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Roland Jupiter-4

Analog Synth from Roland belonging to the Jupiter series

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«  Not bad but very over priced »

Published on 08/06/12 at 07:00
Horrible keyboard (normal for the time and the manufacturer), 4 octaves (at least for a poly), but single-purpose bender, 8 presets (nullissimes) and 8 memories (great for live), chorus called "Together", a few opportunities to sustain pedals, effects, but no real possibility of external control (this is not the purpose of the synth).
One tilt fortunately coupled with a sub (square, October 1 + bottom), the LFO can come into afterburner with the "edit" on the left, there is even a small generator tesion control S / H (but why here???), No. noon but now easily modifiable.

UTILIZATION

Very simple, too compared to competition (eg P5), it's a synth Sympatoche but limited in terms of sound. Its range is also subject to controversy. It seems that the filter is very good ... OK but its 4 oscilloscope (poly old-what) are those found on the SH series, so the stew ... unless you do not like the sauce TB saw ... JP4 say a sound he sounds like a scam (I'll make friends there ...), I know something, I got it for a good ten years and he has to Moreover spent the last four in the closet! (The fault of bad memory, person to repair the province, fatigue, etc..)

SOUNDS

Expressiveness very limited if not the versatility of the bender (Osc, filt and amp) and a little surprising to 4 arpeggio patterns (you can put the note played on repeat by pressing two buttons at once). The first chorus Roland (the precursor of Juno), stamped "Together" ... The Human League Dare has used it on! JMJ concert recently for a couple of extra sounds, in short, good for the synthpop but not much more. It is an instrument which has the mouth but very limited in terms of its (well, it still has a good filter and even a HPF in addition, fully adjustable unlike a Juno for example). It's better than Juno-6 but much less than a Jupiter 8 or 6 that offset the weaknesses inherent in Roland generators of the time by a summary section at the stated ambitions of the manufacturer (keyboards polyphonic scene ). If you do some research, go to the modular and the like, if you want the vintage sound hardcore, go to the big American brands of the 70 or so Yam for CS (it's a personal opinion). See ya!

OVERALL OPINION

Used for a long time and sold to a collector, I could not repeat this kind of keyboard because I've been around and you can get much better especially for a lot, but really so much cheaper! I am flabbergasted to see people put this bike in 1500 roros today. Now, good for sellers, but beware of disillusionment for resale in five to six years (you'll see!). Trends come and go ...