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ZGRAF JV/XP New Age Archive


The ZGRAF JV/XP New Age archive contains a Sysex-format collection of approximately 50 (mostly original) patches for Roland JV/XP-compatible synthesizers and workstations.

The offerings are predominantly in the New Age genre, and are free.

The patches were designed and tested on a Roland XP-30 synthesizer. Waveforms from the Orchestral I and Session expansion boards may be needed for proper playback on some of the patches.

Please let us know how you like the sounds!


Patch

Name

Description

1

BreathyFlut1

A breathy flute-type sound.

2

BreathyFlut2

A second breathy flute-type patch, with a more emphasized bottom end.

3

HarpStrings1

A patch consisting of a combination of harp and strings.

4

HarpStrings2

Another harp and strings patch, with a stronger bottom end.

5

HarpStrings3

A third harp and strings variation, with a phasing effect thrown in. The phasing enlarges the apparent stereo image.

6

LtrFromPat+

A variation of Roland’s splendid stock “LtrFromPat” patch.  Added a bit more volume (the original was very low-level) and a few tweaks.  NOTE: Think I read somewhere that the stock “LtrFromPatch” patch has bugs, and could drop polyphony in some circumstances.  By nature of its origin, this patch could exhibit similar problems.  

7

LtrFromPat+2

Another variation of “LtrFromPat”, with some added  “air” and “ambience”.

8

LtrFromPat+3

A third variation of “LtrFromPat”.   Like “LtrFromPat+2”, but with some filtering tweaks.

9

Poly Rock+

A variation of the Roland stock “Poly Rock” patch.

10

DesertCrystlWide1

A variation of Roland’s wonderful “Desert Crystal” nylon guitar patch.  Added lots of ambience and reverb, and some vocal “air”.

11

DesertCrystlWide2

Similar to  “DesertCrystlWide1”, but with an emphasized bass end.

12

IceAndOohs1

Dripping ice sounds and choir oohs – kind of a pad effect.

13

BellsAndOohs

Another pad effect, with bells and choir oohs.

14

Delicate EP+

A punchy remake of Roland’s stock “Delicate EP” patch (the original was a bit wimpy for my tastes!)

15

BellStrings1

Bells and strings.  Big sound, wide stereo.

16

BassWaves1

A synth bass patch with lots of oomph and ambience, too.

17

BassWaves2

Similar to “BassWaves1”, but with a phasing effect added.

18

GuitarBreath

A nylon guitar patch enhanced with vox, air, and a new-age feel.

19

MachoPiano

Heavy-duty piano.  This one packs in a bit more bass sound than most piano selections.

20

ViolinOrch1

An violin/orchestral patch with a bit more volume than the Roland stock patches.

21

ChambrWoods+

A variation of Roland’s stock “ChamberWoods” patch, with more presence, volume.

22

WindDance1

A windy patch with lots of air, ambience, reverb.

23

WindDance2

Similar to “WindDance1”, with organ added for an even larger sound.

24

PanFluteDance1

A pan-flute patch, enhanced with some bass effects.

25

PanFluteDance2

Another pan-flute patch.

26

BigStrings1

A “big strings” patch.  Good for orchestral arrangements.

27

BigStrings2

Another “big strings” patch, with a wider stereo image. 

28

ElectroHarp1

An electric-harp type patch.  Reminds me of Andreas V.

29

ElectroHarp2

Another variation of the electric-harp.  The tones seem to “float” in the air in this patch.

30

ElectroHarp3

A third electric-harp patch, with strong bass end and heavy reverb.

31

DancingVibes

Vibes that dance (or pan back and forth across the stereo field).

32

AngelBreath

A choir/vox patch, with a big stereo field.

33

HarpsiString1

A combination of harpsichord and strings.

34

HarpsiString2

Another combo of harpsichord and strings, with a somewhat different stereo image.

35

VoxFanfare

A patch consisting of a series of delayed vox sounds.  The delays are timed to produce an interesting fanfare effect.  NOTE: Got the “fanfare” idea from the “Cathedral Orch” patch that appears on an extra Roland JV/XP bank (downloadable on the www.lilchips.com site). This patch is one of my favorites.

36

VibeFanfare

A similar fanfare effect, this time using vibes and a bottle sound.

37

AirOrchFanfare

A fanfare effect with pan-flute, bottle, and horn.

38

TrumpetFanfare

A fanfare effect using different trumpet sounds.

39

Str+ChoirBig

Strings and choir.  Heavy reverb for a big sound.

40

OrgChoirBig

Organ and choir.  Huge sound.  Suitable for praising God in a big way.

41

PwrGuitStage

(OK, this probably isn’t a new age patch, but I couldn’t resist)  Electric guitar distortion and reverb on a big stage, with some vox thrown in for good measure.

42

WaveGarden

An airy, breathy pad effect.

43

BellSynth

Bells and organ/synth.

44

SitarStrings

A sitar enhanced with strings and some ambience.

45

MarimbaString

A marimba sound with lots of strings and air. I like the delicate touch the marimba adds here.

46

MarimbaString2

The marimba strings sound, with the phasing effect thrown in.

47

MarimbaString3

More marimba, with phasing and a bigger stereo image for a wide sound.

48

GlockChoir

A glockenspiel enhanced with some choir vocals.  Not sure how useful this patch is for compositions, but what the heck…

49

GuitarAngel1

Nylon guitar and angel choir voices, with wide ambience.

50

GuitarAngel2

Similar to “GuitarAngel1”, with the phasing added.





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Last Modified: March 1, 2001.

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