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Post by weeo on Oct 24, 2013 17:47:34 GMT
My Roland JV1080 after giving me great service for over 10 years ,has stopped working. So i'm thinking on buying a new sound module to mix midifiles with.
Does anyone have any advice on which one to buy.?
I'm open to any suggestions.
I have a Yamaha Tyros 1 which i'm using at the moment,(only as a midi player) but not being a keyboard player, i find it difficult to get to grips with.
Looking for something a bit more portable and really just a plug and play device.
Thanks for any input
Eddie
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Post by Sequenzzer on Oct 25, 2013 0:29:25 GMT
Hey Eddie,
I used to use on pretty much every gig for several years a Roland XV-5050 sound module using a Korg keyboard as a controller. I used it for all my sequences. Since I bought my Roland Fantom G 61 key keyboard,I use all sounds from that board,in addition to using it's onboard sequencer and sampler. Sounds are pretty good on the XV-5050,64 voices,and compatible with GM2 sounds as well.
Being that you used a JV sound set from Roland and seemed to like it,I'm going to bet that you will be happy with what you hear from the XV-5050...It is outdated of course,many years ago,so I'm sure you can find one really cheap on ebay or other means.
Take Care...
Mike
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Post by weeo on Oct 25, 2013 11:38:41 GMT
Thanks Mike.
I'll have a look at the 5050. In the meantime i sent an e-mail to Roland tech support and it may be a driver problem, so we'll wait and see.
I'll keep you posted
Regards
Eddie
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Post by frankie on Oct 25, 2013 20:53:58 GMT
Whats wrong with it ?
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Post by weeo on Oct 25, 2013 21:35:37 GMT
The "midi message" light is not coming on, Frank.
Checked all leads , changed all leads. Midi message is going to the interface but the roland is not seeing it.
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Post by frankie on Oct 26, 2013 2:44:08 GMT
The "midi message" light is not coming on, Frank. Checked all leads , changed all leads. Midi message is going to the interface but the roland is not seeing it. Is the message leaving the interface to get to the Roland ? Can you by pass the interface to prove it is the roland at fault ? |
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Post by weeo on Oct 26, 2013 8:37:08 GMT
My mate's coming round with his module so we can find out where the fault lies.
I've got an old interface somewhere so i'll give that a try as well
Thanks Frank
Eddie
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Post by frankie on Oct 26, 2013 8:40:34 GMT
My mate's coming round with his module so we can find out where the fault lies. I've got an old interface somewhere so i'll give that a try as well Thanks Frank Eddie Good idea I doubt if it's the module. |
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Post by weeo on Oct 26, 2013 15:46:36 GMT
Hope your right Frank
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Post by weeo on Oct 27, 2013 12:27:25 GMT
Update---The module is working fine. Problem is with the interface.
Thanks for everyones help
Eddie
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Post by frankie on Oct 27, 2013 21:37:54 GMT
Update---The module is working fine. Problem is with the interface. Thanks for everyones help Eddie [/quote Thought so,I bet you're relieved.Too much mucking around with remixing and balancing with a different sound module. |
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Post by weeo on Oct 28, 2013 12:09:09 GMT
Yes very relieved Frank. Back to normal.
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Post by kooper on Mar 1, 2014 14:49:35 GMT
My Roland JV1080 after giving me great service for over 10 years ,has stopped working. So i'm thinking on buying a new sound module to mix midifiles with. Does anyone have any advice on which one to buy.? I'm open to any suggestions. I have a Yamaha Tyros 1 which i'm using at the moment,(only as a midi player) but not being a keyboard player, i find it difficult to get to grips with. Looking for something a bit more portable and really just a plug and play device. Thanks for any input Eddie So you are not a keyboard player? How about softsythn then? I am a drummer first, and I love the rich sounds of Steinberg Hypersonic 2. I have had people kind of laughing at me for liking this, and call it outdated, but their response is in itself a joke to me. I mean does good sound and versatility in a good midi sound source really go out of date? I don't think so. It's more about the creativity of the user in my opinion, and this one I would recommend. I am also a huge fan of Kontakt (from Native Instruments). It has huge support for high end libraries, and if you had the basic Kontakt Library you would have access to high end sounds for use with MIDI triggering. Something to think about. |
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Post by weeo on Mar 2, 2014 11:09:34 GMT
Thanks for your input, Kooper, much appreciated.
Turned out the problem was with the interface and not the module so everything is ok at the moment
Regards
Eddie
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Post by kooper on Mar 2, 2014 13:54:48 GMT
How come I didn't get notification of this reply? Isn't it automatic?
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