All user reviews of 4/5 for the Roland JP-8000

Very good specifications.

UTILIZATION

Very very simple

SOUNDS

Very good filter. But poor imitation of the VCO, so sounds
numrique when the filter is open.
very beautiful tablecloths, pwm, sounds of bells, white noise interresting and the syncro,
leads a little too cold
default is the large envelope AMP.
the fast attack produces a click allatoire not very nice.
Taking a juno 60 but there is a constant and powerful click.
Jp click on the once shy and gne.Dans 2 user manual roland says
it's for the simulation of organs is the weak point for couraging sounds
with fast attack.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since its release, I thought c'tait a copy of JP8.
I have the sr t but has a sound that fits well in a mix.
Has used by fl69 (8080 with the vocoder) by Gigi D'Agostino.
The sound is recognizable TRS. A little too numrique I got, not hot enough
and percussion. With the exprience I bought one for the same price JP6 the era
even a juno sound better and also provides ground markers.

- 4 octaves
- No aftertouch
- 1 MIDI IN / 1 MIDI OUT
- 128 sounds: sounds of 64 factories and 64 user sound intgralement ditables
- A range of classic effects: delay, chorus, flanger but there is no reverb and especially a distortion.
- There is a PC editor whose name I forget, but does not edit the custom settings synthse: shame!
8-note polyphony for a 2-part multitimbral

UTILIZATION

It is extrment simple program and could not be more intuitive.

95% of paramtres synthse faade are available.

Regarding the manual, nothing wrong. It was all right srieux Roland.

SOUNDS

The sounds are perfectly suited my style of music.

Yes it sounds a bit numrique, but that's normal, it is precisely numrique.

This is also true that the leads are a bit cold. But still, I think they scrape well as long as we utlise cross modulation.

Otherwise, it lacks punch, forget the bass sounds good round. This synthesis is especially the fine, I will say that sometimes it even sounds a little stick. Nevertheless, it is IDAL for tablecloths and pads.

I agree with the opinion concerning the Previous amplitude envelope which can cause the problem plays, especially with the attack.

I have a soft spot for cross-modulation is an imitation of synthse FM: I love it. I come CRER sounds captivating and hypnotic grace this parameter.

To conclude this section, the jp8000 is dbrouille trs well for Fast Fashion fx.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 7 years, this is my first synth. it acts as master keyboard.

I love her, I would not think me a moment spare.

I know by heart. Just as I think its one that I know he is capable of producing and hop, 2 minutes later, the sound is ready be used.

I read some reviews (not here) as how this trend squealing synth sounds and lots of "cheesy".

Well I it is our answer ncessaire to look over Manir further.

If I had to redo the selection of this synth I do it again. We can not say that he took any ride. It should be made to all kinds of electro today. If so

Given its market price of the occasion, although MRIT a small investment.

In conclusion, we can forgive him his mistakes of youth in the sense that it is, I believe, the first analog synthtiseur numrique modlisation history.

First, it must be a tame bte ... must understand and work on his sound!, And rsulat is the view of the sound technicians.
It is a synthetic analogue modlisation 4 octaves. Like any good synth modlisation analog, all standard controllers are Submitted, cutoff, resonance, filter lpf, hpf ... etc ...
Stereo output jack, midi in, midi or no MIDI Through ...
88 performances and 88 * 2 = 176 patches, so what to do ... knowing that performance is composed of two patch, which is INTERESTED Fast Fashion for research or a sound.
The sounds are perfectly ditables, and with a little practice, you get what is with DSIR, as the utility pc "jplib" (found on the internet) is gnial because they offer new patches: 176 * 2 = 352 patches! trs of good quality! (good ground, good leads, and good ts Fx
Polyphony: 8 voices, which is enough! and multitimbral 2: lower and upper rgalables on 2 midi channels indpendants.
-> Low multitimbrailit -> 7 / 10

UTILIZATION

Cofiguration easy!
The edition of sounds is a breeze, unwanted effects and is without reading the manual.
It is clear, and is essential! I had some sync pb noon beginners but the pb was in fact not the cubase jp8000.
No other backup possibility that the original sound hello sysex -> 7 / 10
I do not like the plastic cot.

SOUNDS

All types of sounds are but the electro typs Obviously they are not forcment and "techno", so it has opened a lot of synth music styles;
The sounds are not made to be ralistes but to be precisely irralistes! (But looking good, we obtain pianos, violins and the same batteries.!
effects are effective, like chorus, flanger and delay, plus they are synchonsables noon!
The dominant sound, as I said are the ground and twisted fx, moose and envelopps.les leads are good and the bass have a really good dynamic, but lacks in size from a Supernova2 or a virus, n is not as fat as a virus, but precisely aa charm and efficiency especially in the mix as the 8000 is overkill jp!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year, it is versatile, I love his arpgiateur, sounds "noise" and the freshness of her, Too bad there have not distortion but ... PC with plugins, has arranged quickly.
The report price is excellent quality, we can find 500 euros, and it is a good deal for a long time!
In short, it's a synth that bcp charming ---> 8 / 10
Refer this choice I do.

Very satisfied with the features. Only real downfall is the number of voices it's capable of at once.

$450

UTILIZATION

Tweaking the predefined settings is fairly straight forward and the menus for the UI are your standards for Roland. If you know Roland gear, it's very straight forward. If not the manual helps sort out the stuff that's harder to find. The manual is deffinitely geared more towards individuals looking to use it for it's intent, aka a VA synth. There is also a technical pdf doc that can be downloaded from Roland site that covers the technicalities of how the sounds are produced. Why it was omitted from the manual I don't know.

I'll deffinitely be hauling it to gigs. It's a pretty heavy duty machine, but not as sturdy as the old metal casing used with the S-50 samplers. Having owned an S-50 years ago, i do think that over time the contacts are going to wear out (for the keys as well as the buttons for the menus). They are easy to replace (at least on the S-50) and require very little saudering. Had to contact customer service to get the manual asi bought it used. The manual was on backorder, but it was still on my door in under 3 weeks.

SOUNDS

Solid VA synth. It does have a few issues with sound clipping and popping if you don't tweak the settings enough. That's really the only downfall to it. Deffinitely focused more on the dance/electronic genre of music, but there are enough predefined patches to work from to apply it to others (namely the strings and organ sounds) . Has a handful of selections of different types of chorus's that can be applied to sounds, as well as panning and delay/reverb. It might be nice to see a few more, but i think going with outboard processors is the way to keep everything consistent in a track.

OVERALL OPINION

I think the JP8000 is going to be a long lasting item in my growing aresenal of gear. Just retro enough (VA) to be an enjoyment to use, but new enough to have the midi support that we all need. If you plug it into you midi interface you will see a constant signal coming from it for sync. I doesn't interfere with anything that i'm aware of, but i haven't found a way to use it or the menu option to turn it off.

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com
Posted by: Unknown ( 5-, 2002)