Roland JV-90 Synthesizers - Tutorial

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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.

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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.

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See Section IV for instructions on executing a Bulk Dump of the Internal

Performance and the V-EXP settings to your sequencer.
1. Turn the power on while holding down Performance 16 [CAPS] in the
PATCH GROUP.
2. 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 VEXP 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:

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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:
1. Press MIDI.
2. Make sure that LOCAL is ON.
3. 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 JV90 has it's own receive channel.
From the PERFORMANCE mode:
1.
2.
3.
4.

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.
5. Cursor to Part 2 and set to channel 9.
6. Set the remaining Parts to channels 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16.

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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:
1.
2.
3.
4.

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.
1. Press V-EXP in the MODE buttons to enter the Voice Expander Mode.
2. 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:
1. The first set of 64 Tones is accessed by pressing PATCH GROUP "A"
followed by any combination of Bank and Number buttons.
2. Press "B" in the PATCH GROUP section to access the second set of
64 Tones.
To access the Variation Tones:

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1. Press the PATCH GROUP button "A".

2. Press BANK 1 and NUMBER 5 to select Capital Tone 5, E.Piano1.
3. Press the "C" in the PATCH GROUP section. The cursor moves to the
top row.
4. 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).
1. Use the PATCH GROUP buttons to select the USER or PRESET
Groups.
2. Use the A, B, C and D buttons to select a bank of 64 Patches within
the Group.
3. 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
Track
Track
Track

1
2
3
4

set
set
set
set

to
to
to
to

port
port
port
port

1.
1.
2.
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.

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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.
1. Choose the appropriate sound source (Performance or V-EXP), and
cursor to the Part you wish to record.
2. Record-Enable the matching track in your sequencer.
3. Begin recording and play the keyboard.
4. 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.
5. 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 VEXP 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 JV90 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:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Press MIDI.
Cursor down to SYS-EX MIDI.
Change the Device ID to 18.
Press PERFORMANCE to exit.

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A. To record the JV-90 Internal Performance setup:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

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".
8. When the display reads "Complete", stop your sequencer.
B. To record the V-EXP setup:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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.
6. Press ENTER to transmit the settings of the V-EXP. The display will
read "Now Sending".
7. 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"
0
8
16
24

"PC#"
1 - 128
various
various
various

Patch Source
Capital Tones
Variation Tones
Variation Tones
Variation Tones

VE-GS1 example:

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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 VEXP 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"
80
81
82
81
81
81

"CC32"
0
0
0
1
2
3

1
1
1
1
1
1

"PC#"
- 128
- 128
- 64
- 128
- 128
- 128

Patch Source
JV-90 INT/PN-JV80-04
JV-80 Preset A/B
PN-JV80-04
JV-90 Preset A/B
JV-90 Preset C/D
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#
-----A11
A12
A13
A14
A15
A16
A17
A18
A21
A22
A23

PC#
------1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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#
80
80
81
81
81

CC32#
0
0
0
0
1

1
65
1
65
1

PC#
- 64
- 128
- 64
- 128
- 64

Patch Source
Internal
Data Card
JV-80 Preset A
JV-80 Preset B
Preset A

Patch Number
UI11 - UI88
UC11 - UC88
a11 - a88
b11 - b88
A11 - A88

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81
81
81
82
83
84
84

1
2
2
0
0
0
1

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65 - 128
1 - 64
65 - 128
1 - 64
1 - 128
1 - 128
1 - 128

Preset B
Preset C
Preset D
Data Card
PCM Card
SR-JV80-Series Expansion Board
SR-JV80-Series Expansion Board

B11
C11
D11
UC11
PA11
EA11
EC11

B88
C88
D88
UC88
PB88
EB88
ED88

JV-90 Internal example:

CC0=81, CC32=1, PG# =9 for #A21 - Country Bar.

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