MIDI Designer Pro

I first discovered MDP2 in late 2017, when I retired my K52 and bought a RD-2000. I was trying to get more control of the RD TW presets, and started with a very simplistic layout.

Layouts

Roland X-Series

Jupiter X-Xm Manager – Updated for new 3.0 system software.

Visual Editor for Roland Jupiter X/Xm – also works with new Juno-X, see Mididr.com/qa/9181
Analog Synth Model Editors laid out similar to the original – now includes “Jupiter-X” model
Master Mixer and Effects overviews, with major controls in sound chain in an single view
Editors for Arpeggio, Master Effects, EQ, Controls, and Scene, Zone, & Settings

Jupiter X-Xm ZEN-Core Editor – (usable, but needs update for 3.0 changes)

The Jupiter Xm is a powerful, complex sound tool, trapped behind a small screen. ZEN-Core is a flexible synth construct with hundreds of settings.
This MDP2 layout brings the ZEN-Core settings onto a larger screen, so you can see most settings impacting your sound in one view, and providing a more visual method for customizing your sound.
This is a companion to the Jupiter XM Manager layout for MDP2 – due to size and room for expansion of both, they have been kept separate.
Editor for ZEN-Core Tones
Visual overviews of key synthesizer settings

Jupiter X-Xm Global Settings – There are settings on the Jupiter X-Xm that are individually controlled in each Scene instead of being the expected System (global) setting. This provides flexibility, but also becomes a pain to make a bulk change. This layout has a single function – bulk edit these settings as if they were a System setting. This layout is separate from the other Jupiter X-Xm as it should be infrequently required

This provides bulk editors for:

Midi Transmit / Receive Channel
Midi Transmit / Master Keyboard Switch
Master Keyboard Transmit Channel
Scene Part Pitch Bend Range

Juno-X Global Settings – same as above, for the Juno-X

Jupiter X-Xm Tone Wheel Organ – turn your Jupe into a tone wheel organ

ZEN-Core emulation of Tone Wheel Organ, with live drawbars and percussion controls
Customizable organ settings. Adjust drawbar tuning, noise, key click, etc. Editor for VK Rotary Tone Mfx
~230 fixed drawbar presets, including many classic settings, 24 user presets

Jupiter X-Xm “Jupiter X” Model Editor – for the new “Jupiter X” model

I had mostly stopped updating the Jupiter-X/Xm MDP 2 Layouts since Roland released their computer-based editor. However, when the Roland update for 3.0 was delayed, I put together a quick editor for the new Jupiter-X model.

This is a stripped-down layout, focused only on the specific Jupiter-X model.

Note – I received enough requests after releasing this stand alone version that I did update the Manager layout for the 3.0 software update

RD 2000

RD 2000 Manager – this is the workhorse layout for the RD 2000. Provides most functions needed on a routine basis for getting the most out of your RD 2000

RD 2000 Piano Editor – dig into the customizable settings on the V- and SN Pianos. Templates provide bulk update to avoid editing 88 individual V-Piano parameters.

RD 2000 Rhythms – the RD inherited a set of 200 classic Roland drum patterns, but not many controls. This provides ability to quickly select, and even sequence, the rhythms.

RD 2000 Light Show – plays a pattern of lights (use while piano is otherwise idle)

Generic

Chord^ – flexible chord layout

Linear two octave x 7 pad array transposes and plays chords
Assign preloaded or user specified chords to pad rows
Nine user chords with up to 10 notes each can be entered and assigned during performance
Presets save pad and user chord assignments
Controls are MDP2, logic is in StreamByter output rules

Techniques

Auto Build StreamByter SysEx Bulk Data Message Decode – This spreadsheet auto-builds StreamByter code to decode a bulk message, simplifying synchronizing hardware with a MDP2 layout.

Combining button actions in MDP2 – Situation – we want to mimic hardware that has four track buttons, and a pair of start / stop buttons. You can press a track button, and then choose either start or stop. How can we create this behavior in MDP2?

Automatically switch pages in multi-page button group – Problem statement – with a multiple page group of buttons (stops, presets, etc.) use a stepper to increment, and when the last one on a page is reached, change to the next page.