Writing Patches to Memory on the Juno-Di.
6 Apr 2010, 09:39Hi folks.., to those of you who do not know, I am the group owner of the Juno-Di Cafe on YouTube. Lately I have been getting a lot of questions and I do my best to answer them when possible. Recently I've gotten an overwhelming number of video requests/questions, and one in particular keeps coming up which is "How to save patches on the Di". First I must state that I "am not" a Roland employee. I am not affiliated with the Roland Corp, and am not under any contractual agreements with them. I do my best to answer questions about the Juno-Di, but I'm only one person. I'm married with a family, and sometimes it's hard for me to find the time to post vids and answer questions.
That being said, I've decided to do a write up on how to save patches on the Juno-Di and post it here. This is a confusing topic for some, but it's really rather simple. However, it's very important that you first understand how the Juno-Di is structured.
The Juno Di's patches are now handled in two (2) modes. On the previous models (Juno D/Le), all patches (single/split/dual) were handled in the (PATCH) mode. On the Juno Di there have been some changes., and some patches are now handled outside of the synths patch mode.
Editing and saving a single patch is a simple process. After you've made the changes you will press the [WRITE] button. This then takes you to a page that says [PATCH WRITE]. The next line is where you'll select the numeric location to save the patch, and the last line of text is the patch name. The cursor should already be on the second line of text (which is the patch number). Simply choose a location to save this patch. If you want to name the patch..., cursor (down) to the lowest line of text. By using the (left and right) cursor buttons you can select the different letter locations within the patch name. Use the data dial to change the letters within the name.
To execute the write process you can do one of two things. If you press the [WRITE] button again it will take you to a prompt screen saying "Are You Sure?" Just beneath that you'll see two lines of text. One stating [ENTER] Execute, and the other [EXIT] Cancel. You then press ENTER to confirm, and the patch will be written to memory. If you choose to not write at this point.., simply press the [EXIT] button to cancel.
The other way is instead of pressing [WRITE] to execute the process.., you can simply press the [ENTER] key and you'll be taken to the exact same page that asks "Are You Sure?"
**Writing DUAL and SPLIT patches to memory can be a very confusing process for some (and it's completely understandable too). The most important thing you MUST understand about DUAL and SPLIT patches on the Juno-Di is that these patches "are not" or I should say " no longer" handled in Patch Mode. These patches are actually handled in the PERFORMANCE MODE. The Di has a standard 16 part Performance Mode (like the one on the previous models). However, this mode is now used to handle the Dual and Split patches. It assigns the patches to part one and part two of the performance. When in SPLIT mode however.., it assigns a U and L (Upper and Lower) to parts one and two.
Keep in mind that when creating these patches you are working in Performance Mode, and the same process to write patches in Performance Mode will apply here. Writing patches in this mode is like the previous models. When you're in Performance Mode and you make changes to a patch, those patches must be saved to a user location (prior) to saving the (entire) performance. The key here is the "location of your cursor". If the cursor is on the "title or name" of the performance, and you complete the write procedure from here it will only save the patches you've selected to be layered or split. At this point any changes that you've made to the Envelopes, filters, or any other patch specific parameter "will not" not be saved.**
If you make changes to the Envelope and Filter section you've now edited patches while in Performance Mode. To save those changes your must FIRST write those patches to a user location. Again.., be mindful of the location of the cursor. If the cursor is on either part one, part 2, or on U (upper) and L (lower), when you execute the write process the screen will say [PATCH WRITE].
Saving those patches to a user location is the same process as described above for saving a single patch.
Now that you've saved the patches to a user location you can save the ENTIRE performance to memory. Make sure your cursor is on the TITLE or NAME of the performance. Simply execute the write process again. This will then save the performance, your patches, and ALL edits you've made to the patch parameters, MFX's, ect.
I hope this helps some of you. Just to point out again.., I'm not employed by Roland. I'm just one person who loves his Juno-Di. I try my best to answer questions, but my family and schedule comes first
That being said, I've decided to do a write up on how to save patches on the Juno-Di and post it here. This is a confusing topic for some, but it's really rather simple. However, it's very important that you first understand how the Juno-Di is structured.
The Juno Di's patches are now handled in two (2) modes. On the previous models (Juno D/Le), all patches (single/split/dual) were handled in the (PATCH) mode. On the Juno Di there have been some changes., and some patches are now handled outside of the synths patch mode.
Editing and saving a single patch is a simple process. After you've made the changes you will press the [WRITE] button. This then takes you to a page that says [PATCH WRITE]. The next line is where you'll select the numeric location to save the patch, and the last line of text is the patch name. The cursor should already be on the second line of text (which is the patch number). Simply choose a location to save this patch. If you want to name the patch..., cursor (down) to the lowest line of text. By using the (left and right) cursor buttons you can select the different letter locations within the patch name. Use the data dial to change the letters within the name.
To execute the write process you can do one of two things. If you press the [WRITE] button again it will take you to a prompt screen saying "Are You Sure?" Just beneath that you'll see two lines of text. One stating [ENTER] Execute, and the other [EXIT] Cancel. You then press ENTER to confirm, and the patch will be written to memory. If you choose to not write at this point.., simply press the [EXIT] button to cancel.
The other way is instead of pressing [WRITE] to execute the process.., you can simply press the [ENTER] key and you'll be taken to the exact same page that asks "Are You Sure?"
**Writing DUAL and SPLIT patches to memory can be a very confusing process for some (and it's completely understandable too). The most important thing you MUST understand about DUAL and SPLIT patches on the Juno-Di is that these patches "are not" or I should say " no longer" handled in Patch Mode. These patches are actually handled in the PERFORMANCE MODE. The Di has a standard 16 part Performance Mode (like the one on the previous models). However, this mode is now used to handle the Dual and Split patches. It assigns the patches to part one and part two of the performance. When in SPLIT mode however.., it assigns a U and L (Upper and Lower) to parts one and two.
Keep in mind that when creating these patches you are working in Performance Mode, and the same process to write patches in Performance Mode will apply here. Writing patches in this mode is like the previous models. When you're in Performance Mode and you make changes to a patch, those patches must be saved to a user location (prior) to saving the (entire) performance. The key here is the "location of your cursor". If the cursor is on the "title or name" of the performance, and you complete the write procedure from here it will only save the patches you've selected to be layered or split. At this point any changes that you've made to the Envelopes, filters, or any other patch specific parameter "will not" not be saved.**
If you make changes to the Envelope and Filter section you've now edited patches while in Performance Mode. To save those changes your must FIRST write those patches to a user location. Again.., be mindful of the location of the cursor. If the cursor is on either part one, part 2, or on U (upper) and L (lower), when you execute the write process the screen will say [PATCH WRITE].
Saving those patches to a user location is the same process as described above for saving a single patch.
Now that you've saved the patches to a user location you can save the ENTIRE performance to memory. Make sure your cursor is on the TITLE or NAME of the performance. Simply execute the write process again. This will then save the performance, your patches, and ALL edits you've made to the patch parameters, MFX's, ect.
I hope this helps some of you. Just to point out again.., I'm not employed by Roland. I'm just one person who loves his Juno-Di. I try my best to answer questions, but my family and schedule comes first