Love how Telekom consistently keeps putting out these amazing features/docs/etc. I remember getting the Hawtin slices thing on DVD years ago with some magazine, watched it over and over again, and here they are, at least 10 (?!) years later still making cool things for us nerds to watch. Like to imagine them as being some marketing offshoot corporate has long forgotten about and somehow they get to do these cool items that have basically nothing to do with their business :-)

@ElectronicBeatsTV

5 жыл бұрын

🤝

14:35 "So here I will put in some notes, something simple..." - Proceeds to program in seconds, an emotionally gripping note sequence that will dissemble your reality. Oh right I forgot, you're Mathew Jonson.

i don't know why these synths aren't more popular. they're powerhouses.

What a coincidence I'm waiting for mine to arrive and flooded my recommendation list with endless jx3p videos cause I can't handle the anticipation. This is so targeted but in a good way! Thank you for sharing, it is a gorgeous machine.

I used to have a boutique version of this and this demo is giving me similar vibes 😀

@jonnieplayer7103

2 ай бұрын

I have the boutique...it was the least expensive one I got, and yet in a blind test I voted it as my favorite as far as overall tones.

@felippeboulderdash8453

2 ай бұрын

Such a cool synth 😊

I found one in a terrible state for 200$. I had to rebuild voice 5 and 6 and get a new jack board but it was worth the 6 months of probing and analysis. This video convinced me to buy one and it was 100% worth it. The synth is made for techno (at least that's what I make)...it is much more interesting and flexible than the Juno series. It also has a far more immediate and aggressive sound than the JX8p/10. The other advantages of the jx3p is the lack of sliders and the use of discrete components vs “80017” chips. The only flaw in the JX design is that the CPU and digital section is close to the heat sink of the power supply and I think over time old solder joints get brittle and logic levels stop being correct leading to what I call “the drone of death”. The Jx3p turns on but drones while every LED is on. One has to then painstakingly trace the signals to and from the CPU to find the issue. Edit: I since then have gotten way deeper into the JX-3P and resurrected one who's six IR3019 filter chips were cannibalized as well as it's two BA662 chips. I got it back to working order after months of careful work with ALPHA RPAR AS AS3109 filter chips, they are wicked kzread.info/dash/bejne/aXuMzJWEaJaspqw.html

This was the 1st synthesizer I cut my teeth on. Happy to have a JX-03 Boutique, even though only 4 voice polyphony.

Aww. My first Roland synthesizer. It's beautiful

The pitch lfo on the 3p is so unique sounding. Total tape speed feel

that poly sequence he build, around min. 16:40 (by "simply adding some notes" ^^) is very beautiful! Big up, MJ.

Yes I did enjoy it. And you opened my eyes to several great ideas of how to use the wonderful synth. Thank you.

Wow, this is a series? Thank you so much, Matt!

@ElectronicBeatsTV

5 жыл бұрын

3 other episodes are online, Pro One is coming next

Great video! I knew nothing about the JX-3P so this was really helpful. Keep 'em coming!

Very, very inspiring! Keep 'em coming!

Great demonstration. I love my JX3P!

So fun to watch. I'd be up for Mathews favourite, eq, drum machine, reverb etc. He explains what he's doing very well and even if it's things you know, it's inspiring.

Really enjoy this series, particularly as have the JX-3P / PG200 and he filled in a couple of gaps of little things I've overlooked. Thanks!

So many detuned oscillators! This is awesome. Thank you!

Thank you for your deep dive into this very underrated gem! I enjoyed every second 😉 I bought the Boutique version of it amongst others (01, 06, 08) and I like this Roland vintage synth very much ... the cool thing of the Boutique version is, you have already the programmer in it ... without all the knobs it doesn‘t shine that much and I think this was one of the points that this synth was so underrated ...

excellent, pls. continue this. well done and informative.

Kept waiting for a drumbeat to kick in!

It's 2020 and I just acquired a pristine Roland Jx-3p with pg-200 for $700 USD off craigslist. It was an estate auction from Ron Isley holdings.

@killswitchmediastudios

4 жыл бұрын

What city?

@garyturner5204

3 жыл бұрын

Such a deal! And from Isley! So cool!

@JCooperAudioSystems

9 күн бұрын

You basically have the best sounding / most versatile and robust of the Roland Poly congrats!!

Thank you, very deep demonstration!

awesome, best series on synth on the internet

Very nice synthesiser and some incredible sounds

Thanks for taking me back in time - this was the synth I learned programming on. Also, the implementation of the polyphonic step sequencer was great for us non-keyboardists, and has yet to be replicated anywhere. I used a TR-606 trigger to advance the sequence in whatever rhythm I wanted, so there wasn't even a need to enter ties or rests, so you could really stretch the limited number of sequence steps.

Great video! I was lucky enough to chat with Mathew in Watergate, Berlin, about 8 or 9 years ago... remember him telling me he had two of these JX3Ps, and that those epic Decompression synth lines were played, no, not on an SH101, as I thought, but on a JX3P...and I was very happy to hear, since I had the use of one (w Organix MIDI mod) at the time. Told him about the Organix mod, which he seemed to be unaware of back then... I wonder did he ever have either of his JX3Ps modded? Then the KiwiTechnics mod appeared a few years later, adding some juicy options, but way pricier.

Sounds glorious.

WOW! I had no idea about the sequencer overdub feature! Excuse me while I go get lost in my JX-3P again ...

17 min and on.. love thees sounds.. matt is the man

Good Lord this synth sounds lush. Amazing. Thanks Mathew and Electronic Beats!

very good video. Thank you!

JX-3p was my 1st synth... i learnt on that thing... i still have it and it is still my favourite poly.... its my go to. its also the same age as me, so i feel a special connection there haha ive had it kiwi'd, and that really brought it up to date..... love it. its like the middle ground between a juno 106 and a jupiter 6... with a few of its own things going on. these were overlooked for so long... but the prices have sky-rocketed in recent years.

Inspiring stuff !!

Just picked one up from the original owner with less than 6 hours of play time on it... Was floored by the gain output on this beast, friggin huge!

Thanks for a cool demo. I love my 3p/pg200 but.....there are no Curtis filters in this or ANY Roland synth. Roland has their own filters named IRXXXX the most desired being the IR3109. The 3p uses the IR3109. Older Roland synths use custom/discrete OTA filter designs as well as some "famous copies..." Florian Anwander has an amazing page about the JX3P if anyone is interested.

@PORRFNK

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was surprised he said Curtis?

jx love! was my first synth, traded my guitar for it 20 years ago and its still being used alllll the time in our productions :) did you know that there is a hidden pink noise lfo waveform? just set the waveform selector between random and square (you have to fiddle around and find the exact point) or do it via the edit map and choose "D"

WOW trying to play guitar at moment. But the sounds archived from keyboard is amazing.

Best synth review ever

Excellent! The jx3p rocks.

I purchased the Roland JX3P with the PG200 programmer in 1983 along with the Roland 707 and 727 drum/percussion machines. I also purchased the Peavy KB300 amp too. I still have the JX3P and PG200 and the Peavy amp, but sadly friends destroyed my 707 and 727. I don't know if I'll ever get rid of it, I love it!

JX-03 Boutique is awesome little synth totally underrated like its farther!

I'm sold....

JX3P is one of my favorites of all time.

@jkapp374

5 жыл бұрын

I am going to be selling mine soon...Has been sitting in the closet for too long....However, I don't have the PG 200, but there is a way to still make the adjustments without it by just using the JX3P, but obviously the PG makes it much more real time...But hey, these things are from like 1983 so the fact we can still play these at all is pretty cool

@Supremeteamcaptain

3 жыл бұрын

@@jkapp374 got rid of mine before I knew anything about synthesis, got it back built in the System-8. The JX engine alone is enough to buy the S8 it’s the only VA that actually nails it’s predecessor

Thank you, Math, for your complete review... really enlightening... Last october I sold mine jx3p to collect enough bucks to purchase a CP70... but I had to buy another onelast week... I was missing It so much 😉

what a legend

The JX-03 boutique version of this synth is really underestimated. If you like the sound of this, check that out. Beats spending a lot on vintage gear.

@st0rmchild

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the ACB emulation is very good.

@madikma3616

3 жыл бұрын

4 voices..... 4 voices...

I have 1 JX-3P with the PG-200, and 1 JX-3P with the Retroaktiv PG2K. You've given me some great ideas. Thanks!

Great!

Great review for aspiring electronic musicians and a great synth. I have a JX03 and many if the tips apply as well thank u!

Really enjoyed watching this, as it brought back all kinds of memories & feelings. I've owned the jx3p three times . First time without the programmer (back in the early 90s & it was dirt cheap) , second time with the programmer in the 00s and a third time as the rackmount mks30, which had velocity and afyertouch assignable to filter , vca etc. You also lost the sequencer on the rackmount but could use the pg200 programmer. What I found was that the LFO never went fast enough for me on either incarnation, so eventually started looking for a Jupiter 6 or 8, which was what (unfairly in my opinion) the consensus was at the time, were the better synths. The jx3p was seen as a poor relative by comparison due to the DCOS, slower lfo and thinner sounding filter. I don't think it's a CURITS filter but a custom Roland I.C. , which would explain it's midrange sweetness compared to the junos, which were thicker sounding yet had an oscillator less. The jx3p is a classic because it packs so much in and delivers with finesse. The programmer is a MUST for real programming & the sequencer, whilst not syncable via the early midi at the rear (it's VERY early midi..some models didn't even allow you to switch midi channel and it was basic note on & off. It's one of the earliest midi synths , along with the Jupiter 6 and prophet 600), it's great for coming up with stuff on the fly and letting it flow. There are upgrade kits available via third parties (e.g. KIWI do a full-on kit with all kinds of fun and frolics) if you need to turbo charge it. But I think with the programmer , it's good to go as it is. Thank you for putting this up, ladies & gents 👍

lucky to have one

Great series, MJ is a dab hand, good to see him working! I hope he does Arp 2600 soon.

Aaaaand, I immediately regret selling my jx3p

Thanks a lot again Mathew and TEB for a fantastic series. I've had a JX-3P and know it pretty well. Installing the Organix mod is mandatory if you have a PG-200, otherwise you have to choose between MIDI and programmer (not fun). Yes the filter (no, it's not Curtis but Roland's own IR3109 ;) does self-oscillate with no problem and you can even slightly increase the resonance response with an oscilloscope and adjusting the trimmers a bit further from what the service manual states. The result is really fantastic as you can hear: clyp.it/rvqvnibl getting really close to the Juno filter response. In all I'd say it's a capable synth, much harder to tweak right than it appears and more flexible than it seems. Definitely different flavor from a Juno to which is often compared to, unfairly I think.

Same filters as the Jupiter 8, Juno series and SH101 but they are made by Roland not Curtis. The SH101 used a Curtis VCO chip (3340)

Nice synth. Nice shirt.

Great video! I think it's fine-tuned to the point where it sounds like Boards Of Canada, especially with the pitch modulation. My only criticism is I wish he played more with the sounds he made earlier in the video instead of constantly turning knobs. Although later in the video, I hear more of the sounds and they sound absolutely sci-fi.

The guy's a genius

Nice APB!

ao minuto 17 o mahew jonson fex uma sequencia majika!thanks sr jonson.

Cool.

glad I kept the one I bought new in 1985

19:10 LOVELY

Nice sequencer! Wish the JX-03 had something similar... the overdubbing is great. Would be nice with even 4 JX-03 voices

@infindebula

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah Roland really missed the boat with the sequencer on the original Boutique synths.

I really love this series. MJ for the win!

The video sound is pretty good, beyond my imagination

Is it possible to send midi while using the programmer at the same time?

Had a JX3P, sadly it was stolen.. Loved ..it

Use to own the JX3P,,,but i had no programmer,,,i was told by the shop where i bought it,,,you needed the programmer,,,eventually i got rid,,,then found out after you can program with the keyboard parameters...so the shop did me a dis-service there...

@ElectronicBeatsTV

5 жыл бұрын

😬

@infindebula

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it's better with the programmer, but this is still one of the easiest one-slider synths to program of all. It's a cakewalk compared to something like a Poly-800.

@timmjohannesbrockmann9530

5 жыл бұрын

@@infindebula or a Matrix-6 ;)

what does this have to do with t-mobile?

everything mj touched becomes magic...

what a gr8 tutorial😏👍

Uhm, Roland never used Curtis filters, the JX3P has an OTA filter (Roland IR3109)

@ElectronicBeatsTV

5 жыл бұрын

👍

@Emiel1983Schoonoord

5 жыл бұрын

If you wouldn't use the word 'uhm' it would way more nice you know

@Emiel1983Schoonoord

5 жыл бұрын

If you wouldn't use the word 'uhm' it would way more nice you know

I recently sold mine, with the PG-200 controller. Lovely synth, had it for years but wanted other synths.

Same as the SH-101, ok... Curtis filter? not so much... Great synth btw, nice tunes too!

17:15 oh yeah...

this is the strings in "Marionette"

Speakers looking lovely, what are those?

@Metralon

5 жыл бұрын

They are ATC's, probably SCM 100 or SCM 50

Are you using external clock sync through midi thru? (In the sequencer demonstration)

@autoy

5 жыл бұрын

No, the sequencer has external trigger sync, works with any drum machine with trigger outs.

I just bought one of these yesterday and I’m kinda a noob when it comes to synth set ups. Can someone please dumb down what is is using to control the sequencer. Would any drum machine work? and how does it plug in to the Jx-3p. Is it through midi? Thanks!

@ElectronicBeatsTV

5 жыл бұрын

You need an external trigger signal. 909, 808 or the new TR8s for example have a trigger output which is mostly a rimshot signal. But you can also use a sample from your DAW, you just need a seperate output and experiment a bit with the level. You can also try with a drummachine and the Rimshot on a seperate output.

@silvertongues2

4 жыл бұрын

Telekom Electronic Beats or a gate out from any sequencer

The Jupiter 6 was Roland’s first MIDI synth, the 3P the second.

@mrlionel1965

3 жыл бұрын

3P was first . The Jupiter series came out afterwards. I bought mine when it was brand new. I still have it. It’s a great synth.

@mrlionel1965

3 жыл бұрын

If you do, give me a holler. I never had the programmer. My synth is still in magnificent condition.

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At 23:39 Mathew says there are only 16 steps per parameter. This is actually not true - the 16 LEDs do give you an indication of the value of the parameter you're editing, but are actually more "steps" between what the LEDs show. I'm not totally sure if this is the case for every parameter, but it's definitely true for oscillator tuning.

@esroberto1

5 жыл бұрын

He's an idiot.

@peterkadarmusic9728

4 жыл бұрын

He’s not an idiot, he just made a mistake. There are 16 steps in the LED row but there are more clues in between. I remember this being the case for filter cutoff as well as tuning at least.

naize👌🏻

La única review del jx3p en la que no veo en mi cabeza la cara de Axell Foley. Gracias

Is the jxo3 the boutique version of this?

@kzm4275

5 жыл бұрын

yes

@ElectronicBeatsTV

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, but only with 4 voices

@mikaellindqvist2144

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, but with a few extras: DC01 now has an extended range from 64' to 2' (originally 16' to 4') and adds sine and triangle waves, plus pink noise to the original's saw and two pulse wave variations (50% and 10% width options). DCO2 also has the same extended oscillator range and adds the same additional waveforms alongside white noise. Of all my boutiques, I love the JX-03 the most! (have the JP-03, JU-06, VP-03, SH-01a, TB-03, TR-08 and TR-09) :) Downside is: 4 voice, number of patches

@dmomcilovic9185

5 жыл бұрын

A very good remake it is too without the rip off prices and unreliable issues of vintage

@infindebula

5 жыл бұрын

True, but the JX-3P is pretty bullet-proof. They almost never break.

Is that a PPG below the 808/909 to the left?

@ElectronicBeatsTV

5 жыл бұрын

Well spotted

@garyturner5204

3 жыл бұрын

Cannot mood the PPG- blue and those buttons. Another classic!

Dude, you've got the sync thing completely backwards. Your modulating the pitch of the main pitch of OSC1 which is vibrato. You want to modulate the pitch of OSC2, preferably with the EG to get that classic sync sound.

Which one do you prefer: JX-3P or JX-8P?

@williamclark1903

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve had both but today I only have the 3p and 10...the 3p and 8p has sounds that are unique on their own. But the 8p definitely has more fatness to it.

@phxx3054

4 жыл бұрын

I have two JX-8Ps and one JX-3P. They are quite different machines. I tend to use the 8Ps more often but I'd not part with any of them.

@maccagrabme

4 жыл бұрын

The 8P is a beast and far more depth but the 3P has a lot of sweet sounding spots, a lot more fluid sounding and snappier too. 8P is better for brass pads, bass and has more complex pads but the simpler sounds of the 3P are great.

i hate frantic knob turning

I suppose this overview also holds for the JX8P?

@ElectronicBeatsTV

5 жыл бұрын

not really

@dustmighte

5 жыл бұрын

(Except for the sequencer ofc)

For those who don’t know, the Roland Boutique JX-03 can replace the PG200 as a controller for the JX3P. Much cheaper, easier to come by, battery powered and has another 4 ACB voices if you plug in the audio.

@ElectronicBeatsTV

5 жыл бұрын

But who wants to work with this tiny knobs and faders? The D-Tronics DT-200 would be a hardware controller option

@autoy

5 жыл бұрын

No polyphonic sequencing/overdubbing and a paltry four voices. Completely misses the point of the original.

@iampeaking

5 жыл бұрын

Jesus Gallego I think you missed my point. My comment was the JX03 can be used to control the JX3P parameters over MIDI. sequencing and voicing are still happening on the JX3P which is demonstrated on this video. Please read carefully and educate yourself before making ignorant comments

@iampeaking

5 жыл бұрын

Telekom Electronic Beats oh I didn’t realise there were other options as well but honestly I personally don’t have problems with the size of the JX03 knob size and spacing as opposed to the JP08 which is a nightmare.

@lindsaywebb1904

5 жыл бұрын

Telekom Electronic Beats, but maybe it works in parallel with midi too? The one problem with this synth is that you either have the programmer on or it receives midi, not both, which can be a major pain

13:20 i don´t get it. he´s sending triggers from what?

@metronic01

3 жыл бұрын

He say's right then. A Cirklon

I had one between 1986 (?) and 1990 without a PG200 but, as my other synth was a Juno-60, the JX-3P always sounded cheap by comparison to my ears at least despite its 2-oscillator structure so I never really tried to get any decent sounds out of it, unlike the JX-8P I owned later. With hindsight, I wish I'd kept the 3P as it's definitely got character. It also lacked proper MIDI (it is stuck in omni on mode) and MIDI filters weren't cheap at the time. I used to trigger the JX-3P from the rim shot output of a Korg DDM-110.

hahaha! sounds like an old 80's B-grade afternoon movie! ;-)

@ElectronicBeatsTV

5 жыл бұрын

🤔

@holotropik

5 жыл бұрын

I say that with the upmost respect. I recognise those type of sounds from that Synth and remind me of my childhood ;-)

Jupiter 8 pleeeeease!;)

@ElectronicBeatsTV

5 жыл бұрын

Not on his favs list yet. Next one will be the Pro-One

@arecsu2845

5 жыл бұрын

@@ElectronicBeatsTV Thanks anyway. You do a great quality work! Big Up;)

@infindebula

5 жыл бұрын

What's after the Pro-One? Will he be doing one for the JP-6?

If you use the programmer you lose MIDI and the MIDI was only omni.

@ElectronicBeatsTV

5 жыл бұрын

Why should you lose Midi?

@infindebula

5 жыл бұрын

On an unmodified JX-3P, you can't use MIDI and the programmer at the same time (look at the switch on the back and you'll see what I mean). The "Organix" mod (and probably the Kiwi mod) installs additional hardware in the synth to overcome this hardware limitation.

@Peter_S_

5 жыл бұрын

The CPU in the JX-3P is an Intel 8031/8051 which has a single serial port. The programmer is serial as is MIDI so you can choose only one at a time. Upgrades that switch the CPU out for another chip can elect to include another serial port so you can use them concurrently.

@timmjohannesbrockmann9530

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly, same with my Oberheim Matrix-6 that I use with a Stereoping controller... shame you can not send MIDI notes and turn the knobs at the same time.

@nym053

4 жыл бұрын

So you can not have it synced while using the controller?

Who's the twinkle toes in the far right corner?

Those knobs on the programmer look awfully cheap. I like the sound of this synth, though. Pretty digital sounding, could get some cold digital type sounds out of it.

@brightstarlit

5 жыл бұрын

nonedescriptivepresence. It can go either way, warm, or cold. She’s one of my favorite synths! She sits alongside many greats, yet I always come back to her for the intricate pads and textures!

@_EightySix

4 жыл бұрын

Welp, you sound like you have no idea what you're talking about and are trying to mimic things you've read about synthesizers. And how the hell do polished metal knobs look cheap, would you have preferred plastic?

@bojanarezina2352

4 жыл бұрын

@@_EightySix i have one, the knobs on the programmer are plastic actually. and they do feel cheap. i still like it, though.