The JP-8080 Analog Modeling Synthesizer Module offers an advanced Analog Modeling sound engine with 10-note polyphony, powerful External Audio Synthesis unlike anything on the market today, a unique built-in Voice Modulator, and Smartmedia storage capability--all in a cool, retro-styled 6U rack-mount module with tons of knobs and sliders for easy sound shaping.

Forty knobs and sliders for intuitive real-time sound creation and drastic sonic manipulation. Onboard Motion Control records all slider and knob movements for "hands-free" playback; all knob movements can be output via MIDI. The powerful onboard Voice Modulator allows external Mic/Vocal/Instrument input to be processed in real-time using one of three unique modes: Formant Filter, FilterBank, and Vocal Morph Control. Also features a good 12-band vocoder. It is used by BT, Ken Ishii, Faithless, and a.vanvranken.

chris

June 13, 2010 @ 9:59 pm

This synth can do the supersaw trance leads which are in-part based on its sfx and also the sup saw wave itself. the sfx are very hands on and make it easy to tweak the sound. It also has a feedback oscillator - whatever that means - which can produce some really screaming and out there sfx. Its a nice all rounder going for a good price these days, but definitely has that cold va tone to it.

bill

May 17, 2010 @ 10:08 pm

add a tube preamp in there and you have really warm sounding va synth.
its not going to replace vcos and vcfs but with a dwindling supply of jp6s and jp8s this is pretty decent with a tube preamp after it.
you get a lot for the price they go for now. questionable quality in regards to the knobs tho.

Dunster

April 22, 2010 @ 2:43 pm

Early VA and it shows. Clicky, unpredictable at times. Looks nice but didn't impress enough to stay with me for long.

Sonic

February 8, 2010 @ 6:36 am

......oh, and as answer to what someone asked about a year ago, the main differences between the JP-8080 and JP-8000 are that the JP-8080 has no keyboard, it's a module, and the JP-8080 has a vocoder/voice modulator. The JP-8000 has a keyboard but no vocoder/voicemod. Also, there is a difference in voicecount and polyphony; If I recall correctly.

Sonic

February 8, 2010 @ 6:33 am

I have zero experience with the JP-8000, but I love my 8080. I will never get rid of it. Only downsides I can really find are the over-sensitive envelope attack-levels (giving clearly noticeable clicks if set to a very low timing) and the fact that the extra storage for patches and performances were chosen to use an MMC technology which is almost impossible to find today (5 volts cards needed, while most available for sale a 3.3v and will not work).
Sound is awesome and it can prodcue very retro up to modern and cold sound. Perfomances with multiple SuperSaw can become more than you'll ever need.

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