MATRIXSYNTH: Roland Jupiter 8 SN 343077


Sunday, July 13, 2014

Roland Jupiter 8 SN 343077

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"If you're looking at this you probably already know what this is.. it's the grand - daddy of all analog synthesizer..
It's in good condition considering its age, never been abused, just some scratches on the body. There are a few of what looks like small cigarettes burns on the keys (pic #11).
The arpeggio rate slider's knob and arpeggio up button are not original, other than that it's all original.
Serial number 343077 and has been tested in fully working order and takes 220v voltage.

The Jupiter-8 was Roland's first truly professional analog synthesizer. The Jupiter-8 features 16 rich analog oscillators at 2 per voice, eight voice polyphony and easy programming! At eight voices you can get some pretty thick analog sounds. Easy and intuitive programming via front panel sliders, knobs and buttons for all your tweaking needs. The legacy of the Jupiter synthesizers is due to their unique voice architecture and design, creating sounds that were so unreal and amazing that they have to be heard! No other synths in the world can create analog sounds as cool and authentic as these.

The Jupiter-8 was the biggest and fattest of them all (Jupiters and Junos)! It was one of the first synths to allow its keyboard to be split and layered - it's eight voices of trance heaven! Cross-mod, oscillator sync, a great LFO and a classic arpeggiator are also on-board. There's also a killer resonant analog low pass filter, same as the Juno-6 / 60, with the added option of choosing 2-pole (12 dB/oct) or 4-pole (24 dB/oct) modes as well as a separate high-pass filter."


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