Review Synthesizers Roland JD-XA. Where to buy it?
Review Synthesizers Roland JD-XA. Where to buy it?
I’ll tell you how this post is built. First I list the features of the Roland JD-XA synthesizer. Then you have a video or two, purchase links and useful comments from other users and then you have one of the most useful parts; comparison tables with similar keyboards so you can compare.
Analog and electronic synths in one keyboard
Keyboard with 49 velocity painful and sensitive tips and channel aftertouch
4 Analog synth parts for authentic lead tones and bass
Digital synth sections with SuperNATURAL synth tones and a polyphony (Number of notes that can sound at once. This includes songs that sound at once. So if you play over an accompaniment sound, more notes will accumulate.) of 64 sounds
16-Track pattern sequencer
Integrated Vocoder and MIC Modulation
Drum section with PCM kit
8 Simultaneous results
Built-in arpeggiator
LCD Display
pitch bend (Functionality that changes the sound wave of what you play and then returns to its original state) and modulation lever and wheel
Many parameters straight accessible
Dimensions (W x D x H): 899 x 388 x 111 mm
body weight: 6.5 kg
Contents of this distribution: AC Adapter and power cord
Phones jack: Stereo phone type
Main production jacks (L/MONO, R): TRS phone type
Analog dry output jack: Phone type
Click output jack: Stereo phone type
Mic jack: Combo type (XLR, TRS phone), balanced
Foot pedal (The most important pedal of a piano or keyboard is the sustain pedal and is used to keep the note playing even if you stop pressing the key.) jacks (CTRL 1, CTRL 2, HOLD)
CV/Gate output jacks (2x System): Mini-jack (CV: These jacks support OCT / V (Hz / V is not supported) GATE: The output voltage is +5 V.)
midi (MIDI allows you to do such wonderful things as connect the keyboard to the computer, record a soundtrack and with certain programs pass with a click what you have played to musical notes in a score. MIDI tracks store information from musical notes) connectors (IN, OUT)
USB Computer port (USB Hi-Speed AUDIO/MIDI): USB B-Type (make use of a USB cable and a computer with a USB port that supports USB 2.0 Hi-Speed)
USB Memory slot: USB A-Type
DC IN jack
This keyboard usually has a price around 1590.00 €
Now that we’ve seen the features of this synthesizer Roland JD-XA watch these related videos to learn more.
The synthesizer Roland JD-XA is usually 240 € more expensive than MFB Dominion 1.
Roland JD-XA
MFB Dominion 1
Analog and electronic synths in one keyboard
Keyboard with 49 velocity painful and sensitive tips and channel aftertouch
4 Analog synth parts for authentic lead tones and bass
Digital synth sections with SuperNATURAL synth tones and a polyphony of 64 sounds
16-Track pattern sequencer
Integrated Vocoder and MIC Modulation
Drum section with PCM kit
8 Simultaneous results
Built-in arpeggiator
LCD Display
Pitch bend and modulation lever and wheel
Many parameters straight accessible
Dimensions (W x D x H): 899 x 388 x 111 mm
body weight: 6.5 kg
Contents of this distribution: AC Adapter and power cord
Connectors:
Phones jack: Stereo phone type
Main production jacks (L/MONO, R): TRS phone type
Analog dry output jack: Phone type
Click output jack: Stereo phone type
Mic jack: Combo type (XLR, TRS phone), balanced
Foot pedal jacks (CTRL 1, CTRL 2, HOLD)
CV/Gate output jacks (2x System): Mini-jack (CV: These jacks support OCT / V (Hz / V is not supported) GATE: The output voltage is +5 V.)
MIDI connectors (IN, OUT)
USB Computer port (USB Hi-Speed AUDIO/MIDI): USB B-Type (make use of a USB cable and a computer with a USB port that supports USB 2.0 Hi-Speed)
USB Memory slot: USB A-Type
DC IN jack
With 3 octave Fatar keyboard
Velocity & Aftertouch
Arpeggiator/Sequencer
Memory storage space
3 VCOs with Waveshaping and analog & electronic ring modulators
Dual sync and dynamic dual FM
Noise generator
12-Fold discretely built SED multi-mode filter
Memory room for 128 spots and sequences
Patchfield for integration into the module world and CV / Gate control
Velocity routing matrix with 11 destincations
3x LFOs
2 With One-Shot-Function and Reset
3 Envelopes with long faders
Analogue operation and top-quality equipment
Internal power supply
Midi Dump, In, Away, Thru
Includes power: 100 – 240 VAC
And then a video of the synthesizerMFB Dominion 1
If you want to know more about this option, click on the following link to see the MFB Dominion 1 review
Roland JD-XA vs Dave Smith Instruments Prophet REV2-8
The synthesizer Roland JD-XA is usually 150 € more expensive than Dave Smith Instruments Prophet REV2-8.
Roland JD-XA
Dave Smith Instruments Prophet REV2-8
Analog and electronic synths in one keyboard
Keyboard with 49 velocity painful and sensitive tips and channel aftertouch
4 Analog synth parts for authentic lead tones and bass
Digital synth sections with SuperNATURAL synth tones and a polyphony of 64 sounds
16-Track pattern sequencer
Integrated Vocoder and MIC Modulation
Drum section with PCM kit
8 Simultaneous results
Built-in arpeggiator
LCD Display
Pitch bend and modulation lever and wheel
Many parameters straight accessible
Dimensions (W x D x H): 899 x 388 x 111 mm
body weight: 6.5 kg
Contents of this distribution: AC Adapter and power cord
Connectors:
Phones jack: Stereo phone type
Main production jacks (L/MONO, R): TRS phone type
Analog dry output jack: Phone type
Click output jack: Stereo phone type
Mic jack: Combo type (XLR, TRS phone), balanced
Foot pedal jacks (CTRL 1, CTRL 2, HOLD)
CV/Gate output jacks (2x System): Mini-jack (CV: These jacks support OCT / V (Hz / V is not supported) GATE: The output voltage is +5 V.)
MIDI connectors (IN, OUT)
USB Computer port (USB Hi-Speed AUDIO/MIDI): USB B-Type (make use of a USB cable and a computer with a USB port that supports USB 2.0 Hi-Speed)
USB Memory slot: USB A-Type
DC IN jack
Expandable to 16 voices with optional voice card
Two digitally controlled oscillators per sound
2/4 Pole Curtis lowpass filter
VCA
Original Prophet 4 LFOs
3 Envelope generators
Each program has two levels
Polyphonic step sequencer with as much as 64 steps or more to 6 notes per step
Separate 16 x 4 gate step sequencer
Arpeggiator
512 preset programs (4 banking institutions with 128 presets each) and 512 fully editable user programs with 2 levels (2 separate sounds) in each program
5 Octave keyboard velocity-sensitive with Aftertouch
Pitch fold and modulation wheel
Split function
4 x Line output 6.3 mm jack unbalanced (A / B L / R stereo)
MIDI in / out / thru
Sustain pedal input
Pedal / CV input (for phrase pedal or CV of 0-5 VDC)
USB
Headphone production 6.3 mm jack stereo
Dimensions (W x D x H): 892 x 322 x 96.5 mm
body weight: 9.3 kg
And then a video of the synthesizerDave Smith Instruments Prophet REV2-8
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