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What's more, the range of editing parameters has been enhanced. To start with, there are 117 Supernatural Acoustic patches in a Jupiter 50, but 256 in the Integra 7, even before loading the expansions.
Soundsĭespite the presence of the PCM-based synth engine, it's tempting to think of the Integra 7 as a Jupiter 50 module. The Integra 7 is a sound generator, pure and simple. Now, what about the pattern play modes, chord memories, phrase memories, arpeggiators, sequencers, sample loading and playback, and all the other gubbins found on modern synthesizers? Forget them they're not here.
This means that you can't use the Integra 7 to recreate Fantom Performances that cascade multiple MFXs, let alone match the complexity of the effects paths available on, say, a Korg Kronos. On the other hand, it's no use wailing that you've only assigned Tones to a handful of Parts, so you should be able to assign multiple MFXs and EQs to each, because nobody's listening. On one hand, this structure is great news, because it makes the Integra 7 truly multitimbral in the sense that the use of an MFX on one sound demands no compromises from another. The outputs from the Parts are then mixed before the whole shebang is sent to Roland's standard chorus/reverb architecture or to the new Motional Surround effect (see box) and, finally, to a global EQ. The patches are editable within their usual constraints and, once assigned to a Part, they can be further modified to determine their levels, pitches, pans, key ranges, the MIDI channels to which they will respond, and so on. a patch from one of the synth engines), an MFX effects unit, and a dedicated EQ. With the exception of a Drum Kit Part (which offers additional compression and EQ effects) each Part comprises a Tone (ie.
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To integrate all of this into a coherent whole, the Integra 7 eschews Roland's traditional Patch/Performance architecture in favour of something called a Studio Set, which is a multitimbral setup offering 16 Parts plus an external audio input. The second is a PCM-based synth derived from the XV5080, and this includes all 896 of the XV's preset patches, all of its drum kits, plus 12 of its 14 SRX boards and a high-resolution GM2 expansion pack with 512 additional PCM-based sounds. As shipped, this offers 256 Supernatural Acoustic Tones and 1109 Supernatural Synth Tones, 26 Supernatural Drum kits, and six 'virtual' expansion boards - five containing a total of 108 additional Supernatural Acoustic sounds, and one with seven additional effects for the Supernatural Drums. The first is a Supernatural synth derived and expanded from the new Jupiters. StructureĪlthough it looks complex, the Integra 7 actually comprises just two distinct synthesizers.
Happily, that proved to be a misjudgment because, as we shall now see, the Integra 7 will be of huge interest to XV and Fantom owners, as well as to players wanting to get their hands on a rackmount Jupiter. But, despite modest success, neither this nor the more recent Jupiter 50 took the world by storm, so I was rather underwhelmed when I heard that Roland were to release a Supernatural synth module. The next, seemingly unrelated, chapter in this story occurred when Roland launched the Jupiter 80, a synth based in large part upon the company's new Supernatural physical modelling technologies.
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Consequently, I have every sympathy with owners who, had they been able to afford the criminal record, might have propelled their Fantom Gs through the windows at Roland UK. The new models couldn't host SRX boards and Roland released just three of its new ARX boards, covering nowt but drums, electric pianos and brass.
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Four years later, the company released the Fantom G series and, at first sight, this appeared to be the next big thing.
The Integra 7 might at first glance seem to be a Jupiter in rack form, but it turns out there's more to it than that - much, much more.īased upon the XV5080 rackmount synth, the Roland Fantom X family (launched in 2004) was both a critical and a commercial success, due in no small part to the immense range of sounds that could be wrung from its capacious ROM and SRX expansion boards.
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