ZEN-Core Editor Librarian V.2 for Jupiter-X/Xm + B67 ZEN-Core Collection 1-2-3

ZEN-Core Editor Librarian V.2 for Roland Jupiter X/Xm V.2 + B67 ZEN-Core Collection 1-2-3 Bundle with 419 ZEN Core Tones that includes 112 tones created with B67 ZEN-FM synthesis (4 FM operators + 4 Wave Shapes) + 7 Template (INI) Tones

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Demo songs: B67 ZEN-Core Demo Collection 1-2

Demo songs: B67 ZEN-Core Demo Collection 3 with 112 tones created with B67 ZEN-FM synthesis (4 FM operators + 4 Wave Shapes)

Compatibility

- Windows 10/11

- Mac CPU Intel x86-64 - Sierra (MacOS 10.12), High Sierra (MacOS 10.13), Mojave (MacOS 10.14), Catalina (MacOS 10.13), Big Sur (MacOS 11.x)

- Mac CPU Intel x64/ARM64: Big Sur (MacOS 11.x), Monterey (MacOS 12.x), Ventura (MacOS 13.x) , Sonoma (MacOS 14.x), Sequoia (MacOS 15.x)

ZEN-Core editing section

Editing of ZEN-Core tones structured in 6 subsections where you can modify all the synthesis parameters and those relating to the 93 effects provided by the standard. Below is a list of the main features.

- Vector and resizable graphic interface.

- Communication speed between synth and computer capable of real-time listening of changes without any additional latency. The division of the summary parameters allows the editing of the most important parameters in a single screen.

- Real time graphic display of the envelopes (Filter, AMP and Pitch) and the keyboard and velocity range sections

- Copy and paste of partials via clipboard.

- Use of Macro controls to speed up editing by controlling the same parameter of any combination of the 4 partials in parallel.

- Editing of "hidden" ZEN-Core synthesis parameters not directly accessible in the synths: VCF Gain Correction, Partial LFO Phase Lock, Pitch Down Depth, Pitch Drift, Pitch Drift Cycle Number - Condition e VA Init Phase

- 4-track step sequencer. Using a Template it is possible to obtain 4-voice melodic and rhythmic sequences with a single Zen-Core tone, synchronized with the scene BPM. To do this, up to 8 STEP-LFOs (2 for each partial) and 128 steps in total are used simultaneously, all organized in a graphic interface designed to facilitate programming.

- 24 ZEN-Core presets, divided into:

  INI: simple sounds to use as a template for editing.

  PR1: some of the most significant sounds from the optional library that can be purchased separately

  PR2: ZEN-Core tones of rhythmic and melodic sequences (8 STEP LFO and related template)

- Complete editing of the 93 effects of ZEN-Core standard and 25 presets for the most used effects

- import of ZEN-Core tones and conversion of sounds generated with Model Expansions (JUNO-106 -JX-8P -JUPITER-8 -SH-101 - Juno-60 - JUNO-X engine - JUPITER-X/XM engine)

ZEN-Core Librarian Section

Management of 16384 ZEN-Core tones, all resident in memory, via a database structured in 8 libraries (Lib1-Lib2,..Lib8) each composed of 2048 tones. Each of the 8 libraries is divided into 16 banks (A-B-C….P) of 128 tones each.

The dialogue between Librarian and Synth is in real time and it is possible to transfer each tone to the synth in a fraction of a second thanks to the speed of synth - computer communication and the ability of the software to quickly manage MIDI SysEx messages.

Possible operations:

- Load and Save to file the various data structures: entire database (16384 Tones), single library (2048 tones), single bank (128 Tones) and single tone.

- Save in the library of the tones transferred from the synth and possibly modified with the editor.

- Insert e Delete tones

- Moving the individual banks (128 Tones) using a “Bank Clipboard”

- Copy and paste functionality of tone groups, from/to the library, using a clipboard of variable size (1-48 Tones).

Scene Editor Section

Within this section all parameters of the program can be edited with a graphic interface (Volume, Pan, sound selection, synthesis parameter offset, keyboard range and speed..) along with all the parameters relating to the program effects (Reverb, Chorus, Delay,..).

There are also 40 preset reverb effects.

Complete editing of the 93 effects of ZEN-Core standard and 25 presets for the most used effects



4-track step sequencer.

Using a Template it is possible to obtain 4-voice melodic and rhythmic sequences with a single Zen-Core tone, synchronized with the scene BPM. To do this, up to 8 STEP-LFOs (2 for each partial) and 128 steps in total are used simultaneously, all organized in a graphic interface designed to facilitate programming.

User Tone section and Program librarian for AX-Edge

Through a dedicated section, available only in the AX-Edge version of the software, it is possible to store, directly on the "User Tones" memory of the synth, the tones modified with the editor or loaded from the library.

Version 2.0 of the editor includes a Program Librarian organized into 8 Libraries x 320 program per library. You can import Synth programs and use the clipboard to manage them.

“B67 ZEN FM” Engine (4 linear FM Operators + 4 Wave Shapes)

The "B67 ZEN FM" synthesis engine is fully implemented with ZEN-Core synthesis, where a graphical editor allows you to modify only a limited number of synthesis parameters, leaving the others predefined and inaccessible.

The engine editor simplifies programming through an optimized graphical interface that, among other features, implements the ability to set operator frequencies with the Freq. Ratio parameter (0.25, 0.5, 0.78, 1, 1.5, 1.57, 1.78, 2, 3, 3.5, 4, 5, etc.), allows editing and viewing of the 8 ENVs in a single screen (2 carriers, 2 modulators, and 4 shapes), and implements convenient copy and paste operations for ENVs and operators.

Furthermore, 20 sound presets, ENV presets, and a dedicated librarian (2,048 sounds) are always available.

Using the dedicated editor section, you obtain a standard ZEN-Core tone that can be used on all compatible synths and virtual instruments

With the editor you can not only play the tones from this engine but also program them in the dedicated editor section. Furthermore, the dedicated librarian allows you to save and recall parameters for later editing.

Because the B67 ZEN FM engine uses the ZEN-Core standard, the sounds created can be edited on synths like any other tone, thus freeing oneself from the engine's fixed synthesis. Obviously, you lose the immediacy of editing, access to the dedicated librarian, and the ability to set the operator frequencies with the Freq. Ratio control.

The synthesis engine is stereo with 21-22 voices of polyphony

Implemented structure:

Synthesis is implemented with a dual pair of carrier/modulators (1-2 and 3-4). The two pairs have identical characteristics: all parameters of pair 1-2 are the same as those of pair 3-4. In classic FM synthesis, well known from historic synths such as the Yamaha DX7, oscillators, called operators, produce sine waves: in a carrier/modulator pair, the timbre is defined by the frequency ratio of the operators and their volume, which is modulated by envelopes.

In the implementation of the B67 ZEN FM synthesis engine, each carrier/modulator pair is capable of creating more complex sounds than traditional Yamaha synthesis with sinusoidal operators.

The B67 ZEN FM engine not only uses the 9 waveforms typical of the ZEN-Core synthesis VA oscillators (SIN, SIN2, TRI, TRI2, TRI3, SAW, SQR, RAMP, JUNO) but also implements the ability to dynamically modify these waves.

Each waveform can be modified with the PW and FAT parameters not only statically, but also dynamically thanks to the ability to modulate PW and FAT with velocity and a dedicated ADSR envelope for each operator.

The 4 operators have the ability to edit: Waveform, PW, FAT, PW Velocity, FAT Velocity, dedicated ADSR envelope with separate PW and FAT depth.

These parameters can be used to modify the waveform in various ways. One of the particularly useful possibilities comes from the PW functionality applied to the sinusoidal waveform which distorts (64→127) the wave until it becomes similar to a SAW. It is a process similar to the phase distortion (PD) synthesis famous for the Casio synths of the CZ family where the phase distortion is modulated inside the DCW (Digital Controlled Wave) section.

By modulating the PW and FAT with the Key Velocity, a dedicated ADSR ENV, or the Mod Wheel, you can obtain sounds impossible to achieve with pure FM and, in some cases, similar to PD synthesis.

Video Demo (all sounds in the videos are ZEN-Core and present in the ZEN-Core B67 Collection 1-2 Bundle)

B67 Collection 1-2-3: bundle of Collection 1, 2 and 3: 419 ZEN Core Tones that includes 112 tones created with B67 ZEN-FM synthesis (4 FM operators + 4 Wave Shapes) + 7 Template (INI) Tones

The B67 ZEN-FM synthesis sounds are distribuited in two formats:

- Standard ZEN-Core format: compatible with all synthesizers, keyboards, and grooveboxes that support this standard.

- Proprietary editable format: manageable with the dedicated B67 ZEN-FM page in Editor/Librarian V2.0, available ONLY for Fantom, AX-Edge, and Jupiter-X/Xm.

Compatibility

Banks collection in .SVZ format loadable on all Roland software and synths compatible with the ZEN-Core standard.

Software: Zenology - Zenology Pro - ZenBeat (with ZC1 player)

Pianos: FP-E50, RD-88, RD-08

Synth: AX-Edge, Fantom-06/07/08, Fantom-6/7/8, Juno-X, Jupiter-X/Xm, Juno-D6/7/8

Groovebox: MC-101, MC-707, VERSELAB MV-1

Wind Instruments: Aerophone AE-20, Aerophone Pro AE-30

Guitar Synth: GM-800

Music Creation Keyboard: GO:KEYS 5 GO:KEYS 3

The bank also includes the version (*.bin) with the reverb parameters programmed specifically for each sound: this bank can only be used with the Zenology software starting from version 2.0.

B67 ZEN-Core Collection 1-2

The collection includes, among the various sounds:

- 41 ZEN-Core tones containing 4-voice melodic and rhythmic sequences, synchronized with the scene BPM. Thanks to the simultaneous use of 8 STEP-LFOs (2 per partial) and 128 overall steps

- 12 ZEN-Core drum patterns with ZEN-Core 8 STEP-LFOs

- 32 linear FM tones, some created with 4 operators (double carrier-modulating pair) and some composed of a pair of FM partials and partial PCM

-30 Bass Synth tones

- more then 50 Pad, PolySynth, Lead and Choir tones

B67 ZEN-Core Collection 3

The collection includes, among the various sounds:

- 31 ZEN-Core tones containing 4-voice melodic and rhythmic sequences, synchronized with the scene BPM. Thanks to the simultaneous use of 8 STEP-LFOs (2 per partial) and 128 overall steps

- 8 ZEN-Core drum patterns with ZEN-Core 8 STEP-LFOs

- 112 tones created with B67 ZEN-FM synthesis (4 FM operators + 4 Wave Shapes).

Among the various sounds created with this synthesis are emulations of "classic Yamaha DX7" sounds (Marimba, Vibe, Celesta, Bakket, Jazz Guitar, Tubular Bell, EPiano, Bowed Strings, Brass, Synth Bass, Metal..) and original sounds that use FM and Wave Shape synthesis for new sounds with complex and evolving harmonic spectra.

-46 complex ZEN-Core tones including natural sounds (Fast Strings, Acoustic Piano, etc.), synthetic sounds (80 MoogDive, CS80 Guitar, JX8 Bowed, JunoBass, etc.), and hybrid sounds (HybrViolin, FM&DigitAge, VocalPipe, etc.)

The ZEN-Core collection 3 is also available in a "Best Of" version.

Collection 1-2

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Collection 3