Observed arrival · 2026-10-13

Knobsmith’s MKS-70 Controller

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A MIDI control surface for editing Roland MKS-70 and JX-10 sounds, with a browser demo and a downloadable Windows app.

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For: Roland MKS-70 and JX-10 owners
Worth noticing: Its documentation distinguishes original Roland ROM from Vecoven 3.x and 4.x firmware, with setup guidance for each.

Field notes

The demo exposes controls for oscillator waveforms, filter cutoff and resonance, MIDI channels, and program selection. It warns that changing programs discards unsaved edits on the synth, and says nothing is written to memory. The paid Windows app is listed with 178 factory presets; its setup documentation distinguishes original Roland ROM from Vecoven 3.x and 4.x firmware.

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