How to Make a Trap Beat on the Roland JD-Xi Tutorial

[@infn8loopmusic]

@3:55 open hats will close if you have a closed hat following it on the next beat because Roland uses a drum engine and not just straight up sample sequences. So, if you remove the closed hat on the next beat it will ring out the full open hat.

[@oliversinnott749]

That's actually super good to know. Funny I just heard of this machine yesterday when I picked one up used from a buddy, and the most helpful comment I've seen so far is yours from 11 hours ago 😅

[@sh8dyw8yz]

I've had a JdXI for a while, and I really love it. I've never dug into the groove box capabilities of it but wow, this thing is a real monster. Great work!

[@ghoststalkermusic]

Thanks! It's my go-to instrument for capturing ideas that are in my head. Glad you are digging it.

[@michaurban9046]

Nice tutorial, thank you!

[@ghoststalkermusic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@michaurban9046]

@@ghoststalkermusic best JD-Xi tutorials on YT in my opinion. Thank you, God bless you man!

[@uralb]

Didn't know that there's also a red edition existing of this. I've got the usual black one and I've always loved the all white version but this red one looks kinda gorgeous as well! Nice video by the way. The JD-Xi is one of the most underrated and powerful synths/workstations/grooveboxes/DAW-controllers/best-value-live-on-stage-workhorses on the market. Most people simply don't get the concept and do not realise the quality and versatility of this little Jack of all trades and the numerous different ways to use it. Former band members used to laugh at the "toy-piano" I brought to the rehearsals until they realised that I literally had just put the equivalent to two JP-8000 (or more precisely GAIAs, the JP only has two OSCs), a Mother32 (sort of), half a dozen MC and TR groovemachines, a Vocoder and the basic essence of an Integra7 on the chassis of my stage piano giving me 37 additional keys and a pitch/modwheel on the far end of the 88-keys. Not to mention the vocoder, which I don't really use. But the best part was telling the drummer that he most likely had paid ten times more for his drumkit than I did for the toy piano that btw could easily replace him in case he'd be going on making jokes about it. Laughingly he kneeled down and prayed to the great Roland to always be on good terms with him, promising to worship and always provide the best electricity for the small but omnipotent toy piano... XD

[@ghoststalkermusic]

May the Roland Gods have mercy on his soul.

[@youverndit1324]

fantastic! great tip on the menu-dive 32nd note scale setting!

[@ghoststalkermusic]

Thanks! Glad it was helpful :)

[@microcontrolledbot]

Thanks for the walkthrough this was awesome.

[@ghoststalkermusic]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@fredbred1092]

fire beat btw my G

[@ghoststalkermusic]

Thanks!

[@RoneySmithseedoflife]

Thanks especially for the quantization tip! I didn’t know that it was possible on the JD-Xi 🤯💯♥️🎯🌶

[@ghoststalkermusic]

It's a life saver for sure!

[@fredbred1092]

very helpful thanks im definitely making some beats on this when i get home lol

[@ghoststalkermusic]

Have fun!

[@infn8loopmusic]

I love this synth. I actually made a really crazy old school boom bap/sinewave hard beat on this. It's on my channel. I found the piano sound to be super useful for carrying the crazy bass.

[@KellyLearnsToWait]

Id like to hear the boom bap/sinewave you speak of?

[@danrkelly]

Nice little piece.

[@ghoststalkermusic]

Thanks!

[@jaysoniq]

Nice! 😀 Would be awesome if they would have made a cool purple version like in your thumbnail for this vid 😁

[@ghoststalkermusic]

That would be cool!

[@NeonFuxAlot]

Awesome , just subbed

[@ghoststalkermusic]

Thanks Steven, that's hella awesome of you! Greatly appreciate it.

[@iveno_]

Great video, went through it, got side tracked, made my own version. Great idea with the bells, well done, thanks! Love your channel, thanks for checking my JD-Xi video out!

[@natanunorthodox]

I love that Strings 1 patch, and I use that and this bell sound in a lot of the beats that I have on the Roland JD-XI. Hey Joey, have you ever exported patterns from the JD-XI into a computer, and then put those patterns back into the JD-XI? The reason that I am asking is because I am scared to take existed beats, put them into the computer in those bin files, and then them not exporting back into the unit itself...because they can only be played on the JD-XI itself? If so, do you know of any other way to play those bin files other than having to put them back into the JD-XI to do so? I need to free up space, and this is why I haven't been on it lately, because I have to keep erasing other patterns to make new one's, otherwise I would use this thing 95 percent of the time. I still can't believe how much this unit can do, and how I went from liking, to not being sure, to not liking it, and then eventually loving it permanently. I wish Roland would provide us with some more and better sounds though. The one's that they put on the website to download from a long time ago just sound like the other sounds from the unit layered on top of each other. This is a real bummer for such a versatile synth. Is there any updates you may know about that I don't, just let me know. I got so much music on this thing, but I just having been putting it out. Roland needs to make a second version of this machine, with the same setup, but some upgrades on the hardware and capabilities. I would probably use this if that was so, but it's much better than what most think it is. Later on there...SBN RESONATE

[@ghoststalkermusic]

I haven't messed with the .bin files yet, but will have to soon because I'm running out of space on the jdxi as well. I mainly use the jdxi to capture ideas that I recreate later in FL Studio. I was using the jdxi for live solo gigs for awhile, but don't really play out anymore. It would be cool to see Roland come out with an updated jdxi.

[@tomblaze2]

Sounds Phat

[@drKrollspell]

- Great!! Thanx 😀 🎹 !!!

[@ghoststalkermusic]

Glad you like it!

[@talbiz55]

wow man!! I have a jdxi but I do not know how to save the track, can you help me?

[@ghoststalkermusic]

Hold down Shift + Write. Make sure to check out my jdxi crash course video on my channel. I go over how to save and name tracks in full detail.

[@talbiz55]

@@ghoststalkermusic oh thanks!! And after saving how can I listen it again/ export?

[@ghoststalkermusic]

@@talbiz55 starting at 13:50 of the crash course video will go over everything you need to know kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3_XfaR3aKmUd5o

[@rwellz8067]

So you can record an intire beat. Standalone?

[@shyguymuzik9095]

Nice! I make music on the jdxi on my channel

[@ghoststalkermusic]

Oh yeah, I know your stuff. Love your channel!

[@shyguymuzik9095]

@GHOSTsTALKER I appreciate that! You have awesome work. This is the first trap video that I've seen and it really gave me some ideas on how to approach the drums

[@shyguymuzik9095]

@@ghoststalkermusic and I didn't realize you could easily use the analog to make an 808

[@ghoststalkermusic]

@@shyguymuzik9095 awesome. You're a super talented musician so I can't wait to see what you might do with these ideas. At the end of the day 808s are just over-glorified sine waves so perfect for the mono analog synth on the jdxi

[@jimabbey9544]

sounds like every ghetto rap back beati have ever hear ,All of them are so simplistic and limited and basic. so 90s & by the 90s called ,they want thier beat back

[@ghoststalkermusic]

Thanks? Just showing people a direction they can start with and use to make their own idea.

[@sentrao1829]

That's not trap. Sorry.

[@ghoststalkermusic]

I don't care.

[@sentrao1829]

@@ghoststalkermusic hahaha man, learn some music and stop being stupid.

[@stingylizard]

​@@ghoststalkermusic Ha,hell yeah! What you said👍