe).
I've worked with both the rackmount (MKS-70) and the keyboard (Super JX10),
and the rackmount runs pretty hot, so you'll want to be sure and provide
sufficient ventillation when installing it in your rack.

Oh, and if I've forgotten anything :-)
--
Billyb (** Bouncer **)

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In article <1992Jan17.165505.2794@vlsi.louisville.edu>, TPKLIN01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu (THOMAS P. KLINGLER) writes...
>Hey, is $125.00 a decent price for a JX-3P? I like the ease of programming, and
>the sounds so far. I can keep it until the end of the semester if I haven't
>decided. I don't like not being able to sync the sequencer (I KNOW it's weak)
>to my HR-16 drum machine.


The JX-3P is a STEAL for that price.  You won't find sound like that on
anything less than a thousand dollars these days--maybe a D50.  It depends upon
what you want it for.  The analog sound can't be beat.  The lack of velocity or
pressure sensing is a drawback.

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From: ricard@axis.se (Ricard Wolf)
Subject: JX-3P (was Super Jupiter/JX10 etc.)
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In article <svynvq+.metlay@netcom.com> metlay@netcom.com (metlay) writes:

>The JX3P was a true analog synth keyboard with six voices and a combined 
>preset/programmable memory.

+ a 128-note step programmable non-MIDI-syncable fun little sequencer.
Actually, the JX3P was not what I'd call a _true_ analog; the oscillators
were part digital as in the Matrix-6, Juno-60, Juno-106 etc etc etc.
If you _really_ want to get picky about it, neither were the LFO or EG;
both were processor-controlled (an 8051 if I remember correctly). 

I always found the JX3P to have a thin sound; very good for airy
strings however. Opposing views?

/Ricard

Footnote: A _true_ analog is, as far as I'm concerned, a synth were all
the modules are analog: VCO's, even envelopes and LFO's. Like 
the Prophet-V or the Memory Moog, or your favourite monophonic. Ok, 
a machine like the T8 comes close, with it's processor-driven EG's (which
actually offer some extra features... but let's not get into THAT).
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