Roland JUPITER-Xm Cloud Sound Pack Wave Expansion User Guide

: June 13, 2024
: Roland

Table of Contents

Roland JUPITER-Xm Cloud Sound Pack Wave Expansion
Updating the JUPITER-X/Xm to the Latest Version
Installing the Roland Cloud Manager
Adding the Sounds
Installing a Wave Expansion
User License
Initializing the User Licenses
Error Message
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Roland JUPITER-Xm Cloud Sound Pack Wave Expansion

This manual explains how to use Sound Packs and Wave Expansions with the JUPITER-X/Xm. Read this in conjunction with the JUPITER-X/Xm Owner’s Manual and Reference Manual (PDF).

JUPITER-X/Xm

There are two ways to use Sound Packs and Wave Expansions. In this manual, we explain how to do this via Roland Cloud Manager.

Owner’s Manual

You must purchase a Lifetime Key for the data if you want to use Roland Cloud Manager.
Data that was downloaded with only a Roland Cloud membership can’t be loaded into the JUPITER-X/Xm.
If you are using Roland Cloud Connect (sold separately), you can use the Sound Pack and Wave Expansion sound files even on a membership basis.

Updating the JUPITER-X/Xm to the Latest Version

Before using the Sound Pack and Wave Expansion, you must update the JUPITER-X/Xm to the latest version.

Download the latest software from the website below, and follow the steps listed to update.

(JUPITER-X) Download the
latest software for JUPITER-X
(JUPITER-Xm) Download the
latest software for JUPITER-Xm

Importing the Sound Pack/Wave Expansion by Using Roland Cloud Manager

This explains how to use Roland Cloud Manager to download and import the Sound Pack and Wave Expansion sound files.

Installing the Roland Cloud Manager

On your computer, download Roland Cloud Manager from the Roland Cloud website.
Double-click the installer you downloaded to begin the installation. Proceed with the installation by following the directions shown onscreen. When you see a message saying that the installation was successful, click the [Close] or [Finish].
Start the Roland Cloud Manager that you installed, and register your account. Follow the onscreen instructions to register.

Downloading the Sound Pack/Wave Expansion

Start Roland Cloud Manager.
Click Hardware on the Menu tab. A list of hardware appears.
Click JUPITER-X/XM. A list of contents appears.
Click Sound Pack or Wave Expansion that you want to import. The Sound Pack or Wave Expansion download page appears.
Click Get Lifetime Key to purchase a Lifetime Key.
Once you’ve made your purchase, click Library on the Menu tab. A list of the contents you have purchased appears.
Select the Sound Pack or Wave Expansion and download.

Saving the Sound Files to a USB Flash Drive

If you’re using the USB flash drive for the first time, format it using the JUPITER-X/Xm.
Prepare the sound file that you will add on the JUPITER-X/Xm.
Connect the USB flash drive to your computer.
Save the file in the appropriate directory of your USB flash drive.
- Sound Pack (extension: .sdz): ROLAND/SOUND folder
- Wave Expansion (extension: .exz): Root directory

To select or de-select a specific range of tones, press the [ENTER] button at the beginning of the range, then at the end of the range, hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ENTER] button.

This manual explains how to use Sound Packs and Wave Expansions with the JUPITER-X/Xm. Read this in conjunction with the JUPITER-X/Xm Owner’s Manual and Reference Manual (PDF).
There are two ways to use Sound Packs and Wave Expansions.
In this manual, we explain how to do this via Roland Cloud Manager.

Using Roland Cloud Manager
On your computer, use the Roland Cloud Manager to download the Sound Pack and Wave Expansion sound files from Roland Cloud.
Use a USB flash drive to import the sound files into the JUPITER-X/Xm.

Click here for more information on Roland Cloud.
Click here to download the Roland Cloud Manager and Owner’s Manual.
You must purchase a Lifetime Key for the data if you want to use Roland Cloud Manager.
Data that was downloaded with only a Roland Cloud membership can’t be loaded into the JUPITER-X/Xm.

Using Roland Cloud Connect
Use Roland Cloud Connect (sold separately) and your smartphone to import the Sound Pack and Wave Expansion sound files into the JUPITER-X/Xm.

Click here for more information on Roland Cloud Connect.
If you are using Roland Cloud Connect (sold separately), you can use the Sound Pack and Wave Expansion sound files even on a membership basis.

Updating the JUPITER-X/Xm to the Latest Version
Before using the Sound Pack and Wave Expansion, you must update the JUPITER-X/Xm to the latest version.
Download the latest software from the website below, and follow the steps listed to update.

https://roland.cm/jupiter-x_dl (JUPITER-X)
https://roland.cm/jupiter-xm_dl (JUPITER-Xm)

Importing the Sound Pack/Wave Expansion by Using Roland Cloud Manager

This explains how to use Roland Cloud Manager to download and import the Sound Pack and Wave Expansion sound files.

Installing the Roland Cloud Manager

On your computer, download Roland Cloud Manager from the Roland Cloud website.
Access the website listed below to download the appropriate installer for your computer.
https://roland.cm/RolandCloudManager
Double-click the installer you downloaded to begin the installation.
Proceed with the installation by following the directions shown onscreen.
When you see a message saying that the installation was successful, click the [Close] or [Finish].
Start the Roland Cloud Manager that you installed, and register your account.
Follow the onscreen instructions to register.

Downloading the Sound Pack/Wave Expansion

Start Roland Cloud Manager.
Click “Hardware” on the Menu tab.
A list of hardware appears.
Click “JUPITER-X/XM.
A list of contents appears.
Click Sound Pack or Wave Expansion that you want to import.
The Sound Pack or Wave Expansion download page appears.
Click “Get Lifetime Key” to purchase a Lifetime Key.
Once you’ve made your purchase, click “Library” on the Menu tab.
A list of the contents you have purchased appears.
Select the Sound Pack or Wave Expansion and download.

Saving the Sound Files to a USB Flash Drive

If you’re using the USB flash drive for the first time, format it using the JUPITER-X/Xm.
ØØ“Formatting a USB Flash Drive” (Owner’s Manual)
1. Prepare the sound file that you will add on the JUPITER-X/Xm.
2. Connect the USB flash drive to your computer.
3. Save the file in the appropriate directory of your USB flash drive.
  Sound Pack (extension: .sdz): ROLAND/SOUND folder Wave Expansion (extension: .exz): Root directory

USB flash drive folder architecture

Disconnect the USB flash drive from your computer.

Adding the Sounds

Depending on the sounds that you are adding, perform the steps described in “Importing a Sound Pack” or “Installing a Wave Expansion” (p. 3).

Importing a Sound Pack

Connect the USB flash drive in which you saved the tone file to the JUPITER-X/Xm.
“Saving the Sound Files to a USB Flash Drive” (p. 1)
Press the [MENU] button.
Use the [1] knob or PAGE [ ] [ ] buttons to select
“UTILITY,” and then press the [ENTER] button.
Use the [1] knob or PAGE [ ] [ ] buttons to select
“IMPORT/EXPORT,” and then press the [ENTER] button.
Use the [1] knob to select “IMPORT TONE,” and then press the [ENTER] button.
Use the [1] knob to select the file that contains the tones that you want to import, and then press the PAGE [>] button.
Select the tone that you want to import.
Use the [1] knob to select the tone that you want to import, and then use the [2] knob to add a check mark.

Deselect (uncheck) the tones you don’t want to import.

MEMO
All tones are already selected when this screen appears.
To select or de-select all tones, hold down the [SHIFT] button and operate the [2] knob.
To select or de-select a specific range of tones, press the
[ENTER] button at the beginning of the range, then at the end of the range, hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ENTER] button.

Press the PAGE [>] button.
Use the [1] knob to select the import-destination tone, and then press the [ENTER] button to add a check mark.

NOTE

  * If there is a tone named “INIT TONE”, it is automatically selected as the import-destination tone.
  * If you want to keep that tone, clear the check mark.
  * Be aware that the import-destination tone you select will be overwritten.
  * An “ * ” is displayed for tones used in scene.
  * If the import-destination has fewer tones than the importsource, not all of the selected tones will be imported.
  * The number of tones is shown in the upper right of the screen.

Press the PAGE [ >] button.
A confirmation screen appears.
If you decide to cancel, press the [EXIT] button.
MEMO
The first time you import, the user license registration screen appears.
To execute, use the PAGE [>] button to select “OK,” and then press the [ENTER] button.
When import is completed, the message “Import Tone Completed!” appears.
NOTE
Never turn off the power or disconnect the USB flash drive during a process, such as while the “Executing…” display is shown.

Installing a Wave Expansion

Connect the USB flash drive in which you saved the sound file to the JUPITER-X/Xm.
While pressing the [ENTER] button, turn on the power.
The EXPANSION top screen appears.
Press the PAGE [>] button to move to the installation screen.
Use the PAGE [ ] [ ] buttons to select the file that you want to install, and then press the PAGE [>] button.
A confirmation screen appears.
If you decide to cancel, press the [EXIT] button.
MEMO
The first time you install, the user license registration screen appears.
To execute , use the PAGE [>] button to select “OK,” and then press the [ENTER] button.

Uninstalling a Wave Expansion

If there is insufficient free memory space, uninstalling a previously installed Wave Expansion will let you install a new Wave Expansion.

While pressing the [ENTER] button, turn on the power.
The EXPANSION top screen appears.
Use the PAGE [ ] [ ] buttons to select the file that you want to uninstall, and then press the PAGE [<] button to move to the uninstallation screen.
A confirmation screen appears.
If you decide to cancel, press the [EXIT] button.
To execute, use the PAGE [>] button to select “OK,” and then press the [ENTER] button.

User License

Sound Pack and Wave Expansion are associated with the user licenses of the user who downloaded them.
Sound Pack or Wave Expansion that has differing user licenses cannot be imported into the same JUPITER-X/Xm.

If you want to import or install Sound Pack and Wave Expansion that has a different user license than what is already registered to this JUPITER-X/Xm unit, you must initialize the user licenses by performing the procedure described in “Initializing the User Licenses” (p. 3).

Initializing the User Licenses

If you’ve initialized the user licenses, you’ll be able to import or install Sound Pack and Wave Expansion that you downloaded using a new user license.

NOTE

Installed Wave Expansion are deleted.
Never turn off the power or disconnect the USB flash drive during a process, such as while the “Executing…” display is shown.

Press the [MENU] button.
Use the [1] knob or PAGE [ ] [ ] buttons to select “UTILITY,” and then press the [ENTER] button.
Use the [1] knob to select “FACTORY RESET,” and then press the [ENTER] button.
The FACTORY RESET screen appears.
Use the PAGE [ ] [ ] buttons to select the item, and press the [ENTER] button to select/clear the check boxes so that only the “Remove License” check box is selected.
- The “Remove License” check box is not displayed if a Sound Pack or Wave Expansion has not been imported/installed.
- If you execute this with other check boxes besides “Remove License” selected as well, the data corresponding to each selected item is erased. See “Returning to the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)” in the JUPITER-X/Xm Owner’s Manual for details.
Press the PAGE [ >] button.
A confirmation message appears.
If you decide to cancel, press the [EXIT] button.
To execute, use the [2] knob to select “OK,” and then press the [ENTER] button.
The display indicates “Completed. Turn off power”.
Turn the power of the JUPITER-X/Xm off and then on again.
The user licenses are initialized.