From chandler@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.usWed Apr  5 17:49:11 1995
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 1995 17:13:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: Pseudonym Changing Habit <chandler@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us>
To: Gus Lanzas* <Gus_Lanzas*@quickmail.apple.com>
Cc: Analogue Listserv <analogue@hyperreal.com>
Subject: A little more JX-3P

On 5 Apr 1995, Gus Lanzas* wrote:

> > quality I've gotten out of my JX3p... plus that hidden (fourth) LFO wave 
> > offers a good chaos factor for patches.
> 
> How do you access the fourth waveform for the LFO?  I just acquired a JX3P
> with no manual... So any hints would be appreciated, especially on how to save
> patches, and how to use the sequencer, or any other "hidden" features.

Use the keyboard buttons to edit the patch and choose the "D" (fourth 
button) when editting the LFO waveform option.  More of a weird fluke 
than a intended feature I imagine.  It sounds like a fast random/noise 
combo and the rate parameter doesn't change it the way you'd expect either...

The sequencer is a standard step sequencer, except that the 16th note you 
are on within the bar is displayed by a led on the 1-16 buttons.  So, as 
you add notes, you see it advance one.  The sequencer functions are 
exactly as they look: 16th rest, hold-previous-note-16th(you use these 
successively of course).  I remember that one key let's you go backwards 
in the steps but I can't remember which key 'cause I'm not in front of my 
jx3p now...  I can't remember the max notes either.  You can use the 
Roland CV to trigger the clock (each gate sets off the next 16th note in 
the sequence, like the SH101's clock in from the same cv voltage).  For 
arpeggiations where you want to tweak sounds as you play, this is the way 
to go.  For more melody-specific sequencing, you eventually have to give 
up real-time tweakability for the midi-in.  bummer, but it is sort of a 
challenge that helps me compose between simple/complex chord prog and 
melodies.  Of course, you can manually switch from internal seq to 
midi-in while playing.  ;-)

"Thin"-sounding the jx3p is--in the sense of sort of sheering metal.  Sort
of weak on the mid-range frequencies for some reason probably best
explained by Mr. Smartypants808.  He once said something about the
filter...  It is thin in a cold-analog way, like the Akai AK80/AK60, not
like the Korg Poly 800.  That Korg can be 'wimpy-thin' if you don't
really get in there and tweak everything a little off-sync/tune.  If you 
tweak that guy right, it sounds like the badass little 'Commode'-64 'puter. 

David Chandler  -  chandler@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us  (503)301-3011
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