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Compatibility:JV80andup
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AlthoughSuperJV/JDhavetheFXMsectionthatisbasedonafrequencymodulation,itis

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AlthoughSuperJV/JDhavetheFXMsectionthatisbasedonafrequencymodulation,itis
actuallyquitelimitedtermsofrealFMsoundsitismoreorientedtowardsspicingthesound
withaspecificcharacter(ormakingitmorewildasRolandmanualsays).ForrealFMsounds
wemustlookelsewhere.
SuperJV/JDisnotanFMsynth,butithasaniceLFOthatcanrunprettyfast,andwithalittle
experienceinrealFMprogrammingitisnothardtorecreatesomebasicFMsounds.Pleasekeep
inmindthatwetalkaboutreallybasicFMsoundscreatedfromonlytwooperators(YamahaDX
7forexamplehas6operators).AndeventhosetwooperatorswewillbuildonSuperJV/JDare
veryprimitive,comparedtoanyrealFMsynth.
DeepFMBass
Wewillcreateoneofthedeepestbassesever,thatgoessubsonic,muchbelow20Hz.Ifirst
builtthisbassontheYamahaSY77somelongtimeago,butsinceitrequiresonlytwo
operators,irecentlycametoideatotrytoemulateitontheJV/JDsynth.Ok,itwillnotsoundas
powerfulastherealone,butitwilldemonstratethatitispossibletodosomeprimitiveFMon
theJD,JV,XP,XVsynthline.
Wewillbeusingtwooperators.TheWG(tonegenerator)willbethecarrier,andLFOwillbethe
modulator.Soundwillbemadebytheclassictwopointdownrampenvelopeappliedonthe
modulatorthatis,themodulatorlevelstartsloudandthenfadesaway.OntherealFMsynth
youwoulddothatwithanenvelope.UnfortunatelyontheSuperJVyoucantapplyanenvelope
(ENV)tomodulatethelevelofLFO,soonthefirstsightitappearsourFMsoundwontfunction
properly.Butthereisaworkaroundforthatissue.WewillbuildtheenvelopeontheLFOusing
ramp,whichRolandjustcallsLFOFadeIn/Outfunction.Inotherwordsyougotsimpletwopoint
envelopethatcanbeappliedtoLFOiknowitisprimitive,butbettersomethingthannothing.
Withthisrampyoucancreatedozensofbellsandmetallicpercussion,ifusedtherightway.
Hereisdetailedprocedure:
Initializethesound
EnableT1,disableallothertones
GotoControlandsetKeyAssigntoMONO
SetWG1toSine
GotoPitch,setCoarseTuneto12
GotoLFOandsetittoSAWDW
JumptoTVA1anddisablevelocity(VSens=0)
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YouprobablynoticedthatweusedSawwaveintheLFOinsteadofSinewave.Wehadtousethe

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YouprobablynoticedthatweusedSawwaveintheLFOinsteadofSinewave.Wehadtousethe
sawtoaddmorepunchtothesound,becauseJVisnotarealFMsynth,andwithasinewave
LFO,thesoundbecomestoomuddyinthelowC1C2region.However,lateryoucantry
switchingLFOtosinewaveandtryC2C4notesthatwillsoundbetterwithit.Youwillalsouse
sinewaveintheLFOforallmetallicandbellsounds.Ortobeprecise,youshouldusesinewave
LFOinalmostallFMsounds,exceptthoseinlowpitchrangewhereyouwilluseSAWDWwave
tocompensatethelackofpunch.
WithinLFOsetDepthPitch:+50
SetFadeMode:ONOUT(thisisourrampdownenvelope)
GotoTVAandmakeashortsoundusingfollowingparameters
Time:0204242
Level:1271270
NowhitA1andC2fewtimes
Forshorterandmoredistinctivebasssettimeto:0104242
Althoughnaturecommenceswithreasonandendsinexperienceitisnecessaryforustodothe
opposite,thatistocommencewithexperienceandfromthistoproceedtoinvestigatethe
reason.LeonardodaVinci

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