Choosing a sound (program), Using favorite sounds (programs) (favorite) – Roland JD-Xi Analog/Digital Synthesizer (Black) User Manual

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Choosing a Sound (Program)

Top screen

A64 1-1 120

256:Synth Lead01

Program number Measure–beat

Tone number: Tone name

* Sounds that don’t show a tone number are sounds that

have been edited for an individual program. If you want

to return to the original sound after you’ve switched

or edited the sound, hold down the [Shift] button and

press the [Enter] button.

Tempo

Program

bank

Choosing a Program

Use the Program (Pattern) Value [-] [+]

buttons to select a program.

To switch banks, hold down the [Shift] button

and use the Value [-][+] buttons (preset banks

A–D, user banks E–H).

Choosing a Part to Play

Part Select buttons

[Digital Synth 1] button

[Digital Synth 2] button

[Drums] button

[Analog Synth] button

Press the Part Select button of

the part that you want to play.

MEMO

You can’t select and perform on multiple parts simultaneously. However you

can make multiple parts be heard simultaneously by recording them to a

pattern.

Choosing a Tone

Digital Synth 1/2 part

Category dial (Category indicator)

Here’s how to select the category that specifies

the basic type of sound.

The category whose indicator is lit is selected.

Tone [-] [+] buttons

Select a tone.

Use the Part Select buttons to select Digital Synth 1/2.

Turn the category dial (category indicator) to select the category

that specifies the basic type of sound.

* Vocoder/AutoPitch can be used for only one part. Also, the Analog

Synth part becomes unavailable if you select Vocoder/AutoPitch.

Use the Tone [-] [+] buttons to select a tone.

Drums part

Tone [-] [+] buttons

Select a tone (drum kit).

Use the Part Select buttons to select Drums.

Use the Tone [-] [+] buttons to select a tone (drum kit).

The Drums part lets you play a different instrument on each key. The

instrument name is printed above each key; for example “BD1.”

Analog Synth part

[Oscillator] button

(waveform indicator)

This selects the waveform that is the basis of

the Analog Synth part’s sound. The waveform

whose indicator is lit is selected.

(Sawtooth wave),

(Triangle wave),

(Square wave)

[Sub OSC] button

This layers an additional sound onto the Oscillator. You can choose 1 octave

down (lit) or 2 octaves down (blinking).

The sub-oscillator is square wave only.

Pulse width knob

This specifies the pulse width.

If Oscillator is set to

(Square wave), this knob specifies the width of the

upper portion of the pulse wave (i.e., the pulse width) as a percentage of a full

cycle.

Lowering the value makes the pulse width narrower until it approaches a

square wave (pulse width = 50%).

Raising the value makes the pulse width wider, producing a more distinctive

sound.

Tone [-] [+] buttons

Select a tone.

Use the Part Select button to choose a Analog Synth.

Use the Tone [-] [+] buttons to select a tone.

MEMO

You can use the [Oscillator] button to switch the waveform that is the basis of

the sound.

* While you hold down the

[Shift] button, the upper line

shows the program name.

Using Favorite Sounds (Programs) (Favorite)

[Favorite] button

Use these button to register and recall your favorite sounds (programs).

[01]–[16] buttons

Use these buttons to select Favorite 01–16.

Selecting a Favorite

Press the [Favorite] button to make it light.

The number buttons become the Favorite select buttons.

Press one of the [01]–[16] buttons to select a favorite sound.

If you press a button in which nothing is registered, the screen indicates “Not

Registered!”

Registering a Favorite

Select a program that you want to register as a favorite.

Hold down the [Favorite] button and press the [01]–[16] button to

which you want to register the selected program.

The currently selected program is registered to that button.

NOTE

If you’ve edited a program, save that program first before registering it as a