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Roland JP-80×0 Editor – macOS MIDI Configuration
This setup is not mandatory if you remember all of your port numbers & routings out of your head. This guide will help you, if your setup is anything like ours: dozens and dozens of ports in use!
HEADS UP: This is usually the step which is skipped and then you get connection timed out errors and such. Read the guide, it will help you to succeed with the setup in the long run!
Audio MIDI Setup.app
Start by opening Audio MIDI Setup.app [1] – You can find the app from /Applications/Utilities
Open Audio MIDI Setup app
Next we want to view MIDI devices and to do that, click Window [1] and select Show MIDI-Studio [2]
Open MIDI-Studio
And this is what you get (contents of the window will vary depending what your setup has configured already!):
MIDI-Studio view
Creating new Devices
If you haven’t added the JP-8000 / JP-8080 to your MIDI-studio yet, here is how to do it:
Click + -sign [1] from the top right corner (add external midi-device)
Add external MIDI-device
Newly added device will pop somewhere in the window (without any logical placement!)
Newly added External Device
Double click the newly added device so we can start to modify its properties
View External Device properties
Lets change the Device Name [1] to JP-8000, Manufacturer [2] to Roland and Model [3] to JP-8000. We also uncheck MIDI-clock [4] from transmitting area and check it in receiving side [5]. One more thing we do is we filter out MIDI channels [6] which we know we are not using with this device.
Change Device Properties
If you have multiple JPs in your setup, add more devices and make sure each of the devices have individual Device Name [1] as set above. Like JP-8000 #1 and JP-8000 #2 etc. This helps later when we connect the hardware to the Editor.
Click APPLY once settings are dialed in!
Connecting Device to MIDI-interface (virtually)
Making virtual connection within MIDI-studio helps us later down the line when we connect the hardware to the Editor and when we make external connections from DAW to hardware. Some DAWs like Logic Pro can see the Device Name created here in MIDI-studio.
Start by drawing the connection points from your external device output port to your MIDI-interface input port. Click and hold down mouse button from output port [1], start dragging the cable [2] towards your MIDI-interface input port [3].
Making connection in MIDI-studio
Apply the same procedure for MIDI input port from your device towards your MIDI-interface output port. Final result should have both cables connected as seen below. I have highlighted JP-8080 & JP-8000 and their cables from the spaghetti. (Keep in mind, this is our studio, yours can look a lot different).
Roland JP-8080 and JP-8000 connected
These settings are stored within macOS so you don’t have to re-do these settings unless you change your MIDI-interface.
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