Good news folks.

After two days of blood, sweat, tears, hairpulling and debugging I've created a mostly working Cakewalk INS file for the JD-Xi.

All that's missing are the controllers and the drum voice maps.

If anyone else wants to add those be my guest.

For the most part though, it will allow you to sequence your projects on any Cakewalk DAW with minimum grief.

No applause please.  Just throw money :D

File is attached.

 
; Cakewalk Instrument Definition
; For Roland JD-Xi
; Beta-0.95b by Gary G. 2016
; Everything works except someone else can add the controllers and the drum maps if they'd like
; 2 days of blood sweat and tears.
; PLEASE Cakewalk, write a script generator applet and put it on your website to make this easier for everyone in the future!!! :)




.Patch Names

[Bank Digital A and B]
0=A01-JP8 Strings1
1=A02-Soft Pad 1
2=A03-JP8 Strings2
3=A04-JUNO Str 1
4=A05-Oct Strings
5=A06-Brite Str 1
6=A07-Boreal Pad
7=A08-JP8 Strings3
8=A09-P8 Strings4
9=A10-Hollow Pad 1
10=A11-LFO Pad 1
11=A12-Hybrid Str
12=A13-Awakening 1
13=A14-Cincosoft 1
14=A15-Bright Pad 1
15=A16-Analog Str 1
16=A17-Soft ResoPd1
17=A18-HPF Poly 1
18=A19-BPF Poly
19=A20-Sweep Pad 1
20=A21-Soft Pad 2
21=A22-Sweep JD 1
22=A23-FltSweep Pd1
23=A24-HPF Pad
24=A25-HPF SweepPd1
25=A26-KOff Pad
26=A27-Sweep Pad 2
27=A28-TrnsSweepPad
28=A29-Revalation 1
29=A30-LFO CarvePd1
30=A31-RETROX 139 1
31=A32-LFO ResoPad1
32=A33-PLS Pad 1
33=A34-PLS Pad 2
34=A35-Trip 2 Mars1
35=A36-Reso SandH Pd1
36=A37-SideChainPd1
37=A38-PXZoon 1
38=A39-Psychoscilo1
39=A40-Fantasy 1
40=A41-D-50 Stack 1
41=A42-Organ Pad
42=A43-Bell Pad
43=A44-Dreaming 1
44=A45-Syn Sniper 1
45=A46-Strings 1
46=A47-D-50 Pizz 1
47=A48-Super Saw 1
48=A49-S-SawStacLd1
49=A50-Tekno Lead 1
50=A51-Tekno Lead 2
51=A52-Tekno Lead 3
52=A53-OSC-SyncLd 1
53=A54-WaveShapeLd1
54=A55-JD RingMod 1
55=A56-Buzz Lead 1
56=A57-Buzz Lead 2
57=A58-SawBuzz Ld 1
58=A59-Sqr Buzz Ld1
59=A60-Tekno Lead 4
60=A61-Dist Flt TB1
61=A62-Dist TB Sqr1
62=A63-Glideator 1
63=A64-Vintager 1
64=B01-Hover Lead 1
65=B02-Saw Lead 1
66=B03-SawandTri Lead
67=B04-PortaSaw Ld1
68=B05-Reso Saw Ld
69=B06-SawTrap Ld 1
70=B07-Fat GR Lead
71=B08-Pulstar Ld
72-B09-Slow Lead
73=B10-AnaVox Lead
74=B11-Square Ld 1
75=B12-Square Ld 2
76=B13-Sqr Lead 1
77=B14-Sqr Trap Ld1
78=B15-Sine Lead 1
79=B16-Tri Lead
80=B17-Tri Stac Ld1
81=B18-5th SawLead1
82=B19-Sweet 5th 1
83=B20-4th Syn Lead
84=B21-Maj Stack Ld
85=B22-MinStack Ld1
86=B23-Chubby Lead1
87=B24-CuttingLead1
88=B25-Seq Bass 1
89=B26-Reso Bass 1
90=B27-TB Bass 1
91=B28-106 Bass 1
92=B29-FilterEnvBs1
93=B30-JUNO Sqr Bs1
94=B31-Reso Bass 2
95=B32-JUNO Bass
96=B33-MG Bass 1
97=B34-106 Bass 3
98=B35-Reso Bass 3
99=B36-Detune Bs 1
100=B37-MKS-50 Bass1
101=B38-Sweep Bass
102=B39-MG Bass 2
103=B40-MG Bass 3
104=B41-ResRubber Bs
105=B42-R&B Bass 1
106=B43-Reso Bass 4
107=B44-Wide Bass 1
108=B45-Chow Bass 1
109=B46-Chow Bass 2
110=B47-SqrFilterBs1
111=B48-Reso Bass 5
112=B49-Syn Bass 1
113=B50-ResoSawSynBs
114=B51-Filter Bass1
115=B52-SeqFltEnvBs
116=B53-DnB Bass 1
117=B54-UnisonSynBs1
118=B55-Modular Bs
119=B56-Monster Bs 1
120=B57-Monster Bs 2
121=B58-Monster Bs 3
122=B59-Monster Bs 4
123=B60-Square Bs 1
124=B61-106 Bass 2
125=B62-5th Stac Bs1
126=B63-SqrStacSynBs
127=B64-MC-202 Bs

[Bank Digital C and D]
0=C01-TB Bass 2
1=C02-Square Bs 2
2=C03-SH-101 Bs
3=C04-R&B Bass 2
4=C05-MG Bass 4
5=C06-Seq Bass 2
6=C07-Tri Bass 1
7=C08-BPF Syn Bs 2
8=C09-BPF Syn Bs 1
9=C10-Low Bass 1
10=C11-Low Bass 2
11=C12-Kick Bass 1
12=C13-SinDetuneBs1
13=C14-Organ Bass 1
14=C15-Growl Bass 1
15=C16-Talking Bs 1
16=C17-LFO Bass 1
17=C18-LFO Bass 2
18=C19-Crack Bass
19=C20-Wobble Bs 1
20=C21-Wobble Bs 2
21=C22-Wobble Bs 3
22=C23-Wobble Bs 4
23=C24-SideChainBs1
24=C25-SideChainBs2
25=C26-House Bass 1
26=C27-FM Bass
27=C28-4Op FM Bass1
28=C29-Ac Bass
29=C30-Fingerd Bs 1
30=C31-Picked Bass
31=C32-Fretless Bs
32=C33-Slap Bass 1
33=C34-JD Piano 1
34=C35-E Grand 1
35=C36-Trem EP 1
36=C37-FM E Piano 1
37=C38-FM E Piano 2
38=C39-Vib Wurly 1
39=C40-Pulse Clav
40=C41-Clav
41=C42-70s E Organ
42=C43-House Org 1
43=C44-House Org 2
44=C45-Bell 1
45=C46-Bell 2
46=C47-Organ Bell
47=C48-Vibraphone 1
48=C49-Steel Drum
49=C50-Harp 1
50=C51-Ac. Guitar
51=C52-Bright Strat
52=C53-Funk Guitar1
53=C54-Jazz Guitar
54=C55-Dist Guitar1
55=C56-D Mute Gtr1
56=C57-E Sitar
57=C58-Sitar Drone
58=C59-FX 1
59=C60-FX 2
60=C61-FX 3
61=C62-Tuned Winds1
62=C63-Bend Lead 1
63=C64-RiSER 1
64=D01-Rising SEQ 1
65=D02-Scream Saw
66=D03-Noise SEQ 1
67=D04-Syn Vox 1
68=D05-JD SoftVox
69=D06-Vox Pad
70=D07-VP-330 Chr
71=D08-Orch Hit
72=D09-Philly Hit
73=D10-House Hit
74=D11-O-Skool Hit1
75=D12-Punch Hit
76=D13-Tao Hit
77=D14-SEQ Saw 1
78=D15-SEQ Sqr
79=D16-SEQ Tri 1
80=D17-SEQ 1
81=D18-SEQ 2
82=D19-SEQ 3
83=D20-SEQ 4
84=D21-Sqr Reso Plk
85=D22-Pluck Synth1
86=D23-Paperclip 1
87=D24-Sonar Pluck1
88=D25-SqrTrapPlk 1
89=D26-TB Saw Seq 1
90=D27-TB Sqr Seq 1
91=D28-JUNO Key
92=D29-Analog Poly1
93=D30-Analog Poly2
94=D31-Analog Poly3
95=D32-Analog Poly4
96=D33-JUNO Octavr1
97=D34-EDM Synth 1
98=D35-Super Saw 2
99=D36-S-Saw Poly
100=D37-Trance Key 1
101=D38-S-Saw Pad 1
102=D39-7th Stac Syn
103=D40-S-SawStc Syn
104=D41-Trance Key 2
105=D42-Analog Brass
106=D43-Reso Brass
107=D44-Soft Brass 1
108=D45-FM Brass
109=D46-Syn Brass 1
110=D47-Syn Brass 2
111=D48-JP8 Brass
112=D49-Soft SynBrs1
113=D50-Soft SynBrs2
114=D51-EpicSlow Brs
115=D52-JUNO Brass
116=D53-Poly Brass
117=D54-Voc-Ensemble
118=D55-Voc-5thStack
119=D56-Voc-Robot
120=D57-Voc-Saw
121=D58-Voc-Sqr
122=D59-Voc-Rise Up
123=D60-Voc-Auto Vib
124=D61-Voc-PitchEnv
125=D62-Voc-VP-330
126=D63-Voc-Noise
127=D64-Init Tone

[Bank Digital E and F]
0=E01-User
1=E02-User
2=E03-User
3=E04-User
4=E05-User
5=E06-User
6=E07-User
7=E08-User
8=E09-User
9=E10-User
10=E11-User
11=E12-User
12=E13-User
13=E14-User
14=E15-User
15=E16-User
16=E17-User
17=E18-User
18=E19-User
19=E20-User
20=E21-User
21=E22-User
22=E23-User
23=E24-User
24=E25-User
25=E26-User
26=E27-User
27=E28-User
28=E29-User
29=E30-User
30=E31-User
31=E32-User
32=E33-User
33=E34-User
34=E35-User
35=E36-User
36=E37-User
37=E38-User
38=E39-User
39=E40-User
40=E41-User
41=E42-User
42=E43-User
43=E44-User
44=E45-User
45=E46-User
46=E47-User
47=E48-User
48=E49-User
49=E50-User
50=E51-User
51=E52-User
52=E53-User
53=E54-User
54=E55-User
55=E56-User
56=E57-User
57=E58-User
58=E59-User
59=E60-User
60=E61-User
61=E62-User
62=E63-User
63=E64-User
64=F01-User
65=F02-User
66=F03-User
67=F04-User
68=F05-User
69=F06-User
70=F07-User
71=F08-User
72-F09-User
73=F10-User
74=F11-User
75=F12-User
76=F13-User
77=F14-User
78=F15-User
79=F16-User
80=F17-User
81=F18-User
82=F19-User
83=F20-User
84=F21-User
85=F22-User
86=F23-User
87=F24-User
88=F25-User
89=F26-User
90=F27-User
91=F28-User
92=F29-User
93=F30-User
94=F31-User
95=F32-User
96=F33-User
97=F34-User
98=F35-User
99=F36-User
100=F37-User
101=F38-User
102=F39-User
103=F40-User
104=F41-User
105=F42-User
106=F43-User
107=F44-User
108=F45-User
109=F46-User
110=F47-User
111=F48-User
112=F49-User
113=F50-User
114=F51-User
115=F52-User
116=F53-User
117=F54-User
118=F55-User
119=F56-User
120=F57-User
121=F58-User
122=F59-User
123=F60-User
124=F61-User
125=F62-User
126=F63-User
127=F64-User

[Bank Digital G and H]
0=G01-User
1=G02-User
2=G03-User
3=G04-User
4=G05-User
5=G06-User
6=G07-User
7=G08-User
8=G09-User
9=G10-User
10=G11-User
11=G12-User
12=G13-User
13=G14-User
14=G15-User
15=G16-User
16=G17-User
17=G18-User
18=G19-User
19=G20-User
20=G21-User
21=G22-User
22=G23-User
23=G24-User
24=G25-User
25=G26-User
26=G27-User
27=G28-User
28=G29-User
29=G30-User
30=G31-User
31=G32-User
32=G33-User
33=G34-User
34=G35-User
35=G36-User
36=G37-User
37=G38-User
38=G39-User
39=G40-User
40=G41-User
41=G42-User
42=G43-User
43=G44-User
44=G45-User
45=G46-User
46=G47-User
47=G48-User
48=G49-User
49=G50-User
50=G51-User
51=G52-User
52=G53-User
53=G54-User
54=G55-User
55=G56-User
56=G57-User
57=G58-User
58=G59-User
59=G60-User
60=G61-User
61=G62-User
62=G63-User
63=G64-User
64=H01-User
65=H02-User
66=H03-User
67=H04-User
68=H05-User
69=H06-User
70=H07-User
71=H08-User
72=H09-User
73=H10-User
74=H11-User
75=H12-User
76=H13-User
77=H14-User
78=H15-User
79=H16-User
80=H17-User
81=H18-User
82=H19-User
83=H20-User
84=H21-User
85=H22-User
86=H23-User
87=H24-User
88=H25-User
89=H26-User
90=H27-User
91=H28-User
92=H29-User
93=H30-User
94=H31-User
95=H32-User
96=H33-User
97=H34-User
98=H35-User
99=H36-User
100=H37-User
101=H38-User
102=H39-User
103=H40-User
104=H41-User
105=H42-User
106=H43-User
107=H44-User
108=H45-User
109=H46-User
110=H47-User
111=H48-User
112=H49-User
113=H50-User
114=H51-User
115=H52-User
116=H53-User
117=H54-User
118=H55-User
119=H56-User
120=H57-User
121=H58-User
122=H59-User
123=H60-User
124=H61-User
125=H62-User
126=H63-User
127=H64-User
       
[Bank Analog I]
0=I01-Toxic Bass 1
1=I02-Sub Bass 1
2=I03-Backwards 1
3=I04-Fat as That1
4=I05-SawandSub Bs 1
5=I06-Saw Bass 1
6=I07-Pulse Bass 1
7=I08-ResoSaw Bs 1
8=I09-ResoSaw Bs 2
9=I10-AcidSaw SEQ1
10=I11-Psy Bass 1
11=I12-Dist TB Bs 1
12=I13-Sqr Bass 1
13=I14-Tri Bass 1
14=I15-Snake Glide1
15=I16-Soft Bass 1
16=I17-Tear Drop 1
17=I18-Slo worn 1
18=I19-Dist LFO Bs1
19=I20-ResoPulseBs1
20=I21-Squelchy 1
21=I22-DnB Wobbler1
22=I23-OffBeat Wob1
23=I24-Chilled Wob
24=I25-Bouncy Bass1
25=I26-PulseOfLife1
26=I27-PWM Base 1
27=I28-Pumper Bass1
28=I29-ClickerBass1
29=I30-Psy Bass 2
30=I31-HooverSuprt1
31=I32-Celoclip 1
32=I33-Tri Fall Bs1
33=I34-808 Bass 1
34=I35-House Bass 1
35=I36-Psy Bass 3
36=I37-Reel 1
37=I38-PortaSaw Ld1
38=I39-Porta Lead 1
39=I40-Analog Tp 1
40=I41-Tri Lead 1
41=I42-Sine Lead 1
42=I43-Saw Buzz 1
43=I44-Buzz Saw Ld1
44=I45-Laser Lead 1
45=I46-Saw and Per 1
46=I47-Insect 1
47=I48-Sqr SEQ 1
48=I49-ZipPhase 1
49=I50-Stinger 1
50=I51-3 Oh 3
51=I52-Sus Zap 1
52=I53-Bowouch 1
53=I54-Resocut 1
54=I55-LFO FX
55=I56-Fall Synth 1
56=I57-Twister 1
57=I58-Analog Kick1
58=I59-Zippers 1
59=I60-Zippers 2
60=I61-Zippers 3
61=I62-Siren Hell 1
62=I63-SirenFX-Mod1
63=I64-Init Tone
 
[Drumkits]
1=TR 909 Kit 1
2=TR-808 Kit 1
3=707&727 Kit1
4=TR-78 Kit 1
5=TR-606 Kit 1
6=TR-626 Kit 1
7=EDM Kit 1
8=DrumandBs Kit1
9=Techno Kit 1
10=House Kit 1
11=Hiphop Kit 1
12=RandB Kit 1
13=TR-909 Kit 2
14=TR-909 Kit 3
15=TR-808 Kit 2
16=TR-808 Kit 3
17=TR-808 Kit 4
18=808and909 Kit1
19=808and909 Kit2
20=707and727 Kit2
21=909and7x7 Kit1
22=808and7x7 Kit1
23=EDM Kit 2
24=Techno Kit 2
25=Hiphop Kit 2
26=80s Kit 1
27=90s Kit 1
28=Noise Kit 1
29=Pop Kit 1
30=Pop Kit 2
31=Rock Kit
32=Jazz Kit
33=Latin Kit


.Controller Names

[Roland Controllers]

.Instrument Definitions

[Roland JD-Xi]
Control=Roland Controllers
BankSelMethod=1
Patch[10944]=Bank Digital A and B
Patch[10945]=Bank Digital C and D
Patch[10880]=Bank Digital E and F
Patch[10881]=Bank Digital G and H
Patch[12096]=Bank Analog I
Patch[11072]=Drumkits


 
 

Gary ;)

 wow thats a lot of work man, Thanks I am considering shopping for a JDXi, didnt stop to think about the fact theres is no control from sonar. till now.   

To be honest, I sold off my JD-Xi last year and bought a Novation Ultranova instead.
 
The JD-Xi has a few quirks that make it unfriendly for sequencer work.
 
1) The channels for each voice are fixed.  You cannot change the channel numbers.
 
Channels are 1 & 2 for PCM voices and 3 for Analog Synth and 10 for percussion.
 
There's no way to adjust these.
 
Secondly you cannot save individual patches except as full performances including step sequencer sequences.
 
Like I said, I ended up selling off my JD-Xi and trading it in on a Novation Ultranova, which is well supported under Cakewalk.
 
Gary ;)
 

To be honest, I sold off my JD-Xi last year and bought a Novation Ultranova instead.
 
The JD-Xi has a few quirks that make it unfriendly for sequencer work.
 
1) The channels for each voice are fixed.  You cannot change the channel numbers.
 
Channels are 1 & 2 for PCM voices and 3 for Analog Synth and 10 for percussion.
 
There's no way to adjust these.
 
2) You cannot save individual patches except as full performances including step sequencer sequences.
 
Like I said, I ended up selling off my JD-Xi and trading it in on a Novation Ultranova, which is well supported under Cakewalk.
 
Gary ;)