Nathan Sheldon

Super JV Synth-Engine Guide

If you’re new to the Super JV engine (XP-30/50/60/80, JV-1010/1080/2080), or never quite worked out how patches are put together, these diagrams show what each parameter actually changes in the sound.

Sound types

How Tones, Patches, Rhythm Sets and Performances fit together.

  1. Tone structure
  2. Patch structure
  3. Rhythm Set structure
  4. Performance structure

Effects routing

How Tones and Parts reach the EFX, chorus and reverb processors.

  1. Effects in Patch mode
  2. Performance mode: Output Assign EFX
  3. Performance mode: Output Assign PATCH

Patch parameters

What the main Patch parameters do, from tuning and portamento to envelopes, tone structures and LFOs.

  1. Stretch Tune Depth
  2. Portamento start: PITCH
  3. Portamento start: NOTE
  4. Booster for PWM
  5. Ring modulator
  6. Velocity crossfading
  7. Pitch envelope
  8. TVF envelope
  9. TVA envelope
  10. Tone structures 1–5
  11. Tone structures 6–10
  12. LFO & control screens

Most diagrams come from the XP-80 Owner’s Manual; the tone-structure diagrams are my own. Credits & disclaimer.