Roland Kiwitechnics KIWI-SJX, Manual

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Page 2: ...ON 11 CANCEL BUTTON 12 MIDI PANIC BUTTON 12 MASTER TUNE BUTTON 12 MIDI BUTTON 13 NAME BUTTON 13 PARAMETER BUTTON 14 ARP BUTTON 14 SEQ BUTTON 14 PATCH KEY MODE BUTTON 14 TONE KEY MODE BUTTON 15 PATCH C...

Page 3: ...ay 24 Factory Presets 24 Midi Received 24 Midi Panic 24 Hold Switch Inputs 24 Edit Buffer Compare 25 LFO Generators 25 Envelopes 25 Clock Display 25 Sequencer 26 Sequencer Writing Editing 27 C Playing...

Page 4: ...Setting up with External Devices 39 Firmware Updates 40 Tune Mode 40 Factory Restore 40 Upgrade install 41 Midi Data 52 Continuous Controllers 53 Real Time Commands 57 Midi Sysex Support 58 Midi Syse...

Page 5: ...cillators with 6 waveforms each Each LFO Mod source can select from LFO 1 3 LFOs can be plus and minus base note or plus base note only LFOs can be sync d to the master clock with independent scaling...

Page 6: ...Kiwi SJX JX 10 Flow Chart...

Page 7: ...Kiwi SJX MKS 70 Flow Chart...

Page 8: ...Kiwi SJX JX 10 Front Panel...

Page 9: ...Kiwi SJX MKS 70 Front Panel...

Page 10: ...tons The 0 9 Tone buttons are not used When in Library Tone Edit Mode only the tone selected will sound at the output of both voice boards The Kiwi SJX Tones are a Library of Tones in a separate memor...

Page 11: ...the Patch you wish to save is in the same Group or Bank or Patch you can skip selecting these again To access the GROUP buttons in the MKS 70 version the SHIFT button must be pressed first A Patch can...

Page 12: ...PANIC will occur if the Shift button is pressed twice with no other button presses MASTER TUNE BUTTON The MASTER TUNE button allows the synth global fine tune to be set In the MKS 70 version the SHIF...

Page 13: ...nt received 6 CC Enable There are four possible options Off No MidiCC is sent or received In Only MidiCC are received but not sent Out Only MidiCC are sent but not received Both In Out All MidiCC are...

Page 14: ...tly selected Voice This display is disabled during Name editing ARP BUTTON This button will toggle the ARP On and Off In the JX 10 the LED will be on when the ARP is playing In the MKS 70 the ARP On O...

Page 15: ...To clear a chord press and release the Chord Button with no keys pressed The Chord light will turn off In the MKS 70 version to perform a FACTORY RESET hold WRITE and CHORD buttons must be held down...

Page 16: ...utton followed by the CHORD button Patch Select Group 2 Dump Current Patch edit buffer Tone Select Group 3 Dump Current Selected Upper or Lower voice Tone edit buffer Sequence Select Group 4 Dump Curr...

Page 17: ...ch will be stored under The Patch is not written to memory until the Patch Number Pad ENTER Button is pressed This allows a Patch to be written or moved to any position in memory When the Kiwi SJX is...

Page 18: ...NTER is pressed This allows a Patch to be written or moved to any position in memory When the Kiwi SJX is in Tone Edit Mode This buttons will select the current Tone Bank 4 for Loading or Saving In th...

Page 19: ...ry until the Patch Number Pad Button ENTER is pressed This allows a Patch to be written or moved to any position in memory When the Kiwi SJX is in Tone Edit Mode This buttons will select the current T...

Page 20: ...number that the Patch or Tone will be stored under The Patch or Tone will be written to memory when the Number Pad ENTER Button is pressed Note Write protect must be off to write to memory A MEM PROT...

Page 21: ...ved by using the Parameter Editing system and ALPHA DIAL or by using a midi editor All PG 800 Parameters are supported in the Kiwi SJX except for the Env Key mode commands which will have no effect PG...

Page 22: ...is Switch settings is saved with the Tone Mod Wheel LFO Trigger The Bend lever LFO trigger in the JX 10 is a simple on off switch The output of this is a Matrix Source and can be sent to any Matrix de...

Page 23: ...l pitch bending lfo mod Portamento etc will change the DCO wave voice start points and change the sound Another feature of this type of oscillator is with smooth changes between notes audible stepping...

Page 24: ...les The SJX supports the Roland format of Patch and Tone sysex dumps A number of other formats are also supported and these include Kiwi1000 Roland MKS 70 JX 10 Oberhiem M1000 Midi Received Midi data...

Page 25: ...lus mode Normal will move the base above and below the normal parameter level and plus mode will only move the base level up Each section of the Kiwi SJX that uses LFO input can select from one of the...

Page 26: ...only one of these can be selected at a time SEQ EDIT A Long press of this button will enter sequence edit mode see the sequence edit section SEQ STEP TIMING This button allow the Sequence clock divide...

Page 27: ...t button Note levels are also saved This will allow notes to be accented 1 Find the shortest time value in the phrase you wish to write Then divide the longer time values by that shortest one e g 2 Pr...

Page 28: ...QUENCER button once more will stop the sequence playing immediately The tempo of the playing will be determined by the clock source If the clock source is the Internal Clock then the tempo will be set...

Page 29: ...opped by pressing the ARP button The light on the ARP button will go out Note If the Arpeggiator notes held are spread over more than 1 octave and more than one octave is selected in the Arp Range the...

Page 30: ...it is best to set the chord using middle C as the base note As only one chord can be played at a time the keys played have last note priority Changing a chord To change a chord play the new chord and...

Page 31: ...l to edit All parameters can be edited using midi or the front panel but only the parameters on the PG 800 can be edited using this Parameter numbers are in three parts and contain a G a B and a T num...

Page 32: ...JX Options are 16 8 4 or 2 For 32 or 1 use DCO Tune Options are Saw Pulse Square or Random Range is 1 Octave in half tone steps Range is 50 Cents Range is 0 127 Options are LFO1 2 or 3 Range is 63 to...

Page 33: ...riangle Saw Rev Saw Square Random Range is 0 127 Range is 0 127 Options are Normal or Plus Options are Free Run 4 Notes 2 Notes 1 Note 1 2Note 1 4 Note 1 8 Note 1 8 Trip Note 1 16 Note 1 16 Trip Note...

Page 34: ...11 LFO1 unipolar 12 LFO2 bipolar 13 LFO2 unipolar 14 LFO3 bipolar 15 LFO3 unipolar 16 ENV1 17 ENV2 18 ENV3 19 MidiCC 1 20 MidiCC 2 21 MidiCC 3 22 MidiCC 4 23 MidiCC 5 24 MidiCC 6 25 Midi Channel After...

Page 35: ...x can do voice 18 DCO2 Mix ENV Level 19 Detune amount 20 HPF 0 3 only 21 VCF LP Cutoff 22 VCF Resonance 23 VCF LP LFO Level 24 VCF LP ENV Level 25 VCF LP Key Level 26 VCA Level 27 VCA LFO Level 28 Por...

Page 36: ...er 6 voices Solo The last note played will trigger 1 voice Options are Staccato Legato When staccato is selected every new note will trigger a new envelope attack stage When legato is selected a new e...

Page 37: ...Both Tones in the Patch are used and edits made on both voice boards will sound Notes played below the Split point will sound on the Lower Voice Board Note equal and above the split point will sound...

Page 38: ...reverse this by making the output more sensitive Options are O or C This option let you use a normally Open or normally Close sustain pedal This input is only available in the JX 10 Options are O or C...

Page 39: ...till creates extra delays as the commands need to be interpreted twice which cannot be done until a full command arrives at each cpu Full midi command details are at the end of the manual Hold Pedal A...

Page 40: ...ay will show WAITING 4 UPDATE and you then play in the first file Repeat this for each of the 4 files As the Kiwi SJX reboots at the end of each file you can hold down the MIDI PANIC button as the fil...

Page 41: ...f this document then have this work done by a professional The KiwiTechnics Kiwi SJX Upgrade must be installed by a competent technician with the correct tools or damage to your JX 10 or MKS 70 can oc...

Page 42: ...upplied as a guide for your technician only and it is your responsibility to have this done professionally This can take up to 120 mins depending on your skill level Step 1 Opening the JX 10 Turn over...

Page 43: ...voice boards need to be removed first The top voice board is the Lower so mark this as it needs to be replaced last Remove the two screws on the posts with the metal tags attached You may need to hol...

Page 44: ...n these older circuit boards is very soft at 300 degrees and is very easily lifted from the surface A hand vacuum tool will jump and can damage tracks as it is triggered If tracks are damaged they wil...

Page 45: ...lace of R34 has been fitted but is not visible in this photo On IC21 the following links need to be fitted Link 1 Pin 15 to Pin16 Link 2 Pin 3 to Pin 13 Link 3 Pin 4 to Pin 12 Link 4 Pin 5 to Pin 11 L...

Page 46: ...ockets make sure all the pins are in all the socket holes and press in half way This will seat the board into the holes Then with the JX 10 MKS 70 board on a static free firm surface and something fir...

Page 47: ...eed to have the same work done Only the JX 10 Upper voice board has the shield fitted as pictured 1 Remove IC10 and IC14 All the pins should be able to move freely in the holes which shows that they a...

Page 48: ...upply and has the grounded shielding fitted that is shown in the photos The KiwiSJX Voice board that has the link fitted need to be placed in the Upper SJX voice board On the MKS 70 the upper voice bo...

Page 49: ...tighten these as they are easily damaged For the JX 10 make sure the Aftertouch wire from the keyboard to the bender board is not under the top panel metal support and close the synth For both synth...

Page 50: ...on the JX 10 or MKS 70 The following buttons are relabeled on the JX 10 Button Name Label Name WRITE Button WRITE Calibrate CART INT MIDI PANIC Load INT CART CANCEL PATCH TONE EDIT TONE KEY TRANSPOSE...

Page 51: ...SEQ STEP CART CHORD SYSEX DUMP A H BANK GROUP 1 8 1 8 PAD 1 6 and PAD7 9 PAD 8 0 Aftertouch Strip repair The Aftertouch strip in the JX 10 slowly reduces it effectiveness over time requiring a much h...

Page 52: ...l Transmit from Master Clock if Clock Output is enabled Input clocks are passed through to midi out unaltered and with minimal delay Midi Clocks are recognized within the KiwiSJX only if the clock sou...

Page 53: ...0 7e 63 0 63 7f 7e DCO2 ENV 0f 15 00 7f 0 127 x Range 00 7e 63 0 63 7f 7e DCO2 DYN 10 16 00 7f 0 127 DCO Detune 11 17 00 7f 0 127 DCO1 Mix Level 12 18 00 7f 0 127 DCO2 Mix Level 13 19 00 7f 0 127 DCO...

Page 54: ...r Matrix Matrix Midi CC 6 39 57 00 7f 0 127 Source Input for Matrix Analogue Feel Level 3a 58 00 7f 0 127 Mix Env Level 3b 59 00 7f 0 127 VCA LFO Level 3c 60 00 7f 0 127 Patch Balance PATCH PARAMETER...

Page 55: ...ave 4e 78 yy yy 00 0f 0 15 Sine 10 1f 16 31 Triangle 20 2f 32 47 Saw 30 3f 48 63 Rev Saw 40 4f 64 79 Square 50 5f 80 95 Random 60 7f 96 127 Fast Random LFO 2 Wave 4f 79 yy yy 00 0f 0 15 Sine 10 1f 16...

Page 56: ...9 8th note 1 2 swing 14 10 Step 28 31 40 49 8th note full swing 16 8 Step 32 3b 50 59 8th note triplets 8 Step 3c 45 60 69 16th note 6 Step 46 4f 70 79 16th note half swing 7 5 Step 50 59 80 89 16th n...

Page 57: ...63 63 7f 7e Matrix 3 Level 6f 111 00 7e 63 63 7f 7e Matrix 4 Level 70 112 00 7e 63 63 7f 7e Matrix 5 Level 71 113 00 7e 63 63 7f 7e Matrix 6 Level 72 114 00 7e 63 63 7f 7e Matrix 7 Level 73 115 00 7e...

Page 58: ...Start 7F Non Real time reply xx Midi Channel 0 15 06 Enquiry Message 02 Enquiry Reply 00 21 16 Kiwitechnics ID 60 Kiwitechnics Family ID 05 Product Family ID Kiwi SJX 00 Product ID xx Major Program Ve...

Page 59: ...t Receive Seq Dump 0d Request Library Edit Buffer Tone Parameter 0e Transmit Receive Library Edit Buffer Tone Parameter 0f Request Global Parameter 10 Transmit Receive Global Parameter 1c Request Patc...

Page 60: ...Enable Sysex 0000000x x Off On set On 06 6 Enable Program Change 000000xx xx 00 None 01 PC Receive Enabled Default 02 PC Transmit Enabled 03 PC Receive Transmit Enabled 07 7 Midi Soft Through 000000x...

Page 61: ...Pedal Mode 0000000x x 0 Normally Open Pedal 1 Normally Closed Pedal 10 16 Switch Pedal Mode 0000000x x 0 Normally Open Pedal 1 Normally Closed Pedal 11 17 PW Mode Enable 000000xx xx 00 No PW Mode fitt...

Page 62: ...xx x Range 00 7f 0 127 1a 26 DCO1 DYN Amount 0xxxxxxx x Range 00 7f 0 127 1b 27 DCO1 Control 0ww0yyzz zz DCO1Env 00 Env1 01 Env2 10 Env3 yy DCO1LFO 00 LFO1 01 LFO2 10 LFO3 ww DCO1PWM Src 00 Env1 01 En...

Page 63: ...ol 000000zz zz MixEnv 00 Env1 01 Env2 10 Env3 2b 43 HPF Initial Level 000000xx xx 0 3 2c 44 VCF Initial Cutoff Hi 000xxxxx 2d 45 VCF Initial Cutoff Lo 0yyyyyyy Hi Lo are combined to make single 12 bit...

Page 64: ...6 Matrix 3 Source 000xxxxx x 0 30 See Table 1 43 67 Matrix 3 Level 0xxxxxxx x Range 00 7e 63 0 63 7f 7e 44 68 Matrix 3 Destination 000xxxxx x 0 40 See Table 3 45 69 Matrix 4 Source 000xxxxx x 0 30 See...

Page 65: ...x x Range 00 7f 0 127 5c 92 ENV2 Delay 0xxxxxxx x Range 00 7f 0 127 5d 93 ENV2 Attack 0xxxxxxx x Range 00 7f 0 127 5e 94 ENV2 Decay 0xxxxxxx x Range 00 7f 0 127 5f 95 ENV2 Sustain 0xxxxxxx x Range 00...

Page 66: ...ed 1 8 Note 18 Clocks Step 01001 Sync 1 4 Note Triplets 16 Clocks Step 01010 Sync 8th note 12 Clocks Step 01011 Sync 8th note triplets 8 Clocks Step 01100 Sync 16th note 6 Clocks Step 01101 Sync 16th...

Page 67: ...ed 1 8 Note 18 Clocks Step 01001 Sync 1 4 Note Triplets 16 Clocks Step 01010 Sync 8th note 12 Clocks Step 01011 Sync 8th note triplets 8 Clocks Step 01100 Sync 16th note 6 Clocks Step 01101 Sync 16th...

Page 68: ...Step 01111 Sync 32nd note triplets 2 Clocks Step 10000 Sync 64th note triplets 1 Clocks Step Sync source is Master Clock 72 114 Chorus Control 000000xx xx 00 off 01 Type 1 10 type 2 73 115 Portamento...

Page 69: ...0a 10 Transmit Receive Seq Dump Seq Number 1659 data bytes Sequence Number 000xxxxx x 0 7 WARNING This command will overwrite the current sounding Seq with the Seq selected 00 13 0 19 Seq Name 20 Asc...

Page 70: ...make single 8 bit Parameter Number 0000xxxx 0000yyyy xxxxyyyy 03 3 Parameter Value Hi 000xxxxx Data format depends on Parameter Data format the same as 04 Note This byte is 00 for all non 12 bit para...

Page 71: ...lit point Note Only active when mode is set to Split Mode Only notes the same or higher than this note will sound on the Right voice board All notes below this note will sound on the Lower voice board...

Page 72: ...ng 8 4 Clocks Step 1001 16th note triplets 4 Clocks Step 1010 32nd note 3 Clocks Step 1011 32nd note triplets 2 Clocks Step 1100 64th note triplets 1 Clocks Step 1d 29 SeqClockDivide 0000xxxx xxxx 000...

Page 73: ...DCO1 Initial PW Amount 0xxxxxxx x Range 00 7f 0 127 3a 58 Lower DCO1 Initial PWM Amount 0xxxxxxx x Range 00 7f 0 127 3b 59 Lower DCO1 DYN Amount 0xxxxxxx x Range 00 7f 0 127 3c 60 Lower DCO1 Control 0...

Page 74: ...01 LFO2 10 LFO3 ww DCO1PWM Src 00 Env1 01 Env3 10 LFO2 11 LFO3 46 70 Lower Detune Initial Amount 0xxxxxxx x Range 00 7f 0 127 47 71 Lower DCO1 Initial Mix Level 0xxxxxxx x Range 00 7f 0 127 48 72 Low...

Page 75: ...VCA Control 000yyzzz zzz VCAENV 000 Gate 001 Env1 010 Env2 11 Env3 yy VCALFO 00 LFO1 01 LFO2 10 LFO3 59 89 Lower VCA DYN Amount 0xxxxxxx x Range 00 7f 0 127 5a 90 Lower Matrix 0 Source 000xxxxx x 0 30...

Page 76: ...1 70 112 Lower Matrix 7 Level 0xxxxxxx x Range 00 7e 63 0 63 7f 7e 71 113 Lower Matrix 7 Destination 000xxxxx x 0 40 See Table 3 72 114 Lower Matrix 8 Source 000xxxxx x 0 30 See Table 1 73 115 Lower...

Page 77: ...te 0xxxxxxx x Range 00 7f 0 127 89 137 Lower LFO 1 Delay 0xxxxxxx x Range 00 7f 0 127 8a 138 Lower LFO 1 Control 00xxxxxy y 0 Mode 0 Normal 1 Plus xxxxx 00000 Free Running 00001 Sync Two Notes 192 Clo...

Page 78: ...Clocks Step 00110 Sync Dotted 1 4 Note 36 Clocks Step 00111 Sync Quarter note 24 Clocks Step 01000 Sync Dotted 1 8 Note 18 Clocks Step 01001 Sync 1 4 Note Triplets 16 Clocks Step 01010 Sync 8th note 1...

Page 79: ...triplets 4 Clocks Step 01110 Sync 32nd note 3 Clocks Step 01111 Sync 32nd note triplets 2 Clocks Step 10000 Sync 64th note triplets 1 Clocks Step Sync source is Master Clock 93 147 Lower Chorus Contro...

Page 80: ...Env1 01 Env2 10 Env3 yy DCO1LFO 00 LFO1 01 LFO2 10 LFO3 ww DCO1PWM Src 00 Env1 01 Env3 10 LFO2 11 LFO3 b3 179 Upper DCO2 Wave Range XMod 00xxyyzz zz DCO2 Range 00 16 01 8 10 4 11 2 yy DCO2 Wave 00 Saw...

Page 81: ...7e 63 0 63 7f 7e c1 193 Upper DCO2 Mix Control 000000zz zz MixEnv 00 Env1 01 Env2 10 Env3 c2 194 Upper HPF Initial Level 000000xx xx 0 3 c3 195 Upper VCF Initial Cutoff Hi 000xxxxx c4 196 Upper VCF I...

Page 82: ...ce 000xxxxx x 0 30 See Table 1 d4 212 Upper Matrix 1 Level 0xxxxxxx x Range 00 7e 63 0 63 7f 7e d5 213 Upper Matrix 1 Destination 000xxxxx x 0 40 See Table 3 d6 214 Upper Matrix 2 Source 000xxxxx x 0...

Page 83: ...b 235 Upper Matrix 9 Source 000xxxxx x 0 30 See Table 1 ec 236 Upper Matrix 9 Level 0xxxxxxx x Range 00 7e 63 0 63 7f 7e ed 237 Upper Matrix 9 Destination 000xxxxx x 0 40 See Table 3 ee 238 Upper ENV1...

Page 84: ...6 Clocks Step 00100 Sync Dotted Half Note 72 Clocks Step 00101 Sync Half Note 48 Clocks Step 00110 Sync Dotted 1 4 Note 36 Clocks Step 00111 Sync Quarter note 24 Clocks Step 01000 Sync Dotted 1 8 Note...

Page 85: ...Note 18 Clocks Step 01001 Sync 1 4 Note Triplets 16 Clocks Step 01010 Sync 8th note 12 Clocks Step 01011 Sync 8th note triplets 8 Clocks Step 01100 Sync 16th note 6 Clocks Step 01101 Sync 16th note tr...

Page 86: ...32nd note 3 Clocks Step 01111 Sync 32nd note triplets 2 Clocks Step 10000 Sync 64th note triplets 1 Clocks Step Sync source is Master Clock 109 265 Upper Chorus Control 000000xx xx 00 off 01 Type 1 10...

Page 87: ...n 000000xx x Data Offset 0 271 0 10f Use Data Position for Parameter Number KiwiSJX transmits a 21 33 command 01 1 Parameter Number Lo 0yyyyyyy Hi Lo are combined to make single 9 bit command 000000xx...

Page 88: ...DCO2 Mix Env Level2 19 MidiCC 1 CC47 19 DCO Detune3 20 MidiCC 2 CC48 20 VCF High Pass3 21 MidiCC 3 CC49 21 VCF Cutoff2 22 MidiCC 4 CC50 22 VCF Resonance3 23 MidiCC 5 CC51 23 VCF LFO Level3 24 MidiCC 6...

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