Roland JX-10
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The Roland JX-10 Super JX is a 12-voice analog synthesizer keyboard produced by Roland Corporation from 1986 to 1989, along with a rack-mounted version, the MKS-70. For nearly 30 years, it was the last true analog synthesizer made by Roland and has been critically acclaimed as one of their classic analog instruments.[1] In 2015, Roland once again started producing analog synthesizers beginning with their JD-XA and JD-Xi keyboards as analog/digital crossover synthesizers. The design on the JX-10 is essentially two Roland JX-8P synthesizers put together, with a 76-note velocity-sensitive keyboard with aftertouch. It also includes features not found on the JX-8P, including a simple 1-track sketchbook sequencer and a delay effect (which works like a "MIDI delay" by delaying one tone rather than acting as a true DSP delay effect). However, the JX-10 is not exactly the same as "two JX-8P's" because the chorus is not identical to the JX-8P (hence the chorus sounds different between the JX-8P and the JX-10 with single patches). The JX-10 also has a slightly different amplifier section as well as different electronic components which further distinguish its sound from its predecessor, the JX-8P.
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Roland Super JX (Roland JX-10) | |
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Manufacturer | Roland |
Dates | 1986-1989 |
Price | US$2,750 UK£1,800 JP¥298,000 |
Technical specifications | |
Polyphony | 12-voice in 'WHOLE' and 'SPLIT' mode, 6-voice in 'DUAL' mode |
Timbrality | 2-part ('SPLIT'/'DUAL' modes) |
Oscillator | 2 DCOs per voice/4 in 'DUAL' mode. Waveforms: SAW/SQUARE/FIXED PULSE/NOISE. Oscillator sync, xmod. |
LFO | 1 sine/square/random=noise with delay and rate |
Synthesis type | Analog Subtractive |
Filter | 24dB/oct resonant low-pass, non-resonant high-pass |
Attenuator | 2 ADSR Envelopes/4 in 'DUAL' Mode. They both have 3 levels (and '0') of "Key Follow" |
Aftertouch expression | Yes |
Velocity expression | Yes |
Storage memory | 50 preset tones/50 user tones/64 patches, optional M-64C memory cartridges holding 50 tones |
Effects | chorus, delay ('chase play' using voices, not a 'real' delay effect) |
Input/output | |
Keyboard | 76 keys |
Left-hand control | Pitch bend Lever with upward moving controlling LFO |
External control | MIDI for playing notes/PG-800 programmer for sound editing |