Roland JD-Xi Analog Digital Synthesizer Tutorials

[@MrSuperbombastik]

You are a Godsend. I've only just started my journey and have learned more watching this than any of the other dozen vids and certainly more than the user guide. Your video should be on a disc packed in every box that goes out of the factory. Well done mate!

[@prologodesigns3381]

This guy is professional

[@Watson-create]

This guy me uncle

[@dr.greggeddins8536]

This unit has all Roland drum machine sounds from their history (over 450) Plus you can modify each one individually with effects ! THIS UNIT CAN BE YOUR DRUM MACHINE FOR EVERYTHING !! The sequencer can be up to 12 bars (watch the Diaz from Roland videos) and slow tempo down. 2 digital and one analog synth along with drums each have their own channel. Each modifiable with surface knobs and much much more in the menu !! You can step sequence or loop on the fly !! You can chain your sequencer/loops together live by pressing the next one if put in favorites

[@opwave79]

Just played around with one of these in the music store earlier today and was impressed. Real easy to learn to use.

[@PureHeartVideo]

00:30 Overview 01:11 How To Create Tones 06:18 What Is A Program 09:46 How To Create Tracks 14:31 Using The Mic

[@popeyemusic1]

👍

[@Jdinrbfidndifofkdndjoflfndjdk]

I love you

[@starphoenix28]

PureHeartVideo thank you!

[@babslyheathbar7308]

Exactly what I was looking for. I mean this video. The Roland is nice too. But you explain everything so well.

[@djkanyon]

Wow this was one of the best reviews i have ever seen. Fast easy and in detail, nothing boring and well spoken

[@bradbasker9021]

This is amazing, Mark! I went and tested one today. Adding this to my arsenal after 21 years of guitar. Your tutorial definately sealed the deal.

[@thebeatdealaz]

Great job. I was regretting not getting the bassstation 2 until I saw this video

[@LEDBOO]

They sound so good. I had to get one. My first Roland.

[@howardmangrum5413]

Great little keyboard, sounds great, and now easy to operate, thanks to this great tutorial. Thanks

[@Pulse2AM]

It's been out for awhile but I just picked one up after looking into one for a long time. I love it overall and have made some great songs so far. A few complaints like not being able to output to a DAW individual drum sounds for recording, you get the whole kit, and a ADSR not being on the front panel. But so far that's about it. great little synth!

[@a2roland]

God Bless You!.... A crash course!, Thank You! Thank You!

[@BamLee-u4e]

Thanks Mark great tutorial 🤝🏼

[@jacobm3728]

I think I’m finally gonna get one. I’ve wanted one for like 4 years now

[@mpmi7588]

lol. Same here. Trigger is about to be pulled.

[@demounit]

did you guys get one?

[@demounit]

@Richard Longford they both died on their way to pick one up

[@jacobm3728]

@@demounit ive had mine now yeah its amazing

[@demounit]

@@jacobm3728 that's awesome dude. I got one too and it truly is amazing.

[@magnusjohansson295]

Great tutorials! I look st other mini synths too, but I find none other that offers as much. And this synth is so logical!! Just up and running, creating sequences in no time st all!! Just what I need. Just hope I will like the mini keys. I have quite small hands i think so it should be ok.

[@setphaser]

These videos are so good, this guy needs to do the boutique vids, and I'd like to see him do the 500 series and aira effects (bitrazer, demora) etc. these animations of the Lfo, envelopes etc make the comple ideas really easy and clear to follow even though it's fast... Great job! I'm actually reconsidering, especially since the Red one came out at Store DJ.

[@DanJanTube]

this demo has sold a ton of these things. including one to me!

[@mathaeis]

Thanks to your fun and easy-to-follow videos, I've just picked up my very own one of these and I can't wait to try it out. Thank you!

[@JohnnyOrgan]

Extremely helpful. Thank you.

[@sirjellybeans1st19]

I've just discovered by accident that by keeping your finger on the shift button you can change single chords while playing . Also if you go into the set up menu you can change bar length

[@DaveTerrasidio]

Really good tutorial, thanks! Better than the US 'beatz' tutorial which is cringe worthy. This is simple, straight to the point.

[@TallicaMan1986]

how many times did that make a point about saying "beatz" with extra emphasis on the "beATZ"

[@adrianandlaura]

The Aussie way mate!

[@006LODBKNY]

Thank you so much for this to the point tutorial. I picked up my red jdxi 2 weeks ago and have been having a blast with it.. cheers.

[@dj_spivey_radio]

Best video I've seen so far on the Roland JD-Xi (Thanks Matt)

[@LoopTactic]

thank you very much for this vide, i use this synth to make my music, very good synth and not expensive! the best synth with drum kits for this $

[@Simon-qn5wm]

Very helpful video for me as a beginner with my jdxi. Thank you.

[@domingoleija3436]

That’s probably my favorite demo on that Amiga. KingDaddi 👑 likes

[@vitaharvey5332]

Such a helpful, well-explained series of tutorials. Thank you for this!

[@roland_aus]

Glad you found it useful!

[@rokkimason4199]

Take delivery of mine tomorrow! Can't wait! I been thinking about buying a cool synth for awhile now.This will a great addition to my live rig! Next on my list is the System 1 Plug Out and the the GAIA.

[@Spludgeroo]

Great video. I've got one of these in the post so I'll be back. Thanks.

[@thaexception3406]

Informative and good watch and listen

[@L77kim77l]

Very helpful, a pity you didn't do more tutorials for the JD-Xi

[@adamlangley6033]

discontinued; on to the next,,probably :(

[@judgeberry6071]

​@adamlangley6033 Sorry for my noob question ha but when you say "discontinued" does that mean if I was to purchase one I would no longer get tech support from Roland? Such as firmware and patches etc? Thank you for your time.

[@i_rj5800]

Extremely Informative! Thank you!

[@colekeircom]

Thank you very much for your clear, and easy to follow video

[@Tekunikaru]

Great tutorial, very helpful to decide whether this is something for me or not. *drool*

[@7saigon5]

Good Job my friend!

[@Frank_Techguy]

awesome tutorials!!

[@electrobromance8816]

Congrats for the tutorials. I am really thinking serious about to buy one Roland JD Xi.

[@JulienMR]

Amazing little tutorial, thanks mate ! :)

[@pickles9774]

Thanks, very helpful. Great unit.

[@valdiskrebs566]

Great introduction and demo!

[@brianhintze6440]

Watching this in March 2020....the program he demos called Getting Close....has a whole new meaning. Something we are not doing these days. :o( I wonder if Virus synth sales have decreased.

[@alaindorra7923]

Bravo !!! Very clear !!! You saved me

[@skullduggery1096]

Mark,Thanks, wicked concise tutorial,I've just bought one of these bad boys,waiting on delivery,looking forward to the learning curve nice one cobber.

[@savanaviolenta]

How is your JDXI doing man?I hi I of buying one?I mean the analog engine and the drum machine by themselves is good enough to buy it.Not to mention the Roland Supernatural synth engine with added fx like delay and reverb ect.Killer

[@moosterable]

Fantastic tutorials

[@leiruagetro]

Just got one of these, I got a flashback X4 to for all my delays, more control of the delay this way

[@savanaviolenta]

I'm buying it too,I got the Flashback triple delay and alter ego x4,BigSky can't wait to test it on them.

[@omarhaggag2232]

Thank you very much. That was very helpful!

[@etsoncaminha9286]

Thanks for the video......appreciate it

[@user-KORG]

Обалденный вокодер и фленжер.

[@beesting6135]

Got a Jupiter XM but I will add this jdxi as well

[@paultodd9472]

Thanks! I was about to sell mine & get an SP404 Mkll

[@TechGently]

Recommended list of videos to get started on your JD-XI "Yeahhh" oh Hello! lol funny

[@Johanleverone]

J'adore , fantastique !!!!!!!!

[@markol.8173]

What do you think it is possible to make 12/8 or 3/4 beat music with JD Xi?

[@jocan6666]

ho chiesto pure io , forse non è possibile

[@CaughtInTheRapture25]

How can we get the arppegiator to sound like a regular flat arp? For some reason mine always sounds like its panning or something (like an ebb and flow type of thing going on :I

[@ModernKing64]

hell yeah dude

[@elhassaneddarifi2031]

wawooo, prefect tuto, thank you !!!

[@skoozeblood]

Lost it at 15:55 when he made that face lol. Nice tutorial though.

[@sol.green.energy9515]

great little tutorial, covered everything i needed too...does roland supply the mic? I got a used one but the mic was not included.

[@endzmeetmusic9053]

Great demo mate 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@paulsarodh5460]

ROCKIN 🎹🎹🎼🎶🎙🥁🎻🎺

[@germanshepherdlover2613]

What's with the baby keys on such a great synth? Some of us actually like to play them! I'd buy this with full sized keys in a flash.

[@tommychappell6359]

I would like to see a Wave Display.. a display that shows the wave, e.g. sine wave, square, sawtooth etc etc.. then when you start manipulating the sound/sound wave you can see wave changing while being sculpted.. just like on the EA-7 keyboard.. but made smaller like one currently on djxi.. two of them in both corners.. or somewhere easy to see..

[@hunterfrederick2731]

This is a great tutorial, but does this have piano sounds?

[@intergalacticpete8421]

How do you apply glide/portamento to analogue sounds in order to get a tb303 effect?

[@woodswalker88]

So it is multi timbral....? Thats the holy grail!!

[@mikelstevenson4968]

I love this synth, but I would like to use regular sized keys. How can I use an external keyboard with the JDXI. If I plug an external keyboard into the line in and put the switch on LINE I have to select Vocoder to get it to work, and this makes the external keyboard sound distorted through the vocal FX. Is there a way to control the synth with the external keyboard without the vocal FX coloring the signal?Thanks

[@futureneck]

Thank you

[@OutstandingJimmy]

wish this had full size / semi keys!

[@atlanta2076]

Thank you!

[@rubberduky1829]

Is it possible to ( layer sounds ) on each other ? thanks

[@GareginBingyol]

Anybody knows is it possible to output timbers separately (let's say bass from headphones and another timbre from stereo output)?

[@Albeit_Jordan]

So is there a way to turn off quantisation to make the drum beat have more groove?

[@roland_aus]

Hey there, unfortunately, there is no way to turn off the quantize

[@Albeit_Jordan]

@@roland_aus Ah, that's alright. Thanks for the reply!

[@adamlangley6033]

i have one of these. I can not midi clock it with my Pioneer djm nexus2 DJ set up. I have tried!!,,Almost everything? ? Help Please :) thanks

[@DJ_TideWave]

Is it possible to sync this synth with my other gear like Korg Monologue, Korg Volcas etc?

[@roland_aus]

Yep! It's got MIDI in and out to sync up with other devices

[@MoonWolfTube]

How do you name and save tones within user programs?!

[@roland_aus]

Hi there, thanks for your question! To save tones press the [Menu] button, move the cursor to "Tone Edit", press [Enter], then move the cursor to "Tone Name" and press enter. Use the cursor buttons to move to each letter in the tone name and use the [Program (Pattern)] buttons to change the letters of the alphabet. Press [Enter]. The Tones still need to be saved in the Program so press the [SHIFT] [WRITE] buttons together, (change the Program name with the same process if desired) then hit [ENTER] three times observing the instructions on screen.

[@patrickmichael2968]

Is the JDXA a similar workflow, but with more controls native and easily accessible on the main panel, and trades in those annoying mini-keys for full size ones?

[@PureAmbientDrone]

Bravo!

[@zicplace1329]

Thanks Mark I was trying the JD-XI at zicplace show-room and I did not know how to mute a part. Using Shift. How can you adjust volume of each part ?

[@forrestcitygroove]

What is the Memory Capacity of the Sequencer ,had it for a while been saving a lot of patterns

[@jocan6666]

qualcuno ce lo dirà

[@platinumjimjam]

Where did you get that shirt?

[@diddymen1]

want it

[@7echRyzen]

4:54 Love it!

[@acadio_1]

Can it be used with a midi foot controller? (Roland PK-5A , Keith McMillen Instruments 12 Step, etc)

[@babslyheathbar7308]

is there any volume controls fro the beat and lead separately, i can never hear my lead over the loud drums

[@terra2468]

great review-tutorial: a question: if i want to create a drum-beat part with some subparts...can i mute them during the play mode or i have just one option an play the hole beat ?

[@CaughtInTheRapture25]

Wait so the Envelope knob basically affects the tone ADSR on this synth? I'be been trying to tweak up some nice 1980s poly-synth type strings/leads for this synth but seem to be having a little trouble as i'm not terribly versed in synthesis :(. But am trying to learn. Does anyone have any cool ideas or tips? Thx in advance for any suggestions!

[@justaname1862]

The only thing i HATE about mine? Those absolutely useless bender "Wheel" and mod "Wheel" why Roland didnt put a proper bend lever on it is beyond me. Other than that...its a great lil Synth.

[@sandrodellisanti1139]

wonderful :)

[@paulfrench3356]

Good atuff

[@SanplerVarondaro]

el mejor

[@AndrewAHayes]

some nice sounds in there but the keyboard size puts me off, I cant play mini keys

[@nevikcam6057]

just got one. i need help. i play underground punk/indie/rockabilly/stoner rock!!!! but i want some of this

[@silvajoao142]

aw man, no dedicated knobs for envelope? :s

[@Pulse2AM]

You can get to them via the menu or editor, I know they should be on the front panel.

[@alexmax9832]

Ok, but it's possible save in the program, track and melody just played?

[@trashhold]

When will roland release an official proper editor to the jdxi?

[@Racingheartrecords]

Nice demo. I like the concept of this synth, except I am longing for a workstation like this that lets you create an entire song that isn't juat one pattern. I want to chain various sections of a song with chord changes, and I want to do this without a computer.

[@roland_aus]

Hi Racing Heart Records, check out the Roland FA Series, which contain a 16 track sequencer, sampling and a great range of sounds. www.roland.com/au/products/fa_series/

[@Racingheartrecords]

Thanks for the reply! I looked at the FA-series sequencer, and it's not what I'm seeking. Also, I really love the synth controls like on the JD-series. Basically, I want a virtual synth workstation.

[@JGandtheRobots]

The Robots liked this video. We use one in concert.

[@luganymusic]

I have one question. Where is the track volume and panorama (balance)?

[@jerryspiteri68]

HI... Just wondering if i need to have this plugged into my computer as i don't use a computer. Can i just use this to plug into my RC 505 then through my mixer then into my powered speaker.Cheers Jay

[@roland_aus]

Hi Jerry, thanks for the question. Yes you can absolutely use the stereo outputs on the JD-Xi to run into you RC-505. The JD-Xi has an AC Adaptor included so you'll be perfectly able to use it without a computer.

[@you7788]

Hello, is it possible to "load" new sounds in the xi? Where can i buy new sounds? Thanx

[@davidwhitehead5900]

there are free sounds on Axial axial.roland.com/