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Roland JX3P

The Roland JX3P is a polyphonic monotimbral Synthesizer. It uses subtractive synthesis. The general setup is like that (you need a fixed font to view this):
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: This is for each voice . This is for all six voices in common :
:..........................................................................:
: . :
: DCO2========+ . :
: ^^ ^ | . :
: || |*) MIX==VCF====VCA=======+==HPF====[CHORUS]===+=== left out :
: || | | ^^ ^ . | | :
: || DCO1=====+ || | . | +== right out :
: || ^^ || | . from :
: || || || | . the :
: LFO-+---+------------+| | . other :
: | | | | . voices :
: ENV--+---+------------+-----+ . :
: . :
: . :
: *) The link from DCO1 to DCO2 . Audio signal: ==== :
: can be either HardSync or . Control signal: ---- :
: a kind of Crossmodulation . :
: called "Metal" " . :
:..........................................................................:
Some Informations
  • The machine has 32 presets patches and 32 storable patches.
  • There is a wonderful 128 step sequencer built in, which allows overdubbing a nd limited editing. The sequencer can be clocked by an external trigger.
  • Storage to other Media is done over a tape interface. You can store either t he patch data or the sequencers content.
  • MIDI is available for NoteON/NoteOFF, Program change, bender, modulation whe el, Hold - no SysEx, no MIDI-Clock; the Sequencer does NOT send to MIDI.

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