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Roland • JUPITER 6

The Jupiter 6 is an incredible analog synth. All of the Jupiters have a sound that was unlike any other synthesizer and the Jup 6 is no exception. This sound is due in part to classic analog Roland technology in its filters, modulation capabilities and a thick cluster of 12 analog oscillators at 2 per voice. Easy and intuitive programming via front panel sliders, knobs and buttons for all your tweaking needs.

The Jup 6 is a scaled down version of the Jup 8 in terms of programming and polyphony. However the Jup 6 has some major improvements of its own such as newly added MIDI control and better tuning stability! While the Jup 6 does have MIDI, the implementation is very rudimentary and hard to control. The Jup 6 was one of the very first (along with the Sequential Prophet 600) synths to use the then new MIDI protocol, and the implementation on the Jup 6 is far from complete.

Synthcom Systems, Inc. offers the Europa firmware upgrade for the Jupiter 6 which gives it an up-to-date and comprehensive MIDI implementation. All parameters are controllable via Continuous Controller or SysEx. Europa also features an extensive arpeggiator which will sync to MIDI clock with programmable clock divisors and rhythms, and has about 50 more playback variations than the JP-6's original Up, Down, Up/Down, and Down/Up. A Europacized Jupiter 6 is a thoroughly modern synth with a classic sound.

The Jupiter 6 is an excellent for ambient drones, pads, blips, buzzes and leads. The Jupiter 6 is known for being a very reliable, programmable, polyphonic, analog monster of a synthesizer! It is used by Orbital, Moby, Überzone, Devo, BT, The Prodigy, Vangelis, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, ZZ Top, Duran Duran, Moog Cookbook, and Blur.

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Jimmy

Posted 3 days ago

The second patch in te audio demo sounds a bit like a Elka Synthex, NICE !!

Brian

Posted 3 days ago

Really? If it's a direct switch without any monetary compensation, do it now without any more thinking!!! Even if you had to pay a half grand extra, do it. JP6 blows the Juno 106 out of the water.

Tarek Nasr

Posted 4 days ago

Hey! I recently just bout a Roland 106 but am thinking about switching it for the Jupiter 6 do to the Arp and more programibility. Any thoughts?

bill

Posted 99 days ago

the arp will not work the other modules.
the arp only works with the jp6 sounds.

Bill

Posted 107 days ago

Quick question.....I am thinking of getting a Jupiter 6. I already have a MKS-80 and the MPG-80. If I do get the Jupiter 6, if I midi'd them together, will the arpeggiator work with the MKS-80 sounds, even including layering them? I was thinking of having a 12 voice synth monster that would blow away the Jupiter 8. Can this work?

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