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The JP-80 has a great on-board librarian for sharing Individual registrations, live sets, and synth tones between projects. Your sounds can easily be exported to a USB flash drive and then “imported” into another project. There is also a function for easily moving or exchanging the places of registrations in a project.

Exporting
From the registrations, live sets, and tones saved in the JUPITER-80, you can select the desired items and export them to a USB flash drive.

When you export a registration, the live sets and tones used by that registration will also be exported.

In the same way, when you export a live set, the tones used by that live set will also be exported.

1. Press the [MENU] button.
2. Touch / to switch to “Page 2/2.”
3. Touch .

You can also use the tabs to switch between registrations, live sets, and tones.

4. Select the desired registration, live set, or tone, and touch . If the
item was already marked, the mark will be cleared.

5. Touch .
You can rename the file that will be exported. To rename the file, touch .
MEMO
• The exported sound data will be saved together in a single file named ***.SVD, located below /ROLAND/SOUND in the USB flash drive.
• If you export a registration that uses a user arpeggio style, the two files ***.SVD and ***.BIN will be created.
6. Touch .
The screen will ask “Are you sure?”
7. To carry out the export, touch

Importing Sound Data
Here’s how to select the desired registrations, live sets, or tones from a file that was exported to a USB flash drive, and import them into the current project in the JP-80.
1. Press the [MENU] button.
2. Touch / to switch to “Page 2/2.”
3. Touch .

You can use the tabs to switch between registrations, live sets, and tones.

4. Select the data file from which you want to import, and touch .
5. Select the sound data that you want to import.
When you select a data file, all of the sound data will be selected.
To de-select unwanted sound data, touch to clear the mark.
6. Touch .

A screen will appear, allowing you to specify the destination for the
import.

The names “INIT REGIST,”“INIT LIVESET,” and “INIT SYNTH” will be used when assigning the import destinations; this occurs in order, starting with the lowest number.
NOTE
Always save your important sound data using names other than “INIT REGIST,”“INIT LIVESET,” and “INIT SYNTH.”
7. Select the same number of import destinations as the sound data you’re importing. (Importing is not possible if the number is insufficient.)
You cannot select more import destinations than the number of sound data items being imported.
8. Touch .
The screen will ask “Are you sure?”
9. To carry out the operation, touch .

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Free iPad Control Surface for the JP-80 (using MIDI Touch app)

Posted on February 25, 2012 by music-technology-online

JP-80 iPad Control Surface (Click to enlarge.)

We are offering our custom iPad control surface free!  This control surface for the iPad adds extra control to your JP-80. The “JP-80 Mixer” runs via the MIDI Touch app which can be found on the iTunes app store. The control surface offers the following control for your JP-80:

1. Global control of Upper, Lower, Solo and Percussion parts.

2. Independent On/Off control of tones for the Upper and Lower parts.

3. Independent control of Cutoff and Resonance for the Upper and Lower parts.

4. Independent Toneblender control for the Upper and Lower parts.

5. Independent Matrix controls of the Cutoff and Resonance for the Upper and Lower Parts.

To use the control surface, you will need to download MIDI Touch from the iTunes app store and install it on your iPad. Then simply send me an email to request the control surface plug-in and installation instructions. You will also need the Apple Camera Connection Kit in order to connect your iPad to the JP-80 via USB.

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Creating Custom Arpeggio Styles

Posted on February 23, 2012 by music-technology-online

Everyone complains that there are never enough arpeggio styles in any synthesizer. In the JP-80, you can create your own original arpeggio styles by importing a common SMF (Standard MIDI File). These can be files you have created in another workstation or using your DAW software.

A few details to keep in mind before you import files into the JP-80′s arpeggiator:

Use your computer to copy the SMF to the root folder (top level) of your USB flash drive, or create a folder on your USB flash drive and copy the SMF into that folder. Use only single-byte alphanumeric characters in the file name and folder name.

1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the ARPEGGIO [LOWER ON/OFF] or ARPEGGIO [UPPER ON/OFF] button. The Registration Common/Control screen will appear.
2. Select the import-destination user style (U001–U128).
3. Touch “SMF IMPORT”.
4. Select the SMF that you want to import and then touch “IMPORT”.
5. Assign a name to the arpeggio style.
6. Touch “OK”.
The screen will ask “Are you sure?”
7. Touch “OK”.
The SMF is imported into the style number you specified.

More details to consider:
Only SMF Format 0 data is supported. If the format is incorrect, the screen will indicate “Cannot Import SMF Format 1!” or “Incorrect File!”. You cannot import Format 1 which supports multi-channel MIDI data.

Another useful feature of Arpeggio Import is that the following data is along with the note data: note messages, control change messages, channel pressure, and pitch bend. And, up to 500 note events and a total of up to 500 events of control change messages, channel pressure, and pitch bend can be imported. This means you can have very expressive, complex musical phrases imported.

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How to Update the Jupiter-80 to Version 1.10

Posted on February 21, 2012 by music-technology-online

Here are the steps on how to update the Jupiter-80 to the new Version 1.10. Before watching the video first go here and download the update file. Also, format a USB key in the Jupiter-80 before starting the update process.

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Resampling in the Jupiter-80

Posted on February 21, 2012 by music-technology-online

The Jupiter-80's Record Stand-by Screen

You can resample what you play on the Jupiter-80 as an audio file. Audio that you create is written to the USB key (so make sure a formatted USB key and inserted into the Jupiter-80). You can resample audio being input via the JUPITER-80’s AUDIO IN jack and audio streaming from the USB COMPUTER connector can also be recorded. This is a great way to create loops and sound effects for use in your DAW or by other devices during live performance. Here are the steps on how to resample:

1. Press the [REC] button.
2. Make the recording settings.  Level Meter: Use the Recording Level knob to adjust the recording level so that the CLIP indicator of the level meter does not light. Player Sync: If this is on, audio file recording begins as soon as you start playing the keyboard. Count In: Turn this on if you want a two-measure count before recording (the button will light). Click: You can record with a metronome click. “Click” switches on/off the click sound during recording.
3. Once you have made your record settings touch <Start>. The [REC] button and [PLAY] button will light, and recording will begin.
4. To stop recording, press the (STOP) button. Recording will stop, and the recording is saved on the USB flash drive.

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Live Sets in the Jupiter-80

Posted on February 5, 2012 by music-technology-online

In the JUPITER-80’s sound engine, the smallest unit of sound is the “tone”; each tone consists of a SuperNATURAL Acoustic or Synth sound (tone). Up to four tones can be layered to create an Upper or Lower Live Set. Such a combination can be saved as a “Live Set,” and a different Live Set can be used for the Upper Part and the Lower Part. In a Registration, you can organize the Live Sets for performance. In the JP-80′s Single Live Set mode, you can play either an Upper or Lower Live Set.

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How to Change the JP-80 Split Point

Posted on February 3, 2012 by music-technology-online

Need to change the Split Point of the JP-80? It’s easy.

Hold down the [SPLIT] button or [SOLO SPLIT] button, and press the key that you want to specify as the split point . Hold down the [SPLIT] button and press a key to specify the Lower Split Point. Hold down the [SOLO SPLIT] button and press a key to specify the Solo Split Point.

You can change the point (Lower Split Point or Solo Split Point) at which the keyboard is divided when Split or Solo Split are on. The Lower Split Point is the top key of the Lower Part; you can specify it in the range of E1–F#7. The Solo Split Point is the bottom key of the Solo Part; you can specify it in the range of F1–G7.

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Special Jupiter-80 Version 1.10 Workshop

Posted on January 13, 2012 by music-technology-online

Coming in March will be our Special Jupiter-80 Version 1.10 Workshop. This workshop will help acquaint both new and current JP-80 owners to the new OS. To register, click on the “Subscribe Now” tab in the menu above.

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