REVIEWED
HANDS ON... ROLAND JUPITER-80
Synthesiser
£2939.00 Roland UK 401792 702701
4www.roland.co.uk
2011 sees the return of a synthesizer legend… the Roland Jupiter-80
Retro looks and modern digital technology: the new Roland Jupiter-80
Touchscreen technology replaces the bulk of the original JP-8’s faders and sliders, but the JP-80 still pays tribute to its illustrious predecessor…
Drum set rack, with clamps and arms for pads and cymbals are included with both kits.
The original Roland Jupiter 8 was Roland’s first professional analogue synthesizer in the early 1980s and in the hands of the likes of Duran Duran (Hungry Like the Wolf, Save a Prayer), Michael Jackson (Thriller) and plenty of others besides the Jupiter 8 quickly racked up a formidable roster of hit records. The Original Jupiter 8 offered 8-voice polyphony, with two VCOs on each voice plus cool features like Low and High-pass filters, pulse-width modulation and a superb built-in arpeggiator. The Jupiter’s versatility was due in part to its keyboard, which could be split into two separate zones for different sounds whilst individual patches could be combined to create entirely fresh sounds that could be saved in the JP-8’s internal memory. Despite being pre-MIDI later versions of the Jupiter 8 and Jupiter-60 came with Roland’s DCB (Digital Control Bus) interface that enabled the Jupiter to synch up with early sequencers of the period. Like many old analogue synthesizers original Roland Jupiter synths are highly prized by collectors and producers, cropping up on many contemporary tracks by Moby, The Prodigy, Orbital and many others. The all-new Roland Jupiter-80 definitely has a lot to live up to but Roland claim that its new flagship is primarily aimed at the gigging musician, rather than being a studio-style workstation. Using cutting edge digital technology to capture the spirit of creativity so beloved of the original Jupiter synths, the JP-80 aims to offer virtually limitless access to a wealth of tones, both classic and completely new. Touch screen technology replaces the bulk of faders and sliders but the JP-80 still conveys its illustrious predecessors pioneering vibe with a bright and bold retro design that is pays tribute to the original JP-8 whilst also offering players something entirely new.
The Roland JP-80 is undoubtedly the most exciting new product to hit the synthesizer world in many years, hopefully many of you reading this will be using it to create your own classic tracks before too long..! PM
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