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Ribbon controller mapping?

20 Oct 2015, 22:52
Hi all - I'm new here, and just received my JP-08! One thing is confusing to me: the second ribbon controller (C2) is supposed to be for "modulation." On some of the patches, it sounds like it modulates LFO depth, and on some it seems like it modulates the timbre in other ways. Does someone know how to map this controller to a parameter that you would like to modulate? I don't see anything in the manual...

Thanks in advance for any help!

Re: Ribbon controller mapping?

28 Oct 2015, 17:02
I have the same question. I'm surprised no one else is asking about this.

On the JP-8000, I think you could assign up to 4 different parameters to the ribbon controller to change multiple settings at once. That would really open things up on these boutique synths with their tiny knobs and sliders.

The manual simply states "C2 (right) is modulation" without giving any information as to what is being modulated or how to adjust the settings, and then goes right into using the LFO section to "create cyclic change (modulation) in the sound."

We can use the mod strip to adjust portamento time or adjust the gate time for the sequencer, but otherwise it just seems to be a mostly useless, static, subtle tremolo or vibrato on some presets.

This is really my only complaint / feature request for these things. Otherwise, I think they're pretty neat.

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