People don't even realize that the tone edit menu is where the real deal is. I hardly hear anybody really diving into the menu. I was not quite happy until I finally took some time and got into it alot. Alot of the sounds I am getting are 3 times better than alot of the presets. You can't expect a huge sound just from using the front of the jd xi even though you might be able to with certain sounds. Anyway, just go into the tone edit menu and change the wave shape and analog feel number, switch the unison sw on, and put the pulse width modulation and detune on different settings. You will gain a way fuller sound if you take the time to do this. The effects edit will drastically change the sound too, just watch out for what your tempo is set to, because that will control the delay and other effects. Hope this helps a little. Look up other things too like layering three synth sounds and 4 drum sounds together. Alot of people don't know this either. In the tone edit menu, the sequencer buttons 5, 6 and 7 are the different synth sounds you can have, and 1, 2 and 3 mute and unmute them. This is the same for the drum sounds, except they have an extra spot, 4 muted and 8 is the extra drum layer part.
Interesting, I'all have a deeper look at the tone edit menu! We love this synth at Zicplace.com together with a Minitaur, a Crave, some old mks expanders, and a real acoustic piano. Lot of live fun!
Hey man thx for the tips! I'm new to the synth but have a problem. When I turn on the effects, it affects the whole project. How do I get the effects on separate tracks? For example: side chain on 1 synth, reverb on the drums etc
@Carlos M A bit late, but while you have each engine active, you can change which parts of the effects paths are on for each engine. For drums, you can change this for each drum partial individually. You can also menu dive and change the level send to effects 1 or effects 2 for each engine. Regarding side-chaining, you chose from each engine whether sidechaining is on or not and there's a master side-chain menu to decide which part or drum sound the side-chaining will be based on.
Totally agree except it's much easier to use something like the JD-Xi Manager or Patchbase editors instead of menu diving. Can you explain to me what the unison setting technically does? I've read up on it and just don't understand.
Been messing about with my girlfriend’s JD-Xi, and I gotta say... definitely not a toy! A lot of power for a small package, and there is quite a lot that could be done with one, regardless of experience level of the player. Leaves a lot of room for growth and experimentation if the user is a beginner!
I agree it's a plastic entry level synth and who would buy it? I did and I love it! Like he said it's fun. Oh and btw my other keyboard is a Yamaha Tyros 5.
It's not entry level synth, what you pay for is the ENGINES, the option to layer multiple parts, and Roland had to cut corners with the build quality. I think it's quite all right, anyway I will be delving into sounds, not looking at it. Its a great synth.
Nice, no f-ing way it's a toy, go listen to you tubers jd-xi+here and see what this beast can do so many styles...Well played BTW.. Thumbs up for the track.
yes all in all though for the money it is good. Your right it packs a lot of power, sure it's not perfect nothing ever is but the engine and concept i think they got it right.. keep jd-xi ing mate sounds like you know what you doing...
Not a bad mucking around session lol. I totally love mine. Apart from the very old MC-303 I have linked to mine it's the best idea scratchpad I've ever owned. The analogue channel is basic as hell, so I use a Behringer Wasp to fill that gap. My advice to anyone wanting one is to use the use the PC editor. Menu diving gets annoying
The JD-XI has more power than most people think and it makes me smile to see that you actually liked it. Great demo. I have mine for a year now and absolutely love it. I have to get the overlay too. It looks much better and would save me time cleaning :~) I saw the Matrixbrute behind you and I am VERY curious about that one. It will be either that or the JD-XA as my next synth.
Really really cool. I just got mine about a week ago as my first synth. How did you sequence all those different patterns together so smoothly? I can do 4-bar looping grooves but this seems much more sophisticated than that, more like a full song.
Thank you for this video Arrowsmith! You really put it to work. I'm new to the craft and I have an off topic question regarding how you did the recording. Do you record the performance on a daw on your computer then sync it with the video recording from the camera? Thank you and sorry about the basic question
When you transpose the chords/Arp, does the bass sound note/part automatically play the lowest note of the chord? or is it something you have to setup?
Hi, I was like yourself thinking it's too light and purchased a JDXi. I was surprised by how good it sounded and what you could do with it. My only concern is that the sequencer is restricted to 4 bars.
Agreed on all accounts. Regarding the 4 bar limit, maybe this is a successful hack around that limit. I'll have to try it on mine later. ua-cam.com/video/nBR30taG1Sw/v-deo.html
A toy huh? Well check out my SBN Music Videos playlist on my channel right here, and all of those in doubt tell me if this thing is still a toy. It is far from that. This thing is as serious as you want or desire it to be. If you put in the time and effort, your gonna come out with some great mixes, I can guarantee it! Welcome and enjoy my friend's, because much more is on the way...SBN
It is a very powerful synth, albeit in a 'weak' physical package - I'd suggest you get the free editor to unlock the full potential of the synth engine. Enjoy. Best Regards, Axel / Axelsoft Music
T. I. N Mateus I think it was a standard bass with some tweaks. I actually traded in the synth earlier in the year so don’t have it to check - sorry! :(
Didn't know you could get one with white instead of the horrible red graphics. Looks much nicer, much less like a toy! Or is this an after market optional front panel?
hi!! thank you very much for the music and video, very nice. for me roland jdxi its not a toy too, i make my oficial music with this synth, i love this synth and i cant buy other more expensive. I belive its the best synth with drums for this price, what is your opinion for that? saludos desde Chile!
(*update: I adjusted the setting from "Real" to 127 and boosted the output gain at 12, and it's much better) My JDXi is a keeper because of the Vocoder and the Jupiter 8 strings. The drums are also superior and a major reason this is a keeper. The sequencer(as it is) is easy to use and I MIDI synch it to a Behringer Odyssey sequencer on occasion.
@WIll Marsh I went through my comment again and deleted a bunch of stuff. I have nothing but good to say about the JD-Xi. It's extremely versatile and once figured out very quick and easy to use. I love it.
Love my JD-Xi ! It's got EVERY banging 80's & 90's Roland sound in it ! You do need to go hardcore midi & sys-ex mapping to get the most out of it though 👍 #808 #909
It is seem not a toy at all !!! great tutorial !! by the way JD-Xi' mini keys aren't very easy to use them, is there any way to use other full size midi controller just to input the notes instead ??
well, you still thinking its a toy??.... i believe its fantastic !!, by the way, why yours its black with white letters on it, rather than others, where are black with red letters ???
Too true. I highly recommend the JD-Xi Manager to unlock the full potential of this thing. the amount of expression and animation you can build in to the digital synths is unreal. My dream is to have a USB midi controller loaded with sliders and knobs that's essentially running the JD-Xi manager. This would basically add the functionality of the JD-XA.
jajajajajajajaaaa..buen teclado infantil y para adultos..es facil de utilizar y tiene buen sonido electronico para hacer musica actual pero es limitado en composicion..tienen que sacarlo en version MK2..con una multipista sampler y con 128 step de tiempo de grabacion por patron...el precio esta bien y para una configuracion de equipo y transportable esta muy bien..Bien animo con todas las cosas y vayamos todos con alegrias y felicidad...
All of these toys are shit? :) I've owned a Access Virus, a Nord lead, a Pro One, a MS 2000, a AN1X, a Microwave XT and a few others and I love my JD-XI! I like to work fast and it lets me do that, just one major complaint is that you can't record individual drum sounds easily, you have to turn down the volume of all but what you want for each drum, record and repeat.
Roland JD-Xi is one of very few synths that are MULTITIMBRAL. I have seen bi-timbral, like in the Summit, but mostly older keyboards have that feature, which manufacturers seemed to have dropped as a feature...which is a shame. Bring multimbrality back along with after touch. Gear can do a lot these days but the companies purposely cripple it to an extent....to keep everyone buying more. Always hold back on a feature until you bring out a newer model. It's annoying.
I agree with you that it’s ok. But I’ve heard it has way to many problems to seriously consider getting one. You got some nice sounds out it though. Nice one:)
Bought it like 2 weeks ago, it's my first sync ever. Got really little music experience (mostly guitar playing) - must say, creating my own tracks or just playing around hasn't been so cool for me ever.
People don't even realize that the tone edit menu is where the real deal is. I hardly hear anybody really diving into the menu. I was not quite happy until I finally took some time and got into it alot. Alot of the sounds I am getting are 3 times better than alot of the presets. You can't expect a huge sound just from using the front of the jd xi even though you might be able to with certain sounds. Anyway, just go into the tone edit menu and change the wave shape and analog feel number, switch the unison sw on, and put the pulse width modulation and detune on different settings. You will gain a way fuller sound if you take the time to do this. The effects edit will drastically change the sound too, just watch out for what your tempo is set to, because that will control the delay and other effects. Hope this helps a little. Look up other things too like layering three synth sounds and 4 drum sounds together. Alot of people don't know this either. In the tone edit menu, the sequencer buttons 5, 6 and 7 are the different synth sounds you can have, and 1, 2 and 3 mute and unmute them. This is the same for the drum sounds, except they have an extra spot, 4 muted and 8 is the extra drum layer part.
Interesting, I'all have a deeper look at the tone edit menu! We love this synth at Zicplace.com together with a Minitaur, a Crave, some old mks expanders, and a real acoustic piano. Lot of live fun!
Great tips. Huge thanks..
Hey man thx for the tips! I'm new to the synth but have a problem. When I turn on the effects, it affects the whole project. How do I get the effects on separate tracks? For example: side chain on 1 synth, reverb on the drums etc
@Carlos M A bit late, but while you have each engine active, you can change which parts of the effects paths are on for each engine. For drums, you can change this for each drum partial individually. You can also menu dive and change the level send to effects 1 or effects 2 for each engine.
Regarding side-chaining, you chose from each engine whether sidechaining is on or not and there's a master side-chain menu to decide which part or drum sound the side-chaining will be based on.
Totally agree except it's much easier to use something like the JD-Xi Manager or Patchbase editors instead of menu diving.
Can you explain to me what the unison setting technically does? I've read up on it and just don't understand.
Sounds amazing brother. Keep rocking out with the inspiration that is so desperately needed in today's world, and especially in the music realm...SBN
This synth is an UNDERRATED POWERHOUSE.
I'm still learning about my JD-Xi myself. Amazing video. Keep up the good work.
Been messing about with my girlfriend’s JD-Xi, and I gotta say... definitely not a toy! A lot of power for a small package, and there is quite a lot that could be done with one, regardless of experience level of the player. Leaves a lot of room for growth and experimentation if the user is a beginner!
Definitely better than I would have expected.
If a aviici said he made that beat on the JD-Xi, everyone would flock to the stores to buy the same thing
I would listen to what aviici have to say now that he is dead
@@callactm14 not alot
4 years later. Would you still recommend it or something else in the meantime that has similar features?
I agree it's a plastic entry level synth and who would buy it? I did and I love it!
Like he said it's fun. Oh and btw my other keyboard is a Yamaha Tyros 5.
It's not entry level synth, what you pay for is the ENGINES, the option to layer multiple parts, and Roland had to cut corners with the build quality. I think it's quite all right, anyway I will be delving into sounds, not looking at it. Its a great synth.
I’m saving for one right now. 👌🏾
How do you transpose the sequence etc without holding down shift ?
Nice track, hey how do you let the ARP sequence alter the bass tone too?
Nice, no f-ing way it's a toy, go listen to you tubers jd-xi+here and see what this beast can do so many styles...Well played BTW.. Thumbs up for the track.
Completely agreed - I think the plastic feel to it makes people say that but it packs a lot of power. Will check out that channel - thanks :)
yes all in all though for the money it is good.
Your right it packs a lot of power, sure it's not perfect nothing ever is but the engine and concept i think they got it right.. keep jd-xi ing mate sounds like you know what you doing...
Not a bad mucking around session lol.
I totally love mine. Apart from the very old MC-303 I have linked to mine it's the best idea scratchpad I've ever owned. The analogue channel is basic as hell, so I use a Behringer Wasp to fill that gap.
My advice to anyone wanting one is to use the use the PC editor. Menu diving gets annoying
The JD-XI has more power than most people think and it makes me smile to see that you actually liked it. Great demo.
I have mine for a year now and absolutely love it. I have to get the overlay too. It looks much better and would save me time cleaning :~)
I saw the Matrixbrute behind you and I am VERY curious about that one. It will be either that or the JD-XA as my next synth.
Really really cool. I just got mine about a week ago as my first synth. How did you sequence all those different patterns together so smoothly? I can do 4-bar looping grooves but this seems much more sophisticated than that, more like a full song.
Take the time to watch Rolands jdxi tutorial vids.. You will enjoy your jdxi alot more.. Go for it.!
Thank you for this video Arrowsmith! You really put it to work. I'm new to the craft and I have an off topic question regarding how you did the recording. Do you record the performance on a daw on your computer then sync it with the video recording from the camera? Thank you and sorry about the basic question
When you transpose the chords/Arp, does the bass sound note/part automatically play the lowest note of the chord? or is it something you have to setup?
Hi, I was like yourself thinking it's too light and purchased a JDXi. I was surprised by how good it sounded and what you could do with it. My only concern is that the sequencer is restricted to 4 bars.
Agreed on all accounts. Regarding the 4 bar limit, maybe this is a successful hack around that limit. I'll have to try it on mine later. ua-cam.com/video/nBR30taG1Sw/v-deo.html
great music! Big like
A toy huh? Well check out my SBN Music Videos playlist on my channel right here, and all of those in doubt tell me if this thing is still a toy. It is far from that. This thing is as serious as you want or desire it to be. If you put in the time and effort, your gonna come out with some great mixes, I can guarantee it! Welcome and enjoy my friend's, because much more is on the way...SBN
I am interested in the synth. Know any good videos how to use. I am new to synths, but not keyboards.
3:06 Is fire!!
It is a very powerful synth, albeit in a 'weak' physical package - I'd suggest you get the free editor to unlock the full potential of the synth engine. Enjoy. Best Regards, Axel / Axelsoft Music
So great .I am planning to buy ..what do you think can I find better synths? Very nice composition I was actually enjoying to listing
For a small synth it's good. It depends on the type of sound you want. I think for the price it's really good and you can have a lot of fun with it.
Mocking around is what I do on mine a lot. 😂
The bass line is amazing. Could you share please, what preset it is, or you made it up by yourself?
T. I. N Mateus I think it was a standard bass with some tweaks. I actually traded in the synth earlier in the year so don’t have it to check - sorry! :(
Didn't know you could get one with white instead of the horrible red graphics. Looks much nicer, much less like a toy! Or is this an after market optional front panel?
hi!! thank you very much for the music and video, very nice. for me roland jdxi its not a toy too, i make my oficial music with this synth, i love this synth and i cant buy other more expensive. I belive its the best synth with drums for this price, what is your opinion for that? saludos desde Chile!
Loop Tactic Hey 👋 yes it’s a great tool for the price. I’ve upgraded to a Jupiter-Xm now. But the JD-Xi is a great production tool 😊
@@SimonArrowsmith oh yeah
Fantastic track! So catchy! It is available anywhere separately, by any chance?
Amazing song
(*update: I adjusted the setting from "Real" to 127 and boosted the output gain at 12, and it's much better) My JDXi is a keeper because of the Vocoder and the Jupiter 8 strings. The drums are also superior and a major reason this is a keeper. The sequencer(as it is) is easy to use and I MIDI synch it to a Behringer Odyssey sequencer on occasion.
@WIll Marsh Yep, I got it worked out. The JD-Xi is the real deal. I use it live with a MODX 8 and it's perfect.
@WIll Marsh I went through my comment again and deleted a bunch of stuff. I have nothing but good to say about the JD-Xi. It's extremely versatile and once figured out very quick and easy to use. I love it.
@WIll Marsh Didn't take it that way. I appreciate the comment because it drew my attention to this earlier post and it gave me a chance to fix it :)
Love my JD-Xi !
It's got EVERY banging 80's & 90's Roland sound in it !
You do need to go hardcore midi & sys-ex mapping to get the most out of it though 👍
#808 #909
AMAZING
Hallo, can i use the chord-mode with a masterkeyboard?
Does it only come with that plug or does it have an American adapter to?
Roughly how long sequences can you record?
👍👍🏻👍🏼👍🏽👍🏾👍🏿
how did your jd-xi not looking so red? did you change the skin?
Great job, man! I enjoyed your jam.
I think to sound grammatically sound it should be "all of this 'shite' are toys" lol
It is seem not a toy at all !!! great tutorial !! by the way JD-Xi' mini keys aren't very easy to use them, is there any way to use other full size midi controller just to input the notes instead ??
Yep - it has midi in and out
Does it always have to be plugged into an ac outlet?
Excellent! How many tracks can you record and play at one time?
Real Alex three tracks for synth and one drums
The Sound Stories thank you
I love mine. Definitely not a toy.
Total geil.... I love it 👍😍
Fantasitc !
well, you still thinking its a toy??.... i believe its fantastic !!, by the way, why yours its black with white letters on it, rather than others, where are black with red letters ???
free stick on stensil from roland.
Muy bueno, Saludos
The jdxi is dope! Especially once you dive into the hidden parameters using an external controller.
Definitely - much bigger/more powerful than its exterior lets on. :)
Too true. I highly recommend the JD-Xi Manager to unlock the full potential of this thing. the amount of expression and animation you can build in to the digital synths is unreal. My dream is to have a USB midi controller loaded with sliders and knobs that's essentially running the JD-Xi manager. This would basically add the functionality of the JD-XA.
jajajajajajajaaaa..buen teclado infantil y para adultos..es facil de utilizar y tiene buen sonido electronico para hacer musica actual pero es limitado en composicion..tienen que sacarlo en version MK2..con una multipista sampler y con 128 step de tiempo de grabacion por patron...el precio esta bien y para una configuracion de equipo y transportable esta muy bien..Bien animo con todas las cosas y vayamos todos con alegrias y felicidad...
Big up
All of these toys are shit? :) I've owned a Access Virus, a Nord lead, a Pro One, a MS 2000, a AN1X, a Microwave XT and a few others and I love my JD-XI! I like to work fast and it lets me do that, just one major complaint is that you can't record individual drum sounds easily, you have to turn down the volume of all but what you want for each drum, record and repeat.
Roland JD-Xi is one of very few synths that are MULTITIMBRAL. I have seen bi-timbral, like in the Summit, but mostly older keyboards have that feature, which manufacturers seemed to have dropped as a feature...which is a shame. Bring multimbrality back along with after touch. Gear can do a lot these days but the companies purposely cripple it to an extent....to keep everyone buying more. Always hold back on a feature until you bring out a newer model. It's annoying.
too bad it can't mute and unmute individual frum sounds
No, not a toy... it just looks like that
I agree with you that it’s ok. But I’ve heard it has way to many problems to seriously consider getting one. You got some nice sounds out it though. Nice one:)
Is this synth beginner friendly? I dont know anything about synths...
Bought it like 2 weeks ago, it's my first sync ever. Got really little music experience (mostly guitar playing) - must say, creating my own tracks or just playing around hasn't been so cool for me ever.
This is my first synthesizer and I can tell you that it has served me a lot
Couldn't agree more plastic cheap crap analog I think not but it's a beast
saturday morning hand claps as well,,,,leave it out dude
waste of plastic,