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JX-03 strange background noise on chorus

JX-03 strange background noise on chorus

14 Nov 2015, 11:48
I recently bought the JX-03 as well as the mini keyboard and enjoying the retro sounds. However I can hear a strange hissing background noise whenever chorus is switched even with no notes playing. Is this normal?

Re: JX-03 strange background noise on chorus

14 Nov 2015, 12:11
The original did the same. Roland recreated the noisy chorus as part of the character of the instrument.

Re: JX-03 strange background noise on chorus

14 Nov 2015, 13:55
Thanks for the reply. Glad it's just a recreation of the noisy chorus on the original JX3P. For a moment I thought I had bought a defective unit.

Re: JX-03 strange background noise on chorus

18 Nov 2015, 06:05
Well, noise is noise, no matter if it is a defect or it is a recriation and normally noise / hiss is not wanted in audio. For example I do not like the vinyl sound because it is too noisy. Just my thought.

Re: JX-03 strange background noise on chorus

18 Nov 2015, 06:44
CesarsoundOne wrote:
Well, noise is noise, no matter if it is a defect or it is a recriation and normally noise / hiss is not wanted in audio. For example I do not like the vinyl sound because it is too noisy. Just my thought.


I have both the JX-03 and the original JX-3p, the chorus noise is not an issue it is the nature of the analog chorus. You could always not use the chorus effect But the chrous effect has a certain chracter that I like. To each his own I guess.

Re: JX-03 strange background noise on chorus

1 Dec 2015, 17:56
Thanks to member 'rsaintjohn', this is no longer an issue ;-)

The hiss can be reduced, or eliminated altogether:

System Setting [MANUAL] + [12]: adjust the noise level of Chorus

[1] OFF
[2] HALF
[3] ORIGINAL (default)

Re: JX-03 strange background noise on chorus

11 Dec 2015, 06:57
iixorb wrote:
Thanks to member 'rsaintjohn', this is no longer an issue ;-)

The hiss can be reduced, or eliminated altogether:

System Setting [MANUAL] + [12]: adjust the noise level of Chorus

[1] OFF
[2] HALF
[3] ORIGINAL (default)

Thanks. This is awesome. :)

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