ROLAND JV-30 / JV-35
>I just found this out recently...
>There is a 303 patch sort of "hidden" in the jv-30. It is called
>"synth bass 3" and it is patch #7 in the Bass bank... you have to press
>the "variation" button to access it. It is pretty
>cool, the timbre is actaully changes with note velocity, and you can
>even add some portmento to slide it around a bit. Works well for
>doing basslines. Throw in a beat from the tr-808 patch and put
>a real analogue synth over it all, and you have a pretty cool sound.
>Actually, with the filter and resonance controls, you can do some fun
>stuff with the built-in Saw and Square waves.... making the jv-30
>a good, inexpensive starter synth to use with a few other components.
>-troy
I ahve the JV-35 which is the expandable version of the JV-30. It is almost
identical except for the ability to add expanion boards with additional
sounds and poliphony.
A couple of weeks ago I posted that I had designed an acceptable emulation
of the TB-303 useing the same patch mentioned above. I found that by
tweeking the resonance and envelope a little bit it sounded quite good in a
mix. I also found that for slides of an octave or less (ie. C2-C3 ) that a
portamento setting of between 8-12 was excellent and could be very convincing.
Although its not the origional mythic analogue 303 it still adds life to a
good techno riff and for about the price of a single 303 the JV-35 gives
access to hundreds of other good sounds as well as being a usefull midi
controller.
Sorry for the extreme digital content but at least its around an analogue focus.
Paul