Roland JD-990

Searched around but sadly seems there’s not yet a preset for the JD-990.

I’ve got an E1 on the way so am taking stock how well it will play with my synths.

In lieu of a dedicated preset, I’m wondering if anything can be done with these:

  1. super jd 990 editor max4live device: Roland Super JD-990 Patch Editor version 2.0 by adamneddo on maxforlive.com

Unfortunately I think there may be issues with how this device exposes its controls to Ableton. the parameters cannot be mapped to macros in an instrument rack for example. I spoke with the developer who said it would require a full rewrite for that to work, which makes me think E1 won’t be able to grab them either?

Then there’s this: a standalone and au/vst editor: JD990 Super Editor download | SourceForge.net

This one has a fatal bug for me in Ableton - if I use it in a project and save the project, Ableton freezes/crashes on start-up trying to open said project. Have gone back and forth with the dev and have not been able to resolve the issue.

Being able to control the max4live device would be a huge win, but fear there will be issues there.

For a more experienced developer, is there anything from these projects that could be used to port an E1 preset? I have spoken with both devs and would be happy to request anything that would give a head start on E1.