Jamin Travis I also use FL. I prefer to make pad solos on the synthesizer as opposed to automating it in FL. My improv is a lot different compared to me programming it in. I also like the LPF on the synth than to most VSTs.

yep ... that's the thing about synths. Don't sell them. Keep'em hidden away for a year or two.

I regret selling a few.

The two biggest problems with me is that you can't mute individual parts and too much menu diving to get a sound that you like. If they would have put about three or four more knobs for function on the front, this thing would be awsome. Oh, and some more better sounds. Some of the sounds are worthless, really.

Nathan Coleman how would you compare it to a mini-nova?

This is what I was afraid of. I'm thinking of getting one, but this four bar limit, does it mean it only ever loops around the same four bars constantly?

yes, not done with this one, only scratched the surface so far (hence the tape) haha

glad to help, good luck with your purchase!

Wow, thank you!

It does allow to chain "Programs" (pattern/tone sets), so a full song would be you scrolling through a few "programs" you've made to fit together like one continuous mix.

Will conneting this to a tr-8s fix this?

glad that my review struck a chord with you!

Relax Don...this is not gearslutz

jd 800 I just love that board.

My favorite JD is Single Barrel. No mixer needed lol

HA! I prefer a good Bourbon. BUt yeah. No mixer needed. And the output is smooth and strong, with the perfect amount of resonance with a variable attack. And generally followed by at least a day long delay.. I just bought a JD XA and will be paring it with a JD 800. Legend has it you can warp the fabric of space time.

I'd love one Boutique version of the JD-990. Instabuy for me.

You mean Radio Shack?

yes, totally forgot to mention that, although clear on the video! the tape is good for my eyes, and helpful on the tutorial videos so that viewers can see what i'm doing.

I was convinced this was going to be your #1 con. The red text on a shiney black surface really bugged... that and the super sharp-edged minikeys :-) I'm a big Roland fan/user and liked the concept but after a week I returned my JDXi; maybe one day I'll pick up a white JDXi secondhand... or maybe on June 20th Roland will announce a JDXi2 with full size key and a black/green colour scheme !

Yeah, when I saw the pieces of tape over the labels (which I've read more than enough complaints about), I laughed and thought, "well, THERE'S one big con..." and then nothin'...

compared to all the other cons, at least this one is easily solved :) guess that's why i didn't think of it...

Woody Piano Shack Roland seems to be screwing up this style over legibility issue on a lot of their instruments. My only real complaint about my RD-2000 is that the front panel--while very functional and brilliantly laid out--has text that's almost impossible to read except in perfect light (and sometimes not even then). The text is very dark silver grey on a black background and has almost zero contrast. Unless it's in bright, direct light, the text labels just seem to vanish. So forget about reading them on stage. Someone at Roland needs to get a clue and make sure that on a dark stage, every control is easily legible, even if that means using a big ugly font in a contrasting color. The f__ing graphic designers will be disappointed, but the actual musicians who play the instruments will be much happier.

glad to hear that rik, when I get time I'll do some more tracks it's been a while.

Great, looking forward to find out how to load extra sounds from the Axial website.

Track request: Phil Collins / Another Day in Paradise :-)

yeah do it Phil Coillins....

so glad to hear that mark, thanks!

oh, shucks! you're too kind :)

No, man! seriously! Your reviews are very honest and not driven by tendencies, you usually do them after spending months with the instrument and you back them up with some nice bits of your music! On top of that, the comedy touches make it all super entertaining... Keep up the good work!

thanks for the tip, will check it out! yeah, a 4-track mixer would have been pretty cool, but you can get close by changing track and adjusting level.

they say that great minds think alike!

I like having some alternate sounds. I can see wanting to avoid "Casio syndrome", though: there are 5 or 10 variations each of a bunch of instruments, but they all suck, and so there are large blocks of presets you have to skip over. The string pads on this thing do sound totally rich, though.

Well it's really a synthesiser, not a keyboard

Cody Power a synth is a type of keyboard

It's a synth, not a keyboard. It's designed around electronic music.

Actually have to correct my above statement. when i mixed it into the track, the analog bass kept sizzling through the mix. SO actually the ANALOG bass is spot on, ROland!

@@psysword the analog synth part maybe limited, but sounds amazing

Check out Jack’s review for Anderton’s. Classic.

certainly not, congrats!

Me too, but I ended up with the Mini Nova. I love it, but I want to trade for the JD-XI.

If JD-Xa had a drum part it would make JD-Xi useless and not worth buying. Although the price tag is way different. You pay for what you eat.

What is that?

i second that Andrea! we'll have to cover those topics in the future.

ah was that a request for the psr? yeah, we'll dig that out of the flightcase soon and do some new tracks. i need to give you some competition!

brilliant Woody , i think they are very popular on youtube , there are lots things that can be done with these and your psr is excellent , mine are not as good but i try my best , i dont use any daws just presets and Jans styles , would love to see what you can do with yours and to explain to your viewers its pros and cons , this would make a great video too , thanks for taking the time to answer here !😎AK 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

hi again ak, interesting idea to do a review/pros&cons of the psr, that never occurred to me so thanks for the idea, i've just being doing performances. only problem is that I can't think of any cons, definitely not 10! would like to do some tutorials in the autumn though. have a great evening!

thanks Woody , let me think about some pros and cons for you and i will email you with some in a day or two , thanks again Woody ! 😎AK 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Trance Jedi - I've had the PSR S770 for about 7 months now, and for the most part I just love it. It doesn't have the vocorder or harmonizer that are in the S970, but two factors made me decide to avoid buying it. In the first place, my voice is changing with old age, and I don't like the results. The second issue is the cost. The S970 was going to cost an extra five hundred dollars. There aren't the same number of voices or styles built into the keyboard, but these are easily downloaded on PSR Tutorial's site. The keyboard is equipped with a nice sound system built in for use with small rooms-Thank God that Yamaha hasn't forgotten the gigging musician. There are all kinds of excellent renditions of instruments, especially guitars with SA2 technology and organs to choose from. The organs have two different ways of using them. Either they can be used as presets or you can access them from the list of organs. If you do this, there are drawbars that appear on screen and can be manually set with buttons just below the screen. On the right hand side of the keyboard there are buttons that allow you to greatly modify the sounds.the same thing can be said about the sliders on the left hand side of the keyboard as well as the assignable switches. You can play and use a powered microphone as well on the S770 to record in real time, or you can use MIDI to record and edit your creations. These two keyboards can do almost anything the Tyros 1-4 can do with the exception of the third right hand sound. These are amazing keyboards. The only thing I wish is that when you turn on either of these keyboards, that are a couple of issues where you can't save presets. You will have to make these settings between songs. The PSR S770 isn't perfect, but it is an incredible keyboard. There is a new ½ generation of these machines in the process of being released. These are the PSR S975 and the PSR S775. There's not much known about these keyboards, but if the evidence regarding the known keyboards is any criteria. I had had A PSR S710. The S770 is a substantial improvement over the older keyboard. I just love it.

thanks thomas, i never tried using it with DAW other than recording stereo outs, i used the onboard sequencer always

i never midi'd my electribe to anything so can't help you there. should work though if you use the midi adapter cable that comes with the tribe. in your position i'd look for a used fa08, you get nice 88 keyboard and controller with awesome supernatural sounds, axiom libs, sequencer, sampler, drums. it's wicked.

I lost the midi adapter cable for my Electribe so I thought I could just buy another one on Amazon that seem to follow the right spec, perhaps that's why it doesn't work. Wow the FA08 looks beautiful and it looks like it's exactly what I am looking for. But it seems expensive at £1,399 MSRP. I set my alerts at sites like ebay, what would you think would be a good price to get it second hand? Do you think it would keep its value if I use it for a couple years and then resell it? It sounds awesome how you say you bought a bunch of second hand synths and you then sell them again at same price or higher. Do you ever talk about the prices of all these things you buy?

glad to hear it sam, thanks for the comment as always. same supernatural synth sounds as your Jupiter-80 and the integra, but in a cheap box with mini-keys. that's how i see it!

It is an amazing synthesizer for the size. If you get a Jupiter 80 you'll be amazed at what it can do as well. Great show as always. Thanks for making the review. Take care and have an awesome Sunday. :) Sam.

well said, i agree with you agreeing with me :) roland are releasing new keyboards in a week or so, will be interesting to see how this fits into the lineup. i'm guessing a boutique d50 module and an upgrade/bigger brother to the Xi.

How it turned out? I have the possibility to exchange my neutron with a jd xi and I'm really not sure about that...

That, and there's also an inofficial editor that gives full access to all internal settings from a convenient GUI. When using the JD-Xi as a sound module, using it is a no-brainer.

That's because nobody needs to play in 5/4 or 7/8.

@@mickeybreezy You should check out King Gizzard & the Lizard Wixard

@@mickeybreezy speak for yourself

Paulo Ferreira I do it with one hand all the time.

can't think of any other keyboards with similar capabilities and price, it is pretty weak on the non-synth sounds though, which didn't bother me, but might be an issue for you depending on what you're playing in your bands. you can create your own synth sounds, but there aren't any decent piano samples to work with, for example.

You can 8 bars by changing the pattern resolution to 32 and reducing the BPM

well said clayton, great summary!

i have a playlist with performances on this synth, cheers

thanks! they are, some of the factory preset patterns

JD XI manager editor

I would have preferred a third digital track as well, or at least to be able to route the instrument input through the analogue track to replace it with something better, like a Monologue, Bass Station II, or SE-02; but instead it is only the two digital tracks that can be replaced with the instrument input, the two better tracks, and the vocoder cannot be turned off, apparently. =\

@@Jason75913 what do you mean with replacing the two digital tracks with the instrument input? do you midi-sequence audio inputs???????