Roland JD-08 Ambient Improvisation

I got the new Roland JD-08 synthesizer. It is modeled after the JD800 which I had in my setup years ago. In this improvisation I am using four audio tracks with the "Looper" device of Ableton Live. I can control the Looper and volume with the Midi fighter Twister. Each vertical line of four knobs controls one track. All patches were designed by myself. Effects are Valhalla DSP Delay and Valhalla DSP Vintage Verb.
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[@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156]

Your music helps me with my anxiety. That is worth more than words can convey. Thank you.

[@paulsdreamscapes]

I love your little friend that came in to help you out at 9:52!!

[@user-nb7hs8sx5u]

You can listen to this forever! The best demonstration, the best boutique from Roland.

[@mrz80]

It's still got enough "Boutique-isms" that I hesitated to buy it. Went older-school and picked up a JV-1010, which has essentially the same capabilities - 4 part ROMpler with a flexible filter and high polypony/multitimbrality in a 1/2 rack. It was a cheap entree into that lush lush Roland soundscape :D

[@leNotstrom]

It doesn´t matter what Synth Martin is using...each time he just makes it sound like him...awesome!

[@mrz80]

Kitty's like "I help!" :-D

[@Lets-Drone-With-Bone]

Excellent ambient jam, i could listen to this forever!

[@percussionboy4357]

Good sounds as usual. I love how the cat shows up but the take continues-cat doesn’t step on the synth controls, human doesn’t get distracted …

[@renezayas9578]

I love it! Special when you cat show in the camera. I will call your song Space Cat!!!!

[@janetcraft]

Very nice dreamy ambient music. I like the spacey wave sounds. And of course, Neptune just had to make a guest appearance :)

[@waytooslow]

Very Micheal Sternsesque. Makes me want to build a small setup. Though I would be lost at first. Nice work as usual.

[@DavidGHobson]

Awesome demonstration in the form of a nice, longer Ambient piece. Thank you for your efforts! Now I have to order that JD-08.

[@MarcWeertsMusic]

Sounds amazing!

[@dreamdealer]

Sounds amazing man, beautiful patches.

[@Freakydile]

Your cat behaves exactly like my cat!!! It's an Aegeian!!! Look it up!! White belly, round paws, talkative, doesn't munch like a madman, is muscular and listens like a dog!!! Mine is 22 and ongoing now... Enjoy your feline, they're wonderfull!!! PS: The music too ;-) Regards from Belgium!!!

[@aleksandergjessing2588]

Sounds so good!!🔥

[@thesrabbit]

Breathtaking! Can’t wait for my JD-08 to arrive.

[@elipsis1]

Great work, love it 🤘🏼

[@ilyandilymusic]

Just stumbled upon your channel. Lovely sounds and audioscapes. Very happy to have found you!

[@Eggsisreallychicken]

Sounds really nice, great job

[@altur5596]

A Looper in the format of Midi fighter twister would be amazing, someone needs to make that... just a little box with 16 knobs controlling the volume of 16 loops... overdub heaven

[@metaspherz]

As expected, mesmerizing drones seem to go on forever. 🤩

[@pthomas36]

The JD-08 makes some excellent sounds! It seems Neptun is very happy with it. You could call this piece Catenfreude...

[@argyreplanitia]

Awesome! This calls for a minimal ambient session, with Iridium and JD-08 and nothing more!

[@billsoraparu9673]

Very nice relaxing piece!! Bill 🙏

[@user-nb7hs8sx5u]

Beautiful sound from JD-08. Bravo Martin

[@samborn7120]

Beautiful piece 👌❤️

[@khansolo7258]

This is incredible!!

[@eric3dee]

So good! I've been waiting anxiously for mine to ship. This helps take the edge off ;)

[@amberruby4896]

I’m in the same boat but I got the jx-08 one

[@aradder]

Getting ready to do an ambient/space livestream soon and have been meaning to dig into my JD-08 for the secret sauce. This is super inspirational! Thanks

[@jaderington]

Making the JD O8 sing like a baby. Glad I just bought one, thanks !

[@awpMusic1]

Very nice indeed Martin. I had a JD800 back in the day.

[@psychosculptor]

Huge request, record another ambient improvisation, please. I want to learn more about the possibilities of this device for creating textures

[@DaWanMtp]

Neptune !!!😻 (great sound Martin Like always…)

[@kerold]

Amazing as always :)

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

10:11 :D Cats and Synthesizers belong together since Wendy Carlos defined it.

[@user-sx2iw2hq3l]

Martin I think you could make space out of any synth. Even give you tb-303, you will make cosmic sounds out of it.🙋‍♂️😌

[@technodrone313]

just need some fx

[@SI-mf4jj]

@@technodrone313 Oh yeah? Like what kind of fx/reverbs are the best? I'm getting into hardware/pedals, I already have almost every top reverb software in the market.

[@technodrone313]

@@SI-mf4jj I have a tr-6s which has decent reverb for the drums. for my synths i mostly just use the fl studio plugins that came with the pro license. I have a few hdw pedals too but just cheapo.

[@eljulogaming7515]

@@SI-mf4jj All the gear is great in 2022. Depends what you want/like/play.

[@SourDiesel69]

Check out TM-404 for ambient 303

[@strykermoonfall2220]

Came here for the sounds of the JD-08. Stayed for teh Kitteh. Subscribed.

[@cosmorun.]

Flying Spirit of Brand Synths World...Thks...(quel studio de rêve... > pas assez de l'éternité pour l'explorer !) !

[@projectmindflow]

Well done! :) I was just taking a short break from playing the synths myself... Listened to this.... then listened to it again while playing on my setup and added some soft beats @ 75bpm. That was a lot of fun :)

[@MartinStuertzer]

Good idea! I had some slow sequences running to this in an earlier version but then decided to go for a pure ambient track.

[@MichaelSydneyJones]

Beautiful!

[@AnnGracevideos]

Simply the best !!!

[@henrikfisch]

As always: Loveley (no, really, I really mean it). ❤❤❤ This music pushes me more into the mindset to buy a JD-08. If only there weren't so much other unused hardware-synthesizers here collecting dust in the shadows. (Hm ... the last one sounds like an album title) Thank you so much and all the best.🙂 (and kudos to Neptun 😸)

[@MartinStuertzer]

The JD08 has a very small footprint, but yes, I feel your trouble! I´ll give Neptun a hug.

[@SoundMediaVibes]

Wonderful sounds! :)

[@PeterJoslynHarris]

I was on the fence between the JX and the JD but this video sealed the deal on the JD. You make beautiful music!

[@mrz80]

I sold my JD-08 'cause I already had a JV-1010 for those uber-lush Roland ROMpler sounds, but then I convinced myself I'd made a horrible mistake because of the front panel controls and the portability. Just bought another one. 😀 (For the JX-08, you can go software with MLVST's wonderful PG-8X VST. It's a bang on JX-8P emulation and it's free)

Great sound!

[@giovannifiorini7195]

Amazing!

[@jarikensenat1282]

Nice---really nice👍

[@thehedgehog2011rulez]

Astonishing

[@Roman_Ovcharenko]

Very, very nice.Cosmos...!!!

[@valdiskrebs566]

What a simple yet magical set-up… I think your cat is hungry. 😉

[@theorize999]

Sounds good!

[@PeachBeach]

This is heaven

[@jaybay300]

Very good indeed,I am toying with the idea of getting one I have a ju-8a and a micro freak but need some lush pads and stringy thingys This fits the bill especially running through the Valhallas I will be running through strymon big sky and timeline Thanks for the track and inspiration 🙏

love it, love the cat too

[@MA-ic4qk]

nice sound!

[@AndroLectric]

bei der schönen Musik 🎶 möchte Neptun 🐱 extra Streicheleinheiten 😊 meinetwegen kannst noch weitere Sessions mit dem JD-08 machen. TOP, sehr gut geworden.

[@Innocence44]

lovely drones

[@IJOSoundVideo]

Fantastic. I put on some drone shots of Cornwall, to visually complement the experience of the music.

[@luigiconcin7152]

Fantastico..!! sound..!! futuristico.!! al tua Gatto piace..! ciao.!!

[@LASERLine.Brasil]

Purtroppo non ho ancora un gatto! 😸

[@user-ec2sc9ie6v]

Super!!

[@wickeddubz]

Aha, Neptun has picked new synth for your journey. Beautiful session. I feel there is something special in ambient music. Not harmony, maybe it’s layering or certain blend of timbres and sequences, i don’t know, but it’s magically good

[@pauljeavons8878]

Nice reverb. Captures deep space atmosphere. I am having alot of contemplation over getting the jd08. Your video is the best so far .. the others not really getting to where I go as the presets are mostly cliche and others just don't show it off in a style I like.

[@MartinStuertzer]

The presets are just the original sound library from the JD800 and a few extra sounds, so I agree that there is room for improvement here. Unfortunately the JD08 is not accepting sound import or export, so I can´t even sell you my patches. :(

[@TimKrajcar]

@@MartinStuertzer too bad... seems like a good librarian app would really turbo-charge these little units and make them studio essentials.

[@MartinStuertzer]

@@TimKrajcar I´d really like to see the software version from the Roland Cloud as an VST editor for the hardware! They already programmed the interface so why not use it as an editor?

[@xrcstrecords]

@@MartinStuertzer JD can only backup the whole state into a single file (including the factory presets), so theoretically you can sell the patches. The only drawback would be it replaces the whole patches memory on import, but I’d gladly replace the 2 or 3 patches I managed to program myself with yours ;) just name your price ! :)

[@spaja.s.e.4805]

Those paws are best

[@Syndrome-X]

If space had a symthony, it would be the sounds of Martin Sturtzer :D

[@LaFleurLabs]

Bonne musique de relaxation 😉

[@claudeimanuel]

Thank you to the cat for providing these ambient sounds

[@StuartRochabrunt]

9:44 The cat knows!

[@sklandarok]

man merkt schon das du deine katze ganz schön vernachlässigst 😉😁 geile session

[@MartinStuertzer]

Das stimmt gar nicht, er wird täglich stundenlang geknuddelt! :)

[@sklandarok]

@@MartinStuertzer ich kenn das von meiner, die ist ganz genauso 😅 "aufmerksamkeit. . .AUFMERKSAMKEIT!!" 😁

[@ojumle]

Pretty nice

[@PutItAway101]

Sitting here listening to this as the city lights blink through a rainy window

[@DJ-Lazy-Lodger]

i have to prepare myself for this better!

[@xrcstrecords]

Wonderfull! Do you think about making a patch pack of these sounds? I'd gladly pay for it....

[@omnichannel6842]

Deepness

[@Hirsbrochannel]

First keyboard I ever bought was the JD-800 I wish I kept it

[@m00ftak]

yes!

[@unclemick-synths]

Cool 👍

[@hughdonders3121]

Your cat Seems very interested .

[@dimonwait9079]

Man it sounds like Half Life soundtracks 😍

[@kevinsturges6957]

This makes me want to go on a camping trip and do a solo concert out in the middle of a lake or Forest………

[@svenlahann5346]

hey martin, awesome sounds once again. how do you use the looper device actually? when i try to record takes into it i struggle to find a good starting and ending points. it records, but it stops promptly or there is so much space at the start - its never a proper loop when i toy around with it

[@Interdimensions]

Hi Martin, great ambient music! I own JD-08 but really I don't know where to start with making patches like that in this synth. Do You have any tutorial how to create this kind of ethereal floating pads on JD-08 ?

[@martindirkzimmer]

1. wow! 2. kittie cat!!!

[@alexanderloob4811]

Neptun in his element 🙂

[@synthsforbreakfast]

Sounds massive! Nice jam! 👌🏻 I think your cat likes it! And it makes me want to get the JD-08! What are you using the Midi Fighter for? Are you controlling the JD with it?

[@MartinStuertzer]

Thanks! I used the Midi Fighter to control the looping channels in Ableton.

[@verdadesfp]

Nice work, very relaxing music and sounds! How do you change patches with no cut of sound (seamless sound transition)?

[@herzaincarmona4810]

Sounds amazing. How many tracks do you have enabled, if you don’t mind me asking? Thank you

[@Fallingoverbackwards]

Did you create your own patches for this, really excellent

[@Bigger-Circuitry-Bigger-SOUND]

very very nice session 👍. on paper they are both digital but the converters and the technology is different between the jd08 and jd800, what is your opinion about the sound of the jd08 compared to the original jd800, do you noticed any difference ?

[@MartinStuertzer]

It has been a few years since I got the JD800 so I don´t want to make a conclusive statement about this.

[@maciejs3329]

KITTY , KITTY, kitty... :P

[@t.n.3819]

Finally, a demo of this thing making the sounds I want to hear and not shitty "guitar" sounds.

[@MartinStuertzer]

I still enjoyed the "wailing guitar" patch, but decided not to share this moment with the rest of the class.

[@t.n.3819]

@@MartinStuertzer hahaha that's fair enough. I'm sure behind closed doors I will mess with it. But I think we can probably agree it's not the type of sounds most synth nerds want to make with this beauty. I sold a JD-Xa recently so this baby is manna from heaven for me.

[@mops58]

Klasse 😀, dass Du den schon hast?

[@stiktougaizeur]

Amazing improv! Like the sound, the chords, and the minimalist gig. I don’t get, though, how the Jd-08 - which I also own by the way, along with my Fantom 6 - gets the midi cc’s ? Is it plugged and powered by a computer ? :)

[@MartinStuertzer]

Yes, the JD08 is connected to my computer using Ableton Live. So is the midi keyboard and the midi controller on the top left.

[@johnpaton9587]

@@MartinStuertzer HI and thanks for posting the video, lovely sounds, well impressed. Just wondering what device did you use to connect the midi to your computer?

[@user-nb7hs8sx5u]

​@@johnpaton9587 midi fighter twister

[@anonymous_friend]

Great sounds! what parameters are you controlling on the 4x4?

[@eyyojung]

Wie immer super session! Wie macht sich denn der kleine JD-08? Ich bin noch etwas zögerlich bezüglich der mikroskopisch kleinen Fader. Ist ein genaues ansteuern von werten damit überhaupt möglich oder gibt es ähnlich wie zB bei Deepmind ein universellen Regler mit dem man zuletzt bewegten Fader genauer steuern kann, um das ganze zu erleichtern? Hatte zumindes die Hoffnung dass es sich bei dem etwas größeren Drehregler neben dem Display um sowas handeln könnte.

[@MartinStuertzer]

Tja ehrlich gesagt ist das wirklich kein Vergnügen, den am Gerät zu editieren. Um Sachen live zu schrauben ist er gänzlich ungeeignet weil es keinen Catch / Relative Mode für die Fader gibt, die tatsächlich gemessene 1,9cm kurz sind. Die vier längeren oben links können immer in allen vier Layern das steuern, was man zuletzt angefasst hat, das haben die vom JD800 übernommen. Aber auch hier gibt es dann Parametersprünge und das Display zeigt nicht an, wo der ursprüngliche Wert war. Das könnte wie zB beim Microfreak durch einen leuchtenden Punkt gelöst werden. Aufgrund der absurden Gebrauchtpreise (die Menschen sind halt ungeduldig!) wandert der wohl bald wieder aus dem Studio raus.

[@eyyojung]

@@MartinStuertzer Danke für die flotte Rückmeldung. Leider genau alle Befürchtungen bestätigt. Denke dann sollte ich mich zusammenreißen und das Ding auch weiterhin liegen lassen. Zumal ich mir kaum vorstellen kann, dass Roland die Boutiques noch länger mit Updates supported, aber möglich dass ich mich da auch irre. Gruß + Danke

[@straypacket]

Hi Martin I was hoping to be able to do real-time tweaking on the JD-08 itself - but it looks you are using the JD-08 controls mostly to control patches/tones (I think I saw an envelope tweak too). It the JD-08 itself not good for real-time patch tweaking, in your opinion?

[@MartinStuertzer]

Real time tweaking is not really the strength of the JD08, the faders are only 1,9cm short and there is no parameter catch / relative mode that prevents jumps when you load a patch.

[@Georg89]

Awesome sounds from the JD-08. Are you still using it?

[@fruchticaramelos9013]

Hey, wirst du jetzt nach ein paar vergangenen Wochen den Synth behalten und kannst ihn ohne weiteres für komplexe Pads empfehlen!?

[@voidofwoid]

Unglaublich, was du aus dem kleinen Teil rausholst. Könntest du dir vorstellen, was zum Thema Mixing und Mastering zu machen?

[@MartinStuertzer]

Danke! Das Thema würde sich für ein Video eignen. Hast du noch konkrete Fragen und Teil-Probleme aus diesem Bereich, auf die ich eingehen soll?

[@voidofwoid]

@@MartinStuertzer Wenn du eine deiner Improvisationen auf einem Album veröffentlichen willst, dann hast du vielleicht durch deine Erfahrung so etwas wie eine Routine, die du abarbeitest. Das fände ich interessant.

[@MrMarcLaflamme]

This was awesome! I wonder if Bitwig has a similar looper feature (Still getting into learning it!)

[@MartinStuertzer]

I quit Bitwig and have no idea. But it should work with regular audio clips.

[@MrMarcLaflamme]

@@MartinStuertzer ah okay. Good idea!

[@Kmuggle]

Do you record your loops as part of your performance ... or do you record them before hand prior to the start of your performance?