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I5 or better RAM 2 GB or greater Storage Space 150 MB or greater Display resolution and Colors 1,280 x 900 dots or higher, 24 bits Full Color or greater Other You'll need Internet connectivity to Authenticate this software. • • • > Sound Design: The Art of Layering with the Roland JD-800 The JD-800 dominated the '90s with massive textures and a front panel that pushed limits. Learn to create immense layers with the instrument.Read more… Roland Engineering: The Story of the JD-800 The JD-800 was a slider-packed synthesizer designed to bring sound creation back to music-making. The engineers tell the tale of the classic.Read more… Digital Dreams: Eric Persing and the JD-800 Explore the inside story of the iconic JD-800 from legendary sound designer Eric Persing, a key figure in its development.Read more… Listening Guide: Sounds of the JD-800 The JD-800 is front and center in this sampling of tracks by legendary artists. Explore these classics and fall in love with the '90s again.Read more… Downloads Support Owner's Manuals If you have questions about operating your Roland product, please check our Knowledge Base for answers to the most common questions.You can also contact our Product Support through Roland Backstage.In addition, we have a library of Owner’s Manuals and Support Documents that you can download and reference. Owner's Manuals [English] JD-800 Software Synthesizer Owner's Manual [PDF]

Super LA SynthesizerThe sequel to the classic D-50 (even though it was really more like an upgrade of the U-20 – or “U-50” as found on the motherboard).The D-70 is a wonderful synthesizer, that captures the spirit of the classic D-50, and takes it to a new dimension. This is a quality synth from a bygone era.Great features include 76 keys, sound layering, and a very expressive aftertouch.Like the D-50, Eric Persing and team did an unbelievable job with the sounds of the D-70. Patches like “Ghosties”, “Prologue” and “SpaceDream” are masterpieces of synth sound design. The sounds in ROM have a very punchy, full, “complete” sonic character that sounds great even today. The on-board effects are also of very high quality.Roland D-70 audio demosRoland D-70 factory demo – “Schizoid” by Eric Persing – copyright 1990 Eric Persing:Roland D-70 manualRoland D-70 factory patches in .mid and sysexNote: You may need to slow down the transmission rate of the sysex, and the D-70 will receive it.You can also press 5 when powering up and it will offer the menu to load sysex, but I found you don’t need it really… the D-70 receives the sysex from the main screen as well (which right now you see as a garbled mess – it’s okay).The key in my case was to slow down the sysex transmission to very slow.You can use any sysex software you like, but the shareware Bome’s SendSX or MIDI Ox worked well for me:Go to Options–>Settings and set the “Speed of Sending MIDI” to the lowest positionIn the same menu, set “Wrap long sysex messages upon loading”.Also don’t forget to select the MIDI interface that you are using, in the Bome’s “Midi Out” menu.Connect the MIDI out from your computer to the D-70’s MIDI InOn the D-70, press Edit –>System Setup and set the “Exclusive RX” to ON and the Unit Number to “17”Send the sysex to the D-70 –Roland D-70 photosRoland D-70 specsYear of release1990Polyphony24Sound generation methodL.A. synthesis / PCMPreset memoriesPerformances, Patches, TonesKeyboard76-keyMIDIin, out, thruSound expansion capabilitiesyes, via cardsSequencernoArpeggiatornoVelocityyesAftertouchyesOptional accessories– RAM card M-256E– PCM card SN-SPLA series, SN-U110 series– Stereo headphones Rh-100– Foot switch FS-1, FS-5L, FS-5U, DP-2, DP-6– Expression pedal EV-5, EV-10– Keyboard stand: KS-5, KS-7, KS-8Dimensions 1196mm (W) x 310mm (D) x 85mm (H)47-1/6″ x 12-3/16″ x 3-3/8″Weight 12kg / 26 lb 7 ozRoland D-70 linkswww.roland.com Tags 1990, Roland

Figure 6—Utility Menu in OmnisphereI was impressed by the granular synthesis technique Eric Persing demonstrated in the Omnisphere 2 promotional video so I wanted to try the same technique with a short sample of a Handpan performance by my friend Stevan Morris. In the promotional video, Eric imported a sample of a full jazz track and immediately morphed it into a textural soundscape with the granular controls. Results with the Handpan sample were similiar. The source audio quickly became unrecognizable from the original, but that's part of the fun! I changed the position of the sampled piece of audio to modify the tone and texture of the granular output. Within this one feature, there were so many wonderful possibilities I could use as is or further process with the FX section. Figure 7—Granular Synthesis in OmnisphereI also opted to run my custom Handpan sample through an effect in the FX section called Innerspace. I was hooked on that effect at first listen. Within Innerspace alone, there are incredible settings to explore. Also, simply reversing the sample in the A section and moving the start slider to different position yielded some usable results. In the demo below, you'll hear part of the original Handpan performance layered with these new textures.New Sounds and SamplesFigure 8 – Bowed Ceramic KalimbaOver 5000 Soundsources and patches were added to the already extensive library totalling more than 12,000 sounds! The degree of custom morphing of the Soundsources and patches available in Omnisphere guarantees that producers and