Zen-Core Editor-Librarian V.2.0 for Roland Fantom 6-7-8,  Fantom 6-7-8 EX, Fantom-06/07/08, AX-Edge, Jupiter-X/Xm synthesizers with "B67 ZEN-FM" Synthesis Engine Editor

ZEN-Core Sound Banks - 3 collections - (419 tones) for all Roland Synthesizers, Piano, Groovebox, Wind-Instruments, Guitar Synth compatible with the ZEN-Core standard

The editors and sound collections are available individually or in bundles

Versions

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Editor Librarian Zen-Core V. 2.0

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Compatibility

- Windows 10/11
- Mac CPU Intel x86-64 - Sierra (MacOS 10.12), High Sierra (MacOS 10.13), Mojave (MacOS 10.14), Catalina (MacOS 10.13), Big Sur (MacOS 11.x)
- Mac CPU Intel x64/ARM64: Big Sur (MacOS 11.x), Monterey (MacOS 12.x), Ventura (MacOS 13.x), Sonoma (MacOS 14.x), Sequoia (MacOS 15.x)

ZEN-Core editing section

Editing of ZEN-Core tones structured in 6 subsections where you can modify all the synthesis parameters and those relating to the 93 effects provided by the standard. Below is a list of the main features.

- Vector and resizable graphic interface.

- Communication speed between synth and computer capable of real-time listening of changes without any additional latency. The division of the summary parameters allows the editing of the most important parameters in a single screen.

- Real time graphic display of the envelopes (Filter, AMP and Pitch) and the keyboard and velocity range sections

- Copy and paste of partials via clipboard.

- Use of Macro controls to speed up editing by controlling the same parameter of any combination of the 4 partials in parallel.

- Editing of "hidden" ZEN-Core synthesis parameters not directly accessible in the synths: VCF Gain Correction, Partial LFO Phase Lock, Pitch Down Depth,  Pitch Drift, Pitch Drift Cycle Number - Condition e VA Init Phase

- 4-track step sequencer. Using a Template it is possible to obtain 4-voice melodic and rhythmic sequences with a single Zen-Core tone, synchronized with the scene BPM. To do this, up to 8 STEP-LFOs (2 for each partial) and 128 steps in total are used simultaneously, all organized in a graphic interface designed to facilitate programming.

- 24 ZEN-Core presets, divided into:
   INI: simple sounds to use as a template for editing.
   PR1: some of the most significant sounds from the optional library that can be purchased separately
   PR2: ZEN-Core tones of rhythmic and melodic sequences (8 STEP LFO and related template)

- Complete editing of the 93 effects of ZEN-Core standard and 25 presets for the most used effects

- import of ZEN-Core tones and conversion of sounds generated with Model Expansions

All synths compatible with the ZEN-Core standard, the Roland Zenology Pro software and the ZenBeat ZC1 player, are able to export the ZEN-Core User Tones and, if available, the User Tones obtained to files (.SVZ format) with the various Model Expansions.

Through a proprietary conversion algorithm it is possible to load and convert the user Tones (*.svz files) into the format used by the editor-librarian, so as to load the user sounds of your synths into the library and possibly modify them via the editor.
This is possible thanks to a series of proprietary conversion routines.
For equivalent Model Expansions User Tone→Tone ZEN-Core conversion, the USER TONES of the following Model Expansions are supported: JUNO-106 -JX-8P -JUPITER-8 -SH-101 - Juno-60 - JUNO-X engine - JUPITER-X/XM engine

IMPORTANT: *.SDZ sound banks (those that can be purchased via Roland Cloud Manager) are NOT supported as they are encrypted and protected by license.

ZEN-Core Librarian Section

Management of 16384 ZEN-Core tones, all resident in memory, via a database structured in 8 libraries (Lib1-Lib2,..Lib8) each composed of 2048 tones. Each of the 8 libraries is divided into 16 banks (A-B-C .P) of 128 tones each.

The dialogue between Librarian and Synth is in real time and it is possible to transfer each tone to the synth in a fraction of a second thanks to the speed of synth - computer communication and the ability of the software to quickly manage MIDI SysEx messages.

Possible operations:

- Load and Save to file the various data structures: entire database (16384 Tones), single library (2048 tones), single bank (128 Tones) and single tone.

- Save in the library of the tones transferred from the synth and possibly modified with the editor.

- Insert e Delete tones

- Moving the individual banks (128 Tones) using a Bank Clipboard

- Copy and paste functionality of tone groups, from/to the library, using a clipboard of variable size (1-48 Tones).

“B67 ZEN FM” Engine (4 linear FM Operators + 4 Wave Shapes)

The "B67 ZEN FM" synthesis engine is fully implemented with ZEN-Core synthesis, where a graphical editor allows you to modify only a limited number of synthesis parameters, leaving the others predefined and inaccessible.
The engine editor simplifies programming through an optimized graphical interface that, among other features, implements the ability to set operator frequencies with the Freq. Ratio parameter (0.25, 0.5, 0.78, 1, 1.5, 1.57, 1.78, 2, 3, 3.5, 4, 5, etc.), allows editing and viewing of the 8 ENVs in a single screen (2 carriers, 2 modulators, and 4 shapes), and implements convenient copy and paste operations for ENVs and operators.
Furthermore, 20 sound presets, ENV presets, and a dedicated librarian (2,048 sounds) are always available.

Using the dedicated editor section, you obtain a standard ZEN-Core tone that can be used on all compatible synths and virtual instruments (Zenology Pro, Zenbeats (ZC-1), FP-E50, RD-88, RD-08, Juno-D, Juno-X, V-Stage, MC-101, MC-707, Verselab MV-1, GM-800, Aerophone AE-20 Pro AE-30, GO:KEYS 5, GO:KEYS 3).
With the AX-Edge, Jupiter-X/Xm, and Fantom/0/EX editor you can not only play the tones from this engine but also program them in the dedicated editor section. Furthermore, the dedicated librarian allows you to save and recall parameters for later editing.

Because the B67 ZEN FM engine uses the ZEN-Core standard, the sounds created can be edited on synths like any other tone, thus freeing oneself from the engine's fixed synthesis. Obviously, you lose the immediacy of editing, access to the dedicated librarian, and the ability to set the operator frequencies with the Freq. Ratio control.

The synthesis engine is stereo with 21-22 voices of polyphony (10-11 in the MC-101/707 and MV-1 grooveboxes).

Implemented structure

Synthesis is implemented with a dual pair of carrier/modulators (1-2 and 3-4). The two pairs have identical characteristics: all parameters of pair 1-2 are the same as those of pair 3-4. In classic FM synthesis, well known from historic synths such as the Yamaha DX7, oscillators, called operators, produce sine waves: in a carrier/modulator pair, the timbre is defined by the frequency ratio of the operators and their volume, which is modulated by envelopes.

The Frequency Ratio is defined as the ratio between the frequency of the modulator and that of the carrier.

● If the ratio is an integer (e.g., C/M = 1:1, 1:2, 1:3), harmonic sounds are obtained.
● If the ratio is a non-integer (e.g., C/M 1:1.78, 1:3.5, etc.), inharmonic sounds are obtained (metals, membranes, bells, etc.).

The volume of the modulator, which varies over time with its envelope, defines the amount of harmonics in the resulting timbre.
In the implementation of the B67 ZEN FM synthesis engine, each carrier/modulator pair is capable of creating more complex sounds than traditional Yamaha synthesis with sinusoidal operators.

Advanced Features: Waveform Shape

The FM of the first family of Yamaha synths (DX7, DX5, DX21, etc.) used sinusoidal operators. Yamaha later implemented more complex waveforms in its FM synths: from the classic 8 Waves of the TX81Z to the 7 Waves of the Montage family, which feature additional parameters capable of permanently modifying their harmonic content.

The B67 ZEN FM engine not only uses the 9 waveforms typical of the ZEN-Core synthesis VA oscillators (SIN, SIN2, TRI, TRI2, TRI3, SAW, SQR, RAMP, JUNO) but also implements the ability to dynamically modify these waves.

Each waveform can be modified with the PW and FAT parameters not only statically, but also dynamically thanks to the ability to modulate PW and FAT with velocity and a dedicated ADSR envelope for each operator.

The 4 operators have the ability to edit: Waveform, PW, FAT, PW Velocity, FAT Velocity, dedicated ADSR envelope with separate PW and FAT depth.

These parameters can be used to modify the waveform in various ways. One of the particularly useful possibilities comes from the PW functionality applied to the sinusoidal waveform which distorts (64→127) the wave until it becomes similar to a SAW. It is a process similar to the phase distortion (PD) synthesis famous for the Casio synths of the CZ family where the phase distortion is modulated inside the DCW (Digital Controlled Wave) section.

By modulating the PW and FAT with the Key Velocity, a dedicated ADSR ENV, or the Mod Wheel, you can obtain sounds impossible to achieve with pure FM and, in some cases, similar to PD synthesis.
 
 

The simplest way to use Waveform Shape of a simple sine wave is modulate the PW by the dedicated ENV ADSR.
If we analyze the simple sinusoidal ZEN-core oscillator with PW=127 we find a waveform very similar to the SAW.
A very similar waveform can be obtained using a DX7 using a carrier-modulator pair, the same frequency (ratio 1:1), modulator volume = 79 and feedback =7.

For this reason, the behavior of a sinusoidal oscillator in the B67 ZEN FM engine with a PW modulated by a dedicated ENV (64 → max 127) is very similar to that of a modulating carrier pair with a 1:1 ratio where the modulating volume varies with the same dedicated ENV.

The B67 ZEN FM engine, when using sinusoidal oscillators and modulating the PW (Depth 0-63) with the 4 dedicated ADSR ENVs can be considered similar to the following FM algorithm.

LFO1 and LFO2

The B67 ZEN FM engine features two identical LFOs, whose speed can be synchronized with the tempo, 11 Waveforms, with Delay and Fade Time. The modulation amplitudes are adjusted via: Pitch, Amp and Pan Depth.

 
Copy Operators - Copy Partials

In the editor it is possible to past and copy the 4-step envelopes of the 4 operators (Carrier 1-3 or Modulator 2-4) or the entire set of parameters (Waveform, Frequency, ENV 4 Step, ENV ADSR, etc.).

4 STEP ENV Preset

There are 8 ENV presets available for the 4 operators (carriers and/or modulators), containing predefined profiles (Percussion, Brass, Slow Decay, Organ, etc.).

MFX Effects

The B67 ZEN FM engine uses the 93 MFX effects of the ZEN-Core standard: you can select the effect type and edit it in the dedicated section (the same as the ZEN-Core editor), which also contains 25 MFX presets.

Scene Editor Section

Within this section, in the version of the software for AX-Edge and Jupiter-X/Xm, all parameters of the scene (performance in AX-Edge) can be edited with a graphic interface (Volume, Pan, sound selection, synthesis parameter offset, keyboard range and speed..) along with all the parameters relating to the scene effects (Reverb, Chorus, Delay,..).
The Fantom version of the software contains complete editing of the scene effects and editing of the main parameters of parts 1-4.
There are also 40 preset reverb effects.

Jupiter-X/Xm Scene Editor

Fantom Scene Editor

AX-Edge Program Editor

User Tone section and Program librarian for AX-Edge

Through a dedicated section, available only in the AX-Edge version of the software, it is possible to store, directly on the "User Tones" memory of the synth, the tones modified with the editor or loaded from the library.

Version 2.0 of the editor includes a Program Librarian organized into 8 Libraries x 320 program per library. You can import Synth programs and use the clipboard to manage them.

Changelog Version 2.0

● ZEN-Core editing on any part (1-16 Fantom / 1-4 Jupiter-X/Xm and AX-Edge): removed the editing limit on part 1.
● New B67 ZEN FM synthesis engine (4 FM Operators + 4 Wave Shapes) compatible with the ZEN-Core standard with editing, 20 presets, dedicated librarian (2048 tones for the B67 ZEN FM engine divided into 4 LIBs / 8 Banks of 64 tones) and the ability to load and save individual tones, Banks (64 tones), Lib (512 tones), and All Lib (2048 tones) to files.
● The librarian allows you to reload and edit a sound with the B67 ZEN FM engine, having access to all its parameters in the graphical interface of the engine editor.
● 40 preset reverb effects (Scene/Program).
● AX-Edge Editor Only
    ○ Full editing of Program parameters (added 24 Receive, Master Keyboard, Assignable Button,  Assignable Control, Partial Reserve, Part Scale Tune Type)
    ○ 25 Program Presets
    ○ Program Librarian with the ability to load and save individual Programs, Bank (32 Performances)       Lib (320 Performances), All Lib (2048 Tones) to files
    ○ AX-Edge→Librarian transfer of Programs
● Fantom Editor Only:
    ○ Fantom EX presets added: Jupiter-8 ACB, SH-101 ACB, JU-106 ACB, JX-3P ACB, SNA Vintage EP, SNA Brass1, SNA Brass2, SNA El guitar 1, SNA El guitar 2, Supernatural A.Piano3 e Supernatural E.Piano1
     ○ Levels, Cutoff, Res, Attack, Decay, and Release offsets added to parts 5-16.
● Bugfix
 

ZEN-Core Sound Banks: 3 Collections

 ZEN-Core Sound Banks (419 tones) for all Roland Synthesizers, Piano, Groovebox, Wind-Instruments, Guitar Synth compatible with the ZEN-Core standard

Compatibility

Banks collection in .SVZ format loadable on all Roland software and synths compatible with the ZEN-Core standard.

Software: Zenology - Zenology Pro - ZenBeat (with ZC1 player)
Pianos: FP-E50, RD-88, RD-08
Synth: AX-Edge, Fantom-06/07/08, Fantom-6/7/8, Juno-X, Jupiter-X/Xm, Juno-D6/7/8
Groovebox: MC-101, MC-707, VERSELAB MV-1
Wind Instruments: Aerophone AE-20, Aerophone Pro AE-30
Guitar Synth: GM-800
Music Creation Keyboard: GO:KEYS 5 GO:KEYS 3

The bank also includes the version (*.bin) with the reverb parameters programmed specifically for each sound: this bank can only be used with the Zenology software starting from version 2.0.

The B67 ZEN-Core Collection 3 (197 ZEN-Core tones) includes 112 tones created with B67 ZEN-FM synthesis (4 FM operators + 4 Wave Shapes).

These sounds are distribuited in two formats:
- Standard ZEN-Core format: compatible with all synthesizers, keyboards, and grooveboxes that support this standard.
- Proprietary editable format: manageable with the dedicated B67 ZEN-FM page in Editor/Librarian V2.0, available for Fantom, AX-Edge, and Jupiter-X/Xm.

Characteristics

B67 ZEN-Core Collection 1-2

The collection includes, among the various sounds:
- 41 ZEN-Core tones containing 4-voice melodic and rhythmic sequences, synchronized with the scene BPM. Thanks to the simultaneous use of 8 STEP-LFOs (2 per partial) and 128 overall steps
- 12 ZEN-Core drum patterns with ZEN-Core 8 STEP-LFOs
- 32 linear FM tones, some created with 4 operators (double carrier-modulating pair) and some composed of a pair of FM partials and partial PCM
-30 Bass Synth tones
- more then 50 Pad, PolySynth, Lead and Choir tones

B67 ZEN-Core Collection 3

The collection includes, among the various sounds:
- 31 ZEN-Core tones containing 4-voice melodic and rhythmic sequences, synchronized with the scene BPM. Thanks to the simultaneous use of 8 STEP-LFOs (2 per partial) and 128 overall steps
- 8 ZEN-Core drum patterns with ZEN-Core 8 STEP-LFOs
- 112 tones created with B67 ZEN-FM synthesis (4 FM operators + 4 Wave Shapes).
Among the various sounds created with this synthesis are emulations of "classic Yamaha DX7" sounds (Marimba, Vibe, Celesta, Bakket, Jazz Guitar, Tubular Bell, EPiano, Bowed Strings, Brass, Synth Bass, Metal..) and original sounds that use FM and Wave Shape synthesis for new sounds with complex and evolving harmonic spectra.
-46 complex ZEN-Core tones including natural sounds (Fast Strings, Acoustic Piano, etc.), synthetic sounds (80 MoogDive, CS80 Guitar, JX8 Bowed, JunoBass, etc.), and hybrid sounds (HybrViolin, FM&DigitAge, VocalPipe, etc.)

The ZEN-Core collection 3 is also available in a "Best Of" version.

B67 ZEN-Core Collection 1-2 : Sound demo

B67 ZEN-Core Collection 3 (2026) with 'B67 ZEN-FM' Synthesis Sound demo

3 free Roland Fantom/Fantom-0 Scenes-Songs and 14 Free ZEN-Core Tones

Roland ZEN-Core Fantom/Fantom-0 Scenes and Songs - Part 1
included in B67 Collection 1-2 Bundle

Roland ZEN-Core Fantom/Fantom-0 Scenes and Songs - Part 2
included in B67 Collection 1-2 Bundle

Roland ZEN-Core Fantom/Fantom-0 Scenes and Songs - Part 3
included in B67 Collection 1-2 Bundle

Roland Fantom - Fantom-0 Scenes Demo songs
included in B67 Collection 1-2 Bundle

List of Tones

B67 Collection 3 (click for zoom)

B67 Collection 3 - Best Of (click for zoom)

B67 Collection1-2 (click to download list)

B67 Collection1-2 (Zenology Pro View with Reverb)

B67 Collection 3
B67 ZEN-FM tones in ZEN-Core Editor-Librarian for Synth

B67 Collection 1 (Editor-Librarian list)

B67 Collection 2 (Editor-Librarian List)

Manuals