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I saw this at NAMM last year and was very interested, they were also looking at various color variations.  I believe the Yellow and Red are now available

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MC

Well I’ve bought myself a new toy, Waldorf’s killer little box called Blofeld.  But what I can’t seem to find is a good demo of the SL upgrade and what it gives you.   So I’ve decided to add what the SL upgrade actually gives you to my review.  What for the Blofeld review soon.

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I’m still looking for the right design, thanks for checking in we’ll be back in full very soon.  I’ve been working of reviews of Roland, Waldorf and other goodies.
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MC

As with any upgrade I’m gonna have to work out the bugs.. But check back soon, we should have some great new features
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MC

Well I’ve finally gotten may hands on Roland’s SH-201, I had a chance to sit down with the unit and go though the setup and install. I’m going to be writing a review on unit so stay tuned

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MC

Well if you remember my beloved Roland D-70 was giving me big problems, (I guess after 19 years of service thats ok. ) I called the service guys at Roland and took the unit in. Now she’s back better than ever. In fact I’d forgotten what a great unit the D-70 is, because while it was sort of working it was limping along. I’d like to say thanks the guys in the service department for all the help. It’s like I have a new toy again. Roland you guys rock!

I’d also like to point you other D-70 owners to Ebay, Greytsounds is now selling their 5 disk D-70 collection for a song (sorry) 20.00 for 5 disks full of patches and performances.

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MC

Los Angeles, CA, April 27, 2009 —
Roland Corporation, U.S. is proud to announce the release of a major system upgrade for the JUNO-G Workstation Keyboard, adding Fantom-series audio sampling functionality that you can use alongside all the other powerful JUNO-G features.

The Version 2.0 software upgrade is a free and easy download. In
minutes, you’ll be sampling, chopping, and sequencing your new sounds.
Included in the JUNO-G Version 2.0 upgrade are these new features:

• Sample audio from external sources or import audio phrases from the removable flash memory.
• Samples can be assigned to trigger from the JUNO-G’s function buttons or the JUNO-G’s keyboard.
• Velocity and note number can be assigned individually for each sample.
• Adjust Start, End and Loop points using the JUNO-G’s front panel control knobs.
• Advanced sampling editing such as Truncate, Normalize, Emphases, Sample Chop and Combine are included.
• Samples can automatically match BPM in real-time to changes made to the tempo of your song.

To download JUNO-G Version 2.0 software upgrade, please visit:
http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?dsection=d_downloads&ObjectId=756

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Mark

I’ve been working in the studio over the last few weeks getting this tuned up and writing some new music.  I have been noticing my Roland D70 that has been my controller keyboard for years as been acting strange.  But yesterday she finally gave up the ghost.  The unit has totally locked up after a battery replacement and a memory reset.  So it looks like it’s a trip to Roland to have the guys there get her back into top form.  I’m also going to see if they have a system upgrade for it while it’s there.  In the mean time I’ve moved the Kawai K5000s into controller duties.  I love the feel of this synths keys but I do wish it had a joystick for pitch bends..

Well I’ll keep you posted as to the progress of the repairs and what transpires.

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Mark 

I’ve been selling off some gear on ebay to purchase some equipment.  I after much thought started doing research into VA’s (Virtual Analog) synthesizers.  I heard a demo on YouTube that totally sold me on the Roland JP-8080.

Yeah I know I’m 10 years late to the party, the JP-8080 was released in 1998, but better late that never.  As much as an equipment junkie as I am I don’t know how I overlooked this monster..  I was very fortunate to find one in almost perfect shape and at a price that was well within my budget.

So tonight I’m waiting outside like a kid for the nice man in the brown truck to show up, It seemed like an eternity for him to get here.  But after he handed me the package I made a dash for the studio and opened up the box.  Ahhh there you are, so I unwrapped it and powered it up.  So far so good. Lights all parts are where they are supposed to be, so lets try the demo.  I grab my headphones and plug them in.  Hit the DEMO buttons and OMG!  The sound on this thing is unreal.  Roland why did you stop making this???  I can’t wait to get this thing into a rack and hooked up and strat getting creative again.  Yeah I know it’s not the latest and greatest but that’s not where music is made.  It comes from inspiration, and that can come in the form of a 10 year old synth as well as that new latest and greatest stuff.  Well I’m off to get this into the racks and hooked into the system.  Next I want to get the MS2000r I’ve always wanted..

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MC

jp8080 demo like jean michel jarre

Sonic adventures in Elysium, with new music from Not Drowning, Waving and Azam Ali.

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