Roland JP-8000
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JP-8000 | |
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Manufacturer | Roland |
Dates | 1996 - 2001 |
Price | $2,295 USD |
Technical specifications | |
Polyphony | 8 voices |
Timbrality | 2 |
Oscillator | 2 oscillators per voice / sync OSC1 types : Super Saw / Triangle mod / noise / Feedback / Square / Saw / Triangle. OSC2 types : Square / Saw / Triangle |
LFO | 2 sawtooth/square/triangle/sh |
Synthesis type | Virtual analog Subtractive |
Filter | 1 12dB / 24dB resonant lowpass/highpass/bandpass |
Attenuator | 2 ADSR |
Aftertouch expression | No |
Velocity expression | Yes |
Storage memory | 128 presets/128 user patches 64 preset performances/64 user performances |
Effects | Chorus, delay, 2 band EQ / ring modulator |
Input/output | |
Keyboard | 49 keys |
External control | MIDI |
The Roland JP-8000 is an analog modeling synthesizer released by the Roland Corporation in 1996.
Overview
The Roland JP-8000 was released in early 1997 as part of the first wave of virtual analog modeling synthesizers (VA synths). Others from that period included the
The JP-8000 had several features that differed from other analog modeling synthesizers of the time. Most notably, Roland's unique oscillator types ("Feedback" and "Supersaw") and the use of sliders instead of rotary encoders (knobs) to edit
In 1998, Roland released a 6U, 19" rack version of JP-8000 called the JP-8080.[1] The JP-8080 combined the analog modeling sound engine of the JP-8000 with additional features such as an internal vocoder. The JP-8080 also had three times the number of patches and performances, an additional Noise waveform on Osc 2 and a distortion effect. Due to these changes all JP-8000 patches are compatible with the JP-8080 but not all JP-8080 patches are compatible with the JP-8000. In popular usage however the two synthesizers are usually thought of as identical in regard to sound architecture (often referred to collectively as JP-80x0).
The JP-8080 is prominent on the Darude single Sandstorm. The song is named for the pad patch loaded on boot up of JP-8080.[2]
Supersaw
The supersaw is a
Since production of the JP-8000 ceased, several companies have incorporated "supersaw-like" oscillator algorithms into their hardware and software synthesizers.
References
Notes
- ^ "Roland JP8080 review by Paul Ward". Sound On Sound. November 1998. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014.
- ^ VICE (2017-12-26), The Story of 'Sandstorm' by Darude, retrieved 2019-04-29
- ^ Shore, Alex (2013-05-13). "An Analysis of Roland's Super Saw Oscillator and its Relation to Pads within Trance Music" (PDF).
- ^ Szabo, Adam (2010). "How to Emulate the Super Saw" (PDF).
Further reading
- "At Last!". OCLC 1032779031.
- "Cover Feature: Synth head-to-head". OCLC 1032779031.
- "Roland JP-8080". OCLC 1032779031.
External links
- Roland JP-8000 at Vintagesynth.com
- Roland JP-8000 JP8000 user comments at Dancetech.com
- Roland JP8000 Sound On Sound preview (February 1997) (archive.org)
- Roland JP8000 Sound On Sound review by Paul Ward (March 1997) (archive.org)
- Sweetwater.com - New Roland Products (Spring 1997) (archive.org)