Monday, May 14, 2007
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does it change after the 1:00 min. mark ? I couldn't take anymore.
ReplyDeletenope, didn't change. very dry.
ReplyDeleteHey, I'm sure you did the same thing when you got your Jupiter 25 years ago .. well, you probably didn't broadcast it to the whole world, but you did it too!
ReplyDeleteI think there should be a standard MIDI file that people can play through their synths when they're demoing -- so they don't just use these basic arp patterns, or stationary 16 step beats.
ReplyDeleteSomething with more variation would be good.
Yeah, where are the trance anthem MIDI files, like the Vengeance patch demos?
ReplyDeleteIt's not intended to be anything but a demonstration. There's very little "demos" out there of things like this - the non-changing arp was not the point, it was the sound of the filters (as I pointed out in the description). Another hint was the title with the words "demo" and "madness".
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"I just got a JP-8 and am crazy about it. The move (for me) from four hybrid voices (PEK) to eight fully analog voices is such a rewarding one. Check this clip. The Jupiter's arpeggiator is engaged with a fairly simple sound. I lodge in hold position and go two hands on the filter section to mod the sounds, with occasional alterations to VCA envelope as well. There are even parts where it sounds like Pac-Man eating a Power Pill. The way the sliders work is so much more natural to me than knobs. Plus, I can see where they're all at before I change them - can't do it on the PEK. The envelopes are analog too, so the alterations have a much more organic feel. Sorry it's a static Fminor7 chord - that doesn't change. In fact, I never touch the keyboard at all in this demo. But if you want to hear a good example of the possibilities of the filters (both 12dB/oct and 24dB/oct resonant low-pass) - here ya go."
Mok: I love your twango demos BTW.
ReplyDeleteyeah, thanks for doing a demo. didn't know what the Jupiter 8 filters sounded like on their own.
ReplyDeletethanks for the redemption - I promise I will try harder to be 'more interesting' next time...
ReplyDeleteI thought it was very interesting myself. It's about the sound not the music. That's pure Jupiter-8. You can hear it unobstructed by anything else in a mix so it's about as on topic went it comes to a synth post as it gets. This is a synth site, not an electronic music site. Anyone that can't appreciate that sample is either trolling or does not truly appreciate synths in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteBTW, you will notice that I only post music that showcases a given synth or two. This site is about synths, not music and not artists. The point of all posts are is to be able to see, hear or read about what a particular synth can do.
Everything you do is appreciated here Mok. Please don't change anything. If others don't like it they are free to send me what they consider to be better.
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ReplyDeletedwmcsobsHi Mok,
ReplyDeleteOnly thing is if you are using a preset or stored sound , the envelope slider positions can be meaningless so you can't always tell where they are just by looking ;)
But your demo is appreciated, don't get me wrong...
thanks for the good word Matrix - and the added post. I always have found it difficult to evaluate gear on press releases and what equipment manufacturers call 'demonstrations'. It's also sometimes hard to ascertain what people are really attracted to with certain gear, especially when they talk about sound. These terms (liquid, fat, warm, fuzzy, etc.) don't mean the same thing to everyone. The proof often is in hearing it for yourself, and so I (like many others) just dive in and get something, hoping it will be 'that thing'. Often it's not, but in the cases where you find it's doing something you like or something cooler than you'd anticipated, it's great to be able to share that experience with people who can also get something from it. And hopefully, through this kind of dialogue, we can influence people buying gear as well as people making new stuff as to what we're trying to hear more of. This one is an example of one that's doing something cooler than I'd hoped. I thought I'd like the JP-8 from the raves and from the great music that's been made on it - but there are not many mentions about the filters and the intuitive controls, and specifically, the way that filter slope can drag across that arpeggiator - how cool! It now is no wonder why it's called a favorite synth by so many, and here's just one scratching-the-surface example. Perhaps if I had not thought of buying the JP-8 before, I would have been sold with a demo like this. That's not saying I'm advocating everybody buy a JP-8. I am just trying to add to the (IMO) dearth of quality sounding true demonstrations of fabulous gear. Thanks for 'getting' that, those here who do.
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