INTEGRA-7 SRX-Boards for Jupiter-80?

PauloF wrote:

apex wrote:

I'd almost be willing to bet that they will increase the available expansion slots in an update.... it's probably already capable...

what you think?

Maybe, but only if The hardware plataform supports it, which I doubt...

Additional expansion slots? Isn't it a simple matter of software, as the slots are virtual and not physical. If there is sufficient ram space, then isn't it just a matter of programming? Has anyone read if expansion ram over and above what comes from the factory is possible.

JuneauUnderground wrote:

PauloF wrote:

apex wrote:

I'd almost be willing to bet that they will increase the available expansion slots in an update.... it's probably already capable...

what you think?

Maybe, but only if The hardware plataform supports it, which I doubt...

Additional expansion slots? Isn't it a simple matter of software, as the slots are virtual and not physical. If there is sufficient ram space, then isn't it just a matter of programming? Has anyone read if expansion ram over and above what comes from the factory is possible.

Maybe I misread the post, as when I mentioned:

PauloF wrote:

Maybe, but only if The hardware plataform supports it, which I doubt...

I was referring to JP-80, not to Integra-7. After all this is a JP-80 Thread, isn't it?

I was talking abouhe integra....and it seems this thread has been talking more about the integra than the Jupiter.....

I believe the hardware does support more than 4 (my opinion though) ....you know they can't release it at the ceiling....then what kind of updates can they introduce?....

Kinda like in the music industry release a single get some sales, then release anothr single and get more sales, etc....so forth and so on...

I believe an update will release with more virtual expansion slots.

apex wrote:

I believe an update will release with more virtual expansion slots.

I doubt it. It doesn't make sense for them to go through the expense of including the required RAM and then holding off using while everyone complains about the limitation, it for the purpose of giving everyone a surpise later. They're not like your kooky uncle. ;-) But I could easily see there being future software enhancements of various sorts, as they become ready, but not because they intentionally crippled the first release for subsequent dramatic effect!

JuneauUnderground wrote:

Isn't it a simple matter of software, as the slots are virtual and not physical. If there is sufficient ram space, then isn't it just a matter of programming? Has anyone read if expansion ram over and above what comes from the factory is possible.

I have not seen any mention of any kind of RAM upgradability. But I would quibble with minimizing something as "just" a matter of programing or a "simple" matter of software, as these are often the most difficult parts of a design! At any rate, if they do someday announce the ability to support more slots, and simultaneously tell us, guess what, you can upgrade the RAM to take advantage of this new feature, well that would be a very pleasant surprise! I wouldn't hold my breath, though.

I also wanted to post to correct something in an earlier post of mine in this thread... apparently the Krome has about 300 mb of drum data, not 150.

mojkarma wrote:

anotherscott wrote:

mojkarma wrote:

Effects:
we are back at ONE FX per part if I read the specs correctly. So, we can again start to discuss how to create a organ with rotary and overdrive...

Interestingly, that does seem to have been somehow addressed. Check the demo page at http://www.roland.com/video/page.cfm?id=266863930002
and listen to the one labelled "C3 Rock 3 [#0061]" -- it has rotary and overdrive.

Yes. It's the old Roland trick where they sample an organ with overdrive to overcome the problem with the restricted effect structure.

Actually, they do support simultaneous rotary and overdrive effect in the Integra-7, even though there is only one effect per channel... because some of the single effects you can select are, themselves, combinations of multiple effects. And in fact "Rotary 3" is a combination of an overdrive effect feeding into a rotary effect, so this has been addressed. Since "C3 Rock 3 [#0061]" is a SN organ tone, that's presumably how it was done.

Devnor wrote:

As a Jupiter 80 user I can't think of many reasons why 4 slots would be such a limitation. Why use SRX7 for synth waves when there is VA onboard? Why use SRX for pianos when there is supernatural onboard? Ect. IMO the inclusion of the SRX library was a consolation prize for shelling out $2000 for integra.

Well, I think it's a bit more useful than that. There are a good number of SRX sounds that don't really have SN equivalents yet. So if you need, for example, some old vintage keys sound that doesn't exist in a Jupiter 80, you may be able to find it by loading the SRX-07 bank. Same with some of the orchestral sounds, missing in SN form, but available in SRX. So I think there are still a number of really useful SRX banks. But I also agree, few people will likely need to load either of the two SRX piano cards or the SRX EP card, for example, when the SN pianos and EPs are generally superior.