I did for the A but B stays the same on channel 4.
Did anyone manage to get working both parts at the same time, each with 4 layers on JD-08?
How?
I can only select A or B, not both at the same timeā¦
I just got the JX-08. Itās my first ever Roland thang and Iām so surprised and impressed by the sound of it. I love pretty much everything about it soundwise. Maybe itās because Iām an old fart and nostalgia has whipped me up into a teenage frenzy? I was initially not so drawn to the Boutique format but this little gem is exceeding all expectations.
Iām also very surprised there isnāt more stuff online raving about it - or maybe I just donāt know where to look!
I was at first pulled more towards the JD but fuck itā¦ maybe Iāll treat myself later in the year!
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Thank you for your post. It saves me the trouble of writing my own. It reflects exactly how I think about the JX-08. Iā am an āoldā fart too! The only difference is that I am not interested in JD at all 
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āMANUAL MODE
Press the MANUAL button, it will flash and then press again to confirm and enter manual mode. Here, rather than preset sounds, we hear exactly what is set on the panel of the JX-08. This is a great mode for learning to program your own sounds.ā
Not the official one, but a very, very nice pdf-manual:
http://sunshine-jones.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Users-Guide-JX-0810a.pdf
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Utilized hard panning of the JD-08 parts to hack getting 2 separate outputs. Something I was doing when my set up was a Boss Dr-5, a 2 input guitar amp as my āmixerā and some fx pedals back in the dayā¦I know thereās a lot of magic to be squeezed out of the JD in stereo but itās also good to know that this is a work around when using hardware only.
Curious if anyone elseās unit does this and what a possible fix for it might beā¦.
I have everything setup and working fine with midi channels, my external sequencer, and panning of the parts to have two separate tracks on my mixer. However when I have a sequence running, being sent from the Oxi One, and I switch from part A to B on the JX, part A stops playing. B continues playing without issue, both resume playing when I switch back to A.
Itās not the end of the world but occasionally I want to switch to tone B to tweak the sound a bit and if itās a live situation I need A to continue play when I do.
Thoughts?
The JD-08 finally has a pdf copy of the manual for downloadā¦.
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Question for anyone here with a JX-08:
What exactly is going on with the two envelopes?
I know I can ADSR the VCA with ENV2, but I donāt understand what is going on with the envelope mode selection switches for the DCO2, Mixer and VCF sectionsā¦
Say, if I select env2 on say the filter, does this mean the same env I make for the amp is being applied?
Iām really loving the capabilities of this little synth, but the way the envelope section behaves is baffling.
Had the JD-08 for about a two weeks now.
The issue that Iāve found is that there seems to be no way to preview the original value of a slider/knob parameter in a patch or tone other than just moving the slider and causing param jump to the new parameter value. It wouldnāt seem that hard for Roland to fix this in a firmware update if they could be bothered, considering the screen already can display the parameter value on moving the slider anyway. It looks like a parameter value preview feature was possible on the original JD-800 when I looked through itās original user manual.
The other annoyance is no way to copy a partial/tone on to another partial/tone that I can find, this makes patch building a very slow process.
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yesā¦ and you also have the poti to dial-in how much youād like to affect the filter(pos/neg) with ENV2
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Really loving the JX.
I had a JD and a JX but sent the JD back in favor of a second JX. Iād rather have 4 part JX than a 2/2 split with the JD JX combo.
The JX is, surprisingly, one of the better sounding synths Iāve played in a while. It really hits the nostalgia full force with the presets and the slider laden front panel makes it easy to shape the sound however you want.
My new favorite synth.
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Wound up going back for another boutique; a JU-06A instead of the JX-08. I liked the form factor a lot, but what I really love from Roland are those Juno and Jupiter sounds.
Iāll miss the multitimbral power the JX-08 has, but give me simple for now!
nice!
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Nice review
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The JD-08 is pretty great. It has a ton of depth for sound sculpting for four layers of sounds and the time based envelopes. That said Iām thinking of selling mine.
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i can confirm the jd-08 has terrible faders.
Coming from here Looking for a multitrack synth - #90 by TheOfiS
Maybe this should be the right place for the question 
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The bass sounds I am looking for
Wet bass Roland JD-800 - the 64 classic factory patches - YouTube
Modular bass Roland JD-800 - the 64 classic factory patches - YouTube
Chinkvox/Bass (the bass) Roland JD-800 - the 64 classic factory patches - YouTube
Being presets of Roland JD-800ā¦ I bet I should then go for the JD-08?
Does MC101 can play bass sounds like that? Having 4 tracks would be a plus
I am considering getting it
Can I ask you what do you think about the sequencer compared to Elektronās? A midi keyboard is a must?