Synth demo of the roland jupiter6 analog synthesizer, filmed at the synth palace in montreal, quebec. This sound is due in part to classic analog roland technology in its filters, modulation capabilities and a thick cluster of 12 analog oscillators at 2 per voice. The sound library features a collection of sounds from some of the most legendary and iconic instruments in rolands history. Of course, that goes without saying i have a jupiter 8, so im very familiar with the jupiter parameter layout although the jp 6 is a bit different. A more affordable take on the jupiter 8, but still a classic analog polysynth in its own right, the jupiter 6 reduces the polyphony of its big brother to six voices but adds midi implementation and improved oscillator stability. This files were recorded connecting the tape save output to a soundcards input.
You can use a program like cakewalk, cubase or sysex to send the. While the jupiter6 does have midi, the implementation is. Meticulously serviced over many hours and working perfectly, no excuses. Although it lacked the soontobe standard of midi control, later production series of the jupiter8 did include rolands proprietary dcb interface.
If you cant do this successfully, you certainly wont get the presets loaded. The roland jupiter6, although it was initially created as a more affordable alternative to the famous and beloved jupiter8, is a great sixvoice polysynth in its own right, serving up iconic analog roland sounds. Vco, dual arpeggiator, unison, and multimode filter. Although it lacked the soontobe standard of midi control. Roland jupiter6 jp6 1983, very basic midi, 12 oscillator polyphonic analogue synthesizer. I used this more than any other analog synth on my automatic records releases in the early 2000s, and the baseline on cant stand the pain is pure jp6.
Roland jupiter 8 voice polyphonic subtractive synthesizer. Jupiter 6 is the first in a brand new series of royaltyfree loops and oneshot samples that pay tribute to the legendry synthesisers and drum machines that have inspired generations of electronic music producers from the early electronic revolution right up to the current day. In addition, the older brother still has a low pass filter 12dboct, which allows him to have a little more punch than the jp6. Easy and intuitive programming via front panel sliders, knobs and buttons for all your. This collection includes jupiter 6 sound recreations from the popular synth legends series, putting the trademark tones of this historic synth inside your integra7. All patches are clean, with no internal effects added. You may have to experience a little until you have a good replay loudness. Roland super jx10 and mks70 synthesizer patches your. With the exception of the top c note on the 61note keyboards, all keys from octave to octave are. The juno 6 and juno 60 analog polyphonic synths offer quick editing with one knob per function design.
Europa is a hardware and firmware upgrade for the roland jupiter 6 which enhances its. Also, some of the patches are based on patches originally made by pedrosura from the arturia forums, so thanks for those. Patch presets can store keyboard splits, along with the settings for the arpeggiator, voice assign mode, hold, portamento, as well as many of the modulation settings. Tips on successfully loading the factory presets into your jupiter6. Jupiter6 collection powered by synth legends integra7. Another monster sized analog beast from roland that, like its big brother jupiter 8 weights a whopping 35 pounds. Tips on successfully loading the factory presets into your jupiter 6. We paid our tech for 20 hours of highly skilled vintage synth restoration work to make this jp6 better, more valuable and hopefully much more reliable long term than. The system 8 may offer plugout recreations of roland classics, but its also a. The roland jupiters all have an amazing sound due in part to classic analog roland technology in their filters, modulation capabilities and 12 analog oscillators at 2 per voice and the jupiter 6 is no different. Roland jupiter 80 the most advanced synth in the jupiter dynasty, the jupiter 80 is a live performance powerhouse, packing integrated supernatural engines capable of creating everything from vintage synth sounds to realistic organic acoustic sounds and more.
This makes the jupiter 6 as powerful as any modern synth, yet with classic analogue sounds and spaceshiplike front panel. The jupiter6 is widely considered a workhorse among polyphonic analog synthesizers, capable of producing a wide variety of sounds, such as ambient drones, pads, lead synthesizer. The jupiter8 was rolands flagship synthesizer for the first half of the 1980s. This collection includes jupiter6 sound recreations from the popular synth legends series, putting the trademark tones of this historic synth inside your integra7. Roland jupiter8 original factory patch sheets roland jupiter8 original factory patches 11 neg sync 12 neg pluck juicy funk 14 sync sweep 15 cars sync 16 sync lead 17 hammer lead 18 duke lead 21 clav 22 harpsichord 23 echo piano 24 mellow rhodes 25 honky tonk 26 xylo 27 sitar 28 harp 31 lo strings 32 mid strings 33 hi strings 34 mellow strings 35. Featuring allnew tones, live sets, and arpeggio patterns, the collection uses the powerful and flexible supernatural sound engine to capture the essence of a number of historical synths. Roland announces free jupiter synth legends collection.
Released in 1983, the same year that the midi protocol was invented, the roland jupiter 6 was one of the first synthesizers to have midi built in and was rolands first midi synthesizer. Syx is the twilight collection patch tone bank for the jx10 and mks70 filename. Roland jupiter6 wav samples, pdf manuals cyborg studio. Ive found the jupiter 6 a quite difficult vintage synth to load patches to. These range from jupiterjuno patches to edm mangled sounds that use the power of the. One area in which roland have cut costs on the jupiter 50 is in the provision or not of inputs and outputs. Iotech vintage synthesizer factory patches factory presets for. Having access to 12 selfoscillating lp and hp filters is great, but its the six. It is the usual weapon of choice when we have oscilloscope sessions due to its massive versatility. Less polyphony than the jupiter8, but uses a multimode filter and adds a dedicated vibrato and minimal midi. I already created half a dozen cool patches last evening.
When i got the synth, it was missing 9 chips off the memory board. This will give you something to fall back upon if the load is unsuccessful, rather than leaving you with a screwed up jp 6. Its also very easy to program via front panel sliders, knobs and buttons. Some of the patches are based on patches originally made by pedrosura from the arturia forums, so thanks for those. Roland also produced the jsq60 sequencer, which is an external sequencer controller for the juno60. All of the jupiters have a sound that was unlike any other synthesizer and the jup 6 is no exception. For those who care about these things, there are 14 knobs, 27 sliders, 24 illuminated switches and 38 buttons with led s, plus a pitch bender and modulation trigger button, not to mention led s which pulse in time with lfo. But im interested in the original patch sheets for historical purposes i consider myself a synth historian.
Europa can restore factory patches and presets, and will not. I have been using the roland jupiter8 factory patch sheets. Europa includes 4 additional voice assignment modes over the factory roland code. Color matching the jupiter 8 panel my roland jupiter 8 restoration. Roland has announced jupiter synth legends volume 1, the first in a series of free sound libraries for the jupiter80 and jupiter50 synthesizers. Its a massive job, a massive pain in the ass, really hard to do, and very expensive. You can use the patches below on a jv1080, jv2080, xp50, xp60, xp80 and other roland jvxp synths which are sound compatible with these. This pack has been produced using a mint condition roland jupiter 6 owned by one careful, well. Introduced in 1980 as the ultimate polyphonic and programmable live performance synthesizer, the roland jupiter8 is capable of some of the. Ive been looking for a list of the names of the original factory patches and patch presets on the jupiter6. Roland is proud to introduce jupiter synth legends, a series of free sound libraries for the jupiter80 and jupiter50 synthesizers.
If youre in the middle of editing a patch and you power down, the board will. Well, where do i start this is by far the most powerful synthesiser i have ever owned. The roland jupiter4 jp4 was an analog synthesizer manufactured by the roland corporation between 1978 and 1981. His point was that in the roland factory they would have printed 4 or 5 offcentre ones. High quality synth patches synth presets for behringer deepmind 61212d, minilogue xd, arturia microfreak, roland se02, novation bass station ii, uno synth, korg monologue, roland se02 d05 d50 vsynth sh01a ju06 jp08 jdxi, arturia minibrute, korg minilogue and others. Usually i can find the exact volume combination for a juno60 or. The jupiter6 is a scaled down version of the jupiter8 in terms of programming and polyphony. However the jupiter6 has some major improvements of its own such as newly added midi control and better tuning stability. A forum for comparing two or more synths against each other. Collection overview introducing jupiter synth legends.
Its my original song composed with the roland jp 6. The jupiter 6s memory can hold 48 patches, and 32 patch presets. Six voices of polyphony, only two waveform choices plus a sub oscillator, resonant lowpass filter, one lfo, one envelope, onboard chorus and arpeggiator. Its great when youre looking for inspiration or just want to make strange noises.
What we now regard as organic was, in 1981, simply a pain in the posterior. Roland jupiter 6 repair question in reply to this post by heath finnie ill toss in my bit, as i was the turkey that replaced some of the ram chips before i traded with heath, the dx7 master. It was notable as the companys first selfcontained polyphonic synthesizer, and for containing digital control of analog circuits termed compuphonic by roland, allowing for such features as programmable memories and voice assignment modes. Patchman music soundbanks for roland jv80, jv90, jv880. We took great pains to make sure that the firmware is crashresistant. Roland jv80, jv90, jv880 soundbanks patchman music roland jv80, jv90, and jv880 pro patches are vastly superior to the factory jv8090880 presets. Syx is the factory preset patch tone bank for the jx. Europa remembers the state of all of the jupiter 6s settings even after power down. Originally, it was shipped with just a jupiter 8 expansion, but this has since been. Do you by any chance have one or know where it can be. The roland jupiter 8 was rolands flagship synthesizer for the first half of the 1980s.
Acquatick sounds patches are original by me, not by factory. Always sounds sweet but its because roland limited what you could do on them as they were targeted at the more basichome. The instrument had many advanced features for its time, including the ability to split the keyboard into two zones, with separate patches active on each zone. Each volume for the roland jv80, jv90, and jv880 contains 64 patches, 16 performances, and 1 general midi gm rhythm setup of the highest quality sounds available for the jv80, jv90.
Named after the king of planets, there are few synthesizers in history more legendary than the roland jupiter8. In my city, there were a total of 6 workshops that advertised their business as silk. Introduced in 1983, the 61key jupiter6 added midi capabilities and. Variable pulse width using pulse with modulation opens up sonic possibilities. Roland jupiter 8 is an eightvoice polyphonic analog subtractive synthesizer introduced by roland corporation in early 1981. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Most versions of roland s firmware for the jupiter 6 did not allow changing of the midi channel. The juno stores 56 patches in its memory, however by pressing down numbers 5 and 1 or 2, at the same time, you can access an additional 20 patches and bring the total to 76 patches. Owned a jupiter 6 in the early 90s just got back into music as born again muscian only to find the computer virtual keyboard flat and trying to copy the fat true rich sound of the early analogue synths forget trying to making the latest digital equipment bring back analogue. There are several different types of keys used on the roland keyboards, so you will need to make sure you order the correct style click on the link for your keyboard below. How to get started making music on the jupiter 6, an instrument by roland used by the likes of moby, zz top and vangelis. Some of the prerelease marketing for the juno 6 implied that roland had fully. How to load these patches into my roland xp50, xp60 or xp80. Ultimate patches bestselling synth presets for select.
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