Roland System 8 vs Jupiter Xm: Review of vintage emulations

video upload by Starsky Carr

"A look at Roland's different technologies recreations of the classic Jupiter 8, Juno 106 and the SH101. The Jupiter Xm uses the Zen Core algorithms and the System 8 uses the same ACB as the Roland Cloud and the Boutiques (as far as I can gather!).

0:00 intro
1:53 Voices
3:58 Editors
5:40 Sequencers
6:58 Patch Storage
7:55 Synth Engines
12:56 Juno Pad
23:11 SH101 Bass
29:36 Jupiter X-Mod
33:42 Final Thoughts"

Starsky Carr Jupiter-Xm posts

Starsky Carr System 8 posts

Cobalt8 Vs Minilouge Xd Vs JUPITER-Xm

Starsky Carr

"After reviewign the Jupiter Xm alongside the Cobalt 8 I realised I had the Minilogue XD sitting beside me, which would be interesting to look at as well. One is all digital, one is a bit of a hybrid. A review of the pros and cons of each."

Modal COBALT 8 vs JUPITER Xm: How do these to virtual analog synths compare?
Starsky Carr

"This is really just answering a few comments and questions I've received about the Cobalt 8 and Jupiter Xm... they both offer new takes on Virtual analog, but how have things progressed in the last 20 years? the Access Virus and Novation Supernova, both multitimbral VAs have been around since the late 90s ... so what's new?"

Modal COBALT 8 vs JUPITER Xm: How do these to virtual analog synths compare?

Starsky Carr

"This is really just answering a few comments and questions I've received about the Cobalt 8 and Jupiter Xm... they both offer new takes on Virtual analog, but how have things progressed in the last 20 years? the Access Virus and Novation Supernova, both multitimbral VAs have been around since the late 90s ... so what's new?"

Roland Jupiter X and Xm Sound Design: Understanding the Zencore and Zenology synths

Starsky Carr

"How to approach sound design and editing this little marvel. It can do so much, but the interface is small compared to the options available - as are any hardware units that have complex engines. This is essentially like a Roland XV5080 (or JV1080 etc) with extra virtual analog oscillators and filters etc for modelling the classics. So the editing goes DEEP!" 0:00 intro
0:38 Overview
5:57 ZenCore
8:30 Zenology explained
12:30 Editing with Hardware
13:49 Analog Models
15:34 Editing Analog Models
21:04 Editing the Digital Engine
27:32 The Epiphany
29:35 Final Thoughts