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Roland JD-Xi

CurrentReleased 2015

A 37 mini-key crossover synth pairing a monophonic analogue voice with two SuperNATURAL digital parts and a drum part. It adds a four-track pattern sequencer and a vocoder with gooseneck mic. It suits beginners and bedroom producers after an affordable all-in-one sketchpad with a real analogue filter.

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Roland
Status
Current
Released
2015

Sound engine

Engine
Hybrid (analogue and digital)
Voices
129
Polyphony
1 analogue voice + up to 128 digital voices
Oscillators
Analogue: saw, triangle and square with PWM and sub-oscillator; digital: SuperNATURAL synth and PCM drums
Filter
Analogue filter on the analogue part; digital filters on digital parts
Multi-timbral parts
4
Sequencer
4-track pattern sequencer (real-time, step and TR-REC)
Effects
Distortion, Fuzz, Compressor, Bit crusher, Flanger, Phaser, Ring mod, Slicer, Delay, Reverb

Keyboard

Keys
37
Key size
Mini
Key action
Synth-action
Aftertouch
None

Format

Format
Keyboard
Motorised knobs
No
Features
Analogue mono part, Vocoder with gooseneck mic, Auto Pitch, Arpeggiator, USB audio/MIDI, Guitar/line input

Connections

MIDI ports
DIN in, DIN out, USB
CV / Gate
No

Size & weight

Colours
Black
Dimensions (W × D × H)
575 × 245 × 85 mm
Weight
2.2 kg

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