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WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an CAUTION equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the DO NOT OPEN product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO REDUCE TH
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an CAUTION equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the DO NOT OPEN product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO REDUCE TH
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USING THE UNIT SAFETY About WARNING and CAUTION Notices About the Symbols The symbol alerts the user to important instructions or Used for instructions intended to alert the warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is user to the risk of death or severe injury determined by the design contained within the triangle. In should the unit be used improperly. the case of the symbol at left, it is used for general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger. Used for instructio
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Other Convenient Connecting Other Introduction Playing Sounds Editing Sounds Appendix Functions Equipment IMPORTANT NOTES WARNING CAUTION CAUTION DO NOT play a CD-ROM disc on a The unit should be located so that its Never climb on top of, nor place heavy conventional audio CD player. The result- location or position does not interfere objects on the unit. ing sound may be of a level that could with its proper ventilation. cause permanent hearing loss. Damage to speakers or other system com
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IMPORTANT NOTES • USB flash drives are constructed using precision • Company names and product names appearing Additional Precautions components; handle the cards carefully, paying in this document are registered trademarks or particular note to the following. trademarks of their respective owners. • Please be aware that the contents of memory can be irretrievably lost as a result of a malfunction, • To prevent damage to the cards from static or the improper operation of the unit. To protec
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Other Convenient Connecting Other Introduction Playing Sounds Editing Sounds Appendix Functions Equipment Contents USING THE UNIT SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 . . . . . . . . . . . . Playing Sounds 35 IMPORTANT NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting the Sound for Each Part (Selecting Live Sets / Tones) . . . .36 Using the Part Sound Buttons to Switch Live Sets or the Solo Introductio
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Contents The JUPITER-80’s System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 . . . . . . . . . Editing Sounds 51 Making System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Editing a Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving the System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Basic Operation for Registration Editing. . . . . . .
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Other Convenient Connecting Other Introduction Playing Sounds Editing Sounds Appendix Functions Equipment Introduction
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Main Features The JUPITER-80 is Roland’s flagship synthesizer, delivering powerful, SuperNATURAL sounds and stunning realtime performance. It includes numerous cutting-edge SuperNATURAL sounds generated by Behavior Modeling Technology, bringing you unprecedentedly natural and rich expressive possibilities. What are SuperNATURAL Tones? Taking advantage of Behavior Modeling Technology, SuperNATURAL is Roland’s exclusive sound set that achieves a new level of realism and expression that were dif
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Other Convenient Connecting Other Introduction Playing Sounds Editing Sounds Appendix Functions Equipment Main Features Live Set Powerful Live Sets with SuperNATURAL x 4 Layer 1 SuperNATURAL Tone The JUPITER-80 can handle up to four SuperNATURAL tones layered as a “Live Set,” letting you perform with awesome and richly expressive sounds. Layer 2 SuperNATURAL Tone In addition, you can assign Live Sets to the Upper and Lower Parts to create splits and layers, Layer 3 SuperNATURAL Tone making i
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Getting Acquainted with the JUPITER-80 How the Sound Generator is Organized The sound generator is organized into units of sounds called “Registrations,” “Live Sets,” and “tones.” Audio data flow Performance data flow The JUPITER-80’s sound generator Registration Solo Part Comp Equalizer Delay Reverb Tone Upper Part Live Set MFX 1 Tone 1 MASTER Tone 2 MFX 2 Reverb EQ Tone 3 MFX 3 Tone 4 MFX 4 Harmony Arpeggio Intelligence Lower Part Live Set MFX 1 Tone 1 Tone 2 MFX 2 Reverb Tone 3 MFX 3 Tone
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Other Convenient Connecting Other Introduction Playing Sounds Editing Sounds Appendix Functions Equipment Getting Acquainted with the JUPITER-80 Tones The “tone” is the smallest unit of sound that is managed on the JUPITER-80. There are four types of tones, as shown in the table below. These tones are the elements that make up Registrations (p. 15) and Live Sets (p. 14). Type Explanation These are acoustic-type SuperNATURAL sounds. SuperNATURAL Acoustic Tone Many realistic sounds using Behavio
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Getting Acquainted with the JUPITER-80 Live Sets Parts A Live Set consists of the Tones assigned to the four layers, settings The JUPITER-80 has four parts; Solo, Upper, Lower, and Percussion. for four MFX units, and settings for one reverb unit. You can assign a Tone or Live Set to each Part and play it. Live Set Tone 1 MFX 1 Layer 1 Layer 2 Tone 2 MFX 2 Reverb Tone 3 Layer 3 MFX 3 Tone 4 Layer 4 MFX 4 Solo You can select a Live Set as the sound for the Upper Part, and Upper another Live Set
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Other Convenient Connecting Other Introduction Playing Sounds Editing Sounds Appendix Functions Equipment Getting Acquainted with the JUPITER-80 Registrations A Registration consists of these four Parts: Solo, Upper, Lower, and Percussion. Stored within a Registration are the settings for the sound selected for each Part, as well as settings for the Solo Part and Percussion Part. By switching Registrations, you can change all of these settings at once (except for the system parameters). Audio
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Getting Acquainted with the JUPITER-80 About Memory The area in which sounds and other settings are stored is called “memory.” Memory is divided into three areas: temporary memory (the temporary area), rewritable memory, and non-rewritable memory. JUPITER-80 Temporary Area Select Select Write Non-rewritable Memory Rewritable Memory SuperNATURAL Registrations (256) Acoustic Tones Live Sets (2,560) System Manual Percussions SuperNATURAL Settings Drums/SFX Synth Tones (2,048) Preset Arpeggio Styl
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Other Convenient Connecting Other Introduction Playing Sounds Editing Sounds Appendix Functions Equipment Getting Acquainted with the JUPITER-80 USB Memory Song Player/Recorder The USB Memory Song Player/Recorder plays back audio files (WAV, MP3, AIFF) that you’ve copied from your computer to a USB flash drive. Copy to a USB Memory Insert USB Memory MP3/WAV/AIFF You can also record the JUPITER-80’s performance and save it on a USB flash drive as a WAV file. NOTE Use USB Flash Memory sold by Ro
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Panel Descriptions Top Panel 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 9 2 11 10 12 13 Number Area Name Explanation Page USB MEMORY USB MEMORY connector Connect USB flash memory (available separately) here. p. 17 1 Adjusts the volume of the output from the MAIN OUT jacks VOLUME [VOLUME] knob p. 23 2 and PHONES jack. By moving your hand above the D Beam you can apply D Beam controller various effects to the sound. [PITCH] button If this is on, the D Beam controller will control the pitch. D BEAM p. 47 3 [VOLUME] button If
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Other Convenient Connecting Other Introduction Playing Sounds Editing Sounds Appendix Functions Equipment Panel Descriptions Number Area Name Explanation Page Use these buttons to edit values. To make the change occur more rapidly, hold down one button and press the opposite [DEC]/[INC] buttons button. You can also make the value change rapidly by p. 25 holding down the [SHIFT] button and pressing one of these buttons. [ ][ ][ ][ ] (Cursor) buttons Move the cursor up/down/left/right. p.
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Panel Descriptions Rear Panel Connections [POWER] switch USB COMPUTER connector MIDI connectors AC IN jack This turns the power on/off (“Turning Connect the included AC cord With a USB cable, you can connect For connecting MIDI device the Power On” (p. 23). here. the JUPITER-80 to your computer (p. 91). (p. 90). FOOT PEDAL jacks DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL) jack Connect this to speakers or other devices that are equipped with a digital input. This jack outputs the same audio signal as the MAIN
