Select the instruments for multitembral playback on any 'Key Mode: Single' Performance. This is defined via the 'Key Mode' parameter on the JV1080 itself. Keep in mind that a 'Layer' Performance in the 1080 is not what you want for this functionality, so select Performances that are 'Single' Performances. I do this all the time and it works great. Now, you'll be able to turn on Sonar and the JV1080, select a 1080 Performance (there are several of these) on channel 1, select a rhythm part on channel 10, and select patches on channels 2-9 and 11-16. Set the output channel for the 1080's Performance ins to channel 1.Īnd set the rest of the channels to the 1080's Patch ins.

Set the output channel for the 1080's Rhythm ins to channel 10. import the Roland JV1080's Patch, Performance and Rhythm instrument definitions into Sonar via the Assign Instruments dialog and. Set the 1080's 'Performance Ctrl Channel' to channel 1. By default, channel/part 10 will be the drum part. Once you have the 1080 in 'Performance' mode, you can select instruments on channals 1-16, and the Roland will change the instruments on 'Part' 1-16 accordingly. It sounds like you are in 'Patch' mode (there is also a Rhythm mode for just playing drums), which will only let you play one at a time. Multitembral mode on Roland gear is called a performance, so the Roland must be in 'Performance' mode to play multiple instruments. I use an XP60 (which sound-engine wise IS the 1080) and a JV1010 (which sound-engine wise IS the 2080).

The JV1080, 1010 & 2080, as well as the XP60 and XP80, operate pretty much the same way, but it IS different from the Korg stuff.

Jv 1080 editor