LISTEN TO GHOSTsTALKER - SYMBOLISM EP (2019) CREATED ENTIRELY WITH THE ROLAND JD-Xi & ELECTRIC GUITARS: ghoststalker.bandcamp.com/album/symbolism-ep-2019
my god is this the only proper video out there for making songs for the JDXI beginner. It baffles me how other jdxi tutorials failed to do this? THANK YOU!
So I've had mine a few months now, and it's definitely my favorite. I got a JD-XA I like this so much. I might go as far as saying this X1 has become my favorite synth, and I have a lot of them...but this is the one ALWAYS play (even if for a few moments) when I'm in my studio. I LOVE it. This (and the XA) are the only two synths I own where I can make a true Dubstep beat soup to nuts (I don't use a DAW) so it's great not having to transfer everything over to a work station and then sequence it etc. On a side note I got the Microkorg over this as most people recommended it over the JD-X1. Listen, I love my Microkorg it's a lot of fun, blah blah blah. But it cannot even be compared to this. It ETHERS that the Microkorg in every single category. Not even a close. So if any of you don't like using DAWs., start with this, or the Yamaha MX. Trust me. I'm getting that FA next.
I don't usually comment on youtube, but after sifting through a ton of videos that just are not very clear. I love the way you explain it in normal speak, at the end of the day some of us are musicians and not sound engineers!! Thanks so much this is fantastic!
I picked one up that's in excellent condition from my buddy for $200 and I'm excited to learn how to use it! I'm a drummer and I got a Roland TD-11K V-pad set and I fell in love with Roland ever since.
As a complete newbie, this was fantastic! You explained everything in simple terms, easy to understand. im probably going to listen to this a couple of times and make some notes too. I'm ordering my unit tomorrow!
@@ghoststalkermusic Hey Joey, Thanks again! I have my JD-XI and was able to create this whole piece plus some this afternoon. Hope you'll do more of these soon!
Just bought this, and as a guitarist, I was a bit lost to say the least. Watched a few YT tutorials, and they all left out certain steps - Luckily, I found yours', and it's just what I needed! I can now get started, and learn more as I go. Cheers.
That's awesome! I'm a guitar player as well and been trying to combine guitar parts with the JD Xi. My next piece of gear I'm thinking about getting is the Ditto x4 looper because you can send a MIDI sync to it, so when you loop a guitar part it lines up with your JD Xi loops. Traditional loopers without midi sync get off time by a millisecond. I did some experimenting on this video here: th-cam.com/video/rIEFYlVBzLU/w-d-xo.html
Awesome!! You've cinched my decision to get this little guy. (Echoing a lot of comments below.) Sweetwater is still selling this new in 2023. Although inflation is causing it to be listed at $599. I can probably talk them into knocking off a hundred bucks.
Holy shit this is the for "dummies" intro I needed. Helped me learn how to properly sequence drums. The sequence/looping parts was great too. I use pro tools so I'll probably compose and write to a sequenced beat and dub the other parts, throw guitar and voice in when needed. I've watched loads of videos and read the shitty manual and this 16 min video is by far the best. Thank you sir! Liked and subbed for doing the GAT DANG job other youtubers failed to do.
Hey, I saw someone comment on another video about the Tone edit menu. It is in the menu on this synth and there are a vast variety of extra controls to manipulate sound with there if anyone is interested. It is a little overwhelming tho as there is A TON more parameters than I originally had thought.
Fantastic tutorial my brother. I've only had this a few days but thanks to you I was up and running in no time and creating some mean beats (which I uploaded on my channel)
@@ghoststalkermusic one thing I can't figure out thou is when you create a song with 3 or 4 sequences to the song.....I have seen people with them lined up on the first 3 or 4 buttons on the bank of 16.....how they assign each sequence to those buttons...how it's done...so confused
@@ghoststalkermusic you are a star....that is exactly what I needed....I couldn't figure it out from the manual...the manual is rubbish....thanks so much for your help 😁
Very good tutorial!!! So easy to create music. And when you're finished with your four tracks, you can start wishing there were four more... I quess you could just buy another JDXI! Or record tracks one by one into a portastudio, that's another way of "getting past" having just four tracks. For some applications, four is enough of course. Seems like a great little machine, the JD XI. I know of no other mini synth that can do what it does.
Before this video I was so confused by stupid professional to teach me to use This Roland......press tumb down and you are just so intelligent and the tutorial is so inderstanble......thank you I saw and I will see all your video to support you I hope to see more be this fantastic device by Roland
Yo thanks! Appreciate that. I always feel like I could've filmed it a lot better, articulated my words better, and the list goes on and on. But inspiration hit and I just had to record whatever came out. I have a live stream set up now and will be doing mainly JD Xi workshops on this channel so I put more videos out there and stop over thinking. Cheers!
@@ghoststalkermusic do you know anything about using it with the DAW Cake Walk? That’s what I’m currently using and I’m pretty sure it will be fine with a usb to my pc but maybe you had any insight
@@jacobm3728 there is no way to export anything out of thd jdxi as a wav file. You pretty much can only record the output audio into a daw. You can connect it via usb and use it as a midi controller.
One thing i noticed about copying programs...when i copy programs i find i have less control over muting parts across repetitions. Parts which i mute always turn back on when it comes back to the 1. Even when i make changes to the copied pattern. Ive found that copying the sound only and just recreating the pattern on the next program allows me more control after i save it. Also, whenever you save a change to a program, you must have the fav button off and you have to reassign the program to that favorite. This will ensure your changes will be there! Thats been my experience.
thats why the jdxi is only a beginner synth, not much you can do about it. It is limited to its options when performing on the fly. Maybe time to extend ;)
Hello nice video, is it possible to build up odd tempos in the patterns length for exame 7/8 or 11/8 ? And can you modulate the sound of the snare for example using effects or changing the way it sounds out ?
Thanks for your response. With the arpeggiator I changed some of the settings through menu and scrolled across to arpeggiator and changed the octave range to +1. I then have tried to do a base line similar to say Blue Monday FCDGCD and I reduced the tempo down as it was too fast, however when I played the rest of the tracks they were also reduced in tempo which I did not want. Is there a way for just the base to stay at one tempo using the arpeggiator while the rest of the tracks keep the same tempo?
@@nsera9462 To my knowledge there isn't a way to change the tempo for individual voices. Whenever you change the tempo knob it will change the tempo for all voices. For what you are trying to do you might have better results programing the bassline with the sequence mode or real time recording mode. I think by default the arpeggiator hits 16th notes, where the bassline for Blue Monday hits on 8th notes.
great explanation on how to start on jd-xi, ty sir GHOSTsTALKER I would love to see the process of creating known songs or tunes on this synth; as others mention in comments it is pretty overwhelming for noobs like me 🐵
You can only really do Patterns...rather than complete songs...ie: intro, verse, chorus, mid 8, verse...etc etc...if that is what you mean...jdxi and synths like it are only really Sketch Pads and not real sequencers
It's kept me from buying any other synths. For a complete beginner that is worried about price I would recommend the 'Akai Mpk mini Play' It has built in sounds + speaker and can work as a midi keyboard connected via usb.
@@gerthelberg4922 if you aren't worried about price then the jdxi is a great investment. I don't have any experience with anything else. The only other gear I have is a sp 404 sampler used for lofi hip hop beats I make for fun.
Hey, awesome video! I am pretty new to my new found love for synths, What did you use for audio on your synth? Did you plug it into a computer or an audio interface?
LISTEN TO GHOSTsTALKER - SYMBOLISM EP (2019) CREATED ENTIRELY WITH THE ROLAND JD-Xi & ELECTRIC GUITARS:
ghoststalker.bandcamp.com/album/symbolism-ep-2019
Finally! A tutorial for people who are actually starting out. Thanks!
my god is this the only proper video out there for making songs for the JDXI beginner. It baffles me how other jdxi tutorials failed to do this? THANK YOU!
I was baffled too haha
This is excellent. Thanks so much for making something entry level.
Got my JDXI today, and now I know how to get started. Thanks.
Finally got me making music rather than just staring at it.....thans
That's awesome. Can't wait to hear what you make!
So I've had mine a few months now, and it's definitely my favorite. I got a JD-XA I like this so much. I might go as far as saying this X1 has become my favorite synth, and I have a lot of them...but this is the one ALWAYS play (even if for a few moments) when I'm in my studio. I LOVE it. This (and the XA) are the only two synths I own where I can make a true Dubstep beat soup to nuts (I don't use a DAW) so it's great not having to transfer everything over to a work station and then sequence it etc.
On a side note I got the Microkorg over this as most people recommended it over the JD-X1.
Listen, I love my Microkorg it's a lot of fun, blah blah blah. But it cannot even be compared to this. It ETHERS that the Microkorg in every single category. Not even a close. So if any of you don't like using DAWs., start with this, or the Yamaha MX. Trust me. I'm getting that FA next.
Yes thanks this is the only video I've found that is dedicated to how to put a song together
I just bought mine and really this was the video what I needed. I watched tremendous amount of videos, but nothing for beginners. So thank you!
Awesome. Glad it was helpful!
You fucking rock thank you so much. Saved me HOURS. First synth. Just picked it up.
That's great to hear! It's my first (and only) synth too. I hope you have a lot of fun creating on it.
I don't usually comment on youtube, but after sifting through a ton of videos that just are not very clear. I love the way you explain it in normal speak, at the end of the day some of us are musicians and not sound engineers!! Thanks so much this is fantastic!
Amazing!
I picked one up that's in excellent condition from my buddy for $200 and I'm excited to learn how to use it! I'm a drummer and I got a Roland TD-11K V-pad set and I fell in love with Roland ever since.
That's amazing. It's a great piece of gear to jam along to with drums! Also $200 is an incredible deal.
As a complete newbie, this was fantastic! You explained everything in simple terms, easy to understand. im probably going to listen to this a couple of times and make some notes too. I'm ordering my unit tomorrow!
Thanks for the kind feedback! You're going to have a lot of fun with JDXi.
@@ghoststalkermusic Hey Joey, Thanks again! I have my JD-XI and was able to create this whole piece plus some this afternoon. Hope you'll do more of these soon!
Just bought this, and as a guitarist, I was a bit lost to say the least. Watched a few YT tutorials, and they all left out certain steps - Luckily, I found yours', and it's just what I needed! I can now get started, and learn more as I go. Cheers.
That's awesome! I'm a guitar player as well and been trying to combine guitar parts with the JD Xi. My next piece of gear I'm thinking about getting is the Ditto x4 looper because you can send a MIDI sync to it, so when you loop a guitar part it lines up with your JD Xi loops. Traditional loopers without midi sync get off time by a millisecond. I did some experimenting on this video here: th-cam.com/video/rIEFYlVBzLU/w-d-xo.html
Awesome!! You've cinched my decision to get this little guy. (Echoing a lot of comments below.) Sweetwater is still selling this new in 2023. Although inflation is causing it to be listed at $599. I can probably talk them into knocking off a hundred bucks.
Holy shit this is the for "dummies" intro I needed. Helped me learn how to properly sequence drums. The sequence/looping parts was great too. I use pro tools so I'll probably compose and write to a sequenced beat and dub the other parts, throw guitar and voice in when needed. I've watched loads of videos and read the shitty manual and this 16 min video is by far the best. Thank you sir! Liked and subbed for doing the GAT DANG job other youtubers failed to do.
Hell yeah! I appreciate that. Excited for ya!
Just bought a jd-xi and this video makes it so easy to get started. Thank you.
That's awesome! Glad the video was helpful.
Best tutorial, especially for setting drums
Excellent video !!!!
A must for every newbie for this amazing little giant.
Thank you!! Very helpful tutorial that motivated me to start creating!
Wow a proper demo brilliant job
Thank you,much appreciated---that eased some pain in the membrane!
Glad it helped!
This was awesome! I just picked this up yesterday and this was really helpful. And the song you made was really good too lol
Hey, I saw someone comment on another video about the Tone edit menu. It is in the menu on this synth and there are a vast variety of extra controls to manipulate sound with there if anyone is interested. It is a little overwhelming tho as there is A TON more parameters than I originally had thought.
Great vid on jdxi fundamentals.Just got mine, so this vid is invaluable. Big thankyou..
Dude this video is awesome.
GREAT TUTORIL .. I HAVE THIS ON MY RADAR OF SYNTHS TO PURCHASE
Just got this yesterday.. Roland manuals suck.. your video helped big time!.. thanks man!
Fantastic tutorial my brother. I've only had this a few days but thanks to you I was up and running in no time and creating some mean beats (which I uploaded on my channel)
Fantastic tutorial, thank you so much... Have a listen to Your silent Face by New Order!!
This has been so helpful to get me going on the jd xi....been waiting so long to get one finally I got a nearly new one for 265 quid on ebay
That's a killer deal. Glad the video was helpful!
@@ghoststalkermusic one thing I can't figure out thou is when you create a song with 3 or 4 sequences to the song.....I have seen people with them lined up on the first 3 or 4 buttons on the bank of 16.....how they assign each sequence to those buttons...how it's done...so confused
@@davegill7614 they are using the 'favorites' feature. If that helps you get in the right direction.
@@davegill7614 th-cam.com/video/HFvKRqzUi0Y/w-d-xo.html
@@ghoststalkermusic you are a star....that is exactly what I needed....I couldn't figure it out from the manual...the manual is rubbish....thanks so much for your help 😁
Truly excellent demo video - thanks!
This is a damn good tutorial, and a damn good piece of kit. thank you so much!
Thanks! I feel like I watched so many good and bad JDXi tutorials and needed to make one that covered the really important things in under 20min.
Excellent. Tutorial for beginners...just what I needed.
Thanks for making this very helpful video. Much appreciated
Glad it was helpful!
Hi thanks for the video. Really helpful. When I get it out of the box NOW I will know where to start!
Look forward to you next tutorial
Nice job on this video! Thank you
Very good tutorial!!! So easy to create music. And when you're finished with your four tracks, you can start wishing there were four more... I quess you could just buy another JDXI! Or record tracks one by one into a portastudio, that's another way of "getting past" having just four tracks. For some applications, four is enough of course. Seems like a great little machine, the JD XI. I know of no other mini synth that can do what it does.
Before this video I was so confused by stupid professional to teach me to use This Roland......press tumb down and you are just so intelligent and the tutorial is so inderstanble......thank you I saw and I will see all your video to support you I hope to see more be this fantastic device by Roland
Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad the video has been helpful. Before I created I was frustrated with most of the videos I was coming across as well.
So helpful, thanks. Nice tune too.
Excellent video! Much better than powering through the manuals.
I've powered through the manuals and so many garbage tutorials so others dont have to suffer like I did. Glad it was helpful!
thanks I just pick one up and you have explained it so very well that I think I kinda understand... I am ready to try it out thanks again!
That's great! I'm glad the video was helpful. What I went over is only the tip of the iceberg of what it can do.
I love this video. Idk how many times I’ve watched it
Yo thanks! Appreciate that. I always feel like I could've filmed it a lot better, articulated my words better, and the list goes on and on. But inspiration hit and I just had to record whatever came out.
I have a live stream set up now and will be doing mainly JD Xi workshops on this channel so I put more videos out there and stop over thinking. Cheers!
@@ghoststalkermusic for sure I’ll try to pop in next time you are live streaming. I’m about to buy a jdxi
@@jacobm3728 awesome! It is well worth the investment.
@@ghoststalkermusic do you know anything about using it with the DAW Cake Walk? That’s what I’m currently using and I’m pretty sure it will be fine with a usb to my pc but maybe you had any insight
@@jacobm3728 there is no way to export anything out of thd jdxi as a wav file. You pretty much can only record the output audio into a daw.
You can connect it via usb and use it as a midi controller.
thank you for this video lmao, lays out everything very simply in a super useful way that a lot of people just don't do
Thank you!!! Very helpful 🤘🏻🎶
Thanks for this buddy!
Finally watching this video with the synth in hand
There comes a time where you must close your eyes and use the Force.
@@ghoststalkermusic hellllll yaaaa. i keep having something going and then i switch banks on accident and then its gone lol
@@jacobm3728 that's the worst. Still make that mistake some times.
@@ghoststalkermusic do you have like Spotify or anything where I can find a lot of your music?
@@jacobm3728 I'm slowly building my catalog here:
open.spotify.com/artist/2ohOhxiArMG2QinDNOP1q7?nd=1
Great tutorial. Big help. Thanks!!!
Glad it helped ya!
Nicely done. Very helpful. Thanks! 👌
Glad you found it helpful!
@@ghoststalkermusic:
All the best ! 🎵 🎼
This is exactly what I was looking for.
Awesome!
This definitely helped me a lot ! Thank you
Very nice tutorial! Thanks!
This was incredibly useful, thank you.
Glad it was useful!
you da man ghost talker 😎
Thanks a lot, that was a very helpful and explanatory video!! And I like the song ;)
Seq228 patch with mod wheel at 30% on JDXi sounds exactly like Gary Numan's Polymoogs on "Cars".
I am def going to give this a try. I am a Numanoid after all.
Yes, also sounds like something Phillip Glass used in Thin Blue Line.
One thing i noticed about copying programs...when i copy programs i find i have less control over muting parts across repetitions. Parts which i mute always turn back on when it comes back to the 1. Even when i make changes to the copied pattern. Ive found that copying the sound only and just recreating the pattern on the next program allows me more control after i save it. Also, whenever you save a change to a program, you must have the fav button off and you have to reassign the program to that favorite. This will ensure your changes will be there! Thats been my experience.
thats why the jdxi is only a beginner synth, not much you can do about it. It is limited to its options when performing on the fly. Maybe time to extend ;)
@@sebastiandemske3934 got any recommendations for any other gear youve used with a jdxi?
Simple and effective, thank you
Good tutorial!
Excellent tut, thank you!!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks man, this was awesome
HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE THANKSSSSSSS 💋
Huge Welcome yo!
Great tutorial. This was extremely helpful..... thank you so much!
Exactly what I needed, thank you.
Brilliant thank you, saved for later!
Thank you for creating!
This is going to be so useful as I'm just starting out. Very well explained.
Thankyou. Subscribed 👍
Awesome, thanks for subscribing!
Hello nice video, is it possible to build up odd tempos in the patterns length for exame 7/8 or 11/8 ? And can you modulate the sound of the snare for example using effects or changing the way it sounds out ?
I got this yesterday, thank you bro
Посмотрел много видео - это самое простое, понятное и доступное! Спасибо!
Я рад, что это было полезно! Я делаю больше видео в будущем. благодарю вас.
Thnx. Any way to make Depeche Behind the wheel? 🙏🏼
You the only one who has helped me thank you !!!!!!
Happy to help!
Dope I can’t wait to get one
Great video 👍
Great tutorial! Thanks
thank you very much for your time, great tutorial
Great Videos Thanks
You're welcome!
Extremely helpful thank you
Good tutorial, catchy tune!
Thanks for doing ths video. I am actually considering purchasing the JD-Xi, and this is a great starting point.
Glad the video was helpful! I've been composing on mine for the past three days straight or so. I've definitely gotten my money's worth out of it.
Thanks for your response. With the arpeggiator I changed some of the settings through menu and scrolled across to arpeggiator and changed the octave range to +1. I then have tried to do a base line similar to say Blue Monday FCDGCD and I reduced the tempo down as it was too fast, however when I played the rest of the tracks they were also reduced in tempo which I did not want. Is there a way for just the base to stay at one tempo using the arpeggiator while the rest of the tracks keep the same tempo?
@@nsera9462 To my knowledge there isn't a way to change the tempo for individual voices. Whenever you change the tempo knob it will change the tempo for all voices. For what you are trying to do you might have better results programing the bassline with the sequence mode or real time recording mode. I think by default the arpeggiator hits 16th notes, where the bassline for Blue Monday hits on 8th notes.
Thanks, appreciate your thoughts. I will go into the arpeggiator and set it to 8th notes and see how it goes.
great explanation on how to start on jd-xi, ty sir GHOSTsTALKER
I would love to see the process of creating known songs or tunes on this synth; as others mention in comments it is pretty overwhelming for noobs like me 🐵
You can only really do Patterns...rather than complete songs...ie: intro, verse, chorus, mid 8, verse...etc etc...if that is what you mean...jdxi and synths like it are only really Sketch Pads and not real sequencers
thank you sir , you explain everything perfect god bless
Glad it helped
Thank you that was perfect✌️❤️🤘
Great!
Thanx.How to transfer the saved song to computer
Amazing video dude, just subbed!
Thanks from one Joey to another!
Thanks! Really helps out.
Thanks for the video. Helped a lot. Cheers
finally i'm in! thanks!
- Great! Thanx 😀 !!
Epic tutorial 😎✌️
Is this synthesizer worth it for beginners? Been looking at alot of synthesizers,this is a good brand at good price
It's kept me from buying any other synths. For a complete beginner that is worried about price I would recommend the 'Akai Mpk mini Play' It has built in sounds + speaker and can work as a midi keyboard connected via usb.
@@ghoststalkermusic not worried about price... i wanna get this one or the NI komplete kontakt s49 with the NI Maschine... good combo?
Komplete Kontrol.. sorry.
@@gerthelberg4922 if you aren't worried about price then the jdxi is a great investment. I don't have any experience with anything else. The only other gear I have is a sp 404 sampler used for lofi hip hop beats I make for fun.
@@ghoststalkermusic i would love to have been able to afford a Fantom 6...
great tutorial!! you are super clear. like and susc.
Thank you for this review!
Nice job..kudos!
Thx really helpful :)
Best video.
You da best!
Hey, awesome video! I am pretty new to my new found love for synths, What did you use for audio on your synth? Did you plug it into a computer or an audio interface?
Thanks, very helpful.
THANKS BRO, FANTASTIC.
You missed a perfect opportunity to RickRoll as a test that it’s actually on. No wait, that was probably a good thing that you didn’t.