Sequencing with the Roland JV-90 and the VE-Series Voice Expanders
The JV-90 is an 8 part multitimbral synthesizer with 320 Patches, 80
Performances, and 5 Rhythm Sets built-in. Both the polyphony and multitimbral
parts can be increased by adding a VE-Series Voice Expansion Board.
It will also accept SR-JV80-Series Wave Expansion Boards which add Waveforms
and Patches that expand the Internal sound source. The JV-90 can be expanded
even further using the wide variety of PCM Cards and Data Cards available in
the JV library. These Supplemental Notes will concentrate on sequencing with
the VE-Series Voice Expanders.
There are two Voice Expansion Boards available for the JV-90; the VE-GS1 and
the VE-JV1. Each of these Voice Expanders can function as an independent
multitimbral synthesizer with it's own Patches and 28 voices of polyphony. The
Voice Expander can be accessed through the main MIDI IN, but the JV-90 also
provides a separate V-EXP MIDI IN and a stereo output exclusively for the Voice
Expander making it truly independent. If you are using a multi-port interface,
you may wish to dedicate a separate cable to the Voice Expander. There is a
switch on the back panel that can be set to EXT or INT depending on which MIDI
IN you are using. Set this switch to EXT when using the V-EXP MIDI IN, or INT
when using the main MIDI IN to access the Voice Expander.
Note: When using the V-EXP MIDI IN, the display will not
update to reflect incoming programming data such as Program Changes, Control
Change messages, etc.
The VE-GS1 Voice Expander is a complete GS/General MIDI compatible Sound Canvas
synthesizer. It has 16 multitimbral parts, 226 Tones, 9 Rhythm Sets and comes
with its own effects processors and 28 voices of polyphony. Again, this
polyphony applies only to the sounds on the expansion board. Installing the
VE-GS1 does not affect the polyphony of the internal sounds of the JV-90.
The VE-JV1 Voice Expander is essentially a carbon copy of the JV-90 internal
synthesizer with the addition of 64 extra Patches borrowed from the PN-JV80-04
Parameter Card. The VE-JV1 provides 8 multitimbral parts, 512 Patches, 128
Performances, 8 Rhythm Sets and comes with its own effects processors and 28
voices of polyphony. This polyphony applies only to the sounds on the expansion
board. Installing the VE-JV1 does not affect the polyphony of the internal
sounds of the JV-90.
This document is intended to be a supplement to the Owner's Manuals. The
manuals contain detailed explanations and instructions for all functions of the
JV-90. It is highly recommended that you read the manual in it's entirety in
order to use the JV-90 to it's fullest potential. Try all the functions as they
are described in the manual. When you have completed the manual you will have
experienced everything for yourself, and will realize the incredible power of
the JV-90.
To insure that your JV-90 responds correctly to all the procedures
outlined in these supplemental notes, we recommend that you initialize your
JV-90 before proceeding. This process will restore the factory preset settings.
Note: If you wish to save any changes you may have made, you
must save them to disk or a memory card before initializing or they will be
lost. See Section IV for instructions on executing a Bulk Dump of the Internal
Performance and the V-EXP settings to your sequencer.
- Turn the power on while holding down Performance 16 [CAPS] in the PATCH
GROUP.
- Press ENTER. Press WRITE.
There are many sequencers available on the market today varying in features and
degrees of complexity. It is extremely important that you understand the
capabilities of your sequencer and familiarize yourself with it's operations.
There are two basic types of sequencers. For this document we will refer to
them as type "A" or "B".
Type "A "sequencers record MIDI data according to the channel on which
it was received. If you transmit on channel 3, data will be recorded on channel
3 and will be played back on channel 3.
Type "B" sequencers record data into tracks. Each track has it's own
play channel(s). Data is played back on the track's play channel(s), regardless
of the original transmit channel. Determine which type of sequencer you are
using before proceeding.
Note: Roland sequencers are all type "A" and playback data on
the channel(s) on which it was received.
It is recommended that you understand the MIDI THRU function in your sequencer.
You must know how to turn it ON and OFF, and if it "channelizes" data, (changes
the channel according to the current track), or has an assignable playback
channel.
Note: Roland sequencers do not change the channel of recorded
data for playback.
I. INITIAL SETUP
VE-GS1:
If you are using the VE-GS1 which has 16 Parts, it is recommended that you use
the V-EXP MIDI IN. This will allow you to use all 24 Parts of the expanded
JV-90 with no Parts layered together. If you use the main MIDI IN, the 8 Parts
of the Internal Performance must share MIDI channels with 8 Parts of the
VE-GS1. This will result in layers when the sequencer plays data on one of
these shared channels. Set the V-EXP MIDI IN switch in the back of the JV-90 to
EXT. Now you can access the V-EXP on one cable with 16 channels, and the
Internal Performance on another cable with 8 channels. If your sequencer can
only transmit on one cable, you will have to use the main MIDI IN and set the
switch to INT. To eliminate layers between the Internal Performance and the
V-EXP, you must disable 8 Parts in the VE-GS1, resulting in 8 Parts available
in the Internal Performance and 8 in the VE-GS1.
VE-JV1:
If you are using the VE-JV1, it is easier to use the main MIDI IN. Each Part of
the Internal Performance and the VE-JV1 can have their own MIDI channel
accessed through one MIDI cable from
your sequencer. Set the V-EXP MIDI IN switch in the back of the JV-90 to INT.
This makes the JV-90 a 16 Part Multitimbral synthesizer.
JV-90 Internal Sound Source:
The JV-90 Internal sound source should be set to Performance mode for
sequencing. In Performance mode there are 8 separate Parts. Each Part contains
a different Patch, and has it's own MIDI channel. For example:
Part 1 contains a Vibes Patch and receives on MIDI channel 1.
Part 2 contains a Bass Patch and receives on MIDI channel 2, etc.
Part 8 always contains a Rhythm Set and receives on MIDI channel 10.
A. Make sure LOCAL CONTROL is ON.
If you did not choose to initialize the JV-90, it is important to turn
on Local Control. This simply means that you will hear the sounds as you play
them from the keyboard. In V-EXP mode Local Control is always set to ON. In the
Internal Performance mode, Local Control can be turned on or off. Make sure it
is set to ON.
Note: Generally when sequencing, Local Control would be turned
off and the MIDI THRU function of the sequencer would be turned on. But, since
the V-EXP mode is always set to Local ON, it is easier to turn Local ON in the
Performance mode as well, and disable the MIDI THRU function of your
sequencer.
From the PERFORMANCE mode:
- Press MIDI.
- Make sure that LOCAL is ON.
- Press EXIT.
Note: Be sure to disable the MIDI THRU function of your
sequencer. If you leave it on, you will trigger the sound twice; once from the
keyboard and once through the sequencer. This will result in a heavily
chorused, undesirable sound and reduced polyphony
B. Selecting a Performance for Sequencing
A good place to start when beginning to sequence with the JV-90 is with the
Preset Performance A16 "PopOrchestra." While in Performance mode, press the
PRESET button and the "A" button in the PATCH GROUP, then press the Performance
16 button to select A16 "PopOrchestra." This Performance is ideally suited for
sequencing since it's Key Mode is already set to Single, and each Part has it's
own receive channel. The Parts in this Performance are set to receive channels
1 - 7 and 10.
Good sequencing hygiene encourages us to set all Parts to separate MIDI RX
(receive) channels. The Parts of the VE-JV1 default to RX Channels 1-7 &
10. The VE-GS1 board receives on all 16 channels for its 16 Parts.
If you are using the VE-GS1, you can leave the Internal Performance and V-EXP
receive channels alone. The
V-EXP will receive on channels 1 - 16 through the V-EXP MIDI IN, and the
Internal Performance will receive on 1 - 7 and 10 through the main MIDI IN.
If you are using the VE-JV1, you should change the channels of the Internal
Performance to 8, 9, 11 - 16 so that each Part of the expanded JV-90 has it's
own receive channel.
From the PERFORMANCE mode:
- Press LEVEL.
- Cursor down to Receive Channel.
- Cursor to Part 1.
- Use INC and DEC or the slider 1 in the EDIT PALETTE to set to channel 8.
- Cursor to Part 2 and set to channel 9.
- Set the remaining Parts to channels 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16.
C. Key Modes
Each Performance has its own Key Mode, either Layer, Zone or Single. The Key
Mode determines, among other things, how MIDI data is transmitted from the
keyboard. In Single Mode, the receive channel for each Part is used as it's
transmit channel. The position of the cursor will determine which Part you hear
when you play the keyboard. What you play will be transmitted on the same
channel that this Part is set to receive. If you are using a type "A:
sequencer, the data will be played back on this channel accessing the same
Patch you hear now. If you are using a type "B" sequencer, you must be sure to
assign the track's playback channel to this Part's receive channel. Otherwise
you may hear a different sound during playback.
If you use a Performance other than Preset A16 "PopOrchestra", it may not be in
Single Mode and you will not get the same results. Be sure that the Performance
you are using is in Single Mode.
From the Performance mode:
- Press EDIT.
- Press COMMON.
- Cursor down once and change the KEY MODE to SINGLE.
- Press EDIT to exit the Edit mode.
II. ASSIGNING PATCHES
To select Patches for each of the Parts of the Internal Performance, press the
WAVE/PATCH button in the EDIT PALETTE. The cursor will be blinking in the
screen under one of the eight Parts. Use the buttons in the PATCH GROUP to
select USER, PRESET or W-EXP. (W-EXP Patches are only available to the
Internal Performance, not the V-EXP, and you must have an SR-JV80 Series
Expansion Board installed.) Press any BANK and NUMBER buttons to select
the Patch for that Part. To move to a different Part, simply CURSOR left or
right.
Now we are ready to enter the V-EXP mode and choose Patches for each of the
V-EXP Parts.
- Press V-EXP in the MODE buttons to enter the Voice Expander Mode.
- Press WAVE/PATCH in the EDIT PALETTE.
The Part where the cursor is determines which Part is heard when you play the
keyboard. For now, put the cursor
on Part 1.
If you are using the VE-GS1, you can use the buttons labeled "1-8 PART
SEL
9-16" in the EDIT PALETTE to
toggle the display between Parts 1 - 8 and Parts 9 - 16.
A. ACCESSING PATCHES ON THE VE-GS1 (Go to Section IIB if you are using
a
VE-JV1.)
The upper row of the display represents the Bank selection, (the value for
controller "0") and the lower row represents the Tone number. There are 128
Capital Tones in Bank 0. The Tone Table provided with the VE-GS1 lists all the
Tones as well as the "CC0" values for each Variation Tone.
To access the 128 Capital Tones on the VE-GS1 Voice Expander:
- The first set of 64 Tones is accessed by pressing PATCH GROUP "A"
followed by any combination of Bank and Number buttons.
- Press "B" in the PATCH GROUP section to access the second set of 64
Tones.
To access the Variation Tones:
- Press the PATCH GROUP button "A".
- Press BANK 1 and NUMBER 5 to select Capital Tone 5, E.Piano1.
- Press the "C" in the PATCH GROUP section. The cursor moves to the top
row.
- Press BANK 2 and NUMBER 1 to change the display to Bank 8. You should
now
hear the first variation, Detuned EP 1. Use the BANK buttons to change the
Bank. The applicable choices for this Capital Tone are 8, 16 and 24.
To move to a different Part, simply CURSOR left or right and select a Patch for
that Part.
Important: Keep in mind that not all Capital Tones have Variations. If you select a Variation Bank for a Capital Tone that has no
Variation, your keyboard will not sound. If this happens, simply check your
Bank and Tone selections in the display, and verify that you've made a valid
selection with the VE-GS1 Tone Table.
B. ACCESSING PATCHES ON THE VE-JV1 (Go to Section IIA if you are using a VE-GS1.)
The VE-JV1 has 512 Patches which can be used in any Part. They are organized
into Groups of 64 Patches. There are 8 such Groups, A - H. Use the PRESET and
USER buttons to access these Groups. (PRESET for A - D and USER for E -
H).
- Use the PATCH GROUP buttons to select the USER or PRESET Groups.
- Use the A, B, C and D buttons to select a bank of 64 Patches within the
Group.
- Press any BANK and NUMBER buttons to select the Patch for that Part. To
move
to a different Part, simply Cursor left or right.
Note: There are also 128 Performances and 8 Rhythm Sets. These V-EXP Performances can only be accessed via MIDI using Program Changes sent on the Control Channel 1.
If you want to use these V-EXP Performances, and you
make any changes you wish to save, you must bulk dump the V-EXP Performance to
either the Internal Performance and write it into Internal memory, or to your
sequencer.
III. RECORDING
Set up your sequencer so that there is a track for each instrument you
intend to use from the JV-90. If you are using a multi-port interface to access
the Internal Performance and the V-EXP, make sure your tracks reflect that and
treat them as separate devices.
For example:
Track 1 set to port 1.
Track 2 set to port 1.
Track 3 set to port 2.
Track 4 set to port 2.
If you are using a type "B" sequencer, you must assign each track's MIDI play
channel to correspond to the Part receive channels in the JV-90 as well.
For example:
Track 1 set to port 1, channel 1.
Track 2 set to port 1, channel 2.
Track 3 set to port 2, channel 1.
Track 4 set to port 2, channel 2.
Note: All MIDI data generated from the JV-90 is transmitted
out the MIDI OUT port, whether you are in Internal Performance or V-EXP Mode.
If you must choose an input device in your sequencer, choose the JV-90 in both
cases.
- Choose the appropriate sound source (Performance or V-EXP), and cursor
to
the Part you wish to record.
- Record-Enable the matching track in your sequencer.
- Begin recording and play the keyboard.
- Stop, rewind and play the sequencer. You should hear what you just
played.
If not, make sure the MIDI channels in your sequencer match the
receive
channel for the Part of the JV-90 you wish to hear.
- Repeat steps 1 through 4 for the remaining tracks you wish to record.
Each time you play the sequence, you will hear all the Parts you have recorded
together. In this way you can create elaborate arrangements with multiple
instruments playing at the same time from the JV-90.
IV. SAVING INTERNAL PERFORMANCE & V-EXP SETUPS TO THE SEQUENCER
Instead of creating individual Bank Select and Program Change message in the
sequencer, you can record your entire Internal Performance and V-EXP setups
into the sequencer. If you do this at the beginning of each song, you can
re-program the JV-90 with the required settings for each song simply by playing
the sequence. This is done by recording a Bulk Dump of the Internal Performance
settings and then the V-EXP settings before the music begins.
Some sequencers record System Exclusive data into a dedicated memory area
separate from the actual tracks. Refer to your sequencer's Owner's Manual to
determine how your sequencer handles System Exclusive data.
If your sequencer records System Exclusive data directly into a track, make
sure you have a few empty measures at the beginning of the song to make room
for the Performance and V-EXP setups. At a Tempo of 120, this will take about 4
measures. A faster Tempo will require more space at the beginning of the song,
a slower Tempo will require less. If you do not have sufficient space at the
beginning of the song you should insert a few empty measures.
If you are using the VE-JV1 through the main MIDI IN, you must change the
Internal Performance Device ID from the factory setting of 17 to something
else, like 18. This is necessary because the VE-JV1 is essentially the same as
the JV-90 Internal sound source sharing the same ID. It can accept System
Exclusive messages intended for the Internal JV-90 sound source. Changing the
Device ID gives the VE-JV1 and the Internal JV-90 sound source separate SysEx
IDs. In this way, SysEx messages are only loaded into the sound source that
dumped them. If you do not change this Device ID before dumping to the
sequencer, both sound sources will be loaded with the same setup when you play
them back into the JV-90.
From the Internal Performance mode:
- Press MIDI.
- Cursor down to SYS-EX MIDI.
- Change the Device ID to 18.
- Press PERFORMANCE to exit.
A. To record the JV-90 Internal Performance setup:
- Prepare track 1 in your sequencer for recording.
- From the Performance mode, press WRITE.
- Cursor to BULK. Press ENTER in the PATCH GROUP.
- Cursor to TEMPORARY. Press ENTER.
- Cursor to ALL. Press ENTER.
- Start recording with your sequencer.
- Press ENTER to transmit the settings of the Internal Performance. The
display will read "Now Sending".
- When the display reads "Complete", stop your sequencer.
B. To record the V-EXP setup:
- Press V-EXP.
- Press WRITE.
- CURSOR to V-EXP -> MIDI.
- Press ENTER.>
- Start recording with your sequencer.
You can record the V-EXP dump after the Internal Performance dump, or on a
different track at the same time. You can even overdub the V-EXP setup into
the same track as the Internal
Performance setup. Since they have different Device IDs, the JV-90 can
distinguish between the two and load each into their respective sound source at
the same time. This will cut the time required for loading your setups in
half.
- Press ENTER to transmit the settings of the V-EXP. The display will
read
"Now Sending".
- When the display reads "Complete", stop your sequencer.
Now this song contains all the data needed to configure the synthesizer with
the appropriate Patches, MIDI channels, etc. When you save the song to disk,
this information will be saved as well. When reloaded, simply pressing PLAY
will transmit all this data to the sound sources before the song begins.
Note: No sound will be produced during transmission or
reception of System Exclusive messages.
V. USING THE SEQUENCER TO SELECT PATCHES
Bank Select messages (controllers "0" and "32") and Program Changes can be used
to select Patches via MIDI. These MIDI events can be created in each track and
sent out of the sequencer on specific MIDI channels. Since each Part in the
JV-90 has it's own MIDI channel, you can send Bank Select and Program Change
messages to a specific Part to call up any Patch into that Part.
If you are unfamiliar with how to create these messages, refer to your
sequencer manual.
A. VE-GS1: (Go to Section VB if you are using a VE-JV1.)
The following table shows the values for controller "0" in the 1st column, the
Program Changes available for each Bank in the 2nd column and the types of
Tones that are accessible. This is the order that these events must be sent
from the sequencer: CC0, then the PC (program change).
"CC0" "PC#" Patch Source
0 1 - 128 Capital Tones
8 various Variation Tones
16 various Variation Tones
24 various Variation Tones
VE-GS1 example:
CC0=8, PG# =5 for #5 - Detuned EP 1.
B. VE-JV1: (Go to Section VA if you are using a VE-GS1.)
Refer to the Patch/Tone Table that came with the Voice Expander to choose
Patches and determine their CC0 #, CC32 #, and Program Change number. Enter
these events into the sequencer and play them into the V-EXP to access the
Patches.
The following table shows the applicable values for controller "0" in the 1st
column, values for controller "32" in the 2nd column, and the Program Changes
available for each Bank in the 3rd column. This is the order that these events
must be sent: CC0, then CC32, then the PC (program change).
"CC0" "CC32" "PC#" Patch Source
80 0 1 - 128 JV-90 INT/PN-JV80-04
81 0 1 - 128 JV-80 Preset A/B
82 0 1 - 64 PN-JV80-04
81 1 1 - 128 JV-90 Preset A/B
81 2 1 - 128 JV-90 Preset C/D
81 3 1 - 128 JV-90 INT/PN-JV80-04
VE-JV1 example:
CC0=81, CC32=1, PG# =4 for #A14 - MIDIed Grand.
C. JV-90 Internal:
Refer to the Preset Data Table on page 127 of the JV-90 Owner's Manual
to choose Patches. It is important to realize that the JV-90 organizes it's
Patches in Banks of eight Patches. Patch #A11 represents Group A, Bank 1,
Number 1. Patches are numbered A11 - A18, A21 - A28, etc. There is no Patch
number A19 since there are only eight Patches in a Bank. Therefor
Program Change #9 will call up Patch #A21, the ninth Patch in this Group.
For example:
Patch# PC#
------ -------
A11 1
A12 2
A13 3
A14 4
A15 5
A16 6
A17 7
A18 8
A21 9
A22 10
A23 11 etc.
Use the following table to determine the CC0 #, CC32 #, and Program Change
number for each Patch you wish to use. Enter these events into the sequencer
and play them into the Internal Performance to access the Patches.
The following table shows the applicable values for controller "0" in the 1st
column, values for controller "32" in the 2nd column, and the Program Changes
available for each Bank in the 3rd column. This is the order that these events
must be sent: CC0, then CC32, then the PC (program change).
CC0# CC32# PC# Patch Source Patch Number
80 0 1 - 64 Internal UI11 - UI88
80 0 65 - 128 Data Card UC11 - UC88
81 0 1 - 64 JV-80 Preset A a11 - a88
81 0 65 - 128 JV-80 Preset B b11 - b88
81 1 1 - 64 Preset A A11 - A88
81 1 65 - 128 Preset B B11 - B88
81 2 1 - 64 Preset C C11 - C88
81 2 65 - 128 Preset D D11 - D88
82 0 1 - 64 Data Card UC11 - UC88
83 0 1 - 128 PCM Card PA11 - PB88
84 0 1 - 128 SR-JV80-Series Expansion Board EA11 - EB88
84 1 1 - 128 SR-JV80-Series Expansion Board EC11 - ED88
JV-90 Internal example:
CC0=81, CC32=1, PG# =9 for #A21 - Country Bar.
