f=Roland yey) FD 0 i a ; : ase{ap IARC Were the Patches Came Keyboard Patches... Synth Stack PAatcheS.....ssvssssssssssssssesseeseeseesesesssssssseses 16 Percussive PatcheS.........ssssssscsssssssesssssssseesssssseessen 31 Bass Patches.. Lead Patches ...ssserscssecssscsrsssesossssconsserssateonnsorssenseensen 43 Synth Patd PAtcheS.....sssssssssssssssssssssseeseesseesssnnssnssae 54 Sound Effect Patches .. The Roland JD-800 Patch Bookut Ta Welcome! Welcome to the JD-800 Patch Book 1! In this book you'll find 64 professional quality Patches, designed by Roland programmers from all over the world. The Patches in this book are divided into eight categories, with a wide range of uses. You can look in the Table of Contents to get an idea of what Patches interest you, and then turn to that section: If you own a JD-800, you probably enjoy designing sounds—think of this book as a wealth of resources for designing your own Patches. Try entering a Patch, and then make your own variations. With a couple of changes, you can have a totally different sound! To make a TVF cutoff frequency. To make a sound bright, add some high EQ. ch more mellow, lower the ‘We know you'll enjoy the Patches in this book. And with the variety of Patches, we hope that we can open some new doors to spark your creative imagination. Whether you're involved in performing, composing, session work, or a variety of music activities, this book presents expert designs to help you create professional sounds! Roland Corporation USIntroduction Tips Where to Start If you're using a JD-800 that still has the factory Patches intact, start programming from Patch I-53, Ac. Piano 1. This is a good starting point for entering data. If you have a RAM card (Roland M-256E), you can start from, one of the initialized Patch locations created upon formatting the card. Basic Values Wherever you start entering data, make sure you enter the following values for the Tune/Func parameters: ster tune: 440.0 + Key Transpose: +12 Ext control: Volume © Treble Control: 00 © Mid Control: 00 © Bass Control: 00 * Chorus switch: On + Delay switch: On © Reverb switch: On ‘These parameters after you enter the data. Of course, it’s at your discretion to change these parameters at any time in the process. re guidelines to ensure that the Patches sound correct Tone Parameters To hear the Patch develop, it's important to adhere to a specific progression as you enter the Patch data. Use the following progression as a guide ‘* WG Section—Waveforms first, then WG parameters ‘+ TVA Section—TVA parameters first, then envelope settings + TVF Section—TVF parameters first, then envelope settings * Pitch Envelope Section The Roland JD-800 Patch BookTeme CH * LFOI * LFO2 * Tone Common—Hold Control, Velocity © Patch Common Hear Your Changes Another important procedure to follow while you program these Patches is to make sure that the Tone you are editing is the Tone you are listening to. You can check this by pressing the Layer/Active button in the Patch block. A flashing light means that Tone is active, and a solid light means that Tone is being heard. Signal Processing After entering the Tone parameters, do the Signal Proc ing: + Effects Sequence/s * Balance © Individual Effect Parameters After you have all the data entered, remember to write the Patch to memory! poration USIntroduction Where the Patches Came From As we mentioned in the Introduction, the Patches in this book were designed by professional Roland programmers from all over the world. We'd like to thank the following people for lending their expertise in sound design: Roland Australia Rick Gell, Peter-Michael Russ Roland Germany Bert Marx Roland Benelux Stephane Pigeon Roland Canada Mike Kent Chas Smith, David Marshall Roland US Larry Garcia, Marvin Sanders, Eric Persing, Paul Youngblood Roland Switzertand Robin Stock, Matthias Heimlicher Roland Scandinavia Kenneth Bremer The Roland JD-800 Patch BookPatch Description and Playing Tips Boetere Rhodes Pach wih an elearic plano attack for a more percussive sound, Keyboard HM Roland Corporation US Not assigned, down Set toa whole step up and two octavesTy Patch Description and Playing Tips Ursaihsiton string gutta wavefoo layered with a Rhodes waveform and Gamelan to obtain a bell-piano sound, with the nylon string guitar predominantly on the lower half of the keyboard. A Phaser is used to sweeten the sound, oN Keyboard & The Roland JD-800 Patch Book Assigned to the TVA for volume and TVF to open the cutoff. Set toa whole step up and a whole step down. Mod lever controls WG pitch modulation,he acoustic piano waveform layered with the sham" waveform allows the Patch a breathy piano feel. A band pass filter affecting the “Crystal waveform assigned exclusively to the lower range of the keyboard adds further to the effect. Keyboard rporation US Assigned to the WG pitch modulation for vibrato. Set toa whole step up and a whole step. down. Mod lever controls WG pitch modulation res 7Oe] owe [Path Descrinton and Paying Tos ffers a Rhodes sound using “EP Hard’ for the body of the sound and the acoustic “Piano Atk’ waveform layered with “Gamelan 2” for the bell timbre. Not assigned. D Keyboard o& The Roland JD-800 Patch Book Set toa whole step up and a whole step down,2 Ta ‘Patch Description and Playing Tips ‘Aftertouch Assigned to the WG pitch modulation for vibrato. ses a band pass filter on virtually every Tone as Pitch Bender/Mod ‘well as an appropriate filter envelope setting velocity control, and resonance. This Patch works Set to a whole step up and a whole step well for accompaniment with varied dynamics. down. Mod lever controls WG pitch modulation, Clav-Like ation USTST Patch Description and Playing Tips Gest for keyboard accompaniment pars, Uses the “Scrape Gut” waveform with an extremely short TVA envelope as well as the ‘Muters” muted guitar effect and “Funk Bass]" waveform. o® Clav-Like oh The Roland JD-800 Patch Book Assigned to the WG pitch modulation for vibrato, Set to a whole step up and a fourth down. Mod lever controls WG pitch modulation.oi 0 Patch Description and Playing Tips Potessive, stcked clay sound with expressive aftertouch control affecting volume and brightness. Assigned to the TVA for volume, TVF to open the cutoff, and WG pitch modulation for vibrato. Set to a whole step up and two octaves down. A A Roland Corporation USPatch Description and Playing Tips ses a band pass filter for both sawtooth wave: U nd forms and assigns velocity control for the TVE TVA. Increasing the resonance of the filter along with the velocity settings produces a Wah-Wah effect Clav-Like The Roland JD-800 Patch Book Assigned to the TVF to open the cutoff. and WG pitch modulation for vibrato. Set to a whole step up and a whole step down. Mod lever controls WG pitch modulation.raveform A is assigned to the “Cowbell” waveform and uses the Pitch Random parameter to change the pitch of each note upon each key stroke. A slow attack assigned to the TVF envelope for various Tones also colors the Patch. Opens up the TVA for volume increase o® Synth Stack os land Corporation US Set toa whole step up and a whole step. down and controls WG pitch modulation___ Patch Description and Playing Tips fective use of the “Anklungs” waveform by allowing the maximum negative key follow in the Assigned to the TVA for decreasing volume and the TVF to open the cutoff. WG section (essentially inverting the keyboard: lower pitches play on the upper half of the keyboard and Pitch Bender/Mod higher pitches play on the lower half of the keyboard). A water drop effect is created by assigning the high pass filter to the “WhiteNoise’ waveform and programming a very short decay and release in the TVA section, and as well by utilizing the Pitch Random and Resonance parameters. Synth Stack ‘The Roland JD-800 Patch Book Set to a whole step up and a whole step down. Mod lever controls WG pitch modulation