{"id":1310,"date":"2022-10-11T22:44:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T22:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/?page_id=1310"},"modified":"2024-12-11T10:07:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T10:07:42","slug":"integra-7-ultra-yacht-%f0%9f%a7%bb%f0%9f%a7%bb%f0%9f%a7%bb%f0%9f%a7%bb","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/integra-7-ultra-yacht-%f0%9f%a7%bb%f0%9f%a7%bb%f0%9f%a7%bb%f0%9f%a7%bb\/","title":{"rendered":"Integra-7 Ultra-yacht \ud83e\uddfb\ud83e\uddfb\ud83e\uddfb\ud83e\uddfb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Why seven? Is it sins? Dwarves? I don&#8217;t see sevens in the design. There wasn&#8217;t an Integra-6. Or was it like RoboCop &#8211; took a few goes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/jackpot-slot.gif?resize=426%2C240&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1322\" style=\"width:202px;height:114px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s the top dog of Roland&#8217;s <strong>SuperNatural<\/strong> series, which included the <a href=\"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/jd-xa\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JD-XA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundonsound.com\/reviews\/roland-jupiter-80\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.soundonsound.com\/reviews\/roland-jupiter-80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jupiter-80<\/a> and Jupiter-50&#8230; that all got buried quite quickly. SuperNatural came after the <a href=\"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/v-synth-xt\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">V-Synth<\/a> GT&#8217;s <strong>Articulative Phrase Synthesis<\/strong> and before the deeply retro <a href=\"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/system-1m\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AIRA<\/a> range. It seems to have been a bit of rough patch. I like it (as I like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fugglife.com\/home\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.fugglife.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fugglers<\/a>) but people were pissed off at the Jupiter-80 not being an exact copy of the old Jupiter-8. It also has some novel ways of sorting out sounds, with terminology that is perhaps&#8230; &#8216;unhelpful&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/integra-7_angle_gal.png?resize=640%2C194&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/integra-7_angle_gal.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/integra-7_angle_gal.png?resize=300%2C91&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/integra-7_angle_gal.png?resize=768%2C233&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/integra-7_angle_gal.png?resize=640%2C194&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/integra-7_angle_gal.png?resize=400%2C121&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>I&#8217;m still on sale! Please save me from the warehouse pit!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundonsound.com\/reviews\/roland-integra-7\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.soundonsound.com\/reviews\/roland-integra-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sensible Review<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roland are always coining new buzzwords. Permit me to translate these into simple and familiar terms. The Integra-7 is a rack module with 16 tracks on which you can place one of three types of instrument. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SuperNatural Acoustic<\/strong> which are multi-samples of acoustic instruments with cross-fades and articulation to make them more realistic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SuperNatural Synthesiser<\/strong> &#8211; which I&#8217;ll cover in more detail below.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sample and Synthesis<\/strong> identical to the XV-5080, released 13 years before.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The XV-5080 (which I call <a href=\"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/xv5080\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8216;The Yacht&#8217;<\/a>) was quite a landmark. Machines from the 1980&#8217;s D-50 era lead up to it, current <a href=\"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/zen-core\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ZEN-Core<\/a> machines still reference it. The Yacht is Roland&#8217;s idol. The Integra-7 references the Yacht, including all the SRX expansion cards that could be installed in it &#8211; but only four are accessible at a time. Because &#8230; the original could only hold four cards? Sorry but what? The original could <em>also<\/em> house 4 of the older JV cards (mine has 4), but do you see them here? No you don&#8217;t. That sucks, because I have some noises from the oddball ones I really like. And another thing &#8211; you can&#8217;t add your own samples. Because <em>la la la I&#8217;m Roland I&#8217;m blocking my ears can&#8217;t hear you<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some ways Integra is better than the Yacht &#8211; it&#8217;s got all the SRX expansions, has three kinds of synthesis. But I still must keep the Yacht and for all the custom samples and patches I&#8217;ve created. Poo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_6188.jpg?resize=640%2C358&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_6188.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_6188.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_6188.jpg?resize=768%2C430&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_6188.jpg?resize=640%2C358&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_6188.jpg?resize=400%2C224&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Nearly the whole damn family<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Supernatural Acoustic is pretty good &#8211; especially the articulations. But if you have a decent sample library on your PC you&#8217;ve probably got these sounds. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/kontakt\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"114\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kontakt<\/a><\/em> would do in a pinch. You can&#8217;t really mess with the sounds, except for using the single MFX available on the end of each track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SuperNatural Synthesis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m more interested in synthesis. The Integra has 16 <strong><em>parts<\/em><\/strong>, one for each MIDI channel. Each part is effectively a virtual analogue synthesiser with three <strong><em>partials<\/em><\/strong> of oscillator, filter and amp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/integra.jpg?resize=640%2C515&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/integra.jpg?w=939&amp;ssl=1 939w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/integra.jpg?resize=300%2C242&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/integra.jpg?resize=768%2C618&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/integra.jpg?resize=800%2C644&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/integra.jpg?resize=500%2C403&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">These are the controls of one <strong>partial<\/strong>, three of which make a <strong>part<\/strong>. There are 16 parts available at a time. On the Integra that&#8217;s called a <strong>Studio Set<\/strong> (orchestrated for a particular song).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In comparison the JD-XA has 3 digital <em><strong>parts<\/strong> <\/em>that stack up when you play the local keys &#8211; but are voiced on different MIDI channels when played remotely (which is very confusing when you first do that). It also has a single analogue part. To get a similar result on the Integra you would need to use 3 of the 12 parts on a single MIDI channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/roland\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Compare that to S&amp;S<\/a> on the VX-5080 &#8211; here you have four <strong><em>tones<\/em><\/strong>, in teams of two. The filters can be chained and there are &#8216;boosters&#8217; &#8211; a different work flow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/type2.jpg?resize=340%2C132&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/type2.jpg?w=340&amp;ssl=1 340w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/type2.jpg?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The old Sample and Synthesis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SuperNatural provides eight modelled analogue waveforms which can have pulse-width and synch. There is a form of cross-modulation between the first two partials. You then have a menu of 450 PCM waves which are distinct from those in S&amp;S synthesis. With some work the Integra can combine all three kinds of synthesis in a studio set. But the total number of internal studio sets is 64 &#8211; not shabby, but less than some users would need for their stage work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ZEN-core<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course this kind of multi-engine set up is now more familiar as Zen-Core. Roland would much prefer you to be using <em><a href=\"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/zen-core\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zenology<\/a><\/em> alongside one of their recent toys &#8211; the <a href=\"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/roland-mc-707-groovebox\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MC-707<\/a>, Jupiter X or a Fantom. Are you better off? I have a patch on the XV-5080 which combines a couple of &#8216;OB saw&#8217; waves, an orchestral &#8216;Triangle&#8217; and &#8216;Asian Gong 2&#8217; located on the physical expansion cards. <em>Zenology<\/em> doesn&#8217;t include these waveforms unless bought as Wave Expansions. The software <em>XV-5080<\/em> also lacks the expansions. The separate <em>World SRX<\/em> virtual instrument has the gong, but not the other waves. And so on. So Zen-Core <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other important thing is that you can edit the sounds directly on the Integra using an iPad or computer. You can&#8217;t officially do that on an MC-707, which is the only vaguely rack-able ZEN-thing so the Integra is your best shot at a single rack with all the waveforms. There&#8217;s probably a big Fantom that could do it and have samples as well but I like to be able to fit in the same room as the keyboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UPDATE there is a third party editor for the MC-707, which I will have to review soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yes yes but what about art?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/laurel.jpg?resize=500%2C332&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/laurel.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/laurel.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/laurel.jpg?resize=400%2C266&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>OK &#8211; less tech more art. The reason I have so many S&amp;S machines is the combination of precise waveforms and samples that have unusual timbres and overtones. Abbott and Costello, or Laurel and Hardy &#8211; the combination of straight man wave and comic sizzles\/hisses\/glows\/hums &#8211; this gives me the slight anxiety and madness that energises the music. I have my own sample library of &#8216;Costellos&#8217; &#8211; the zip drive on top has 175 of them which go with the XV-5080. The Fantom XR has a similar library. You could just use a sampler but then you miss out on the &#8216;Abbots&#8217;. The Integra-7 has a slightly different take on this which I will explore, carefully, over time. Because that&#8217;s the way I paint, and slightly different mediums offer subtle but useful contrasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other way to get this &#8216;feel&#8217; is with FM (on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/korg-capital-letters-opsix-lower-case%f0%9f%a7%bb%f0%9f%a7%bb%f0%9f%a7%bb%f0%9f%a7%bb\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"833\" target=\"_blank\">opsix<\/a>) or, to a certain extent with spectral distortions (on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/vital-%f0%9f%a7%bb%f0%9f%a7%bb%f0%9f%a7%bb%f0%9f%a7%bb%f0%9f%a7%bb\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1245\" target=\"_blank\">Vital<\/a>). But the cheapest way if you are interested is most likely <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/pop-my-cherry-%f0%9f%a7%bb%f0%9f%a7%bb%f0%9f%a7%bb%f0%9f%a7%bb\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"804\" target=\"_blank\">Cherry&#8217;s <em>Dreamsynth<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why seven? Is it sins? Dwarves? I don&#8217;t see sevens in the design. There wasn&#8217;t an Integra-6. Or was it like RoboCop &#8211; took a few goes? It&#8217;s the top dog of Roland&#8217;s SuperNatural series, which included the JD-XA, Jupiter-80 and Jupiter-50&#8230; that all got buried quite quickly. SuperNatural came after the V-Synth GT&#8217;s Articulative [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[9,28,4],"class_list":["post-1310","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","tag-roland-ss","tag-supernatural","tag-virtual-analogue"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1310"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2460,"href":"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1310\/revisions\/2460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nilamox.com\/mancave21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}