Roland JP-80×0 Editor – Creating Tracks

Before we add the Editor to the session, lets one AUDIO track and three MIDI tracks for the JP.

Creating Audio track(s)

Click Create [1] and select Insert Audio Track [2] to create Audio track or use Ctrl+T key combination.

Create new Audio track in Live

Assign input [1] accordingly so that you get the JP signal into Live.

Assign input for the JP in Live

Now you can enable Input Monitoring [1] to hear the JP via Live. If you play any keys and you have your inputs configured properly, you should get Audio in!

Enable input monitoring in Live

Creating MIDI tracks

Now we are ready to create MIDI tracks which we are going to use for making sequences

Click Create [1] and select Insert MIDI Track [2] to create MIDI tracks or use Ctrl+Shift+T key combination. Repeat so that you get 3 new MIDI tracks!

Create new MIDI tracks in Live

Assign MIDI output port to virtual JP port [1] for all three MIDI tracks just created.

Assign MIDI port for all three MIDI tracks

Assign MIDI channels so that first MIDI track sends to channel 1, second to 2 and third to 3.

Assign MIDI channels per tracks

Renaming tracks for clarity

To finalize this part of configuration, rename tracks as you prefer. Here is a screenshot how we’ve done it

JP related tracks renamed for clarity

Now we are ready to add the Editor (finally huh?!)